Historic Gypsy photo collection launched online today

[CitizenSmith]

Katy Hooper of the Gypsy Collections, University of Liverpool, tells me that they have today published their complete collection of photos by Fred Shaw online here:

http :// sca.lib.liv.ac . uk/ead/html/gb141smgcshaw-p2.shtml
http://sca-arch.liv.ac.uk/ead/html/gb141smgcshaw-p1.shtml^(*)

If you click on the links in the left-hand Contents panel, you can see thumbnails of 300+ digitised photos, mainly of British Romany families, with names, locations and dates. The photos date from the 1890s to the 1940s.

There are also some photos of Greek, Gallician and Belgian Gypsies who travelled through Britain on their way to the USA in the early 20th century.

Hope you find an ancestor's portrait here.

Best wishes
Sharon


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[rob g]

hi, sharon, thanks for the info on the gypsy photo site. nice to see the old folki, some of who are my  distant relations, and g.g.parants of others travellers i know. plus i recognise some of the places, they are more or less the same. great site should be more. thanks again..rob..g

[cwtch]

Hi citizen smith, thanks for the link at the uni, i found a picture of my dad and gran, but the picture is so tiny?
any idea how to access it?
thanks

[CitizenSmith]

Hi Marona

You can visit the Gypsy Collections to take a look at the photos. There's no charge. You just need to make an appointment. You'll find them very friendly and welcoming.

Or you can download an order form and get a copy of the photo done in the size of your choice and posted to you. Obviously, there's a charge for that. You'll find info about the copying service here:

http://sca.lib.liv.ac.uk/collections/visiting/repro.html

Best wishes
Sharon

[cwtch]

Hi Citizen Smith, love the name:) I now reside in Canada so it is not easy for me to access agencies as I would like to. But thanks for the info, I will download that form and see what I can find out:))

[cwtch]

hi i got in touch with the liverpool uni collection and they sent me an enlarged copy of the old picture with my dad and nana....very helpful:)

[CitizenSmith]

Excellent news! Pleased I could help.

Best wishes
Sharon

[social-butterflies]

such a shame they arent a bit bigger as cannot see the faces in them to see if any of them may be our relations
would you know where abouts the collections are? is it london
thank you for sharing them with us 

[CitizenSmith]

Hello

The Collection's held in Liverpool. You can look at them there in person (at no cost). Or you can order copies of any photo by post using a form that you download from the website. There's a charge for a print.

I've been in touch with the Special Collections Librarian to see if there are any other options now that these photos have been digitised. I'll share her answer when I hear.

Best wishes
Sharon