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Memorabilia:
Documents and Recordings from the Past |
Enjoy browsing through our growing collection of old documents and vintage recordings.
All can be downloaded from our store
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Winston Spencer Churchill - 1905 Biography
This rare 1905 Biography & Study of Winston Churchill is probably the earliest ever written. 270 Pages
The book has sixteen illustrations, including photographs of Churchill’s mother and father.
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Gurkhas Handbooks for the Indian Army.
This handbook is a mine of information for those interested in the Gurkhas. Written in 1932 by Major C J Morris and updated in 1936.
The book has been digitised into a fully searchable PDF document of 58MB which can be easily downloaded and viewed on most computers.
Some minor errors have been caused by the poor condition of the original book but these do not detract in any way from the mine of information it contains.
The downloadable book has been fully bookmarked for easy access to each section.
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The Imperial Album of London Views
An album of photographs of London taken between 1915 and 1920
A fascinating glimpse of the Capital as it was
more than 90 years ago.
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78rpm records for download
Some of the all-time greats recorded on 78rpm records available for download.
Original 1930's and 1940's recordings which have been re-recorded as mp3 files for easy playing on your computer or home entertainment centre.
Tommy Dorsey, Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller, Doris Day.
Classical record sets -Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff and Rimsky-Korsakov
Download For Only £0.50 per track
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History of South Shields
The Borough of South Shields, from the Earliest Period to the Nineteenth Century
by George B Hodgson. Published in 1903.
This much sought after book is recognised as the definitive history of South Shields.
It describes Shields from the very earliest period, including the Roman occupation, right through up to the nineteenth century
It examines the history of the churches in South Shields, including St. Hilds, St. Marks, St. Michaels and many more.
Also covered are Methodism, Baptist Churches, Sunday Schools and Roman Catholicism.
There are many references to local families such as Bowmaker, Blakeston, Atkinson, Carre, Chilton and others, making it a useful tool for Local History and Family History researchers.
The book has been carefully digitised into downloadable PDF files. Once downloaded the files can be easily searched.
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A Scrapbook of 19thc. Newspaper Cuttings.
The book is packed full of 90 pages of illustrations, news and anecdotes of Northumberland and Co. Durham.
The pages, including an index to people and places, can be downloaded for viewing on your own computer.
This unique collection will be of great value to anyone interested in the recent history of Northumberland and Durham.
Family Tree researchers may even get a glimpse of where their ancestors lived. NEW! Now Fully Searchable.
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National Anthems of the Allies.
An album of sheet music published just after the First World War.
The Allies being America, Greece, France,
Czecho-Slovakia, Norway, Poland, The Netherlands,
Denmark, Belgium and Great Britain.
Includes 'The Star Spangled Banner', 'La Marseillaise', 'God Save The King' etc.
The Album has been digitised in the form of a PDF document for easy viewing.
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Copyright:-
We believe all of the material on this site to be of such an age as to be no longer covered by copyright.
If it can be shown that this is not the case, then the offending item will be immediately removed. |
