Photographs

Component identifier:

Subseries 10A

Content Summary:

This subseries comprises three photograph albums and many loose photographs ranging in date from 1916 to 1963. The photographs of Bearup also span this period. In addition, there are a few photographs of him with members of his family. Two of the albums are collections of photographs taken from 1916 to 1920 when Bearup was a sea-going wireless operator and they show Bearup himself, his shipboard companions, and the places he visited. The third album contains pictures of Bearup's retirement party in 1962 and show him with many of his BBC friends. Loose photographs have been grouped under broad chronological headings but no attempt has been made to sort within these groups. Photographs taken in the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s show, for example, 3LO's first broadcast and early radio equipment. Most of the photographs, however, were taken in the 1950s and early 1960s and their subjects include ABC and BBC personnel, and the ABC's London office and staff. Nearly all the photographs are black-and-white and most are labelled.

Immediate source of acquisition:

The bulk of the Bearup Papers were received between 1979 and 1987 from T.W. Bearup and his daughter Cecilie Bearup. The main body of material was donated by Bearup in 1982. The material contained in Series 14 was donated by Bearup in 1979, and was formerly held at MS 1868. Two small additions were made in 2011 and 2012.

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