Description
John Bowes Morrell was an English author and historian, and the owner of a number of newspapers in the York area in the first half of the 20th century, including the Northern Echo. During WWII, he arranged for local press photographers to undertake photography of threatened buildings, and those damaged during the York Blitz, and provided prints to the NBR.
Deposit of the negatives took place in two batches in November 1965 and April 1966. The negatives were numbered: BB66/00471-BB66/01422 (including CC66/00276-7 after BB66/01310) BB66/01430-BB66/01434 BB66/01554-BB66/01584 BB66/02552-BB66/02554 AA67/00754-AA67/00770 AA67/02078-AA67/02083 BB67/04569-BB67/04991 (See Collection File for details of locations)
Content
This Collection is divided into 1 Child Series
Rights
Source: Historic England Archive
People & Organisations
Donor: Morrell, John Bowes