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Further papers of Nigel Graeme Henderson (1917-1985)

1940–2006

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Items available online are photographs taken by Nigel Henderson from the late 1940s to the mid 1950s. Included in this selection is an extensive series of images of the East End of London which Henderson shot between the late 1940s and early 1950s. This collection of images records aspects of one of London's working class communities and covers events such as celebrations for the 1953 Coronation of H.M. Queen Elizabeth II, activites around Henderson's home and street, and jazz musicians and artists. Also included in this selection are images of Eduardo Paolozzi and his work.

Details of the remainder of the collection can be found on the Archive catalogue.

Collection Owner
Nigel Henderson 1917–1985
Collection
Tate Archive
Acquisition
Presented to Tate Archive by Stephen and Jo Henderson and the Henderson families, June 2010.
Reference
TGA 201011

1,927 objects in this collection

  • Further papers of Nigel Graeme Henderson (1917-1985)

    1,927 Objects

    • Photographs and negatives

      1,927 Objects

Title
Further papers of Nigel Graeme Henderson (1917-1985)
Date
1940–2006
Description
Items available online are photographs taken by Nigel Henderson from the late 1940s to the mid 1950s. Included in this selection is an extensive series of images of the East End of London which Henderson shot between the late 1940s and early 1950s. This collection of images records aspects of one of London's working class communities and covers events such as celebrations for the 1953 Coronation of H.M. Queen Elizabeth II, activites around Henderson's home and street, and jazz musicians and artists. Also included in this selection are images of Eduardo Paolozzi and his work.

Details of the remainder of the collection can be found on the Archive catalogue.
Reference
TGA 201011

Showing 41–60 of 1,927 objects

Photograph showing an unidentified man and Peter Samuels standing in front of a shop that has been boarded up

Nigel Henderson
[c.1949–c.1956]
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Photograph showing shop front of Times Laundry

Nigel Henderson
[c.1949–c.1956]
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Photograph showing shop front of Hillard & Sons on Mercer Street

Nigel Henderson
[c.1949–c.1956]
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Photograph showing unidentified men and children outside a butchers

Nigel Henderson
[c.1949–c.1956]
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Photograph showing a shop front

Nigel Henderson
[c.1949–c.1956]
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Photograph showing shop front of C. Acombar

Nigel Henderson
[c.1949–c.1956]
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Photograph showing detail of shop front window

Nigel Henderson
[c.1949–c.1956]
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Photograph of Douglas Newton

Nigel Henderson
[c.1949–c.1956]
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Photograph showing Douglas Newton standing in a shop doorway

Nigel Henderson
[c.1949–c.1956]
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Photograph showing Westerns Laundry

Nigel Henderson
[c.1949–c.1956]
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Photograph showing shop front of a tobacconist on Emmett Street

Nigel Henderson
[c.1949–c.1956]
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Photograph showing front of Railway Dining Rooms

Nigel Henderson
[c.1949–c.1956]
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Photograph showing shop front of S. Lavner, newsagents and tobacconist

Nigel Henderson
[c.1949–c.1956]
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Photograph showing shop front of Ed. G. Russell, newsagents and tobacconist

Nigel Henderson
[c.1949–c.1956]
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Photograph showing two unidentified children in fancy dress

Nigel Henderson
[c.1949–c.1956]
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Photograph showing four unidentified children in fancy dress

Nigel Henderson
[c.1949–c.1956]
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Photograph showing a policeman and an unidentified man in front of a doctor’s surgery

Nigel Henderson
[c.1949–c.1956]
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Photograph showing the window display in an opticians

Nigel Henderson
[c.1949–c.1956]
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Photograph showing an unidentified man between two ladders

Nigel Henderson
[c.1949–c.1956]
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Photograph showing various busts and statuettes

Nigel Henderson
[c.1949–c.1956]
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