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More of McCabe and Beesley’s Bradford City photographs

We’re still on the lookout for people who recognise themselves in Eamonn McCabe and Ian Beesley’s photographs of Bradford City FC and fans.

Is that your Bantams tattoo? Were you working for St John Ambulance during the Halifax v Bradford City game on 24th July 1999? Were you part of the crowd waiting for the team coach on 9 May 1999?

If you’ve visited the museum this half term, you may have noticed our pop-up exhibition of McCabe and Beesley’s work. You can see the gallery in this blog post too.

Sharon and her team installing the work in our picnic space.
Sharon and her team installing the work in the White Room picnic area
The pop up BCFC exhibition opposite the IMAX entrance.
The pop-up BCFC exhibition opposite the IMAX entrance

If you spot yourself or someone you know in the photographs below, share your Bradford City story in the comments on this post!

The white knuckle ride begins. City v Liverpool, Valley Parade. 14 May 2000 © Ian Beesley, National Media Museum Collection
The white knuckle ride begins. City v Liverpool, Valley Parade. 14 May 2000 © Ian Beesley, Science Museum Group collection
Waiting for the team coach. Valley Parade. 9 May 1999 © Ian Beesley, National Media Museum Collection
Waiting for the team coach. Valley Parade. 9 May 1999 © Ian Beesley, Science Museum Group collection
The West Riding Cup. Halifax 1 City 0. 24 July 1999 © Ian Beesley, National Media Museum Collection
The West Riding Cup. Halifax 1 City 0. 24 July 1999 © Ian Beesley, Science Museum Group collection
'It's a draw!' Halifax v Bradford City. The Shay. 24 July 1999 © Ian Beesley, National Media Museum Collection
‘It’s a draw!’ Halifax v Bradford City. The Shay. 24 July 1999 © Ian Beesley, Science Museum Group collection
Fan with tattoo. Valley Parade. 14 May 2000 © Ian Beesley, National Media Museum Collection
Fan with tattoo. Valley Parade. 14 May 2000 © Ian Beesley, Science Museum Group collection
City v Sunderland. Half time. 2 October 1999 © Ian Beesley, National Media Museum Collection
City v Sunderland. Half time. 2 October 1999 © Ian Beesley, Science Museum Group collection
City v Sunderland. 2 October 1999 © Ian Beesley, National Media Museum Collection
City v Sunderland. 2 October 1999 © Ian Beesley, Science Museum Group collection
Bradford Fan. Anxious moments in the stand. © Eamonn McCabe, National Media Museum Collection
Bradford Fan. Anxious moments in the stand. © Eamonn McCabe, Science Museum Group collection
Apprentices - Bradford v Ipswich. © Eamonn McCabe, National Media Museum Collection
Apprentices – Bradford v Ipswich. © Eamonn McCabe, Science Museum Group collection

If you can’t spot yourself in these photographs, perhaps you’ll find a familiar face in part one of our BCFC photograph series.

5 comments on “More of McCabe and Beesley’s Bradford City photographs”

  1. Pingback: Can you spot yourself in these photographs of Bradford City Football Club from our archive? « National Media Museum blog

  2. Hi
    What a great day out at Wembley – City fans certainly generated a fantastic atmosphere.
    I took my trusty old Leica M6 and shot a few images from the fans perspective.
    Will email you some tomorrow after I have finished processing them

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    1. Hi Ian. Great stuff – looking forward to it. Glad to hear Bradford fans were on good form, and, despite the result, I think everyone up here is so proud of what they achieved.

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  3. Hello, hope you (and Ian) don’t mind me asking the question. Once his images from the final were processed from film, what method does he (or you) use to digitise them for the blog? Thanks, John

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