Whit Friday is an important date for brass bands all over the country. To celebrate, here’s a look at images of brass bands in our archives.
The Daily Herald archive is categorised alphabetically by subject. Take a look at some of the intriguing photographs and stories found in the ‘Adams’ section…
Kendra, our Collections Assistant, shares an exciting discovery from the museum’s print archive: snapshots from the coronation of Tsar Nicholas II in May 1896.
This year’s Widescreen Weekend opened with Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk, which launched the yearly film festival on Thursday 12 October.
Commissioned by the charity Shelter, Nick Hedges photographed Bradford in 1969–70, documenting the housing crisis of the time with images that capture the links between domestic life and industry.
The Andor Kraszna-Krausz Archive offers a fascinating glimpse into the Focal Press founder’s travels across Europe.
As temperatures hit a record high for the year here in Bradford (and everywhere else in the UK), our thoughts have turned to the lazy, hazy days of summer.
As Ghostbusters hits our IMAX screen, we turn to our archives to explore the spooky ‘spirit’ photography of William Hope.
Musician, film star, showman: Frank Sinatra was the perfect entertainer.
The Prime Minister defiant, cigar clenched between his teeth, fingers raised in a victory salute: this iconic image is what many people call to mind when they hear the name ‘Winston Churchill’.
Selections from our photography collection illustrate the public spectacle (and some behind-the-scenes details) of the 1948 Olympics.
On 4 August 1914 the largest global conflict the world had witnessed began. We look at the role photography played in representing the ‘War to End All Wars’.