Records related to Photographs and Photographic Negatives.
There are several photographs of people and places of interest, some with and some without any labelling, throughout the photographic records. These are:
People pictures and Photographs of Interest
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Photos of interest
EV757 Winter near factories and railways
EV 763 Tall chimney after a lightening strike
EV790 Testing Michelin man on a toy tricycle. Equipment likely to be tyre inflator.
naest 102/5/3/9/2
EV437,438 – Staff working for W.T. Goolden & Co. The second photo is the same as the one used in the E&V Golden Jubilee Brochure. The brochure puts the date of the photo as 1891. The people in the second photo are:
Standing left to right: Burgess, Rhill, Long, E.Pearman (still with the company), Peters, Mason, Broad, Sergeant.
Sitting: A.H.Huss, A.Vines, S.Evershed, Lankshear, Smith
In front: Brooker, Clements, Webb.
In Envelope 2680-2699
Unnumbered photo with on the back ‘Courtesy Messinger Bearing Co.’ The writing is similar to that on EV2681 and EV 2682. Also, on the back is written ‘S. Sommer on left’. Although unnumbered this photo is left in the envelope.
EV2711 – Man in suit with glasses
EV2734 – Man in suit
EV2768B – Man in suit and waistcoat sat at desk with globe in background,
EV2813 – Large photo of man in suit
EV2868 – Large photo of young man in suit
EV3043 – Photo of balding man in suit
EV3036 – Photo of balding man in suit with glasses
EV846,847,848 – Ohmmeter workshop
EV919,920 – E&V Works, Coil Winding Dept.
EV961 – Staff photo (16 men, 1 woman). Above the photo is handwritten ‘GROUP’.
EV1357 to EV1399 – A set of photos taken for “Megger” publication 1932 showing E&V offices, labs, etc.
1357 – Drilling machine
1358 – Milling machine
1359 – Research Department
1360 – Time & Wages Office
1361, 1362 – Photos of a bound set of Catalogues for ‘Evershed’s Electrical Instruments’.
1363 – Mr. Martin’s office
1364 – Turner in the machine shop
1365, 1383 – Instrument Test room
1366 – Mr T.M.Tuley in his office.
1367, 1368 – Research Dept.
1369 – General Office
1370 – View from Wolseley Road
1371 – View through archway in Works
1372,1373 – Assembling armature
1374 – Armature winding
1375 – Meg dial-writing machine
1376 – Chart winding
1377 – Dial writing
1378, 1381 – Power presses
1379 – Fellowes Gear Shaper
1380 – Centre Lathe
1382 – Grinders
1384 – Main Shop (Vertical Miller)
1385 – Main Shop (Capstan Lathes)
1386 – Naval Instrument Assembly
1387 – Main Shop (Pittler Capstan Lathe)
1388 – Drilling Machines (1st floor, new building)
1389 – Sales Department
1390 – Grindery (Spindle Grinders)
1391 – Main Shop (Centre Lathes)
1392 – Tools
1393 – Milling Dept (Fellowes Gear Shaper in foreground)
1394,1395 – Canteen
1396 – Drawing Office
1397 – Naval Test Room
1398 – Red Cross Room
1399 – Correspondence Office
naest 102/5/3/15 Book of photos
Pages 155 to 163 – Photos of Home Guard units. E&V had their own unit. Some of the photos are missing (pp156,159,162,163) and some are loose. On page 162 there are two small loose cut-out figures of guardsmen standing to attention with rifles.
Item 8 – On page 161 there are two loose unmarked small cut-out photos of men standing to attention with rifles.
Item 9 – On page 162 loose small photo dated 16 May 1943 of Home Guard unit, possibly taken outside Evershed factory. On the same page there is a missing large photo of ‘E&V Home Guard Unit, 7th County of London Bn HQ’ Attached to page 162 is a label containing the names of the people in the large photo which was taken on 19th June 1944. The small photo does not match the list of names and may be the unit photo from the previous year.
Item 10 – On page 163 loose large card with two photos attached of Home Guard on parade and marching. The photo on page 163 is missing. The label attached to page 163 is ‘Chiswick Group, 7th County of London Bn. Home Guard, October 1944’.
Item 11 – Loose large photo mounted on card of Home Guard. On the card is the length ‘81/4”’ and ‘133#’. On the back is written in pencil ‘Page 45’.
Book of photographs number 6 with handwritten ‘0-199’ on the spine and front cover. Contains an empty index at the front and photos numbered 1 to 200 on pages 1 to 200 (the page number is the same as photo number). Some of the pages are empty.
The photos are mainly of equipment or equipment being tested either on a bench or in a factory. Other photos of interest are:
Pages 1 and 2 - a partially constructed building and are dated July 1924.
Pages 3,4,54,62,69,70,80,81,85,91,93,118 – above building at different stages of completion.
Page 27 – Picture of a cricket team with two cups.
Page 126 – Picture of a ivy covered building.
Pages 171, 172 – Metropolitan railway train
Pages 178,179 – Telegraph linemen.
Pages 189, 190 – Evershed & Vignoles exhibition stand, Stand No. 30.
Photo book 14(13)
Item 2 – Photo 1999 is a copy of the photo of Sydney Evershed hanging in the E&V Boardroom. The photo is dated Feb 1948. With the photo is a cellophane envelope containing three photos of Sydney Evershed in different poses. The photos have numbers EV1999A, C, D. Photo 1999B is missing.
Photo book 15
Item 2 – Photo 2045 of E.B. Vignoles has come unstuck and is loose. The photo is dated Nov. 1948.
Book of photographs labelled ‘Photos 16’ with handwritten ‘2200-2399’ on the spine. At the front of the book is an unused A-Z index. The book contains photos with EV nos 2200 to 2399 and dates May 1950 to August 1951. Photo 2286 has been replaced with a loose photocopy. Photos 2368 to 2373 are ‘Stilling Group’ photos from June 1951. Attached to photo 2368 is a typed sheet giving the names of the people in the group and the country to which they belong. One of the group is M.Vines. (Note: This is possibly part of the US Bureau of Reclamation - Hydraulic Investigations and Laboratory Services Group Reports).
Photo book 17
Items of Interest:
Page 2460 – Photo of Mr A. Vines.
Page 2479 – Photo of Evershed & Vignoles ‘1951 Factory Extension in Progress’.
Photo book 18
Some of the photos are missing (2677, 2726, 2744, 2769 (Mr Murray Vines), 2772).
Item 12 – On page 2768 there is a cellophane envelope containing photos EV2768A and 2768B of Mr Sheppard.
Items of Interest:
Pages 2710,2711,2723 – Photos of different (youngish) men wearing suits and tie. The photos are unlabelled.
Page 2734 – Photo of Mr Marchment
Photo book 20
Item 14 – On page 3149 there is a cellophane envelope containing a loose post-card size photo EV3149 of a map giving the location of the Acton Works of E&V.
Items of Interest:
Page 3036 – Mr Sparrow, Chief Foreman, Machine Shop, Oct 1954.
Page 3043 – Mr Childs, Head of the Megger Test Room, Nov 1954.
Page 3138 – E&V Works. Two views showing clearing of the site of the old office.
Page 3139 – Mr W.H.M.Hoyle, xxx Northern Representative, 15/11/1955.
Page 3142 – Professor Heyrovsky lecturing at the Royal Institution, 16/11/1955.
Page 3148 – Mr D.M.Everett, Northern Area Officer, 7/12/1955.
Photo book 5B
At the front of the book is a cellophane envelope containing eight small photos of men in suits and a Business Reply Service slip no. 2963 for Eversheds dated 12/01/1945. There is also handwritten '2 DW, 1 Mr Annis'.
From master envelopes
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EV Master Photographs in envelopes EV1235 – EV1624
Items of Interest
EV1247, EV1248 – Midworth Repeater negatives for lantern slides.
EV1357-EV1399 – Photographs of Evershed offices and workshops and the people working in them.
EV1579 – MEG Tester leaflet in Japanese
EV Master Photographs in envelopes EV1625 – EV2190
Items of Interest
EV1802-1808 – Stirling Bomber photos
EV2066 – Photo of F.C.Knowles in suit & tie.
EV2093 – Photo of man in suit
EV Master Photographs in envelopes EV2191 – EV2650
Items of Interest
EV2369 – Group photograph of 35 men wearing suits
EV Master Photographs in envelopes EV2651 – EV3009
Items of Interest
In Envelope 2680-2699
Unnumbered photo with on the back ‘Courtesy Messinger Bearing Co.’ The writing is similar to that on EV2681 and EV 2682. Also, on the back is written ‘S. Sommer on left’. Although unnumbered this photo is left in the envelope.
In envelope 2710-2719 – Man in suit with glasses
EV2734 – Man in suit
EV2768B – Man in suit and waistcoat sat at desk with globe in background.
EV2805 – B&W photo of man with test equipment. Part of the photo has been touched up with coloured ink.
EV2813 – Large photo of man in suit
EV2868 – Large photo of young man in suit
EV2896 – Large photo of man with glasses wearing a jacket and jumper.
EV2926 – Large photo of man in suit
EV Master Photographs in envelopes EV3010 –
Items of Interest
EV3043 – Photo of balding man in suit
EV3036 – Photo of balding man in suit with glasses
EV3139 – Photo of man with moustache in suit
EV3406-3423 – BBC Extending Mast Vehicle
EV3591 – Man making model car and motorcycle
EV3508 – Several photos of apprentices at work
EV3670-EV3681 – Several photos of Evershed works, some photos missing
EV3759 – Photo of man in suit and tie.
EV3993 – Photo of polarograph with Evershed logo. The photo is an envelope marked ‘Never Produced by E&V’
EV4559 – Man with glasses sat at a desk writing in a ledger.
EV4561 – Assembly plant for servo motors at the Devonshire Works (Chiswick) of E&V, 21/8/1964.
EV4614, 4615 – Photo of Polarograph with Evershed logo. The photo is in an envelope marked ‘Evershed sold rights to another company and did not produce this instrument’.
EV4744 – Photo of grey haired man in suit with glasses.
EV4704,4705 – Photos of cars filling up with petrol at Shell Clifton Garage on the Beaconsfield Road. The cars are from the mid-1960’s.
EV4785 – Group photo of E&V staff at the entrance to the E&V building.
EV4857,4858 – Photo of interior of cathedral.
EV4964 – Photo of man sat at desk looking through a report
EV4968 – Photo of grey haired man sat at a desk
EV5439 – Photo of R.E.L.Williams, Export Sales Manager, Instrument Division, E&V
EV5524 – Photo of Mr. R.C.Johnston, Southern Area Sales Engineer, Instrument Division, E&V.
EV5514 – Photo of contract signing by GPO. Left to right are: Mr R.D.Gardiner, Managing Director, E&V, Mr. P.J.Mapplebeck, GPO and Mr. G.Humphreys, Marketing Director, E&V.
Naest 102/5/4/27/12 - Group photograph of E&V staff at entrance to E&V building.
