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Coalwoman

1934 , Mildenhall (Suffolk)

Cat no. 616

Miss Ivy Base, one of the few coalwomen in Britain, delivering coal for Goodrems Coals, Mildenhall.

The opening sequence shows Ivy Base and another employee loading cwt sacks of coal onto the lorry. The second shows the lorry, registration number EW 7934, travelling along a street. The third shows Ivy Base and another employee unloading the lorry and carrying the sacks of coal to the coal shed. The final scene shows Miss Base in close-up with her dog.

Keywords

Coal merchants; Coalmen; Women workers

Background Information

The premises of William L. Goodrem, coal and coke merchant, were on Kingsway. The film was made by one of the cameramen who were covering the Great Air Race at Mildenhall in 1934. He saw Ivy Base delivering coal and asked if he could film her, hoping that one of the newsreel companies would accept the film. To the best of the Archive's knowledge, none of them did but he gave Ivy Base a copy of he film he had made.

Manifestations

Coalwoman

  • Barcode
    INV324566
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    MP4 H264 digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:00:41
    Modification Date
    04/11/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    733020
  • Barcode
    INV337923
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    MP4 H264 digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:00:41
    Modification Date
    04/11/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    733019
  • Barcode
    INV314249
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    MP4 H264 digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:00:41
    Modification Date
    04/11/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    733018
  • Barcode
    INV390141
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    DV digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:00:26
    Modification Date
    01/11/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    732803
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV245602
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    master digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:00:27
    Modification Date
    22/07/2010
    Parts
    Reference
    684265
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV175141
    Canonical Identifier
    TB 557
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    Umatic tape
    Dimension
    Identifier
    Modification Date
    23/07/2008
    Parts
    Reference
    673551
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV202328
    Canonical Identifier
    A-747
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    35mm film
    Identifier
    Image Polarity
    positive
    Modification Date
    25/06/2021
    Parts
    Reference
    656142
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV284876
    Canonical Identifier
    VP-426
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Duration
    0:00:30
    Identifier
    Modification Date
    25/06/2021
    Parts
    Reference
    563226
  • Barcode
    INV??1605
    Canonical Identifier
    B-269
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    16mm film
    Colour Type
    colour
    Has Sound
    N
    Identifier
    Image Polarity
    negative
    Modification Date
    25/06/2021
    Parts
    Reference
    562482
    Sound
    silent
  • Barcode
    INV??1604
    Canonical Identifier
    B-98
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    35mm film
    Identifier
    Image Polarity
    positive
    Modification Date
    25/06/2021
    Parts
    Reference
    562481

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