https://www.cornishmemory.com/files/original/George_Ellis/ELL_H_220/ELL_H_220ed.jpg c7bb6b699de4a147625980336d18e618 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource George Ellis Collection Description An account of the resource The George Ellis Collection is an outstanding record of community life in Cornwall during the second half of the twentieth century. George Ellis moved to Cornwall from London during the Second World War. A professional press photographer, George documented news stories and community events from the mid 1940s until the 1970s. The collection focuses primarily on mid-Cornwall but also includes images from right across the Duchy. Subject matter includes hotels, farms, agricultural shows, quarries, family gatherings, weddings, Christenings, Padstow’s ‘Obby ‘Oss, the Second World War and carnivals. The George Ellis Collection was given to the Cornish Studies Library upon George’s retirement in the 1980s. In total, the collection contains over 100,000 glass plate negatives. Many of these can be viewed by browsing the images available through the statutory archive <a href="https://kresenkernow.org/">kresenkernow.org/</a>. Enquiries regarding viewing the images or acquiring copies can be made to Kresen Kernow via telephone: 01209 614430 or email: kresenkernow@cornwall.gov.uk <a href="kresenkernow@cornwall.gov.uk" target="_blank" rel="noopener"></a>. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context ELL_H_220 Title A name given to the resource Preliminary Training Centre for Nurses. Wadham House Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1947-03-14 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Cornwall Council Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource George Ellis Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Liskeard Type The nature or genre of the resource Still Image