Oldham Collection

The Village, Uppermill, Saddleworth, England
The Village, Uppermill, Saddleworth, near Oldham/Marsden, Lancashire, England. Date: 1909

Coveracks new lifeboat, 1954
Coveracks new lifeboat, William Taylor of Oldham, being hauled up the slipway on 24th July 1954. It cost 25, 000 to build. Cornwall. Date: 1954

Rushbearing, Rochdale, Lancashire
Rushbearing, Rochdale, near Oldham, Lancashire, England. Date: 1900s

Daisy Nook The Village, Failsworth, Lancashire
Daisy Nook The Village, Failsworth, Oldham, near Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire, England. Showing Bowling Pavilion Date: 1904

Railway Viaduct, Dobcross, Lancashire
Railway Viaduct, Dobcross, Oldham, near Stalybridge, Lancashire, England. London & North Western Railway Date: 1920s

The Village, Thorp, Royton, Oldham, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, England. Date: 1900s

King Street, Oldham, Lancashire. Date: circa 1908

The Man from Mexico, Grand Theatre, Oldham
The Man from Mexico, a comedy at the Grand Theatre, Oldham, previously at the Strand Theatre, London. 1911

W Mccutcheon

Harry Varley

Tommyfield Market, Oldham early 1900's

Oldham Tommyfield Market early 1900s

Oldham Manchester Street early 1900s

Manchester Street, Oldham early 1900's

Oldham Grand Theatre King Street early 1900s

Grand Theatre King Street, Oldham early 1900's

Oldhams first tram early 1900's

Oldham First Electric Tram early 1900s

White Star Line, RMS Titanic, archive of Ismay letters
White Star Line, RMS Titanic. A fascinating archive of letters from Wilton Oldham to Mrs Bower Ismay relating to research for his book The Ismay Line

White Star Line - two books. White Star by Roy Anderson, first edition 1964, T. Stephenson & Sons Ltd in unclipped dust jacket; The Ismay Line, first edition 1961, by Wilton J Oldham. Date: 1960s

Yacht Race
The Oxford University Yacht Club competing with the Cambridge University Cruising Club at Ryde. They were competing for the H. Yule Oldham Cup, and Cambridge were victorious. Date: 1931

Oldham Athletic v Bury football match semi-final
Caunce, Oldham Athletic goalkeeper, clears from Bury forward in Manchester Senior Cup semi-final just before WW2 Date: circa 1939

Cover for Dance Magazine November 1927 featuring an illustration of the dancer Maryon Valdie by Jean Oldham Date: 1927

Cover of Dance Magazine, June 1928 featuring Joyce Coles
Cover of Dance Magazine, June 1928 featuring an illustration of Joyce Coles by Jean Oldham based on a photograph by Nickolas Murray Date: 1928

Stationery, G H Oldham, Artox Bread and Flour
Stationery, G H Oldham, confectioner, Artox Bread and Flour. 1900

Oldham Expelled from Plymouth 1623
John Oldham is expelled from the Plymouth colony, a soldier hitting him on the backside with the butt of his rifle to move him through a crowd. Date: 1623

Swansea Rugby Union Team: Poole, Jenkin, Grey, Williams, Jackson, Smith, Evans, Bowen, Gordon, Crocker, Oldham, Jenkin, Crocker, Thomas, Messer, Prescott, Rice, Morgans. 1890s

Lady Lavender, musical play, Empire Theatre, Oldham
Lady Lavender, a new musical play, at the Empire Theatre, Oldham. circa 1911

The Foundry, Uppermill, Saddleworth, England
The Foundry, Uppermill, Saddleworth, near Oldham/Marsden, Lancashire, England. Date: 1920s

Lancashire cotton mill worker
A Lancashire cotton worker wrapped in shawls and wearing clogs walking along a cobbled street in Oldham

Boundary Park Hospital, Oldham, Lancashire
Arched entrance to Boundary Park Municipal Hospital, Rochdale Road, Oldham, Lancashire. The hospital began life in 1851 as the Oldham Union workhouse

Oldham Athletic FC football team 1936. Back row: Mellor (Secretary), Gray, Brunskill, Hilton, Church, Seymour (Captain), Robson, Tufnell (Trainer). Front row: Agar, Davis, Walsh, Leedham, Buckley

Tommyfield Market, Oldham, Lancashire
Tommyfield Market, Oldham, near Chadderton, Lancashire, England. Date: 1900s

Thomas Oldham Barlow
THOMAS OLDHAM BARLOW (1824 - 1889), artist evidently best known for his portraits : depicted seated at a table, but this can hardly be his studio, nor those his working clothes ? Date: 1884

Mayor of Oldhams Lamb Holiday Fund - The Mayor and Mayoress (Alderman and Mrs Hague), the sheep ( Michael, Mary and Mona ) with several of the school children

Three women at art exhibition, Oldham Art Gallery
Three women at an exhibition in Oldham Art Gallery, although they seem to find the view from the window more interesting than the art! Date: circa 1981

East Main Street, Springfield, Ohio, USA
View of East Main Street, Springfield, Ohio, USA. Date: circa 1910

Clough Lane, Grasscroft, Lancashire
Clough Lane, Grasscroft, Oldham, near Saddleworth, Lancashire, England. Date: 1900s

Rushbearing Procession - Middleton Road, Oldham, Lancashire
Rushbearing Procession - Middleton Road, Oldham, near Chadderton, Lancashire, England. Showing the Gardeners Arms - Prop. Betty Sinker Date: 1900s

Wesleyan Chapel Interior, Uppermill, Yorkshire
Wesleyan Chapel Interior, Uppermill, Oldham, near Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England. Date: 1910s

New Aviary - Alexandra Park, Oldham, Lancashire, England. Date: 1910

Marketplace, Oldham, Lancashire, England. Date: 1900s

Selector portable wireless advertisement, 1929
Advertisement for the Selector Quality Portable featuring Mr Derek Oldham and Miss Winnie Melville listening intently from the comfort of a hammock and garden chair. Date: 1929

Oldham Park, Oldham, Lancashire
Oldham Park, Oldham, near Chadderton, Lancashire, England. Showing Blind Joes monument Date: 1900s

Town Hall, Oldham, Lancashire, England. Date: 1907

King George V Jubilee Bonfire, Delph, Lancashire
King George V Jubilee Bonfire, Delph, Oldham, Lancashire, England. Date: 1935

Fire-Damaged Mill, Oldham, Lancashire, England. Date: 1908

Market, Tommyfield, Lancashire
Market, Tommyfield, Oldham, Lancashire, England. Date: 1923

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