Do come and join us for a glimpse into Dorset’s summers past.
Over-dressed Victorians, hard-working Edwardians, Fair folk and sporting lasses from the twenties – Dorset History Centre houses thousands of photos. On 17th August we will be displaying images drawn from a wide range of archive collections illustrating summers in Dorset over the last 150 years. This is an opportunity to see unique material, including photographs, slides and postcards not available in digital format.
You’ll also be able to find out how to care for your own photographic heritage, and how photography developed (excuse the pun!). Perhaps you will even investigate how to add your own photos to the county’s archive collections to enthral generations to come.
In addition, we are delighted to be hosting a display of more contemporary Dorset photography from the Dorchester Camera Club – itself nearly ninety years old.
A spotting activity for the whole family will ensure that you peer at the photographs and you’ll be able to see a film of old-time cider-drinkers at ‘Will’s Surgery’ – perhaps before popping into the Borough Gardens for a pint at the Dorset Cider Festival.
This is a free exhibition, 10am – 3pm on Saturday 17th August, at the Dorset History Centre, Bridport Rd, Dorchester, DT1 1RP.