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Amber, our newly appointed Archives Project Technician, recommences work digitising the fascinating Herbert Collection. She shares some specially selected snapshots of Dorset from times gone by.<\/p>\n

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As one of Dorset History Centre’s newest additions to the team, I find myself with the fascinating privilege of delving through three\u00a0decades of local Dorset history, as documented pictorially in the life’s work of late and great Weymouth photographer – Graham V Herbert.<\/p>\n

Herbert was a prolific photographer. Spending his life in Dorset, between 1953 and 1983 he had taken\u00a0an astonishing 7000 photographs, perfectly capturing the essence of the people, places and products of this era.<\/p>\n

If you are new to the Herbert Collection<\/a>, do take a peek at previous articles exploring interesting aspects of the collection, including the change in fashions<\/a>,\u00a0social values<\/a>,\u00a0and industry<\/a>\u00a0over this time.<\/p>\n

If you have a passing interest in comparing the Dorset you know now with the Dorset of the mid-twentieth century, or if, perhaps, you just fancy an ogle at some beautiful black and white vintage photography, welcome! You’re in the right place.<\/p>\n

Over the coming weeks as I digitise my way through photos captured in the 1960s, 1970s and early 1980s, I shall be plucking out particular gems of interest and posting them here for you to see.<\/p>\n

I also hope to share with you some of the highlights of my other work, in addition to providing some “behind-the-scenes” detail\u00a0on how we go about saving some of Dorset’s history for future generations.<\/p>\n

So let’s kick off with\u00a0some photos of festive fun – fresh from the frosty winter archives of 1965!<\/p>\n

On his busy around the world trip, Father Christmas makes time for a scheduled stop over in Weymouth!<\/h2>\n