TES/1
Reference code
TES/1
Level of description
Series
Title
Copies of photographs taken by Kitty Tessler of working life at Booth's gin distilery between September ‘79 and May ‘80.
Date
1979 -1980
Scope and content
Photographs taken by photographer during her temporary employment at Booth's bottling plant. Kitty recalls work at the plant being mind-numbingly boring, and the environment noisy and smelly. Women of South Asian descent were often bussed in from Southall to work at the plant.
Contents
- TES/1/1 - Copy of photograph showing Bhangra dancing during the lunch break at Booth's factory
- TES/1/2 - Copy of photograph showing Bhangra dancing during the lunch break at Booth's factory
- TES/1/3 - Copy of photograph showing Bhangra dancing during the lunch break at Booth's factory
- TES/1/4 - Copy of photograph showing Bhangra dancing during the lunch break at Booth's factory
- TES/1/5 - Copy of photograph showing Bhangra dancing during the lunch break at Booth's factory
- TES/1/6 - Copy of photograph showing Bhangra dancing during the lunch break at Booth's factory
- TES/1/7 - Copy of photograph showing Bhangra dancing during the lunch break at Booth's factory
- TES/1/8 - Copy of photograph showing Bhangra dancing during the lunch break at Booth's factory
- TES/1/9 - Copy of photograph showing women at Booth's gin factory.
- TES/1/10 - Copy of photograph of machine worker at Booth's gin factory
- TES/1/11 - Copy of photograph showing Maria at works entrance at Booth's gin factory
- TES/1/12 - Copy of photograph showing Sandra at Booth's gin factory.