Recorded memoirs of Ben Davies. Includes his recollections of the 1921 lockout in Ferndale, the fine weather during the strike and the lack of financial support available.
Welsh Trial cap presented to Swansea forward Fred Scrine in 1900. Burgundy red. P.O.W. feathers on front and 'TRIAL' beneath. '1900' on brim. Gold tassels.
Recorded memoirs of William Henry Williams. Discusses his activities as secretary of the Canteen Committee in Porthcawl during the 1921 lockout and the support provided by local businesses.
Recorded memoirs of William Henry Williams. Discusses his activities as secretary of the Canteen Committee in Porthcawl during the 1921 lockout and the support provided by local businesses.
Swansea cap presented to Tom Davies in the 1912-1913 season. Blue with silver tassels and the "SFC" monogramme on the front. "T Davies" on inside. Faded to green on front.
Watercolour of 'Marino', the house built for Edward King and his wife, Jane Morris in 1784 by William Jarnegan (1750/1-1836). The original structure the Abbey Building at Swansea University is based on.
Fig. 3: Swansea Physicists outside the department in the late 1950s. Professor G.P. Thomson (visiting Nobel Laureate) is seated, second from the left, and on his left is Professor Frank Llewellyn Jones. Professor (then Dr.) Colyn Grey Morgan is standing behind, and slightly to the left of Thomson.
Ireland jersey worn by Ireish wing Walter Bornemann, from Wales v Ireland on 12 march 1960. Presented by Swansea and Wales wing Dewi Bebb in 1966. Green with Irish shamrock emblem on breast. No number on back.
Jersey, Sydney Rugby Union. Blue with gold collar and thin gold double hoop. Sydney RU badge on breast on white shield. No 18 in gold on back. Swansea v Sydney RU at St Helen's 21st March 1984. Presented to swansea RFC by SRU Tour Manager Mr Andrew J Conway.
Slogan: Peace, Progress, Prosperity (both sides)
A picture of a miner looking at a colliery plan. He is standing in front of that colliery and the surrounding countryside
Slogan: 1905 led to the victory of the Krasnaya Presna Working Women. Let your heroic struggle herald you victory over capitalism. Long live the proletarian revolution in Great Britain. Long live its skirmishers, the British Miners
Lantern slide. Showing the a djed pillar at the temple of Sety I at Abydos. This photograph was taken by Sgt. Johnson of the 436 Welsh Field Company c. 1917. It formed part of a lecture which he gave. The notes from his lecture read 'The Rod of Stability in Column form'.
Lantern slide. This photograph was taken by Sgt. Johnson of the 436 Welsh Field Company c. 1917. It formed part of a lecture which he gave. His notes read 'Cavalry pits made by the Turks for the defence of Tell Fara in the Wadi Ghuzzi near Gaza'.
Lantern slide. This photograph was taken by Sgt. Johnson of the 436 Welsh Field Company c. 1917. It formed part of a lecture which he gave. His notes read 'Church of the Nativity at Bethlemhem. The only enterance is through the small door in the wall near the ground'.
1904 Anglo-Australian Rugby tour cap presented to Swansea forward Sid Bevan. Red. 'A.A.R.F.T. (Anglo Australian Rugby Football Team) initials on front and wallaby emblem in gold. '1904' on brim. Gold tassels.
Wales Jersey worn by Swansea back J Idwal Rees v Ireland in 1938. Red. P.O.W. feathers on breast. Right facing side of front faded. White square with letter 'E' on back.
Recorded memoirs of Henry Lewis. Remembers people pulling together during the 1921 lockout and 1926 strike, double rent imposed on company-owned houses at the end of the lockout in an attempt to pull back lost rent, the legacy of debt and how the lockout was an equaliser of people.
Recorded memoirs of Henry Lewis. Remembers people pulling together during the 1921 lockout and 1926 strike, double rent imposed on company-owned houses at the end of the lockout in an attempt to pull back lost rent, the legacy of debt and how the lockout was an equaliser of people.
