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Title: Guide uniform, 1950s [Go to resource]
Description: Trained women guides were first introduced in 1919. They were originally known as 'Lady Guides' and were chosen if they were 'Women of intelligence and good education'. When not working as guides they would work in the factory offices. Shorthand and typing were also necessary qualifications. In 1958 Huntley & Palmers commissioned a promotional film 'A Name to Remember'. It features a tour of the factory narrated by trained guide Sheila Smith. Organised tours continued until the 1960s. Distinguished visitors to the factory included Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother in 1955. Format: image/jpeg License: http://www.sopse.org.uk/ixbin/hixclient.exe?a=query&p=gateway&f=generic_sitetext%2ehtm&_IXFIRST_=1&_IXMAXHITS_=1&cms_con_core_subtype%3acms_con_text_what=copyright&%3acms_sys_group=%22sopse%22 Rights holder: Reading Borough Council (Reading Museum Service) Subjects: trade
working life
costumeTemporal: start=1950-01-01; end=1960-12-31; Source: Sense of place SE Identifier: http://www.sopse.org.uk/ixbin/hixclient.... Language: en-GB Format: image/jpeg Go to resource More Like this...
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