E & S Photo Archive

Today marks the 80th anniversary of D Day. These are the stories of some of the local men who were involved in the Normandy landings on this day in 1944. #dday80 #dday @WolvesCouncil @ExpressandStar

The @ESPhotoArchive also includes these photographs of the wounded from the invasion beaches arriving at West Midlands hospitals. As the photographs were taken at night during the blackout, the caption notes that they were taken at 10.35pm without using a flash. #dday80 #dday

The huge amount of interest in the collection, including the number of volunteers helping out, demonstrates #WhyArchives, as nobody wants to see these photos disappear for future generations. If you want to know about the collection, please get in touch! #Archive30 @ARAScot

In 1982, a Derby firm began manufacturing promotional bugs which were proving to be a #PopularItem. These ones were for the Chatterley Whitfield Mining Museum, near Stoke. #Archive30 @ARAScot

Will robots take over looking after the archives? Who knows, but hopefully not anytime soon as we still have a lot of sorting, cataloguing and digitising to do! #FutureArchives #Archive30 @ARAScot

A daily local newspaper touches on the lives of everybody, so we definitely advocate #ArchivesForAll (even Cookie Monsters...) #Archive30 @ARAScot

If you are looking for a specific article or photo from the @ExpressandStar newspaper, our #ArchiveAdvice would be to narrow down the date as much as possible - as its a daily newspaper there's a big pile to look through otherwise! #Archive30 @ARAScot

There are many businesses, large and small, represented across our collection, including Shrewsbury saddler Tom Ryder, Star Aluminium, Josiah Parkes lockmakers, and Sharma Saki textiles from Smethwick, to name but a few. #BusinessArchives #Archive30 @ARAScot

3 fire officers from Stafford won top prizes in the regional finals of the "Superstar" sports competition, and were planning to go on to represent the Midlands nationally. The photo shows (centre) Ian Dawson, (right) Paul Bowen & Chris Berry #SportArchives #Archive30 @ARAScot

Fancy having a bomb scare in the middle of your wedding ceremony! That is exactly what happened to Harold and Irene Wood in 1981 and Kiderminster Registry Office had to be evacuated. #SomethingScary #Archive30 @ARAScot

In 1989, the Central Midlands Co-Op donated a milk float to Dudley Zoo as an environmentally-friendly way to carry food between the enclosures. The photo shows Bill Berridge feeding Flick the reindeer, with Derek Smith & John Casey. #ArchiveSustainability #Archive30 @ARAScot

Salwa Yousef Saidi, Aida Othman Showalla & Fatoom Abdul Kader Hussein, from Yemen, were the 1st overseas nurses to come to Walsall Manor Hospital under a new scheme by the Ministry of Health in 1967. The photo shows them with Miss M. L. James. #HealthArchives #Archive30 @ARAScot

Small change can make a big difference! Harry & Sylvia Wright from Bushbury had collected their change and donated it to the children's ward at New Cross Hospital in Wolverhampton in 1983. This image shows the couple with Sister Pat Hodges. #SomethingSmall #Archive30 @arascot

In 1985, a new generation of airships had been granted passenger-carrying licenses, and they were being touted as a new way for tourists to travel short-haul trips as they would be cheaper than planes and ferries. This is a Skiship 500. #ArchiveTravel #Archive30 @ARAScot

An 18th century lock-up for drunks and vagrants in White Lion Street in Stafford, originally attached to the White Lion pub, was due to be restored in 1978 following pressure on the county council from conservation groups. #ConservationWin #Archive30 @ARAScot

This 900-year-old Norman chest, hollowed out of the trunk of an oak tree, was believed to be the oldest object in West Bromwich and All Saints Church used it for church plate, money and vestments. #ArchiveObject #Archive30 @ARAScot

In July 1977 the Bilston Townswomen's Guild held a meeting for the Queen's Silver Jubilee, with prizes for the best garters & hats. The photo shows Mrs E. James (right), Kath Dunn (standing right), Dot Lees (also standing) and Mrs E. Tershull. #ArchiveFashion #Archive30 @ARAScot

Today we are exploding #ArchiveMyths - one of them is that everything is digitised & indexed. We are still in the process of working through the collection, cataloguing & digitising everything, so if you can't find what you're looking for, please get in touch! #Archive30 @ARAScot

This undated photograph shows two men holding a small crocodile next to an @TheAA_UK van, but there is no caption on the back. If anyone knows what is going on here, we would love to hear it! #ArchiveAnimals #Archive30 @ARAScot

What a big pile of bananas! In May 1993, a Health Fair was held at the Moreton Centre in Old Fallings Lane, Bushbury, Wolverhampton, including advice on healthy eating and living. The photograph shows Sybil Hunt (left) and Julie Rudman. #SomethingBig #Archive30 @ARAScot