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His photographs are recognized for their uniquely modern design elements, humanist strain, and their contribution to the documentation of the rebirth of British industry in the post war era.","physicalDescription":"A silver gelatin print of a worker handling a roller bearing. 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Taper Roller Bearing</u>\r\n\"I noticed this inspection of bearings while making a survey but such a photograph would be impossible to achieve in daytime. Industry has always been most cooperative and understanding to my requests and readily agreed to arrange for the necessary personnel to return to the factory during the hours of darkness, despite it being midsummer.\"\r\nBritish Timken Works, Daventry, Northamptonshire, in the early hours of 11 July 1957"}],"production":"","productionType":{"text":"","id":""},"contentDescription":"","contentPlaces":[],"associatedPlaces":[],"contentPerson":[],"associatedPerson":[],"contentOrganisations":[],"associatedOrganisations":[],"contentPeople":[],"associatedPeople":[],"contentEvents":[],"associatedEvents":[],"contentOthers":[{"text":"machinery","id":"AAT24839"},{"text":"factory","id":"AAT6232"},{"text":"worker","id":"AAT25886"}],"contentConcepts":[{"text":"industrial location","id":"AAT55466"},{"text":"workplace","id":"AAT259547"}],"contentLiteraryRefs":[],"galleryLabels":[{"text":"Broomfield made his name as the premier photographer of post-war British industry.  From the 1950s until the 70s he was regularly commissioned by companies such as English Electric, Ford, Shell and Philips.\n\nBroomfield sought to elevate the figure of the worker.  Through careful composition and strong lighting his photographs create a sense of the drama and atmosphere of labour.  As manufacturing has turned to cheaper markets overseas, these photographs serve as a reminder of an important moment in Britain's industrial history.","date":{"text":"20/03/2012","earliest":"2012-03-20","latest":"2012-03-20"}}],"partNumbers":["E.3738-2007"],"accessionNumberNum":"3738","accessionNumberPrefix":"E","accessionYear":2007,"otherNumbers":[{"type":{"text":"Negative number","id":"THES50273"},"number":"V214-2"}],"copyNumber":"6/25","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":[],"recordModificationDate":"2025-04-21","recordCreationDate":"2009-06-08","availableToBook":false}}