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The Postcard Collection

The National Library has some 15,000 postcards of Welsh interest in the National Collection of Welsh Photographs. Most of these are topographical and are arranged by county. Other categories…  

The D C Harries Collection

A hundred years ago every town had at least one high street photographer. D C Harries was one such photographer in Llandeilo. Later he opened studios in Ammanford and Llandovery. He started his…  

Exhibition

'Philip Jones Griffiths: A Welsh Focus on War and Peace' Exhibition A Welsh Focus on War and Peace, a joint exhibition between the National Library of Wales and the Philip Jones Griffiths…  

Career

Vietnam war Assignments in Africa, Alaska and throughout Europe soon followed, and soon after becoming a full-time photographer, and after becoming an Associate member of Magnum Photo Agency,…  

Tour of Hafod

Reference: NLW BV2202F The fifteen views mentioned in the title of this book, and which form its centrepiece, were produced by J. C. Stadler (fl.1780-1812) from original watercolour drawings by…  

Biography

Philip Jones Griffiths was born in Rhuddlan on the 18th of February 1936, the eldest of the 3 sons of Joseph Griffiths, manager of the local London Midland & Scottish Railways Freight Service,…  

Photographs

The national collection of Welsh photographs The National Library of Wales houses over 950,000 photographs connected to Wales. These range from works by pioneering photographers from the earliest…  

British and European publications

British Publications Since the Legal Deposit Act came into force in 1911, the Library has the right to receive music scores and books from British publishing houses. Although everything hasn’t…  

Music

The National Library of Wales’ music collection has become an impressive collection for a number of reasons. Legal Deposit As a result of the Copyright Act of 1911 the Library has the right to…  

Thematic maps

The map collection consists mainly of topographic maps and plans. In addition to this material there is a large amount of thematic mapping. This is mapping which aims to show a particular feature…  

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