Title (Welsh): Mabolgampau Ysgolion Uwchradd Meirionnydd yn Y Bala
National Library of Wales catalogue number: vtls003369552
Author: Charles, Geoff, 1909-2002
Date: May 30, 1957
Abstract: Images of the Merionethshire Secondary Schools sports day at Bala, showing male and female participants, including girls from Towyn Grammar School (GCH11221) and Jacqueline Jones, from Penrhyndeudraeth, a pupil of Ffestiniog County School being congratulated after winning the girls' 100 metres (GCH11222), together with images of the running and hurdles races (GCH11216, GCH11219-GCH11220, GCH11223), including girls of Ffestiniog County School and Bala Girls School jumping hurdles (GCH11220).
Part of: Casgliad Geoff Charles Collection,
Charles, Geoff, 1909-.
Notes:
Title assigned by cataloguer., A selection of the images have been published and appeared in Y Cymro, 30 May 1957.
Notes (reproduction):
Computer file. Aberystwyth : National Library of Wales, 2000-2002 (Geoff Charles digitisation project) Original, master file captured in uncompressed TIFF format. Minimal tonal adjustments using levels and curves in PhotoShop. Master files archived as pc format TIFFS. On-screen display files resized and adjusted for viewing on gamma 2.2 monitors in PhotoShop and saved in JPEG format. 10 image files; Heidelberg Nexscan F4100 capture device using Linocolor v6.0.4 software. Filter settings: light contour-0.5, dark countour-0.5, smoothnes-0.6, countour width-1.0, scan spot size-4.0. Target resolution for hi-res capture was 300dpi at a factor of 450% resulting in +/- 6000 x 5000 pixels; screen res:+/- 600 x 500 pixels at 72dpi; screen-res and thumbnail copies use jpeg compression at setting: 7 in Adobe Photoshop v6.0; 8 bit grayscale; hi-res TIFFs: Gray Gamma 1.8 icc profile embedded.
Notes (action):
2001 ; scanned. Reprographic Unit, National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion ; capture device operator : Simon Evans.
