Title (Welsh): Clwb dawsnio The Gay Ninteties, Croesoswallt
National Library of Wales catalogue number: vtls003369371
Author: Charles, Geoff, 1909-2002
Date: November 7, 1956
Abstract: Images of members of the Oswestry Gay Nineties Dancing Club in fancy dress for the Guy Fawkes fancy dress dance at Hillside Hall, including an image of Jean Cowey, daughter of the Mayor of Welshpool, with Vera Manuel of Welshpool, who is wearing a 100 year old dress for the occasion. Proceeds were in aid of the Wireless for the Blind fund.
Part of: Casgliad Geoff Charles Collection,
Charles, Geoff, 1909-2002.
Notes:
Title assigned by cataloguer., A selection of the images have been published and appeared in Oswestry & Border Counties Advertiser, 7 November 1956 and C10229 appeared in Montgomeryshire Express and Radnor Times, 10 November 1956.
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. 3 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.
