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Groups of mostly black-and-white 35 mm contact sheets, and glossy work-prints, contained in Kodak, Ilford or Agfa photographic-paper boxes. Also a brown cardboard file-box containing an alphabetical index of 6 x 4 cards listing SW's photographic subjects, by topic, place and person. Numerical references are to negatives and contact-sheets.
I/A (Agfa): contact-sheets and prints relating to a project on Orthodox Jews, done in May-June) 1965, when SW was living at 62, Ellington St, N7. Includes images of yeshivas in Gateshead and Sunderland, the Avigdor Primary School and Hasmonean Grammar School in London, and Jewish children playing. (See also Box 2).
I/B (Kodak), marked 'Packington': mostly prints of the buildings and residents of the new Packington estate in Islington. Probably early 1970s.
I/C (Agfa), marked 'Tests': mostly London scenes, including Hampstead Heath, Islington (with views from SW's flat in Noel Rd), and shots made to test lenses and equipment. Mid-1970s-mid-80s.
I/D (Ilford), marked 'Prints, Summer-October 1964, Contact nos. -P 157: prints of people singly and in groups, including the famous Jay Twins, Katherine and Helen.
I/E (Kodak), marked 'Peace News; CND': prints of demonstrations relating to Vietnam, Biafra, apartheid &c; also squats and occupations (LSE, Hornsey). C.1968-9. (See also Box 8).
I/F (Kodak), marked 'Popham Prints': social-documentary street scenes around Popham St, Islington, many featuring children. Late 1960s?
I/G (Ilford), marked 'Prints L576...': miscellaneous scenes and portraits, including shots of BBC location filming, some stage scenes (Michael Rosen's Backbone at the Royal Court), and a picture of the LSO performing. C. late 1960s, when SW was resident at 22 Ailsa Rd, Twickenham.
I/H (Ilford): colour prints in various formats inscribed with detailed test data, 1986. Includes street scenes, still lifes and portraits (Mary Addington and others), and an A4 self-portrait of SW and two young friends with a motorbike in Noel Rd.
I/i (Kodak), marked 'Nudes': studies in various formats (with some cut-outs) of female subjects, some nude or semi-nude, and one nude male. Includes a nude study of Mariella Novotny.
I/J (Ilford), marked 'Contact Prints London' : miscellaneous contact sheets, both 35 mm and roll-film formats, including interiors of SW's flat, nature studies, nudes, graffiti and building sites, among others. Mostly mid-1970s.
I/K (Ilford), marked 'Men': prints of men in various settings (cafes, sports &c), and a number of (unidentified) portrait studies. C. mid-1970s.
I/L (Kodak), marked 'Immigrant in London, Prints': extensive selection, in various formats, of pictures of (mostly Afro-Caribbean) immigrants in a range of settings, public, occupational and private, some with detailed captions. Includes a portrait of Michael X and shots of Oswald Mosley addressing a meeting at Islington Town Hall.
I/M (Kodak), marked 'Political Rally': prints mainly of political subjects, squats &c, c. late 1960s.
I/N (Gevaert): miscellaneous prints of people and landscapes, including some Cornish.
I/O (Ilford), marked 'Colour Prints, 1994): A4 format prints of SW's experimental computer images, various titles.
I/P (Ilford), marked 'Colour Prints, 1995: more experimental colour prints.
I/Q, yellow card folder marked 'Wild Flowers': large colour prints of flowers, c. 1989-90.: