Living in the Twentieth Century' project. Sources relating to food and farming in the 1950s.
Welsh Black Cattle Sale at Dolgellau, 26 March...
Making Eccles cakes at the Arran factory in...
Churning butter, 31 March 1955
Planting potatoes at Ystad Llanfarian, near...
Milking at Ystad Llanfarian, near Bodorgan, 31...
The Rhydygwystyl Creamery, 31 March 1955
A Gower potato farm, 1 July 1951
Tenants of Dwyryd farm, near Corwen, who were...
The village postmistress, Llanelltud, November...
Packing fruit at Bellis Brothers Ltd....
Fruit picker at Bellis Brothers Ltd. strawberry...
Hedging competition at Builth Wells, 1 February...
Cottage loaves baked in an ancient oven at...
Gertrude C. Owen behind the counter of the...
Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant grocery shop, 1...
Livestock market, Builth Wells, 1955
'Tractor demonstration' - David Brown...
Woman recalls the local grocery shop [Welsh]
Milking with machine, c.1950 - Morfudd James
Mrs Lettie Rees Cockle gatherer Llansaint 1955
Village shop
Gwen V Hughes recalls the food from her farm ...
Rhian Ellis recalls her mother baking and...
Robat Ceneth Thomas recalls leaving school at...
Robat Ceneth Thomas recalls milking by hand ...
Robat Ceneth Thomas recalls his first banana ...
Ministry of Food promoting mothers and children...
Huw Williams recalls growing potatoes and the...
Exhibiting a Ferguson tractor and cultivator
Jones Baler
Shearing competition at the Young Farmers Rally...
Using the combine in Tŷ Ucha, Waun, circa 1950
Glyn, Matti and Bob Edwards, y Fron, Hendre,...
Jones Balers at Mold Station on their way to...
Alwyn Hughes recalls life on his farm in the...
Alwyn Hughes recalls rearing poultry [Welsh]
Alwyn Hughes recalls the machinery on his farm ...
Alwyn Hughes recalls a day's work [Welsh]
Alwyn Hughes recalls planting potatoes [Welsh]
Alwyn Hughes recalls rabbits on the farm [Welsh]
Feeding the pet lamb
The last load of bales from the hayfield
Golden Stream Tea advertisement [Welsh]
"Coron Aur" tea advertisement [Welsh]
Farmer on his tractor, Clunyrychen Farm, Horeb,...
Heinz Baked Beans advert in the Castle Cinema,...
Dining room, Dyserth
Preparing school dinner
Rhian Ellis recalls food from her farm [Welsh]
John Jones recalls farming in the fifties [Welsh]
John Jones recalls going to the livestock...
Huw Williams talking about living on a farm ...
Huw Williams recalls the cattle on his farm ...
The first combine made by Jones Balers tested...
Ken and Geoff Lewis threshing, 1950s
Alwyn Hughes recalls eating pork [Welsh]
Alwyn Hughes recalls the size of his farm [Welsh]
Alwyn Hughes recalls the breed of cattle kept...
Alwyn Hughes recalls shearing [Welsh]
Alwyn Hughes recalls going to the market [Welsh]
Morfydd James with the first milking machine on...
Harvesting hay in the late 1950s
Hay harvesting day with neighbours helping
Penguin Cafe, Aberystwyth advertisement [Welsh]
Planting potatoes, Tirwalter Farm, Horeb, Felingwm
Slaughtering the pig, Llaindderwenlwyd Farm,...
Corona pop advertisement [Welsh]