iSee Gateshead is an exciting new project which will allow access to Gateshead's heritage as never before. The project is being run by Gateshead Council and has been funded by a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund.
The money will help to create a new online resources using images from Gateshead Local Studies' photograph collection. The collection includes over 10,000 images of the Gateshead Borough from the 1860s onwards and provides a unique snapshot of everyday life, work, and leisure. The collection forms a unique social and political history of Gateshead, its people and its surroundings. For the first time this fascinating collection will be accessible on the Internet along with learning materials to help both adults and children make the most of this important resource.
The project will run until March 2007 and the collection will go live on the project website in the winter of 2006.
In the meantime check out our photo of the week to see the latest finds from the collection!
For further details contact Jenifer Maughan, Project Officer on 0191 433 8425 or email jenifermaughan@gateshead.gov.uk
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