Photographs, negatives and other images of asbestos-related research and scientific equipment.
Photographs as follows:
-4 strips of negatives, mainly images of scientific samples (found within envelope labelled 'Wall & Condensors')
-4 transparencies mounted on A4 paper of a lung scan, labelled 'Sneddon Scan. Confidential?'
-photocopy of an image of a tissue sample labelled 'Mesothelioma'
-mounted black and white photograph of a grassy yard area, next to a fence, with detritus on the grass. (Found next to the scientific images), c1970s
-black and white photograph depicting the electron microscope at 'TBA Industrial Products Ltd, Rochdale' mounted on A4 paper with explanatory caption underneath
-2 back and white photographs of the Asbestosis Research Council Land Rover, both with explanatory captions on the reverse, c1977
-1 black and white photograph of the 'Test Rig at TAC Construction Materials Ltd Ditton factory', with explanatory caption on the reverse, c1977
-5 colour photographs mounted on A4 paper, with the captions: 'Personal air sampling in a factory'; 'Photo micrograph of filter showing asbestos fibres with other dust'; 'photo micrograph of filter showing low concentration of asbestos fibres' (2 copies); 'photo micrograph of filter showing high concentration of asbestos fibre', c1970s
-12 black and white photographs mounted on two A4 sheets of paper depicting scientific samples, with captions such as 'Sample D' etc
-7 strips of transparencies, of microscopic slides, sent to Nancy Tait from the University of Reading Department of Botany with cover letter, 1983
-6 black and white photographs of equipment used for handling hazardous substances: a frame with plastic sheeting and arm-coverings, providing controlled access to material
-photocopy of illustrations of the fibres of different types of asbestos
-3 pages of photocopies of lung tissue samples and a newspaper clipping relating to a case of asbestos related cancer, 1986
-photocopy of an image of an electron microscope