Welcome to Gathering the Jewels.
Here you will find over 20,000 images of objects, books, letters,
aerial photographs and other items from museums, libraries and
record offices in Wales.
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| Topics | Agricultural machinery and implements, Agricultural societies, Farms and smallholdings, Fishing, Food industry (other), Forestry, Horticulture |  | Crafts, Cultural societies, Decorative arts, Eisteddfodau, Film industry, photography and the media, Fine art and sculpture, Literature, Music, Publishing, Theatre and performing arts |  | Education in the home, Libraries, Religious education, Schools, Universities and colleges |  | Charity and philanthropy, Death and disaster, Hospitals and medical care, Public health , Rescue services, Societies, Welfare and social care, Workhouses and almshouses |  | Coal industry, Manufacturing (excluding metal), Metal mining and manufacturing, Mining and quarrying (other), Slate industry, Sources of power |  | Crime, Law and judicial system, Local government, Militia, Other methods of punishment, Police and policing, Prison system |  | Birth, Marriage and Death, Fairs, markets and commerce, Folklore and Custom , Language use, People, Public buildings and spaces, The Country House Estate |  | Ancient monuments, Cities, towns and villages, Landscape views, Maps, Natural history, Parks and gardens, Weather |  | Elections and electioneering, People, Political parties , Riots and demonstrations, Societies and pressure groups, Trade unionism & labour disputes |  | Customs and practices, Early Christian Wales, Nonconformist denominations, Pre-Christian worship, Religious communities, Roman Catholicism, Societies and sects, The Church , World Faiths |  | Children and youth culture, Clubs and societies, Football, Holidays and resorts, Places of entertainment, Processions and public events, Rugby, Sports and games (various), Tours in Wales |  | Activities in the home, Bronze Age Settlements, Childhood and childcare, Cookery and food, Dress and personal accessories, Families, Furniture and objects, Household management, Houses and homes, Interiors: views and descriptions, Iron Age Settlements, Stone Age Settlements |  | Curiosities, Miscellaneous |  | Aviation, Bridges, Inland waterways, Pioneers, Ports, harbours and shipping, Railways and tramroads, Roads and footpaths |  | Other, The London Welsh, The Welsh in Australia, The Welsh in Patagonia, The Welsh in the USA |  | Age of the Princes (1063-1283), American Civil War (1861-65), Arms and equipment, Boer War (1899-1902), Civil War (1642-9), Crimean War (1853-6), First World War (1914-18) , Glyn Dwr Rebellion, Military and defensive sites, Napoleonic Wars (1800-15), People, Prisoners of war, Second World War (1939-45), Spanish Civil War (1936-9), Wars of the Roses (1455-87), Zulu War (1879) |  | Agriculture, Building trade, Domestic servants/estate workers, Manufacturing , Maritime and fishing , Mines and quarries, Professions and public service, Retailing, Transport (excluding maritime) | | |
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News - March 2007
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