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View People Past and Present Archive Online

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Select 'category' to find for example all sport related photographs, or enter a date range to find all photographs within an identified period, e.g. 1918-1939.

You can also cross-reference search options to narrow your selection further, e.g. to find mining related photographs in Horden.

Use the Free Text Search to find photographs of specific places, people, or objects, e.g. enter a surname or street name, or an object, e.g. lamp.

To obtain copies of the photographs contained within this site contact the Durham County Record Office.


The People Past and Present web system is no longer being updated. At the time of publication the information provided was believed to be correct but may contain some factual errors.

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