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Title
Photo entitled 'A New Children's Gallery at the Science Museum'
Reference
CORP/SCM/Z/111/50/49/02
Production date
02-04-1969 - 02-04-1969

Creator

Keystone Press Agency Biography Biography
The Keystone View Company established a press agency in London in 1918, also called Keystone View Company. It was run by Bert Garai and based at 12 Wine Office Court, Fleet Street until it moved to 4-7 Red Lion Court Fleet Street in the early 1940s. In 1938, the stamps on the back of their photographs changed from 'Keystone View Company' to 'Keystone Press Agency Ltd', although this name appears at least a decade before then. Keystone Press Agency became one of the leading press agencies on Fleet Street. Notable photographers employed by the company included Ron Case and Fred Ramage. Keystone Press was acquired by Photo Source in the mid-1980s. The business closed in 1987. The Hulton-Deutsch Collection, now a part of Getty ImagesPhoto Source, subsequently acquired Photo Source.

Scope and Content
A photograph with a caption that reads: 'A New Children's Gallery at the Science Museum. During the last six months the well known and ever popular Children's Gallery at the Science Museum has been closed to enable a complete overhaul of all the exhibits to be done prior to their being installed in a new Children's Gallery in the basement of the new extension. So much of the work has been finished that the Museum decided to open the completed portion (about two-thirds of the whole area) in time for the Easter holidays, rather than keep this favourite gallery closed until every part is ready. A special feature is the provision of darkened areas in which the famous series of dioramas - Transport through the ages, street lighting etc - can be seen at their best, free from distracting reflections on their glass fronts. Of particular interest are the two new dioramas that have been added: transport in the 1960s, which shows a motorway, jet aircraft, helicopter and so: and to show modern street lighting, a road with its new high-pressure sodium lighting. Keystone photo shows four-year old Andrew Barks of Peterborough, seen operating a hydraulic jack - in the Children's Gallery at the Science Museum today'.
Extent
1 photograph
Language
English
Level of description
ITEM
Repository name
Science Museum, London
Conditions governing access
Open access
Conditions governing Reproduction
Copies may be supplied in accordance with current copyright legislation and Science Museum Group terms and conditions