Christmas 1970 issue of Boosey & Hawkes 'Edgware Newsletter' which includes coverage of the work of their musical instrument factory in Edgware and statements from the chairman of Boosey & Hawkes. The issue also contains sales reports, reports from regional branches of Boosey & Hawkes in South Africa, North America, Europe and Australia, reports from trade fairs and instrument manufacturers in the UK and abroad, factory news, photographs of staff at Edgware's trade department, factory and warehouse, and profiles of employees at the Edgware site. Page 14 features a tribute to Eric McGavin.
Edgware Newsletter
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Photograph of a wreath laying ceremony marking the completion of the restoration of Coombe Cliffe Conservatory at the Horniman Museum in 1989
Slide of the Red Sect, Gong Xia Monastery, Qinghai
Hawkins Wai Wai Ondiais at Gunnis strip landing
Black and white negative view of stilted shuttered house in distance, down the road, windy day
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