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Archive Photos on Local Authority websites

In general, if you link to the local authority Archive / Photo websites, you will need to then search for "morris dancers" (or similar search terms) to find the photos.    Note that each link will open in a new window.

Bury

Bury has photos of morris dancers, but not yet available online

Cheshire

The Cheshire Image Bank is at http://cheshireimagebank.org.uk/  and the search terms 'morris' and 'carnival' include relevant photos. 

Derbyshire

Picture the Past has pre-WW2 photos of Glossop and Hayfield ; along with many more modern ones.  See DCHP000015, DCHP000349 & DCBM101241
http://www.picturethepast.org.uk/
There is also a photo of Maypole dancers in The Crescent, Buxton (DCHP000139)

Lancashire

Pre WW2 photos of Colne Royal, Coppul, Tarlton, Leyland, Farrington & Penwortham are on Rd Rose site at https://redrosecollections.lancashire.gov.uk/index.php?a=SearchResults&key=S3siTiI6MCwiUCI6eyJpdGVtX3R5cGUiOjEsImpvaW5fb3AiOiIxIiwiY3JpdGVyaWEiOltbInRpdGxlIiw1LCJUaXRsZSIsIm1vcnJpcyBkYW5jZSIsbnVsbCw0XV0sIml0ZW1fdHlwZV9sYWJlbCI6IkltYWdlIEFyY2hpdmUgSXRlbSJ9fQ&WINID=1532690732499

Manchester

There are two photo databases for Manchester

1.  The Manchester Local Image Collection has several photos.  Search terms are 'morris dance', 'morris dancing'
http://images.manchester.gov.uk/index.php

2.  The Documentary Photography Archive is held at the Greater Manchester County Record Office, and has images from across Greater Manchester. 
There are no morris photos on the website, but there is a searchable index of images held at GMCRO, accessible via the 'Pastfinder catalogue'. This is at 
http://www.manchester.gov.uk/site/scripts/documents_info.php?categoryID=448&documentID=3651 
(It would appear that most of the morris photos listed in the Pastfinder catalogue are already available to view online, on the  Manchester Local Image Collection.)

St. Helens

St. Helens has photos of morris dancers in their archives, but not yet available online

Tameside

Photos of Godley Hill MM are on the Tameside Image Archive at http://www.tameside.gov.uk/history/archive.php3

Trafford

Trafford Lifetimes has a single pre-WW2 morris photo, at :
http://legacy.trafford.gov.uk/content/tca/display_image.asp?ImageID=6278
   [ Previously at http://www.trafford.gov.uk/content/tca/display_image.asp?ImageID=6278  (April 2015) ]

Wigan

The photo collection of the Wigan Archives Service has photos of Abram MD (1901) and St Mark's Church School Morris Dancers, Wigan (undated)
It is located at  http://wiganimages.wlct.org/wigan-archive/
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