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)
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 and Coppul dancers are on Lancashire Lantern at http://lanternimages.lancashire.gov.uk/
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.)
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) ]
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/
It is located at http://wiganimages.wlct.org/wigan-archive/
