Picture Ipswich is a collection of historical images which provides a unique insight to the local history of Ipswich – its people, families, places and way of life. These images tell a story of how the city grew from its beginnings to the present day. The collection represents an important historical resource for the people of Ipswich, students, researchers and the general public. Did you know that there are some digitised books about Ipswich to be found on Picture Ipswich?
The following digitised books are on Picture Ipswich:-
City of Ipswich publication 1935
Final gauge: the history of Ipswich Railway Workshops
Footprints in Ipswich history: an historical outline of the life of Arthur Foote, his family and the Ipswich City Joinery
Ipswich and district roll of honour WWI
Ipswich Congregational Church jubilee 1853 – 1903
Ipswich in the 20th century: celebrating 100 years as a city 1904-2004
James Ivory diaries 1863 -1883
Rationing on the Ipswich home-front
Souvenir booklet of the dedication and opening of St Mary’s Catholic Church 1904
Souvenir publication of the City of Ipswich and District 1934
One of the benefits of digitised text is that you can easily do a word search within the document. Ctrl + F finds text within the current document. Clicking on next finds further recurrences of that particular word within the book.
It’s easy to access these valuable resources. Just go to Ipswich Libraries’ website then go to Picture Ipswich and click on the Picture Trail for Books about Ipswich.