Valteris Berzins, Home Silks Factory, 1955
Valteris Berzins stands for this photograph at work. Mills were the workplace for many refugees at the time, and helped shape the Bradford we live in today. Valteris sometimes went by Walter, the anglicised version of his name.
Courtesy of Rainis Berzins
Details
- Archive number: Berzins20250517_0002
- Tags: Latvian community
- Decade: 1950s
- Theme: Work
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