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Acres, Sidney Birt, c1895 - 1969

 Person

Biography

Sidney Birt Acres was the son of film pioneer Birt Acres and his wife Annie Elizabeth Cash. Sidney was born in c1895 and followed his father's footstep into photography and film making. Sidney retired from Ekco after 28 years of service in c1950s.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Birt Acres Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0055
Scope and Contents

This collection contains a small amount of archival items and artefacts which belonged to Birt Acres and his son Sidney Birt Acres. The collection also includes books on early cinema, which were used as research material by Alan Acres, while writing ‘Frontiersman to Film-Maker’, and represent the archive created in the process.

Dates: c1870 - 2005