William Hayes (photographer) facts for kids

William Hayes (1871–1940) was a special kind of artist called a photographer who lived in the Victorian era (a time when Queen Victoria ruled Britain). He took many pictures in the city of York.

In 1911, William Hayes moved to a small village called Hutton-le-Hole. This village is in a beautiful area known as the North York Moors. His old photography studio is now part of the Ryedale Folk Museum there. This museum is an "open-air" museum, which means it has many old buildings from North Yorkshire that have been moved and rebuilt there for people to see.

William Hayes's Photography Studio

William Hayes's studio was a unique building. It was made from a material called corrugated aluminium and had very large glass windows. These big windows were important because they let in lots of natural light, which photographers needed before modern electric lights were common.

What William Hayes Photographed

Many of William Hayes's pictures show his own family inside his studio. But he also took many photos of the people living and working around Hutton-le-Hole. He especially liked to photograph farm workers, showing what their daily lives were like in the early 1900s. His photographs help us see what life was like a long time ago!

A Look at His Photos

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  Members of Layerthorpe Adult school pictured at Easingwold in 1907.

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  North-Eastern Railway Company Offices on Station Rise, York, around 1906.

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  Children playing near Monk Bridge, York, in the early 1900s.