Rack of breakfast toast, with Tiptree jars of orange marmalade and strawberry jam

Rack of breakfast toast, with Tiptree jars of orange marmalade and strawberry jam Stock Photo
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Contributor:

Tony Smith

Image ID:

2M07AFG

File size:

39.9 MB (1.7 MB Compressed download)

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Dimensions:

4152 x 3360 px | 35.2 x 28.4 cm | 13.8 x 11.2 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

30 July 2022

Location:

Great Britain, UK

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. Made at Great Britain, UK in 2022, this photograph records a real place and moment, preserving details that may later be altered by redevelopment, rebranding, changing ownership or different public use. The defining feature is Rack of breakfast toast, with Tiptree jars of orange marmalade and strawberry jam. The subject also carries associations with changing land use, hospitality food service, period detail, everyday cuisine, traditional takeaway, documentary photography, public realm, classic British meal, local history, historical comparison, regional identity, contemporary social history, before-and-after reference, and popular cuisine. The wider contemporary story combines consumer spending, local business and how food signs and shopfronts become part of urban cultural identity. The image fixes commercial use and occupation within Great Britain, UK at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against later reinterpretation. Further associations within the scene are street food culture, food heritage, place identity, local dining tradition, visual archive, local character, community identity, and food-and-drink heritage. References to toast, strawberry, marmalade, orange, and Tiptree give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. Around Great Britain, UK, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. The setting also helps illustrate consumer spending and how food signs and shopfronts become part of urban cultural identity within the specific setting of Great Britain, UK. The image also provides a reference for takeaway culture and the pressure of food and energy prices on small hospitality businesses as part of the longer story of Great Britain, UK. Another useful connection is nutrition and how food signs and shopfronts become part of urban cultural identity when considered against later change at Great Britain, UK.