The Sheffield Museum of Rural Life
Photographs by Stephen Sylvester Main
Stephen Sylvester Main chronicled the world around him as
an amateur photographer between 1898 and the 1920s.
These amazing photographs were among the first to capture
rural culture when camera technology moved out of the
studios and into the hands of amateurs.
The Sheffield Museum of Rural History is excited to present
you with this important historical resource.
Life In The Country:
A View From One Hundred Years Ago
Written by Martyn G. Pullin
Photographs by Stephen Sylvester Main