Victorian and Edwardian Photographs - Roger Vaughan Personal Collection (List 148)

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148/1 Young female workers in a mill. Twenty girls line up in two rows of eight and four sat on the floor and represent different age groups, they are surrounded by the machinery of a [cloth] mill showing bobbins etc. [quite a piece of social history] No date and no location given but I assume early 20th century.
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148/2 The inside of a men's hospital ward with men and boys, the beds are tightly packed in, there are four nurses. in bed 20 is a boy under the care of Mr.E.A. Bellanger [or Ballanger]. There is a turntable with a record on it behind the middle nurse, tin mugs and a handgrip on a chain on the right.. The back has 'Mrs E.C.Jephcott'. I assume early 20th century. [the photo has silvered and has been improved using photoshop]
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148/3 Twenty-six nurses line up with a prize cup, the arm badges look like St.John's, one nurse has a wrist watch that says 9.50am. No clue as to where or when but I assume in the UK and perhaps WW1 or earlier.
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148/4 Twenty-two nurses line up with two others (man in medical uniform) the St.John's cross is on the uniforms. Possibly 1930s.
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148/5 Visitors crowd around a bed-ridden lady, a man seems to be wearing a soldiers uniform so this is probably WW1.
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148/6 Soldier with medical cross and three stripes, another gentleman with lapel badges and a dog (Collie) with a box. ' Dear Sister (Mrs G. Kirke, Derby) We are having plenty of visits from zeps [Zeppelins] at present but, we are still smiling, Love B. dated 9pm 14 September 1915. Postmark 'PSWICH' assume Ipswich
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148/7 Indianopolis Troupe Boy Scouts at Arrowe Park 1929, Scout master Howie, Andre' Rhoads, Homer Lathrops, Jack Appel and the Totem. [written on the back]. (A photograph the size of a postcard.) [3rd World Jamboree Arrowe Park, Birkenhead, England, 1929]
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148/8 Photographer: A. Ross, Benwell. 'Sister Sara' [someone has written on the back 'This is a horrid photo. I would not allow them to be sold at the Bazaar'] [assume early 20th century and UK as it says Half-Penny Stamp]
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148/9 Rev. H.G. Roberts, M.A., Brunswick Church, Leeds. [UK]. He was a minister stationed at Leeds. Posted May 31st 1906. [possibly a Methodist Minister].
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148/10 Rotary Photo 199V. Miss Evie Greene. [She is holding an early telephone. 1908]
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148/11 Published by E.A. Schwerdifeger & Co. London. E.C. No 2338 'On The Rink' [Skating 1911]
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148/12 Davidson Bros., London & New York. No. 4873. 'At The Skating Rink' [1910]
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148/13 World Jamboree 1929, Arrowe Park, Birkenhead, Danish Boy Scouts at Midday Meal, August Bank Holiday.
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148/14 Ladies Cricket team. Eleven ladies with bat and ball. [date unknown but 1930s?]
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148/15 A mixed group of 50 plus swimmers [date unknown but early 20th century]
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148/16 A group pose at the Holiday Fellowship, Harlech [1930s]
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148/17 Newsboy with 12 posters of the Catholic Herald 'Stop the War Mongers!' October 9 1938. [Settlement in Spain]
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148/18 Philco Series No. 3004. Photographer: Lizzie Caswall Smith. (undated photo of Dorothea Baird) [Born at Teddington, 20 May 1875, married H.B. Irving, 1896, died 24 Sept. 1933.]
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148/19 Rotary Photograph Series 1509B. Photographer: P.H. Bassano. (photo of Irene Vanbrugh) [Actress, born Exeter, 2 Dec. 1872, sister of Violet, married Dion Boucicault, long career, made a Dame, died 30 Nov. 1949.] [handwriting Dec. 4th 1903]
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148/20 Rotary Photo No.1533B. Photographer: P.H. Bassano. (Photo of Madge Crichton) [Actress, born Scarborough, 31 October 1881, was acting 1897, and at least until 1917]
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148/21 No. 178B. (Photo of Mrs Patrick Campbell) [posted Oct 1903] [Actress and Manager, Beatrice Stella Campbell, born Kensington Gardens, London 9 Feb. 1865, 2nd marriage in 1914 to George Cornwallis-West, mother of Stella Campbell. Had a long career, autobiography 'My Life and some Letters' 1922, died 9 April 1940.]
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148/22 C.W. Faulkner & Co. London E.C. Photographer: L.S. Langfier, Glasgow. No. 332E. (photo of Miss Hilda Hanbury) (posted Aug. 1904)
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148/23 Ralph Dunne & Co. Barbican, London. (photo of Evelyn Millard) (posted May 1905) [Actress and Manageress, born Kensington, 18 Sept. 1869, Married Robert Porter Coulter, acting career 1891 to at least 1916, died 9 March 1941.]
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148/24 Philco Series No. 3007D. Photographer: Biograph. (photo of Constance Collier) (posted July 1905) [Actress, born Windsor, 22 Jan. 1878, married Julian L'Estrange, started acting at the age of three, long career, produced plays 1924 and 1929, her reminiscences published as 'Harlequinade' in 1929, died 25 April 1955.]
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148/25 Rotary Photo No. 3003 (posted Jan. 1904) (photo of Miss Terriss and Mr Hicks as Phoebe and Valentine Brown in 'Quality Street') [Ellaline Terriss, actress, born at the Ship Hotel, Stanley, Falkland Isles, 13 April 1871, married Seymour Hicks, career from 1888 until at least 1929, autobiography 'Ellaine Terriss; By Herself and With Others', in 1928.
Edward Seymour Hicks, actor, manager and Dramatic Author, born 30 Jan 1871 at St Heliers, Jersey, brother of Stanley Brett, actor, career 1887 to at least 1929, husband of Ellaline became a 'Sir' and died 6 April 1949. ]
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148/26 Rotary Photo No. 4476X. Photographer: Foulsham & Banfield. (Photo of Miss Zena Dare in 'The Little Duke' Grand Theatre, Swansea, for six nights, commencing Monday, April 11th [1910].)
[ Actress born London 4 Feb 1887 daugher of Arthur Dones, sister of Phyllis Dare, married the Hon Maurice Vyner Baliol Brett, 2nd son of Lord Esher, career 1899 to at least 1949]
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148/27 P. Challoux, Paris. [French Easter card - girl holding eggs - nice tinted photo]
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148/28 Portrait of George Müller from my copy of Preaching Tours and Missionary Labours of George Muller(of Bristol) by Mrs Muller, 1883 (First Edition). Signed With Mr. & Mrs. Müller's Christian love. [I understand this is a very rare book and a portrait not available anywhere at this quality - this also appears to be a rare Woodburytype photograph


George Muller

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