Letters Collection (page 100)

Suffragette N. W. S. P. U Regalia Ribbon
N.W.S.P.U regalia or ribbon, produced for the Great Womens Sunday Demonstration, 21st June 1908, in Hyde Park. Mrs. Pethick-Lawrence was responsible for choosing the colours - purple

Suffragette W. S. P. U Group Marshall Sash
A sash produced for the Womens Social and Political Union, made in green moire or watered silk fabric. It has Group Marshal in silver letters and a metallic silver tassel at one end

Illustrated War News front cover, soldier writing letter
Front cover of the fourth issue of weekly magazine, The Illustrated War News, produced by the Illustrated London News and dedicated to covering all aspects of the First World War through a mix of

Suffragette W. S. P. U Joan of Arc Brooch
Brooch depicting the figure of Joan of Arc, the patron saint of the suffragettes. The brooch was based on the image designed by Hilda Dallas for a poster, advertising The Suffragette newspaper

Suffrage Badge N. U. W. S. S
Simple bar badge in metal with red enamelling and Womens Suffrage in gold letters. Probably issued by the National Union of Womens Suffrage Societies. Date: circa 1910

The Letter from Home by Samuel Begg, WW1
" From His Little Girl: The Letter from Home" published in The Illustrated London News Christmas Number in 1916

The Letter for the Front by Samuel Begg, WW1
" With Love, from Little Girl." A small girl is guided by her mother in writing a letter to her father who is away fighting at the Front

Sphere cover - His Xmas letter from the trenches, Matania
Front cover of The Sphere featuring an illustration by Fortunino Matania of a British soldier writing a letter home to his family at Christmas

Illuminated letter D in a medieval style

Illuminated letter Q in a medieval style

Illuminated letter H in a medieval style

The Letters of Gertrude Bell Volumes I and II. Date: 1927

Suffragette In Police Van Womens Parliament. A W.S.P.U publicity stunt ahead of the Womens Parliament at Caxton Hall and the deputation to the Prime Minister Asquith, 24th February 1909

Christmas parcels for Tommy at the front
Army postmen dealing with hundreds of letters and parcels sent from home to active soldiers abroad, showing them that they are not forgotten during the festive season. Date: 1916

Back of postcard written by American soldier in London, WW1
The back of a postcard, sent by an American soldier staying in London in January 1919, shortly after the Armistice. The front of the postcard (see picture number 10794219)

Departure of mail to British Soldiers
The regular despatch of soldierss letters and parcels throughout World War One. Several million letters and cards are sent weekly to different fronts

Bystander cover - Caricature of Von Tirpitz by Alick Ritchie
Front cover of The Bystander featuring a caricature of Admiral Alfred Von Tirpitz, German naval commander (1849-1930). Credited with creating the German high-seas fleet (WWI)

Eve from The Tatler becomes a film star, 1918
A sketch by Annie Fish to illustrate the Letters of Eve column in The Tatler magazine showing the fictional gossip columnist heroine in her new role - as a film star

Swan Fountpen advert featuring WaC girl, WW1
Advertisement for Swan fountpens featuring a member of the Womens Army Auxiliary Corps writing a letter. Date: 1918

Eileen Molyneux as Eve from The Tatler on film
Eileen Molyneux (1893-1962), actress, pictured in 1918, in character, when she had been chosen to star in a series of twelve silent comedy films, called The Adventures of Eve

Brass letter rack with badge of the Royal Artillery
Brass letter rack with cut out LETTERS together with the badge of the Royal Artillery in centre. Trench Art

Among the English Lines Folio
A folio of 24 hand-coloured i. And one original watercolour of the artists friend, Claire de Pratz (author and friend of the artist) reading soldiers letters

All the world is rushing to the Savoy
Illustration by Annie Fish in the very first Letters of Eve column in The Tatler, showing smart society gathering at the Savoy Hotel in London for the amazing midnight ball. Date: 1914

Sefton fabrics featuring Eve, 1918
Advertisement for Sefton Fabrics, publicising their new materials featuring designs by Annie Fish and Rillette as well as other, unspecified but well known artists

Office girls drawn by Fish, WW1
Uncle Fred, a character in the Letters of Eve in The Tatler, drawn by Annie Fish, is pictured njoying his time in the office now that girls are taking on wartime clerical roles. Date: 1917

Female bus conductor drawn by Fish, WW1
Uncle Fred, one of the characters in the gossip column, Letters of Eve, finds his commute to the office infinitely more enjoyable now there are ladies working as bus conductors during the war

Young officer instructed to dance, 1918
Illustration from the Letters of Eve column in The Tatler showing a young subaltern being told to dance (in no uncertain terms) by his commanding officer, Colonel Firebrand! Date: 1918

Z for Zulu
From a Deans Rag Book entitled Kiddiewiddies ABC. Date: 1920

Olivia Maitland Davidson, writer and journalist, specifically author of Letters of Eve, the Tatler magazines weekly gossip column

Tennis and flirting, 1916
Illustration by Annie Fish to accompany the Tatlers gossip column, The Letters of Eve, showing a lady arriving on a tennis court fully garbed and ready for a game

British Army in Mesopotamia, protection from insects, WW1
A British officer serving in Mesopotamia finds a solution to the fly problem while writing a letter. Date: 1916

Soldiers sorting military post, WW1
Men of the Royal Engineers sorting out letters at the G.P.O in 1915. The ever-increasing volume of letters and parcels to troops in various parts of the world necessitated experienced men who

Tommys Letter Bag, Arrival of Post at the Front, WW1
The arrival of mail at a British outpost station in France during the First World War. Date: 1915

Letter writer and client, Naples, Italy. The notice says that the man can also offer his services in French. Date: late 19th century

Eve walks out with Uncle Fred wearing his volunteer armbands
Illustration by Annie Fish to illustrate Letters of Eve in The Tatler. The eponymous Eve is walking out with her Uncle Fred who always aggressive

A Dug-Out in the Dardanelles
A British soldier writing a letter in his dug-out on the cliff side during the Dardanelles Campaign. Date: 1915

Poster, Rally Round the Flag, Every Fit Man Wanted. Recruitment poster for the First World War. Date: circa 1914-1915

Greetings from Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Date: 1948

Rotten Row crowded with khaki by Fish
Hyde Park re-echoes the war note in every corner. Rotten Row is crowded with khaki, and squads of recruits decorate the open spaces

Nursery Rhymes -- F, I, Z
Nursery Rhymes -- three illustrations for three letters of the alphabet. Showing a man ploughing a field, a white mouse sitting on someones hand with a head of wheat

God Save the Queen
Arrangement of people spelling out God Save the Queen. Date: victorian era

A woman looking into a makeup mirror. A letter and quill lie beside it

Westcott Weathervane
The village of Westcott, Surrey, England, has a quaint a clever sign. Above the dovecote are the letters W, E and the North arm displays a T = West + (dove) cote! Date: 1940s

Rudolf Willemoes-Suhm
RUDOLF VON WILLEMOES-SUHM German scientist who exchanged letters with Darwin Date: 1847 - 1875

Marquis De Sevigne
HENRI, marquis de SEVIGNE French aristocrat whose chief claim to fame was as the husband of Marie, famed for her letters to their daughter. Date: 1624 - 1651

Comtesse De Grignan
FRANCOISE MARGUERITE de SEVIGNE, comtesse de GRIGNAN daughter of Marie de Sevigne, who wrote her many marvellous letters. Date: 1646 - 1705

Marquise De Sevigne
MARIE de RABUTINm marquise de SEVIGNE French aristocrat noted for her letters, chiefly to her daughter. Date: 1626 - 1696

Duc De Saint-Aignan
FRANCOIS HONORAT DE BEAUVILLIERS, first duc de SAINT-AIGNAN French soldier and patron of letters Date: 1610 - 1687

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