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Sunday, 8 April 2012
Guildford, Surrey, Market Street c1910
Guildford, Surrey, Market Street c1910. Postcard by Young & Co of Teddington. Click the postcard to enlarge.
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Wednesday, 4 April 2012
Eastcote, Middlesex, Field End Parade c1930
Eastcote, Middlesex, Field End Parade circa 1930. Postcard by Charles Mitchell. Click the postcard to enlarge.
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Saturday, 31 March 2012
Postcards of Workers, c1915
Postcards of Workers, circa 1915
Over on the Sepia Saturday Blog, the theme this week is 'Workers'. Here are three postcards from my collection that show workers posing for photographs, all are from the UK and date approximately from the time of the first World War. None of these postcards are identified as to location, subjects or dates. Postcards like this can be picked up for next to nothing on eBay or at postcard fairs. If the factory or identity of one or more of the sitters can be established, values can go very high indeed.
The first postcard, my favourite of the three, shows a group of female workers in an industrial setting. Their uniforms are very clean which makes me think that they may be laundry workers, but that is pure conjecture on my part. I love the beaming smile on the girl second left.
The second postcard shows a group of male workers, possibly at a ship yard. The man in the middle with the spectacles and the check scarf is particualrly notable.
The final postcard shows a group of workers from a factory somewhere near Ealing in Middlesex. They are probably engaged in some kind of work for war production. That looks like railway tracks in front of them. Unfortunately the back is blank (as are all three postcards in this post) except for the word 'Ealing' pencilled on the back. The identity of the girl that has been cirlcled is unknown.
As always, click the postcards to enlarge. The first two postcards are at 300 dpi so you may want to save them to your computer to view them in detail. No 'now' pictures from Google Street View this week.
Over on the Sepia Saturday Blog, the theme this week is 'Workers'. Here are three postcards from my collection that show workers posing for photographs, all are from the UK and date approximately from the time of the first World War. None of these postcards are identified as to location, subjects or dates. Postcards like this can be picked up for next to nothing on eBay or at postcard fairs. If the factory or identity of one or more of the sitters can be established, values can go very high indeed.
The first postcard, my favourite of the three, shows a group of female workers in an industrial setting. Their uniforms are very clean which makes me think that they may be laundry workers, but that is pure conjecture on my part. I love the beaming smile on the girl second left.
The second postcard shows a group of male workers, possibly at a ship yard. The man in the middle with the spectacles and the check scarf is particualrly notable.
The final postcard shows a group of workers from a factory somewhere near Ealing in Middlesex. They are probably engaged in some kind of work for war production. That looks like railway tracks in front of them. Unfortunately the back is blank (as are all three postcards in this post) except for the word 'Ealing' pencilled on the back. The identity of the girl that has been cirlcled is unknown.
As always, click the postcards to enlarge. The first two postcards are at 300 dpi so you may want to save them to your computer to view them in detail. No 'now' pictures from Google Street View this week.
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