14 photographs and postcards
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14 photographs and postcards
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First is photograph of woman holding a small dog, full length, wearing a striped dress, house wall with window in background, reverse is blank.
Second is postcard of interior of small church, captioned 'Interior of Loddiswell Church'. Reverse has details of publisher.
Third photograph of older woman, full length, wearing skirt, jacket and hat, carrying handbag, large book and fur, park background, on the reverse 'Ken, did not know this was taken, coming off the front. What do you think of it, and who do you think it's like. Love Mother'.
Fourth, tear off calendar page for Thursday 23 November.
Fifth is photograph of a man in a swimming costume, holding a long walking stick. Rocks and estuary in background. Reverse blank.
Sixth is boy on a bicycle, holding on to pole which is supporting wires or cords. Trellis fence and trees in background. Reverse is blank.
Seventh, eighth and ninth a series of photographs showing an individual parachuting from an aircraft. Taken from the ground subjects are too small to see detail. All reverses blank.
Tenth is a postcard of the exterior of a small church, captioned 'Parish Church, Loddiswell. surrounded by burial ground, houses in the background. Reverse has publishers details.
Eleventh is a photograph of a woman in fancy dress, full length, full skirt, jacket with full sleeves and a bonnet. Standing in front of high hedge. On the reverse caption, handwritten 'In the good old days. Pat'.
Twelfth is a postcard of Mount Batten with Plymouth in the background, captioned Mount Batten from Turnchapel. The reverse has an address, Mr & Mrs Simmons, 27 York Grove, Queens Road, Peckham, London'. No message or postage stamp.
Thirteenth is a postcard, colour photograph of Battle of Britain Memorial flight Lancaster coasting in. On the reverse a caption ' Lancaster B1 'City of Lincoln'. due to it's outstanding efficiency and performance the Lancaster was able to attack heavily defended strategic targets deep in enemy territory, with a heavier bomb load than any other WWII aircraft. It has a wingspan of 102', a length of 69' 6 ", and a maximum speed of 275 mph.
This particular Lancaster (PA474) is part of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight based at R.A.F. Coningsby, near Lincoln. It was adopted by this city in 1975, and is permitted to carry the city's Coat of Arms and the title City of Lincoln.'
Fourteenth is a photograph of a young boy sitting on a wood pile with a hedge in the background. Reverse is blank. There is also a handwritten note ' R.A.F. Museum Hendon - information on mine laying by bomber command'. Also part of a Christmas card with handwritten 'to Pat'.
Second is postcard of interior of small church, captioned 'Interior of Loddiswell Church'. Reverse has details of publisher.
Third photograph of older woman, full length, wearing skirt, jacket and hat, carrying handbag, large book and fur, park background, on the reverse 'Ken, did not know this was taken, coming off the front. What do you think of it, and who do you think it's like. Love Mother'.
Fourth, tear off calendar page for Thursday 23 November.
Fifth is photograph of a man in a swimming costume, holding a long walking stick. Rocks and estuary in background. Reverse blank.
Sixth is boy on a bicycle, holding on to pole which is supporting wires or cords. Trellis fence and trees in background. Reverse is blank.
Seventh, eighth and ninth a series of photographs showing an individual parachuting from an aircraft. Taken from the ground subjects are too small to see detail. All reverses blank.
Tenth is a postcard of the exterior of a small church, captioned 'Parish Church, Loddiswell. surrounded by burial ground, houses in the background. Reverse has publishers details.
Eleventh is a photograph of a woman in fancy dress, full length, full skirt, jacket with full sleeves and a bonnet. Standing in front of high hedge. On the reverse caption, handwritten 'In the good old days. Pat'.
Twelfth is a postcard of Mount Batten with Plymouth in the background, captioned Mount Batten from Turnchapel. The reverse has an address, Mr & Mrs Simmons, 27 York Grove, Queens Road, Peckham, London'. No message or postage stamp.
Thirteenth is a postcard, colour photograph of Battle of Britain Memorial flight Lancaster coasting in. On the reverse a caption ' Lancaster B1 'City of Lincoln'. due to it's outstanding efficiency and performance the Lancaster was able to attack heavily defended strategic targets deep in enemy territory, with a heavier bomb load than any other WWII aircraft. It has a wingspan of 102', a length of 69' 6 ", and a maximum speed of 275 mph.
This particular Lancaster (PA474) is part of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight based at R.A.F. Coningsby, near Lincoln. It was adopted by this city in 1975, and is permitted to carry the city's Coat of Arms and the title City of Lincoln.'
Fourteenth is a photograph of a young boy sitting on a wood pile with a hedge in the background. Reverse is blank. There is also a handwritten note ' R.A.F. Museum Hendon - information on mine laying by bomber command'. Also part of a Christmas card with handwritten 'to Pat'.
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Fourteen photographs or postcards
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“14 photographs and postcards,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed April 16, 2024, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/28371.
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