1910s Collection (page 6)

Ismailia Railway Station EGP_22663_20
Ismailia, Egypt. An aerial view of the railway station of Ismailia, Egypt, in October 1918. It shows military encampments beyond the railway line and buildings within the city in the foreground

Birkenhead docks EGP_22663_003
Birkenhead, Wirral, Merseyside. A view from Liverpool looking across the River Mersey towards Birkenhead, showing a ship in front of a warehouse owned by the International Cold Storage Company

Ismailia EGP_22663_012
Ismailia, Egypt. An aerial view of the city of Ismailia, Egypt, probably dating to 1918. It shows military encampments to the left of the frame adjacent to the rail-head

A game of chess EGP_22663_016
Ismailia, Egypt, 1918. Three men playing chess in a tent, probably the officers mess

Shady treee EGP_22663_030
Egypt. A group of people under a tree by buildings. Veiled women undertake domestic tasks at an outdoor kitchen, with sheep consuming leftovers

Threshing EGP_22663_025
Egypt. A child rides on a threshing sled drawn by two bullocks with a man using a winnowing fork

Water wheel EGP_22663_024
Egypt. A man and young girl in front of a bullock-powered water wheel

Shepherds EGP_22663_023
Egypt. A group of Egyptian people with two sheep outside a house or farm building

Shady tree EGP_22663_021
Egypt. A woman, children and animals under a tree by a group of buildings

Female dress EGP_22663_022
Egypt. Two frames on a single negative, showing an Egyptian woman and children at an unknown location

Tennis in the garden BB046108
An informal photographic portrait of Elfrida Alice Evans with a tennis racquet to her side. Elfrida Alice Evans (1886-1950) was the daughter of Jenkin William Evans

The Walks, Groombridge MCF01_02_1588
The Crown Inn, Groombridge, Speldhurst, Tunbridge Wells, Kent. Looking west along The Walks in Groombridge showing The Crown Inn in the foreground and two men seated on a bench outside

Penshurst MCF01_02_1581
LEICESTER SQUARE, PENSHURST, SEVENOAKS, KENT. A view from the south-west showing a group of figures gathered at the top of the steps beside the Post Office and Wall Cottage, Leicester Square

Lych gate MCF01_02_1580
LEICESTER SQUARE, PENSHURST, SEVENOAKS, KENT. A view from the north-west showing a figure standing under the archway in Leicester Square, Penshurst

Village Green MCF01_02_1575
The Walks, Groombridge, Speldhurst, Tunbridge Wells, Kent. A view looking north across the village green in Groombridge towards houses in the middle of The Walks, showing a pony grazing on the green

Village Green MCF01_02_1574
The Walks, Groombridge, Speldhurst, Tunbridge Wells, Kent. A view looking north across the village green in Groombridge towards The Crown Inn and houses at the east end of The Walks

Oasthouse and stowage barn MCF01_02_1572
Florence Farm, Groombridge, Withyham, Wealden, East Sussex. An exterior view from the south-east of the oasthouse and stowage barn at Florence Farm

Killiecrankie MCF01_02_1571
Killiecrankie, Groombridge, Withyham, Wealden, East Sussex. An exterior view of Killiecrankie looking along the garden path towards the house

Oasthouse and stowage barn MCF01_02_1570
Florence Farm, Groombridge, Withyham, Wealden, East Sussex. An exterior view from the south-east of the oasthouse and stowage barn at Florence Farm

The Crown Inn MCF01_02_1566
The Crown Inn, Groombridge, Speldhurst, Tunbridge Wells, Kent. The front of The Crown Inn seen from the south-east, showing a man and dog outside the entrance to the pub

The Crown Inn MCF01_02_1565
The Crown Inn, Groombridge, Speldhurst, Tunbridge Wells, Kent. The front of The Crown Inn seen from south on The Green, showing a dog in the foreground

Donkey cart MCF01_02_1564
Bird In Hand Street, Groombridge, Speldhurst, Tunbridge Wells, Kent. Looking north-west along Bird in Hand Street with numbers 1 and 2 on the left

End houses MCF01_02_1559
Groombridge, Speldhurst, Tunbridge Wells, Kent. The back of end houses in Groombridge, tile hung at first floor level and partially weatherboarded

Horse, cart and shed MCF01_02_1554
Groombridge, Speldhurst, Tunbridge Wells, Kent. A man with a horse and cart in Groombridge. The man appears to be either leading the horse out of a cart shed or making it back in to the cart shed

Ashurst Mill MCF01_02_1538
Ashurst Mill, Ashurst, Speldhurst, Tunbridge Wells, Kent. A view of Ashurst Mill from south across the millstream, showing the miller with a rod in his hands standing over the sluice

Ashurst Post Office MCF01_02_1537
Ashurst Post Office, Ashurst Hill, Speldhurst, Tunbridge Wells, Kent. A partial view of the weatherboarded house at Ashurst Post Office from the north-east, with a topiary tree in the front garden

Chicken and chicks MCF01_02_1534
Clayton's Farm, Speldhurst, Tunbridge Wells, Kent. A chicken in a coop with its chicks outside the coop at Clayton's Farm

Chicken and chicks MCF01_02_1533
Clayton's Farm, Speldhurst, Tunbridge Wells, Kent. A chicken in a coop with its chicks outside the coop at Clayton's Farm

Jack the terrier MCF01_02_1520
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE. A portrait of Jack (a terrier) sitting on a doorstep beside a boot scraper. It is not clear where this photograph was taken but it could have been at Brockwell Farm in Ellesborough

Cottage Ornee MCF01_02_1515
GREAT HAMPDEN, GREAT AND LITTLE HAMPDEN, WYCOMBE, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE. A view of a thatched house in the cottage ornee style in a field at Great Hampden

Hampden House MCF01_02_1513
HAMPDEN HOUSE, GREAT HAMPDEN, GREAT AND LITTLE HAMPDEN, WYCOMBE, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE. The main entrance at Hampden House seen from the west, with a cedar tree on the right of the foreground

Outside the pub door MCF01_02_1512
Rose and Crown, Butler's Cross, Ellesborough, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. A view of the Rose & Crown pub with children outside the entrance to the pub

Rose and Crown pub MCF01_02_1511
Rose and Crown, Butler's Cross, Ellesborough, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. A view of the Rose & Crown pub with cottages alongside, showing children outside the entrance to the pub

Thatched cottages MCF01_02_1499
Upper Icknield Way, Whiteleaf, Princes Risborough, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. Looking north along Upper Icknield Way, showing timber framed cottages known as Thatchers

Donkey Cart MCF01_02_1498
Upper Icknield Way, Whiteleaf, Princes Risborough, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. A donkey cart standing on Upper Icknield Way

Thatched cart shed MCF01_02_1484
Little Kimble, Great and Little Kimble, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. A thatched cart shed and thatched haystacks

Russell Arms MCF01_02_1479
Russell Arms, Chalkshire Road, Butler's Cross, Ellesborough, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. A view of the Russell Arms from the south with two men on a bank beside the road

Thatched haystacks MCF01_02_1477
Chiltern, Buckinghamshire. A view of the Chilterns, showing a wooden fence in the foreground, two thatched haystacks and a farm on a wooded hillside in the distance

Queen Victoria Memorial MCF01_02_0605
QUEEN VICTORIA MEMORIAL, THE MALL, ST JAMES, CITY OF WESTMINSTER, GREATER LONDON. Looking across the water in the fountain at the Queen Victoria Memorial towards people seated all around it

Selfridges MCF01_02_0606
Selfridges, Oxford Street, Marylebone, City of Westminster, Greater London. Looking west along Oxford Street, showing pedestrians

The Mall MCF01_02_0602
THE MALL, CITY OF WESTMINSTER, GREATER LONDON. A view along The Mall towards Buckingham Palace, showing flag poles and temporary pylons commemorating famous battles

Buckingham Palace MCF01_02_0604
THE MALL, CITY OF WESTMINSTER, GREATER LONDON. A view of pedestrians and cars on The Mall in front of Buckingham Palace. In the centre is the Kings Stand erected around the Queen Victoria Memorial

The Mall MCF01_02_0601
THE MALL, CITY OF WESTMINSTER, GREATER LONDON. A view along The Mall showing pedestrians walking past temporary pylons commemorating famous battles, sieges and liberations of World War I

Celebrating the peace MCF01_02_0600
THE MALL, CITY OF WESTMINSTER, GREATER LONDON. A view of pedestrians walking on The Mall past temporary pylons commemorating famous battles, sieges and liberations of World War I

Victory Loan Bonds MCF01_02_0597
Trafalgar Square, St James, Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London. A view towards Nelsons Column and the steeple of St Martin-in-the-Fields Church showing people heading towards Trafalgar

Prototype Cenotaph MCF01_02_0599
CENOTAPH, WHITEHALL, WESTMINSTER, CITY OF WESTMINSTER, GREATER LONDON. A view of a crowd gathered round the Cenotaph on Whitehall for the Peace Day celebrations with flags on a building to the side

Prototype Cenotaph MCF01_02_0598
CENOTAPH, WHITEHALL, WESTMINSTER, CITY OF WESTMINSTER, GREATER LONDON. A view of a crowd gathered round the Cenotaph on Whitehall for the Peace Day celebrations with flags

Victory Loan Bonds MCF01_02_0593
Trafalgar Square, St James, Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London. A view across a fountain in Trafalgar Square towards a large crowd of people gathered to buy Victory Loan bonds

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The 1910s were a time of great change and upheaval, both in the UK and around the world. As World War I loomed on the horizon, Lord Kitchener's iconic "Your Country Needs You" recruitment campaign echoed through the streets, urging men to join the fight for their country. The propaganda slogans became synonymous with this era, as patriotism surged and young men answered the call to arms. Meanwhile, in the entertainment industry, Barbra Streisand dazzled audiences in her roller skates during her performance in "Funny Girl" - a film that brought to life the story of American comedienne Fanny Brice. This cinematic masterpiece captured hearts and showcased Streisand's immense talent. In Gloucestershire, picturesque scenes unfolded at Winchcombe Station and Footbridge as well as Moreton-in-Marsh Station. These snapshots from c. 1910 transport us back to a simpler time when steam trains chugged along their tracks amidst stunning countryside landscapes. But not all was idyllic during this decade; it was also an era of struggle for women's rights. The suffragettes fought tirelessly for equality and voting rights through protests and publications like magazines dedicated to their cause. Their determination paved the way for progress towards gender equality. Amidst political movements and social change, advertisements played a significant role in shaping popular culture. Ushers Scotch whiskey adverts enticed consumers with promises of quality spirits while La Vie Parisienne magazines transported readers into a world of glamourous baths adorned with fashionable bathing hats by Cheri Herouard. As we delve further into this captivating period through photographs like Shambles CC76_00555 or Didcot Station and Signal Box in Oxfordshire circa 1910 or Platform 1 at Paddington Station from that same era (Picture No. 11981750), we are reminded of how much has changed since then but also how some elements have remained timeless.