Dawes Collection

British India Steam Navigation Company Ltd
A poster advertising the British India Steam Navigation Company, better known as B.I. and its shipping agent Gray Dawes & Co. of London

Woman police officer, Inspector Lily Dawes, London
A woman police officer, Inspector Lily Dawes, at Kennington, London, wearing belted jacket (summer uniform), helmet with badge, white shirt and tie, and duty armband. Date: 1933

NEBRASKA: OUTHOUSE, 1939. Outhouse at Dawes County, Nebraska, photographed in 1939 by Arthur Rothstein

General Dawes / Nobel 1926
GENERAL CHARLES GATES DAWES American statesman

Woman Looking Out The Window
A drawing possibly inspired by the Romeo and Juliet window scene, showing a woman, holding a fan, interacting with a man in the garden below, as she leans out of the elevated window. Date: circa 1918

Dawes Point, Sydney
This etching shows a smoking industrial building of Dawes Point, in Sydney, Australia, from across the water. Date: circa 1925

Birthday postcard, Little girl writing a card Date: 20th century

Birthday postcard, Little girl kissing little boy Date: 20th century

Birthday postcard, Little girl and boy, 2nd birthday Date: 20th century

Birthday postcard, Little boy, 1st birthday Date: 20th century

Miss M C Dawes, Master of Arts, August 1884
Illustration of Miss M C Dawes, the first female Master of Arts in England, University of London. Date: 1884

Charles Gates Dawes, American banker and politician
Charles Gates Dawes, American banker, general, diplomat, Republican politician and 30th Vice President of the United States, 1925-1929. circa 1927

Advertisement for Coopers seeds, 1936. Creator: Cecil Dawes
Advertisement for Coopers seeds, 1936. Coopers Seeds of proven merit for Market & Home Gardeners. Advertisement for vegetable seeds, aimed at the British colonial community

Sophie Dawes, Baronne de Feucheres (c1795-1840), 1910. Dawes was an English-born adventuress, best known as a mistress of Louis Henry II, Prince of Conde. From The Connoisseur magazine (June 1910)

Bottle store, Mineral Water Factory, Paignton, Devon
Bottle store in the Mineral Water Factory of Herbert Dawe Ltd, Paignton, Devon. Date: 1960s

YOUNG PLAN / 1929
The Young Plan rises like a phoenix/vulture from the ashes of the Dawes plan (the USs previous attempt to ease Germanys economy). 1929

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Messenger bringing colonists news of the battle at Lexington Green, 1775. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Rider warning Minutemen the British were marching to Lexington 1775, beginning the Revolutionary War. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Group photo, women police officers, London, WW2
Informal group photo of women police officers on a balcony at the Met Polices WEC. They are M Pascoe (joined March 1942), Shirley Jennings (joined May 1941, later Becke)

Three women police officers in uniform, London
Three female Metropolitan Police officers pose in their uniforms (winter dress, with overcoats) -- an inspector, a sergeant and a constable

Sir William Dawes
SIR WILLIAM DAWES Archbishop of York, by divine providence. Date: 1671 - 1724

General Dawes / Uk 1929
GENERAL CHARLES GATES DAWES Arriving in London with his wife in 1929, the year he was appointed US Ambassador to Great Britain Date: 1865 - 1951

German Donkey / 1927
How much can the German donkey carry? A reference to Dawes Plan of economic aid designed to enable Germany to pay war reparations. Date: 1927

CHARLES GATES DAWES (1865-1951). Vice President of the United States under Calvin Coolidge. Photograph, 20 March 1925

CHARLES DAWES (1865-1951). American politician, general, and Vice President in the administration of Calvin Coolidge. With Owen Young and Henry Robinson. Photograph, 30 April 1924

PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN, 1924. Campaign buttons supporting Republican Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates Calvin Coolidge and Charles Dawes, 1924

DAWES ACT, 1877. An Act to Provide for the Allotment of Lands in Severalty to Indians on the Various Reservations, known as the Dawes Act, signed by Congress on

The President and the Vice President of the USA. President Coolidge ( left ) has been elected President and General Dawes the Vice President of America. 5 November 1924

Announcement of a protest meeting against the Young Plan, promoted by American corporate executive Owen Young in 1929
GERMANY: YOUNG PLAN, 1929. Announcement of a protest meeting against the Young Plan, promoted by American corporate executive Owen Young in 1929 to settle the German reparation debt following World

Capt (later Lt-Col) George William Patrick Dawes (25 January 1881 to 17 March 1960) of the Royal Berkshire Regiment was the first serving officer of the British Army to be awarded a Pilots

Republican campaign button from the 1924 Presidential election featuring Calvin Coolidge and Charles Dawes
PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN, 1924. Republican campaign button from the 1924 Presidential election featuring Calvin Coolidge and Charles Dawes

HENRY DAWES (1816-1903). Henry Laurens Dawes. American politician. Wood engraving. American 1881

General Harbord and General Dawes, Paris
Major General James Guthrie Harbord (1866-1947), Chief of SOS (Services of Supply), and Brigadier General Charles Gates Dawes (1865-1951), both of them American army officers

Ramsay MacDonald and others, Foreign Office conference
James Ramsay MacDonald (1866-1937), the first British Labour Prime Minister. Seen here with others, including the French Prime Minister Edouard Herriot (1872-1957)

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Minutemen roused by Paul Revere to do battle in Lexington, April 19, 1775. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina) on ice near Dawes Glacier in Endicott Arm, Southeast Alaska, USA
Michael Nolan / SplashdownDirect

Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina) mother and pup on ice near Dawes Glacier in Endicott Arm, Southeast Alaska, USA
Michael Nolan / SplashdownDirect

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"Dawes: A Journey Through Time and Places" Step into the world of Dawes, a name that echoes through history. From its origins as the British India Steam Navigation Company Ltd to the humble outhouse in Dawes County, Nebraska captured in a photograph from 1939, this name holds stories waiting to be unraveled. General Dawes, recipient of the Nobel Prize in 1926, leaves an indelible mark on our collective memory. As we gaze at a woman looking out the window, we wonder if she too pondered upon his remarkable achievements. Traveling across continents, we arrive at Dawes Point in Sydney. The bustling streets and vibrant energy encapsulate the spirit of this iconic location. Meanwhile, a bottle store stands proudly as part of Paignton's heritage - once home to a Mineral Water Factory bearing the same distinguished name. In London's Islington Green lies Collins Music Hall adorned with posters announcing captivating performances that have graced its stage throughout time, and is here where melodies intertwine with memories under the watchful eye of Dawes. Birthdays hold special significance for us all; they are moments frozen in time like little girl writing cards or stealing kisses from little boys on postcards dating back centuries. These cherished mementos remind us that even amidst change, some traditions endure. Finally, we encounter Miss M C Dawes - Master of Arts in August 1884 - breaking barriers and paving her own path during an era when such accomplishments were rare for women. Dawes is more than just a name; it represents resilience and progress against all odds. It connects people across generations and continents through shared experiences and aspirations for greatness. Let us celebrate this timeless legacy that continues to inspire us today.