Black and white photographic postcard of members of a military band and a group of ladies. Dated 22nd February 1915.
Ella Froud is seated third from the left in the first row. At the time of this photo she was about 20 years old. She lived at Mill House, Assendon and had a very good singing voice.This photograph was taken on an occasions when she sang to the troops during the First World War. The lady on the far right is Ella's cousin, Winifred Froud and seated to Winifred's left is Dorothy Bell from Wargrave.
The message on the reverse reads 'To be kept as a momento of one who is always keen to have the honour of a lady's good company, engendered by song. Yours faithfully C B Burnett'.
Printed by F W Foulsham of Wokingham Road, Reading.
Colour photograph Harold Cobb - the Dyers' swan master, Frederick J Turk - the Royal swan marker, Brian Fitzpatrick, and Bill Colley - the Vintner's swan master in their uniforms
22 Negatives of an old cars and car parts.
A George Bushell Collection (Part of negative set number 342 in George Bushell's notebook]
George Bushell came to Henley in 1919 and took over the task of taking photographs of Henley and its surroundings from two predecessors, called Marsh and Marshall. Bushell died in the 1960s but his business was carried on by his son and grandson. It is his grandson, also called George Bushell, who has donated this important collection of photographs and glass plate negatives to the Museum. This unique collection provides a fascinating view of the changing face of Henley and the Thames over the last century.
Black and white photograph of Howard Baikie James in his role as a Fleet Arm Engineer, taken towards the end of the Second World War (1944 / 1945), when he was aged around 21 - 22 years old.
Glass plate negative of Hart Street, Henley on Thames.
(Part of negative set number 22 in George Bushell's notebook)
George Bushell came to Henley in 1919 and took over the task of taking photographs of Henley and its surroundings from two predecessors, called Marsh and Marshall. Bushell died in the 1960s but his business was carried on by his son and grandson. It is his grandson, also called George Bushell, who has donated this important collection of photographs and glass plate negatives to the Museum. This unique collection provides a fascinating view of the changing face of Henley and the Thames over the last century.
Black and white photograph of Pertti Karppinen, the 1979 World Sculling Champion from Finland.
Black and white photograph showing a single sculler sitting in his boat on the water holding his sculls. He wears shorts and a long sleeve t shirt with a Finnish flag on the breast. There is a green label on the reverse reading "Golden Sculler November 22nd 1979 PAP 190249=1", "Finland's Pertti Karppinen, who looks set to repeat his success in the Montreal single sculls at next year's Moscow Olympics. Karppinen, this year's world champion, also won the event at the Spartakiad in Moscow this year."
Black and white glass plate negative of Henley Bridge during the winter of 1895. The river is flooded and water is rushing through the bridge at speed. On the bridge a group of people looking over the side to the fast flowing water.
A George Bushell Collection (Part of negative set number 105 in George Bushell's notebook).
George Bushell & Son Ltd. is a Henley photography business which was set up in the last half of the 19th century and is still going today.
George Bushell came to Henley in 1919 and took over the task of taking photographs of Henley and its surroundings from two predecessors, called Marsh and Marshall. Bushell died in the 1960s but his business was carried on by his son and grandson. It is his grandson, also called George Bushell, who has donated this important collection of photographs and glass plate negatives to the Museum. This unique collection provides a fascinating view of the changing face of Henley and the Thames over the last century.