Colour photograph showing actor Rodney Bewes performing "Three Men in a Boat" in front of [seated left to right] Jonathan Bryant, HRH Queen Elizabeth II, and David Lunn-Rockliffe, at the Royal Opening of the River & Rowing Museum in 1998.
The performance was held in The Reach [now Wind in the Willows].
Colour photograph showing actor Rodney Bewes performing "Three Men in a Boat" in front of [seated left to right] Jonathan Bryant, HRH Queen Elizabeth II, and David Lunn-Rockliffe, at the Royal Opening of the River & Rowing Museum in 1998.
The performance was held in The Reach [now Wind in the Willows].
Glass plate negative of the opening at Assendon wind pump and sewage works.
Depicting a wind pump on the right on a platform with barriers behind.
A George Bushell Collection (Part of negative set number 219 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 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.