Photo Album from Girls' School in London, 1931-1938

[Girls Education], Photo Album

Photo Album

[Women Education] Photo album of girls primary school, 1931-1938. 8 3/4 x 12 in. Original blue cloth board covers. 58 Gelatin silver print black and white photos of various sizes from 2.5 x 3.5 in. to 5.5 x 4 in. Follows a class of girl students over the course of 7 years.

Album kept by schoolteacher of the students at All Saints Girls’ School in London. Inscription on inside front cover: “From 1931- Recording many happy hours with All Saints […] Candidates Central Islington.” Begins with “The Original Class” and identifying class leaders, including one small child identified as “Baby”. In 1935, identified as the “Jubilee Year” celebrating 25 years of King George V, students had photos taken in Kensington Garden while performing a “Jockey Dance” and national dances for England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. Children are dressed up in the garden as a “gypsy”, jockey, and “butterflies and elves.” There are also pictures of girls in short dresses posing as part of the Skipping Team. In other images, students wear plaid skirts, ties, and hats while performing a “Scotch Dance”; they also wore special costumes for different dances such as the “Mountain March,” the “Shoe maker,” and “Cochin-China”. Includes note on what the girls were wearing for each yearly photo: “Blue and white check dresses with white collars & cuffs” and 1937, Coronation Year [King George VI] / Red, white & blue dresses”. Very good condition.

Item #16640

Price: $250.00