RM2C8G176–Early 1900's greetings postcard of an idyllic country scene depicting 1920's children outdoors feeding a calf from a bucket. The young girl wears a Tam-o'-Shanter hat fashionable in the early 1920's and a smock dress. A young boy endures wearing a dress with a peaked cap, whilst his older brother wears more boyish clothes and a peaked cap, posted 17 May 1921.
RM2WRD3DX–Original Victorian Carte de Visite (visiting card or CDV) older lady in black clothes and wearing a bonnet, photographed in a rural setting, by field of sheep by D. Nottle of 3 Clifton Terrace, Beckenham, Greater London (was in county of Kent) U.K. Circa 1880's
RM2WRD3E0–Original Victorian Carte de Visite (visiting card or CDV) handsome gent, in a suit holding a bowler hat, photographed in a rural setting, by field of sheep by D. Nottle of 3 Clifton Terrace, Beckenham, Kent, U.K. Circa 1880's
RM2DAJFDC–Original early 1900's postcard of three young girls outside Christ Church, (Thornton Church), Thornton-Cleveleys (near Blackpool), Lancashire, U.K. posted April 24 1905. This church was demolished in 1972 and a new one built in its place.
RM2H78F8A–early 1900's postcard of child sitting on a horse, with sister holding reins, Llandygwydd, Cardiganshire, Wales, U.K. circa 1909.
RM2H78F8B–Original early 1900's postcard of small boy sitting on a horse, with his sister holding the reins, Llandygwydd, Cardiganshire, Wales, U.K. circa 1909
RM2B7N4XF–Early 1900's postcard of schoolgirls on country daytrip, posing with a farmer and rakes, circa 1923, U.K.
RM2B7N4XB–Early 1900's postcard of schoolgirls on country outing at harvest time, posing with a farmer and rakes, next to a haystack, circa 1923, U.K.
RM2WW532X–Original Victorian carte de visite (visiting card or CDV) of country image of long ago, a rustic farmer /landowner, Victorian horserider on a beautiful grey mare. Circa 1860's. U.K.
RM2WTTB49–Original Victorian carte de visite (visiting card or CDV) of country image of long ago, a rustic farmhand standing next to a horse and cart, with a young boy, possibly his son, taking a ride in the cart. Circa 1860's. U.K.
RM2WTXD4H–Original Victorian carte de visite (visiting card or CDV) of country image of long ago, a rustic farmhand standing next to a Victorian horse and cart, with a young boy, possibly his son, taking a ride in the cart. Circa 1860's. U.K.
RM2M92FEF–Original Edwardian era postcard of Country Scene, agriculture / lumberjacks, forestry workers with heavy horses logging along a lake, bringing logs into the shore. Postcard is published by E.A. Schwerdtfeger & Co London, EC. dated / posted 1912 possibly Cumbria, England, U.K.
RM2E4F92M–Original Victorian cabinet card full of characters and fashions. Here is John Baxter seated in the centre probably with his wife on the left dressed in her finest, surrounded by a group of his factory workers, dressed in their 'Sunday Best' clothes, perhaps on a company outing or country walk, circa 1897, U.K
RM2M92FEJ–Original Edwardian era postcard of Country Scene, agriculture / lumberjacks, forestry workers with heavy horses logging along a lake, bringing logs into the shore. Text 'Country Scenes, Early Morning Labours'. Postcard is published by E.A. Schwerdtfeger & Co London, EC. dated / posted 1912 possibly Cumbria, England, U.K.
RM2G7RYJ2–Original early 1900's real photographic greetings postcard of rural cottages and inhabitants, thatched cottage, rural crafts, man wears a smock, possibly a shepherd, circa 1905, U.K.
RM2T7KB1W–Original early1900's postcard of a lady with pail / bucket outside her charming typical English half timbered thatched cottage, vernacular architecture, dating from Medieval period, Cropthorne, Worcestershire. England, U.K. Circa 1917
RM2T9W7AD–Original Edwardian postcard of Post Office and Parsonage, Coney Weston, Suffolk, a respectable family pose outside the front gate, a child pushes a pram, possibly the postmaster or postmistress. a typical early 1900's scene in rural England. Postcard dated 7th May1905 on front. Suffolk, England, U.K.
RM2GB4RD4–Original WW1 era postcard, of an early tank, 'one of our tanks', mark 1V tank, published by E.L.P. Co. East London Publishing Company, posted 19 December 1917, U.K.
RM2HR2EJG–Original and rare Victorian cabinet card of poor working class older farm labourer, wearing his patched working suit, a bowler hat typical of agricultural labourers of the time, carrying farm implements, possibly hoes, rakes or billhooks. HIs looks a hard life -he is of pensioner's age. Photograph by Freckleton & Co., 63 Long Row, Nottingham, U.K. circa 1890's.
RM2HDX1BH–Original early 1900's period postcard of estate workers felling trees, with sharp axes, oaks, elms? at Enville, possibly Enville Hall estate, rural Staffordshire, England, U.K. early 1920's
RM2RJ6W90–Original 1890's era charming Victorian cabinet card of a farming Victorian family outside their rustic stone farmhouse or cottage. The mother wearing her Sunday best, neat hairstyle with centre parting, holds her baby / toddler girl, the father, bearded, wearing a sack coat, sits a child on his knee, who looks like a boy although wearing a girl's dress as was normal at the time. U.K. circa 1890,1891
RM2ATW496–Early 1900's postcard of young Edwardian men wearing Sunday best suits and flat caps on a day out walking in the countryside, U.K. circa 1910
RM2HK4AH6–Wonderful Victorian Carte de Vistie (CDV) or visiting card of group estate workers, & their families - wives and children, several characters on Victorian farm. All are dressed in what would have been their only change of clothes - their Sunday Best. The men wear bowler hats to protect their heads. Posing for the photograph with the tools of their trade are: maintenance team with wood working tools, spade and a gun and farm hands with their agricultural tools - pitch fork, spade and rake, by the itinerant photographer A. (Alfred) Arnell of Scarborough, Yorkshire, England, U.K. circa 1880's
RMPNJJ9B–Original Edwardian era summertime photographic postcard of ladies at Strood Garden Fete posing for a photograph by a stall selling hand sewn gifts and handmade crafts - wonderful images of hats, women of different ages, stunning outfits. Postcard dated July 1908, Strood, Kent, U.K.
RM2A5E9A5–Early 1900's photograph of group of friends having a picnic beside a vintage car, in moorland countryside, circa mid 1930's, Ayrshire, Scotland, U.K.
RM2H65D01–Original early 1900's postcard of man on a horse, Cardiganshire, Wales, dated June 1912 on reverse.
RM2H65CXW–Original early 1900's postcard of man on a horse, Cardiganshire, Wales, dated June 1912 on reverse.
RM2HDCB3J–Original early 1900's Edwardian era postcard of Skye crofters, tenant farmers, outside their croft, the old woman has a spinning wheel and is spinning wool - subsistence living. Printed by the Reliable series by W R & S William Ritchie and sons - circa 1905. Isle of Skye, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, U.K.
RM2BRCB4Y–Early 1900's Edwardian era postcard of farrier or village blacksmith shoeing a horse with owner, circa 1910, U.K.
RM2RE1XB1–Original early 1920's era postcard of group of good looking young men, messing about whilst camping dressed as Scottish pipers and bandsmen. One of them holds up a greasy frying pan with a charred sausage stuck to it. The lads are wearing tartan - one has a sporran made from a hair brush attached to the front of his kilt! They have a sign outside their tent stating 'Magpie camp' , unknow location in U.K. possibly Scotland.
RMJDTG4B–Original Edwardian era tinted colour postcard of Cornish Fisherwomen, wearing lace bonnets and shawls, carrying baskets or cauwals, posted from St. Ives, Cornwall, U.K. August 1906
RM2N6KK1T–Original sepia toned Victorian era CDV (carte de visite or visiting card) of young working class man in working clothes, wearing a toque hat like a chef's, tradesman, labourer, carpenter or mason with tools, hammer, apron and cap. R Hedges 279 High Street, Camden Town, London, circa 1878.
RM2RM06JA–Original early 1900's era postcard of summertime village fete, with a bring and buy stall. A lady committee member stands besides her stall with a stallholder, the stall displays sells jams, fruit nougats, damsons by the pound - weighing scales in background. Two young customers stand next to the trestle table laid out with wares for sale. The young boy wears an HMS Defender sailors hat, and the other child, a flat cap. Circa 1919 /1920, U.K.
RM2K1RT01–Original very clear, early 1900's American postcard of 3 wheelwrights, overseer maybe in pinstripe trousers, bowler hat, with cart wheels posing for a photo portrait outside their workshop. Some amazing real characters, workwear fashions, bowler hats. Room for copy space. U.S.A. Circa 1919
RM2WKMEYE–Original Victorian Carte de Visite (visiting card or CDV) of working class man - a drover / shepherd wearing tall crowned bowler hat, carrying a crook, wearing leather boots with buttoned gaiters, with his faithful collie sheepdog. The man may have driven his sheep bound for the meat markets of London such as Smithfields, from as far away as Wales following ancient drovers routes. Possibly a Welshman. Many drovers grazed their animals on the Common at Peckham village before going on to London. Photographer - Theophilus Claudius Kirby (1829-1907) Peckham, S.E. London, Borough of Southwark, U.K.
RM2JBR05D–Original and rare Victorian Carte de Visite (Visiting Card or CDV) of a group of wheelwrights posing for a photograph in front of a carriage, holding tools, callipers, one man with an axe is making a new wooden spoke. unknown location in U.K. square mount indicates 1860's.
RM2H40270–Original early 1920's postcard of stable hands or farm workers - ploughmen, some with their small sons, wearing working clothes - flat caps, waistcoats and trousers tied below knee, boots. Posing for a group photo outside a barn building or stables with a dog. They appear to be working for a large landowner. They could possibly be working with Clydesdale draught horses for ploughing At their feet is a wooden sign dated 1926, which also has Earnside, a horseshoe, whip and horse drawn on it. Possibly a celebration or anniversary. Located near the river Earn, Perth, Central Scotland, U.K.
RMCPEAAK–Original Edwardian postcard depicting a country woman going to the well, rural nostalgic scene, posted 4 May 1907, U.K. UK
RMM1X6TY–Cut down postcard portrait of milk maid and workers wearing clogs, typical rustic clothing attire, caps, with milk jug, borough of Rosendale, Rawtenstall, Ramsbottom (Lancashire) area, U.K. circa 1906
RM2JAHRWT–Original charming cabinet card outdoors portrait of a country gentleman on his horse outside his home, photographed by P.M. Laws, 38 Blackett St. Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, U.K. late 1880's, early 1890's.
RM2J38R54–Original, clear 1930's era postcard of 3 coal merchant's delivery men and loaded truck of coal. These men are confident characters. On the delivery truck is a sign - 'S. Edwards, 117 Ivy Cottage, Bowling Green, Old Hill, Staffs' Staffordshire, West Midlands, England, U.K. (it lies within the Black Country).
RM2M7BBR9–Original late Edwardian era postcard of group of working class women, lots of characters of different ages. Many are wearing the lady's version of the flat cap. Believed to be hop pickers as appear to be in a country setting, is a large group of different ages and several are wearing posies of what look like a bunch of hops on their lapels and wearing aprons tied at waist, over urban clothes. Many London workers went to work in the Kent hop fields on a working holiday. Circa 1905.
RM2JAF9D9–Victorian Carte de Visite ( visiting card or CDV) rural scene of group of country gentlemen and a boy, outside a tent in a field, circa 1865, U.K.
RM2HX31W3–Beautiful original tinted or hand coloured Edwardian photograph of head gardener wearing a waistcoat and flat cap, seated in a large country house conservatory surrounded by tropical plants - palms circa 1910, U.K.
RM2M9HXP0–Original WW1 era postcard of imposing Canadian Highlander wearing a leopard skin over his uniform of kilt and sporran as did Gordon Highlanders of Scotland. The soldier is a bandsman playing a bass drum (Caledonian written on the side of the drum) in the Corp of Drums. He was a Commonwealth soldier fighting overseas for 'King and Country'. Published as the World War Series. Posted 3rd November 1915, U.K.
RM2HDGA22–Original WW1 era studio portrait postcard of 2 young women dressed up in soldier's uniforms. Perhaps their boyfriend's uniforms. The woman on the left is wearing cap badge of the Royal Artillery, and the woman on the right is wearing one from the Wiltshire Regiment. From the studio of H A Aylward of Alton, Hampshire. On reverse is written ' August 1917, me and pal at Burkham'..Burkham is a hamlet in the large parish of Bentworth in East Hampshire, England and includes a large country house - Burkham House. 1917, U.K.
RM2RDPXWN–Original early 1920's era postcard of a large group of men and women posing for a portrait in the grounds of a country house called Close House.. The postcard states that they are the Crow Hall Allotments Protection Society, Close House, Wylam, Northumberland, U.K. dated 11.8.1923. It appears this group of allotment holders travelled from Crow Hall, Felling, Gateshead (near Newcastle) to the country house called Close House (seen in background) Perhaps it was a charabanc day trip to a country home or the country estate was used as venue for a convention / meeting.
RMA5AY75–Original occupational portrait portraits postcard of Edwardian housemaid posing in garden of a country house next to chair, Cumbria, circa 1905, U.K.
RM2T7RP5A–Original, very clear, Victorian era cabinet card of dairy maid wearing an apron, standing next to a beautiful Alderney cow, possibly a prize winner. Photographed at the farm by the well-know island photographer of the time, Ernest Baudoux & Son (the son joined him in 1885). St. Helier, Jersey, the Channel Isles. This is thought to be an Alderney cow. The Alderney cow is originally from the Channel Isles and is a cross-breed of Guernseys and Jerseys. Dated to 1885, 1886 or 1887.
RM2M3T9DE–Original Edwardian era greetings postcard of peasant home-spun industry. Dyeing the Wool. outside a rustic cottage home, vernacular architecture built of local stone and roofing of reeds. Connemara, Galway, Republic of Ireland. Circa 1905.
RM2JCH15K–Original Edwardian era postcard depicting a group of Kentish fruit pickers, picking cherries, working class poor, on a working holiday, circa.1904, Kent, England, U.K.
RMM1X6TT–Original charming Edwardian era postcard portrait photograph of milk maid holding a milk pail and wearing a bonnet on the doorstep of a house with a lady customer, borough of Rosendale, Rawtenstall, Ramsbottom area, U.K. circa 1906
RM2JF2MEK–Original Edwardian tinted postcard of Kent hop picking - 'corner of a fine hop garden', men loading hops into baskets next to hop vines, circa 1905.1910
RMKXJER9–Early WW1 era postcard of young men camping, Aero Bhoys sign in the tent, possibly young aviators from Brooklands Aero Club, Surrey or camp nickname or just young men having fun, circa 1914
RMT0HWCA–Original and wonderful 1930's or 1940's postcard of happy smiling hop pickers, family and friends, enjoying themselves on a working holiday, in a hop garden, bygone days, lots of characters, working classes, Kent, England, U.K
RM2B7PGHW–WW1 era postcard of group of women land girls, doing war work - building a farm track, circa 1916, U.K.
RM2ATE72P–WW1 era postcard of farm workers with several Land Girls who are wearing Land Army armbands to distinguish them from the farm labourers and to show that they are on active war service. Photo taken at the Newlands, circa 1917, U.K.
RM2M44ENN–Original and charming late 1920's early 1930's era postcard of cheerful but tired looking working class labourers relaxing for a group photograph after the harvest has been brought in, big haystack behind them, lots of characters, young men and women, some children, family members. The workers' clothes are protected by sack cloth aprons. Photograph by Ashby Swift, South Street, Bourne, South Lincolnshire, England, U.K.
RM2B7PGHX–WW1 era postcard of group of women land girls, doing war work - building a farm track, circa 1916, U.K.
RM2A498GJ–Original charming Edwardian postcard of young girl with an man who is smoking a pipe - possibly her grandfather, outside in a productive cottage garden. The girl wears a large bow in her hair and probably her best dress, and holds a bunch of daisies grown perhaps for market, circa 1910, U.K.
RM2H5ACAP–Original early 1900's Edwardian farm greetings postcard of people in a field wearing Sunday Best clothes, bringing in hay, horse and wagon, circa 1901, U.K.
RM2JA0293–Original postcard of characterful older weather -beaten fisherman wearing a raincoat and hat, probably a herring fisherman, Norfolk, possibly Sheringham, U.K. dated September 1913
RM2M20B1R–Original early 1930's era postcard of young children visiting their older rural farming relatives, grandparents or aunts and uncles on a British farm, growing vegetables. The men wear flat caps and suits and the women housecoats. U.K.
RM2GB5ACW–Original early 1900's postcard of young men eating lunch on a ramble, circa early 1920's U.K.
RM2GKMAHN–Original WW1 era postcard of group of farm hands and dairy maids, probably land girls, farmer's daughter, with milk pails, circa 1917, U.K.
RMA5CF9H–Original photograph of group of Edwardian lady cyclists enjoying the countryside, recreational recreation, pastimes, vintage cycling circa 1910, U.K.
RMA5CF9Y–Edwardian excursion with coach and horses
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