Admiration Gallery

Advert, Fisher Body Craftsman's Guild and Corporation

Advert, Fisher Body Craftsman's Guild and Corporation, model making for boys, including a miniature model Napoleonic coach, with university scholarships available via a competition, as well as trips to Detroit and other prizes. With the support of Cadillac, La Salle, Buick, Oakland, Oldsmobile, Pontiac and Chevrolet. Date: 1931

© The Russell Butcher Collection / Mary Evans Picture Library

The Kilt in Italy by WW1

A Highland officer wearing his kilt attracts much attention as he walks down the main street of a little town in Italy during the First World War. Women stand and cast admiring glances while curious children run in front of him. The kilted Highland regiments were a novelty in Europe and attracted admiration in France, Belgium and Italy. Date: 1918

© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans

The Golliwoggs Bicycle Club - Admiration of their outfits

Admiration all round of the cycling outfits chosen by Golliwogg and friends. The book charts Golliwogg's adventures with his dutch peg doll friends Peggy, Weg, Meg, Sarah Jane and the dinky little Midget. This is the 2nd title in a 13-book series of Golliwogg books written by mother Bertha and illustrated by daughter Florence. The tale revolved around their travels around the globe on homemade bicycles (and the disasters that befall them!). These books gave the origination of the term golliwogg, now seen as highly un-PC and socially-unacceptable for reasons of supposed racial stereotyping and changing political attitudes, despite the innocent intent of the original creation, set in a time of wildly different social norms'. Date: 1896

© Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection