Black Collection (page 99)

Music cover, Broken-Hearted Clown, a song by Art Noel and Don Pelosi. 1937

Cover design, The Boys Own Annual
Cover design with sporting scenes, The Boys Own Annual. late 19th century

Music cover, Boomps-A-Daisy, a new old-fashioned party dance, words and music by Annette Mills. 1939

Music cover, Boo-Hoo (You ve Got Me Crying for You), words and music by Edward Heyman, Carmen Lombardo and John Jacob Loeb. 1937

Music cover, Blame the Moon
Music cover, Don t Blame Me for what Happens in the Moonlight, Blame the Moon. A song by Grant and Young. 1915

Birthday card - Best Birthday Ever! A little girl and her little dog. circa 1920s

Birthday card - A Birthday Wish, with people in Georgian-style costume. circa 1930s

Christmas card, Deer in snow. 20th century

Christmas card, Mary and baby Jesus on a donkey (Flight into Egypt). 20th century

Christmas card, Green Nativity. 20th century

Christmas card, Angel and lamb. 20th century

Little girl in red and white hat on circular Christmas card
Little girl in red and white hat on a circular Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Boy and girl with large ladybird on a Christmas card
Boy and girl with a large red and black ladybird on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Assistant Superintendent Betty Barnes, Lagos, Nigeria
Assistant Superintendent Betty Barnes (front row, centre), at the time of her posting to Lagos, Nigeria. She served with the Met Police from 1950 to 1975

Woman police officer in updated hat, London
Woman police officer in the new style hat which went with the updated uniform introduced in 1977, with a range of mix and match options

Early woman police sergeant, London
An early (possibly the first) woman police sergeant in London, wearing the Stanley Uniform, introduced in 1919. The tunic was single-breasted with six metal buttons down the front

Woman police officer helmet, Stanley uniform, London
Aerial view of an early Metropolitan Police female officers helmet, part of the Stanley Uniform introduced in 1919. The helmet was made of cork and hard felt, with a large badge on the front

Woman police officer in updated uniform, London
Woman police officer (Nickie Benn) posing in the updated uniform introduced in 1977, with a range of mix and match options, including an overcoat with optional shoulder cape as seen here

An Ascot frock from Ernest and Redfern, 1924
An Ascot frock from the salon of Ernest and Redfern of Albemarle Street, London. The fourreau is of black satin, the overdress being of black and white foulard marocain

A Lovely Ascot frock from Harrods, 1924
A black and white georgette frock, embroidered with silk and beads, worn with a osprey trimmed hat and silken sunshade decorated with sheared marabout (marabou), all from Harrods of Knightsbridge

Two women police officers escorting woman, London
Two women police officers, one of them a sergeant, escorting a woman into a London police station. The notice board on the left displays a few Reward posters. Date: circa 1950s

Illustrated London News cover - the Diamond Diggers
Front cover of The Illustrated London News showing two diamond diggers in South Africa, in the valley of the Vaal river, Orange Free State

Woman police officer standing by a car, London
Woman police officer standing by a large black car in a London street, writing something in a notebook. Has the driver committed a driving offence, or is she helping him with directions

Woman police officer standing by car, Hammersmith, London
Woman police officer standing by a large black car just off Hammersmith Bridge, West London, writing something in a notebook. Date: circa 1950s

Two women police officers, London
Two women police officers (Jessica Penfold or Leach and Barbara Melham or Bissell) leaving a building in London to go on duty. Date: circa 1950s

Woman police officer at Festival of Britain, London
Woman police officer (Patricia Mulberry) on duty at the Festival of Britain, South Bank, London, standing outside the Sutton Gate entrance to the Royal Festival Hall. Date: 1951

Helping woman out of the back of a police van, London
Woman police officer and a man (possibly the driver) helping a middle-aged woman out of the back of a police van in a London street. Date: circa 1950s

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