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Port Sunlight - a workers utopia

Page from The Illustrated London News with photographs reporting on the model factory village of Port Sunlight on the Wirral, near Birkenhead. Established by William Hesketh Lever, later Lord Leverhulme, the village provided spacious accommodation and numerous amenities for workers at the Lever Brothers soap factory. Images of the schools built by labour, the open air swimming pool, a Sunday School procession and the picturesque houses all testify to the wholesome way of life enjoyed by Port Sunlight's inhabitants. Date: 1905

© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans

METROLAND MAP

A map of Metro-Land, the residential area in London's northwest hinterland, served by London's Underground though in these parts most of it runs over ground. Date: 1926

© Mary Evans Picture Library

1926, Area, Communities, Community, Ground, Hinterland, Historical, History, Land, London, Londons, Map, Metro, Metroland, Northwest, Parts, Planning, Residential, Runs, Served, Town, Towns, Underground

Cartoon impression of the Russo-Japanese War 3 of 5

Card 3 of 5 - The Wrestlers'. A cartoon interpretation of the Russo-Japanese war, acted out by the principal ruling individuals from the International Community. The Russo-Japanese War was a conflict that grew out of the rival imperialist ambitions of the Russian Empire and the Empire of Japan over Manchuria and Korea. The major theatres of operations were Southern Manchuria, specifically the area around the Liaodong Peninsula and Mukden, and the seas around Korea, Japan, and the Yellow Sea. Japan inflicted a series of stunning defeats on the Russian Navy, principally at Tsushima in May 1905. In this third card, Tsar Nicholas II and the Japanese Emperor wrestle with each other whilst the International community watches on, forming up behind the side they are supporting

© Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection