Doffing Gallery

Patriotic poster, Buying British - has put me in a job

Thanks! Buying British - has put me in a job. Part of a government campaign to tackle a balance of payments crisis, reinforced by a speech by the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII), promoting the importance of buying from British farms and factories to reduce unemployment and boost the national economy, with the second choice being to buy from the British Empire.
1931

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King George V inspecting Ole Bill - Buckingham Palace

King George V inspecting Ole Bill (driven by James Melton and filled with war veterans) an LCC bus requisitioned by the War Department which saw service throughout the whole of WW1 - Buckingham Palace, 14th February 1920. To mark this special occasion, the bus was decorated and became a mobile war memorial. A brass shell was mounted on the dashboard, ornate brass plates for the numbers were placed on the bonnet sides and a brass bust of Ole Bill, the cartoon figure created by Bruce Bairnsfather, formed the radiator cap Date: 1920

© Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection

Young Oxford Student, College Master and Bulldogs

A young Oxford student greets the Master of his College with all due deference (making sure to hide his smoking pipe behind his back), whilst the Bulldogs (College security) look on with less calm acceptance, as they realise they have found the culprit of some misdemeanour. The result is shown on the right as the two heavies chase their target!
circa 1910s

© Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection