Dundee Collection (page 2)

High Street, Dundee early 1900's

Dundee High Street early 1900s

Dundee Storm Warning early 1900s

A Dundee tram, early 1900s

Dundee tram Edwardian period

Dundee 1860s

Carver Doone
Image of Carver Doone, a character in Lorna Doone. Date: circa 1908

The Tay Bridge, Scotland Date: circa 1878

Dundee Villas
A pair of photographs, the top shows a row of villas in Dundee, Eastern Scotland, the second shows the same row of buildings, but with fervent improvements

QSS Lusitania - souvenir of launch, commemorative 18 carat gold handled scissors, with stainless steel blades, the crossover engraved with John Brown and Co

Market Place, Dundee
Etching showing a market place in Dundee, from across the water, eastern Scotland. Date: circa 1931

Salvation Army Women's Hostel Dundee Circa 1912
Salvation, Army, Women's, Hostel, Dundee, circa, 1912, Ward, Road, , 13548673

Passagers On Board Dundee Steamer 1873
Departing from Wapping, London on Wednesdays and Saturdays, Londoners taking a holiday trip. Passagers sitting on the deck going on hoilday to Leith or Granton Pier for Edinburgh or change for

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - We have no Coupons
The long Caption blames the patches on the lack of clothing coupons but says what does that matter - to loyal pals like me and you

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Whos making the Brave New World
The Caption verse is Whos making the Brave New World - lets see - Whos making the Brave New World? You-and-Me! This is a reference to Aldous Huxleys dystopian novel Brave New World - a world that you

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - When am I goin to see you again
On the back of the card is a plaintive message to David.. Do you still miss us my darling? I will be delighted to have a little card from you

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Now this economy is here
The Caption is Now this economy is here - we ll have to darn the darns Ole dear. They have been darning since 1941 so they probably really are down to the darns

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Wool without coupons
The Caption is Wool without coupons. Although the card was posted in 1947, the drawing is about wartime clothes rationing which did not finish until 1949. Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: 1947

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Smiling - even thro the tears
The rhyme says that things will be nice tomorrow - obviously they were not too good today. On the back is a printed message from the Prime Minister Let us all strive without failing in faith or in

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Heres another blue-pencil P. C
The Caption refers to..another blue pencil postcard. In WW2 Bue Pencil referred to the Censor who crossed out in indelible blue any text that he thought might be of use to the enemy

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Takes all sorts to make a world
The caption says It takes all sorts to make a world and I m glad that you re one of the sorts! The postcard was sent one month before war was declared. Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: 1939

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - I C I. O. U. A P. C
This is a particularly interesting card. The girl with the pen is writing a message in a simple code. The card was posted from Bletchley - the hub of the code breakers of WW2

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - I ve gone crackers over a soldier
The Caption is I ve gone crackers over a soldier. Curiously MLA has not drawn in a box of crackers! Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: 1945

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - You Know what men are
The Caption is You know what men are. In previous wars men generally had the desirable uniforms but in WW2 the ladies had uniforms too and that of the WRENS was particularly attractive

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Whether you ve gone
Comic cards were much brighter at this stage of the war when the end seemed to be in sight. The little girl is anticipating the return of her loved one whether you ve gone for a year or a day

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - I m sticking it jus for you
The Caption reads I m sticking it jus for you. It looks as if she is not just going to stick the stamp but also is putting on lipstick. Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: 1945

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - I m doin me knit
The Caption reads I m doing my knit - a play on the wartime need to do your bit. Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: 1941

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Every nice boy loves a sailor
The Caption reads Every nice boy loves a sailor - a take on the popular song. This lass has pictures of soldiers and airforce men on the wall behind her. Busy girl

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - The Sun is Out
The verse on the card contains the lines Coupon trouble grows - shes naught to dry - but pegs. Clothes rationing began in June 1941 and did not end until 1949

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - England expects
The Caption reads - England Expects presumably evoking the Nelsonian flag signal to his fleet. It was everymans war. Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: 1941

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Wats doing
The Caption reads W.A.Ts Doing? Women were called up from early in 1941 and this little lass may well be in the Womens Auxiliary Territorial Service. Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: circa 1941

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Johnny get your gun
The Caption is Johnny get your gun! Mabel Lucie is perhaps unwittingly relating this card to the anti-war novel Johnny got his gun published in 1938 in which a soldier loses all his limbs in

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Wot won t we do
The Caption reads Wot won t we do - when I gets you home! Most such captions are more frequent towards the end of the war when one could look forward to the soldier boys coming home

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - I m Missing You Somefing Orful
The Caption is Missing you somefing orful! If her love is in the Forces the War has another 5 months to run in Europe, and demobilisation was slow for many.Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: 1945

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Don t mind the black-outs
The Caption is Don t mind the black-outs, you can always stay the night! This card has a coded message. The initials of the feet

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Happy Birthday
The ration book is clearly drawn, and cancelled coupons can be glimpsed. Petrol was the first to be rationed after the war began and eventually practically all commodities were

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Wot a fing to have
The Caption is Wot a fing to have to go to bed wif. The message on the card begins Hello Darling and later continues What do you think of this card? When I saw it I just had to get it

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Dear Darlin Mine
The Caption is Dear Darlin Mine - I m feeling fine! The romantic message on the back emphasises the first three words.Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: 1944

King George V and Queen Mary in Dundee, Scotland
King George V and Queen Mary in the Royal Carriage, visiting a group of nurses in Dundee, Scotland. 1914

Advert, Robertson & Orchar Ltd, Dundee, Scotland
Advert for Robertson & Orchar Ltd, Wallace Foundry, Dundee, Scotland. 1905

Advert, Robertsons Dundee Whisky, Scotland
Advert for Robertsons Dundee Whisky, John Robertson & Son Limited, Dundee, Scotland. 1905

Advert, Lindsay & Low Ltd, Confectionery, Dundee
Advert, Lindsay & Low Ltd, Manufacturers of Confectionery, Chocolates, Peels, Marmalade and Jams, Dundee, Scotland. 1905

Don Brothers, Buist & Co Ltd, Dundee and Forfar
Advert for Don Brothers, Buist & Co Ltd, Flax and Jute Spinners, Dundee and Forfar, Scotland. 1905

Design, The Industries of Dundee, Scotland. 1905

Adverts, Don Brothers, Buist & Co, Robertson & Orchar
Adverts for Don Brothers, Buist & Co Ltd, Flax and Jute Manufacturers, Dundee and Forfar, and Robertson & Orchar Ltd, Wallace Foundry, Dundee, Scotland. 1905

Adverts, R & A Sanderson & Co, J & A D Grimond Ltd
Adverts for R & A Sanderson & Co, Scotch Tweeds, Galashiels, and J & A D Grimond Ltd, Dundee, Scotland. 1905

Adverts, Bank of Scotland, Cox Brothers, Dundee
Adverts for The Bank of Scotland, Edinburgh, and Cox Brothers Limited, Jute, Flax and Hemp Works, Dundee, Scotland. 1905

Adverts, Baxter Brothers, P & R Sanderson
Adverts for Baxter Brothers & Co Ltd, Spinners and Manufacturers, Dens Works, Dundee, and P & R Sanderson, Tweed Mill, Galashiels, Scotland. 1905

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