School Photograph
1915-1925 (made)
School photograph of landscape proportions, in sepia tint, showing a group of thirty-four boys sitting and standing in rows among the desks of a classroom with wood and glass partition walls. The boys' clothes show the transition to the fashions of the post-WW1 period from those of the Victorian and Edwardian eras: the majority wear jumpers with
collars (some with ties), but one or two wear jackets (including one Norfolk jacket) and two boys wear Eton collars; one boy standing at the back, with his head bandaged, wears an army combat jacket. A London County Council Copy book (No A17) is visible on the master's desk in the foreground, with a chalk-box, an inkstand, and a bundle of pupils' copy books tied with string.
collars (some with ties), but one or two wear jackets (including one Norfolk jacket) and two boys wear Eton collars; one boy standing at the back, with his head bandaged, wears an army combat jacket. A London County Council Copy book (No A17) is visible on the master's desk in the foreground, with a chalk-box, an inkstand, and a bundle of pupils' copy books tied with string.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Photographic paper |
| Brief description | School photograph; British, 1915-25 |
| Physical description | School photograph of landscape proportions, in sepia tint, showing a group of thirty-four boys sitting and standing in rows among the desks of a classroom with wood and glass partition walls. The boys' clothes show the transition to the fashions of the post-WW1 period from those of the Victorian and Edwardian eras: the majority wear jumpers with collars (some with ties), but one or two wear jackets (including one Norfolk jacket) and two boys wear Eton collars; one boy standing at the back, with his head bandaged, wears an army combat jacket. A London County Council Copy book (No A17) is visible on the master's desk in the foreground, with a chalk-box, an inkstand, and a bundle of pupils' copy books tied with string. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | "(9)" has been inscribed on negative in white ink |
| Object history | References: Found among papers of donor's late brother-in-law: he was born c. 1916 and lived as a child "on a Council Estate of small houses off Roehampton Lane, Putney"; she thinks the photos of boys were his, but cannot recognise him on either. |
| Production | Britain |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | B.17-1994 |
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| Record created | April 19, 2000 |
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