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John Rees Bequest 22 : [Views in Switzerland II]

This is an album of postcards (both real photographic and photomechanical) from Switzerland, seemingly compiled by the donor following a visit in 1947.

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John Rees Bequest 24 : [Photographs]

The vast majority of cards in this album are real photographic cards of friends and family of the donor. A few are annotated on the reverse. Included are formal and informal portraits, John Rees in WW1 uniform, wedding groups, childrens studio portraits and a few early C20th cards of British actors, actresses and music hall stars.

John Rees Bequest 29 : [Views in England II]

Album containing 204 postcards, mainly photomechanical prints of various localities in England including two postcards of Harry "Brusher" Mills the New Forest snake catcher and one of his gravestone in Brockenhurst; Dickens birthplace in Portsmouth, Wiltshire moonrakers, Horningsham Congregational Church, Rufus Stone, Bloody Corner Bideford etc.

John Rees Bequest 31 : [Views in England & Scotland]

Album containing 204 postcards, a mixture of photomechanical and real photographic cards. Included are a number of cards of Royalty and royal occasions, art drawn cards from L&NWR showing the interior of the royal train, Tucks cards (series C51) showing china production, world war one patriotic and regimental cards, Tucks Oilettes of London at night (series 768) and "Bonnie Scotland"

John Rees Bequest 32 : Views in England IV

Album containing 156 postcards, a mixture of photomechanical and real photographic cards. Included are many cards of the London area including London's principal tourist attractions

John Rees Bequest 33 : Views in England V

Album containing 156 postcards, a mixture of photomechanical and real photographic cards. Included are many cards of the greater London area including London's principal tourist attractions.

John Rees Bequest 34 : Views in England VI

Album containing 204 postcards, a mixture of photomechanical and real photographic cards. Included are many art drawn cards and a series published by DF & Co of York showing Margate by moonlight, a series produced by the Central London Railway of the London underground and views of castles, stately homes, cathedrals etc.

John Rees Bequest 35 : [Views in Spain & Brazil]

Album containing 204 postcards, a mixture of photomechanical and real photographic cards. These include some addressed to his sister, posted in Spain in 1927 and others sent to him at his address in Berlin in 1923 and Burgos in 1922. Also two views of Rio de Janeiro and one of Santos in Brazil

John Rees Bequest 37 : [Worldwide views]

Album containing 189 postcards, a mixture of photomechanical and real photographic cards. Includes tucks Oilettes of Burma and India from the Wide Wide World series as well as views from around the world inc Leningrad, Salonica, North Africa, South America etc.

John Rees Bequest 38 : [Famous men & women]

Album containing portraits of eminent men and women from c.1500 to ca. 1930. As well as historical figures such as Jean D'Arc it includes Charles Dickens, Edith Cavell, Benito Mussolini, Coquelin Cadet, Roald Amundsen, Italian Kings and more. Some of the more recent figures are depicted in photographic postcards rather than art reproductions.

John Rees Bequest 39 : [British Art Collections]

Printed postcards of artworks, mainly from collections in British museums and galleries. Institutions featured include Lady Lever Art Gallery, Port Sunlight; National Gallery, London ; Dulwich Gallery, Wallace Collection and Birmingham Art Gallery.

John Rees Bequest 40 : [Postcard Series]

Album containing many series of postcards eg Tucks Picturesque Counties series; Flags of the Nations pub Valentines ; Vise Paris by Paris Color; Christmas scenes ; Birds by R S Press (aka Ruskin Studio) ; Les Femmes Heroiques pub Color Paris. Artists represented include Cynicus, Emile Dupuis, Lawson Wood, Harry Payne,

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