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Vera Brittain fonds. Series L: photographs

Box 246:
Album A
This album contains seventeen photographs of George Catlin's father's friends and congregational ministers.

Album B
John Edward Jocelyn Brittain Catlin
1. With Vera, age 3 ½ weeks.
2. With Vera, age 3 ½ weeks.
3. At Nevern Square, April 1928, age 4 months.
4. At 6A Nevern Place, with Nurse Price, June 1928, age 5 months.
5. With Vera, August 1928, 7 ½ months.
6. With Vera, August 1928, age 7 ½ months, news clipping.
7. November 1928, age 11 1/4 months.
8. November 1928, age 11 1/4 months.
9. At 6A Nevern Place, age 1 year, 2 months, with Nurse Martin, February 1929.
10. At 6A Nevern Square, age 1 year, 2 months, with Nurse Martin, February 1929.
11. Age 1 year, 2 months.
12. Age 1 year, 2 months.
13. At Nevern Square, age 1 year, 4 months, April 1929.
14-18. Different photographs of John at age 1 year, 4 months, Nevern Square.
19. At Oakwood Court, age 1 year, 5 months, with Grandmother Brittain, May 1929.
20. At Nevern Square, age 17 months, May 1929.
21. With Vera, age 17 months, May 1929.
22. With Nurse Rogers, age 17 months, May 1929.
23. At Nevern Square, May 1929.
24. At Oakwood Court, with Grandfather Brittain, May 1929.
25. At Oakwood Court, with Grandfather Brittain, May 1929.
26. At Nevern Square, May 1929.
27. At Oakwood Court, with Grandmother Brittain, May 1929.
28. With Vera, at Nevern Square, May 1929.
29. At Nevern Square, May 1929.

30-32. At Kensington Garden, age 1 year, 7 months, July 1929.
33-34. With Vera, at Kensington Garden, July 1929.
35-36. At Kensington Garden, age I year, 7 months, July 1929.
37. At St. Monica's Garden, Kingswood, August 1929, age 1 year, 8 months, with Grandpa Catlin and Grandmother Brittain.
38. St. Monica's Garden, with Grandpa Catlin.
39. At St. Monica's Garden, with George Catlin.
40. At St. Monica's Garden, with Vera and Grandpa Catlin.
41. At St. Monica's Garden with father and Grandpa Catlin.
42. At St. Monica's Garden with Grandmother Catlin.
43. At Nevern Square, age l year, 9 months, September 1929.
44. At Nevern Square, with father.
45-46. At Nevern Square.
47. At Nevern. Square, with father.
48. At Nevern Square.
49. At Kensington Garden, November 1929, age 1 year, 11 months, with David Fisher.

50. At Kensington Garden, standing by Peter Pan.
51. At Kensington Garden, standing by the Serpentine.
52. At Kensington Garden, standing by Peter Pan.
53. At Kensington Garden, with David Fisher.
54. At Kensington Garden, standing by Peter Pan.
55. Age 1 year, 11 months.
56. Age 1 year, 11 months.
57. At Oakwood Court, with Grandmother Brittain, age 2 years, 3 months.
58. At Oakwood Court.
59. At 19 Glebe Place, age 2 years, 4 months.
60-61. At 19 Glebe Place, with Vera, Grandmother and Grandfather Brittain.
62. At the beach.
63. At the beach with Vera.
64. At the beach.
65. At the beach with nurse.
66. At the beach with Vera.
67-68. At the beach.

69. At the beach with nurse and Winifred Holtby.
70. In the garden.
71. Age 1 year, 11 months.
72. Going for a walk.
73. In the garden.
74. With nurse.
75. With nurse.
76-78. Standing by a fence.
79. Standing on stairs.
80. Standing by railing.
81. Eating an apple.
82. Sleeping.
83. With a friend at the beach.
84. Holding baby Shirley, his sister.
85. In carriage with Shirley.
86. Standing in doorway.
87. With Vera.

Album C
Shirley Vivien Theresa Brittain Catlin.
1-5. With nurse, a few weeks old.
6. With Vera
7. With Vera and John.
8. With Vera in the garden.
9. With Vera, George, John, Winifred Holtby and Phyllis Bentley.
10-11. With Vera, several months old.
12-15. With nurse.
16. With Vera.
17. With nurse.
18. With nurse, John and a friend at the beach.
19. With nurse at the beach.
20. With Vera and John at the beach.
21. At the beach.
22. With nurse.
23. With nurse and John.
24-25. In the garden on a blanket.
26. With Vera in the garden.
27-32. In the garden.
33. With Vera.
34-35. In the garden.
36-37. With John.
38-40. At the beach with John and friends.
41-44. Horse back riding.

Album D
Contains family photographs as well as travel photographs.
1. John with Grandpa Catlin.
2. John, Nevern Square, July 1929.
3-4. Vera's parents in Folkestone, 1929.
5. Vera's parents in Hove, 1928.
6. George, John and Grandpa Catlin at St. Monica's, 1929.
7. John, Nevern Square 1929.
8. Vera with John.
9. John with Edith Brittain.
10. John, Kensington Garden, 1929.
11-17. Guchy, Oct. 1926.
18. Vera at Cornell, U.S.A. 1926.
19. Newlands, Exeter.
20. Newlands, Exeter.
21. Vera and George, 1928.
22-23. Ithaca, N.Y.
24. Oakwood Court, September 1926, George with Vera's parents, his mother and a relative
25. Oakwood Court, Vera and George.
26-27. see number 24 above.
28. John, May 1932.
29. Vera and Shirley, Oakwood Court, June 1932.
30. Vera, Shirley and John.
31. Shirley.

32. Barbara and Julian, 1932.
33. Vera, Shirley and John at Sedmouth, August 1932.
34. Shirley and John at Sedmouth, August 1932.
35. Shirley at Sedmouth, August 1932.
36. Vera, Shirley and John at Sedmouth, August 1932.
37. Shirley and John.
38. George.
39. Louie Vernon, second cousin to George.
40. Ithaca, N.Y.
41. Vera.
42. Vera and George.
43. Negative of John and his Grandfather Brittain.

Album E
1-2. Devonshire Hospital, Buxton 1915.
3. Group picture of soldiers.
4. Lt. Capt. F. Walters.
5. Vera with Nurse Baily and Private Hancock.
6-8. [Frencham] Hill.
9. A nurse with wounded soldiers, Malta 1917.
10. Rome.
11. Rome
12-14. Croix Rouge Britannique et André de Saint Jean, Hospital, Benevolé
15. Cows grazing, Etaples-sur-Mer.
16-17. Etaples-sur-Mer.
18. Millbank,1918.
19. Vera in her uniform, with negative.
20. Nurses with wounded soldiers.
21. Queen Alexandra Hospital, Millbank, Vera in background, 1919.

Album F
1. Rhone Valley from France.
2. Brigne.
3. Winifred Holtby at Brigne.
4. Vera at Brigne.
5. Zermatt.
6. Island in Lake Mazzione.
7. Convent Garden, Milan.
8. St. Maria della Grazia, Milan.
9. Castello Sforza, Milan.
10. Fountain in Castello garden.
11. Island in Grorgia lagoon.
12-14. Grand Canal, Venice.
15. St. Marks, Venice.
16. St. Marks Square, Venice.
17. St. Marks and Dogas Palace, Venice.
18. Clock Tower, St. Marks Square, Venice.
19. Bridge of Sighs, Venice.
20. Castle at Bassano, Venezia.
21. Asiago Plateau, across Brenta Valley, Bassano.
22. Mt. Grappa across Brenta Valley, Bassano.
23. Old Austrian front, Asiago Plateau.
24. Old British dug-out, Asiago Plateau.
25. Outside Granezza Cemetery, Asiago Plateau.

26. Entrance to Granezza Cemetery.
27. Granezza Cemetery.
28-29. Cenotaph, Granezza Cemetery.
30-31. Edward Brittain's grave.
32. Old Italian trenches.
33. View of Brenta Valley from Asiago Plateau.
34. River Arno, Florence.
35. Florence.
36. Bank of the Arno, Florence.
37. Siena showing cathedral in distance.
38. View of embankment, Siena.
39. View from embankment, Siena.
40. View of country, Siena.
41-42. Siena.
43-44. A villa in Siena.
45-47. Perugia.
48. Assisi.
49. Monastery of St. Pietro, Assisi.
50. Assisi.

51-53. View of Assisi.
54. Colosseum, Rome.
55. Rome.
56. Forum, Rome.
57. Rome.
58. Arch of Constantine, Rome.
59. Rome.
60. Baths of Carsialla, Rome.
61. Headstone on grave, Rome.
62-64. Louvencourt.
65. Monument in Louvencourt.
66-67. Outside British military cemetery, Louvencourt.
68-69. Cenotaph, cemetery, Louvencourt.
70. British grave, Louvencourt.
71-72. Roland Leighton's grave, Louvencourt.
73. Louvencourt.

Album G
Marriage of Shirley Vivien Theresa Brittain Catlin and Bernard Arthur Owen Williams, July 2,1955.
1. Bernard with best man George Engle.
2. Shirley with George Catlin.
3-7. Shirley and Bernard Williams.
8. Wedding party.
9. Bernard and Shirley cutting the cake.
10. Bernard and Shirley with best man George Engle, 2 copies.
11. Guests throwing confetti.
12. Shirley and Bernard.
13. John Brittain Catlin with three gentlemen.
14. Members of Bernard's family.

Box 247:
Album H
Contains photographs of time spent by Vera as a V.A.D. in Malta.
1. Transport ashore on St. George's Bay with one negative.
2-3. St. Julian's Bay.
4. Dragonara with one negative.
5. Road to Valetta.
6. Cemetery.
7. Inside of church.
8. Hagiar Kim.
9. Transport on rocks.
10. Boats on shore.
11. Roadway with one copy.
12. Building on shore (hospital?).
13. Interior of a church army tent.
14. Statue in Dragonara Garden.
15. Porta Reala.
16. Opera house, Valetta.
17. Orderlies quarters.
18. Imtarfa Hospital.
19. A Block, St. George's Hospital.
20. Orderly's room, St. George's Hospital.
21. A Carezzi.
22. A Block.
23. Dragonara.
24. Outside quarters.
25. Four V.A.D.s , two copies and a negative.

26. Vera, two copies.
27. V.A.D. outside sister's quarters, one copy.
28. Stella Sharp in Villa Portelle.
29. St. Paul's Bay.
30. Two officers.
31. A V.A.D.
32. [John], Stella and Vera outside night quarters, one copy and one negative
33. Majors Hawk and Pickering.
34. St. Paul's Island.
35. A V.A.D., E.A. Bury.
36. Vera with friend, one negative.
37. Grand Harbour.
38. V.A.D.s with soldiers, one negative.
39. Vera with friends.
40. C Block.
41. Assistant Matron.
42. Goza Boat.
43-45. San Antonio Garden.
46. Dragonara (officers' hospital) with one copy.
47. A boat.
48. San Antonio Garden.
49. Pista Military Cemetery.
50. Clock Tower, St. Julian's Bay.

51. St. Julian's Bay.
52. Goza Boat.
53. Porta Reala, Valetta.
54. Corner of St. George's Bay.
55. A back street in Valetta.
56. Dragonara by moonlight.
57. St. George's Hospital, one copy and one negative.
58. St. George's Hospital and Bay.
59. Villa Rosa, St. George's Bay.
60. Rough Sea.
61. Floriana Hospital.
62. Dragonara and Bay.
63. St. George's Bay from rocks.
64. St. George's Bay from hospital.
65. Dragonara with one copy.
66. Boats in Sliema Harbour.
67. Barracca Loft.
68. Sliema Harbour.
69. House by Grand Harbour.
70. Dragonara.
71. View from orderly's room.
72. St. George's Hospital, one copy and one negative.
73. Boat in St. George's Bay.
74. Shore to bay from C Block.
75. Valletta.

76. Steps by St. Julian's Bay.
77. Gate in Sliema.
78. Porta Reala.
79. Castelle (medical staff headquarters).
80. Valletta from ferry.
81. St. George's Bay, Villa Rosa.
82. Ferry starting, Sliema Harbour.
83. The Barracca.
84. Statue in Dragonara.
85. Statue in front of San Antonio Garden.
86. Ship in St. Julian's Bay.
87. Manrel Hospital.
88. Castelle.
89. Houses in Valletta.
90. Boat near Manrel.
91. Gate leading to Valletta.
92. Grand Harbour.
93. Part of hospital buildings.
94. Floriana.
95. H.M.H.S. "Dover Castle".
96. A boat.
97. Old walls, Valletta.
98. Statue, Dragonara Garden.
99. Water cart.
100. Goats.

101. San Antonio.
102. Maltese Monk.
103. Chain Taffieha Camp.
104. Maltese-[Josie?].
105. Train in Valletta Station.
106. Goats.
107. Donkey.
108. Ambulance.
109. View from hospital.
110. Goza boat by Dragonara.
111. San Antonio Garden.
112. Dragonara.
113. Old capital of Malta, Ciltà Vecchin.
114. Rough sea outside bay.
115. Dragonara by moonlight, one copy.
116. Goza boat in bay.
117. Villa Rosa.
118. Napoli (post card).
119. H.M. Hospital Ship, "Britannie" (post card).
120. Napoli, Le Madonna del Divina Amore (post card).
121. Palace in Napoli (post card).
122. Napoli (post card).
123. Dockyard port.
124. Grand Harbour, Valletta.
125. Valletta.
126. Sliemi Harbour.
127. Grand Harbour.
128. Sorrento (post card).
129. Statue of Flora, Napoli (post card).
130-31. Napoli (post card).
132. Post card of a painting in a museum in Napoli.

Album I
This album contains 46 photographs dating around 1900. They are not labelled and therefore have not been listed separately.

Files of photographs:
File 1 Vera Mary Brittain
1. Family portrait with Vera as a young girl, one negative.
2. Vera as a young lady dressed in suit and hat, one negative.
3. Vera standing outside a building.
4. Portrait of Vera.
5. Vera leaning out a window, one negative.
6. Vera holding parasole, two copies.
7. Vera sitting in the garden, two negatives, one copy.
8. Vera holding a bouquet.
9. Vera with a friend.
10. Vera leaning over fence, one copy and one negative.
11. Vera standing by gate in winter.
12. Vera in V.A.D. uniform.
13. Group photograph of medical personnel, Vera is among them.
14. Vera as a baby.
15-16. Vera outside a building.

File 2 Vera Mary Brittain
17. Portrait of Vera.
18. Portrait of Vera, John and Shirley.
19. Painted portrait of Vera, two copies.
20. Portrait of Vera, negatives.
21. Portrait of Vera, two copies.
22. Portrait of Vera.
23. Vera with William McNally and Blair [Pandiau Grace].
24. Vera holding book, one negative.
25. Press photograph of Vera sitting on steps, one copy and one negative.
26. Press release containing portrait of Vera, two negatives.
27. Portrait of Vera.
28 Vera with dog.
28a. Vera sitting on bench.

File 3 Vera Mary Brittain
29. Vera, George Catlin and Prof. Humayan Kabir.
30. Vera and George Catlin arrive in New Delhi, three copies.
31. Vera, George Catlin and Prime Minister Shri Jawaharlal Nehru.
32. Vera, George Catlin and Prof. Humayan Kabir.
33. Vera in Johannesburg, July 25, 1960.
34. Vera and George Catlin.
35. Vera standing by bookshelves.
36. Vera holding copy of Testament of Experience.
37. Vera sitting at desk, one negative, one copy.
38. Press sketch of Vera, four copies.
39. Vera at cricket match.
40. Vera in group photograph.

File 4 Vera Mary Brittain's acquaintances
1. Henry Andrews.
2. Edward Brittain, Roland Leighton, and Victor Richardson in uniform at a military camp, seated; background is blank. (Note: this is a copy of the photograph located in Box 248, File 14; the original includes 5 others standing in the background).
3. Amy Johnson.
4-9. Roland Leighton. File 5 contains a modern reproduction of a framed photograph of Roland, also located in this box.
10. Fred Macy.
11. Victor Richardson.
12-13. Geoffrey R. Y. Thurlow.

Box 248:
File 5 Family Photographs
1. Vera with her mother.
2. Edith Brittain with George Catlin.
3-6. Edith Brittain.
7-11. Thomas Arthur Brittain.
12. Six photographs of Vera's father with his new car around 1907.
13. Five photographs of Edward Brittian.
14. Vera's mother and father with a friend.
15. Vera's mother and father.
16. John with grandparents.
17. Group photograph with Vera's parents.
18. Three photographs of George Catlin's father.

File 6 This file contains 8 photographs of unidentified people

File 7 Asiago, Italy.
1. Asiago Mountain.
2. Old Castle, Bassano.
3. Italian trench, Asiago Plateau.
4. Edward's grave, Asiago.
5. Granezza. Stone at the entrance.
6. Cenotaph, Granezza Cemetery, Asiago.
7. View of the cemetary at Granezza from the bottom of the pathway.
8. Asiago.
9. British dugout, Asiago Plateau.
10. Statue in Asiago.
11. Cemetery in Asiago.
12-13. Edward's grave, Asiago.
14. View of Asiago.
15-16. Asiago Valley.

File 8 Malta
1. Road to St. George's.
2. View from St. George's, 1917.
3. The watch tower, St. George's.
4. Corner of St. Julian's Bay, Malta 1934.
5. Grand Harbour 1933.
6. St. Paul's Bay.
7. Malta.
8. Ancient Fort, St. Angelo, Grand Harbour.
9. Malta.
10. Goza Boat, Malta.
11. Grand Harbour, Malta.
12. Barracca Garden, Malta.

File 9 Scenes from World War I
1. Etaples Hospital before bombardment, May 1918.
2. Etaples Hospital after bombardment.
3. Inside hospital after bombardment.
4-5. Bridge in Etaples destroyed in air raid, April 1918.
6. "Plugstreet" Wood, April 1915, one negative.
7. Some officers standing in trench, one copy and one negative.
8. A Commanding Officer on horseback.
9. "Plugstreet" Village, May 1915.
10. Ruined building near the trench line.
11. "Plugstreet" Wood, two officers.
12. Soldiers standing in trench, May 1915.
13. Soldiers marching, with negative.

File 10 This file contains a photograph of people listening to Professor Catlin's lecture in New Delhi, January 23,1963.
File 11 This file contains four photographs of family pets.

File 12 Uppingham School. 26 unidentified photographs of buildings both outside and inside, including the Lodge
File 13 Two damaged unidentified photographs.

Photographs found and added in August 2009:
File 14 Edward Brittain, Roland Leighton, and Victor Richardson in uniform at a military camp, seated; 5 others standing, unidentified. (Note: a copy of this photograph is located in Box 247, File 4, Item 2; the copy has the background whited out).
File 15 Lausanne, Switzerland, October 1926
File 16 Family photographs: (1) Gordon Catlin and Vera on balcony at at Oakwood Court, Sept. 1924 -- remainder of photographs in this grouping not identified although one was taken in Folkstone in Sept. 1929 and another is dated 13 May 1929; (2) T.A. and Edith Brittain by the sea -- one is identified as Hove, 1928 (3) John Brittain-Catlin, R.A.F. Dance, Port Said, Egypt, June 1946 -- two group photographs
File 17 Unidentified photographs of groups and couples
File 18 Group photographs of the older Vera and others, dressed for a special occasion, taken by Red Lion Picture Service
File 19 Unidenfied woman, 2 photographs, "Woodfield Swindon" is written in pencil on one of them

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