Record

Title	Family photograph album
Repository	Harrow Museum Collection
Ref No	HMC/P/1/1986:124
ObjectNumber	1986:124
Description	Note: This object contains a depiction of culturally insensitive costumes. Contents of family album, nothing labelled. 74 shapshots, c.1915 to 1940s. A few have St. Mary's Church spire in background (Harrow). 10 1/2 postcards: one a letter from 'Fred', in uniform, 4.5.1917; one of a woman c. 1890?, one stamped H. Shelling, Photographer, 63, Masow Avenue, Wealdstone. Packet of negatives, stamped "Natural photos, 58 College Road, Harrow" Tel. HAR 4250' (1950s). Another from same firm, marked with customer's name: "COKET". The small views seem to be local - Pinner Road, St Mary's spire, long narrow back garden in terrace backing onto embankment and railway line. One pic is of three girls dressed in costumes modeled after Native American cultural dress, from "The Fancy Dress Studio, 37 Oxford Street, W"
Object Name	Photograph
Materials	Paper
Location	In Storage

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