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Decorated Prams, Baby Week, Stafford,

'Baby Day' was organised by the Maternity and Child Welfare Committee of Stafford Council after the First World War. Prizes were given to the best decorated prams and bonniest baby, and judging took ...

Decorated Prams, Baby Week, Stafford,

'Baby Day' was organised by the Maternity and Child Welfare Committee of Stafford Council after the First World War. Prizes were given to the best decorated prams and bonniest baby, and judging took ...

Delivery Vehicles, Rowland's Grocers, Stafford,

Rowland's were grocers, bakers and butchers, with premises on Gaol Road and Crabbery Street. Rowlands also owned the County Stores public house on Gaol Road.

Dig for Victory Campaign Poster

This poster shows the type of crops to plant, and the yearly rotation. During World War Two the Dig for Victory campaign encouraged people to transform gardens, parks and sports fields into allotments ...

Dining Room at Blithfield Hall

A view of the Dining Room at Blithfield Hall. It has green and gold Elizabethan panelling, a grapevine cornice and barrel ceiling. Above the fireplace are mounted 36 Coats of Arms of the Bagot family ...

Dining Room, Highfield Manor, Stafford,

Highfield Manor was built in 1880 by David Hollin, a boot and shoe manufacturer. In 1900 Mr Hollin commissioned a series of photographs, showing the inside and outside of his home. Although Highfields ...

Dining Room, Talbot and Smithfield Hotel, Stafford,

Mr and Mrs Riley, proprietors of the Smithfield and Talbot Hotel, Victoria Square.

Dinner Ladies, Holmcroft Primary School, Stafford,

Dippons Park, Perton

Page 1 of a Walker, Barnett and Hill estate agents' list of details of houses at Dippons Park, Perton, built Wetenhall Cooper Ltd. Four styles of house are described: Canberra, Beaufort, Argossy and ...

Disinfestation of furniture taken from houses on Paradise Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme

This photograph shows the disinfestation of some of the furniture that moved with the residents of Paradise Street to Beattie Avenue in the 1930s. The cramped, rundown terraced houses of Paradise Street ...

Dog Portrait. Photographed by William Blake.

Print containing a dog portrait.

Dog Show, Stafford

Prizewinners at a show arranged by Stafford and District Canine Society at the Drill Hall on Newport Road, Stafford. On the left is best in show and winner of the President's Cup, Shotley Susan, a golden ...

Dog show, Staffordshire County Showground. Hopton

Judging in the toy dogs category at a dog show at the Staffordshire County Showground at Hopton, Stafford.

Doll Pageant Entry, Stafford,

Gladys Holt with her pageant entry 'Dolls' Mannequin Parade'. The annual procession through Stafford ended with a fair on the town common. A prize was awarded to the best decorated entries and along ...

Dolls Shoes, c.1930 -1950

These boots are made out of leather with small tight elastic bands as fasteners. They were originally painted white but most of the colour has faded away with only small pieces of the original colour ...

Dolly peg

The laundry maid or house wife would use a wooden dolly peg in a dolly tub, twisting it and raising and lowering it to agitate the clothes to get them clean. This was extremely hard work. From the ...

Domestic servant, Shugborough

Dressed for a day out is Maisie Stephens, 3rd housemaid, in the gardens at Shugborough. Beatrice Maisie Stephens was born on 18 December 1915 at Caerffili. Her first job was at Penrice Castle when ...

Domestic servant, Woodseaves area

A domestic maid servant from an unidentified household somewhere in the Woodseaves area. Photographer: Harry Osbourne of Woodseaves.