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Doris, left, with Emily Morely, circa 1920

On March 27, 2018 By kristendenhartog

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Doris, left, with Emily Morely, circa 1920

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  • Flu Pandemic 1918: “It has swept over the earth like a cyclone…”
  • In search of toilet paper, or whither the wipes?
  • Flu Pandemic 1918: dainty tablets & unseen heroes
  • Flu Pandemic 1918: Smiles are contagious
  • Flu Pandemic 1918: “I love to get your letters so much…”
  • Flu Pandemic 1918: “trying times test us”
  • Flu Pandemic 1918: “everyone was being very careful”
  • Flu Pandemic 1918: country air and bicycle cures

Chapter 16 - Florence, left, and Mary Cartwright, 1926
Chapter 7 - Martha Bedford, late 1880s
Doris passport, 1918
Chapter 15 - Doris, 1921
Chapter 15 - Bebbie, early 1920s
Doris's dance class
Chapter 15 - Bebbie and Doris, 1920s
Chapter 11 - My Little Pal - reverse of Doris 1916
The elusive Ellen, discovered in the Stone Asylum casebook at the London Metropolitan Archives (City of London). This image appears with their permission.
The elusive Ellen, discovered in the Stone Asylum casebook at the London Metropolitan Archives (City of London). This image appears with their permission.
Chapter 17 - Doris, second from right, with some of Bill's siblings
1900s Harry and Mary Ann sepia
Chapter 4 - Reverse of Mary Anne and Jenny post card
Benjamin and Margaret Jones
Doris, left, with Emily Morely, circa 1920
George, Jack and Bill Cartwright, McCormick's picnic, 1916
Chapter 7 - Reverse of Martha Bedford portrait

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