Name/TitlePostcard: Oh, what a Difference!
About this objectValentine's Series postcard captioned 'Oh, what a Difference! 1. Reception of a Constitutional Deputation to the British Parliament at Westminster. 2. Its result.' The postcard is split into two images, the first (the deputation) depicting two well dressed women being saluted by three policemen beside a signpost marked 'St. Stephens ¼ mile', and the second showing one of the women being forcibly led away by the policemen.
MakerValentine & Sons Ltd
Maker RolePublisher
Date Madec.1911
Period1910s
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, card
Inscription and MarksOn back, in pencil:
Correspondence: [At right angles] Dear Lily, I hope you are well as it [pleases?] me and the rest. Mother is sending two boxes today, Monday, and we all send our love to you. Your loving Sister Elsie. Write soon [surrounded with kisses].
Addressee: Miss S. Bass, Hillside, White Hill, Nr Bletchingley, surrey
Halfpenny stamp, postmarked D...[illegible], 6:15 PM, September 18, 1911
MeasurementsH: 88 x W: 137 mm
Subject and Association Keywordswomen's suffrage, right to vote
Subject and Association Keywordssuffragettes, militant suffrage campaign
Subject and Association KeywordsPrison, imprisonment
Named CollectionGlasgow Women's Library
Object TypePostcard
Object numberGWL-2026-25-4
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved