Colliery Girl, circa 1902

Containers:
Box 2, Image RL.11785-P-0263
Physical description:
14 x 9 cm; collotype (early photolithograph); card mount
Scope and content:

White woman with shovel, dressed in work clothes with striped waist apron, full standing portrait. Color appears to be printed rather than hand-applied. Printed on back: The Milton "Fac-Simile" Series No. 105 / Woolstone Bros, London E.C. / The Milton Post Card / Printed at our works in Saxony. Printed on front as part of image: Colliery Girl.

Biographical / historical:
Based in London, the Woolstone Brothers published many subjects of postcards under various names including Milton Series, The Milton Post Card, Sellwells, Photolettes and Artlettes between 1902 and 1933. [Source: Old Postcards Photographs Postcard Publishers website, viewed July 6, 2021]

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