COLLECTION NAME:
Photography Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL17110533
Reference Number:
VPH.5.132
Image Title:
Waitresses, St. Ermin's Hotel, Westminster
Parent Work Title:
Album of women's work in wartime
Creator:
Reavil, Mr Arthur
Creator Role:
Photographer
Date Created:
1914-1919
Description:
A woman, dressed in waitresses uniform is standing next to a table, she holds a card out to a seated man. The table is laid with a linen style table cloth, crockery and a vase of flowers. St. Ermin's Hotel is a Grade II-listed Victorian building , built as a mansion block between 1887 and 1889 to designs by E.T. Hall. By 1899 in had been converted into a hotel by designer J.P. Briggs. It is named after a 15th century chapel dedicated to St. Ermin, which was on this site previously.
Keyword:
World War; First World War; Homefront; Catering.
Subject:
World War, 1914-1918
Subject:
Photography--History--20th century
Subject:
World War, 1914-1918--Photographs
Category of Material:
Visual
Sub-Category:
Analogue photography
Technique Used:
Gelatin silver prints
Support:
Paper
Creation Site:
England: London: Westminster
Time Period Covered:
20th Century CE
Places Covered:
England: London: Westminster
Item Height:
95 mm
Item Width:
63 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance:
Mr & Mrs Burleigh, former owners
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights Holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2017-11
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Photography
