Portrait of Mary Gilbertson painted in 1915 by the Belgian artist André Cluysenaar, which now hangs in the Council Room (formerly the Great Dining Room) of Singleton Abbey. Hugh Vivian (1884 – 1956) photographed in 1917 in the uniform of the Army Service Corps.
This was a logistics division, supplying the front lines with food, equipment and ammunition, and organising transportation by horse and motor vehicles, railways and waterways.
Ireland jersey worn by Ireish wing Walter Bornemann, from Wales v Ireland on 12 march 1960. Presented by Swansea and Wales wing Dewi Bebb in 1966. Green with Irish shamrock emblem on breast. No number on back.
Jersey, Sydney Rugby Union. Blue with gold collar and thin gold double hoop. Sydney RU badge on breast on white shield. No 18 in gold on back. Swansea v Sydney RU at St Helen's 21st March 1984. Presented to swansea RFC by SRU Tour Manager Mr Andrew J Conway.
Wales Jersey worn by Swansea back J Idwal Rees v Ireland in 1938. Red. P.O.W. feathers on breast. Right facing side of front faded. White square with letter 'E' on back.
Business conditions worsened after 1920 as the post-war mini-boom ended. The trade press responded with promotional material and Frank contributed an upbeat article heralding modern developments and the promise of higher education [21]. W. Gilbertson & Co. Ltd. advertised their full range of products, including some long-established brands which had been manufactured for decades.
Slogan: 1905 led to the victory of the Krasnaya Presna Working Women. Let your heroic struggle herald you victory over capitalism. Long live the proletarian revolution in Great Britain. Long live its skirmishers, the British Miners
Slogan: Forward to Socialism / Ymlaen i Sosialaeth
At the top of the banner is a picture of a colliery and the surrounding area, including a public house called The Dragon. Below left is a picture of an old fashioned miner with a miner's lamp and pick. Below right is a modern miner with a mechanical drill and an electric lamp. Between the two miners is a mine. Bottom centre a yellow circle with a miner's lamp, a leek and a colliery winding tower, depicting the emblem of the National Union of Mineworkers, (South Wales Area), which is surrounded by a laurel wreath.
Lantern slide. Showing the sunrise at Esna. This photograph was taken by Sgt. Johnson of the 436 Welsh Field Company c. 1917. It formed part of a lecture which he gave. The notes from his lecture read 'We next come to Esna where we are greeted with a sun-rise taken at 4.20 in the morning'. This view is similar to EC1751.
Season Ticket Swansea cricket & Football Club 1921-1922 season. Dark blue cover with gold coloured embossed Club badge. Dimensions: w2 3/4" x h4 1/4" (w7.3cm x h10.2cm). Two 'pockets' inside with cricket club, hokey club and football club fixture booklets within. Excise Revenue stamp (1s 6d) on inside. Owner's signature made on inner left pocket. Also contains purchase receipt and cigarette collectors' card.
Lantern slide. Showing a view of Cairo. This photograph was taken by Sgt. Johnson of the 436 Welsh Field Company c. 1917. It formed part of a lecture which he gave. The notes from his lecture read 'mahmed Ali Mosque and Citadel at Cairo. The two minerets rise to a height of 150 feet and in the courtyard is a well 300 feet deep and level with the Nile. The interior is lit by 1000 electric lights and has a huge chandelier of bronze hanging from the Centre dome given by Louis 14th France who also gave a clock of solid bronze to be seen in the courtyard'. This view is similar to EC1794.
