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  • Collection: Chown Collection

CHOWN HG 102.tif
jack is wearing his Eton suit and watch chain Dolly is wearing a silk suit with knee high lace boots

CHOWN HG 103.tif
wearing an embroidered green silk dress

CHOWN HG 104.tif
wearing her embroidered green silk dress. Negative emulsion has has been carefully scratched

CHOWN HG 107.tif
wearing a lace collar and high necked blouse without the usual cameo

CHOWN HG 108.tif
wearing a pin-tucked blouse and a toque hat with a spotted veil

CHOWN HG109.tif
wearing his sovereign purse which hangs in front of his watch chain. This was a silver ball which when opened contained gold half -sovereigns at the back and a whole sovereign at the front

 CHOWN HG110.tif
wearing his sovereign purse which hangs in front of his watch chain. This was a silver ball which when opened contained gold half -sovereigns at the back and a whole sovereign at the front

CHOWN HG 113.tif
Jack joined the 'Officer Training Corps' at St Pauls School. He then became second Lieutenant in the 'Royal Flying Corps' . He was later killed at the end of the First World War

CHOWN HG 114.tif
Jack Chowns Uniform was probably that of the Royal Flying Corps. He was later killed at the end of the First World War

CHOWN CG 115.tif
he was carrying a tennis racquet

CHOWN CG 116.tif
Hazel Roberts was about 8 years older than Dolly

CHOWN CG 117.tif
wearing his twee suit with knickerbocker trousers and an Eton collar

CHOWN CG 118.tif
note the addition of the new bay windows

CHOWN CG 121.tif
showing the window (side of house,bottom left?) taken from Clowance House the home of the St Aubyns,when it was rebuilt and used by Philip Tilden architect in his design for Buckshead House
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