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Young people rowing a canoe on the canal.
Serena photographed women, famous, at work and play and generally going about their business. These photographs are taken around the streets of Islington where Serena lived. A snapshot of the lives of women in the 1970s.
Women talking and drinking together
Serena photographed women, famous, at work and play and generally going about their business. These photographs are taken around the streets of Islington where Serena lived. A snapshot of the lives of women in the 1970s.
Women sorting Telegrams for Transmission
Ladies of the Post Office seen here sorting telegrams which had been handed in at various counters, and sending them to the appropriate transmission points.
Women Resting in Bed, 1960s
Image of two women resting in bed. One is sleeping and one looks drowsily at the camera. A duplicate print is in the same box (SWA.379ii)
Woman with her head bandaged with a block of flats in the background. Islington.
Serena photographed women, famous, at work and play and generally going about their business. These photographs are taken around the streets of Islington where Serena lived. A snapshot of the lives of women in the 1970s.
Woman with a child in a pushchair
Serena photographed women, famous, at work and play and generally going about their business. These photographs are taken around the streets of Islington where Serena lived. A snapshot of the lives of women in the 1970s.
Two Women with matching rings, kissing, 1960s
Intimate portrait of two women kissing. They are holding hands and wear matching rings.
Two women behind the counter in a corner shop.
Serena photographed women, famous, at work and play and generally going about their business. These photographs are taken around the streets of Islington where Serena lived. A snapshot of the lives of women in the 1970s.
Two women and a child at a bus stop in Islington
Serena photographed women, famous, at work and play and generally going about their business. These photographs are taken around the streets of Islington where Serena lived. A snapshot of the lives of women in the 1970s.
Two elderly women with their shopping.
Serena photographed women, famous, at work and play and generally going about their business. These photographs are taken around the streets of Islington where Serena lived. A snapshot of the lives of women in the 1970s.
Telephone Operators at Manual Switchboard
Telephone Operators at Manual Switchboard. Date may be later than 1920 - may be late '20s.
Telephone Operator at Switchboard c1900
Ladies of the Post Office seen here operating at an early telephone exchange when all calls were connected by hand at every intermediate exchange.
Telephone Operator at Switchboard c1900
Telephone operator at switchboard c. 1900.
Telephone Operator at Switchboard c1900
Typical telephone operator, circa 1900-1905. National Telephone Company.
Street with two young women wearing flared trousers the fashion of the day.
Serena photographed women, famous, at work and play and generally going about their business. These photographs are taken around the streets of Islington where Serena lived. A snapshot of the lives of women in the 1970s.
Street scene, probably a market, with a young woman pushing a pram through a crowd with three children.
Serena photographed women, famous, at work and play and generally going about their business. These photographs are taken around the streets of Islington where Serena lived. A snapshot of the lives of women in the 1970s.
Posed photo of Bal Maidens at Dolcoath
A group of 'bal maidens' at Dolcoath who helped to "dress" or prepare the ores for crushing by the mills or stamps. Large numbers of women were employed in this way on all Cornish mines in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. In fact, during the…
Portrait of Esme Langley, 1964
A candid portrait of Esme Langley possibly for publication in The Ladder
London Trunk Exchange 1916
Women workers in telephone exchange during WWI (London Trunk Exchange)
Intimate Portrait of Two Women, 1960s
Intimate portrait of two women holding hands. The hands in focus and smiling faces blurred. Written on the back (not by Serena) "Passed for publication in The Ladder". Cynthia M.B. Reid, Juliet Switsus". There is a duplicate of this image (SWA.375ii)