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Re: Uniform that Annie Dorcas is wearing in the photograph
« Reply #27 on: Saturday 21 December 13 09:29 GMT (UK) »
To be photographed reading a book imports a feeling of the lady making a mission statement.

Hi, could it not just be a "Prop" for the photograph?
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Re: Uniform that Annie Dorcas is wearing in the photograph
« Reply #28 on: Saturday 21 December 13 09:45 GMT (UK) »
Books were often used as props to denote literacy but from around 1890 when literacy levels had improved it wasn't deemed so important.
By this time books are rarely used for this purpose but it may be of some significance to her.

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Re: Uniform that Annie Dorcas is wearing in the photograph
« Reply #29 on: Saturday 21 December 13 09:56 GMT (UK) »
Books were often used as props to denote literacy but from around 1890 when literacy levels had improved it wasn't deemed so important.
By this time books are rarely used for this purpose but it may be of some significance to her.

jim

Good morning Jim, thankyou for that, That's another little snippet of knowledge logged in my head  ;)

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Re: Uniform that Annie Dorcas is wearing in the photograph
« Reply #30 on: Sunday 22 December 13 13:10 GMT (UK) »
A better scan of the badge is needed. It could be - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/British-Cap-badges-Yorkshire-Light-Infantry-Vicy-Badge-/151066775177?_trksid=p2054897.l4276

As it says it is up to 1901. After that they dropped the crown. So it could have been passed down.

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Re: Uniform that Annie Dorcas is wearing in the photograph
« Reply #31 on: Sunday 22 December 13 13:25 GMT (UK) »
To be photographed reading a book imports a feeling of the lady making a mission statement.

Hi, could it not just be a "Prop" for the photograph?
Regard's,
Frank.

Yes it was clearly a prop. The point I was trying to make was that her choice of prop may have been significant.

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Re: Uniform that Annie Dorcas is wearing in the photograph
« Reply #32 on: Sunday 22 December 13 13:52 GMT (UK) »
To be photographed reading a book imports a feeling of the lady making a mission statement.

Hi, could it not just be a "Prop" for the photograph?
Regard's,
Frank.

Yes it was clearly a prop. The point I was trying to make was that her choice of prop may have been significant.

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Ahh, I see, apologies.
Frank. ;)
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Re: Uniform that Annie Dorcas is wearing in the photograph
« Reply #33 on: Sunday 22 December 13 13:56 GMT (UK) »
No apology required Frank.
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Re: Uniform that Annie Dorcas is wearing in the photograph
« Reply #34 on: Sunday 22 December 13 18:12 GMT (UK) »
Hi
The Badge does not have a crown on the top but a loop and knot
the KOYLI & DLI usualy have a crown
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