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Cecil Duke Collection
assortment of items and some other names
Page 1 - Photos
Page 2 - Photos from Negatives
Page 3 - Letters 1932 - 1941
Page 4 - Letters 1942 - 1943
Page 5 - Letters 1944
Page 6 - Letters 1945 - 1948 (also
letters with no dates)
Page 7 - Letters 1950s onwards &
Certificates, Invoices etc.
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1) Jessie standing on our front steps, note the foliage
2) Cadet C. J. Duke s/s. Llanishen. at the wheel
3) me and my "friens frae the country" This was taken just before I went
into hospital. I was feeling jolly on it. Anne (there is an x bottom left
under the lady on the left)
4) the bull pup I was telling you about
5) 21 June 1940
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1) My Home in Winter
2) Paddy, our loving pet dog
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1) 24th April 1938 Liverpool - To My Darling Sweetheart Love Minnie
xxxx
2) 4th November
3) G. Wilson-Harker photographer - 3 Greenlow Avenue, West Kilip? Dear
Cecil, Just to let you know I am in the Navy now. Hope you are having a
successful time. If your abroad this mail reach you for xmas. Best of luck.
Nora (Perrin?)
4) Newry photographer
5) 24th February 1937 Nelson Miss? Belfast photographer
6) 10th May 1933
7) Belfast photographer
 
3rd June 1940
Duke*
*says "In Remembrance of my dear" (husband maybe, or mother, it's hard to
make out the name has 4 letters, the last 2 look like ss, his Mother was
called Jess but just not sure and the date is completely unclear)
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1) Taken last week as I left a Concert Hall after a rehearsal for a big
"Show"
2) Miss Frances M. Healy. She was laughing at my effort to prevent her big
Collie dog from licking my face. - Hello! "Aunty" Maclachlan. See what a big
girl I am. Frances
3) 21 June 1940
4) 23rd February 1935 Exeter photographer
5) 28th April 1938 Belfast photographer
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1) The ladies of the family watching the birdie.
2) Ox-cart at Somabaya, Dutch East - Indies? This is G. Kirk on the left.
3) Yours Sincerely May? India Nov.? 1905? - This is where I live, its called
No. 2 Minto? Park. This was taken about 3 weeks ago. May?
4) Jock
5) To Harry or Larry With love F. Betty
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1) 21 June 1940
2) 9 January 1931
3) How do you like me as a probationer? taken 7 years ago - faint writing
underneath Taken April ? McK. can't make out the rest
4) How do you like me in my working togs. M. J.A.W.
5) Miss Houston myself & dog.
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1) Group taken at Killiney, Dublin July 1932
2) Front of Belvoir Hall. Show this to the? Mt. Pottinger Boys?
3) Here Urisk lies and let the truth be told, This faithful Dog was blind,
infirm and old, Deaf to all else his Mistress' voice he knew, Blind though
he was his step to her was true. So strong an instinct by affection
led, Endured till Urisk's vital spirit fled. Stoop Grandeur from thy
throne ye sons of pride, To whom no want is known, not wish denieth. A
moment pause and blush if blush ye can, To find in dogs more virtue than in
man. And spare 'midst all your luxury and pelf, One thought for others
out of ten for self.
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2) my pal & I walking down Royal Avenue
3) Taken on the sands at Ballyhalbert 14 Sept. 38
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1) Cecil & Darkie at Antrim Coast Road
2) The Shaws & me & Paddy in our garden last week
3) Read 1 Car 12 and 14? Me.
4) On leave at the South Coast, Durban Sept. 1942
5) This was taken in Hong-Kong on top of the "Prah" the highest point in the
Island? that is a Cream Silk Palm-Beach suit I have on.
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1) "Mick" he is over 6 yrs. old now
2) Stricklands Glen. I shall never forget it. J.A.W.
3) Miss Hall & me. Warrenpoint
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1) Mrs. Healy and the bow-wow.
2) Remember me? this was taken on a very cloudy day, not very clear, is it?
3) The part cut out was spoiled by sealing wax accidently falling on it, I
only received it from the "chemist" to-day as it was overlooked previously
understand?
4) Treaty Stone, Limerick
5) Poppy Chapman. This is rotten of me but you can see what an overgrown
lanky bit I am. All dressed up here - and no place to go.
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1) Belfast photographer
2) from Sylvia Love Toots x
3) Lowestoft photographer
4) Belfast photographer
5) My Love as always Kathleen, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne photographer
6) Belfast photographer
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1) Teresa & Bitsey last summer. I'm very very fond of this.
2) The lady in uniform says the next time you come she will give you a
courts because you happen to be one of her own (what have you to say to
that)? ?? The other lady objects.
3) Enniskerry
says in window 'Board Residence' on back - Myself, at the right, standing up
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1) Reading from left to right - Mothers, Sinks, Dads 2 Oldsmobile 1
Hudson Regs: 306 7I & LI 730
2) Sheila - the mother & Biddy - the Child on the right.
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1) Native huts near me Lim po po River
2) Adair
3) The Shannon, Castle Connell, near Limerick
4) Percy & Paddy on new garden seat. It has been badly taken by me
5) our apple tree, it is laden with blossoms, we should have our own apples
late on
6) passed by censor
7) passed by censor
8) passed by censor
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1) Percy & I at a bungalow with Miss Ruddell, one of my assistants
2) July '43
3) Best wishes Kathleen 2.5.51
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1) Dont you think I am it
2) Aida Shaw & Jack
3) The Shaws & me & Paddy in
4) Jan. 1935 Hello! we've come to see you! Tony - Nora x x
5) Oh you ? this is in Mexico, you can see on the map. Roswell, N.
Mex. photographer our garden
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1) George Kirk & I, Savanah, Georgia, U.S.
2) J.A.W. Main Street, Holytown photographer
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