F-YEAH HISTORY!

A pamphlet produced by the 43 Group in the late 1940s, Britain
This pamphlet was produced in the late 1940s by the 43 Group. Following World War II, Jewish servicemen returned home to find fascists preaching antisemitism on British streets. They formed the 43 Group, which combined political campaigning with a willingness to use physical violence to break up fascist meetings. The contents of the pamphlet includes an open letter to the Jewish community, an introduction to fascism, a list of current fascist organisations, the history of the group, its aims and objectives and a form to apply to join the group. By 1950 fascism had all but disappeared from the streets and the group disbanded.

Thank you card for a Jewish holiday camp in England, c. late 1930s
Between December 1938 and September 1939 nearly 10,000 Jewish refugee children were admitted to Britain from Germany, Austria and Czechoslovakia. Jewish organisations and Christian groups such as the Quakers raised money to support the scheme. The children usually left by night from suburban railway stations, taking the train to the Netherlands, a ferry to Harwich, and finally arriving at Liverpool Street station in London. On arrival in Britain most of the children were housed in reception centres while foster families were found. Many of the first refugees went to Dovercourt Bay Holiday Camp, near Harwich. This card was made and signed by the young refugees as a thank you to Mr and Mrs Bond, the camp manager and his wife.

Inaugural journey of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, England, 1830

Kampf un kempfer - a Yiddish pamphlet written by Russian Socialist-Revolutionaries exiled in London, 1904

Princess Louise, c. 1870s
The Princess Louise (born Louise Caroline Alberta, also known as Marchioness of Lorne and Duchess of Argyll by marriage; 18 March 1848 – 3 December 1939) was a member of the British Royal Family, the sixth child and fourth daughter of Queen Victoria and her husband, Albert, Prince Consort.

Winston Churchill’s edited copy of the final draft of the Atlantic Charter, 1941
The Atlantic Charter was a pivotal policy statement first issued in August 1941 that early in World War II defined the Allied goals for the post-war world. It was drafted by Britain and the United States, and later agreed to by all the Allies. The Charter stated the ideal goals of the war: no territorial aggrandizement; no territorial changes made against the wishes of the people; restoration of self-government to those deprived of it; free access to raw materials; reduction of trade restrictions; global cooperation to secure better economic and social conditions for all; freedom from fear and want; freedom of the seas; and abandonment of the use of force, as well as disarmament of aggressor nations. In the “Declaration by United Nations” of 1 January 1942, the Allies of World War II pledged adherence to the charter’s principles.

Dixie Brown, c. 1930
Anthony George Charles (born 27 June 1900 in Castries, Saint Lucia; died 20 April 1957) was a boxer, commonly known as Dixie Brown. He worked on the construction of the Panama Canal and emigrated to Cardiff, Wales in 1919. In the West Country of England, he survived by working as a bare-knuckle boxer in fairground booths. He moved with his wife, Lily Sellick, to Bristol in 1923, and registered as a professional boxer, fighting 85 bouts in the 1920s and ’30s, as welterweight and middleweight. He trained at the White Horse in Milk Street. He could not contest any British championships owing to the colour bar then in operation. He had two wins, both over one-time champion Billy Green, five losses and two draws in his professional career.

Field-Marshal Viscount Garnet Joseph Wolseley, (1833-1913), British field marshal, Commander-in-Chief of the army
Field Marshal Garnet Joseph Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley, (4 June 1833 – 25 March 1913) was an Anglo-Irish officer in the British Army. He served in Burma, the Crimean War, the Indian Mutiny, China, Canada, and widely throughout Africa — including his Ashanti campaign (1873–1874) and the Nile Expedition against Mahdist Sudan in 1884-85. He served as Commander-in-Chief of the Forces from 1895 to 1900. His reputation for efficiency led to the late 19th-century English phrase “everything’s all Sir Garnet”, meaning “all is in order.”

London’s Shoreditch Market, ca. 1980s

The Coronation of Henry IV of England from 15th century manuscript of Jean Froissart’s Chronicles