Images Dated 10th August 2016

Mrs. Cunningham Reid (Mary Ashley)

Hon. Ruth Mary Clarisse Ashley, daughter of multi-millionaire, Lt-Col Wilfred Ashley (1st Baron Mount Temple) and sister of Edwina, Countess Mountbatten. She married the WWI flying ace, Captain Alec Cunningham-Reid in 1927. The couple later divorced and he sued her for half her fortune.
1930

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Hoodoos, eroded sandstone spires

Hoodoos, eroded sandstone spires that date from the Paleocene to the Eocene epochs, 60 - 40 million years ago. Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USA

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Will You Be My Valentine by A. K. Macdonald

Lovely double page spread from The Tatler for Valentines Day. A poem is decorated with charming romantic vignettes.
1930

© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans

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