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"Satchel: A Journey Through Time and Purpose" Step into the world of satchels, where history intertwines with everyday life

Background imageSatchel Collection: Satchel Paige. American baseball player

Satchel Paige. American baseball player
LEROY R. PAIGE (1906-1982). Satchel Paige. American baseball player

Background imageSatchel Collection: Suffragette Votes for Women Christmas Card

Suffragette Votes for Women Christmas Card. Tabby cat with a feather in its hat, ribbon badge and satchel, holds a Vote for Women scroll

Background imageSatchel Collection: Geologists Equipment

Geologists Equipment
A geologists equipment includes hammers, a sieve, tweezers and a strong satchel

Background imageSatchel Collection: SCHOOLBOY

SCHOOLBOY
A schoolboy walks along carrying his satchel. Date: late 1960s

Background imageSatchel Collection: CARTOON: IRISH IMMIGRATION. Assisted Immigrant from Kerry Workhouse. Who says I m a pauper

CARTOON: IRISH IMMIGRATION. Assisted Immigrant from Kerry Workhouse. Who says I m a pauper
CARTOON: IRISH IMMIGRATION. Assisted Immigrant from Kerry Workhouse. " Who says I m a pauper, or will be a burden upon the country

Background imageSatchel Collection: Still Life with Dead Game (Pigeon and Other Birds)

Still Life with Dead Game (Pigeon and Other Birds)
Artist: Withoos, Peter - Title: Still Life with Dead Game (Pigeon and Other Birds) - Date: N/A - Original Medium and Size: Oil on Canvas 78.1 x 54.6

Background imageSatchel Collection: Lance Corporal - Grenadier Guards

Lance Corporal - Grenadier Guards
A Lance Corporal of the Grenadier Guards

Background imageSatchel Collection: Two schoolboys in a wood

Two schoolboys in a wood
Illustration showing two schoolboys in a wood, finding a notice on a tree: Beware of the Wolves

Background imageSatchel Collection: Education : un ecolier indiscipline portant le masque de l'ane (bonnet d'ane)

Education : un ecolier indiscipline portant le masque de l"ane (bonnet d'ane), est gronde par son instituteur
FGL5492623 Education : un ecolier indiscipline portant le masque de l"ane (bonnet d'ane), est gronde par son instituteur. Gravure du 19eme siecle ©Fototeca/Leemage; Fototeca Gilardi.

Background imageSatchel Collection: Alvey Augustus Adee, Assistant Secretary of State, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Alvey Augustus Adee, Assistant Secretary of State, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Alvey Augustus Adee, Assistant Secretary of State, 1914. US politician, Washington, DC

Background imageSatchel Collection: Satchel, 1935/1942. Creator: Gerard Barnett

Satchel, 1935/1942. Creator: Gerard Barnett
Satchel, 1935/1942

Background imageSatchel Collection: A Diller a Dollar, a Twelve O clock Scholar

A Diller a Dollar, a Twelve O clock Scholar
Nursery rhyme illustration -- A Diller a Dollar, a Twelve O clock Scholar, what makes you come so soon? You used to come at ten o clock, and now you come at noon

Background imageSatchel Collection: The Meeting, 1884. Artist: Maria Konstantinowka Bashkirtseff

The Meeting, 1884. Artist: Maria Konstantinowka Bashkirtseff
The Meeting, 1884. From the Musee d Orsay, Paris

Background imageSatchel Collection: Postcard design artwork - Schoolgirl led by hand by a sprite

Postcard design artwork - Schoolgirl led by hand by a sprite
Postcard design artwork - A Schoolgirl led by hand by a sprite. Date: circa 1937

Background imageSatchel Collection: World War II satchel charge on Luzon, Philippines

World War II satchel charge on Luzon, Philippines
World War II vintage photograph - satchel charge against Japanese soldiers on Luzon, Philippines

Background imageSatchel Collection: Picture shows a female bus conductor in World War Two. She issues a young girl with

Picture shows a female bus conductor in World War Two. She issues a young girl with a ticket for her bus journey. Women bus conductors were plenty in World War One and also World War Two

Background imageSatchel Collection: Mr. R. C. Askew, who has been a dairyman in Willingham for 36 years

Mr. R. C. Askew, who has been a dairyman in Willingham for 36 years, uses a tricycle to deliver his milk Cambridge 15th April 1968

Background imageSatchel Collection: New uniforms to return to school after half term break 7th February 1967

New uniforms to return to school after half term break 7th February 1967

Background imageSatchel Collection: FRANCE-EDUCATION-SCHOOL

FRANCE-EDUCATION-SCHOOL
Schoolboys line up to enter their classroom in the schoolyard of an elementary school, on October 01, 1949 in Paris during the first day of the new school year. (Photo by - / AFP)

Background imageSatchel Collection: WW2 - Mr Bunting At War

WW2 - Mr Bunting At War
An illustrated front cover of a WW2 children's book, Mr Bunting At War, written by Robert Greenwood. The image portrays the title character, dressed in a business suit, walking down a street

Background imageSatchel Collection: WW2 Christmas Card, Pack Up Your Troubles

WW2 Christmas Card, Pack Up Your Troubles
A WW2 Christmas greetings card, Pack up your troubles in your old kit bag and smile, smile, smile! The image shows a dog wearing a soldier's satchel and tin hat

Background imageSatchel Collection: WW2 Birthday Card, Keep Smiling!

WW2 Birthday Card, Keep Smiling!
A WW2 birthday greeings card, Blessed are they who do not keep awake at night - But dream of happier times ahead! The image portrays a content old man asleep in bed

Background imageSatchel Collection: WW2 Christmas Card, Take Cover

WW2 Christmas Card, Take Cover
A WW2 Christmas greetings card complete with a red ribbon, the illustration shows a worried terrier taking cover under a warden's hat and satchel. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageSatchel Collection: WW2 Birthday Card, Full Speed Ahead!

WW2 Birthday Card, Full Speed Ahead!
A WW2 birthday greetings card, the illustration shows an old man riding his Penny Farthing, wearing a soldier's tin hat and satchel and a priority sign hung around his neck. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageSatchel Collection: Photographer in a park with wooden camera on tripod

Photographer in a park with wooden camera on tripod
Photographer in a park with a wooden camera on a tripod Date: 1880s

Background imageSatchel Collection: Women modelling designs for satchel bags

Women modelling designs for satchel bags, four fashion photographs. Captioned, When the Satchel Becomes Sack: the Latest Bags?? also ?

Background imageSatchel Collection: Lazy Lawrence (colour litho)

Lazy Lawrence (colour litho)
7157012 Lazy Lawrence (colour litho) by Hassall, John (1868-1948) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lazy Lawrence. Illustration from Six and Twenty Boys and Girls (Blackie & Son Limited)

Background imageSatchel Collection: Little lamb become little sandwich (colour litho)

Little lamb become little sandwich (colour litho)
7150965 Little lamb become little sandwich (colour litho) by Maurice, Reg (fl.c.1900-30); Private Collection; (add.info.: Comic postcard on a food related theme)

Background imageSatchel Collection: Girl searching for something in a messy cupboard (colour litho)

Girl searching for something in a messy cupboard (colour litho)
7157228 Girl searching for something in a messy cupboard (colour litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Girl searching for something in a messy cupboard)

Background imageSatchel Collection: Postman delivering a baby (coloured photo)

Postman delivering a baby (coloured photo)
7153956 Postman delivering a baby (coloured photo) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Postman delivering a baby)

Background imageSatchel Collection: Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Sac (Petit); Satchel; Sackchen (engraving)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Sac (Petit); Satchel; Sackchen (engraving)
7197458 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Sac (Petit); Satchel; Sackchen (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sac (Petit); Satchel; Sackchen

Background imageSatchel Collection: Boy mountaineering with ropes (colour litho)

Boy mountaineering with ropes (colour litho)
7186414 Boy mountaineering with ropes (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Boy mountaineering with ropes)

Background imageSatchel Collection: Boy reading the Boys Own Paper (litho)

Boy reading the Boys Own Paper (litho)
7201180 Boy reading the Boys Own Paper (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Boy reading the Boys Own Paper)

Background imageSatchel Collection: Oregon Boot Satchel, 1935 / 1942. Creator: A. R. Tolman

Oregon Boot Satchel, 1935 / 1942. Creator: A. R. Tolman
Oregon Boot Satchel, 1935/1942

Background imageSatchel Collection: Edwardian postcard of a cat playing a guitar with three other cats and a kitten, c

Edwardian postcard of a cat playing a guitar with three other cats and a kitten, c
3604941 Edwardian postcard of a cat playing a guitar with three other cats and a kitten, c.1910 (colour litho) by Wain, Louis (1860-1939); Private Collection; Photo eDavid Pearson; English

Background imageSatchel Collection: Detail from the Sabretache of Joseph-Napoleon Bonaparte, King of Spain

Detail from the Sabretache of Joseph-Napoleon Bonaparte, King of Spain
3899044 Detail from the Sabretache of Joseph-Napoleon Bonaparte, King of Spain, before 1813 (red morocco leather with embroidered goldwork & gilt-brass mounts) by Spanish School

Background imageSatchel Collection: Post Boys (pen & ink on paper)

Post Boys (pen & ink on paper)
5888953 Post Boys (pen & ink on paper) by Keene, Charles (1823-91); 20.3x12.7 cm; Private Collection; Photo eThe Ms Gallery, London; English, out of copyright

Background imageSatchel Collection: A Pygmalion (chromolitho)

A Pygmalion (chromolitho)
732842 A Pygmalion (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Pygmalion.); Look and Learn / Barbara Loe Collection

Background imageSatchel Collection: The pilgrim with his dog in front of a castle, frontispiece illustration of the second

The pilgrim with his dog in front of a castle, frontispiece illustration of the second
CHT430400 The pilgrim with his dog in front of a castle, frontispiece illustration of the second part of the Opera of Johannes Gerson, published in Basel, 1489 (woodcut) by DAorer or Duerer

Background imageSatchel Collection: Postcard design - Wishing you Luck, as the new term begins

Postcard design - Wishing you Luck, as the new term begins
Postcard design - Heres Wishing you Luck, as the new term begins. A schoolboy walking off for the first day at school. Date: circa 1937

Background imageSatchel Collection: Comic birthday postcard, Two children in the snow Date: 20th century

Comic birthday postcard, Two children in the snow Date: 20th century

Background imageSatchel Collection: WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Booked

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Booked
This is a typical Dinah play on words. Dinahs children always have shiny shoes. The boy has a satchel while the girl has a handbag. Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: circa 1944

Background imageSatchel Collection: Auxiliary Fire Service (A. F. S. ) Men hauling the Trailer-pump

Auxiliary Fire Service (A. F. S. ) Men hauling the Trailer-pump
Auxiliary Fire Service (A.F.S.) men hauling hose from a trailer-pump. In the early days of the war, the AFS depended on improvisation - as can be seen here

Background imageSatchel Collection: After the Hunt, 1883 (oil on canvas)

After the Hunt, 1883 (oil on canvas)
HEH372383 After the Hunt, 1883 (oil on canvas) by Harnett, William Michael (1848-92); 133.4x86 cm; Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, CA

Background imageSatchel Collection: Leather permitting, 1944 - making a bag

Leather permitting, 1944 - making a bag
Leather permitting, 1944. Making a leather satchel bag in wartime. 1944

Background imageSatchel Collection: Book-Shrine or Cumdach of Molaise, c. 1001-25 (bronze plated with silver

Book-Shrine or Cumdach of Molaise, c. 1001-25 (bronze plated with silver
XBP228637 Book-Shrine or Cumdach of Molaise, c.1001-25 (bronze plated with silver) (see also 120797 & 228636) by Celtic, (11th century); National Museum of Ireland, Dublin



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"Satchel: A Journey Through Time and Purpose" Step into the world of satchels, where history intertwines with everyday life. From the legendary Satchel Paige, an American baseball player who defied all odds, to the Suffragette Votes for Women Christmas Card that symbolized a fight for equality. Geologists rely on their trusty satchels as they explore uncharted territories, carrying essential equipment to unravel Earth's mysteries. Meanwhile, a schoolboy proudly dons his satchel as he embarks on a journey of knowledge and growth. In art, a Still Life with Dead Game showcases the elegance of nature's creatures held within a timeless satchel. Even in military service, like Lance Corporal from Grenadier Guards or two schoolboys seeking adventure in the woods, these bags accompany individuals through various walks of life. Krupskaya Lenin's Wife carried her revolutionary spirit within her satchel as she fought for change alongside her husband. During World War II, Mr Bunting At War sent heartfelt Christmas cards reminding loved ones to pack up their troubles while spreading cheer amidst turmoil. Birthdays were not forgotten either; soldiers exchanged smiles through birthday cards during wartime hardships. Yet even then, caution prevailed with Take Cover Christmas Cards urging safety during air raids. Through triumphs and challenges alike, the humble satchel remains an emblematic companion throughout history—a vessel holding dreams and necessities alike—reminding us that no matter our path or purpose in life, we carry our hopes and aspirations within this timeless bag called "Satchel.