Scant Collection

A Scant Audience - Victorian Christmas card (chromolitho)
731713 A Scant Audience - Victorian Christmas card (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Scant Audience - Victorian Christmas card)

Favourite Sayings - Duly feed man and steed
Black and white lantern slide of a man and painted in horse, both very thin, walking along a road.. Part of Box 197 Sayings, Boswell Collection

World War Two Rationing - Christmas Dinner in pill form - rather meagre Fare. Date: circa 1941

Burns / The Twa Dogs
THE TWA DOGS I ve noticed on our Lairds court day, An mony a time my hearts been wae, Poor tenant bodies, scant o cash

Commune Damage 4
The Communards have scant respect for government buildings : look what they did to the interior of the Cour des Comptes

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Amidst the stark contrasts of history, from the haunting image of a slave auction on the East Coast of Africa, to the cozy charm of a Victorian Christmas card featuring a scant audience, lies the beauty and resilience of nature. Witness the agile Yellow-footed Rock-wallaby, Petrogale xanthopus, gracefully navigating the rugged terrain of the Flinders Ranges National Park. As we reflect on the past, we are reminded of the simple wisdom in sayings like 'duly feed man and steed.' Yet, even in times of hardship, such as during World War Two when rations made Christmas dinner a pill to swallow, the power of storytelling, like Robert Burns' "The Twa Dogs," brought comfort and connection. However, not all stories are uplifting, as the damage caused by communes continues to reverberate through history.