by Andrew Gill | Sep 9, 2021 | Gallery, Places, Sport, The Man on the Clapham Omnibus
Royal Norwich Golf Club was founded in 1893 and, unlike many other clubs, from the start, lady members were allowed to play. Even after fifty years of viewing Victorian photographs, I am still amazed by the clothes ladies wore to comply with society’s...
by Andrew Gill | Aug 3, 2021 | Gallery, Places, Sport, The Man on the Clapham Omnibus
It’s helpful when Victorian photographers caption their images. Most didn’t, of course, but this one did, so we know that it is North Berwick golf course, on the coast to the east of Edinburgh. The date is probably the 1880s and, by then, the Club had...
by Andrew Gill | Jul 21, 2021 | Gallery, I didn’t expect that!, NFT Photo-Art, Sport, The Man on the Clapham Omnibus
The original photograph, on which this photo-art is based, was taken in the 1890s. It’s great to see a woman as the ‘star player’ and the men caddying at this early tournament. Enjoy this photo-art based on an original photograph from our archive. It...