RARE PHOTOGRAPH REAL PHOTO POSTCARD BY CHRISTINA BROOM (MRS. ALBERT BROOM) WWI

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RARE PHOTOGRAPH REAL PHOTO POSTCARD BY CHRISTINA BROOM (MRS. ALBERT BROOM) WWI :
$49.00

FAMOUS WOMAN PHOTOGRAPHER WWI RARE POSTCARD CHRISTINA BROOM
HER PHOTOGRAPHS OF WWI ARE IN THE LONDON MUSEUM

From 1904 to 1939, Christina Broom ventured out into the streets of London to capture the face of a changing city. She started her photography business at the age of 40, at a time when women were still campaigning for the vote and ten years before the outbreak of the First World. As a means of supporting her family, Broom ran her own stall selling the photographs as postcards in the Royal Mews in London. Her husband wrote the captions and her daughter made the prints.

Broom photographed all aspects of life in the early 20th century, from heated rallies to shopping streets crammed with horse carriages, making nearly 40,000 photographs of everything from royal events to rowing competitions. Among the most remarkable areher photographs of the suffragette movement, including a portrait of Christabel Pankhurst, the co-founder of the Women\'s Social and Political Movement, and her poignant photographs of soldiers heading to the “war toend all wars.”

The Museum of London Docklandscurrently has the first major retrospective of Broom’s work on display until November 1st. Below, a black-and-white glimpse ofLondon street life a century ago, in all its vibrant, sprawling glory.