Photographs of Siegfried Sassoon, his family, and his associates. ca. 1860-1967.

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Photographs of Siegfried Sassoon, his family, and his associates.

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Photographs of Siegfried Sassoon, his family, and his associates. ca. 1860-1967.

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http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/79422186

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Photographs documenting the life of Siegfried Loraine Sassoon (1886-1967), members of his family, and associates, ca. 1860-1967. In addition to portraits of Sassoon at various ages from childhood to just before his death, the images consist primarily of formal and informal portraits of children, women, and men related to, or acquainted with, Sassoon. Identified images of immediate family members of Siegfried Sassoon include: his parents, Alfred Ezra Sassoon and Georgiana Theresa Thornycroft Sassoon; his brothers Hamo Watts Sassoon and Michael Sassoon; his wife, Hester Gatty Sassoon; and his son, George Sassoon. Identified images depicting members of his extended maternal family include: a photograph of a sculpted bust of his great-grandfather John Francis; his grandparents Mary Alyce Francis Thornycroft and Thomas Thornycroft; his uncles, William Hamo Thornycroft and John Issaac Thornycroft; his aunts, Helen Thornycroft, Frances Sarah Thornycroft Donaldson, and Blanche Thornycroft; and his cousins, Alyse Donaldson, Mary Donaldson, Nellie Donaldson Hamilton, Eldrid Thornycroft, and Joan Thornycroft. Identified images depicting members of his extended paternal family including his great-aunt Mozelle Sassoon Hyeem and his aunt Rachel Sassoon Beer. There are also images of his father-in-law, Stephen Herbert Gatty. Identified images of associates, friends, and acquaintances include: Mrs. F. W. Champneys, Hilda Fenner, Nellie Gosse, John Homeward, Bessie Merchant, Frances Perkins, Alexander Ross, Patrick MacKenzie Smith, and Edward Perry Warren. The photograph album with images created and collected ca. 1888-1892, includes images of paintings and drawings of flowers, landscapes, and figures, probably created by Helen Thornycroft and of the sculpture of Charles George Gordon and other sculptures created by William Hamo Thornycroft. A series of images shows a group of children, women, and men aboard a yacht, with men wearing jumpers embroidered RNYC (possibly the Royal Northumberland Yacht Club) and aboard the Thetis, and a ship probably developed by John Isaac Thornycroft, in addition to views of sailing ships on the water. Other images include views of houses and landscapes, in addition to informal portraits of Helen Thornycroft, William Hamo Thornycroft, and Mary Alyce Francis Thornycroft. Images documenting specific events and locations include a scene from an Atherstone Hunt in Measham, Leicestershire, England, showing N. W. Loder and Sir Bertram Hardy on horseback, March 11, 1914; a meeting of women at Weirleigh in Kent, England; and a view of Clopton House in Warwickshire, England.

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203 photographic prints : b & w ; 34.0 x 28.0 cm. and smaller.1 album (86 photographic prints) : b & w ; 31.0 x 26.0 cm.12 photographic negatives : b & w ; 9.0 x 15.0 cm. and smaller.

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Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8228824

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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