| A pair of almost identical Cabinet Photographs showing two members of the St. John's Ambulance Brigade. The ambulance man in the top photograph is identified on the reverse as Luke Sutmers of Barnoldswick. The inscription states that Sutmers was "reported" in the Nelson Leader - a local Barnoldswick area news paper but fails to mention the nature of the report. The man in the lower photograph is unidentified. Both men are outfitted in foreign service order and were probably preparing to ship out to South Africa during the Boer War The St. John's Ambulance Brigade was formed as a volunteer ambulance service and was organized along military lines. It still exists today An interesting thing about these two images is that they were purchased from two different sellers at separate times and yet appear to have been taken at the same time. It even looks quite probable that these two men may have had their respective photos taken during the same photographic session. Cabinet Photographs John Hart - Photographer 179 & 181 City Road, E.C. and 275 Leytonstone Road, E. London, England c. 1900 |
