Images Dated 4th December 2009

A woman recording her vote at the ballot box, c1922. Artist: Unknown

A woman recording her vote at the ballot box, c1922. Women over the age of 30 were given the right to vote in Britain for the first time by the Representation of the People Act 1918. A print from Peoples of all Nationa, Volume III, edited by J A Hammerton, The Fleetway House, London, c1922

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'Hobby-horse', May Day ceremonies, Somerset, c1922. Artist: Unknown

'Hobby-horse', May Day ceremonies, Somerset, c1922. The tradition of the Hobby Horse in May Day celebrations exists in several places in the West Country. Probably the most famous example is in Padstow, Cornwall. A print from Peoples of all Nations, Volume III, edited by JA Hammerton, The Fleetway House, London, c1922

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