BOX 2 - PHOTOGRAPHS:  Post-1900
Ref No.	Category	Title	Description
F02/01	Photograph	French, with top hat	French, with top hat. "I've a feeling his tongue was in his cheek when they took that" (Joan French).  Photo by Russell & Sons, 17 Baker Street, London, and 13 High Street, Windsor.  c.1900  On reverse, "Photographers by appointment to HM The Queen…".
F02/02	Photo print	French, head and shoulders	Similar to F02/01, cut out of a printed document.
F02/03	Photograph	21 Clifton Hill	21 Clifton Hill - the right-hand half of the near house. French lived here from 1900 to 1905, and The Mountains of Mourne was written here. See first edition of the song in F22/45. No. 27 (see F02/17) where he lived from 1910 onwards, now replaced, is on the right.
F02/04	Photograph	21 Clifton Hill	21 Clifton Hill, photo by WC Mill, 72 First Avenue, Queen's Park, London. On reverse, "21 Clifton Hill, 1st house 1900-5."
F02/05	Postcard	Profile of French	Profile of French, against one of his paintings. Photo by Ernest H Mills.  This is a postcard: the original is in F21/12.  c.1902  On reverse, "Post Card. This space may be used for communication…."
F02/06	Postcard	French, seated	A postcard of French, seated.  Photo by EW Mills.  Title on front "Mr Percy French".  c. 1902  On reverse, "The JB & Co series".
F02/07	Photograph	Mollie, Ettie, Joan, Lennie	Mollie, Ettie, Joan, Lennie. c. 1902  Photo by Lyd Sawyer, 153 Maida Vale, London.  On reverse, "My mother (2nd wife) & daughters'"(E).
F02/08	Postcard	Houston Collisson	Signed postcard of Houston Collisson. Photo by EW Mills. Title, "Rev Dr Houston Collisson". Signed "Houston Collisson" c. 1902.   On reverse, "J.Beagles & Co, London EC".
x02/09	Photograph	French at Signpost	French by signpost Cork and Queenstown. This is a copy of an original borrowed from Clare French, entitled 'An Irish Immigrant'. (French turned his hat inside out and acted the part.)  c.1905.
F02/10	Photo print	French, painting	A printed photo from a magazine of French painting in the studio. Title: "Painting with a shaving-brush: Mr Percy French, author of Noah's Ark, at work on a seascape."  Photo by Ernest H Mills, c.1906. Original and one larger copy.
F02/11	Photograph	The Rival Magicians	The cast posing outside the drawing room of 33 Clifton Hill. Hilda Marsh, French, Hill Rowan, Mollie, Ettie. In front: Norah Muriel, Enid Brown. See programme F03/59. Apr. 1907. On reverse: "Cast of The Rival Magicians written for his children & their school friends.  PF in pirate's hat."
F02/12	Photograph	French in The Rival Magicians	French in The Rival Magicians, April 1907.  See programme F03/59.
F02/13	Copy photo	French with banjo	French with banjo, copy of reproduction in Chronicles of Percy French.
F02/14	Photograph	48 Springfield Road	On reverse, "1905-10. 48 Springfield Rd. 2nd home.'"(E)
F02/15	Photograph	French, seated	French, seated. Original photograph of F02/06 (postcard). Signed Ernest H Mills, mounted with protective cover: "Ernest H Mills, At-Home-Photographer, 6 Stanley Gardens, Hampstead, NW. Telephone No 1652. P.O.Hampstead".
F02/16	Photograph	French	Studio portrait of French by AH Boole & Co, Waterford.  c.1910.
x02/16A	Copy photo	French	A retouched version of F02/16, and one larger copy, printed other way round.  See also x21/17 for another copy.
F02/17	Photograph	27 Clifton Hill	On reverse, "27 Clifton Hill. 3rd London home. 1910-20" (E).
F02/18	Photograph	French	French, full length, in lightweight suit.  Photo by Ernest H Mills.
F02/19	Photograph	French	Ditto, signed "Ernest H Mills". On reverse, "Off to the West Indies." c.1910. Similar protective cover to F02/15.
F02/20	Cartoon photo	French & Collisson	Title: "Percy French, art humourist. Dr Houston Collisson, musical humourist". Signed in the photo "Ernest H Mills 1910".
F02/21	Publicity Card	Houston Collisson	Half of publicity card, with photo and title 'Houston Collisson', c.1910.
F02/22	Postcard	Houston Collisson	Postcard, with title "Rev Dr Collisson". In full regalia. Photo by Wm Haine, Teddington. On reverse, "Joan" (HC's handwriting).
F02/23	Photograph	Houston Collisson	Portrait by Ernest H Mills, signed.  On reverse, "My only copy", and initials.
F02/24	Postcard	Houston Collisson	Photo of Collisson by Wm Haine, Teddington. On reverse, "Mrs French", (HC's handwriting).
F02/25	Photograph	Mollie, Ettie, Lennie, Joan	Mollie, Ettie, Lennie, Joan, and Gyp is the dog. Photo taken by Ernest H Mills, and signed, while French was in North America, and sent to him for Christmas 1910.
x02/25A	Copy photo	Mollie, Ettie, Lennie, Joan	A touched-up version of F02/25.
F02/26	Photograph	Joan, painting	Joan, painting. Photo taken by Ernest H Mills at the same session as F02/25. 1910.
F02/27	Photograph	French & Lennie on Sidecar	French with Lennie on a side-car in Ireland, c.1912. On reverse, "Helen".
F02/28	Photo print	French	A portion of notepaper, with photo of French, signed "Percy French" in the photo. Part address "47 W…", possibly some agency? On reverse, in handwriting, "…Louth…West Indies…sketches…".
F02/29	Photograph	French, seated	French seated outside Royal School, Armagh. On reverse, "WP French Esq taken by H Duncan at Royal School Armagh October 19th 1912".
F02/30	Photograph	French, at doorway	French, standing outside a door. E: "No 9 means nothing."
F02/31	Postcard	Collisson	Silhouette card of Collisson by Hubert Leslie. On reverse, "117 Staines Rd, Twickenham, Middlesex. Phone 1110 Richmond. Christmas 1913".  Printed: "This is a funny little picture of myself, by Mr Hubert Leslie.  I thought you might like to have it.  Think of me in your Christmas Communion.  May God bless you and give you a Merry Xmas! WAH Collisson."
F02/32	Photograph	French in Turban	French wearing a turban and his own green dressing gown. On reverse, "At the St John's Wood Arts Ball 1914."
F02/33	Photograph	French in Turban	A full-length portrait of French at St John's Wood Arts Ball, 1914.
F02/34	Photograph	French with banjo	French, seated with banjo, in the hall at Cloonyquin, c.1912-1914. E: "Before 1914, as the family moved to Bray."
x02/35	Copy photo	French	Copy of an original portrait of French, c.1914, borrowed from Clare French. Joan: "A very good one."
F02/36	Photograph	French, smiling	French, smiling.
F02/37	Photograph	French, as The Ballad Singer	French as The Ballad Singer, c.1915.  Photo by Lafayette, Dublin. (They have no archives.)
x02/38	Copy photo	Group with French	Copy of an original photo owned by Maeve Kenny, showing French with banjo, Maeve, Arthur. Back row: Christina and Daphne. Arthur was French's brother, and father of Maeve and Daphne. Christina was French's sister. At Cloonyquin, c.1915.  No negative.
F02/39	Postcard	Harrison Hill	Postcard of Harrison Hill, signed "Yours faithfully, Harrison Hill" . Title: "Mr Harrison Hill as 'Joe'." Photo by Ernest H Mills. On reverse, "Kilburn Oct 7 04." Address: "Mrs Percy French, 21 Clifton Hill, Abbey Road, NW." Message: "Mr Arthur Wade's address is 143 Princess St, West End, Edinburgh. Harrison Hill."
F02/40	Photograph	French and Betty Duncan	French with Betty Duncan in The Letter to the Front, 1915. E: "Betty Duncan was his first partner - she was a very good actress, a bit highbrow. She was with the Abbey Theatre for a bit - her brother was Yeats' secretary. Ettie, Mollie and Betty were known as 'The Dauntless Three'." On reverse, "Betty Duncan, childhood companion of Ettie & Joan."
F02/41	Photograph	French in Carmody's Mare	French in Carmody's Mare, c.1916.  On reverse, "In Carmody's Mare."  Photo by Elliott & Fry, 55 Baker St, London, W.  With protective cover.
F02/42	Photograph	Cast of Hamlet in How Dublin does it	The cast of Hamlet in How Dublin does it, c.1916. Includes French, Haggie Campbell, Marjorie Elvery and Betty Duncan.  Marked "Rough Proof".
F02/43	Photograph	Cast of The Gloom in How Dublin does it	Cast of The Gloom, in How Dublin does it, c.1916. French with Betty Duncan, Haggie Campbell, Marjorie Elvery.   Joan:  "The Gloom was a Russian tragedy, all came in bemoaning something, and all went out to die in the snow together."  They went out singing to the tune of The Volga Boatmen.  Script is in F08/08.  There is a clearer print of this photo.
F02/44	Photograph	Cast of How Dublin does it	Cast of How Dublin does it, c.1916. Haggie Campbell is on right. Marked "Rough Proof".
F02/45	Photograph	Marjorie Elvery	Marjorie Elvery in How Dublin does it, marked " Rough Proof".
F02/45A	Photograph	French	(Looks Like) French in How Dublin does it, marked "Rough Proof".
F02/46	Photograph	Haggie Campbell	Haggie Campbell in How Dublin does it.  She did a recitation as a small child.
F02/47	Photograph	French, painting	French, painting in the studio, c.1917. He is painting Glenveagh Castle.
F02/48	Photograph	French and Florence Marks	French with Florence Marks as Mickey the Screech and Biddy the Blackbird, in Michael O'Ryan gets the old age pension. This photo is when it was first introduced, after Betty was married, so c.1917-18. See Chronicles, page 154.
F02/49	Photograph	French	French standing with canvas and easel, in woodland scene, c.1917.
F02/50	Photograph	French and May Laffan	May Laffan and French, 'The Artist and the Colleen', c.1917, see Chronicles, page 187.
F02/51	Photograph	French and May Laffan	French and May Laffan, 'The Artist and the Colleen', c.1917.
x02/51A	Copy photo	French and May Laffan	A very good print of F02/51.
F02/52	Photograph	French and May Laffan	French and May Laffan, 'The Artist and the Colleen'.
F02/53	Photograph	French and May Laffan	French and May Laffan, 'The Artist and the Colleen', a touched-up photo.
x02/54	Copy photo	French	Copy photo of French from a song copy, c.1915.
F02/55	Photograph	May Laffan, with banjo	May Laffan, with banjo, c.1917.  E:  "She only came into the picture in the last 2 or 3 years of his life."
F02/56	Photograph	French, painting at a table	French, painting at a table, c.1916. E: "Not a house he ever lived in." Mounted on card. On reverse, "In the Donegal Highlands (including Rosapenna and Port Salon). Mr Percy French has the honour to invite …. and Friends to the Private View of his Water-colour Drawings of Ireland, The West Indies, and elsewhere. Wednesday, 29th November, Modern Gallery, 61, New Bond St, W. Edward Freeman, Lessee and Secretary. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.  Available until December 12."
F02/57	Photograph	French, standing at sundial	French, standing at sundial, Southwold, Suffolk, c.1918. E: "Miss Soutter, who lived in St John's Wood, had this country house.  She did a bit of sketching herself."
x02/58	Copy photo	French, at Cloonyquin	French, painting outside at Cloonyquin, c.1919. A copy of a photo owned by Maeve Kenny.  Was this the trip that inspired the verse "An hour at Cloonyquin?"  "Sixty years ago …"
x02/59	Transparency	French	A transparency of a chalk drawing of French by Sheila Coffey, c.1919, from Dolphin Barn, Monks Eleigh.  Drawing No. 92 in Paintings List.
F02/60	Photograph	French, with banjo	French, with banjo. Could this be in Formby?  c.1919-20.
F02/61	Photo print	French, with banjo	Another print of F02/60.  Joan: "The larger banjo is a later one."
F02/62	Photograph	French, with May Laffan, and banjos	French with May Laffan and banjos. Could this be in Formby? Joan: "May Laffan was a solo banjoist, eg The dark town dandies, and was a very charming person, full of fun."  There is a better print of this, bringing out more detail.
F02/63	Photograph	A group from The Mikado	A group from The Mikado. Ettie and Joan don't think this is French, but AT is not so sure. The Mikado came out in 1885, during his Cavan period, where he met Ethel.  Could this be her, next but one to French?  Might it be a fancy dress party?  This original photograph is very small and very sepia.
F02/64	Photograph	Mollie French	Mollie French, c.1920s. E: "She played for country dancing at Harrods; the thing that got them off their feet was Oklahoma Rose."
F02/65	Photograph	Cloonyquin, mid 20th century	Cloonyquin, mid 20th century, ready for festival.
F02/65A	Photograph	Cloonyquin, mid 20th century	Ditto.
F02/66	Photograph	Cloonyquin, mid 20th century	Ditto, similar to F02/65. On reverse "Barry Mason Photography, 31 Balbriggan Street, Skerries, Co Dublin".
F02/67	Photograph	Cloonyquin, mid 20th century	Ditto, similar to F02/65, but a closer view.
F02/68	Photograph	Cloonyquin, mid 20th century	Ditto, similar to F02/65, with marquee.
x02/69	Photograph	Paddy Reilly	Photograph of Paddy Reilly, supposedly. On reverse, "This is a real picture of the late Mr Paddy Reilly of Ballyjamesduff. He was the man that inspired Mr French to write the immortal song. He was born in 1851, worked in Scotland for 15 years. He died at home in August 1934. As an humble horse-cab-driver to Mr French ... employed at the White Horse Inn, his name became a world famous legend in his own lifetime. This photo was kindly presented to Benny Phelim Brady by Paddy Reilly's daughter, Mrs P. Quinn." Also on reverse, newspaper photo of Percy French stuck on.  Also one 8" x 6" copy.   See also Framed Item No. 106.
F02/70	Photograph	Ettie French as a child	An envelope containing photo of little girl sitting on the beach. On front of envelope is written "Bunching in the Wabes" and "Ettie French as a child circa 1900?"
F02/71	Photograph	Cloonyquin	Cloonyquin, by Anytone Limited, Hugill, Kendal.
F02/72	Photograph	Lennie, Ettie and Mollie	Posed photo of Lennie, Ettie and Mollie.
F02/73	Photograph	Ettie French	Two small photos of Ettie, "Dress Allowance", one full length front and one full length side, c.1920s, with note "See 'Willie' by Ettie French".
x02/74	Photograph	Mollie French	Mollie French, second daughter.
			NB: To save wear and tear on these original photographs, there are two sets of copy photos: one set of 8" x 6", and one set of 10" x 8" with two prints of each.  There are two sets of negatives: 5" x 4" and 35mm.  Stored on shelf in PF Society Room.