ETW DENNIS COURT SIZE PICTURE POST CARDS: 1895 to 1898
Mini Photographic
& 1900/1901 Regular
AND Sudan 1899/1902
The world of gambling as the world of art always brings pleasure both materially and morally. All this can be felt with aristocrat free download pokies 50 lions with just a couple of clicks on your device. Court size picture postcards were permitted in January 1895. Dennis took advantage of this almost immediately in addition to producing the “Printed in Saxony” coloured set
ETW Dennis produced mini photographic court size postcards, from 1895 onwards. The first known is for Ventnor I.O.W P/U 16th July 1895.and the second known is Ventnor P/U 18th July 1895 The third 1895 known is for Margate P/U 30 July 1895). The 1895 London postcard does not seem to be in a set, there seems to be just the one PPC for Tower Bridge. This is possibly a “one-off” to celebrate the opening of this bridge in 1894. There may also be a “Newcastle slant” to it, as Armstrong of Newcastle designed and manufactured the impressive Tower Bridge raising/lowering mechanism
These mini photographic cards were also produced for
Brighton and other South Coast resorts.
They start in 1895, but seem much more available from 1896 on. There seems to be 4 cards to a set. (see Ryde, with 2 cards
on cream, 1 on blue and 1 on pink card). . The cards on this page show
sustained Dennis PPC activity from 1895 onwards.
The first London set is as late as 1898, which is slightly puzzling to me. Pre 1900, Dennis seems very North Country and Newcastle focussed
Further postally used 1895/6 examples sought, especially 1895 (either to buy or photocopy/email appreciated)
From my collection and those of other collectors, I give below a partial listing of these ETW Dennis mini-photographic postcards to give a general idea of the “when & where” of this series (roughly 1895 to 1898, South of England). I would like the chance to buy anything printed in red italic either pu or npu, as well as any mini photo cards not on this list. £25 per card offered
(NOTE: List of ETWD regular court size that I hold given at bottom of page)
Known ETWD Mini photographic postcards, printed in half tone The ones in red italics I would like to buy. Updated 29/01/2018 |
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LOCATION |
Offer to buy |
P/U Date |
Bexhill on Sea- ThPromenade | £25 offered | 04/08/97 |
Bournemouth- Invalids Walk | NPU | |
Brighton- Metropole & Grand Hotels | 14/06/97 | |
Brighton- West Pier | 14/06/97 26/09/98 & 07/04/96 | |
Brighton- Chain Pier | 20/10/96 | |
Brighton Aquarium Marine Parade | £25 offered | 07/04/96 |
Chichester- Cathedral | 06/09/98 | |
Greenwich Royal Naval College | £25 offered | NPU |
Hastings The Beach | £25 offered | 20/08/98 |
Hastings- The Pier | 06/12/98 | |
London Tower Bridge. 4th earliest known | 03/12/95 | |
Margate the Beach | £25 offered | NPU |
Margate- The Harbour | 07/09/96&18/05/97 | |
Margate- The Jetty | £25 offered | NPU |
Margate- Fort Steps | NPU | |
Margate The Pier (Third earliest P/U ,30 July 1895 miniphoto) |
£25 offered | 30/07/95 & 01/08/97 |
Oxford -Christ Church | 17/07/97 & 10/04/98 | |
Oxford- Isis | NPU | |
Oxford-Magdalen College & Bridge | 1897 | |
Oxford-Martyr’s Memorial | 1897 | |
Ramsgate- The New Road (ETWD was apprenticed for 7 years in Ramsgate) | £25 offered | NPU |
Ramsgate The Sands | 14/09/96 and 1898 | |
Ramsgate Watermill | £25 offered | Sept 1899 |
Ramsgate The Harbour | August 1898 | |
Ryde. Appley Tower | NPU | |
Ryde. Carisbrooke Castle | NPU | |
Ryde The Pier | NPU | |
Ryde. Spencer Road | NPU | |
Sandown- From the Pier | 07/09/96 | |
Southampton – Bargate | 13/02/97 | |
Southampton- Netley Abbey | 13/09/97&16/10/97 | |
Southampton- Royal Pier | 02/10/97 | |
Southampton Old walls | 13/06/99 | |
Ventnor- General View P/U 16th July 1895. First known Dennis miniphoto |
NPU 16/07/95 |
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Ventnor- The Esplanade | NPU | |
Ventnor Bonchurch Valley P/U 18th July 1895. 2nd earliest known miniph |
£25 offered | 18/07/95 |
Walthamstow- Old Church Chingford | 14/12/99 | |
CONCLUSION: This “mini photo” court size postcard series runs from mid 1895 to early 1898 (approx) and features South of England locations. From 1898 onwards Dennis used larger photographs on his court size/full size postcards, see list below. (Mostly North Country) |
Dennis predominantly used the upper (illustrated) style of back for these PPCs, but occasionally they used a Capital Letter modification of “Post” and “Card”. with added in between space and a more elaborate stamp box design together with a bigger picture.
In 1897 Dennis printed some court cards of Winchester, without a border around the picture. These were not successful and this type may be confined to Winchester?
By 1898
Dennis was publishing regular court size postcards with larger photographs, typical
card illustrated opposite (Houses of Parliament) . Note the explicit ETWD
initials
The same photographic negative of the Houses of Parliament was used for the court postcard and then the regular full size postcard.
By 1900 ETW Dennis had moved to full size postcards. (a lot of the court size postcards listed below were issued, with the design unchanged, as full size cards) .This was an extensive series (possibly 200 to 250?) covering mainly the North of England and the Midlands Some of this series have local publishers names on them. (e.g a printing for D.K & Co=De Keyser Hotels with 1902 back ) The “starred” locations I believe were photographed by ETWD himself and have his explicit initials on them. Other photographs in the series have indications of having been “bought in” from other photographers.
It would seem that ETWD was a keen photographer, witness his Sudan 1898 photographs and the GB * ones below. .
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Dennis Court/Full size Postcards that I do NOT have, as of 29/03/2018 (35 cards) A star ** means specific “ETWD” initials in picture |
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Banbury Cross |
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Batley* |
Market Place |
Beverley | North Bar |
Beverley | St Mary’s Church |
Bishops Aukland | In the Park |
Bishops Aukland | Newgate St |
Bishops Aukland | Castle screen |
Bolton | The Infirmary (Gledsdale publisher) |
Bradford |
Town Hall |
Burton on Trent* |
Iron Bridge |
Darlington | St Cuthberts Church |
Dewsbury* |
Infirmary |
Furness Abbey | |
Gt Yarmouth* | Market Place |
Huddersfield* |
Market Place |
Ilkley | The Tarn |
Isle of Man | Douglas from Douglas Head, Groudle Glen, Kirk Braddan, Laxey Glen Gardens, Peel Castle & Harbour, Ramsey from Mooragh Park, Ramsey from South |
Leeds | Parish Church |
Leeds |
RoyaL Exchange |
Loughborough | |
Northallerton* | Market Place |
Rugby | St Maries Church |
Shottery (near Stratford) | Ann Hathaway’s Cottage |
Southport |
Marine Gardens & Lake (North Vw) |
Stockton on Tees* | Launch of S.S Gadsby |
Warwick | Leicesters Hospital |
Warwick | The Mill Guy Cliffe |
Whitby | St Mary’s Church |
Below,
Non GB activities
An ETWD photo (initials by leftmost soldier’s boot) taken in the Sudan . Photographed , published and printed by Dennis as a PPC for sale in the Sudan circa 1902 (Phil Mason collection). This is one of a Sudan set, some photographs were taken in Sept 1898 , just after the battle of Omdurman and the rest after the post War Sudan reconstruction, probably Dec 1901 or thereabouts. I am still not quite sure how E.T.W. Dennis got to Khartoum in 1898 immediately after the battle, he must have gone with some civilian observers? But which ones? Armstrong of Newcastle, the leading British big gun maker , would certainly have sent observers to assess the effect of a new explosive being used for the first time in this Sudan campaign, Some photographic record would have been needed of the effects of this explosive It is possible that Dennis went with this group. .For full Sudan list see non GB Dennis
In addition to the Sudan postcards, Dennis was busy in South Africa. Arthur Roberts has sent me photocopies of explicitly initialled ETWD postcards for South Africa. (Some with typical U/B Dennis 1902 backs). By 1902, Dennis was actively exporting cards. (The Boer war was from 11 Oct 1899 to 31 May 1902)
Dennis also published some ETWD Australian (a lot of Tasmanian, but some Australian also, one was Lane Cove River ,Sydney NSW) I have some P/U 1906,shown below. Some of these Tasmanian cards do not have ETWD on them e.g “Penguin NW Coast Tasmania”, (but with usual “eggshell blue” sky). Full coverage is given in Section 14 “Non GB Cards “Full Australian ,Sudan,SA Details
I would greatly appreciate details of any further Dennis
NON Great Britain postcards up to about 1908 say .(Preferably with explicit
“ETWD”) This area needs research.