Quaker Diary

Scope and Content

Handwritten diary, with photograph and postcards, including:

Page 1 - Black and white postcard of a panoramic view of Coniston Lake

Page 2 - Sepia photograph of the holidaymakers around a camp stove, with a handwritten account of the journey to the camp (7 Aug 1914)

Page 3 - Black and white postcard of Fir Island, Coniston Lake, with a handwritten account of the arrival at camp and first evening (7 Aug 1914)

Page 4 - Black and white postcard of the Coniston Lake Gondola, with a handwritten account of the first day, including details of the weather and activities (8 Aug 1914)

Page 5 - Sepia photograph of a man lying in a bed in a caravan, with a handwritten account of the day, including a walk and a treasure hunt on Peel Island (9 Aug 1914)

Page 6 - Black and white postcard of Coniston Lake with Coniston Old Man in the background, with a handwritten account continuing from page 5 relating to the treasure hunt on Peel Island (9 Aug 1914)

Page 7 - Sepia photograph of a man lying in a hammock beside [Coniston Lake], with the caption 'This is not the hammock out of which I fell' (n.d.)

Page 8 - Sepia photograph of a man in a rowing boat at the edge of [Coniston Lake], with the caption 'A Sunny Afternoon' (n.d.)

Page 9 - Sepia photograph of a man posing for the camera with the caption 'Michael as Simplicitus', and a handwritten account continuing from page 6 relating to the treasure hunt on Peel Island (9 Aug 1914)

Page 10 - Black and white postcard of Coniston Lake taken from High Cross, with a handwritten account of the day, including saying goodbye to various holidaymakers and a bike ride (10 Aug 1914)

Page 11 - Black and white postcard of 'The Torrent. Skelwith Force and Langdale Pikes', with a continued account from page 10 and an account of the following day including a walk to Parkamoor (11 Aug 1914)

Page 12 - Black and white postcard of Elterwater and the Langdale Pikes, with a handwritten account of the day, including a boat ride across Coniston Lake (12 Aug 1914)

Page 13 - Black and white postcard of the Langdale Valley

Page 14 - Black and white postcard of the Langdale Pikes

Page 15 - Black and white postcard of Dungeon Ghyll, Langdale

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