William Darlow Maritime Postcards

Reference code: HOYFM.ACL2024.23
Level of description: Fonds
Title: William Darlow Maritime Postcards
Scope and content: Willie Darlow was a school teacher in Derry/ Londonderry. He visited the quays almost daily and received many postcards worldwide. He also took notes about the ships, where they had come from, where they were from, etc. Contents: mostly blank postcards with various vessels as images, namely, the Cameronia, Caledonia, Transylvania, Athena, Assyrian, California, Castalia, Columbia, Olympic, Tuscania, Scotia, Duke of Connaught, S.S. Londonderry, Winchester Castle, Ulster Queen, Monarch, Somersetshire, St. Germain, Columba, Queen Mary, T.S.S. New York, Prince Charles, New Australia, Franconia, etc. (early 20th century); a letter card for the S.S. Transylvania; S.S. United States; photographs of the Arc Pole IS Panama; a postcard photograph of Fanad head addressed to a Derry address (1961); two postcards addressed to Derry/ Londonderry location (1950s); handwritten note from Cousin Annie Breasliy to Mr. and Mrs. Darlow in Londonderry concerning their travel on the S.S. Transylvania to New York (1929); a Valentine’s postcard to Willie Darlow from Lil by (1936); a carol on the back of an Olympic postcard; a postcard to Mr. Darlow (1961); postcard to Mr Darlow about holidays (1973); postcard to Mr Darlow concerning an awful chicken dish (1950); postcard from his son Willie about missing him; postcard from the Isle of Man (1950); a postcard from nephews/ nieces about travels in Norway (1962); postcard from Cape Verde about sailing (1951); brief postcard note from Italy (1955); a card from Mr. Darlow to his son William (1952); another one from (1956); postcard from Willie to his wife (1952); postcard from a cruise in Spain/ Portugal (1953); post card to son Willie (1922); postcard to Willie concerning buying tobacco from the USA (1953); postcard to Lily from Bologne, France (1952); postcard from Denmark from family (1962); postcard from the Netherlands Antilles concerning travel to Buenos Aires (1959); postcard from Lily to William concerning travelling to Aran spontaneously (1952); a ‘guess who’ postcard to William (1960); postcards from nephews/ nieces/ cousins from Sweden (1960); postcard to William from South Africa; postcard to William concerning travel to Kilkeel (1963); card from Jersey; older postcard from Mr. Darlow to William (1924); postcard from William to Lily (1952); postcard from Mervyn to William concerning arriving in Lourdes, France (1955); postcard to William from the United States (1973); postcard from South Africa to William (1971); postcard from Spain (1971); two postcards from West Cork; one from Glasgow (1951); Fort William (1959); Blackpool to Mr. Darlow (1922); one sent ‘at sea’ with a Thursday update from William to his parents (1952); from France to William (1959); from Italy (1949); one from Livorno, Italy to Mr. Darlow (1949); one Mr. Darlow to William; one from the USA, from William to his father, with FDR stamps (1950s); a postcard from Bernard to Mr W. Gallagher in Londonderry concerning his arrival in British occupied Sri Lanka (Ceylon) (1939); two postcards to Mrs. Morton (1911); a photograph of the ‘Empire Demon’ vessel in Derry; a postcard from Devon to Donegal, a father to son, asking for someone (1948); a dozen photographs of the S.S. United States (1950s); a photograph of the Ballyduff; a postcard from Michel in French (1971); a picture of the Blackwater; a postcard to Miss Mammie Ellise from Mabel; a Coleraine Harbour postcard with a story on the back; a postcard to Katie; a postcard of crew; a postcard to Helda (1910); a Belfast Steamship postcard; a postcard from 1925; and the Duke of Lancaster Postcard (1938).