Keywords: sisters of charity sistersofcharity lady lane ladylane ireland children girls christmas party christmasparty party party hats partyhats classroom santa claus santaclaus balloons nuns toys statues sacred heart sacredheart benches school pupils november 1949 1940s forties poole collection poolecollection glass negative glassnegative a.h. poole ahpoole arthur henri poole arthurhenripoole waterford national library of ireland nationallibraryofireland christmas across the commons christmasacrossthecommons blackandwhite monochrome black and white A little blurry, but who could keep this many children still? These are girls at the Sisters of Charity School in Waterford having an early Christmas Party. Incidentally, this is a rare example of a Coca-Cola style Santa Claus in our early photos. Meanwhile, the older girls were playing netball outside, some still wearing party hats too. Date: 23 November 1949 NLI Ref.: P_WP_4617 A little blurry, but who could keep this many children still? These are girls at the Sisters of Charity School in Waterford having an early Christmas Party. Incidentally, this is a rare example of a Coca-Cola style Santa Claus in our early photos. Meanwhile, the older girls were playing netball outside, some still wearing party hats too. Date: 23 November 1949 NLI Ref.: P_WP_4617 |