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Ref NoMS 466/3/2/45
Finding NumberMS 466/41/Box 8/53
TitlePhotograph showing George Cadbury and Elizabeth Taylor Cadbury with a group of Austrian children
LevelItem
Date1921
DescriptionMounted black and white group photograph showing George Cadbury and Elizabeth Taylor Cadbury standing outside the Manor House with a group of Austrian children who came to Britain following the First World War when Austria was struck by a period of severe starvation. A group of these children lived in Bournville for a year and were entertained at the Manor House before returning to Austria. Elizabeth Taylor Cadbury was Chairman of the Committee formed to oversee the welfare of Serbian children who were sent to Birmingham during the First World War and she played an active role accommodating these Austrian children who arrived following the end of the conflict.
Extent1
FormatPhotograph
Related MaterialInformation about Elizabeth Taylor Cadbury's work with Austrian refugees taken from Richenda Scott, 'Elizabeth Cadbury: 1858-1951' (London: Harrap, 1955), 128.
Access StatusOpen
CreatorNameBelieved to be a photographer affiliated with the Bournville Village Trust/Cadbury Brothers Publications Department
LanguageEnglish
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