E.Q. Nicholson; Elsie Myers (née Palmer); Leopold Hamilton Myers; Eveleen ('Eve') Clarke (née Myers)
3 of 5 portraits of Elsie Myers (née Palmer)
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E.Q. Nicholson; Elsie Myers (née Palmer); Leopold Hamilton Myers; Eveleen ('Eve') Clarke (née Myers)
by Unknown photographer
snapshot print, 24 June 1928
5 1/2in. x 3 1/8in. (140 mm x 80 mm)
Photographs Collection
NPG x74695
Sittersback to top
- Eveleen ('Eve') Clarke (née Myers) (1910-1993), Musician; daughter of Elsie and Leopold Myers. Sitter in 13 portraits. Identify
- Elsie Myers (née Palmer) (1873-1955), Daughter of William Jackson Palmer; wife of Leopold Hamilton Myers. Sitter in 5 portraits. Identify
- Leopold Hamilton Myers (1881-1944), Novelist. Sitter associated with 85 portraits. Identify
- Elsie Queen ('E.Q.') Nicholson (née Myers) (1908-1992), Designer and painter; daughter of Elsie and Leopold Myers. Sitter in 14 portraits, Artist of 1 portrait. Identify
Events of 1928back to top
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The Representation of the People Act 1928 grants women the same rights to vote as men. Building on reform of 1918, this Act lowered the voting age for women from 30 to 21, and removed the ownership of property requirements.Art and science
Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin. The Scottish scientist's identification of the first antibiotic revolutionised the treatment of infection and is a landmark in medical history. By the Second World War, penicillin was being used to treat wounded soldiers and had a major impact on survival rates of those with infected wounds.International
Stalin announces the Soviet Union's first Five-Year plan of economic development. Based on Lenin's New Economic Policy, the Five-Year Plans aimed to expand the country's economy through rapid centralised industrialisation.Tell us more back to top
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