Letter sent from Susan Forrester, Erica Horniman's daughter to Marcus Pugh at the museum concerning her family history. The letter was enclosed with an image of Minnie Horniman, Susan's grandmother.
Letter sent to the Museum from Susan Forrester concerning the Horniman family history
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Postcard depicting Japanese woman painting on silk

Black and white medium format negative of overgrown metal tracks leading to wooden loading structure and houses by river - a small settlement

Guide to the Collections in the Horniman Museum and Library, 1921 [3rd edition]

Press cutting about the Museum's opening times and days during the Easter Holiday
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