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A large crowd of people in formal attire and banners for the United Brethren Friendly Society walks down a street in Soham.

Hospital Sunday in Soham 1907 ©MusCamb

Soham Data

Soham Data

 

A steam traction engine tows a wagon filled with a large group of people along a road beside a stone cottage in Soham.

Soham Baptist Sunday School outing, 1923 (MoC108/70)

A large group of people in hats and period dress sits inside and stands around an open-top vintage car in front of houses.

Soham people (MoC388/63)

A man stands beside a donkey drawing a cart loaded with seven children, with another boy standing near the large cart wheel.

Sam Seal with donkey cart and eight children c1900. Donkey carts would often race eachother.

A man stands beside a donkey pulling a wooden cart labeled Soham Flying Fund, with several children seated in the back.

George Peacock and donkey cart c1915

George Peacock and A E Elsden ran the Soham Flying Fund during WWI which raised money for food and cigarettes to be sent to the Soham men fighting. In peace time they collected money on Hospital Sundays.


Mike Petty’s Scrapbook

https://archive.org/details/SohamScrapbook/mode/2up

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