Postcard with studio photograph of two dogs seated on a bench, 1911.
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Postcard with studio photograph of two dogs seated on a bench, 1911.
Simple Simon and Wee Willie Winkie belonged to Suffragette leader and drum major of the WSPU drum and fife band, Mary Leigh.
Handwritten on the back of the card includes: 'Always Together...Beloved of all. Mascots of the W.S.P.U. BAND. They worked for PRISONERS... took messages... gave signals to W.S.P.U. prisoners in Holloway Prison, to Emily Davison when all other means failed. They cost Mary Leigh 1 month in Holloway for refusal to pay Dog Tax. They did what they could.’