Historical information

The large photo is of seven Victorian nurses bound for South Africa (Sister Ivy, Sister Langlands, Sister Walker, Sister Rawson, Sister Bernhard Smith, Sister Dorothy Smith, Sister Thompson).
The article discusses the history of the pin, introduced in Britain in the fifteenth century as personal fasteners used in the dressing process. It explains the materials used for 'pins' and the connection to the phrase 'pin-money'.
The second photo was taken at Victoria Barracks, it shows a well-dressed lady pinning on favours to a soldier in uniform, beside them stands another lady arm-in-arm with another soldier.

Physical description

Photocopy of a newspaper article. The article is in the top right corner and there is some white space on the left hand side and below. The article consists of a large photo of a group of women and a Captain boarding a ship. To the right of the image is a smaller photo of two men and two women at Victoria Barracks, above and below this picture are two small columns of text.

Inscriptions & markings

'NC17' [Handwritten in blue ink on the top of the page]