The second photograph I received from Monica Leat also showed Bessie NATHAN in costume as the character Topsy from the play Uncle Tom’s Cabin based on the novel by  Harriet Beecher Stowe.
 
 I showed these pictures to Cousin Pat who pointed at the Topsy picture and said “Mam had that picture, she carried it in her bag […]

This picture of Elizabeth “Bessie” Nathan was sent to Mr and Mrs Davies who were landlords of  The New Inn, St James’ Square,  Monmouth between 1880 and 1882.
 
Their great granddaughter, Monica Leat, inherited two photograph albums and had often wondered who some of the people were. I wrote an article for the Gwent Family History […]