Alice Hargreaves, born Alice Liddell, most famous for her role in inspiring Charles Dodgson aka "Lewis Carroll" to write Alice in Wonderland, lived from 1852 until 1934. This photo was taken two years before Alice's death.
Interesting fact, Alice sold her copy of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, originally known as Alice's Adventures Under Ground, for 15,400 pounds at a Sotheby's auction.
Alice Pleasance (Liddell) Hargreaves is believed by some to be the inspiration for Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland. Regardless of whether or not Lewis developed the story based on Alice, he definitely told her the Alice in Wonderland story during a boating trip prior to the book being written.
Alice was the fourth of the ten children of Henry Liddell and Lorina Hanna (Reeve) Liddell.
The 1930's were a decade of severe stress: the Great Depression, the Dust Bowl, the rise of Nazism. But it was also the end of Prohibition, the beginning of the change of land management (poor farm ...
Popular and forgotten authors & journalists who made their reputation from their words rather then their faces.
Journalism has been defined as "writing characterized by a direct presentation of facts or description of events without an attempt at interpretation." An author, however, has freer rein - often weav...
Explore the rich history of the United Kingdom through vintage photos taken over the last few hundred years.
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has a rich history that began with the settlement of modern humans approx. 30,000 years ago. Through exploration of the world many people from ...
I want to build a place where my son can meet his great-grandparents. My grandmother Marian Joyce (Benning) Kroetch always wanted to meet her great-grandchildren, but she died just a handful of years before my son's birth.
So while she didn't have the opportunity to meet him, at least he will be able to know her.
For more information about what we're building see About AncientFaces. For information on the folks who build and support the community see Daniel - Founder & Creator. My father's side is full blood Sicilian and my mother's side is a combination of Welsh, Scottish, German and a few other European cultures. One of my more colorful (ahem black sheep) family members came over on the Mayflower. He was among the first to be hanged in the New World for a criminal offense he made while onboard the ship.