Three playing cards. The two in the background have colour illustrations - the one on the left had a heart in the top left corner and a drawing of a young female figure blowing a musical instrument. The card on the right has a spade in the top left corner along with an illustration of the white rabbit from Alice in Wonderland. In the foreground is another card with text detailing an anti – slavery meeting taking place at Birmingham Town Hall on 22 January 1873.

#BirminghamHistory today brings you these hand-made playing cards drawn and painted on the back of cards advertising an anti-slavery meeting held at Birmingham Town Hall on 22 January 1873. Ref - MS 1509/5/69 #LibraryofBham #bmusic_ltd