Bill Collection

NAVAJO DELEGATION, c1874. Navajo delegates to Washington, D. C. c1874. Front row
NAVAJO DELEGATION, c1874. Navajo delegates to Washington, D.C. c1874. Front row, left to right: Carmero Mucho; Mariana; Juanita, wife of Manuelito; Manuelito

UVF - Ulster Volunteer Force Poster
Notice posted by the Ulster Volunteer Force intending to quell speculation that its founding was a direct violent challenge to those of differing views within Ulster

Wartime Toby jugs, WW1
Advertisement for Soane & Smith of Oxford Street, promoting their range of Toby jugs based on wartime leaders, principally Sir David Beatty, Sir Douglas Haig, Lord Jellicoe, Marshal Joffre

Bill Sykes (Barnard)
Bill Sykes sits at a table with a bottle of booze while his dog Bullseye cowers against the wall, afraid of being hit

Old Bill kneeling in front of the Cenotaph in Whitehall
His Pals - Fragments Copyright. Old Bill kneeling in front of the Cenotaph in Whitehall. Captain Bruce Bairnsfather, 1St Btn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment (1888-1959)

Picture No. 10741261
Portland Bill, Isle of Portland, Dorset, England Date:

Rock n Roll Dancing
Two young things in full 1950s attire, partake in a bit of Rock n Roll dancing

A Miner Success by Bruce Bairnsfather, WW1 cartoon
" They must ave ad some good news or somethin, Alf; you can ear em cheerin quite plain." Two British Tommies, Bill and Alf

Me and My Girl - Lambeth Walk sheet music cover, 1937
Bill Snibson (actor Lupino Lane 1892-1959) peeps from behind his stately home on this music cover for The Lambeth Walk, as featured in Arthur Rose and Douglas Furbers musical Me and My Girl. 1937

Womens Social and Political Union Votes for Women Help the Suffragettes to rush the House of Commons on Tuesday evening, 13 October 1908 at 7.30

Raphus solitarius, Reunion white dodo
Plate 25 from Extinct and Vanishing Birds of the World (1907) by Lord Lionel Walter Rothschild

Buffalo Bills Wild West
Promotional postcard for Buffalo Bill Codys Wild West Show and Congress of Rough Riders of the World featuring the Union Jack flag and the Stars and Stripes

Gladstone / Home Rule Bill
The House of Commons, February 13 1893. William Gladstone, Liberal Prime Minister, introduces the Second Home Rule Bill

The Battle Between Cribb and Molineaux, September 28, 1811, October 3, 1811. Cribbs second was John Gully and his bottle-holder Joe Ward

F G Pearce Ltd, business stationery
F G Pearce Ltd, Ice Cream company of Grant Street Dairy, Radford, Nottingham, business stationery (statement). circa 1930s

ALL-STAR GAME, 1937. Major League baseball players Lou Gehrig, Joe Cronin, Bill Dickey, Joe DiMaggio, Charlie Gehringer, Jimmie Foxx, and Hank Greenberg at the 1937 All-Star Game

Calypte anna, Annas hummingbird

Empire Theatre / 1889
The cover of a programme for the Empire theatre, London. The bill featured comedians including Dan Leno and Cleopatra, A Grand Ballet Divertissement

The Count Basie Orchestra in concert at the Royal Festival Hall, London, 18 July 1980: Count Basie (piano), Cleveland Eaton (bass), Freddie Green (guitar), Gregg Field (drums)

Extinct marine reptiles
Sheet 1 of a series of posters called Extinct Animals by Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins c. 1862. This collection of marine reptiles lived during the Jurassic period between 200

Mauritian Dodo (Raphus cucullatus), compact bird with curved, brown bill and brown feet, side view

Brooklands Poster
A poster for the racing programme at Brooklands Race Tract at Weybridge, Surrey, featuring Sir Malcolm Campbell driving (at the time) the worlds fastest car, Bluebird

Bill Frisell, 2006. Artist: Alan John Ainsworth
Bill Frisell, Cheltenham Jazz Festival, 2006

Captain Bairnsfathers first meeting with Old Bill, WW1
This historic incident took place during the first battle of Ypres, but the Censor held stern views about battle pictures in those days

CLINTON INAUGURATION, 1993. Chief Justice William Rehnquist administering the oath of office to President Bill Clinton on the steps of the U.S. Capitol. Photograph, 20 January 1993

Elf Owl (Micrathene whitneyi)

Roseate Spoonbill (Ajaia ajaja), South Padre Island, Texas

Parus caeruleus, blue tit
A blue tit (Parus caeruleus) in flight, U.K.The blue tit is common throughout Britain living mainly in deciduous woodland. Photographed by Frank Greenaway

BILL PICKETT (1870-1932). The cowboy star in an American poster for the 1923 film, The Bull-Dogger

Poster advertising The Better Ole, Theatre Royal, Chatham
Poster advertising a comedy produced by Charles Cochran, The Better Ole, or The Romance of Old Bill, at the Theatre Royal, Chatham. Performed twice nightly, with a Wednesday matinee

Compton and Edrich leave the Oval pitch, 1953
Photograph showing the two English batsman, Denis Compton and Bill Edrich, leaving the pitch at the Oval Cricket Ground, London, 19th August 1953

A Rehearsal of the Wild West show
A series of sketches by Ralph Cleaver of rehearsals for Colonel Codys " Wild West" show at Olympia, including Sioux braves racing horses, cow girls and cowboys

Ta Poster / Bairnsfather
A recruitment poster for the Territorial Army featuring Bairnsfathers WWI creation, Old Bill

Empire Nut Brown
Advertisement for Adkins Empire Nut Brown tobacco featuring Bairnsfathers WWI creation, Old Bill

Riley Lynx of AR Rye competing in the MCC Lands End Trial, 1935. Artist: Bill Brunell
Riley Lynx 1089 cc. Vehicle Reg. No. BPC886. Event Entry No: 158 Driver: Rye, A.R. Retired. Place: M.C.C. Lands End Trial. Date: 19/20.4.35

One of Our Minor Wars, by Bairnsfather
One of Our Minor Wars " Well, if you knows of a better ole, go to it" A cartoon by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather, possibly his most famous, shown as it first appeared in The Bystander 1915

Raphus cucullatus, dodo
Plate 1 from Memoirs on the Dodo by Sir Richard Owen, 1866

Selasphorus rufus, rufous hummingbird
Plate 379 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1835-38), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Mergus merganser, goosander
Plate 331 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1835-38), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Buffalo Bills Show
BUFFALO BILLs WILD WEST SHOW Bill Codys rough rider extravaganza, featuring scenes of Napoleon, and an onstage artist, Rosa Bonheur

Houses of Commons / Lords
Lord Palmerston addressing the House of Commons (top) A debate on the Home Rule Bill in the House of Lords (bottom)

Amilcar Standard Sports at the Ilkley & District Motor Club Trial, Thirsk, Yorkshire, 1930s
Amilcar Standard sports 2-seater 1094 cc. Vehicle Reg. No. YH86. Event Entry No: 11. Place: Thirsk, Yorkshire. Ilkley & District M.C. Trial

1937 HRG 2-seater sports of WP Uglow taking part in the NWLMC Lawrence Cup Trial, 1937
HRG 2 seater sports. 1937 1496 cc. Vehicle Reg. No. CRL200. Event Entry No: 2 Driver: Uglow, W.P. Chassis No. A54. Place: N.W.L.M.C. Lawrence Cup Trial. Date: 29.5.37

Nyctanassa violacea, yellow-crowned night heron
Plate 79, hand coloured etching from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731-43) Vol. 1 by Mark Catesby

Palladium Theatre / 1912
The cover of a programme for the Palladium theatre, London. The bill featured Marie Lloyd

Kitty Brunell looking under the bonnet of a Talbot 14 / 45 sportsmans coupe, c1928
Talbot 14/45 Sportsmans Coupe 1928 1665 cc. Vehicle Reg. No. XV9554. Driver: Brunell, Miss. K Place:

POSTER: BOOKS, 1966. Enjoy summer more, read books. Poster by Bill Sokol, 1966

Ramphastos vitillenus, channel-billed toucan

Cartoon, Triumph of De-Jenner-Action 1898
Grim reaper holding the vaccination act. A new Vaccination Act removed these penalties and introduced a new clause known as the conscientious objector clause that allowed parents who did not believe

Jaguar SS saloon of HT Lewis competing in the South Wales Auto Club Welsh Rally, 1937 Artist
SS Jaguar Saloon 1937 1608 cc. Vehicle Reg. No. DXT135. Event Entry No: 49. Driver: Lewis, H.T. Place: S.W.A.C. Welsh Rally. Date: 30.6-3.7.37

Straker-Squire of WB Horn competing in the MAC Shelsley Walsh Hillclimb, Worcestershire, 1923
Straker-Squire 3308 cc. Event Entry No: 36. Driver: Horn, W.B. Finished: 3rd. in Class 6. Running stripped. Place: M.A.C Shelsley Walsh Hillclimb. Date: 8.9.23

MG M Le Mans of CHD Berton competing in the MCC Sporting Trial, Litton Slack, Derbyshire, 1930
MG M Le Mans 847 cc. Reg. No. GJ5326. Entry No: 54 Driver: Berthon, C.H.D. Award: Bronze Le Mans type body. Chassis No. 2M1675. Litton Slack, Peak District National Park. M.C.C. Sporting Trial

1208 cc Harley-Davidson of FJ Sturley, winner of a bronze award at the MCC Torquay Rally, July 1937
Harley-Davidson 1208 cc. Event Entry No: 16 Rider: Sturley, F.J. Award: Bronze. Place: M.C.C. Torquay Rally. Date: 16/17.7.37

Bentley of Captain CHD Berthon competing at the Lewes Speed Trials, Sussex, 1938
Bentley 2996 cc. Vehicle Reg. No. RR6774. Event Entry No: 47 Driver: Berthon, Capt. C.H.D. Place: Lewes Speed Trials. Date: 20.8.38

British Prime Minister Herbert Asquith visiting Ireland, 1914 (1951). Asquith visiting Ireland during the trouble over Irish Home Rule

Good Morning, Bill! By P. G. Wodehouse
Promotional postcard for Good Morning, Bill! By P. G. Wodehouse, based on the Hungarian of Ladislas Fodor. First produced at the Devonshire Park Theatre, Eastbourne

In the support trench by Bruce Bairnsfather, WW1 cartoon
" Old Bill has practically decided to try to get Private Shinio (the ex-comedy-juggler-and-hand-balancer) transferred to another platoon." The stoicism of Captain Bruce Bairnsfathers

Anglo-Saxon by Bruce Bairnsfather, WW1 cartoon
" You re comin along with me, my lad, as soon as this is over!" (Hermann feels he DOES know a better ole). Cartoon by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather in The Bystander magazine showing his famous

Botaurus stellaris, Eurasian bittern

Ardea herodias, great blue heron
Plate 211 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1834-35), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Buffalo Bill Cody racing in Munich, Germany
William Frederick Buffalo Bill Cody (1846-1917), American soldier, bison hunter and Wild West showman, seen here at Munich, Germany, racing on horseback against the cyclist Fischer

Confederate Five Dollar Bill, 1864
Confederate five dollar bill bearing the picture of Confederate president Jefferson Davis, 1864. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Members of Cuddington Golf Club, Surrey, 1933. Date: 1933

Blackbird -Turdus merula-, female perched on nest with nestlings, Untergroningen, Abtsgmuend, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

One Million German Mark banknote - 1923 - testament to the hyperinflation experienced by the Weimar Republic in the early 1920s. Date: 1923

Eight Bells, Hatfield
The Eight Bells inn at Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, referred to in Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens. Bill Sykes met the pedlar here. Date: 1950s

CARTOON: THOMAS GAGE, 1774. A Political Lesson: an English mezzotint cartoon of 1774 suggesting the difficulties encountered by the English colonial governor of Massachusetts, Thomas Gage

BOSTON RED SOX, 1916. Team photo of the Boston Red Sox, 1916. Babe Ruth is seated in the front row, center

Craven Lodge Fancy Ball
A page from The Tatler, featuring photographs and a report on the Craven Lodge Fancy Ball in Melton, Leicestershire, a New Year party with a prehistoric fancy dress theme

Cartoon by Bruce Bairnsfather
Untitled cartoon by Bruce Bairnsfather, the famous World War One cartoonist, whose humorous pictures and " Old Bill" character appeared in The Bystander

Vengeance of Poseidon
When Laomedon doesn t settle his bill for helping to build Troy, Poseidon devastates the city with a flood, and forces Laomedon to sacrifice his daughter to a sea monster

Bill Werbeniuk - Snooker Player Date: 1980s

Doin the Lambeth Walk - Oi! These sketches, made by Sherriffs, are dedicated to The Lambeth Walk, dance hit of the musical comedy Me and My Girl (Victoria Palace)

The Count Basie Orchestra in concert, c1950s. Artist: Denis Williams
The Count Basie Orchestra in concert. Sonny Payne on the drums

Bill at Harrow School
Bill or call-over is a compulsory roll call, held in each House at Harrow School three times a day. Date: circa 1920s

European Pied Flycatcher -Ficedula hypoleuca-, male with an insect in its beak perched on a branch, Altenseelbach, Neunkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Gracula religiosa indica, lesser hill myna
Plate 73, painting by Pieter Cornelius de Bevere, from the Loten Collection of coloured drawings of Birds, Mammals, Insects & Plants, (1754-57)

Upupa epops, common hoopoe
Plate 55, painting by Pieter Cornelius de Bevere, from the Loten Collection of coloured drawings of Birds, Mammals, Insects & Plants, (1754-57)

Sula capensis, Cape Gannet
Plate 2 from William MacGillivrays Watercolour drawings of British Animals (1831-1841)

When the ell is it going to be strawberry?
Old Bill is disappointed to discover that the latest delivery of jam to the trenches on the Western Front during World I is plum and apple yet again! Date: 1915

Ils ne passeront pas, by Bairnsfather
Ils ne passeront pas (They shall not pass) Old soldiers never say die, they'll simply block the way A cartoon by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather in The Bystander, featuring his popular character

A Shoe-billed Stork, London Zoo, July 1926 (b / w photo)
3483822 A Shoe-billed Stork, London Zoo, July 1926 (b/w photo) by Bond, Frederick William (1887-1942); Zoological Society of London; eZoological Society of London; British, out of copyright

Comic postcard, Outside the builders merchants - man with bucket and toilet seat Date: 20th century

Singer Le Mans competing in the MG Car Club Abingdon Trial / Rally, 1939. Artist: Bill Brunell
Singer Le Mans. 1933 1493 cc. Vehicle Reg. No. WP4970. Event Entry No: 57. Place: M.G.C.C. Abingdon Trial/Rally. Date: 13/14.5.39

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"Bill: A Journey Through History and Culture" Step into the fascinating world of Bill, where history, art, and entertainment intertwine. From UVF posters to wartime Toby jugs from WW1, every artifact tells a unique story. In one corner stands an old photograph capturing Bill kneeling in front of the Cenotaph in Whitehall. His solemn expression reflects the weight of sacrifice and remembrance that this iconic monument represents. Moving on, we encounter Bill Sykes (Barnard), a character who embodies both fear and fascination. His menacing presence reminds us of the dark side lurking within society's underbelly. But let's not forget about fun. Rock n Roll dancing takes center stage as couples twirl with infectious energy. The rhythm pulsates through their bodies, transcending time and bringing joy to all who witness it. Sports enthusiasts will appreciate Compton and Edrich leaving the Oval pitch in 1953. Their departure symbolizes determination, teamwork, and the spirit of competition that defines sportsmanship. Amidst these diverse artifacts lies F G Pearce Ltd's business stationery – a testament to entrepreneurship and commerce that has shaped our societies for centuries. Bruce Bairnsfather's WW1 cartoon "A Miner Success" sheds light on the resilience of ordinary people during times of adversity. It serves as a reminder that strength can be found even in the darkest moments. The Lambeth Walk sheet music cover from 1937 transports us back to an era filled with exuberance and carefree spirit. Its catchy tune echoes through generations, reminding us to embrace life's simple pleasures. The Women's Social and Political Union Votes for Women Help Suffragettes rush poster captures a pivotal moment in history when women fought tirelessly for equality – their courage paving the way for future generations' rights. Lastly, we glimpse at Gladstone/Home Rule Bill – an emblematic representation of political reform striving towards progress while navigating complex challenges.