Chester Collection (page 12)

The Roodeye, from the Railway Bridge, 1898. Creator: Unknown
The Roodeye, from the Railway Bridge, 1898. Chester Racecourse on the banks of the River Dee, known as the Roodee dates back to the early 16th century. From " Our Own Country, Volume II"

Old man crosses Queens Park suspension footbridge, Chester
An old man crosses the Queens Park suspension footbridge in Chester, England. He stoops as he walks and carries a shopping bag. He wears a long raincoat. Date: 2012

Edgar the Pacific being rowed down the River Dee by Eight Tributary Princes, c1890. Edgar the Peaceful ( c943-975). Legend has it, following his coronation

Hoisting the British Flag in New Guinea, 1883: Mr Chester... Calling for Three Cheers, (1901)
Hoisting the British Flag in New Guinea, 1883: Mr Chester, Queensland Magistrate, Calling for Three Cheers, (1901). British civil servant Henry Marjoribanks Chester (1832-1914)

The Bear and Billet, Chester, 1936. Creator: Unknown
The Bear and Billet, Chester, 1936. The Bear and Billet, 17th-century Grade I listed timber-framed town house, built in 1664 for the Earls of Shrewsbury in Chester

Bridge over the Mississippi River at Chester, Illinois

Chester Castle, Cheshire, 1894. Creator: Unknown
Chester Castle, Cheshire, 1894. View of the Castle overlooking the River Dee. Following the English civil war the castle was used as a prison, a militrary garrison, a court and a tax office

Byrons Elm, Harrow, c1896. Artist: Chester Vaughan
Byrons Elm, Harrow, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]

Laxey Wheel, Isle of Man, c1896. Artist: Chester Vaughan
Laxey Wheel, Isle of Man, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]

Margate, from Royal Crescent, c1896. Artist: Chester Vaughan
Margate, from Royal Crescent, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]

The Koh-I-Noor Nearing Harwich, c1896. Artist: Chester Vaughan
The Koh-I-Noor Nearing Harwich, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]

Watergate Street Row, Chester, c1896. Artist: Catherall & Pritchard
Watergate Street Row, Chester, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]

St. Patricks Island, Peel, Isle of Man, c1896. Artist: Chester Vaughan
St. Patricks Island, Peel, Isle of Man, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]

The Wall and Roodee, Chester, c1896. Artist: Catherall & Pritchard
The Wall and Roodee, Chester, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]

Douglas, Isle of Man, c1896. Artist: Chester Vaughan
Douglas, Isle of Man, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]

Bonchurch, Isle of Wight, c1896. Artist: Chester Vaughan
Bonchurch, Isle of Wight, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]

High Street, Guildford, c1896. Artist: Chester Vaughan
High Street, Guildford, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]

Canterbury Cathedral, c1896. Artist: Chester Vaughan
Canterbury Cathedral, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]

St. Albans Cathedral, c1896. Artist: Chester Vaughan
St. Albans Cathedral, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]

Harrow, the Speech House, c1896. Artists: William Burges, Chester Vaughan
Harrow, the Speech House, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]

Promptuarium, Chester Cathedral. Artist: Edward Arthur Heffer
View of the crypt at Chester Cathedral, 1857

Daniel Boone, American pioneer and hunter, (19th century). Artist: James Barton Longacre
Daniel Boone, American pioneer and hunter, (19th century). Daniel Boone (1736-1813) became a popular folk hero for his exploits beyond the western frontier of the Thirteen Colonies

Portrait of Vincent van Gogh, 1825-1828. Artist: Vincent van Gogh
Portrait of Vincent van Gogh, 1825-1828. Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890), Dutch painter. The painting is part of the Chester Dale Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

The Peppermint Bottle, 1893-1895. Artist: Paul Cezanne
The Peppermint Bottle, 1893-1895. The painting is part of the Chester Dale Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

La Mousme, 1888. Artist: Vincent van Gogh
La Mousme, 1888. The painting is part of the Chester Dale Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. From Masterpieces of Painting, edited by Huntington Cairns and John Walker

Boulevard Montmartre, 1897. Artist: Camille Pissarro
Boulevard Montmartre, 1897. The painting is part of the collection of the National Gallery, London. From Masterpieces of Painting, edited by Huntington Cairns and John Walker

Odalisque, 1870. Artist: Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Odalisque, 1870. The painting is part of the Chester Dale Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. From Masterpieces of Painting, edited by Huntington Cairns and John Walker

Still Life, 1866. Artist: Henri Fantin-Latour
Still Life, 1866. The painting is part of the Chester Dale Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. From Masterpieces of Painting, edited by Huntington Cairns and John Walker

Achille de Gas in the Uniform of a Cadet, 1856-1857. Artist: Edgar Degas
Achille de Gas in the Uniform of a Cadet, 1856-1857. The painting is part of the Chester Dale Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

The Old Musician, 1862. Artist: Edouard Manet
The Old Musician, 1862. The painting is part of the Chester Dale Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. From Masterpieces of Painting, edited by Huntington Cairns and John Walker

Agostina, 1866. Artist: Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
Agostina, 1866. The painting is part of the Chester Dale Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. From Masterpieces of Painting, edited by Huntington Cairns and John Walker

Carnavon Castle, 1903. Artist: Chester Vaughan
Carnavon Castle, 1903. From Social England, Volume II, edited by H.D. Traill, D.C.L. and J. S. Mann, M.A. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1903]

Archbishop Abbots Hospital, Guildford, 1903. Artist: Chester Vaughan
Archbishop Abbots Hospital, Guildford, 1903. The Hospital of the Blessed Trinity, better known as Abbots Hospital, is a Grade I listed Jacobean building and charity in Guildford

Canterbury Cathedral, c1900. Artist: Chester Vaughan
Canterbury Cathedral, c1900. Canterbury Cathedral in Canterbury, Kent, is one of the oldest and most famous Christian structures in England. It forms part of a World Heritage Site

Chester Cathedral, c20th Century. Artist: John Bartholomew
Chester Cathedral, c20th Century. [John Bartholomew & Son, Edinburgh]

Chester, c20th Century. Artist: John Bartholomew
Chester, c20th Century. [John Bartholomew & Son, Edinburgh]

An instructor explaining engine details to a pupils at Sealand Aerodrome, Flintshire, c1936 (c1937)
An instructor explaining engine details to a group of pupils at the Service Flying Training School at Sealand Aerodrome, Flintshire, Wales, c1936 (c1937). From Wonders of World Aviation, Vol

Hoisting the British flag in New Guinea, 1883 (1908). From Harmsworth History of the World, Volume 2, by Arthur Mee, J.A. Hammerton, & A.D. Innes, M.A. [Carmelite House, London, 1908]

The Holyhead and Chester Mails, 1905. Artist: Robert Havell
The Holyhead and Chester Mails at Hockley Hill, near Dunstable. Engraving by Robert Havell after a drawing by Henry Thomas Alken (1785-1851). Coaches stuck in snow drifts

Charlie Chester, British stand-up comedian and TV and radio presenter, 20th century. Artist: Montagu Watson
Charlie Chester, British stand-up comedian and TV and radio presenter, 20th century. Known as Cheerful Charlie Chester, he starred in The Charlie Chester Show

The choir, Chester Cathedral, Cheshire, 1924-1926. The choir of Chester Cathedral was built between 1283 and 1315 and was designed by Richard Lenginour

Bishop Lloyds Palace, Chester, 1908-1909. From Penroses Pictorial Annual 1908-1909, An Illustrated Review of the Graphic Arts, volume 14, edited by William Gamble and published by AW Penrose (London)

The River Dee at Chester, Cheshire, 1926. Artist: Cavenders Ltd
The River Dee at Chester, Cheshire, 1926. From the River Valleys set of hand-coloured cigarette cards issued with Army Club Cigarettes, Cavanders Ltd, 1926

Chester Cathedral, 1936. Sights of Britain, second series of 48 cigarette cards, issued with Senior Service, Junior Member, and Illingworth cigarettes

Ancient Roman walls, city of Chester, 1905. The walls, built in 61 AD, are said to vary between 12 and 40 feet in height. Below is a chronology of events

Gods Providence House, Chester, c1920s. During an outbreak of the plague during the 17th century, it is said that not a house in the city was spared except for this one in Watergate Street

King Charles I Tower, Chester, c1920s. Cigarette card produced by the Westminster Tobacco Co Ltd, The second series of British royal and ancient buildings

Chester Water Works, from the fields, 1852. Artist: John Romney
Chester Water Works, from the fields, 1852. Steam-powered pumping station for raising water from the river Dee for the towns water supply

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