Including Collection (page 19)

Female Londoners 1590
The clothing of London women of various social classes including a servant. All three wear ruffs. The 3rd woman is taken from " Descriptions of England". Date: 1590

WOMENs COSTUME 1789-90
Ladies wearing pelerines, a buffont, fur tippet & matching muff, hats including a large mob cap & gowns with open fronts revealing waistcoats & petticoats. Date: 1789 -1790

Healing Plants 1904 Pl. 2
A selection of 11 healing plants & herbs including parsley, rosemary, horsetail, birch and lungwort. Date: 1904

Narcissus Etc C18Th
A posy of NARCISSUS, including a double white variety; ANEMONE; JASMINUM, a variety described as Yellow Indian, tied with a striped ribbon. Date: 18th century

Incense, Cinnamon, Myrrh
Orientalism: depiction of the influece of all things eastern upon western fashions including harem pants or Turkish trousers & turbans. N.B lampshade tunic. Date: 1914

Motoring / Hotspur 1949
" You can t escape from the evil eye!" A man in a car tries to escape from a man pursuing him on a motor bike: the back of the car, including the wheels, is missing! Date: 1949

Grecian Architecture
Details of classical Greek architecture and sculpture including a pillar, a statue and an entablature Date: Ancient Greece

Boating in the Bois de Boulogne, Paris
This couple boating on the lake in the Bois de Boulogne, Paris, seem to be attracting a surprising amount of attention, including a vendor of things to eat... Date: 1905

Buffalo Bills Circus
Buffalo Bills circus: portraits of the characters taking part in the wild west show, including Cody himself and Annie Oakley Date: 1886

Conference of Engineers
A conference of engineers for Britannia Bridge, including Robert Stephenson and I.K.Brunel

A Lover of Shakespeare
An artistic young woman sits with a book in her hand surrounded by evidence of her other creative hobbies including a harp and an unfinished sampler. Date: circa 1850

Mixed Group of People
A group photo at Delhi including leading men and women, civilian and military. Date: 1918

Brain / Business Centre
The brain, depicted as a business centre: a series of offices including the headquarters (cerebrum) and camera operators (the eye muscles) etc. Date: 1920s

Gladstone / Commons / 1880
The Liberal Opposition Front Bench, including the leader William Gladstone, during a late sitting of the House. Date: circa 1877

Vincenzo Bellini
VINCENZO BELLINI Italian composer. Composed melodic operas including Adelson e Salvina, I Capuleti e i Montecchi and Norma. Date: 1801 - 1835

Family on Beach, C. 1910
A family group, including dog, enjoying sitting in the sun on a sandy beach against a backdrop of beach huts Date: circa 1910

Poster hearts of World
Poster for HEARTS OF THE WORLD, directed by D W Griffith, starring the two Gishes and including Stroheim and Coward in a World War One propaganda tear-jerker. Date: 1918

Lydia Huntley Sigourney (nee Howard) (1791 - 1865) - American author, immensely popular in her day, published more than 60 books including How to be happy and The faded hope (sequel?)

London Music Cover
A silhouette view of London including the Houses of Parliament and Tower Bridge. Illustration for music featured in George Blacks musical, " London Rhapsody" Date: 1937

JP Sousa - Tat; er 1903
John Philip Sousa (1854 - 1932) nicknamed The March King American bandmaster and composer of about 140 military marches, including Stars and Stripes Forever (1897) Date: 1903

Christine De Pisan / Mono
CHRISTINE DE PISAN French writer, including several works in defence of women Date: 1364? - 1430

Coronation of Louis XV
The costumes of the officers of state at the coronation of Louis XV at Rheims. The King is arrayed in all the royal ornaments, including the crown of Charlemagne. Date: 1722

Owen Jones Flowers 98
Various flowers, including White Lily, Daffodil, Narcissus, Dog Rose, Honeysuckle, Mallow, Ladies Smock, Speedwell, Harebell, and Primrose Date: 1868

Robert Hamilton
ROBERT HAMILTON professor of mathematics at Aberdeen, whose studies led him to political theorising, including An Inquiry on the National Debt Date: 1743 - 1829

Formal Dinner 1913
CUOB (Cambridge University Old Boys?) dinner, the men wearing dinner jackets and the tables set with formal place settings including flowers and even a pineapple. Date: 1913

Wagner / Friends
RICHARD WAGNER German composer with his friends, including Bulow, Damrosch, Gasperini and Ritter Date: 1813 - 1883

Robert Burns / Payne
ROBERT BURNS the Scottish national poet, surrounded by scenes from his poems, including Tam O Shanter running away from the fairies Date: 1759 - 1796

Blessing Fishing Boats
Before the fishing fleet leaves Paimpoul, Bretagne, for the Iceland fisheries, the boats are blessed in an elaborate ceremony including a spectacular procession Date: 1895

Fat Macaroni 1772
THE FULL-BLOWN MACARONI A rather fat " Macaroni" (dandy) sports all the latest fashion trends including a wig and trihorn hat. Date: 1772

Institut De France / Ils
A public meeting of the Institut in Paris. The Institut encompases five academies including L Academie Francaise. Date: 1843

Institut De France / Tinke
A public meeting of the Institut in Paris, with Joseph Bertrand presiding. The Institut encompases 5 academies including L Academie Francaise

Social / France / Street 22
Parisian street scene including a hurdy-gurdy man and street notices on wall. Date: 1822

French Home / 17th Century
A luxurious aristocratic interior including giltwork and murals Date: 17th century

Air Raid Shelter Items
Various types of equipment which would be useful for using in an shelter during an air raid, including cutlery, pots and pans and a travel case with drawers in it, Date: 1939 - 1945

Pub Exterior W / Landlady
Exterior of the Nags Head pub including landlady. Date: 1912

Officers of State C14Th
Officers of State in super- tunics including a garnache with cape-like sleeves, garde- corp & a sleeveless version with placket or fitchet. N.B Hoods with liripipes. Date: 14th century

Institut De France / Mapit
The annual meeting of the Institut of France which encompases five academies, including the Academie Francaise. Date: 1884

Waifs and Strays Society Home, Tattenhall, Cheshire
Boys stand outside the Waifs and Strays Society Home at Tattenhall, Cheshire. A few at the front have musical instruments including a large bass drum. Date: circa 1906

International Law - The Better Way by Thomas Nast in Harpers Weekly, 14th November 1874. A boat called The Arbitrator carrying the flag of truce lands in Geneva

Hospital Sports, Quex House garden
Patients in shirtsleeves are playing the game of trying to eating an apple hanging from a string tied to a horizontal line

Six men, including Belgian patients, Quex House. At least three are Belgian patients. One appears to be in Boy Scout uniform. Others may be Quex House staff, one may be a visiting entertainer

Opening from the Book of Exodus - Bedell Bible
Opening from the Book of Exodus - right hand page with text from the end of chapter 5 and the start of chapter 6 from the book of Exodus - Leabhuir na Seintiomna - Creator

Fashions at the Lido, Venice, 1927 including a pyjama suit 1927

The Infinite Variety of the Jumper Suit, 1927 from London modistes including Thea, Dora Ainsworth and Jane March Date: 1927

National Childrens Home (NCH), Alverstoke - Story Time
National Childrens Home (NCH), Alverstoke, Hampshire. Young children, surrounded by books and toys, including a rocking horse and an ark, gather around a nurse for a story

Michael Gow (right) Australian playwright - Away"
Michael Gow (Australian playwright including " Away" and theatre director) in a Tower Theatre production Date: 1978

Potez 6311 -the French built over 700 to fill various roles including fighters, light bomber and reconnaissance Underpowered they were ready prey to German fighters

Fairchild PT-19A -Just under 6, 400 examples were built, including later versions fitted with radial engines of similar power

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