Phelps Collection

New Haven, Connecticut, USA - Yale University - Aerial Panoramic View. Date: circa 1930s

Elspeth Phelps advertisement, 1920
Lady Elcho, formerly Lady Violet Manners (born 1888), wife of Hugo Francis Charteris, Lord Elcho and heir to the Earl of Weymss. She was sister to Lady Diana Manners

Elspeth Phelps advertisement, 1920
Advertisement for Elspeth Phelps fashion house, one of a series of highly stylised and witty adverts designed by Lady Eileen Orde (daughter of the 4th Duke of Wellington)

Elspeth Phelps advertisement, 1920
Advertisement for Elspeth Phelps fashion house, one of a series of highly stylised and witty adverts designed by Lady Eileen Orde (daughter of the 4th Duke of Wellington)

Advertisement for Elspeth Phelps, 1920s fashion
Advertisement for Elspeth Phelps of Albemarle St, London, part of a series depicting tongue in cheek scenes of society ladies (in this case the fictional Miss Coloothorne Coppit)

Advertisement for Elspeth Phelps, 1920s fashion
Advertisement for Elspeth Phelps of Albemarle St, London, part of a series depicting tongue in cheek scenes of society ladies (in this case the fictional Miss Lobelia Lobb)

The Queen of Diamonds - Shirley Kellogg in Elspeth Phelps
Actress Shirley Kellogg pictured wearing an exquisite fringed dress of peau de soie embellished with silver and diamonds, the starring costume in the theatrical show

Smelter - Morenci, Arizona, USA
Smelter - Morenci Copper Mine, Arizona, USA. The Detroit Copper Company started mining at Morenci in 1872. Copper Queen Consolidated Mining bought the property in 1885

Work manager at a factory communicating with a foreman
5615884 Work manager at a factory communicating with a foreman; (add.info.: Work manager at a factory communicating with a foreman, via a wall-mounted Phelp's Duplex internal telephone.; 1879)

Work foreman at a factory communicating with management
5615883 Work foreman at a factory communicating with management; (add.info.: Work foreman at a factory communicating with management via a wall-mounted Phelp's Duplex internal telephone.; 1879)

Phelp's 'crown' telephone, 1882
3479290 Phelp's 'crown' telephone, 1882; (add.info.: Phelp's 'crown' telephone. This had one iron disc, opposite which the similar poles of six ring magnets were placed)

People on holiday at Biarritz, south west France - Rosemary Phelps Dodge and Mademoiselle Eliane O Rossdi in the modernistic garden of the Grand Hotel at Ibiarritz (top)

Pendulum of Fashion showing three London fashion outfits
The Pendulum of Fashion showing three London fashion outfits, December 1923; two gowns by Phelps-Paquin (Elspeth Phelps and Paquin) and a Maison Lewis hat worn by Heather Thatcher Date: 1923

Music cover, The Choristers Waltz by Bernard Phelps Date: 1897

Peter Pan Children Childrens Literature Story
peter, pan, children, childrens, literature, story, fantasy, english, illustration, arthur, rackham, barrie, kensington, gardens, 1906, 1900s, edwardian, touching, sight, two, tombstones, tombstone

Shakespeare Commemoration, Planting Oak on Primrose Hill
Samuel Phelps planting the young oak tree at the foot of Primrose Hill, London, to honour the English poet, William Shakespeare. Date: 23rd April 1864

Samuel Phelps planting the young oak tree at the foot of Primrose Hill, London, to honour the English poet, William Shakespeare. Date: 23rd April 1864

Ian Thorpe, Pieter Van Den Hoogenband & Michael Phelps I
Ian Thorpe, Pieter Van Den Hoogenband & Michael Phelps 200m Freestyle Swimming Athens, Greece 16 August 2004 Date: 16 August 2004

Ricky Berens, Ryan Lochte & Michael Phelps Mens 4 X 200m Freestyle Relay Mens 4 X 200m Freestyle Relay Olympic Stadium, Beijing, China 13 August 2008 USA Date: 13 August 2008

Michael Phelps, Ryan Lochte, Ricky Berens & Peter Vanderkaay Mens 4 X 200m Freestyle Relay Mens 4 X 200m Freestyle Relay Olympic Stadium, Beijing, China 13 August 2008 USA Date: 13 August 2008

Michael Phelps & Ricky Berens Mens 4 X 200m Freestyle Relay Mens 4 X 200m Freestyle Relay Olympic Stadium, Beijing, China 13 August 2008 USA Date: 13 August 2008

Michael Phelps & Milorad Cavic Mens 100m Butterfly Final Mens 100m Butterfly Final Olympic Stadium, Beijing, China 16 August 2008 SA & SERBIA Date: 16 August 2008

Chad Le Clos, Michael Phelps and Evegney Korotyshkin South Sfrica, USA and Russia London 2012 Olympic Games, Mens 100m Butterfly Final Stratford, London, England 03 August 2012 Date: 03 August 2012

Michael Phelps & Chad Le Clos
Michael Phelps and Chad Le Clos USA and South Africa London 2012 Olympic Games, Mens 100m Butterfly Final Stratford, London, England 03 August 2012 Date: 03 August 2012

Phelps, Lochte, Berens & Vanderkaay
Phelps, Lochte, Berens and Vanderkaay Mens 4 X 200m Freestyle Relay Mens 4 X 200m Freestyle Relay Olympic Stadium, Beijing, China 13 August 2008 USA Date: 13 August 2008

Michael Phelps Mens 400m Individual Medley Mens 400m Individual Medley Olympic Stadium, Beijing, China 09 August 2008 USA Date: 09 August 2008

Mr Phelps planting the Shakespeare Oak on Primrose Hill, London (engraving)
664220 Mr Phelps planting the Shakespeare Oak on Primrose Hill, London (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Scene from the Historical Play of "Julius Caesar"(engraving)
1617023 Scene from the Historical Play of " Julius Caesar" (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Scene from "The City Madam", at Sadlers Wells Theatre, 1844. Creator: Unknown
Scene from " The City Madam", at Sadlers Wells Theatre, 1844. London stage production of...Massingers play of " The City Madam", lately revived, and performed

S. Phelps as Falstaff, 1848, (1901). Creator: F Barnard
S. Phelps as Falstaff, 1848, (1901). English actor Samuel Phelps (1804-1878) in the character of Sir John Falstaff who appears in three of William Shakespeares plays

Miss Elizabeth Phelps, 1778, (1920). Creator: Matthew William Peters
Miss Elizabeth Phelps, 1778, (1920). Portrait of Elizabeth Henriette Phelps by Matthew William Peters. From " The Connoisseur Vol. LVI" [Otto Limited, London, 1920.]

Young Shrimp Catchers, early 19th century. Creator: Joseph Phelps
Young Shrimp Catchers, early 19th century. Children catching shrimps on a beach

Samuel Phelps, (1804-1878) as Falstaff, c1860, (1948). Creator: Unknown
Samuel Phelps, (1804-1878) as Falstaff, c1860, (1948). From " The British Theatre", by Bernard Miles. [Collins, London, 1948]

View of construction work at St Katherines Dock, Stepney, London, January, 1828. The docks opened in October 1828. They were the only major project to be undertaken in London by the famous engineer

Satire on the national debt, 1782 (1785). Artist
Satire on the national debt, 1782 (1785). An historical, emblematical, patriotical and political print representing the English Balloon or National Debt in the year 1782

Jay Phelps ands Allessio, Watermill Jazz Club, Dorking, Surrey, 2014. Artist: Brian O Connor
Jay Phelps ands Allessio, Watermill Jazz Club, Dorking, Surrey, 2014

Denys Baptiste and Allessio Phelps, Watermill Jazz Club, Dorking, Surrey, 2014. Artist
Denys Baptiste and Allessio Phelps, Watermill Jazz Club, Dorking, Surrey, 2014

Shane Allessio and Jay Phelps, Watermill Jazz Club, Dorking, Surrey, 2014. Artist: Brian O Connor
Shane Allessio and Jay Phelps, Watermill Jazz Club, Dorking, Surrey, 2014

Mr Phelps Planting The Shakespeare Oak on Primrose Hill, London, c1890. More than 100, 000 people came to Primrose Hill to mark Shakespeare?s 300th anniversary in 1864

Ted Phelps, World Professional Sculling Champion, 1935
Ted Phelps, World Professional Sculling Champion. A print from the photo album Popular Personalities, issued for Piccadilly Juniors Oval Photos, 1935

Mr Phelps planting Shakespeares Oak at Primrose Hill, London, 1864 (late 19th century). The actor Samuel Phelps planted the tree in commemoration of the tercentenary of William Shakespeares birth

Jay Phelps, 2012. Artist: Alan John Ainsworth
Jay Phelps, Scarborough Jazz Festival, 2012

Jay Phelps, 2011. Artist: Alan John Ainsworth
Jay Phelps, Empirical, Cheltenham Jazz Festival, 2011

Jay Phelps, 2008. Artist: Alan John Ainsworth
Jay Phelps with Empirical and Nathanial Facey, Gateshead Internal Jazz Festival, 2008

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