Years Collection (page 2)

The Last Days of the Dinosaurs - Time of Great Change
The Last Days of the Dinosaurs - Cretaceous Period - a time of great change, about 80 Million Years ago. Illustration by Neave Parker (with the co-operation of Dr. W. E. Swinton)

Gabriel Masselin, Waiter
Gabriel Masselin served as a waiter at the Grand-Vefour, Paris, for over thirty years. Date: 1879

Lovell Telescope
The brainchild of Sir Bernard Lovell, the Lovell Radio Telescope was for many years the largest in the world and dominates the Cheshire countryside for miles around. Date: 1960s

Card celebrating 20 years of Czechoslovakia (1918 - 1938)

Saint Patrick
SAINT PATRICK postcard commemorating his coming to Ireland 1500 years previously

Black Prince & Jean II
Jean II of France yields himself prisoner to Edward, the Black Prince, after the English forces defeat the French at the battle of Poitiers

Menu cover for RMS Samaria, Cunard Line, featuring New Years Eve celebration (Auld Lang Synes) Date: 1934

Ben Dale, lifeboatman of Harwich, Essex
Ben Dale, a famous lifeboatman of Harwich, Essex, who served as Coxswain for 23 years. Pictured here with two medals pinned to his chest

Battle of White Mountain
Two views of the Battle of the White Mountain. Bohemians under Christian of Anhalt were routed by combined armies of Ferdinand II and the Catholic League at Czech Hord - Prague

Thoreaus Pond
Walden Pond, where the American writer Thoreau spent two years studying nature and thinking deep thoughts. His cabin was built on land owned by Emerson near Concord

Joan at Orleans 1429
Joan of Arc urges the French army to attack the last English fortress at Tournelles and wins Orleans back for the French

Henry V at Agincourt
King Henry V engages in hand-to- hand fighting on foot against the French infantry

Nigerian Rising 1895
Native Nigerians rebel against the Royal Niger Company, which gives place to a protectorate five years later

Patrick Cotter O brien
The celebrated Irish Giant Patrick Cotter O Brien. Aged 38 years, 8 feet 7 inches high

CRECY
At CRECY, 9000 English soldiers under Edward III defeat 30, 000 French under Philippe VI - a triumph of the English strategy of bowmen against cavalry

Joan of Arc Kisses Cross
JOAN OF ARC She kisses the cross before being burned at the stake, in Rouen, 30 May 1431

Covent Garden Porters
Covent Garden was formerly the convent garden of the abbey of Westminster : it was for many years Londons major fruit and vegetable market. Date: 1924

The Champions

Tyldesley / Cricketer
J L Tyldesley, English cricketer who achieved 46 centuries in 11 years

Sutherland Fire Engine
Merryweathers Sutherland fire-engine, which gained first prize at the international contest at the Crystal Palace. The engine continued in use for 27 years

Joan of Arc at the fortress of Tourelles, Orleans, France
Joan of Arc at the English fortress of Les Tourelles, during the Siege of Orleans, France, 7 May 1429. 1429

Young smiling man wearing underwear standing in front of nostalgic wallpaper

Young man in a suit and without shirt lying on a couch

Young man in a suit and without shirt kneeling on a couch

Young man in underwear with headphones in colorful light

Palace of the Emperor Tiberius, Capri, Italy
View of the Palace, the Villa Jovis, on the isle of Capri, where the Roman Emperor Tiberius spent the last years of his life (reconstruction). Date: 27-37

Battle of Zorndorf
BATTLE OF ZORNDORF Friedrich der Grosse leads his soldiers at the Battle of Zorndorf, defeating the Russians though he loses 11, 000 men in the process

Chelsea Arts Club Ball, 1954
Scene at the Chelsea Arts Club Ball at the Royal Albert Hall at midnight with balloons drifting down from the ceiling and revellers in fancy dress costume singing Auld Lang Syne. 1954

Pancake Race / Olney
SHROVE TUESDAY The starter line for the Olney pancake race, 1951, which has been held in the village for over 500 years. Any Olney woman over 18 can compete. Date: 1951

100 Years War and English Victory at Agincourt
English victory at Agincourt Date: 1415

Town crier, St Marys, Scilly Isles
The local town crier, Wilfred Tonkin, on St Mary s, Scilly Isles. Seen here announcing the fact that the Prime Minister, Harold Wilson, has taken up residence in his holiday bungalow

Portrait of a young man

Young man in white shirt and blue jeans jumping

Man with a naked torso wearing long underwear in a horse barn sitting on bales of hay

Bare-chested man laughing

Bare-chested young man smiling, portrait

Young man wearing an open plaid shirt in a backyard

Sensual face of a young woman

Akhenaten. Amenhotep IV (sometimes given its Greek form, Amenophis IV, and meaning Amun is Satisfied), a Pharaoh of the Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt, ruled for 17 years and died in 1336 BC or 1334 BC

GLC-LFB Centenary Royal Review at Lambeth HQ
To celebrate the 100 years of the London Fire Brigade, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip reviewed the London Fire Brigade at Lambeth headquarters

Official wording, Apprenticeship Indenture
Official wording of an Apprenticeship Indenture, between John Henry Watson of 3 Newland Street, Derby, and Messrs John Davis & Son (Derby) Limited

Princess Helenas wedding day
Princess Helena (1846-1923), third daughter and fifth child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert pictured on her wedding day

Neanderthal Man
An illustration of Neanderthal man 500, 000 years ago based on a skeleton found at La Chapelle-aux-Saints in 1908. It had been proven since then that man was by no means in the gorilla stage

In Possession. By A. E. Bestall
Three girls sat on a bank by a stream watching a crab under the water. Alfred Bestall (1892-1986) is best-known as the artist who drew Rupert Bear for thirty years

The Signing of the Japanese Peace Treaty, San Francisco, 195
Photograph showing Shigeru Yoshida, the Japanese Premier, signing the Peace Treaty at San Francisco, 4th September 1951. This treaty, signed by 48 other countries of the United Nations

The Deck of the SS Gallia, 1879
Engraving showing the deck, funnel and masts of the Cunard Companys Steamship Gallia at sea, 1879. Launched earlier that year

The new coffee tavern at Bradford
Interior and exterior views of the new coffee tavern in Bradford, inaugurated by W. E Forster, M.P in 1879. The Coffee Tavern movement was a Victorian effort to get people out of pubs

Diagram of the Wright Brothers aeroplane
A diagram from 1908 showing a perspective view of the Wright Brothers aeroplane. Orville and Wilbur Wright made the first flight on December 17th 1903, covering 36 metres in 12 seconds

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Years have witnessed the triumphs and tribulations of history, from the Battle of Agincourt to the Training Ship HMS Conway. They have seen tales unfold, like 'The Last Caravan' by A. E. Bestall and the heroic missions of Vickers 417 Wellington III employed by Bomber Command. In their passing, they have stood witness to architectural marvels such as Victoria Tower on Castle Hill in Huddersfield, Yorkshire and Cologne Cathedral's majestic spires reaching towards the heavens. They have celebrated moments that resonate through time - Don Bradman going out to bat for the last time in Melbourne Cricket Ground, Marie Curie's groundbreaking discoveries illuminating our world with knowledge. Years echo with joyous melodies as people join hands singing 'Auld Lang Syne', a timeless tradition uniting hearts across generations. They hold stories within them - Members of No20 Squadron RAF etching their bravery into history books and Compton and Edrich bidding farewell to The Oval pitch in 1953, leaving behind memories cherished forever. Even advertisements find their place among these years; a Buick Advertisement from 1929 capturing an era long gone but not forgotten. As we reflect upon each passing year, let us remember that they are more than just numbers on a calendar, and are chapters filled with triumphs and lessons learned – reminding us that time is both fleeting yet enduring.