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Bruce Collection (#3)

Background imageBruce Collection: Cartoon by Bruce Bairnsfather in the style of Egyptian Hieroglyphs

Cartoon by Bruce Bairnsfather in the style of Egyptian Hieroglyphs. Showing British soldiers making sandbags, bringing in ration supplies and ready to fight in the trenches. Date: 1916

Background imageBruce Collection: The Alledged Liberator Companies Frauds

The Alledged Liberator Companies Frauds - the Trial of Jabez Balfour. Date: 1895

Background imageBruce Collection: Tottenham Church

Tottenham Church
All Hallows is an Anglican church in Tottenham, North London. It is one of the oldest buildings in the London Borough of Haringey, being built as All Saints Church in the 12th century

Background imageBruce Collection: Bruce Castle

Bruce Castle is a Grade I listed 16th-century manor house in Lordship Lane, Tottenham, London. It is named after the House of Bruce who formerly owned the land on which it is built. Date: 1875

Background imageBruce Collection: Bruce Bairnsfathers Cottage Memorial, St Yvon, Belgium

Bruce Bairnsfathers Cottage Memorial, St Yvon, Belgium
The rebuilt cottage stands on the site of the original building in which, in 1914, Bruce Bairnsfather drew his first catoons which led to the creation of Old Bill

Background imageBruce Collection: Camille Clifford at home

Camille Clifford at home
Camille Clifford (1885 - 1971), Belgian-born stage actress, the model for the Edwardian Gibson Girl drawn by Charles Dana Gibson, who married the Hon

Background imageBruce Collection: Crowning of Robert the Bruce

Crowning of Robert the Bruce (King Robert I of Scotland), 25 March 1306. 1306

Background imageBruce Collection: Bruce Bairnsfather drawing 1939

Bruce Bairnsfather drawing 1939
Captain Bruce Bairnsfather (1887 - 1959), British cartoonist and illustrator, photographed as he works on a drawing of Old Bill

Background imageBruce Collection: Everest expedition, 1922 - General Bruce and Captain Noel

Everest expedition, 1922 - General Bruce and Captain Noel
Captain John Baptist Lucius Noel, the official photographer of the 1924 Everest expedition, pictured on shooting a film from the roof of a train carriage during the journey up the Teesta Valley

Background imageBruce Collection: Virginia Bruce wearing an elegant evening ensemble

Virginia Bruce wearing an elegant evening ensemble of black velvet and taffetas (1936-37) most likely designed by Dolly Tree Date: 1936-1937

Background imageBruce Collection: Virginia Bruce - Dolly Tree costumes from Escapade

Virginia Bruce - Dolly Tree costumes from Escapade
Virginia Bruce in one of her Dolly Tree costumes from Escapade (1935) Date: 1935

Background imageBruce Collection: Scenes from Escapade (1935) from Film Kurier magazine

Scenes from Escapade (1935) from Film Kurier magazine featuring Virginia Bruce, Luise Rainer, Mady Christians and William Powell with all the women wearing Dolly Tree Creations Date: 1935

Background imageBruce Collection: Virginia Bruce and Mary Astor in Woman Against Woman (1938)

Virginia Bruce and Mary Astor in Woman Against Woman (1938) wearing Dolly Tree creations Date: 1938

Background imageBruce Collection: Helen Twelvetrees (with Virginia Bruce) in an evening gown

Helen Twelvetrees (with Virginia Bruce) in an evening gown
Helen Twelvetrees (with Virginia Bruce) in an elegant, yet simple, satin evening gown designed by Dolly Tree in Times Square Lady (1935)

Background imageBruce Collection: Simple dinner gown designed by Dolly Tree for Virginia Bruce

Simple dinner gown designed by Dolly Tree for Virginia Bruce
A simple dinner gown designed by Dolly Tree for Virginia Bruce in Stronger Than Desire (1939) made of chartreuse and black silk crepe

Background imageBruce Collection: One of Virginia Bruce?s gowns designed by Dolly Tree

One of Virginia Bruce?s gowns designed by Dolly Tree for Stronger Than Desire (1939). Described as a summery affair, it was made of woody pine chiffon with silver beads outlining an Empire bodice

Background imageBruce Collection: A coat designed by Dolly Tree for Virginia Bruce

A coat designed by Dolly Tree for Virginia Bruce
A beige long-coated travelling suit with beaver collar designed by Dolly Tree for Virginia Bruce in Times Square Lady (1935) Date: 1935

Background imageBruce Collection: A suit designed by Dolly Tree for Virginia Bruce

A suit designed by Dolly Tree for Virginia Bruce
A smart tiered black suit with fur collar and muff designed by Dolly Tree for Virginia Bruce in Times Square Lady (1935) Date: 1935

Background imageBruce Collection: The cast of Shadow of Doubt (1935)

The cast of Shadow of Doubt (1935) with the women dressed in Dolly Tree finery - from left to right (female cast) Betty Furness, Constance Collier, Virginia Bruce and Isabel Jewell Date: 1935

Background imageBruce Collection: A Dolly Tree gown and fur wrap worn by Virginia Bruce

A Dolly Tree gown and fur wrap worn by Virginia Bruce
A full draped evening gown designed by Dolly Tree for Virginia Bruce in Shadow of Doubt (1935). It featured a v neckline, diamond clip and full wide waistband, topped with a circular fur wrap

Background imageBruce Collection: A Dolly Tree negligee worn by Virginia Bruce

A Dolly Tree negligee worn by Virginia Bruce
The very last word in negligees is worn by Virginia Bruce in Shadow of Doubt (1935). Made of peach blossom pink chiffon over a slip of heavy crepe of the same shade

Background imageBruce Collection: Gown by Dolly Tree - Virginia Bruce in Stronger Than Desire

Gown by Dolly Tree - Virginia Bruce in Stronger Than Desire
A gown by Dolly Tree for Virginia Bruce in Stronger Than Desire (1939) Date: 1939

Background imageBruce Collection: Virginia Bruce in a Dolly Tree gown for Stronger Than Desire

Virginia Bruce in a Dolly Tree gown for Stronger Than Desire (1939) made of chiffon with full sleeves and a wide embroidered waistband and matching cuffs. Date: 1939

Background imageBruce Collection: A hostess gown of black velvet, designed by Dolly Tree

A hostess gown of black velvet, designed by Dolly Tree for Virginia Bruce in Stronger Than Desire (1939), is unrelieved except for neckline and front panel hand embroidery of white paillettes

Background imageBruce Collection: Virginia Bruce in Arsene Lupin Returns (1938)

Virginia Bruce in Arsene Lupin Returns (1938) wearing her while dinner gown with jewelled clasp on shoulder Date: 1938

Background imageBruce Collection: Virginia Bruce in The First Hundred Years (1938)

Virginia Bruce in The First Hundred Years (1938), wearing her novel suede outfit designed by Dolly Tree. This smart street and sport two-piece ensemble in turquoise

Background imageBruce Collection: A dinner dress designed by Dolly Tree for Virginia Bruce

A dinner dress designed by Dolly Tree for Virginia Bruce
Handpainted in blue and gold was the organdie skirt of this dinner gown designed by Dolly Tree for Virginia Bruce in Woman Against Woman (1938)

Background imageBruce Collection: Two-piece bolero suit by Dolly Tree for Virginia Bruce

Two-piece bolero suit by Dolly Tree for Virginia Bruce
A two-piece bolero suit designed by Dolly Tree for Virginia Bruce in Woman Against Woman (1938) exemplified the continued popularity of the bolero at the time

Background imageBruce Collection: Virginia Bruce in black evening gown designed by Dolly Tree

Virginia Bruce in black evening gown designed by Dolly Tree
Virginia Bruce in a black evening gown designed by Dolly Tree for Society Lawyer (1939) for the cabaret sequence. The gown was backless but edged with ruffles and banded at the waist. Date: 1939

Background imageBruce Collection: HMS Bruce, British flotilla leader at Malta

HMS Bruce, British flotilla leader at Malta
HMS Bruce (D81), Scott class destroyer and flotilla leader, seen here at Malta, with two rowing boats in the foreground. Date: 1919

Background imageBruce Collection: Ballet dancer in Scottish costume in Robert Bruce, 1846

Ballet dancer in Scottish costume in Robert Bruce, 1846
Ballet dancer in Scottish costume in the pastiche opera Robert Bruce by Gioachino Rossini, Academie Royale de Musique, 1846

Background imageBruce Collection: Bettini as Arthur in the pastiche opera Robert Bruce, 1846

Bettini as Arthur in the pastiche opera Robert Bruce, 1846
Italian tenor Geremia Bettini as Arthur in the pastiche opera Robert Bruce by Gioachino Rossini, Academie Royale de Musique, 1846

Background imageBruce Collection: Paul-Bernard Barroilhet in Robert Bruce, 1846

Paul-Bernard Barroilhet in Robert Bruce, 1846
French baritone Paul-Bernard Barroilhet in the pastiche opera Robert Bruce by Gioachino Rossini, Academie Royale de Musique, 1846

Background imageBruce Collection: Soprano singer Mlle. Maria Nau as Nelly in Robert Bruce

Soprano singer Mlle. Maria Nau as Nelly in Robert Bruce
Soprano singer Mlle. Maria Nau as Nelly in the pastiche opera Robert Bruce by Gioachino Rossini, Academie Royale de Musique, 1846

Background imageBruce Collection: Tenor singer Louis Paulin as King Edward II in Robert Bruce

Tenor singer Louis Paulin as King Edward II in Robert Bruce
Tenor singer Louis Paulin as King Edward II of England in the pastiche opera Robert Bruce by Gioachino Rossini, Academie Royale de Musique, 1846

Background imageBruce Collection: A page in the pastiche opera Robert Bruce

A page in the pastiche opera Robert Bruce by Gioachino Rossini, Academie Royale de Musique, 1846. Handcoloured lithograph after an illustration by Alexandre Lacauchie from Victor Dollets Galerie

Background imageBruce Collection: Ballet dancer Mlle. Maria Jacob in Robert Bruce, 1846

Ballet dancer Mlle. Maria Jacob in Robert Bruce, 1846
Ballet dancer Mlle. Maria Jacob in the pastiche opera Robert Bruce by Gioachino Rossini, Academie Royale de Musique, 1846

Background imageBruce Collection: Bass opera singer Bessin as Dickson in Robert Bruce

Bass opera singer Bessin as Dickson in Robert Bruce
Bass opera singer Bessin as Dickson in the pastiche opera Robert Bruce by Gioachino Rossini, Academie Royale de Musique, 1846

Background imageBruce Collection: Mezzo soprano Rosine Stoltz as Marie in Robert Bruce

Mezzo soprano Rosine Stoltz as Marie in Robert Bruce
Mezzo soprano Rosine Stoltz as Marie in the pastiche opera Robert Bruce by Gioachino Rossini, Academie Royale de Musique, 1846

Background imageBruce Collection: Bass singer Raffaele Anconi as Douglas in Robert Bruce

Bass singer Raffaele Anconi as Douglas in Robert Bruce
Bass singer Raffaele Anconi as Douglas in the pastiche opera Robert Bruce by Gioachino Rossini, Academie Royale de Musique, 1846

Background imageBruce Collection: Robert, King of Scots, presenting his sister Mary Bruce

Robert, King of Scots, presenting his sister Mary Bruce
Robert the Bruce, King of Scots, presenting his sister Mary Bruce in marriage to Sir Neil Campbell, one of his loyal supporters. circa early 14th century

Background imageBruce Collection: Esther Bruce & her adopted nephew Stephen Bourne

Esther Bruce & her adopted nephew Stephen Bourne by Val Wilmer in Fulham, London. Josephine Esther Bruce (1912-1994) working-class mixed race seamstress born in Fulham

Background imageBruce Collection: Esther Bruce by Val Wilmer in Fulham, London

Esther Bruce by Val Wilmer in Fulham, London. Josephine Esther Bruce (1912-1994) working-class mixed race seamstress born in Fulham, London to a Guyanese father & an English mother

Background imageBruce Collection: Esther Bruce (extreme right) at a family wedding

Esther Bruce (extreme right) at a family wedding in Fulham, London. Josephine Esther Bruce (1912-1994) working-class mixed race seamstress born in Fulham

Background imageBruce Collection: Esther Bruce, Kathy Joyce, Hannah Johnson and Michael Joyce

Esther Bruce, Kathy Joyce, Hannah Johnson and Michael Joyce
Esther Bruce with Kathy Joyce, Hannah Johnson (who adopted Esther into her family in 1941) & Michael Joyce outside 13 Dieppe Street, Fulham, London

Background imageBruce Collection: Armistice Day procession, London, 11 November 1918

Armistice Day procession, London, 11 November 1918
Armistice Day procession in London on 11 November 1918, with a banner of Kaiser Wilhelm inspired by the cartoons of Bruce Bairnsfather. 1918

Background imageBruce Collection: Edgar Bruce, Prince of Wales Theatre, London

Edgar Bruce, Prince of Wales Theatre, London
Edgar Bruce, Lessee and Manager of the Prince of Wales Theatre, London. 1880

Background imageBruce Collection: Garrett General Purpose Engine Pioneer (later Bruce) FX 8223

Garrett General Purpose Engine Pioneer (later Bruce) FX 8223
Garrett General Purpose Engine, regn. FX 8223, number: 28249, Pioneer (later Bruce ). Built in 1910 by Richard Garrett & Sons at Leiston in Suffolk, powered by a 7 Nhp single cylinder steam engine



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