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Dawn Collection

Background imageDawn Collection: Viking Ships /

Viking Ships /
Dawn raiders

Background imageDawn Collection: Your Britain - Fight for it NOW

Your Britain - Fight for it NOW - World War 2 public information Poster designed by Abram Games for the War Office - first published in 1942. Date: 1942

Background imageDawn Collection: MATA HARI/WALERY PARIS

MATA HARI/WALERY PARIS
Mata Hari (1876 - 1917), (Eye of Dawn) (Margarete Gertrude Zelle) Dutch-born exotic dancer, became a German spy in 1916, then a double agent for the French; she was executed

Background imageDawn Collection: Fantasy Lakeside scene - Diptych - Left

Fantasy Lakeside scene - Diptych - Left
A Fantasy scene of lakeside trees in silhouette against the backdrop of misty hills and mountains. Airbrush painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Background imageDawn Collection: Cold pale light through the trees with Tawny Owl

Cold pale light through the trees with Tawny Owl
Pale light pierces a blue and green woodland scene of thin, bare tree trunks. A swooping Tawny Owl has been added to the border framing the scene. Airbrush painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Background imageDawn Collection: Pole fishermen, Sri Lanka - 4

Pole fishermen, Sri Lanka - 4
Sri Lankan pole fishermen, sometimes known as stilt fishing, on the coast near Galle, Sri Lanka. Pictured at dawn and silhouetted against the light Date: 2001

Background imageDawn Collection: Elsie Kay, Maie Ash & Katleen Dawn, The Catch of the Season

Elsie Kay, Maie Ash & Katleen Dawn, The Catch of the Season
Elsie Kay, Maie Ash and Kathleen Dawn in a wonderful publicity photograph for the popular comedy musical, The Catch of the Season at the Vaudeville Theatre

Background imageDawn Collection: Chedworth, Gloucestershire

Chedworth, Gloucestershire
Village of Chedworth, Gloucestershire Date: 1907

Background imageDawn Collection: The Ruins of Mansoura - Algeria

The Ruins of Mansoura - Algeria
The Ruins of Mansoura - Tlemcen, Algeria

Background imageDawn Collection: Yacht Moonshadow on beach at Carrick, Dumfries and Galloway

Yacht Moonshadow on beach at Carrick, Dumfries and Galloway
As dawn rises, the sailing yacht Moonshadow lies waiting for the tide to refloat her on the beach at Carrick on the Solway coast of Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Date: 2010

Background imageDawn Collection: A misty frosty morning along the River Penk in Staffordshire

A misty frosty morning along the River Penk in Staffordshire near Penkridge Date: 2000

Background imageDawn Collection: Small fishing boat lies moored off old wooden jetty, Fetheye

Small fishing boat lies moored off old wooden jetty, Fetheye
A small open fishing boat lies moored off an old wooden jetty at Fetheye, on the Turquoise Coast of Turkey. It is dawn and the water is flat calm Date: 1985

Background imageDawn Collection: Lindisfarne Castle, Holy Island, at dawn as the sun rises

Lindisfarne Castle, Holy Island, at dawn as the sun rises
Lindisfarne Castle, Holy Island, seen at dawn as the sun rises over the North Sea, and with low tide in the Lindisfarne harbour, Northumberland, England Date: 2014

Background imageDawn Collection: Traditional Fishing boat - Galle, Sri Lanka

Traditional Fishing boat - Galle, Sri Lanka
Traditional catamaran Fishing boat - Galle, Sri Lanka. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageDawn Collection: Music cover, The Break of Day Quadrille

Music cover, The Break of Day Quadrille, by Willem Vandervell, with a design by Alfred Concanen, showing people leaving a late-night party Date: 19th century

Background imageDawn Collection: The Grey Dawn

The Grey Dawn
A watercolour landscape painting of a two bladed windmill within a farm settlement, situated at the base of a large hill behind. Date: circa 1920

Background imageDawn Collection: Golden Dawn

Golden Dawn
A painting which shows a misty view of some countryside houses beside a lane. Date: circa 1917

Background imageDawn Collection: The Shepherd Hears The Guns At Dawn

The Shepherd Hears The Guns At Dawn
A portrait painting of an old shepherd, strong in stature, leaning on his crook on the slope of a hill, whilst looking out at the view. Date: circa 1917

Background imageDawn Collection: The Curtain Illustration

The Curtain Illustration
An illustration in reference to a poem, written by Australian poet, Zora Bernice May Cross, showing a woman in a blue dress, hiding behind a stage curtain

Background imageDawn Collection: WW1 poster, Debout dans la tranchee (Standing in the trench) - A French soldier in the dawn light

WW1 poster, Debout dans la tranchee (Standing in the trench) - A French soldier in the dawn light, dreaming of victory and his own fireside - he can be sure of victory, and return home

Background imageDawn Collection: Coffin of Gua. Detail. Egypt

Coffin of Gua. Detail. Egypt
Coffin of Gua. Painted cedar wood. Exterior. Detail. Stresses the pair of eyes on the east side that allowed the deceased look towards the dawn. 1850 BC. 12th Dynasty. Middle Kingdom

Background imageDawn Collection: SPAIN. Belchite. Ruins of the old town destroyed

SPAIN. Belchite. Ruins of the old town destroyed after the Battle of Belchite (1937)

Background imageDawn Collection: Saluting the dawn from the summit of the Tower Date: July 1905

Saluting the dawn from the summit of the Tower Date: July 1905

Background imageDawn Collection: Vintage 19th century photograph: Windsor Castle

Vintage 19th century photograph: Windsor Castle

Background imageDawn Collection: View of a village on the Greek island of Corfu

View of a village on the Greek island of Corfu
Vintage 19th century photograph: view of a village on the Greek island of Corfu

Background imageDawn Collection: Beach and sea at St. Ives, Cornwall, England

Beach and sea at St. Ives, Cornwall, England
Vintage 19th century photograph: beach and sea at St. Ives, Cornwall, England

Background imageDawn Collection: St Michaels Mount, Cornwall, England

St Michaels Mount, Cornwall, England
Vintage 19th century photograph: St Michaels Mount, Cornwall, England

Background imageDawn Collection: Wat Arun, Wat Chaeng, Chao Phraya, Bangkok

Wat Arun, Wat Chaeng, Chao Phraya, Bangkok
Wat Arun, Wat Chaeng, west (Thonburi) bank, Chao Phraya, Bangkok, Thailand

Background imageDawn Collection: Allong Bay likely Ha Long Bay, French Indochina, Vietnam

Allong Bay likely Ha Long Bay, French Indochina, Vietnam
Vintage 19th century photograph: Allong Bay probably Ha Long Bay, French Indochina, Vietnam

Background imageDawn Collection: WW1 poster, Debout dans la tranchee (Standing in the trench)

WW1 poster, Debout dans la tranchee (Standing in the trench) - A French soldier in the dawn light, dreaming of victory and his own fireside - he can be sure of victory, and return home

Background imageDawn Collection: WW2 - An enthusiastic crowd of celebrating Parisians fill the Champs Elysees until dawn

WW2 - An enthusiastic crowd of celebrating Parisians fill the Champs Elysees until dawn. Date: 1945

Background imageDawn Collection: Memorial to Harry Patch, the last British Veteran

Memorial to Harry Patch, the last British Veteran
This memorial was privately erected by Harry Patch to remember those with whom he served in the 7th Battalion DCLI. It is placed on the edge of the Steenbeek stream across which at dawn

Background imageDawn Collection: Starlets and show-girls of Black Velvet at London Hippodrome

Starlets and show-girls of Black Velvet at London Hippodrome
Page from The Sketch featuring photographs of the starlets in Black Velvet, a revue at the London Hippodrome in 1939. Featured are Iris Lockwood (who married theatre producer Robert Nesbitt)

Background imageDawn Collection: Original Bailey Bridge over the River Dives, Robehomme

Original Bailey Bridge over the River Dives, Robehomme
This is one of the few remaining, perhaps the only one, of the bridges built by the Engineers to replace original structures over the River Dives that were destroyed at dawn on D-Day

Background imageDawn Collection: Plaque to 3rd Parachute Squadron RE, Troarn, Normandy

Plaque to 3rd Parachute Squadron RE, Troarn, Normandy
This is on the wall of the Tourist Office and was put up by the citizens of Troarn in honour of the officers and men of the Squadron who at dawn on the 6 June 1944

Background imageDawn Collection: Patricia Dawn, actress

Patricia Dawn, actress. 1939

Background imageDawn Collection: Mackenzies New Opera The Troubadour

Mackenzies New Opera The Troubadour
Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzies New Opera The Troubadour - Act 3 - Guillem and Margarida. Guillem: " The Dawn! the dawn

Background imageDawn Collection: Dawn, 1917, by John Hassall, WW1

Dawn, 1917, by John Hassall, WW1
Dawn, 1917, drawing by John Hassall, dated 12 July 1917, First World War. 1917

Background imageDawn Collection: Cab in Fleet Street, London 1900s

Cab in Fleet Street, London 1900s
Empty streets of London with one taxi cab and a horse-dawn cart. Date: circa 1900s

Background imageDawn Collection: Ladies dress a window at Madame Roberts store Date: 1853

Ladies dress a window at Madame Roberts store Date: 1853

Background imageDawn Collection: A woman stands on a hill, meditating, at dawn Date: 1913

A woman stands on a hill, meditating, at dawn Date: 1913

Background imageDawn Collection: Lighthouse at Dawn Date: 1948

Lighthouse at Dawn Date: 1948

Background imageDawn Collection: DANTE / VIRGIL / PURGATORY

DANTE / VIRGIL / PURGATORY
Dante and Virgil emerge from infernal regions just before dawn and are greeted by the radiant constellation of Venus in the night sky. Date: First published: 1307-21?

Background imageDawn Collection: SAMOYED / DAWN OF ARCTIC

SAMOYED / DAWN OF ARCTIC
CHAMPION DAWN OF THE ARCTIC Owned and bred by Miss M. Keyte Perry. Date: 1948

Background imageDawn Collection: Pointe la Joue, Sark, Channel Islands. Date: circa 1920s

Pointe la Joue, Sark, Channel Islands. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageDawn Collection: Two fishermen sort their nets on stone quayside - Fetheye

Two fishermen sort their nets on stone quayside - Fetheye
Two fishermen sort their nets on a stone quayside at Fetheye, on the Turquoise Coast of Turkey. Their small open boat is alongside

Background imageDawn Collection: Two cats wait for scraps - Fetheye, Turkey

Two cats wait for scraps - Fetheye, Turkey
Two cats wait for scraps as a fisherman ties up his boat to an old wooden jetty. It is just after dawn and the man has been fishing in the night. Fetheye, Turkey Date: 1985



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