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Generations Collection

Background imageGenerations Collection: Four Generations of British Royalty

Four Generations of British Royalty
Queen Alexandra (1844-1925) with her son King George V (1865-1936) and his daughter Princess Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood (1897-1965) (seated)

Background imageGenerations Collection: Prior to Coltishalls At Home day

Prior to Coltishalls At Home day on the 20th anniversary of the Battle of Britain, September 1960. Six generations of RAF fighters line up together

Background imageGenerations Collection: Tregwynt Mansion, near Granston, West Wales

Tregwynt Mansion, near Granston, West Wales
Tregwynt Mansion, a Georgian house near Granston and Fishguard, Pembrokeshire, West Wales, viewed from the south. The house belonged to the Harries family for many generations

Background imageGenerations Collection: Six generations of RAF fighters line up together

Six generations of RAF fighters line up together on the tarmac. Hawker Hurricane IIC, LF363; Supermarine Spitfire PRXIX, PM631; Gloster Meteor F8, WL164; Hawker Hunter F6

Background imageGenerations Collection: Long John Silver / Parrot

Long John Silver / Parrot
For generations of readers, the archetypal pirate is Long John Silver, the devious and malevolent villain of Robert Louis Stevensons Treasure Island - parrot and all !

Background imageGenerations Collection: Eviction in County Kerry, Ireland

Eviction in County Kerry, Ireland
A poor family are evicted from their home in County Kerry, Ireland

Background imageGenerations Collection: Cover design, Ovaltine ABC Rhyme Book

Cover design, Ovaltine ABC Rhyme Book - a happy family with a giant Ovaltine tin. Date: early 20th century

Background imageGenerations Collection: Queen Victoria

Queen Victoria
QUEEN VICTORIA With son, grandson and Great grandson

Background imageGenerations Collection: Queen Victoria & Family

Queen Victoria & Family
QUEEN VICTORIA & FAMILY - four generations of the family shown

Background imageGenerations Collection: German Country Dinner

German Country Dinner
FAMILY MEAL Three generations of an idyllic German country family partake in a family meal in a farmhouse kitchen

Background imageGenerations Collection: The First Grandchild - three generations of German Royalty, Grandfather Kaiser Wilhelm II

The First Grandchild - three generations of German Royalty, Grandfather Kaiser Wilhelm II (1859-1941), his son German Crown Prince Wilhelm (1882-1951) and his son

Background imageGenerations Collection: British Migrants to Australia on board ship - 1920s

British Migrants to Australia on board ship - 1920s
In the 1920s, the Australia Government was keen to develop regional areas. Prime Minister Stanley Bruce considered there were three things necessary for this: labour

Background imageGenerations Collection: Holiday Beach Scene - Heacham, Norfolk

Holiday Beach Scene - Heacham, Norfolk - all the constituent features of the British beach holiday are here - multiple layers of clothing, a striped windbreak

Background imageGenerations Collection: Jem Mace and Sam Langford, boxers

Jem Mace and Sam Langford, boxers of different generations

Background imageGenerations Collection: White Star Line, RMS Titanic, Harland and Wolff date book

White Star Line, RMS Titanic, Harland and Wolff date book
White Star Line, RMS Titanic. Extremely rare Harland and Wolff hardbound employees build/date book chronicling the history of the ships built at the yard

Background imageGenerations Collection: Advert for BVD underwear for men 1914

Advert for BVD underwear for men 1914
For generations of Americans, BVDs were the underwear of choice - loose-fitting and, as you see, immensely becoming as well as supremely practical for summer wear... Date: 1914

Background imageGenerations Collection: Three women, probably from the same family, all in black, possibly in mourning

Three women, probably from the same family, all in black, possibly in mourning. Date: c.1895

Background imageGenerations Collection: Fred Terry, Julia Neilson and Phylis Neilson-Terry

Fred Terry, Julia Neilson and Phylis Neilson-Terry
A wonderful real photographic Rotary postcard showing (from left) the actress Julia Neilson (1868 - 1957), her husband, the actor Fred Terry (1863-1933)

Background imageGenerations Collection: Grandmother holding her grandson, China, East Asia

Grandmother holding her grandson, China, East Asia. Date: 1922

Background imageGenerations Collection: Family sroll along the Burnemouth seafront

Family sroll along the Burnemouth seafront
1928

Background imageGenerations Collection: Plum picking at Evesham, Worcestershire

Plum picking at Evesham, Worcestershire
circa 1910s

Background imageGenerations Collection: Family of Women Date: 1948

Family of Women Date: 1948

Background imageGenerations Collection: Family Sailing Outing Date: 1947

Family Sailing Outing Date: 1947

Background imageGenerations Collection: Donning Grandmas Duds Date: 1950

Donning Grandmas Duds Date: 1950

Background imageGenerations Collection: Smiling older couple, c. 1950s

Smiling older couple, c. 1950s
A smiling couple, possibly an elderly mother and her grown up son, stand together in a field. Date: c. 1950s

Background imageGenerations Collection: Four generations of Italian Royalty

Four generations of Italian Royalty
Date: 1904

Background imageGenerations Collection: FALL / TIBETAN SPANIEL / 74

FALL / TIBETAN SPANIEL / 74
Four generations of Braeduke Tibetan spaniels. Am-Ra with his mother Champion Ama Kuluh, his daughter Loma and male puppy (11 weeks old) Ambo-Chu. Date: 1974

Background imageGenerations Collection: WE ALL NEED TO EAT 1820S

WE ALL NEED TO EAT 1820S
We all need to eat, whether young, old or feline... Date: late 1820s

Background imageGenerations Collection: PATERFAMILIASS CENSUS 1861

PATERFAMILIASS CENSUS 1861
Paterfamilias filling up the census return. The head of a large Victorian family, consisting of several generations, fills in the census Date: 1861

Background imageGenerations Collection: CARDS / BRIDGE 1903-4

CARDS / BRIDGE 1903-4
BRIDGE The modern successors of the women gamblers of earlier generations - a game of Bridge Whist. Date: 1903-4

Background imageGenerations Collection: French Extended Family on the Beach - Le Treport, Normandy

French Extended Family on the Beach - Le Treport, Normandy
French Extended Family on the Beach at Le Treport, a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in Normandy, France - 10th September 1919. Date: circa 1919

Background imageGenerations Collection: Extended family group at the seaside

Extended family group at the seaside - photographed with their backs to a fishing boat (perhaps to act as a windbreak?!) - note the News of the World bucket held by the middle child - perhaps an

Background imageGenerations Collection: Advertising Promotional postcard for Beechams Pills

Advertising Promotional postcard for Beechams Pills
Advertising Promotional postcard for Beechams (laxative) Pills - tested by three generations. Date: circa 1903

Background imageGenerations Collection: Christening of Edward VIII

Christening of Edward VIII
Queen Victoria with her son Edward VII, grandson George V and great-grandson the baby Edward VIII (later Duke of Windsor) at his christening. Date: 1894

Background imageGenerations Collection: The hairy family of Burma

The hairy family of Burma: A four generation pedigree of congenital hypertrichosis lanuginosa

Background imageGenerations Collection: Queen Victoria with four generations of her family

Queen Victoria with four generations of her family
Queen Victoria pictured with her son, Edward, Prince of Wales, ( Bertie, later King Edward VII), her grandson, George, Duke of York ( Georgie, later King George V) and her great-grandson

Background imageGenerations Collection: Family Studio Photo

Family Studio Photo
Family group posed in the studio: grandmother holds the baby on her lap while the mother stands looking out to camera circa 1908

Background imageGenerations Collection: Three Generations of Pitcairn Islanders

Three Generations of Pitcairn Islanders
Three Generations of male Pitcairn Islanders - the descendants of Fletcher Christian or John Adams - mutineers from the Bounty who settled on the islands in 1790

Background imageGenerations Collection: St Georges Chapel Vault

St Georges Chapel Vault
The Royal Vault/mausoleum beneath St Georges Chapel, containing the remains of many generations of British Royalty

Background imageGenerations Collection: Three generations of a family

Three generations of a family -- grandmother, daughter-in-law and granddaughter. Date: 1968

Background imageGenerations Collection: Return of the Duke and Duchess of York - Royal group

Return of the Duke and Duchess of York - Royal group
The Homecoming of the Duke and Duchess of York following their tour of New Zealand and Australia in 1927 (without the young Princess Elizabeth) - Royal group

Background imageGenerations Collection: A gang of young rice harvesters - Rural China

A gang of young rice harvesters - Rural China Date: circa 1902

Background imageGenerations Collection: Chapel Made of Salt

Chapel Made of Salt
Miners in the salt mine at Wieliczka, Poland, carved this shrine, the Kinga Chapel, in the salt, 101 metres below ground. Successive generations worked on it for 70 years. Date: 17th century

Background imageGenerations Collection: King Charles Spaniel

King Charles Spaniel
Three generations of Blenheim King Charles Spaniels owned by the Hon. Mrs Lytton. Further details not available. Date: 1912

Background imageGenerations Collection: Reading Boys own Paper

Reading Boys own Paper
Three generations of boys, enjoy The Boys Own Paper - in preference to book or newspaper. Date: 1914

Background imageGenerations Collection: Family scenes on a New Year card

Family scenes on a New Year card
Family scenes on a three-part New Year card, with dancing in the middle. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageGenerations Collection: Family scenes on a three-part Christmas card

Family scenes on a three-part Christmas card, looking back to previous generations. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageGenerations Collection: Family opening hamper on a Christmas card

Family opening hamper on a Christmas card
Family opening a hamper on a three-part Christmas card, with holly and mistletoe. Date: circa 1890s



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