Half Collection (#18)

Rosie Dolly and Mortimer Davis
Rosie Dolly (1892-1970) one half of the famous performing American identical twins, The Dolly Sisters, with Mortimer Davis Jnr, known as The Fat Boy

Members of the rescue parties at Gresford Colliery, Wales
Equipped with oxygen apparatus, these are some of the men who battled for a day and a half to save the lives of miners who had been trapped by flames following an explosion in the mine

Hassan Tower - Rabat - Morocco. The minaret of an incomplete mosque in Rabat, Morocco. Begun in 1195 AD, the tower was intended to be the largest minaret in the world along with the mosque

Prince George and war ambulance
Prince George, later Duke of Kent (1902-1942), fourth son of King George V and Queen Mary, in the courtyard of Buckingham Palace with Mr Hansell

Chitral Bridge 1895
The bridge at Chitral. Major Biddulph states that " half a mile above the fort is an excellent bridge protected by a stone tower at each end." One tower is shown here

Prince Alfred and the Russian Royal family
Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg (1844-1900) together with his new wife, Princess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia, taken in May 1874 shortly after their marriage at St

Polo At Biarritz by Edmund Blampied
Our Artists impression of the new polo ground at Beyris, half-way between Biarritz and Bayonne, which was opened last year by the King of Spain

Nelson on leave at St. Omer, France, 1784
Captain Nelson, on half-pay during peacetime, decided it was economical to stay in France, in St. Omer near Dunkirtk. This was towards the end of 1874

Half-Time by Studdy
The Kaiser fans down the beleagured monster of Prussian militarism as the Allies enjoy a comfortable Christmas dinner in the opening months of World War One

Jersey Airways Poster
A poster advertising Jersey Airways Ltd. flights from Jersey to Paris; regular services taking two and a half hours

American Troops crossing the Rhine, Second World War, 1945
Photograph showing American troops and vehicles crossing a pontoon bridge built by American engineers on the River Rhine, 1945. This bridge was built in a record time of six and a half hours

The Weighing Office at the Bank of England. Bates Scales fo
In June 1842 a proclamation was issued announcing that a large prportion of the gold coinage in Britain had become worn and devalued and was below its prescribed weight of five penny weights

Anniversary Parade
A grand march-past of the army and the Garde Civique marks Belgiums half-century of independent existence

Blunt / Nimbus / Plate 103
Nimbus - or rain cloud - forming out at sea beyond the fishing boats. There is also half a rainbow disappearing into the dark cloud

An airman who won the V. C
Captain John Aidan Liddell of 3rd Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and the Royal Flying Corps who won the Victoria Cross after safely flying

The American Pony Express. En Route from the Missouri River
The famous American Pony Express to carry post from coast to coast was set up by Mr WH Russell. The first journey was made on April 9th 1860 and took seven and a half days for ponies to cover 1

Hells Half Acre, Yellowstone Park, 1888
Engraving showing Hells Half Acre viewed from the North, Yellowstone Park, USA, 1888. A large amount of steam can be seen issuing from the hot springs that characterise this part of Yellowstone Park

ALBUERA 1811
Beresford defeats Soult at ALBUERA, though at the cost of half his army : the French lose even more, including five generals : here, the 57th Fusiliers save the day

The Champion Bulldog, Baron Sedgemere, 1897
Photograph of Mr. Sam Woodiwisss Champion Bulldog Baron Sedgemere, pictured when a two and a half year old. Baron Sedgemere was the offspring of Stockwell and Champion Blackberry

Aston Villa Football Club, 1891
Photograph of the Aston Villa Football Club during the 1891-1892 season. The image shows: Back row, left to right: G. Campbell (left half-back), an unknown bearded man, W

Mother & Child - Doorway
A mother stands on the step in the half- open doorway of a grand entranceway holding her baby

Princess Feodora
PRINCESS FEODORA OF HOHENLOHE LANGENBURG (1807-1872), daughter of the Duchess of Kent and Karl, Duke of Leiningen. Half-sister to Queen Victoria

Half-hours at Eton - Hair Cutting Day
A line of seated Eton schoolboys having their haircut on mass by a schoolmaster pushing a lawn mower. Robinson was a regular contributor to the Sketch

SS Carmania, 1905
Photograph of the Cunard turbine steamer Carmania, built in 1905 by the John Brown Shipyard of Clydebank. The Carmania was reputed to be the first very large turbine steamer

The Half Hour Before Dinner
Humorous scene showing a family and guests, dressed in evening attire, waiting for Christmas dinner to be served. An old man dozes in an armchair

Short Scion Senior
Essentially a half-size version of the Empire class, the Scion is produced in landplane and seaplane versions, as a medium-size passenger carrier

Housewife Using Twin Tub
A young housewife uses wooden pincers to pull her laundry out of the washing half of the Twin Tub washing machine to put it into the spinning half

England / Guildford
Guildford, Surrey, has one of the finest High Streets in the South of England. Half-way down, is the well-known 16th century clock, outside a very quaint Guild Hall building

Yorkshire Cottage
A woman on the doorstep of her cottage, in the corner of the old Yorkshire village of Kilburn. Her bicycle, with its shopping basket, is at the garden gate

Club Des Jacobins
Originally a group of Breton deputies, the Jacobins take their name from their HQ in an old convent : with some half million members, they hold uncompromising views

Half-Timbered Houses
Fine Tudor half-timbered shops and houses on High Bridge, Lincoln, built on a ribbed Norman arch, c.1160. The dark vault under the bridge is the Glory Hole

Lyncus into Lynx
When Lyncus, Demeters emissary, is menaced by king Triptolemus, she changes him into a lynx - not the one we know, but half-panther half- dog with piercing eyesight

KING EDWARD VI 1537-1553
A fine portrait of Edward VI, King of England, dressed in half-body armour, paned trunk hose and brightly-coloured cannions

Who will first drive two miles a minute? Motor driver Resta
Illustration showing the driver Resta covering a half-mile in 17.372 seconds (or at a speed of 103.615 miles an hour) at Brooklands

Charcoal Burning
Each burner holds three tons of wood. After three days during which the air is excluded and much steam is given off, the result will be half a ton of charcoal

16 and Ain t Half Done
Do you call yourself a regular Teetotaller and stop at the l eventh cup, Mr Brown? Why, I ve drunk 16 and ain t half done

Chapel / Ightham Mote
The Chapel doorway of the moated manor house of Ightham Mote, Kent dating from the 1340s. Through a passageway in the building a bridge over the moat can be seen

Brunette with Beer
Smiling brunette model, wearing a white cap sleeve blouse with the collar turned up & a red & white chevron pattern cravat, holds up a half empty glass of beer

Courtyard / Ightham Mote
The cobbled courtyard of the moated manor house of Ightham Mote, Kent dating from the 1340s. The chapel & half- timbered tudor gables are depicted

Costume / Pedal Pushers
White open neck blouse with half-length sleeves & turned back cuffs, red & white vertically striped pedal pushers worn with shoes with multi-coloured polka dots

Wellington / Lightfoot
DUKE OF WELLINGTON Half-length portrait; full face; middle age

Ightham Mote Postcard
A view from one of the entrance gates of Ightham Mote showing the buildings from the road. The cottages are visible in the middle distance to the left

AT THE GROCERs 1880
A woman purchases half-a-pound of soap at the grocer s

Pan Honoured by Ladies
Pan - also known to the Romans as Sylvanus or Faunus - is honoured by half-a-dozen ladies who drape his statue with garlands

King George Iv / Wageman
KING GEORGE IV OF ENGLAND Half-length portrait

Persephone / Proserpina
Persephone is abducted by Hades, who takes her in his chariot to the Underworld, where he is the king; but she pines for the sunshine, and he lets her come up half the year

Defending a Fort
As the enemy approaches, the defenders prepare to repel them with guns and bows : by pulling on ropes, half-cut trees can be felled to fall on the attackers

Beaver Coat 1922
Woman: full-length wrap-over Australian beaver coat with deep collar & cuffs. Girl: mole fur coat with a shawl collar & funnel sleeves & a half-belt at the back

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