Interest Collection

Royal Wedding 1947 - crowds at Romsey
Huge crowd of well wishers waiting in the churchyard of Romsey Abbey to catch a glimpse of the newlywed Princess Elizabeth and Duke of Edinburgh

Aerial view of Wanstead from a balloon - 1909
Perhaps the chief interest in this photograph is the actual passing of a balloon under the basket of the one from which this picture was taken

Automaton at the Schoolboys Own Exhibition, 1929
A physiological robot at the Schoolboys Own Exhibition in London, 1929. Designed to show how organs of the body work, here three young visitors take great interest in its insides. Date: 1929

Motor Bus London 1903
A Motor Bus causes considerable interest on a London Street. Bus owners faced the competition posed by the electrification of the tramways with motor buses

Advertisement for National Savings -- your savings soon mount up -- showing a plane soaring above the countryside

Street Girl & Cat 1860S
A street girl has bought some bread from a shop - a white cat shows interest... (1 of 2)

A union in the interest of humanity - civilization - freedom and peace for all time. Poster showing personifications of America (Columbia and Uncle Sam) and Great Britain (Britannia and John Bull)

Vicky, Crown Princess of Prussia 1860
Princess Victoria, Princess Royal of Great Britain, Crown Princess of Prussia, later Empress of Prussia (1840-1901), eldest child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, taken in 1860

Pussys Picture
A young girl shows her cat her likeness in a picture-book, but the cat shows little if any interest

Sir Alister Hardy
SIR ALISTER HARDY English zoologist with a strong interest in parapsychology, and author of books on the spiritual dimension of the paranormal

British soldiers take interest in an Egyptian lady
Humourous Postcard - World War One era. British soldiers (a sailor and a Scots infantryman) take interest in an Egyptian lady who stroll demurely along under a pink parasol

Tutmania 1923
A comic look at the influence of all things Egyptian, especially on female fashion, sparked by the interest in Tutankhamen & his tomb

Napoleon and Shark
On board the Northumberland, travelling to Saint Helena, he watches with interest when a shark is captured

William Hogarth drawing at Queensborough
William Hogarth (1697-1764), artist, drawing in the street at Queensborough and attracting attention from passers-by. Date: circa 1730

Ottokar Fischer
OTTOKAR FISCHER German historian of magic, who took sufficient interest in psychical research to attend the 1925 Congress at Vienna, where he was photographed

Ypres Battlefield Markers and signs
Over the 40 years that we have been writing about these battlefields, there has been many attempts to signpost the places of interest

Wooden portrait dummy of Tutankhamun
Cover of the Illustrated London News, 24th February 1923, featuring a life-size wooden portrait dummy of Tutankhamun believed to have been used for robing purposes

Pregnant Guppy N1024V under construction with On Mark Engineering at LAX - March 1962. the conversion was carried out in stages

Young Man dries himself off with a towel at Taormina, Sicily, Italy. Date: 1939

WW2 - Dream Ships Sail Home
A WW2 children's short story illustration of a little boy showing an interest in the shop of Jim Murray, who makes model ships. Date: circa 1940s

A young man playing the Banjolele, Paris, 1920s Date: 1920s

Impersonator M. R. Bertin in an imitation of Mme Anna Thibaud
The famousFrench female impersonator M.R. Bertin in an imitation of Mme Anna Thibaud Date: Pre-1920s

The famous female impersonator M. R. Bertin
The famous female impersonator M.R. Bertin in an imitation of Tan-Ichi Date: Pre-1920s

Impersonator M. R. Bertin in an imitation of Clotilde Algeria
The famous French female impersonator M.R. Bertin in an imitation of Clotilde Algeria Date: Pre-1920s

The famous French female impersonator M. R. Bertin as himself
The famous French female impersonator M.R. Bertin as himself Date: Pre-1920s

The famous Swedish female impersonator Lind (John Lind) Date: Pre-1920s

The British film ad stage star Ivor Novello, 1920s Date: 1920s

Postcard showing three smart, yet effete, French musicians. 1920s Date: 1920s

Postcard of effete French man, 1920s Date: 1920s

Entende Cordiale - two enemy soldiers holding hands
Entende Cordiale - two soldiers from opposing sides holding hands, 1920s Date: 1920s

Devil's Dyke and the small village of Poynings, nr. Brighton, West Sussex. Devil's Dyke is a 100 metre deep V-shaped dry valley on the South Downs in Sussex in southern England

Outdoor Market
This painting shows an active market, customers are showing interest at a nearby cloth merchant stall, among others in the background. Date: circa 1915

Pirrie Carlisle Archive - autographs and photo
Pirrie Carlisle Archive - two pages from an album of photographs and autographs of the Carlisle Family 1915-1938, around Britain and the continent including Polzeath Cornwall

Pirrie Carlisle Archive - illustration and photos
Pirrie Carlisle Archive - George Maurice Burn (1862-1945) pen and ink study of a shipwreck - THE END. Below it are five photographs of various people, and a large house. Date: early 20th century

Pirrie Carlisle Archive - autographs and illustration
Pirrie Carlisle Archive - George Maurice Burn (1862-1945) pen and ink study on card, Thames barges under sail. Signed by visitors to a soiree. 6 x 4.25 inches

Pirrie Carlisle Archive - autographs and photos
Pirrie Carlisle Archive - autographs collected relating to an important Anglo Irish Society family involved in the planning, design and building of the Olympic class liners

Joan Crawford and Charles Martin
Hollywood actor Joan Crawford (1908?-1977) with Charles Martin at the theatre. Date: 1939

Princess Mary (1897 - 1965), third child and only daughter of George V and Queen Mary at the age of thirteen. Born at Sandringham

JAPANESE INSPECTION
Japan is one of the nations who feel a vested interest in Russia's political changes : the emperor sends an envoy to see what's going on - here he is at Muaki. Date: 1918

Two men watch with interest as a lady picks roses Date: 1872

Elephants parade through town to publicise circus
A long line of elephants is led through town to publicise the arrival of a circus, attracting much interest from locals. Date: circa 1950s

Prowse Point St Yvon Christmas Memorial Area with footballs
Prompted by the 100th Anniversaries of the battles of WW1, much interest in the Truces that took place beteen the enemies at Christmas 1914, particulary in this area

Ypres battlefields Entry Point South, Palingbeek
Three Entry Points (North, East and South) to walking tours covering many points of interest in the Salient were created for the 100th Anniversaries, each with an unmanned Information Centre

Polar Expedition
The Boys Own Paper published many articles about Polar exploration. This is a cartoon highlighting the interest in the subject at that time. Artist: Louis Wain. Date: 1907

Cartoon, The End of the Season (Disraeli)
Cartoon, The End of the Season -- Benjamin Disraeli (Miss Dizzy), dressed as a debutante, gets ready for the last event of the season

Cartoon, Miss Britannias Next New Doll (Shah of Persia)
Cartoon, Miss Britannias Next New Doll -- a satirical comment on the popularity of the Shah of Persia, at the time making a tour of the European continent

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