Loved Collection

The Tune That He Loved Best by David Wright, showing a woman sat listening to a gramaphone. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s

Astleys Amphitheatre
Philip Astleys amphitheatre, Westminster Bridge Road, London : loved by Dickens, this was also the scene of clowns such as Grimaldi, and popular melodrama

St John Chrysostom / Butle
SAINT JOHN CHRYSOSTOM Syrian prelate of Antioch archbishop of Constantinople, banished by royals but loved by populace. His name means golen-mouthed given him

Hedgehog (Bewick)
erinaceus europeus also known as the Urchin This is the common hedgehog, much loved though, alas, too often the victim of motorists

Arrival of troop train by Fortunino Matania
Back for Christmas holidays: arrival of a troop train in London by Fortunino Matania. Scene in Victoria train station a few minutes after the arrival of a troop train bringing back British soldiers

The loved one far away
Dutch girl sitting on the end of a jetty thinking of her lover. Artist: Ethel Parkinson Date: 1915

Poster, Samuel Cody, Velodrome de la Seine, Paris
EARLY AVIATION PIONEERS - THE SAMUEL CODY ARCHIVE: S. F. Cody Wild West Show (c.1893). Known as a showman, sharpshooter, horseman, aviator and aircraft designer

WW2, The Letter Home
This illustration depicts a scene in which a British WW2 soldier, surrounded by companions, is writing a letter to his loved ones at home. Date: circa 1941

WW2, Upon The Quay!
An illustration of a little girl waving goodbye to a loved one who is serving with the Royal Navy in WW2, she is standing on the quay with her dog, watching the ship disappear. Date: circa 1940s

WW2, Waiting
An illustration of a little girl dressed fashionably in white, holding a bouquet of colourful flowers, she is waiting at the train station for a loved one who is returning home from war, on leave

WW2, Good News
An illustration which portrays a little girl wearing striped pyjamas, she has just read a letter from a loved one, dictating that he is coming home from serving in WW2. Date: circa 1940s

RMS Titanic - letter to James Moody's sister
RMS Titanic - highly significant and historically important letter to Sixth Officer James Moody's sister. Dated 7 May 1912

Tear Bottles 1930s
A young woman creating a tear bottle display, a mourning custom dating from Ancient Rome and Egypt, when mourners would bottle their tears for burial with their loved ones. early 1930s

Cartoon -- why the English tourist is so respected by the French. Date: 1867

As war breaks out, German soldiers are speeded to death or glory by their loved ones Date: 1914

POLYXENA SACRIFICED
Priam's daughter was loved by Achilles, though an enemy : after his death, Troy fallen, his ghost demands that she be sacrificed so that he may have her in death if not in life

Death of missionary Martin de Valencia
Martin de Valencia, much-loved missionary, dies just when he is about to leave Mexico and return to Spain Date: 1534

Avro Vulcan B. 2
Royal Air Force - Avro Vulcan B.2, at an airshow, displaying the howl generators! (Resonance in the intakes, in certain conditions, generates a very loud howl)

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Whether you ve gone
Comic cards were much brighter at this stage of the war when the end seemed to be in sight. The little girl is anticipating the return of her loved one whether you ve gone for a year or a day

Music cover, Last Night on the Back Porch (I Loved Her Best of All) by Len Brown and Carl Schraubstader

Ww1 - Returning Soldier
A French soldier returns home from the Front, and receives a warm welcome from his loved one. Date: 1916

POINTING FINGERS 1933
Villagers suspect a girl of sin : Cast off by the husband she loved, Margaret stumbled past the prying eyes of the neighbours : they, too, believed the wicked lies Date: 1933

Der Schenk Von Limburg, ministerial Swabian (mid 13th century) says goodbye to his lady before leaving. Codex Manesse (ca.1300) by Rudiger Manesse and his son Johannes. Fol. 82v

Absence cannot hearts divide - a young American bride awaits for the return of her beloved. Date: circa 1910

Der Wilde Alexander, poet of the 13th century, greets his beloved while hes riding. Codex Manesse (ca.1300) by Rudiger Manesse and his son Johannes. Miniature. Folio 412r. University of Heidelberg

Curtiss P-40E -known as the Warhawk in the US and the Kittyhawk in the RAF, the type was loved by its pilots for its ability to withstand combat damage

Young boy hugs a girl at the piano by Florence Hardy
You re the only girl I ever really loved. A young girl sits playing the piano. Her admirier throws himself at her clutching her with endless affection

The Scene on the Deck of HMS Discovery at Portsmouth, 1876
Engraving showing the scene on the deck of HMS Discovery at the end of her Arctic expedition, Portsmouth, 1876. In 1875 the British Admiralty sent Captain George Nares with two ships

For His King and the Girl He Loved by Fred Maxwell
Promotional postcard of a poster for For His King and the Girl He Loved by Fred Maxwell. A wedding between hero and heroine was a common melodrama ending

Rubin in a castle sending a message to his loved with a cros
Rubin, Tyrolean ministerial from 12th century, in a castle sending a message to his loved with a crossbow. Codex Manesse (ca.1300) by Rudiger Manesse and his son Johannes. Miniature. Folio 169v

Pteffel, poet of the 13th century, fishing for his beloved. Codex Manesse (ca.1300) by Rudiger Manesse and his son Johannes. Miniature. Folio 302r. University of Heidelberg. Library. Germany

Snap card - Handy Pandy, Jack-A-Dandy
Nursery Rhyme Snap card - Handy Pandy, Jack-A-Dandy, loved plum cake and sugar candy. early 20th century

Charles Dibdin (Elder)
CHARLES DIBDIN (elder) actor, playwright and writer of popular songs, especially with a nautical flavour eg The lass that loved a sailor. Date: 1745 - 1814

Carmelita Diaz
CARMELITA ROMERO RUBIO DE DIAZ second wife of Mexican President Porfirio Diaz, much loved and respected by the people - she was known as the idol of Mexico. Date: 1864? - ?

Ulfeldt and wife
Count Korfits Ulfeldt (1606 - 1664) with his wife, Princess Leonora Christina, on his lap : she loved him dearly, but after his exile, came to live in England

Bible Texts - 9
I HAVE LOVED THE HABITATION OF THY HOUSE and other texts Date: 1875

Aristomachus
ARISTOMACHUS Greek writer of Solos, who observed, loved and wrote about bees : no one seems to know exactly when he lived Date: BC

Videophone or skyping imagined, 1927
Thanks to the videophone, papa(working in a distant country)can not only speak to his loved ones, he can see them also. Date: 1927

Paranormal: William S. Marriott simulated spirit form
The British magician William S. Marriotts simulated spirit form, which was identified as a departed loved one by many who attended his fake s顮 ces. Date: 1910

I like being loved
Two young suitors ply pretty young girl with gifts & flowers. Artist: Florence Hardy Date: 1913

Arado Ar 196A originally designed to be catapulted off warships, this over water patrol type was loved by its crews

Italian soldiers depart for front
The scene at an Italian railway station as soldiers board a train to leave for the front. The troops bid an emotional farewell to their families and loved ones, and one to his pet dog

WWI pictorial hankerchief - A soldier waving farewell
First World War pictorial hankerchief depicting a soldier in France waving farewell to loved ones in Great Britain. The background is a map of the British Isles entitled Its a long

Drinks during an interval at the Olympia Music Hall in Paris
L abreuvoir de L Olympia pendant un entr acte (Drinks during an interval at the Olympia Music Hall in Paris) - c. 1918.Recognisable by its giant red glowing letters above the establishment

The Trench train, Victoria station, WW1
Moving scenes at Victoria railway station as British soldiers and officers, bound for the Front, bid farewell to their loved ones. 1915

Woman reads the news of a great British victory, WW1
A woman reads the news of what is described by the newspaper as a great British victory in the early days of the First World War

British soldiers in dorm room
Two British soldiers, possibly from the 7th Queens Own Hussars when they were stationed in India, in a dorm room. The walls are decorated with photographs of loved ones

Eibert Merkel
EIBERT HEINRICH GOTTLIEB MERKEL - all we know about this citizen of Nurnberg is that he was loved by all who knew him, mourned by all who loved him. Date: 1758 - 1789

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