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Riley Collection

Background imageRiley Collection: Riley car advertisement, 1953

Riley car advertisement, 1953
Advertisement for Riley Motors showing a family driving in one of their saloon cars along a very remote and rather scary looking road. Date: 1953

Background imageRiley Collection: Yorkshire Rugby County Football Team, 1894-95

Yorkshire Rugby County Football Team, 1894-95: Hirst (Hon Sec), Donaldson, Barraclough, Nowell, Riley, Walton, Millar (President), Broadley, Arnold, Toothill (Captain), Jackson, Dobson, Firth, Riley

Background imageRiley Collection: 1910 Riley 12 / 18 Tourer Vintage Car, Thought to be at Peasen

1910 Riley 12 / 18 Tourer Vintage Car, Thought to be at Peasen
1910 Riley 12/18 Tourer Vintage Car, Thought to be at Peasenhall, Saxmundham, near Ipswich, Suffolk, England. Ipswich registration. Date: 1911

Background imageRiley Collection: Riley Adelphi

Riley Adelphi
Riley Eight 90 Adelphi saloon, with all-British V-8 engine. Date: 1936

Background imageRiley Collection: Certificate of Discharge, Liverpool, Thomas Riley

Certificate of Discharge, Liverpool, Thomas Riley
White Star Line - Certificate of Discharge for seaman Thomas Riley, on board the Germanic, signed by E J Smith, future Captain of the Titanic, dated Liverpool, 6 June 1895. Date: 1895

Background imageRiley Collection: Advertisement for Riley Kestrel saloon car, mono illustration, with colour borders

Advertisement for Riley Kestrel saloon car, mono illustration, with colour borders. With captions, Riley, as old as the industry, as modern as the hour'and in the rallies

Background imageRiley Collection: Advertisement for Six-Twelve Riley car. Advertorial by the Earl of Cardigan

Advertisement for Six-Twelve Riley car. Advertorial by the Earl of Cardigan. Captioned, Cars with a Personality: the new Six-Twelve Riley'

Background imageRiley Collection: Music cover, The Music Goes Round and Around

Music cover, The Music Goes Round and Around, words by Red Hodgson, music by Edward Farley and Michael Riley, featured and broadcast by the BBC Dance Orchestra directed by Henry Hall. Date: 1935

Background imageRiley Collection: Franklin expedition - three graves at Cape Riley

Franklin expedition - three graves at Cape Riley
Traces of the Franklin Expedition. The graves of three of Franklin's crew at Cape Riley, Beechey Island in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago in Wellington Channel: John Torrington

Background imageRiley Collection: Cartoon, Messrs W Riley and W T Purkiss

Cartoon, Messrs W Riley and W T Purkiss - Arranging the next tour. 1886

Background imageRiley Collection: Bard of Avon, Australian race horse

Bard of Avon, Australian race horse, owned by J and J F Leitch, trainer E J Riley. Won the AJC Metropolitan as a four-year-old. Date: circa late 1920s

Background imageRiley Collection: Using Riley spray on greenfly in a vineyard, Algeria 1885

Using Riley spray on greenfly in a vineyard, Algeria 1885
Using the Riley insecticide spray on greenfly in a vineyard, Algeria. Date: 1885

Background imageRiley Collection: Freddie Dixon, racing car mechanic, Brooklands

Freddie Dixon, racing car mechanic, Brooklands
Freddie Dixon, racing car mechanic, standing by one of the Riley racing cars which he tuned to a new speed for the Brooklands International 500 miles race. 1935

Background imageRiley Collection: Temco - Riley D. 16 Twin Navion G-ARIT

Temco - Riley D. 16 Twin Navion G-ARIT
Temco (Riley) D.16 Twin Navion G-ARIT Date: circa 1964

Background imageRiley Collection: de Havilland DH. 114 Riley Heron 2 N14146 and N19D

de Havilland DH. 114 Riley Heron 2 N14146 and N19D
de Havilland DH.114 Riley Heron 2 N14146 (msn 14146) and N19D (msn 14109) of King Airlines, at Wichita falls in Texas. Built as a Heron 2 and converted to a Riley Heron 2

Background imageRiley Collection: de Havilland DH. 104 Dove 8 G-ARDH

de Havilland DH. 104 Dove 8 G-ARDH
de Havilland DH.104 Dove 8 G-ARDH (msn 04519), later to be modified by Riley in the United States for improved performance. Date: circa 1960

Background imageRiley Collection: Riley Twin Navion EC-WNM

Riley Twin Navion EC-WNM
Riley D-16 Twin Navion EC-WNM, on delivery flight, at London Heathrow Airport Date: 1957

Background imageRiley Collection: ADVERT. BILLIARD TABLE

ADVERT. BILLIARD TABLE
Advertisement for Rileys combine billiard and dining room table Date: circa 1900

Background imageRiley Collection: FALL / SALUKI / 1953

FALL / SALUKI / 1953
CHAMPION JOHARA CHEETAH Owned by Riley. Date: 1953

Background imageRiley Collection: Riley Turbo Skyliner N416SA

Riley Turbo Skyliner N416SA (msn 14060) Built in 1954 as de Havilland Heron 2 and exported to Turkey as TC-HAT. Converted to Riley Turbo Skyliner ca 1977

Background imageRiley Collection: Traces of the Franklin Expedition

Traces of the Franklin Expedition. Page from the Illustrated London News, 4th October 1851, showing images of meat cans and sacks left by the Erebus

Background imageRiley Collection: The 1958 Season - The last Presentations

The 1958 Season - The last Presentations
Page from The Tatler reporting on the last presentations of debutantes to the Queen at Buckingham Palace in the Season of 1958

Background imageRiley Collection: Four views of Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Four views of Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Four views of the Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA -- Alden Memorial Auditorium, Sanford Riley Hall, Higgins Mechanical Engineering Laboratories

Background imageRiley Collection: Reading Football Club - 1904-05 Season

Reading Football Club - 1904-05 Season. Captain Herbert Smith (1877-1951) - is pictured inset (top right). Smith went on to win gold for the England team at the 1908 Olympic Games

Background imageRiley Collection: What are you lagging behind for?

What are you lagging behind for? Pen and ink drawing by Harry Riley, 1945 (c); signed lower right; caricature of soldiers drilling, 1945 (c). Date: circa 1945

Background imageRiley Collection: Now, Bert! FORGET IT!, 1945 (c)

Now, Bert! FORGET IT!, 1945 (c)
Sunday Chronicle ?Now, Bert! FORGET IT!?, 1945 (c).Pen and ink drawing, with crayon shading, by Harry Riley, 1945 (c); signed lower left, ?Riley

Background imageRiley Collection: Caricature of Jennings and Riley, Oxford and Cambridge

Caricature of Jennings and Riley, Oxford and Cambridge
Caricature of Jennings and Riley, rowers of the Oxford and Cambridge boat race crews. The 39th Boat Race took place on 1 April 1882. 1882

Background imageRiley Collection: Remembrance Card, Bradford, Lancashire

Remembrance Card, Bradford, Lancashire
Remembrance Card, Bradford, Manchester, near Clayton, Lancashire, England. Produced by F Riley, Funeral Director Date: 1909

Background imageRiley Collection: Riley Kestral Vintage Car, Thought to be at Coventry, Warwic

Riley Kestral Vintage Car, Thought to be at Coventry, Warwickshire, England. Date: 1930s

Background imageRiley Collection: Riley Pathfinder reg. No. WAF 580 at Cosawes Caravan Park

Riley Pathfinder reg. No. WAF 580 at Cosawes Caravan Park, (Rene Fraser at the wheel)

Background imageRiley Collection: British Airmen, WW1

British Airmen, WW1
British airmen from the Royal Flying Corps, First World War. From left to right, Lietenant Playfair, Lieutenant Mills, Lieutenant Soames, Captain Board, Major Riley, Major Higgins, Lieutenant Jones

Background imageRiley Collection: Small terrier -- Little Dog Riley

Small terrier -- Little Dog Riley
Some kind of small terrier, seated -- Little Dog Riley, who is quick at catching vermin. Date: 1928

Background imageRiley Collection: Advert for Riley shoes 1948

Advert for Riley shoes 1948
Enjoy the footglove look. Three eyelet black suede high fashion bootee and two bar buckle, tweed lined, suede and calf bootee. Date: 1948

Background imageRiley Collection: John Riley, Artist

John Riley, Artist
JOHN RILEY artist Date: 1646 - 1691

Background imageRiley Collection: Man in Armour

Man in Armour. Riley, John 1646-1691 (attributed to)

Background imageRiley Collection: Former company demonstrator de Havilland DH104 Dove 8

Former company demonstrator de Havilland DH104 Dove 8, G-ARDH, prior to conversion to a Riley Dove 400 for David Brown Industries

Background imageRiley Collection: Riley E Scott preparing two 18lb bombs

Riley E Scott preparing two 18lb bombs
Riley E. Scott preparing two 18lb bombs which were carried into the air by Captain Thomas Milling in a Wright B at the US Army flying school at College Park, Maryland

Background imageRiley Collection: Noon hour at Obear-Nestor Glass Co. East. St. Louis, Ill

Noon hour at Obear-Nestor Glass Co. East. St. Louis, Ill

Background imageRiley Collection: A rare specimen found on hill above Fort Riley, Kansas, 420

A rare specimen found on hill above Fort Riley, Kansas, 420 miles west of St. Louis, Mo. Photo shows a portable darkroom in the wagon, with photographer Alexander Gardner seated in middle of image

Background imageRiley Collection: Riley Monaco Saloon

Riley Monaco Saloon
The Riley Nine Monaco is a handsome family saloon priced under three hundred pounds. Date: 1937

Background imageRiley Collection: Riley Racing Car

Riley Racing Car
The Riley two-litre racing car has had several successes, both with the factory team and independent racing driver Freddie Dixon. Date: 1936

Background imageRiley Collection: Riley Falcon

Riley Falcon
Riley 1.5 litre Falcon saloon, Date: 1936

Background imageRiley Collection: Shadow drawing. C. H. Bennett, Porcupine

Shadow drawing. C. H. Bennett, Porcupine
The fretful porcupine (H. Riley Thornback Esq.) Illustration from a series of shadow portraits of fictional characters by Charles H Bennett entitled Shadow and Substance, 1860

Background imageRiley Collection: The Riley Amphibian Floatercar

The Riley Amphibian Floatercar
Two photographs showing the Riley amphibian floatercar, designed to cross rivers and swamps in Africa, bearing British samples and salesmen

Background imageRiley Collection: Monmouth (Riley)

Monmouth (Riley)
James Scott, duke of MONMOUTH son of Charles II and his mistress Lucy Walter. Claimant to the English throne and leader of unsuccessful rebellion against James II


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