1903 Collection (page 17)

4th Gordon Bennett Trophy, Rene de Knyff (80 Panhard 13.7 litres for France) first round, Alex Winton seen trying to repair car. Date: 2nd July 1903

4th Gordon Bennett Trophy, Baron de Caters (Mercedes for Germany). Date: 2nd July 1903

Aida Overton Walker (postcard)
Aida Overton Walker (1880-1914) African American vaudevillian and wife of George Walker. She was one of the stars of the stage revue In Dahomey which was produced in London in 1903. Date: 1903

Aida Overton Walker (1880-1914) African American vaudevillian and wife of George Walker. She was one of the stars of the stage revue In Dahomey which was produced in London in 1903. Date: 1903

Record rainfall, Ealing Common, West London
Record rainfall on the evening of 15 June 1903 at Ealing Common, West London. 1903

The Female Swindler - Walter Melville
Promotional card showing Tom H. Taylors production of The Female Swindler by Walter Melville which was first produced at the Terriss Theatre in Rotherhithe, London on 12th October 1903

Siegfried slaying the great dragon Fafner
Act two : armed with the magic sword Notung, Siegfried kills Fafner, who has taken on the form of a dragon. Scene from Wagners Siegfried. Date: 1903

Where Wicked Sportsmen Go - The Huntsmans Purgatory
Several huntsmen stuck in snowy purgatory surrounded by a number of vengeful foxes. Date: 1903

The Design Department of Raphael Tuck & Sons
The designing room at Raphael Tuck & Sons, fine art publishers of prints, cards, Almanacks and postcards, staffed largely by women

Adolph Tuck of Raphael Tuck passing a card design
Adolph Tuck, Sir Adolph Tuck, 1st Baronet (1854-1926), fine art publisher and chairman of Raphael Tuck & Sons, pictured with his son passing a design for a Christmas card in 1903

Princess Marie of Saxe-Altenburg, Ex-Queen of Hanover
Princess Marie of Saxe-Altenbrug (14 April 1818 9 January 1907) was Queen of Hanover and the consort of George V, a grandson of George III of the United Kingdom and Queen Charlotte. Date: 1903

Constance Smedley, founder of the Lyceum Club
Anne Constance Smedley, married name Constance Armfield, (20 June 1876 9 March 1941) British artist, playwright, author and founder of the International Lyceum Clubs. Date: 1903

The Cocoa Tree Club of St. Jamess Street
Interior of the Cocoa Tree Club, said to be the oldest club in London, showing the tree, which went up through two floors

The Hon C. S. Rolls in his 110 H. P. Mors car
Charles Stewart Rolls (1877-1910) British engineer and aviator in 1906. Henry Royce built his first motor car in 1904 and in May of that year met Charles Rolls

Fylde Farm Reformatory, Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire
The main building of the Fylde Farm Reformatory for Boys, at Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire. Date: circa 1903

Lord Buckhurst, Lady Myra (Idina) and Lady Avice Sackville
The children of Lady de la Warr including, left, Lady Myra Sackville, more commonly known as Lady Idina Sackville, who, through her five marriages was also known under the surnames of Wallace

Sir George Martin, organist
Sir George Clement Martin MVO (11 September 1844 21 February 1916) English organist, who served at St Pauls Cathedral. Pictured here in the organ loft of St. Pauls Cathedral. Date: 1903

Mrs Asquith and her baby (Anthony Asquith)
Emma Alice Margaret Asquith, Countess of Oxford and Asquith (nÚÑáTennant; 2 February 1864 28 July 1945), known as Margot Asquith, Anglo-Scottish socialite, author and wit. She was married to H. H

Japanese Water Carrier ( Coolie ). Note the traditional costume of a rice farmer. He wears a reed cape (Mino), a traditional Japanese garment, a raincoat made out of straw

Art Nouveau style border
Art nouveau style border with space for picture. Date: 1903

Ukraine - Odessa - Fanconi Coffee House and Billiard Hall. Founded in 1872 and still (very much) in business (see Tripadvisor !!!). Date: 1903

Charles Samuel Egerton, London fireman
Charles Samuel Egerton, fireman with the Metropolitan (London) Fire Brigade, in a head and shoulders portrait (see also 10535448 and 10535449). circa 1903

Samarkand, Uzbekistan - The Registan with Arba. Note the Traditional Arba Wagon in the foreground, with very large, heavy wheels, suitable for traversing difficult terrain. Date: 1903

Water polo
Illustration of a game of water polo being played in the sea. Date: 1903

Fairies of the Garden - The Orchid. 1903

Fairies of the Garden - The Daffodil. 1903

Giovanni Costa
GIOVANNI COSTA Italian artist and patriot. Date: 1826 - 1903

First journey of Londons electric tram 1903
Londoners throng the pavements of Westminster Bridge Road to watch the first journey of Londons first electric tram as it heads for Clapham. Date: 1903

Cottage at Alderley Edge
An English country cottage at Alderley Edge in Cheshire Date: 1903

Pope Leo XIII
POPE LEO XIII (Gioacchino Vincenzo Raffaelle Luigi Pecci) Date: reigned 1878 - 1903

Croakers
Three anthropomorphic frogs singing amongst rushes.Date: 1903

Edwardian woman 1903
A sketch of a Edwardian woman with high hair style. 1903

People in the paddock at Lewes racecourse, Sussex
People preparing to leave the paddock at Lewes racecourse, Sussex. Date: circa 1903

The Traitor by E Hill-Mitchelson
Promotional postcard for The Traitor by E. Hill-Mitchelson. First produced as A Judas in Wigan, 27th July & Theatre Royal, Stratford, 23rd January 1903. Col

Madame Sherry adapted by Charles Hands and Adrian Ross
Promotional postcard for Madame Sherry adapted by Charles E. Hands & Adrian Ross from the operetta by Benno Jacobson; music Hugo Felix (Centraltheater, Berlin, 1st November 1902)

In Dahomey by Jesse A Shipp
In Dahomey by Jesse A. Shipp; music Will Marion Cook et. al. First produced in England at the Shaftesbury Theatre, 16th May 1903

Aquilegia vulgaris, Columbine
Ink drawing by Arthur Harry Church, 1903 Date: 1903

Street Scene, Chester-le-Street, County Durham
Street Scene, Chester-le-Street, near Washington, County Durham, England. Date: 1903

The Village, Holmes Chapel, Cheshire
The Village, Holmes Chapel, Crewe, near Sandbach, Cheshire, England. Showing the Bulls Head Hotel Date: 1903

Fire at Central School, Littleborough, Lancashire
Fire at Central School, Littleborough, Rochdale, near Hollingworth, Lancashire, England. Dated August 21st 1903 Date: 1903

MOMMSEN, Theodor (1817-1903). Nobel Prize in Literature in 1902. Engraving

Francisco Franco going for a drive through the Paseo de la Castellana in Madrid after presiding the Parade of the Victory. He is with the Minister of the Army, Juan Casta񯮮 1964

December. Goddess Khione
Khione, Greek snow goddess and daughter of Boreas, god of the north wind. Artist: Sydney Carter Date: 1903

May. Goddess Maia
Maia, the Roman goddess of growth. Artist: Sydney Carter Date: 1903

Alexander Shand
Alexander Burns Shand, 1st Baron Shand (1828-6? - 1904), Scottish advocate and judge. He was a Lord of Session between 1872 and 1890 and a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary between 1892

Paris, France - Satirical comments on street dangers
Satirical comments by Robida on the dangers faced as a pedestrain on the streets of Paris, France. Date: 1903

Flower faces
Xmas card. Childrens faces in flowers were very popular at the turn of the 20th century. Date: 1903

Royal guests at the Battenberg / Greece wedding
Royal guests assembled at the wedding of Princess Alice of Battenberg (1885-1969) to Prince Andrew of Greece (1882-1944) at Darmstadt on 7 October 1903

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