1905 Collection (page 95)

Mollison / Puss Moth Plane
James Allan Mollison, British aviator, and his Puss Moth: made several record flights; husband of Amy Johnson

Henry Slade American physical spirit medium accused of fraud in a notable trial

Queen Mary / Son John 1905
QUEEN MARY Wife of George V, with her baby son John (1905-19)

Leicester Square 1905
Looking eastwards, with the Empire Theatre (where the show High Jinks is playing) on your left : note sandwichmen, delivery wagons, a four- wheeler cab and a horse bus

Oscar Ii / Sweden / Sepia Ph
OSCAR II King of Sweden (1872-1907) and of Norway (1872-1905) - seen here as Prince Oscar

Haakon Vii / Norway / 1913
HaKON VII King of Norway (1905-57); formerly Prince Charles of Denmark, son of Frederick VIII

Margaret / Greek / Sisters
PRINCESS MARGARET of Greece with her sisters THEODORA (b 1906), CECILIA (b 1911) and SOPHIA (b 1914) - daughters of Prince Andrew and Alice, sisters of PRINCE PHILIP

Kronprinz Wilhelm / 1904
KRONPRINZ WILHELM Son of Kaiser Wilhelm II with his fiancee Cecilie - they married in 1905

Sir Cw Wilson / Hill & Sau
SIR CHARLES WILLIAM WILSON Soldier, seen here in academic dress

Franz Vecsey / Postcard
FRANZ VON VECSEY Young violinist in 1905

BEN-SCHEMEN COLONY
Ben-Schemen colony in Palestine

Casimir Maistre
CASIMIR MAISTRE French explorer, after Madagascar expedition, travelled in Central Africa, Congo, Niger and Tchad

Adrien De Gerlache
ADRIEN DE GERLACHE Belgian sailor and explorer, sailed the Belgica into the Antarctic, made several subsequent expeditions

Paris News Stall
A Parisienne buys a newspaper from a street stall

Young Girl on the Line
A young girl on the line holding the ear-phones to the side of her head

Salisbury Cathedral 1905
Salisbury Cathedral, Wiltshire

Rail Strike 1905
Rail strike in support of reform demands

West End Shoe Shop
The London Shoe Company of Sloane Street, London; ladies take time to try on shoes in comfort

Ightham Mote / Kent / 1905
Ightham Mote, Kent

Franchot Tone / Mgm
FRANCHOT TONE American actor of stage and screen

Ray Milland / Paramount
RAY MILLAND (Reginald Truscott-Jones) American film and TV actor and director, born in Wales

Celestine Galli-Marie
CELESTINE GALLI-MARIE (Marie de l Isle) French mezzo-soprano, best known for her portrayals of Mignon and Carmen

Paris Butcher Shop / 1905
A Paris butcher stands in his shop doorway

Orderly Boy
An orderly boy

Newspaper Boy / C 1905
A newspaper boy

Market / Brazil / 1905
A market at S. Vicente Cabo Verde, Brazil

Cheese Market / Alkmaar
A cheese market in the town square, Alkmaar

Paris Oyster Stall
A Parisian oyster seller offers a wide choice of oysters at varying prices - and when theres no R in the month, I go to my man !

Bournemouth / West Cliff
Bournemouth, Dorset: from West Cliff

Preventing Collisions
Thanks to the recent invention of radio, ships will be able to avoid collision even in fog

Tulip Fields, Dutch
Dutch tulip fields

Gent & Ladys Shawl
A gentleman - or is it the butler ? - helps a lady with her shawl as she leaves a reception : with a dress like that, she ll need it to keep warm on the way home

Advert / Bakers Cocoa
Walter Baker & Cos Breakfast Cocoa, for hunters, tourists and students

Advert / Diet Health Drink
Allen & Hanburys Diet health drink - just mix with hot water

Spa / France / Taking Water
Neris les Bains: taking the waters at the water bar

SPAS / SPRING / 1905
Vichy: Source de L Hopital (the spring)

Oslo / Snow / Old Canal 1905
Oslo (formerly Christiania): the old canal in the snow, with boats

Norway / Moldoen 1905
Moldoen: the harbour

Italy / Lake Como Varenna
Lake Como: Varenna

Coliseum Theatre / 1905
A night time exterior view of this London theatre designed by Frank Matcham in 1904 as a variety house with a magnificent florid Edwardian interior

Rhine / Lorelei C1905
Lorelei Rock, on the Rhine

Germany / Braubach C1905
Braubach on the Rhine, with the Marksburg

French Medical Commitee
Meeting of a French medical committee

Paris / Place Vendome 1905
Place Vendome

Paris / Tuileries C1905
Tuileries Gardens and Palace

Paris / Trocadero Interior
Trocadero Palace, interior view: Salle des Fetes (Festival Room)

Paris / Trocadero C1905
Trocadero Palace, designed by architects Davioud and Bourdais

Paris / Eight Bridges 1905
View of Paris with eight bridges

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