1909 Collection (page 12)

Pauline Chase (1885 - 1962), American actress, photograph showing her seated in an aeroplane. Date: 1909

Boy scouts, Blanefield, Scotland, awaiting royal visit
Group photo of boy scouts at Blanefield, Scotland, awaiting a visit from King Edward VII in September 1909. 1909

Twinkle little star
Young girl with her doll watches the evening star from her bed. Artist: Clara Olmstead Date: 1909

Young girl sewing
Young girl out in her garden sewing. Artist: Clara Olmstead Date: 1909

Land of the counterpane
Young girl in bed with her teddy bear playing with her toys on the counterpane. Artist: Clara Olmstead Date: 1909

Buttercups & daisies
Young children in a field of buttercups and daisies. Artist: Clara Olmstead Date: 1909

Boy on a swing
Young boy on a swing, aided by his elder sister. Artist: Clara Olmstead Date: 1909

Playing with a yacht
Children by a pond on a sunny day, playing with their model yacht. Artist: Clara Olmstead Date: 1909

Mixed gender evening class at an arts school 1909
A mixed gender evening class at the Birmingham School for Jewellers and Silversmiths, a Branch of the Municipal School of Art

Lady Myee Carrington
Lady Judith Sydney Myee Wynn-Carrington who married Walter Egerton George Lucian Keppel, 9th Earl of Albemarle, Viscount Bury, to become the Viscountess Bury earlier that month. Date: 1909

Kodak Folding Camera publicity postcard. 1909

Government Funding of Merchant Navy Training
A boy at the desk of the Board of Trade President is told that, except for those in a reformatory or industrial school, or having parents are in a workhouse

Greece - Kastella and Mikrolimano
Built on a hill, Kastella (also spelled Castella) is undeniably the most picturesque district in Piraeus, Greece. This hilly neighbourhood, covered in neoclassical mansions

Wright Brothers, aviation pioneers, in France
The Wright Brothers (Orville and Wilbur), American aviation pioneers, in France on 21 January 1909. They were giving various flight demonstrations to set new records for altitude and duration. 1909

Louis Bleriot and wife after cross-Channel flight
Louis Bleriot, legendary pioneer aviator, with his wife Alice and a large crowd of spectators, posing with his aircraft after making the first ever aeroplane flight across the English Channel

Silver Street Boys School fancy dress group
Silver Street Boys School advanced class fancy dress group, most of them with blacked-up faces and hands. Their names are: Harold Blanchard, Philip Wilson, Arthur Thorne, Ernest Trafford

Parade in Clinton Square, Syracuse, New York State, USA
Parade of Knights Templar passing the Wieting Opera House in Clinton Square, Syracuse, New York State, USA, with a large crowd of spectators. Date: 1909

Advert, The Scrivener Cuff Protector
Advert for The Scrivener Cuff Protector, from H L Castle, High Street, Watford. 1909

Advert for The Adder Adding Machine. 1909

Chelsea Football Club team 1908-1909
Chelsea Football Club team and management, season of 1908-1909 (names below the photo). Date: 1908-1909

Musical theatre poster, The Dollar Princess, a production from Dalys Theatre, London. 1909

Sir Benjamin Louis Cohen (1844-1909) was a businessman and Conservative politician. From 1887 to 1900 he was president of the Jewish Board of Guardians for the Relief of the Poor

Manchester United FC team, FA Cup Winners 1909
Group photo, Manchester United FC team, FA Cup Winners in 1909. 1909

Boxing match, Jeannette v McVea, Paris, France
Boxing match, World Colored Heavyweight Championship between Joe Jeannette and Sam McVea, Paris, France, on 17 April 1909. Jeanette won by a knockout in the 49th round. Date: 1909

Grandstand at Great Aviation Week, Reims, France
Grandstand at Great Aviation Week, Reims (Rheims), France, August 1909. Date: 1909

Violet Gordon Charlesworth
A portrait of Miss Violet Gordon Charlesworth(b.1884), showcasing her elaborate and expensive clothing. She became notorious for faking her own death in 1909 by allegedly being thrown from her motor

Ladbroke Football Club 1908-1909
Group team photo, Ladbroke Football Club 1908-1909. Date: 1908-1909

James Braid Stands with Fellow Competitors
Golfer James Braid (first on the left) standing with competitors (left to right) J.H. Taylor, C.H. Mayo, and Geo. Duncan. 1909

James Braid at Stoke Poges
Golfer James Braid playing on the eighteenth hole at the new Stoke Poges golf course 1909

Advert for American Shoe Company 1907
Bargain sale at American Shoe Company, Regent, Street. Date: 1907

Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg, Queen of Spain 1909
Queen Victoria Eugenie of Spain (1887 - 1969), formerly Princess Ena of Battenberg, she was the daughter of Princess Beatrice and granddaughter of Queen Victoria

Advert for Swan & Edgar winter fashions 1909
Page selection of Edwardian womens fur coats, stoles and muffs for winter fashion of 1909. 1909

Advert for Gamages lizard skin accessories 1909
Woman wearing lizard skin hat lined charmois and muff. Date: 1909

A pet cheetah in Paris, 1909
A pet cheetah affectionately licking the head of its young owner. The Sketch magazine reports that cheetahs are supposed to make excellent pets and are very fond of children. Date: 1909

King Edward VII leading Minoru, winner of the Epsom Derby horserace. 1909

Womens swimwear 1909
Woman wearing a daring swimming costume for the time, with criss-cross ties to the sides. 1909

Programme, The Flag Lieutenant
Theatre programme, The Flag Lieutenant, by Major W P Drury and Leo Trevor, at the Theatre Royal, Dublin, from The Playhouse, London, in a production by Cyril Maude and his London company. 1909

Girl scouts at the Crystal Palace, 1909
Girl scouts at the Crystal Palace, part of a great review, 1909 Date: 1909

Boy with an empty dish on a Thanksgiving postcard. Date: 1909

Boy serving a fruit pie on a Thanksgiving postcard. Date: 1909

Boy serving a roast turkey on a Thanksgiving postcard. Date: 1909

Child carrying presents on a Christmas postcard
Child carrying presents through the snow on a Christmas postcard. Date: 1909

Empire Day Commonwealth flag sent to England from Australia
A flag sent to the boys and girls of Blackley Municipal School, Manchester by the pupils of Wellington Road School, Adelaide and unfurled on Empire Day by Sir Frederick Cawley, Liberal M.P

Empire Day - Union Jack sent from England to Australia
A Union Jack flag, sent by the girls and boys of the Blackley Municipal School in Manchester to those of Wellington Road School, Adelaide, Australia

Amys Wonderful At Home - Amy and Santa with the Dolls around the Christmas Tree. 1909

Envelope design, Hotels in Scotland and the UK
Envelope design, advertising the George Hotels in Glasgow and Edinburgh, the Kings Head Hotel in Sheffield, and the Midland Hotel in Birmingham. 1909

Stationery, James Seligman, Angus Mackay & Co
Stationery design, James Seligman, Angus Mackay & Co - the George Hotels, Glasgow and Edinburgh, the Kings Head Hotel, Sheffield. 1909

Fruit-picking for Covent Garden market 1909
Autumn season, where in kent workers are busy collecting plentiful baskets of fruit for Covent Garden market, London. Date: 1909

All Professionally Made to Order for Quick Shipping