1909 Collection (page 6)

Balloon Race at Hurlingham, south west London
Scene at a balloon race at Hurlingham, south west London -- a social event as well as a sporting occasion

Hounds of the Essex Otter Hunt
The hounds of the Essex Otter Hunt, with their Master, at the side of a country road

Lieutenant (Sir) Ernest Shackleton (1874-1922), Antarctic explorer. In the year this photograph was taken he and three companions established a record for reaching the farthest southern point

The Tomb of Columbus, Seville Cathedral, 1909
Photograph showing the tomb of Christopher Columbus (1447-1507), the Italian explorer, at Seville Cathedral, Spain, 1909

Moose(Elk) / Cuthbert Swan
A moose or elk (alces machlis)

The steam-ship Roosevelt departing for the Arctic, 1908
Photograph of the steam-ship Roosevelt departing for the Arctic at the beginning of Robert E. Pearys 1908-1909 North Pole Expedition

Lloyd George / Haines / 1909
DAVID LLOYD GEORGE Chancellor of the Exchequer in 1909 Date: 1863 - 1945

Tomczyk Demonstates Pk
Stanislawa Tomczyk - Polish medium - demonstrates PK whilst under hypnosis to Ochorowicz in Poland by raising small objects, in this case a little ball

Paris / Street / Bucherie
A typical Paris street, Rue de la Bucherie, in the 5th arrondissement

Sir Curson Wyllie
Sir WILLIAM HUTT CURZON WYLLIE administrator in India, assassinated by a student Maden Llal Dhingra whom he had befriended

Eton / Shopping Street
Eton, near Windsor, Berkshire - a street of shops

Dutch Girl (Hardy)
A Dutch girl in traditional costume

Dance / Caucasus & Georgia
The national dance of Caucasus & Georgia known in Caucasus as the Lesginnka and in Georgia as the Lekoury

King of Belgium - Albert I
Albert I King of Belgium (1909-34) (see picture 10425347 for the full-length version of this image)

Burgess Meredith / B Lion
BURGESS MEREDITH American character actor

During a Polo Match
Two players race for the ball

Typewriters of 1909
Various models of typewriter obtainable from Harrods

Guignol in French Park
A dramatic moment in a Guignol performance in a French park : but the blase girl in the foreground has seen it before and knows how it will end

Rickman Helicopter 1909
American inventor Rickmans helicopter resembles a tricycle with a sunshade

BRITISH BABY AIRSHIP 2
The British Armys Baby intended for observation and reconnaissance, depicted flying low over London

Strong Man at a Fair
A man plays a fanfare on a cornet to herald the great feat of strength being performed by a strong man at a fair, while a few people stand looking on

New Year Card 1909
January 1st greetings card including pink ribbons and a four leaf clover for luck in the New Year

Bear / Zoo in Switzerland
Bears in their pit at Bern Zoo, Switzerland

Grey Top Frock 1909
Sir Maurice Fitzgerald, 20th Knight of Kerry, 2nd Baronet of Valencia, (1844-1916) wears a grey top frock coat over narrow black trousers, a top hat

Cancer Research
Cancer research at Gratwick Laboratory, Buffalo, New York, which achieved striking results with rats in 1909. Date: 1909

Prince Lennart
GUSTAV LENNART BERNADOTTE A grandson of Gustav V, known as Prince Lennart, photographed with his fiancee Karen Nisavandt, leaving Sweden by train to be married in London

Musk Deer / Swan / 1909
Musk deer (moschus moschiferus)

Gobelins Tapestries
Weaving tapestry at the Gobelins works, on the outskirts of Paris

Womens Rights / Equality
Wanted - A Girl

American Bison 1909
BISON BISON American bison or buffalo

Romanian Buildings
Cottages in Transylvania

Icons in Procession
Boys carry holy icons in procession at Desze, Hungary

Szatmar Cathedral
The cathedral and square

Liebig / Cotton 6
Transporting bales of cotton on steamboats on the Mississippi river, USA

Couple Roller-Skating
Smart couple in a roller- skating hall

Lady Willoughby de Eresby, later Lady Ancaster when her husband succeeded to the title, formerly the American, Miss Eloise Breese, photographed by Lallie Charles in 1909. Date: 1909

The Romanian Royal Family. King Carol I of Romania (1839-1914) and Queen Elisabeth (Pauline Elisabeth Ottilie Luise of Wied) (1843-1916) with future King Ferdinand (Ferdinand Viktor Albert Meinrad)

Suffragette Origin and Development. Charts the Origin and Development of a Suffragette. At 15 a little pet, At 20 a little Coquette, At 40 not married yet! At 50 a Suffragette Date: circa 1909

Suffragettes Plain Things at Meeting. A bevy of buck-toothed, grinning suffragettes applaud the speaker at a Votes for Women meeting

HMAS Yarra - River-Class Torpedo Destroyer
Royal Australian Navy - HMAS Yarra / HMS Yarra, a River-Class Torpedo Destroyer, making way at speed, on the River Clyde during manufacturers trials in 1910. Yarra was built by William Denny & Bros

Wright Brothers, aviation pioneers, at Pau, France, 1909
The Wright Brothers (Orville and Wilbur), American aviation pioneers, at Pau, France, where they were giving various flight demonstrations to set new records for altitude and duration. 1909

Railway map, Devonport & Plymouth, showing the Great Western and London & South Western railways. Date: 1909

Advert, Gas Switch, The Pneumatic Gas Lighting Co Ltd
Advert for the Gas Switch, a pneumatic distance gas lighter, made by The Pneumatic Gas Lighting Co Ltd, Farringdon Street, London. 1909

Dame Margaret Rutherford and her 1909 8 H. P. Humber
Dame Margaret Rutherford (1892-1972), Lady Montagu of Beaulieu and her 1909 8 H.P. Humber car. Date: circa 1970

Dip in the morning and Dip at Night. A housewife seems to be gaining a lot more personal pleasure from her morning soak than her evening with her soak who is not performing to quite her

Comic postcard - arrival of a new baby
Humorous comic postcard - arrival of a new baby. Mother and Child doing well - Not a word about Father....!! 1909

Johnstown Flood, Atlantic City Board Walk, the original Pan-American production. circa 1909

Jesmond Dene, Old mill, Newcastle-on-Tyne, England. Now in ruins. Date: circa 1910s

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