1909 Collection (page 9)

HMS Swiftsure - Swiftsure-class pre-dreadnought battleship
Royal Navy - HMS Swiftsure, the lead ship of the Swiftsure-class pre-dreadnought battleship, moored up. Originally known as Constitucion, ordered by the Chilean Navy

Peru - Ucayali River - European Hunters and Crocodile
Arequipa region, Peru - Ucayali River - European Hunters, indigenous villagers and (rather clearly deceased) Crocodile. Part of the reverse comment on this postcard reads

Illustration, Snowdrop -- The Dwarfs, when they came at evening, found Snowdrop lying on the ground quite dead. Date: 1909

Illustration, The Goosegirl -- Alas! dear Falada, there thou hangest. Date: 1909

Illustration, A Song of the English, Calcutta
Illustration to A Song of the English, a patriotic set of poems by Rudyard Kipling (first published in the English Illustrated Magazine). Calcutta -- Me the Sea-captain loved, the River built

Band and Pipers at Gordon Boys Orphanage, Dover, Kent
The Scottish-style pipe band at the Gordon Boys Orphanage, Dover. The boys pose with their instruments. The home was founded by local philanthropist Thomas Blackman

Grave of Charles James Brenan
The grave and headstone of Colour Sergeant Charles James Brenan of the 27th Inniskillings who departed this life at Tientsin (now Tianjin in China) on 28th December 1909, aged 37 years

Opening of Julia's Bureau, with W T Stead and staff
Group photo at the opening of Julia's Bureau, a seance circle, with W T Stead (far right) and staff. The Bureau was based in Mowbray House, Norfolk Street, London

Inventor of the Gyroscopic monorail system Louis Brennan gave a demonstration of the capabilities of the rail of the future at the grounds of the Torpedo Factory at Gillingham, near Chatham

Scott Peter Bald Balding Sir Markham 1909 1989
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Thorneycroft Peter George Edward Baron 1909 1994
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Peter Thorneycroft, British Conservative politician
George Edward Peter Thorneycroft, Baron Thorneycroft (1909-1994), British Conservative politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1957 to 1958

Andrew Thorndike, German film producer, director, writer
Andrew Thorndike (1909-1979), German documentary film producer, director and writer. Date: circa 1940s

George Thomas, British Labour Party politician
Thomas George Thomas, 1st Viscount Tonypandy (1909-1997), British Labour Party politician, MP from 1945 to 1983, best known as Speaker of the House of Commons from 1976 to 1983

Stephen Spender, English poet, novelist and essayist
Sir Stephen Harold Spender (1909-1995), English poet, novelist and essayist. Date: circa 1960s

Tadeusz Makowski, Polish-born artist based in Paris
Tadeusz Makowski (1882-1932), prominent Polish-born painter based in Paris from 1909. Seen here in a self-portrait, with palette and brushes, and a small bird perching on the top. Date: circa 1919

Andrei Gromyko, Russian Soviet politician
Andrei Andreyevich Gromyko (1909-1989), Russian Soviet-Belarussian politician throughout the Cold War. He served as USSR Minister of Foreign Affairs, 1957-1985, and head of state, 1985-1987

Princess Viktoria Luise Prussia Iln Import 21
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Children of King Alfonso XIII and Queen Ena of Spain
Photographic postcard showing the three eldest children of King Alfonso XIII (1886-1941) and Queen Ena of Spain (1887-1969)

Anna Rogstad in a Norwegian School
Anna Rogstad (1854 - 1938), the first woman to sit in the Norwegian Parliament (the Storthing') pictured in a Norwegian school

The Ferrer trial in Barcelona
Francisco Ferrer was accused of having taken a leading part in the Barcelona rebellion. The photograph shows Ferrer, top left

British protest to the Ferrer trial
Mr Victor Grayson speaking at the demonstration meeting at Trafalgar Square. Francisco Ferrer was accused of having taken a leading part in the Barcelona rebellion

Edward VII's yacht, Britannia
The Royal yacht, Britannia taken in 1909 during the reign of Edward VII. Originally commissioned by Edward when he was Prince of Wales from G

Edward VII's racing victories
Montage showing Edward VII leading in Minoru, his 1909 Derby winner. The King is just seen underneath the top hat he is raising

BURMESE DEAD HONOURED
Honouring the spirits of the dead in a Burmese (Myanmar) village. Date: 1909

BURMESE FUNERAL
A cheerful funeral among the Karen people of Burma (Myanmar) where death is perceivced as something to be celebrated lightheartedly. Date: 1909

HUNGARIAN CEMETERY
On All Souls Day, a child lights candles on a family grave at Desze, Hungary. Date: 1909

EARTHQUAKE/PROVENCE/1909
Soldiers evacuate a dead body from the rubble of a street in the village of Rognes (South East France) after the 1909 earthquake. Date: June 1909

Henley Regatta 1909
Watching the finish of a close race

LADY GALLOPER
A lady hunter gallops, side- saddle, eager to be in at the death of the fox. Behind her is a horse that has jettisoned its rider, and two gentleman riders

Cattle on the banks of the Avon near Salisbury, Wiltshire. Date: 1909

A woman wearing a long dress, large hat and a veil drinks sitting up at the bar. Date: 1909

A delivery cart negotiates the ford at Bury Lane, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire. Date: 1909

THE SHOW MUST GO ON/1909
Of course it's a shame he's dead, but what do the public care...? Date: 1909

Puerto Rico: inside a cafe. Date: 1909

The Balkans sound a false note in the European orchestra - then as now Date: 1909
The Balkans sound a false note in the European orchestra - then as now... Date: 1909

LEOPOLD II King of Belgium with his friend Cleo Merode: his daughters ask, can they have her clothes when she's finished with them? Date: 1835 - 1909

WILHELM II German Emperor sees himself as Lord of the Sea, rivalling Neptune himself Date: 1909

The great political comet of 1909. Date: 1909

The Bloodstained Tsar is welcome in France. Date: 1909

Racing horse-drawn sleighs. Date: 1909

Austria sees no reason to give Serbia a helping hand Date: 1909

The Balkans a false note in the European concert Date: 1909

Michel in the air 1909
As financial reform the German authorites squeeze the common man dry and then utilise his skin for balloon- making, thus flying Germany's future in the air Date: 1909

Making up for the Stage'. Date: 1909

THE GREAT NAVAL RACE
The Great Naval Race Date: 1909

THE GREAT POLITICAL COMET satire inspired by Halley's comet Date: 1909

The Materialisation of a Dead Son
Charles Victor Miller at Paris, 18th June, 1909, produces figure claiming to be the dead son of M & Mme Benezech, who duly recognise him. Date: 18 June 1909

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