1911 Collection (page 22)

Trade catalogue for Edwardian sweet making utensils 1911
Trade catalogue for Harrords department store, showing a variety of sweet making utensils. 1911

Felix Josef Mottl
FELIX JOSEF MOTTL German musician : as a conductor, he introduced Wagners Tristan to Britain. Date: 1856 - 1911

Landing Stage - Nuthalls Restaurant - Kingston-on-Thames. Nuthalls offered luncheons, teas, dinners and public, private or Masonic banquets! Date: 1911

Thessaloniki - Jacob Meir - the Chief Rabbi
Jacob Meir, (1856-1939) - elected chief rabbi of Thessaloniki in 1908, where he remained until 1919. Date: circa 1911

Coronation of George V - British Royal Family Tree of 1911
Coronation of George V. The British Royal Family Tree of 1911. Date: 1911

Bombay - Arrival of King George V and Queen Mary
The arrival at Bombay (Mumbai) of King George V and Queen Mary for the Coronation Durbar (held in Delhi in December, 1911 to proclaim the new Emperor and Empress of India)

Matilde E Moisant (1878-1964)
Matilde E. Moisant, 1878-1964, the second woman in the US to get a pilots License. circa 1911. Date: 1964

Dr Dietrich Kuchemann CBE FRS FRAeS (1911-1976)
Dr Dietrich Kuchemann, CBE, FRS, FRAeS, 1911-1976. Date: 1911

Walton Edwards Colossoplane or Elephantoplane of October 1911 at Brooklands. Date: 1911

Wrecked train, Llanelli railway strike riots, Wales
A troop train in Llanelli, Wales, wrecked by rioters during the railway strike, during which nine people were killed. What started out as a peaceful strike by railway workers in Llanelli turned

Debris following Llanelli railway strike riots, Wales
Newspapers strewn over the railway lines, with a train in the background wrecked by rioters during the railway strike, during which nine people were killed

Arch Druids planting Coronation Oak, Crystal Palace
To commemorate the coronation of King George V, the Arch Druid of England planted a Coronation Oak sapling at the Crystal Palace, London. The ceremony was attended by many foreign delegates

Jack Johnson, boxer, going to court, London
The American heavyweight boxer Arthur John Johnson, better known as Jack Johnson (1878-1946), nicknamed the Galveston Giant, World Heavyweight Boxing Champion between 1908 and 1915

King George Vs Indian Bodyguard
The Indian Bodyguard of King George V during his visit to India for the Durbar. Seen here riding along the Avenue leading to the Kings camp. 1911

Former Prime Minister A J Balfour at golf
The former Prime Minister Arthur James Balfour competing in the annual summer golf meeting of the North Berwick Old Club, Scotland

Prince of Wales Hospital Carnival, Tottenham, London
Watched by mounted police, three spectacularly dressed collectors pose for their photo during the annual Prince of Wales Hospital Carnival in the Tottenham area of North London

Women from Stepney, East London, hop picking in Kent
Three women from Stepney, East London, hop picking in Kent. They were assisted by their local vicar, Reverend R Wilson of St. Augustine s, Stepney. circa 1911

River baptism at Fishguard, Wales
The Reverend Dan Davies standing alone with his arms outstretched in the river in Fishguard, Wales, at the conclusion of a public baptismal service

The Hon. Sylvia Brett
Sylvia Leonora, Lady Brooke, Ranee of Sarawak, born The Hon. Sylvia Leonora Brett, (1885 - 1971). Married Charles Vyner Brooke in 1911

Sir Robert Baden-Powell, Chief Scout
Sir Robert Baden-Powell KCB, KCVO, LLD. FRGS, Chief Scout, on the day he opened the South London Scout Exhibition. 13 December 1911

Attack by Montenegran forces at Tuzi
An Austrian Military Postcard, depicting an attack on Tuzi, Montenegro. Tuzi was the last city to surrender to the Turks and the first to claim independence under the leadership of Ded Gjo Luli

Horse Racing at the State Fair Grounds, Syracuse, New York State, USA Date: 1911

Roald Amundsens route from Framheim to the South Pole, 1911
Illustration showing the route taken by Roald Amundsens Antarctic Expedition of 1910-12, from their base at Framheim on the Ross Sea to the South Pole in 1911. Date: 1912

Has Captain Scott reached the Pole today?
Page from The Sphere magazine speculating on whether Captain Robert Falcon Scott and his polar exploration team had reached the South Pole in December 1911, as scheduled

Marooned by Lawson Wood
A rather peeved pirate or buccaneer sits alone on a desert island, apparently abandoned by his shipmates. Date: 1911

Titanic launched at Belfast; Lord and Lady Pirrie
The launch of RMS Titanic, at Belfast on the joint birthday of its builder and his wife, Lord and Lady Pirrie, whose portraits are inset

Police at a Tonypandy colliery, Glamorgan, South Wales
Numerous policemen (nicknamed Devonshires) on duty at a colliery engine house in the Tonypandy area of Glamorgan, South Wales, during the riots of 1910

Chorlton Hospital, Manchester
Entrance to Chorlton Hospital, part of the large complex of buildings on Nell Lane, Withington - originally the Chorlton Union workhouse

Inmates of Union Workhouse, Shipston on Stour, Worcs
Aged female inmates of the Union workhouse believed to be at Shipston on Stour, Worcestershire. The women are wearing the typical workhouse uniform of long dress, shawl, apron, and bonnet

Lord Mayor of London opening Whiteleys store
The Lord Mayor of London, Sir Thomas Boor Crosby (1830-1916), opening Whiteleys new premises in Bayswater, West London. At the time this was the biggest shop in the world

Italian army aviators during Italo-Turkish War
Italian army aviators during the Italo-Turkish War (1911-12) -- the first use of aeroplanes in warfare. Captain Piazzi sits in his monoplane

Sun Yat Sen, President of the Republic of China
Sun Yat Sen (1866-1925) (at the centre in a fur coat) leaving Shanghai for Nanking to assume his position as President of the newly formed Republic of China

Smithston Asylum and Poorhouse, Greenock, Renfrewshire
The Smithston Asylum and Poorhouse, Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland, was opened in 1879 to house the areas lunatics and paupers

Essex ring auctioned at Christie s
Two views of the famous Essex ring which Queen Elizabeth I is said to have given to the Earl of Essex, and which might have saved his life if it had been returned in time

White Star Line brochure
A White Star Line brochure advertising the Olympic and Titanic steamships, comparing their length to some of the tallest buildings in the world

Baden Powell and Charles Burgess Fry
General Baden Powell and Charles Burgess Fry sitting in the back of an open car. At this time Fry (who is best remembered as a cricketer)

Delhi Durbar 1911
King George V and Queen Mary at the Delhi Durbar on 12 December 1911, held to celebrate the Kings accession. There had been Durbars before in 1877 and 1903 but these one was on a monumental scale

Italo-Turkish War (1911-12) - Assault on an Arab Traitor
Italian assault on the house of an Arab Traitor. The Italo Turkish War was launched by Italy against Turkey, with the aim of gaining Libya

Italo-Turkish War (1911-12) - Courage
An Italian postcard entitled " Courage! Victory is Nigh!". The Italo Turkish War was launched by Italy against Turkey, with the aim of gaining Libya

Homeless women in an East End doss house
This is the basement of a doss house for women in Duval Street, in the East End. A bed costs sixpence a night and lodgers provide their own meals

Wilma Lady Halle
WILMA MARIA FRANZISKA, Madame NORMAN-NERUDA, lady HALLE Violinist, and wife of Sir Charles Halle

Wed at 800 Metres
WED AT 800 METRES At San Antonio, Texas, Walter Stone and Mary Shelton are married aboard an airship

Exploration / Polar / Scott
Antarctic: Oates and Meares at the blubber-stove in the stables

Charles Lawes
SIR CHARLES BENNET LAWES sculptor and athlete

Icelandic Dairymaid
Icelandic dairy maid

Chick and Airship
Chicks descend from an airship by ladder

Street party, Coronation of King George V
A large crowd of people taking part in a street party for the Coronation of King George V. The location is Acland Street, Limehouse, London E14

George Dyson, composer, at Marlborough College, Wiltshire
George Dyson (1883-1964), English musician and composer, at Marlborough College, Wiltshire, where he was working as music master

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