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1911 Collection (page 4)

Background image1911 Collection: Stream with Geese

Stream with Geese
A picturesque stream in the English countryside, with geese on the banks and swimming, and a flock of sheep neath the spring blossom

Background image1911 Collection: The Main Staircase, Claridge's Hotel, London

The Main Staircase, Claridge's Hotel, London Date: 1911

Background image1911 Collection: The Berkeley Hotel, London

The Berkeley Hotel, London Date: 1911

Background image1911 Collection: The Bureau, Claridge's Hotel, London

The Bureau, Claridge's Hotel, London Date: 1911

Background image1911 Collection: A Corner of the Foyer, Claridge's Hotel, London

A Corner of the Foyer, Claridge's Hotel, London Date: 1911

Background image1911 Collection: A Corner of the Drawing Room, Claridge's Hotel, London

A Corner of the Drawing Room, Claridge's Hotel, London Date: 1911

Background image1911 Collection: Woman wearing a fashionable velvettoque hat with plumes of feathers. Date: 1911

Woman wearing a fashionable velvettoque hat with plumes of feathers. Date: 1911

Background image1911 Collection: Man and Superman by George Bernard Shaw

Man and Superman by George Bernard Shaw
Promotional postcard for Man and Superman by George Bernard Shaw. First produced at the Royal Court Theatre, 21st May 1905

Background image1911 Collection: Our Miss Gibbs by Adrian Ross

Our Miss Gibbs by Adrian Ross
Promotional postcard for Our Miss Gibbs by Adrian Ross; music Ivan Caryll and Lionel Monckton. First produced at the Gaiety Theatre, 23rd January 1909

Background image1911 Collection: King George V shooting expedition 1911

King George V shooting expedition 1911
His Imperial Majesty making his way through the jungle during the great big-game shoot in Nepal. Date: December 1911

Background image1911 Collection: HMS Yarmouth, British light cruiser

HMS Yarmouth, British light cruiser
HMS Yarmouth, British Town class light cruiser. Date: circa 1911

Background image1911 Collection: Information poster - British Military

Information poster - British Military
3rd (Prince of Wales) Dragoon Guards. Chromolithograph information poster published by Gale and Polden Ltd, 1911. Date: 1911

Background image1911 Collection: King George V hunting

King George V hunting
King George V, on a big-game hunting expedition in India, Nepal, (photographed here in Howdah of the big elephant in centre) inspecting the results of a mornings sport including four tigers

Background image1911 Collection: Painesdale Cricket Club, Michigan, USA

Painesdale Cricket Club, Michigan, USA - played in the Copper (Houghton) County league - founded in 1906. The teams were made up of local miners, formerly Cornish tin miners

Background image1911 Collection: Festival of Empire advertisement 1911

Festival of Empire advertisement 1911
An advertising promotion for the Festival of Empire at the Crystal Palace, running from May to October 1911. The Festival features the Imperial exhibition, the Pageant of London

Background image1911 Collection: Winter in Tientsin (Tianjin), China

Winter in Tientsin (Tianjin), China
Winter in Tientsin (now Tianjin) in China : boats on the partially frozen river Hai. Date: C.1911

Background image1911 Collection: A street scene in Tientsin (Tianjin), China

A street scene in Tientsin (Tianjin), China
A street scene in Tientsin (now Tianjin) in China, showing a city gate. Date: C.1911

Background image1911 Collection: Royal Liver Building

Royal Liver Building
The Royal Liver Building was built in 1911, and is still the head office for the Royal Liver Friendly Society. A pair of liver bird statues sit atop each clock tower. Date: 1960s

Background image1911 Collection: The Quinlan Opera Company

The Quinlan Opera Company
Promotional postcard for The Quinlan Opera Company. Billed as The Greatest Touring Company Ever Organized. Touring to the Royal Hippodrome, Liverpool, 2nd October 1911 Figures, left to right

Background image1911 Collection: RMSP Danube, Bahia, Brazil

RMSP Danube, Bahia, Brazil (1911). Shoesmith, Kenneth Denton 1890 - 1939. Date: 1911

Background image1911 Collection: The Astra-Torres Dirigible Airship made by Hutchinson

The Astra-Torres Dirigible Airship made by Hutchinson and shown at the Salon de la Locomotion Aerienne at the Grand Palais, Paris, France in 1911. Date: 1911

Background image1911 Collection: Robert Blackburn and B C Hucks

Robert Blackburn and B C Hucks
Robert Blackburn (standing right) and B.C. Hucks with the Mercury I in the cliff-top hangar at Filey in 1911. Date: 1911

Background image1911 Collection: Blackburn Mercury I monoplane flying at Filey

Blackburn Mercury I monoplane flying at Filey in 1911. Date: 1911

Background image1911 Collection: King George V & Queen Mary

King George V & Queen Mary
Photography of George V (1865-1936)and Queen Mary in ceremonial robes. Date: 1st July 1911

Background image1911 Collection: Opening day of Cheltenham Races, Prestbury Park

Opening day of Cheltenham Races, Prestbury Park
A general view of the Paddock during Parade on the opening day of the Cheltenham Steeplechase Clubs Autumn Meeting at Prestbury Park. 1911

Background image1911 Collection: Pantomime artist Will Evans with his children

Pantomime artist Will Evans with his children
Will Evans (1866 -1931) was an eccentric comedian who performed in pantomime from a young age, and appeared on the music halls in the 1890s

Background image1911 Collection: People from Stepney, East London, hop picking in Kent

People from Stepney, East London, hop picking in Kent. They were assisted by their local vicar, Reverend R Wilson (seen here in the centre) of St. Augustine s, Stepney. circa 1911

Background image1911 Collection: Wrecked goods train, Llanelli railway strike riots, Wales

Wrecked goods train, Llanelli railway strike riots, Wales

Background image1911 Collection: Ox roasting at Stratford-upon-Avon Mop Fair

Ox roasting at Stratford-upon-Avon Mop Fair
Scene showing an ox being roasted at the Stratford upon Avon annual Mop Fair, Warwickshire. Farm workers, labourers, servants and some craftsmen would work for their employer from October to October

Background image1911 Collection: Spectators at Braemar Highland Games, Scotland

Spectators at Braemar Highland Games, Scotland
Kilted spectators watch from the hillside at the Braemar Highland Games in Scotland, traditionally attended by the British Royal Family. September 1911

Background image1911 Collection: Captain Scotts Departure for Antarctica

Captain Scotts Departure for Antarctica
Two photographs reporting the departure of Captain Scott and his team on board the Terra Nova, bound for Antarctica where they would attempt to reach the South Pole first

Background image1911 Collection: MAXWELL 1911

MAXWELL 1911
A lady rebukes her dog for even thinking of lifting its leg against the wheel of her Maxwell... Date: 1911

Background image1911 Collection: Police group on Coronation Day, 1911

Police group on Coronation Day, 1911
A group of policemen pose for their photograph outside Hammersmith Police Station, west London, to commemorate the Coronation of King George V

Background image1911 Collection: Conference table, Livadia Palace, Yalta, Ukraine

Conference table, Livadia Palace, Yalta, Ukraine
View of the conference table in the Livadia (Livadija) Palace, Yalta, Ukraine, where the historic February 1945 meeting took place between Stalin, Roosevelt and Churchill

Background image1911 Collection: Conference table and photos, Livadia Palace, Yalta, Ukraine

Conference table and photos, Livadia Palace, Yalta, Ukraine
View of a conference table, and two photos on the walls, in the Livadia (Livadija) Palace, Yalta, Ukraine, where the historic February 1945 meeting took place between Stalin, Roosevelt and Churchill

Background image1911 Collection: Queen Alexandra and Crown Prince Olav, London

Queen Alexandra and Crown Prince Olav, London
Queen Alexandra (1844-1925) and her grandson, Crown Prince Olav of Norway (1903-1991), leaving the newly opened Whiteleys Store in Bayswater, West London

Background image1911 Collection: Kaiser Wilhelm II, Empress and Princess

Kaiser Wilhelm II, Empress and Princess
Kaiser Wilhelm II (1859-1941), with his wife the Empress Augusta Viktoria (1858-1921) and their daughter Princess Viktoria Luise (1892-1980), leaving Buckingham Palace while on a royal visit

Background image1911 Collection: Gustav Hamel arriving at Windsor with the airmail

Gustav Hamel arriving at Windsor with the airmail
The aviator Gustav Hamel arriving at Windsor from Hendon on the very first airmail flight. The first aerial mail service took place on 9 September 1911 from Hendon Aerodrome to Windsor

Background image1911 Collection: Army airship crash at Farnborough

Army airship crash at Farnborough
An army airship, the Morning Star Lebaudy Dirigible, which crashed into Woodlands Cottage, the home of Captain and Lady Follett, at Farnborough, Hampshire, near the Farnborough to Farnham road

Background image1911 Collection: Policemen guarding house in Sidney Street, East London

Policemen guarding house in Sidney Street, East London
Policemen guarding the devastated house in Sidney Street, East London, after the Sidney Street Siege (popularly known as the Battle of Stepney) in East London

Background image1911 Collection: Fountain Hospital, Tooting, Surrey

Fountain Hospital, Tooting, Surrey
The Fountain Hospital at Tooting in Surrey (now South London) was opened in 1893 as a fever hospital by the Metropolitan Asylums Board

Background image1911 Collection: Some Titanic officers lost in disaster

Some Titanic officers lost in disaster
Photograph by AJF Bond of Bodmin of six officers of RMS Olympic taken on the bridge of the ship on the ships maiden voyage

Background image1911 Collection: A. F. Wilding, Wimbledon Champion

A. F. Wilding, Wimbledon Champion
Photograph of New Zealand tennis player, Anthony Frederick Wilding, Wimbledon Mens Champion in 1910, 1911, 1912 and 1913. His championship run came to an end in 1914 when he was beaten by Australian

Background image1911 Collection: P&O Liner SS Delhi, 1911

P&O Liner SS Delhi, 1911
Photograph of the P&O liner SS Delhi at sea in 1911. Built in 1905 the Delhi was wrecked in a gale off Cape Spartel, Tangiers, in 1911

Background image1911 Collection: Chicago Stockyards 1

Chicago Stockyards 1
Butchers in the Chicago stockyards at work on beef carcases, exposed by Upton Sinclair in his 1905 novel The Jungle

Background image1911 Collection: The Great Ice Barrier, Antarctica, 1911

The Great Ice Barrier, Antarctica, 1911
Photograph showing a member of the Amundsen Antarctic Expedition of 1910-12 standing on top of the Great Ice Barrier, c.1911. Three men, under the command of Lt

Background image1911 Collection: Vaslav Nijinsky / Blue God

Vaslav Nijinsky / Blue God
VASLAV NIJINSKY Russian ballet dancer and choreographer in a Bakst costume for the Ballets Russes production of Le Dieu Bleu

Background image1911 Collection: Michelin Tyre Advert

Michelin Tyre Advert
A Michelin Tyre Advertisement, showing the Michelin Man aiding the local workers in rubber collection!



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