1914 Collection (page 100)

Mrs Campbell / Carew 1914
MRS PATRICK CAMPBELL English actress as Eliza Doolittle in Shaws Pygmalion

Nashs Special War No
Nashs " Special War Number" which will tell its readers " What WAR means to every man & woman". The girl on the front cover doesn t seem too worried about it all

Nashs Magazine
A sultry young woman in an exotic sombrero is the cover girl for this World War One issue which contains stories of German barbarities

Aquitania Photo P / C
Cunard White Star Liner. 901 feet long, 45, 647 tons. Scrapped in 1950

Five Man Bobsleigh 1914
A five-man bobsleigh speeds through the snow

The twisted bow of the Storstad, after the collison with the
The twisted bow of the Storstad, pictured after the collision with the Empress of Ireland. Important evidence for the inquiry

The most powerful French locomotive that was running in 1914
The most powerful French locomotive running in 1914. The Mikado began service in 1914 and was used by the Paris-Lyons-Mediterranean Railway Company for goods transportation

Relatives and friends scanning the fateful lists at the Cana
Scanning the fateful lists for news. Relatives and friends of passengers on the Empress of Ireland making inquiries at the Canadian Pacific Railway offices in Cockspur Steet

Vigil outside the C. P. R, relatives and friend awaiting news
At the Liverpool office of the C.P.R. Relatives and friends of passengers on the Empress of Ireland making inquiries at the Canadian Pacific Railway offices in Cockspur Steet

Recreations on board the Empress of Ireland, reading and wri
Recreations aboard the ill-fated Empress of Ireland. Reading and writing in the liners library, a space which all the family could enjoy

Recreations on board the Empress of Ireland, a game of cards
Recreations on board the ill-fated Empress of Ireland: a game of cards in the smoking room. The furnishings of the saloons resembled those of a luxurious club

Albert I / Belgium / Pj 1914
King Albert of Belgium, along with senior army officers, dig trenches, keen to play their part in defending their country against the German forces

Belgian Franc-Tireurs
Belgian franc-tireurs - civilians who attack the invading Germans : in fact, none exist : they are a figment of the German imagination !

Lao-Tse Wins Victory
Lao-tse riding on an Ox helps achive a victory over the Kang-san-kou-niang (the godesses of the latrine)

Pygmalion
The review of the opening of Pygmalion at His Majestys Theatre. A Bernard Shaw production

Aquitania Construction
AQUITANIA The Cunard ship Aquitania, on the stocks in the process of construction. 901 feet in length. Scrapped in 1950

Aquitanias Engines
AQUITANIA One of the engines of the Aquitania being lowered into position during its construction

Lorimer automatic exchange
Photograph of the Canadian Lorimer automatic telephone exchange, a system which dispensed with the need for telephone girls

Lord Roberts / Menpes 1 / 5
FREDERICK SLEIGH 1st EARL ROBERTS British soldier in South Africa during the Boer War

Norway / Romsdal 1914
Romsdal: general view

Spain / Barcelona 1914
Barcelona: Gaudis 1906-10 Casa Mila, Paseo de Gracia

Medical Student in Lab
A female medical student studies a beaker in the chemistry laboratory of the Royal Free Hospital, London

Chamberlain Tempted
JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN is tempted to fraternise with Gladstones Irish Home Rule faction, but he is restrained by the marquess of Hartington

Tango (Photo)
She looks a bit apprehensive as she prepares to dance the tango with her smooth partner

Garden / Loki Girl 1914
A young girl and a young beech tree at the Villino Loki in Surrey, UK

Lourdes Procession
A procession at Lourdes, near the Grotto

Brest Transporter Bridge
The transporter bridge over the French naval harbour at Brest, photographed from the Chemin de Ronde

Chair and Table
A cumbersome chair and table from a period not famed for the grace and elegance of its furniture

Erecting the Funnels
Erecting the funnels of a steamship in a British shipyard

French Huntsmen & Hounds
Hunters by a stream

Birmingham Sinks U-15
The British light cruiser HMS Birmingham, commanded by Captain Arthur Duff, sinks the first German submarine of the war (the U-15)

Gallieni Photo
JOSEPH SIMON GALLIENI - French colonial administrator (here carried by Madagascans who loved him) who won legendary fame with les taxis de la Marne in 1914 : photo 1899

British / Indian Army Ww1
" India will help" -- A British and an Indian officer join forces to fight the enemy

Ww1 Germans with Mascots
Young German soldiers during the Great War (1914-1918) pose for a photograph with various mascots including garden gnomes and a dog

Breton Smithy / 19147
Outside the smithy at Pont- Aven Date: 1914

Fringed Parasol 1914
A large shallow dome shaped parasol in pale pink with a short fringed border & tassels tied to the shaft

Coloured Wigs 1914
Coloured wigs donned by society ladies for the Duchesse d Uzes fete include green, turqoise, orange, lilac, purple, blue & red

Barnet Pleasure Fair

Marchese Viscontivnosta
EMILIO, marchese VISCONTI- VENOSTA Italian statesman and diplomat

WATCHING I PAGLIACCI
Watching I PAGLIACCI (The clowns) from a private box at Covent Garden, London

Social / Russia / Peasant
A Russian peasant sharpening his scythe

Cigarette Pour Moi
Pour moi - advertisement for Cigarettes Constantin

Women Working in Factory
Women at work in an unidentified factory

Exmoor / Lornas Bower
Exmoor, Devon: Lornas Bower (Lorna Doone)

This Fortress Built by Nature
A symbolic image showing a lone soldier defending the White Cliffs

Costume Sears Roebuck
Dress with pleated Russian tunic, low sash & gathered bodice; or flaring Russian tunic with yoke, narrow under- skirt & a hanging waist coatee bodice. Hats: brimless

Sears Roebuck Coats 1914
American winter coats: double- breasted coat with astrakan fur collar & cuffs & a quilted lining; herringbone tweed overcoat with a half-belt at the back & pocket flaps

Costume / Gimbel Bros 1914
Fur hat, stole, fur-trimmed coat, double skirts (narrow under-skirt) or long jackets creating a tunic effect, hats with broad brims & vertical trim, Louis heel boots

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