1921 Collection (page 42)

Nikolai Zhukovsky
NIKOLAI ZHUKOVSKY Russian engineer, known as the father of Russian aviation. His The soaring of birds proved that looping the loop would be possible

DANILO I
DANILO PETROVIC-NJEGOS King Danilo I, who abdicated in 1921 in favour of his nephew (KIng Michael I), only one week after succeeding his father, Nicholas I

Devonshire Hse Demolish
The demolition of William Kents house, built in the 1730s for the 3rd duke of Devonshire : replacing it is a big block including the Mayfair Hotel

Arms from America
ARMS FOR SINN FEIN Submarines smuggle weapons and explosives into Ireland for Sinn Fein, sent by sympathisers in the United States

Peter I, King of Serbia
PETER I, KING OF SERBIA King of Serbia (1903-21); proclaimed king of the Serbs, Croats & Slovenes (1918-21)

Fire, Paris Store
Fire rages in the Printemps department store, boulevard Haussmann, Paris

Reinach Cartoon
JOSEPH REINACH French writer and statesman

MAJESTIC
Previously the Bismarck, German-built passenger liner of the White Star Line, at this time the largest steamer in the world, pictured at New York

Sandringham (Cooper)
Sandringham House, Norfolk

An Angry Demo Crowd 1921
An angry crowd

THREE NEW WOMEN
Three emancipated women of post-WW1 Germany

Cote D azur Brochure
L Hiver a la Cote d Azur - brochure inviting you to spend the winter on the Cote d Azur where you can pick roses and eat fresh fruit whatever the season

Furniture Exhibition
Poster for an Exhibition of Textiles and Furniture designed by students of Bradford School of Arts & Crafts (2 of 2)

Ferdinand Khnopff
FERDINAND KHNOPFF Flemish artist

Rien Ne Va Plus
RIEN NE VA PLUS ! a croupier sardonically watches the spin of the roulette wheel, knowing that the house is going to win anyway

Invisibility Machine
According to inventor/ publisher Hugo Gernsback, making people invisible is possible, using radiation similar to X-rays, based on the research of Steans

Earth and Comet
Earth surrounded by a passing comets tail

Kamala Accepts Drink
MIDNAPORE, INDIA Kamala, a year after living with wolves 1912-1920, starts to accept food and drink from Mrs Singhs hand

Advert / Daylight Oil 1921
Advertisement for Royal Daylight Oil for lighting, cooking and heating

Kluski Molds
At Paris, Kluski produces wax molds of hands, impressed by spirit entities

Ornamental Tree 1921
Stylised Christmas tree flanked by two stylish children

French Manual
D APRES LES BOSSES DE LA TETE (by the bumps of the head) - a French guide to the science of phrenology

St Bernard and Victim
A Saint Bernard finds a man trapped in the snow

Sisters by a Tree
Two sisters admire their presents on the tree

Paris / Eiffel Tower 1921
The summit of the tower - note postmark confirming that this postcard was posted at the top

Battenberg / Prince Louis
Prince Louis Alexander of Battenberg in Naval Dress

Joseph Reinach / Rire 1899
JOSEPH REINACH French politician and Dreyfus supporter

Christine Nilsson / Nit
CHRISTINA NILSSON Swedish singer

Bus at Brentwood
Number 26 bus at Brook St Hill, near Brentwood

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