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1924 Collection (page 9)

Background image1924 Collection: Gordon McLennan, communist and political activist

Gordon McLennan, communist and political activist
Gordon McLennan (1924-2011), former leader of the Communist Party of Great Britain, its National Organiser 1966-1975 and its General Secretary 1976-1989

Background image1924 Collection: James Ramsay MacDonald and Stanley Baldwin

James Ramsay MacDonald and Stanley Baldwin
James Ramsay MacDonald (1866-1937), British Labour politician, Prime Minister in 1924, and again 1929-1935. Seen here with Stanley Baldwin (1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley, 1867-1947)

Background image1924 Collection: James Ramsay MacDonald, British Labour politician

James Ramsay MacDonald, British Labour politician
James Ramsay MacDonald (1866-1937), British Labour politician, Prime Minister in 1924, and again 1929-1935. Seen here (second from right) with his daughter Ishbel (1903-1982)

Background image1924 Collection: Michael Foot, Labour politician, giving a speech

Michael Foot, Labour politician, giving a speech
Michael Foot (Michael Mackintosh Foot, 1913-2010), British Labour politician and writer, Leader of the Opposition 1980-1983, CND supporter

Background image1924 Collection: James Ramsay MacDonald

James Ramsay MacDonald (1866-1937), British Labour politician, Prime Minister in 1924, and again 1929-1935. Seen here sitting in a chair with a hand on the lapel of his jacket. Date: circa 1920s

Background image1924 Collection: Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin, Soviet leader

Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin, Soviet leader
Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin (1870-1924), Communist politician and Soviet leader. Date: circa 1920s

Background image1924 Collection: Dental or Mental? by William Heath Robinson

Dental or Mental? by William Heath Robinson
A suggested method of tooth-extraction with a primitive contraption. Date: 1924

Background image1924 Collection: Tokyo postman delivering letters to the rubble

Tokyo postman delivering letters to the rubble
Laden with letters from anxious enquiries from relatives. A Japanese postman amongst the ruins of where the house were once situated

Background image1924 Collection: GRINDELL MATTHEWS

GRINDELL MATTHEWS - British inventor, almost certainly a charlatan though some of his inventions seemed to work : best known for his death ray of 1924, never demonstrated. Date: 1880 - 1941

Background image1924 Collection: Worth designs: Grey mantle with a heavy border of fur; dress with a train, narrow straps

Worth designs: Grey mantle with a heavy border of fur; dress with a train, narrow straps, uneven hemline & tassels or pendant motifs on the bodice & skirt. Date: 1924

Background image1924 Collection: BOITO NERONE LIEBIG 6

BOITO NERONE LIEBIG 6
Scene from act five : in the vault of the circus, the Christians are trapped by the fire, and die when the building collapses. Date: first performed 1924

Background image1924 Collection: BOITO NERONE LIEBIG 1

BOITO NERONE LIEBIG 1
The auditorium of La Scala, Milano, during the first performance of Nerone, six years after Boito's death. Toscanini conducts. Date: first performed 1924

Background image1924 Collection: MR M, DEATH RAY INVENTOR

MR M, DEATH RAY INVENTOR
Grindell Matthews, the inventor of a death ray which will destroy aircraft or explode munitions depots at a distance Date: 1924

Background image1924 Collection: MARGERY AND BIRD

MARGERY AND BIRD
Margery's dead brother Walter mischievously pulls down a strongly-secured cabinet on Malcolm Bird, the intrepid investigator of Scientific American Date: 1924

Background image1924 Collection: GIACOMO PUCCINI/STUDIO

GIACOMO PUCCINI/STUDIO
GIACOMO PUCCINI Italian composer's studio at Torre del Lago, on the second anniversary of his death Date: 1858 - 1924

Background image1924 Collection: NOT AS DEAD AS HE SEEMED

NOT AS DEAD AS HE SEEMED
An old man is brought into Roubaix Hospital, appearing to be dead from cold. A nun tidies the supposed corpse when he comes back to life, to her astonishment Date: 1924

Background image1924 Collection: RAY GUN PROJECT - 1

RAY GUN PROJECT - 1
English inventor Grindell Matthews sets up his death- ray device in his workshop Date: 1924

Background image1924 Collection: Ray Gun Project Military Weapons Projects 1924

Ray Gun Project Military Weapons Projects 1924
ray, gun, project, military, weapons, projects, 1924, death, english, inventor, grindell, matthews, work, practice, blasting, enemy, aircraft, sky, history, historical, 10025645

Background image1924 Collection: RAY GUN PROJECT - 2

RAY GUN PROJECT - 2
English inventor Grindell Matthews demonstrates his death- ray device on a small target Date: 1924

Background image1924 Collection: Treasure Island, British Emplre Exhibition 1924

Treasure Island, British Emplre Exhibition 1924 by Charles Howard

Background image1924 Collection: The Stadium, British Emplre Exhibition 1924

The Stadium, British Emplre Exhibition 1924 by Charles Howard

Background image1924 Collection: Malaya Pavilion from the Lake, British Emplre Exhibition

Malaya Pavilion from the Lake, British Emplre Exhibition 1924 by Charles Howard

Background image1924 Collection: India Pavilion from the Lake, British Emplre Exhibition 1924

India Pavilion from the Lake, British Emplre Exhibition 1924 by Charles Howard

Background image1924 Collection: Cananda Pavillion from the Lake, British Emplre Exhibition

Cananda Pavillion from the Lake, British Emplre Exhibition 1924 by Charles Howard

Background image1924 Collection: Burma Pavillion British Emplre Exhibition 1924

Burma Pavillion British Emplre Exhibition 1924
Burma, Pavillion, British, Emplre, Exhibition, 1924, Pageantry, England, Watercolour, painting, Charles, T, Howard, 12021979

Background image1924 Collection: Australia Pavillion, British Emplre Exhibition 1924

Australia Pavillion, British Emplre Exhibition 1924 by Charles T. Howard

Background image1924 Collection: A portrait of Huguette Duflos (1920-24) of the Comedie Francaise Date: 1920-1924

A portrait of Huguette Duflos (1920-24) of the Comedie Francaise Date: 1920-1924

Background image1924 Collection: A Portrait of Sonia Pavloff (1920-24), the beautiful premiere danseuse at the Opera Comique Date

A Portrait of Sonia Pavloff (1920-24), the beautiful premiere danseuse at the Opera Comique Date: 1920-1924

Background image1924 Collection: A portrait of Jane Penouardt (1920-24) who appeared in Louis Verneuils Lison

A portrait of Jane Penouardt (1920-24) who appeared in Louis Verneuils Lison and Duvernois Nonnette at her own theatre - the Theatre Daunou Date: 1920-1924

Background image1924 Collection: A portrait of Alice Cocea (1920-24) who appeared in En Chemyse and Le Singe Jui Parle Date

A portrait of Alice Cocea (1920-24) who appeared in En Chemyse and Le Singe Jui Parle Date: 1920-1924

Background image1924 Collection: A scene from Primrose at the Winter Garden Theatre, London (1924) Date: 1924

A scene from Primrose at the Winter Garden Theatre, London (1924) Date: 1924

Background image1924 Collection: The coffee-stall presided over by an artist barman : Miss Elsa Lanchester

The coffee-stall presided over by an artist barman : Miss Elsa Lanchester and Mr John Armstrong at the Select Evenings club, 1924, a club and cabaret show in Bloomsbury, London

Background image1924 Collection: Ferry Terminal - Birkenhead, Merseyside

Ferry Terminal - Birkenhead, Merseyside
The Ferry Terminal - Birkenhead, Merseyside - view across the River Mersey toward the Liverpool Waterfront and the Three Graces with the distinctive Liver Building on the left. Date: 1924

Background image1924 Collection: Palm House and Gardens, The Park, Birkenhead, Merseyside

Palm House and Gardens, The Park, Birkenhead, Merseyside, England. Date: 1924

Background image1924 Collection: The Iron Chest

The Iron Chest Date: 1924

Background image1924 Collection: C Aubrey Smith, The Creaking Chair, Comedy Theatre, Panton Street, Haymarket, London

C Aubrey Smith, The Creaking Chair, Comedy Theatre, Panton Street, Haymarket, London. Also starring Tallulah Bankhead. Date: 1924

Background image1924 Collection: Subsidence of Waterloo Bridge by G. H. Davis 1924

Subsidence of Waterloo Bridge by G. H. Davis 1924
Subsidence of Waterloo Bridge. Date: 1924

Background image1924 Collection: The International Advertising Convention, declaring the convention open H. R. H

The International Advertising Convention, declaring the convention open H. R. H
The International Advertising Convention, declaring the convention open H.R.H. the Prince of Wales at Wembley, London. Date: 1924

Background image1924 Collection: Llama Carriage at London Zoological Gardens

Llama Carriage at London Zoological Gardens
The Llama Carriage at London Zoological Gardens. Date: 1924

Background image1924 Collection: The celebrated dance instructor Arthur Murray

The celebrated dance instructor Arthur Murray with the film star Anita Stewart, 1924 Date: 1924

Background image1924 Collection: The film star Rudolph Valentino, with Helen D Algy

The film star Rudolph Valentino, with Helen D Algy
The film star Rudolph Valentino (previously a famed cabaret dancer in New York), with Helen D Algy in the Paramount film A Sainted Devil doing a tango, 1924 Date: 1924

Background image1924 Collection: A sketch of a dinner or evening gown from

A sketch of a dinner or evening gown from the New York fashion modiste Madame Sophie Rosenberg, 1924 Date: 1924

Background image1924 Collection: The English portrait painter John S. Eland painting

The English portrait painter John S. Eland painting the spirit of the dance represented by Dorothy Dilley seen in the Music Box Revue, New York, 1924 Date: 1924

Background image1924 Collection: A portrait of Oscar Mouvet, Parisian cafe

A portrait of Oscar Mouvet, Parisian cafe
A portrait of Oscar Mouvet (the brother of the celebrated ballroom dancer Maurice Mouvet), Parisian cafe, night-club and cabaret owner and promoter, 1924 Date: 1924

Background image1924 Collection: A sketch of an evening gown from the New York

A sketch of an evening gown from the New York fashion modiste Madame Sophie Rosenberg, 1924 Date: 1924

Background image1924 Collection: A portrait of the New York fashion modiste Madame

A portrait of the New York fashion modiste Madame Sophie Rosenberg, 1924 Date: 1924

Background image1924 Collection: New Year party at the Hoxton Market Christian Mission and Ragged School in January 1924

New Year party at the Hoxton Market Christian Mission and Ragged School in January 1924 given by C. P & Sons. A rather sinister Father Christmas holds the attention of a large number of children

Background image1924 Collection: Photograph of Lord Clyde PH, Haggerston, London

Photograph of Lord Clyde PH, Haggerston, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Corner on view of the pub. The back of the print (available on request) details: Trading Record 1920



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