1925 Collection (page 48)

An Unexpected Client
AN UNEXPECTED CLIENT ! a local train leaves the rails as it passes through a village, lands up in a cafe

Stockton - Darlington Centenary
Celebrating the centenary of the opening of the Stockton Darlington railway - Locomotion performing again at Stockton station

Paris Police Raid / 1925
The Paris police raid a cafe near Les Halles and uncover many undesirables

Restoration of Sphinx
Restoring the Sphinx

Scouts / Uniform 1925
Two young boy scouts standing to attention in their uniforms

Setting out on a Shoot
A party of sporty French people have gathered at the hunting lodge before dawn, in order to catch their quarry in the morns early light

Locusts in Bosnia
When a plague of grasshoppers (orthoptera) or locusts (locusta) devastate Bosnian farmlands, the authorities repel them with asphyxiating gas

Swimwear / Judge / 1925
A lime green tank style one- piece bathing costume worn with a red bathing cap

French Students Protest
A protest or chahut of Paris students in a classroom on the Rive Gauche, Latin Quarter

French Bedroom / 1925
A spacious and elegant bedroom designed by Andre Groult. See 10424637 for a colour illustration version

Mikhail Frunze
MIKHAIL FRUNZE Russian soldier and revolutionary, took part in 1905 rising and 1917 Revolution, considered one of the founders of the Red Army

Sir John French 1914
Sir JOHN DENTON FRENCH In 1914, when he was commander of the British forces on the Western Front

Radio Wavelengths
Wavelengths of the principal broadcasting stations

Matchless M / Bike Advert
Advertisement for the Matchless Model M/3

20S Wedding Group
A small wedding group consisting of the bride and groom; three bridesmaids and two other men, one of whom looks like the father of the bride. Photographed outside

Lady Lifts Car 1925
When a car overturns between Amboise and Tours, in the Loire valley, countrywoman Madame Bonnigal lifts it and frees the two men who are trapped beneath it

Panicking Bride
PANICKING BRIDE A Parisienne panics at the altar and flees the church (subsequently, though, she goes through with it)

Football / Spanish Card
A goalkeeper clears the ball away from the strikers head

Football / Spanish Card
A group of players challenge for a corner ball in the air (Barcelona strip in foreground)

Australian Railway
The railway which connects Kalgoorlie (West) with Port Augusta (South), through the Nullarbor Plain, Australia, runs 330 miles without a curve. Built between 1925 and 1930

Western - Devils Keg
THE DEVILs KEG by Ridgwell Cullum

British Empire Ex. 1925
Cover for the official guide to the British Empire Exhibition held at Wembley, 1925. The British Empire is intact - but starting to crumble : the president is the duke of York, future George VI

Physiologie Du Gout 1925
Frontispiece and title page of Physiology of Taste by Brillat Savarin. A book about gastronomy dedicated to Parisian gourmets

Sir John French U. Jack
JOHN DENTON FRENCH - British soldier portrayed in a partiotic manner with Union Jack surround

Josef Breuer 1869
JOSEF BREUER German medical, associate of Freud : in 1869

Josef Breuer 1905
JOSEF BREUER German medical, associate of Freud : in 1905

Evanston Observatory
Observatory at the Northwestern University, Evanston, Idaho, USA, showing its dome with ivy around the base

Blindfold Reading - 2
Two teenagers from Nancy, France, seem to demonstrate BLINDFOLD READING, while controlled by Labadie picture 2 of 2

Blindfold Reading
Two teenagers from Nancy, France, seem to demonstrate BLINDFOLD READING, while controlled by Labadie picture 1 of 2

Main Gas Cooker
Main gas cooker - mum has dads supper ready on time !

Sir Henry Rider Haggard
SIR HENRY RIDER HAGGARD writer of She and other adventure stories

Cigar Connoisseur
English gentleman sets his pipe on one side as he contemplates the pleasures offered on a cigar chart

Advert / Abdulla Cigs 1925
ABDULLA CIGARETTES A child uses alphabet building blocks to build a tower spelling the name of a brand of cigarettes

Buddha Reborn
A 4-year old Indian peasant boy, perceived to be the reincarnation of Buddha, is adored by pilgrims who come to hear him preach and interpret Buddhas teachings

Alexandra / Girls own 1902
ALEXANDRA QUEEN TO EDWARD VII Illustration of 1902

Sir John French (P card)
JOHN DENTON FRENCH - British soldier

Sir John French (Il / Wn)
JOHN DENTON FRENCH Commander-in-Chief of the British Expeditionary Force

Egypt / Underground Burial
Exploring an underground burial chamber near the Pyramids of Gizeh

Customs / Marriage / Wedding
The bride enters the church

Stress / Commuter / Allers
STRESS - the commuter has a hurried breakfast before catching his train

Cinema abraham Lincoln
John Wilkes Booth enters Lincolns box

Spring Cleaning / 1925
Spring cleaning - hubbie in the doghouse

Dinosaur / Tanganyika 1925
A traveller in Tanganyika fancies he sees some of its earlier inhabitants

Mechanical Whisk 1925
From wooden spoon to mechanical whisk - saving time and fatigue !

Folklore / Mazes
a labyrinth

Folklore / Places / Mythical
The legend of the SARGASSO SEA, where all the wrecks of the ocean end up

Religion / Islam
Preaching the Holy War in an Arab mosque

Charabancs near the pier at Eastbourne, East Sussex
Charabancs drop their passengers at the entrance to the pier in Eastbourne, East Sussex

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