1927 Collection (#41)

Gloster IVB N223 at Calshot prior to Venice in 1927
Gloster IVB, N223, at Calshot prior to Venice in 1927. Date: 1927

Gloster IVA N222 at Venice in 1927
Gloster IVA, N222, at Venice in 1927. Date: 1927

A Gloster IV flies over a Supermarine S5 in Venice in 1927. Date: 1927

A Supermarine S5 during the 1927 Schneider Trophy race in front of the crowds on the Lido, Venice. Date: 1927

Supermarine S5s including N219 at Venice in 1927
Supermarine S5s, including N219, at Venice in 1927

Supermarine S5 N220 is launched at Venice
Supermarine S5, N220, is launched at Venice on 26 September 1927. Date: 1927

Supermarine S5 N220 at Venice in 1927
Supermarine S5, N220, at Venice in 1927. Date: 1927

Supermarine S5 N219 at Venice in 1927
Supermarine S5, N219, at Venice in 1927

Supermarine S5 N220 at Calshot prior to Venice in 1927
Supermarine S5, N220, at Calshot prior to Venice in 1927. Date: 1927

The Supermarine S5 during erection in 1927. Date: 1927

de Havilland DH50 G-AUFW Perseus
de Havilland DH50, G-AUFW, Perseus, delivered the first airmail to Normanton on 1 July 1927. Date: 1927

Napier Lion VIIa direct-drive racing engine. 1927 Schneider Trophy Race. Front port quarter. Date: 1927

Sheila Scott (1927-1988)
Sheila Scott, 1927-1988, sitting on the nose of her Piper Comanche, G-ATOY. Date: 1927

Bristol Bulldog I prototype with the small rudder at Filton in May 1927. Date: 1927

Fokker TIV Lorraine bomber and torpedo carrier used by the Royal Dutch Naval Air Force in India. 1927. Date: 1927

Design for Printed Textile with mauve flowers on a blue trellis. Gouache on copy paper. Silver Studio. 1927

Design for Textile with blue and white flowers. Watercolour and Gouache on copy paper. Silver Studio. 1927

Design for woven textile with paisley pattern. Graphite on tracing paper. Silver Studio. 1927

1927 Delage
The 1927 Delage Date: 1927

Darwin statue, September 1927
The 2.5 tonne marble statue of Darwin was unveiled in June 1885 after a worldwide public appeal raised &, xfa; 4500. The statue by Sir Joseph Boehm cost &

Children examining tiger, c. 1927. The Natural History Muse
This white tiger was shot in the Rewa jungle in early 1925 by the Maharajah Gulab Singh. The Maharajah presented this animal to George V, who in turn loaned the specimen to the Museum in February 1926

The King of Spain presenting an ibex, July 1927
At the request of George V, the presentation of a group of ibex by King Alfonso of Spain in July 1927 was kept informal. An unveiling ceremony took place at noon in the Central Hall

Chang film presentation, 1927. The Natural History Museum
In 1925 Merian Cooper and Ernest Schoedsack, later co-directors of King Kong, devised a 70-minute tale, Chang, of a Thai jungle village encountering wild animals, which premiered two years later

Guy Dollman with small-scale elephant model, 1927
Captain Guy Dollman (seated), Assistant Keeper of Zoology, designed this model scene for an innovative, full-sized display in one of the bays in the Central Hall which opened in July 1927

Staff dance, January 1927, The Natural History Museum
This photo of the staff dance held on New Years Day 1927 captures the party-going spirit of the Jazz age

Crowd around flea case, 1927
During the first decades of the 20th century, the Central Hall contained a number of exhibit cases explaining the role of insects and other animals in spreading disease

Valentines magazine cover
A beautiful art deco magazine cover featuring a huge red heart surrounded by an intricate lace border. In the foreground a fashionable young lady reads a love letter from her sweetheart. 1927

DUNCAN, Isadora (1878-1927). American classic dancer. Portrait of the ballerina. Photography

General Franco
Francisco Franco (first line, fourth left side) and Jos頍 illᮭ Astray (at his right) during the ceremony giving the Legions sabre of honour. Ministry of the War in Madrid, 1927

GUERRERO ZAMORA, Juan (1927-2002); Torray, Nuria; SHAKESPEARE, William (1564-1616). Spanish theatre director.; English poet and

Godunov, Boris Fyodorovich (1551-1605); KUSTODIEV, Boris Mikha< lovitch (1878-1927); PUSHKIN, Aleksandr Sergeyevich (1799-1837). Tsar

Miss Jeanne de Casalis by Madame Yevonde
Miss Jeanne de Casalis pictured during the time she played the lead in Mr Edward Middletons production of Potiphars Wife. Madame Yevonde was a prolific and ground-breaking society portrait

Anna Eva Fay Ticket
Ticket (to admit one lady) to a seance by the American stage medium. Date: circa 1855 - 1927

Social / Golfing Party
A fashionable golfing party and a smart car Date: 1927

Curtis Road-Air Project
American designer Glenn Curtiss is one of several who envisage a vehicle that is both automobile and aeroplane, proposing this Flying Commuter Date: 1927

Lindbergh / Speaks to USA
Charles Augustus Lindbergh addresses the American people, speaking over the radio at the Washington Monument. Date: 1927

Lindbergh / White House
Charles Augustus Lindbergh with his mother at the White House, guests of President & Mrs Coolidge. Date: 1927

Lindbergh / Byrd / Chamberln
Three famous aviation firsts - Charles Augustus Lindbergh with Byrd (the first to fly to the North Pole) & Chamberlin (the first to fly from New York to Germany). Date: 1927

Lindbergh / In France
Charles Augustus Lindbergh with President Doumergue of France and Ambassador Herrick. Lindbergh has just been presented with the Cross of the Legion of Honour. Date: 1927

Lindbergh in Plane
Charles Augustus Lindbergh leans out of the Spirit of St Louis. The second picture shows the controls. Date: 1927

Lindbergh, Louis & Mum
Charles Augustus Lindbergh with the Spirit of St Louis and his mother, Mrs Evangeline Lindbergh, taken before the start of his historic solo flight across the Atlantic. Date: 1927

Alexander Alekhine
ALEXANDER ALEKHINE Russian (French after 1917) chess master, defeated Capablanca in 1927, world champion to 1935, 1937-1946, on left, playing Niemzowitsch Date: 1892 - 1946

Anna Eva Fay (4)
American stage medium in her home Date: circa 1855 - 1927

Anna Eva Fay (2)
American stage medium Date: circa 1855 - 1927

Anna Eva Fay (3)
American stage medium Date: circa 1855 - 1927

Anna Eva Fay (1)
American stage medium Date: circa 1855 - 1927

Miss Majorie Goschen
Marjorie Dora Goschen (born 1908), married name, Ling - daughter of director of the Bank of England, Kenneth Goschen. Pictured when she was presented at the second court of the Season in 1927

Castles in Spain by Nick
Front cover illustration by Nick depicting a fashionable woman dressed up in a Spanish style mantilla and shawl. Date: 1927

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