20th Collection (page 100)

Verdi / Trovatore / Ii. 1
IL TROVATORE Act 2, Scene 1 the gipsy encampment in the Biscayan mountains

Verdi / Trovatore / I. 3
IL TROVATORE Act 1, Scene 3 Leonora caught between two suitors - Manrico, whom she loves, and the Count di Luna, whom she definitely doesn t

Easter Iusland Figures
A group of the massive stone figures scattered about the island, evidently religious in character but not fully understood by archeologists

Rail Signals
FRENCH RAIL SIGNALS (full details, too long to set out here, can be found on the reverse of the original card, in our files)

Westminster / 1929
Early traffic congestion at Westminster

Racial / Red Thunder / Sioux
Red Thunder: Chief of the Blackfoot Sioux tribe

Cossacks in a Village
Cossack horsemen charge through an enemy village

Breaking in Horses
breaking-in wild horses

Social / Royal Barge 1914
Englands social elite watch the Royal Barge as it passes by during the Henley Regatta

Brocken Spectre (Cig C. )
THE SPECTRE OF THE BROCKEN a bizarre effect caused by projected shadows seen, notably, on the Brocken in the Harz mountains, Saxony, Germany

Palmistry Manual
LA BONNE AVENTURE DANS LE MAIN (Fortune revealed by the hand) - popular French manual

Steel Caisson
A steel caisson, a cylindrical case employed to keep out water during construction underwater, used in building a bridge support

Pickfords Moving Card
A change of address card printed by Pickfords for their customers to use

Canals of Mars 20C
The canals of Mars

Weltblick Typewriter
Promotion for the Weltblick typewriter

Driving Past a Beggar
She drives insouciantly past a beggar

Carriage in the Bois
An elegant Parisienne drives with her dog in an open carriage in the Bois de Boulogne

Family Carriage Outing
All set for an outing in the family carriage - but first, we must pose for our photo !

Makeup / Mascara 20C
Woman in a green dressing gown, applying her mascara

Mt Pilatus Railway
A steep stretch of the Pilatusbahn - the railway that takes you up Mount Pilatus, near Lucerne

Rigibahn View Colour
The Rigibahn, one of the worlds most specular mountain railways

Madrid Station
Madris : Estacion del Mediodia

Paris-Mont Dore Express
The Paris-Mont Dore express of the Chemin de Fer d Orleans

Railway on Snowdon
A spectacular ascent in this railway car carries you to the summit of Snowdon, the highest mountain in Wales

Using Carbon Paper
A stenographer uses Polycarb carbon paper

Stenography from Above
Stenography depicted as a gift from the gods !

Social / Danish Women 1914
Two elegant Danish women, one in a feathered hat, chatting on a sofa

Male Type / Broglie 20C
Jean de Broglie, a French aristocrat

Sailors Off on Leave
The smiling boys of the H.M. Training ship Arethusa off on leave for their Christmas holidays with their kit-bags slung over their shoulders

Sextuplets in a Row
A delightful row of sextuplets, decorated in pink, green and blue ribbon: " May your troubles be little ones and your pleasures never come singly."

Baby Twins on Rug 20C
Baby twins pose on a rug in the garden for their photograph

Girl with Arty Furniture
A little girl in a white frilly dress and modern arts and crafts furniture

Racial / Russian Cossacks
Three Cossacks, one mounted on a white horse

Children Playing Game
Three children play a game

Daphnis and Chloe (1)
Daphnis and Chloe, standing beneath a tree

Children / River / Summer
A group of children boating on the river a hot summers day

Children / Travel / Summer
A group of children go for a summer excursion on a makeshift vehicle

Children Walk in Woods
A group of children go for a walk in the woods on a warm summers day

Scouts / American Girl 20C
An American girl scout: Be Prepared!

Scouts / Camp Evening Meal
Two scouts in camp enjoying an evening meal over the camp fire

Scouts / Handshake 20C
Two scouts doing a special left-handed handshake

Social / Partner at Dance
Claiming a partner for a dance

Social / Sporty Types 20C
A group of sporty types arrive at a country club for a game of tennis

Social / People on Yacht
Three elegant women and a man on a yacht, wearing evening dress

Social / Cafe Scene 1914
Elegant people drinking and dancing in a cafe

Social / Tango Demo 1914
A professional couple demonstrate the tango - still an exotic novelty - to supper guests at the Savoy Hotel, London

Social / Ladies in Garden
Three elegant ladies relaxing in the shade in a garden

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