20th Collection (page 3)

Fashionable Night-Spot
Smart people in a fashionable Paris nightclub. Dining and dancing and showing off their elegant evening clothes and dinner jacket

God and his Angels
God and his angels enthroned on high in the Heavens

Chalice with a paten. Vermeil. 20th century. Cabot workshop, Barcelona, 1913. Treasure of the Cathedral of Barcelona

French Boules Players
Four French peasants in sabots and a barefoot boy judge the skill of the players in a game on a bumpy grassy field. Date: early 20th century

Caxton Hall, Caxton Street, St. James s, London, where many famous marriages took place in the late 20th century. Date: 19th century

Gertie Millar. Actress. One the most famous English singer-actresses the early 20th century, known for her performances in Edwardian musical comedies

St Michaels Hospital, Aylsham, Norfolk. The building, designed by William J Donthorn, was erected in 1848-9 as the Aylsham Union Workhouse

Tobacconist - Treyer and Fribourg
The famous (and charming) 18th century tobacco, cigar and snuff shop Treyer and Fribourg at 34 Haymarket, London, SW1. The shop enjoyed the patronage of George III

Maidstone Road, Lenham
LENHAM, KENT, ENGLAND. Maidstone Road, Lenham, Kent. A main thoroughfare into the village, little changed today

Northumberland Fusiliers
NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS (Note : 4th Battalion has green uniform with scarlet facings)

Amy Webster / L Charles
AMY WEBSTER Actress, looking like a Pre-Raphaelite model

St Michaels Blackheath
St Michaels church Blackheath Park London SE3

Social / Royal Opera Gala
A gala performance at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, with the King and Queen in the Royal Box

Mail Ship Flags & Others
Flags including those of the States of Australia, New Zealand, Royal Mail & the Orient and Pacific Steam Navigation Companies

The Paragon Blackheath. Designed by Michael Searles for John Cator, built between 1795 and 1806

Village Scene / Ambleside
Village scene, Ambleside

DINING AT SIMPSONS
Dining at fashionable Simpsons restaurant in the Strand : the Gentlemens Dining Room Date: circa 1905

Snow is brought by the Fairy of the North Wind Date: early 20th century

Two Dachshunds in the woods one burrows as the other looks on Date: 20th century

Dog and Handler wearing gas masks at the battle front. Strecher bearers carry a wounded man in the background, the war dogs were frequently employed to locate wounded men in no mans land Date

Evening in Soho
Men stroll and gaze into shop windows on an early evening in St Annes Court, Soho, London Date: 1960s

Robidas rotating house
Maison tournante arienee or aerial rotating house, one of Albert Robidas futuristic visions of life in the 20th century

Submarine depot at Portsmouth Harbour
Pre-WWI submarine depot at Portsmouth Harbour

Types of Territorials
Types of the Territorial Army wearing their various uniforms including the Highland Light Infantry (far left), Rifle Brigade and Royal Engineers

Queen Victorias First Council, Kensington Palace, 1837
Engraving showing Queen Victoria holding her first council with the British government, eleven am on the morning of her accession, 20th June 1837

Italian Wedding Card
Dancing cherubs on a good luck card, looking forward to the couples silver, gold and diamond anniversaries!

Fire Safety Hop Pickers
Notice to Hop-pickers giving advice as to fire prevention and what to do in case of a fire. Issued by Fire Offices Committee Fire Protection Association

Pheasant (Rankin)
Pheasants feed safely in the grounds of a Scottish castle until 1 October, when the inhabitants will come out and kill them. (Phasianus colchicus)

London Regiment - 1
THE LONDON REGIMENT County of London Battalions

Edinburgh / Greyfriars Ch
Edinburgh: Greyfriars Churchyard

Foreign Legionnaire
A foreign Legionnaire, carrying the flag of honour on his back

Carnaby Street Boutique
CARNABY STREET A girl poses in the mirror as she tries on an outfit with a short waistcoat. Her friend is wearing a see-through chiffon blouse. " Lady Jane" boutique

Two Women on Kings Road
Two women walk down the Kings Road, Chelsea, London as traffic passes by

Hereford Chained Library
Chained books in the library of Hereford Cathedral

WW1 GURKHA
A Gurkha from eastern Nepal, fighting with the Allies during World War One

Italian Bersaglieri (light infantry)fighting the Austrians during World War One

Jerusalem / Mount Olives
Jerusalem: the Mount of Olives

Lucerne / Mount Pilatus
Lucerne and Mount Pilatus

Hop Pickers Tally Off
Kent hop pickers " tallying off"

Montpelier Vl / Blackheath
Montpelier Vale, Blackheath London SE3

Vietnam / Saigon Boats 20C
Boats and shipping in the harbour of Vietnams principal port

Dartmouth Row Blackheath London SE3

Homeward at Sunset Aldin
Homeward : three white horses pull a covered wagon and an elderly man and woman follow on foot as the sun sets over the hills

Bernadette / Grotto 1905
The grotto of Massabielle at the beginning of the 20th century - showing the statue, and crutches left by those who, miraculously, don t need them any more

1928 Flapper / Fantasio
A flapper in a green dress dances in front of a group of men in evening dress

Mormon Temple
The Mormon Temple, Temple Square, Salt Lake City, Utah built 1893 at a cost of nearly $4 million !!!

A Trinity House Lightship, early 20th century
Illustration of a Trinity House lightship, from The Sphere, 24th November 1913

Ella Shields / Pyke 1927
ELLA SHIELDS Music hall entertainer: Burlington Bertie from Bow

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