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20th Collection (page 6)

Background image20th Collection: Prince of Wales laying Truro Cathedral foundation stone

Prince of Wales laying Truro Cathedral foundation stone
During the Royal visit to Truro, the Prince of Wales (later Edward VII), lays the corner-stone of Truro Cathedral in a ceremony

Background image20th Collection: A Trinity House Lightship on a stormy night, early 20th cent

A Trinity House Lightship on a stormy night, early 20th cent
Illustration of a lightship on a stormy night, from The Sphere, 24th November 1913

Background image20th Collection: Army Service Corps

Army Service Corps
A section of the ARMY SERVICE CORPS bringing up supplies

Background image20th Collection: Advert / Goblin Whisky

Advert / Goblin Whisky
Goblin Scotch Whisky

Background image20th Collection: Spring at the Savoy

Spring at the Savoy
A front cover illustration from The Tatler showing fashionably dressed women walking into The Savoy hotel in London

Background image20th Collection: Limehouse Causeway C20

Limehouse Causeway C20
Limehouse Causeway

Background image20th Collection: LA Samaritaine, Paris

LA Samaritaine, Paris
The Samaritaine, in the rue de Rivoli, is still Pariss biggest and best department store. (on the reverse of this card are portraits of the founders of the store.)

Background image20th Collection: Dog and Two Children

Dog and Two Children
A little black dog sits patiently while a boy and a girl hand him nice things to eat from the table

Background image20th Collection: Two Indian women are approached by a bead merchant Date: early 20th century?

Two Indian women are approached by a bead merchant Date: early 20th century?

Background image20th Collection: Launch of the Olympic at Belfast, 20Th October 1910

Launch of the Olympic at Belfast, 20Th October 1910 - a view of the launch of the leviathan Olympic with men standing at the stern. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Antrim: Belfast)

Background image20th Collection: Pope Leo XIII (1810-1903). Engraving. Colored

Pope Leo XIII (1810-1903). Engraving. Colored
Leo XIII (1810-1903). Italian Pope (1878-1903), named Vincenzo Gioacchino Pecci. Engraving by Knesing in The Catalan Illustration, 1893. Colored

Background image20th Collection: Athletics. Race. Early twentieth century. Engraving

Athletics. Race. Early twentieth century. Engraving

Background image20th Collection: United States. New York. Central Park. Strawberry Fields. Me

United States. New York. Central Park. Strawberry Fields. Me
United States. New York. Central Park. Strawberry Fields, dedicated to the memory of the musician John Lennon. Memorial mosaic. Imagine. Detail

Background image20th Collection: Temple of Ramses III. The pharaoh Ramses III with Khepresh

Temple of Ramses III. The pharaoh Ramses III with Khepresh. New Kingdom. (1550-1069 b.C). Twentieth dynasty. Thebes. Medinet-Habou. Egypt

Background image20th Collection: Spain (20th c. ). Catalonia

Spain (20th c. ). Catalonia
Spain. Catalonia. Estatut dAutonomia de Catalunya (Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia). Cover. Basic rule of the Catalan autonomous regime adopted in 1979

Background image20th Collection: White Horse Hill, Chislehurst View from pub window

White Horse Hill, Chislehurst View from pub window
White Horse Hill, Chislehurst. View from pub window. 21017 Private P. J. Hill, D Company, 20Th Battalion, The County Of London Regiment. Studied At Lambeth School Of Art, St

Background image20th Collection: Peter the Great, Equestrian Statue, St Petersburg

Peter the Great, Equestrian Statue, St Petersburg
View of the equestrian statue to Peter the Great (1672 - 1725) in St Petersburg, Russia. Known as the Bronze Horseman, it was installed in 1782

Background image20th Collection: DASSY, Jean Joseph (1796-1865). Robert Curthouse

DASSY, Jean Joseph (1796-1865). Robert Curthouse fighting a Muslim warrior at the siege of Antioch. ca. 1838. First Crusade

Background image20th Collection: Penrhyn Slate Quarries

Penrhyn Slate Quarries
View of the Penrhyn slate quarries at Bethesda, Gwynnedd. Date: early 20th century

Background image20th Collection: Pointer

Pointer, in classic pointing pose Date: 20th century

Background image20th Collection: Strand Union Workhouse, Edmonton, North London

Strand Union Workhouse, Edmonton, North London
The Strand Unions workhouse at Edmonton, North London, opened in 1870. The Strand Union was located in Central London

Background image20th Collection: Fire at Arding & Hobbs, Clapham Junction

Fire at Arding & Hobbs, Clapham Junction
A fire at the Arding & Hobbs Department Store, Clapham Junction on December 20th, 1909. The store was rebuilt and is still open to this day

Background image20th Collection: Actions of the Somme Crossings 1918

Actions of the Somme Crossings 1918
Actions of the Somme Crossings, Nesle Sector. Men of the 20th British Division and of the 22nd French Division in hastily dug rifle pits covering a road at the Battle of the Somme on the Western

Background image20th Collection: Map of Lausanne

Map of Lausanne
A colourful map of Lausanne, with a small engraved insert of the city

Background image20th Collection: Yates Brothers London Gin Label

Yates Brothers London Gin Label
London Gin from Yates Brothers Wine Lodges, Manchester

Background image20th Collection: Justice Avory

Justice Avory
Sir Horace Edmund Avory (1851-1935) was one of the most noted English criminal lawyers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and was the most dreaded hanging judge of his age

Background image20th Collection: Social / Rainy Street 60S

Social / Rainy Street 60S
A typical English street in Corby, Northamptonshire, on a rainy shopping day: three women stand chatting

Background image20th Collection: Street / Horning / Norfolk

Street / Horning / Norfolk
A street in the pretty village or Horning in Norfolk

Background image20th Collection: British Earthworms 20C

British Earthworms 20C
Longworm Earthworm Blueworm Gilt-Tail Brandling Greenworm

Background image20th Collection: Mother, Child, Limehouse

Mother, Child, Limehouse
A mother stands with her child at the door of her home in Limehouse, east London : the boards are presumably to prevent the child straying into the street

Background image20th Collection: Children Throw Bricks

Children Throw Bricks
The new housing is built, but theres no provision for the young : except a waste land strewn with bricks and stones for them to chuck at one another or at passers-by

Background image20th Collection: Royal Scots Rifles

Royal Scots Rifles
THE ROYAL SCOTS 4th and 5th Battalions Queens Edinburgh Rifles

Background image20th Collection: Two Irish People Dance

Two Irish People Dance
Two Irish children celebrate Saint Patricks day by dancing a jig

Background image20th Collection: Two Boys by Mill Pond

Two Boys by Mill Pond
Two little boys watch the ducks in the old mill-pond in the charming village of Swanage, Dorset

Background image20th Collection: Montmartre Nights / Vie P

Montmartre Nights / Vie P
Montmartre - the capital of the passionate society

Background image20th Collection: Esperanto Stamp

Esperanto Stamp
A stamp encouraging postmen to learn Esperanto - the International Helplanguage

Background image20th Collection: Bridge Street / Chester

Bridge Street / Chester
Bridge Street, Chester, showing some of the characteristic Rows which are features of Chesters unique architecture

Background image20th Collection: Crystal Palace Roof

Crystal Palace Roof
Photograph of the roof of the Crystal Palace, illustrating the scale of the structure and the skill of its architects and builders

Background image20th Collection: Carnaby Street Girl

Carnaby Street Girl
CARNABY STREET A typical Sixties girl in a white mini-skirted outfit and sunglasses, strolling past the " Aristos" shop on a sunny day

Background image20th Collection: Oxford Street 1928

Oxford Street 1928
There are still horse-drawn wagons to be seen in Oxford Street among the motor buses, trucks and cabs : note the many shop blinds, rarely if ever seen here today

Background image20th Collection: Sada Yacco / Theatre 1900

Sada Yacco / Theatre 1900
SADA YACCO Japanese actress who toured Europe and America, seen here in The Geisha and the Gentleman

Background image20th Collection: Busy Fleet Street

Busy Fleet Street
Two labourers lift a box crate onto the back of an open carriage parked on busy Fleet Street

Background image20th Collection: Ww1 Romanian Soldiers

Ww1 Romanian Soldiers
Three Romanian soldiers fighting the Austrians during World War One

Background image20th Collection: Soldier from Montenegro

Soldier from Montenegro
Soldier of Montenegro (Balkans) fighting the Austrians during World War One

Background image20th Collection: Social / Palace Ballroom

Social / Palace Ballroom
People dancing in the sumptuous Palace Ballroom, Blackpool

Background image20th Collection: Racial / Japan / Geisha 1912

Racial / Japan / Geisha 1912
A geisha girl looks out from a balcony

Background image20th Collection: Social / Japan Waterside

Social / Japan Waterside
Yamata and Mizu: two geishas in an idyllic waterside setting (Mizu is Japanese for water)

Background image20th Collection: NY Subway Passengers 1

NY Subway Passengers 1
Typical passengers on the New York subway (1 of 3)



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