25th Collection

For What We Are About to Receive by Cecil Aldin
An illustration by Cecil Aldin showing three dogs waiting to be fed. Date: 25th November 1929

International Air Rally Poster
Poster, International Air Rally at Lympne, near Hythe, Kent, organised by the Cinque Ports Flying Club. Depicting two planes and a parachute. August 1935

The Sketch Midsummer Number
Front cover illustration showing a lady relaxing in a hammock reading a book

Ellimans embrocation
Colour advertisement from 1914 for Ellimans Embrocation showing a hunting scene. Ellimans was a well-known remedy for easing joint pain with formulae for both horses and humans

Dinner given by Alexander Duckham at the Savoy Hotel honouring Louis Ble

Bra - vo by David Wright
Bra-vo by David Wright, showing a blonde model holding her bra. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s

17th Lancers, Charge of the Light Brigade, Balaclava, Crimea
Into the Valley of Death - The 17th Lancers during the Charge of the Light Brigade at Balaclava on 25th October 1854 during the Crimean War - by John Charlton. 1854

Waifs and Strays Society Emigration Party on SS Doric
A Waifs and Strays Society emigration party bound for Canada on board the SS Doric. The group left Liverpool on 25th April 1924. Date: 1924

Diagram of the Wright Brothers aeroplane
A diagram from 1908 showing a perspective view of the Wright Brothers aeroplane. Orville and Wilbur Wright made the first flight on December 17th 1903, covering 36 metres in 12 seconds

The Day before Christmas: Gathering the Holly by Millar Watt
From a painting in oils made for The Sphere Christmas number front cover by Millar Watt. Snowy scene showing a 1920s family gathering holly on Christmas Eve. Date: 25th November 1929

Nancy Cunard on cover of The Sketch
Front cover of The Sketch featuring a photograph by Cecil Beaton of Miss Nancy Cunard (1896 - 1965), heiress, poet and political activist, owner of the Hours Printing Press

Shackleton with royalty
Photograph of Sir Ernest Shackleton (second from right) with Queen Alexandra (right) and the Dowager Empress of Russia (second from left)

Advert, Rolls-Royce, Vickers Vimy biplane
Advert for Rolls-Royce, 25th anniversary of a Vickers Vimy biplane with Rolls-Royce engines, first direct Atlantic crossing by air, June 1919. 1944

Giza. Great Sphinx and. Great Pyramid of Giza
The Giza Sphinx. 26th-25th c. BC. EGYPT. GIZA. Giza. Egyptian art. Old Kingdom. Sculpture

Earl of Crawford tomb robbed, 1881
Four scenes relating to the tomb robbery of Alexander William Crawford Lindsay(1812-1880), 25th Earl of Crawford, 8th Earl of Balcarres. 1. Dunecht House, near Aberdeen. 2. The Chapel. 3

Mr. Lloyd George
Photograph of David Lloyd George, created Minister for Munitions in 1915

Khaki Chums Christmas Truce Cross, St Yvon, Belgium
At Christmas 1914, over the 24th/25th December, a truce was held here between the 1st Battalion the Warwickshire Regiment and the 7th Bavarians in which Bruce Bairnsfaher took part

A Christmas Day Coronation: William the Conqueror rides to Westminster Abbey to receive the Crown of England - December 25, 1066 Date: 1066

Coronation of King Edward II
Edward II crowned King of England at Westminster Date: 25th February 1308

WW1 - Battle of Morval - Infantry moving forward on the front line near Ginchy - 25th September 1916

Battle of Morval, British infantry near Ginchy on 25th September 1916

Canary Islands - Santa Cruz de Tenerife - Plaza 25 de Julio (Plaza 25th July) - The Fountain Date: circa 1920s

Portrait of Mr McKinley
William McKinley (January 29, 1843 ?? September 14, 1901) was the 25th president of the United States from 1897, until his assassination in 1901

War Preparations, Serbo-Bulgarian War
A battery (cannon) dragged by horses is placed by the Bulgarians on the heights of Pregladista, above Tsaribrod, in preparation for the Battle of Tsaribrod, November 25th 1885

Westminster Abbey, London, The Handel Festival
Westminster Abbey, London, for The Handel Festival, Commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the composer's death, with five concerts including Messiah, 26 May to 5 June 1784. Date: 1784

Statuette of Osiris. Granite. Third Intermediate Period. Eg
Statuette of Osiris wearing crown and royal scepters in their hands. Granite. C. 700 B.C. 25th Dynasty. Third Intermediate Period. Carlsberg Glyptotek Museum. Copenhagen. Denmark

Outer sarcophagus of Hor. Egypt
Outer sarcophagus of the priest Hor. 7th century BC. 25th Dynasty. Late Period. From the tomb of Hor. Probably from Deir el-Bahari, Thebes (Egypt). British Museum. London. United Kingdom

Interior coffin of Hor. Egypt
Interior painted wooden coffin of the priest Hor depicting the sky goddess Nut with their protective wings outstretched at the front part

Nyankhre false door stela. Egypt
Nyankhre false door stela. 2450 BC. Limestone's small false door from the mastaba of the hairdresser's superintendent of the Palace Niankhre

Lebanese wooden coffin, belonging to a priest
Egyptian Art. Lebanese wooden coffin, belonging to a priest. Dated around 25th and 26th Dynasties. Luxor Museum. Egypt

Turkish atrocities in Bulgaria - 25th Anniversary card
Turkish atrocities during the April Uprising in Bulgaria - 25th Anniversary card (published 1901). The inset pictures shows Todor Kableshkov (1851-1876)

World War I. Tombs
First World War (1914-1918). Tombs of war mates. Picture by Jean Lefort published in L'Illustration (25th November 1916). Drawing

The Marquis of Salisbury addressing the House of Lords 1894
Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne Cecil, 3rd Marquis of Salisbury, the English Conservative Statesman, addressing the House of Lords on the Parish Councils Bill

America - Washington crosses The Delaware River
George Washington And The Continental Army Crosses The Delaware River During The American War Of Independence Date: 1776

Advert, polishing and plating supplies, New York City, USA
Advert, Zucker & Levett & Loeb Co, polishing and plating supplies, West 25th Street, New York City, USA. Date: circa 1880s

A great international match revived: match at St Albans
View of the 2nd green at St Albans, where a revival match from 1905 was being replayed with the same players. J H Taylor and Harry Vardon representing England played James Braid

Holly and robin on a Christmas postcard with gold border. Date: circa 1890s

Charge of the Light Brigade, 25 October 1854, with a quotation from Tennysons poem. 1854

Mary Tudor marries King Philip II at Winchester Cathedral
Mary Tudor (1516-1558) marries King Philip II (1527-1598) at the Cathedral at Winchester on 25 July 1554. 1554

Oyster Day 1851
Oyster Day, 25th July (also St James Day) children sell oysters in the street to mark the beginning of the season Date: 1851

Miles M. 57 Aerovan U-0248
Miles M.57 Aerovan U-0248 (msn 4700), the first prototype, wearing the B-class registration U-0248, being flown by George Miles. - 25th June, 1945. Date: 1945

WW1 - A German propaganda view (unlike this image, the crews of all seven aircraft survived the raid!) of the aerial and naval combat at Cuxhaven, a German North Sea Port. During the First World War

The Judgement of Paris, by Webster Murray
Fashion show in Paris. Date: 25th February 1925

Steam Pleasure Cruise on the Monarch out of Bournemouth - a host of enthusiastic holidaymakers smiling dutifully before departure - 25th August 1925. Date: 1925

Leopold Godowsky performing at the Bechstein Halll, London
Leopold Godowsky (18701938) - Polish-American virtuoso pianist, composer, and teacher - performing at the Bechstein Hall (now the Wigmore Hall), Wigmore Street

Hotel Arlington, New York City, USA - 25th Street near Broadway and 5th Avenue. Date: circa 1906

All Aboard for Margate
Illustration by F. Matania showing the New Palace Steamer, the Koh-i-noor leaving Old Swan Pier for Margate, 1906. The Sphere dubbed the trip as the voyage down the river which brings health to tired

Taharqa, Pharaoh
TAHARQA, PHARAOH (25th dynasty) initiated extensive building projects in both Egypt and Nubia

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