30th Collection (page 4)

Good Friday
Front cover engraving from The Illustrated London News showing a well-dressed young girl carrying a bag of Hot Cross buns gives one to two impoverished children

A Summer Morning In France by Blampied
An illustration by Edmund Blampied or Blam of a morning game of golf taking place with the sun rising in the background. Blampied (1886-1966) drew countless illustrations for the ILN magazines

Christmas mail arriving in the trenches 1916
Front cover photograph from The Sphere, December 1916 showing a joyful soldier in a trench laden with Christmas parcels

Pursuit by Edmund Blampied
An illustration of cupid, sent by an admirer, trying to catch up with two elegant ladies. Blampied (1886-1966) drew countless illustrations for the ILN magazines

Charles Laughton as Captain Hook
Charles Laughton playing Captain Hook in Peter Pan at the London Palladium. Elsa Lanchester, his wife, was Peter

The British Committee of the inquiry into the breaches of th
From left: Viscount Bryce, O.M. Chairman; Professor A.L. Fisher, Vice-Chancellor of Sheffield University; Mr Harold Cox, Edior of the Edinburgh Review; Sir Alfred Hopkinson, K.C

Germans taken by the French
Germans photographed in their trench by a French soldier from a distance of 15 metres. The Germans were asked if they would like to have their photograph taken

British landing at Salonika
The first British troops arriving at Salonika in Greece. The British landed at Salonika on October 5th 1915 with the intention of aiding Serbia. Driven back by Bulgarian forces, the expedition failed

French infantry creeping forward on the Western Front
French infantry in the front line on hands and knees creeping forward to within charging distance. Two soldiers are seen in the foreground wearing steel helmets

Canine camp
A terraced colony of dug-outs for French ambulance dogs. Dogs were used extensively during World War I as scouts, sentry and ambulance support

Revolving gun-turret
A revolving German gun-turret, revealed after constant bombardment of its trench by the French in September 1915. The turret had a quick-firing gun served by three men, who were locked inside

Cartridges flung from man to man
Illustration by Frederic Villiers showing British soldiers slinging cartridges held on canvas belts to one another while in the trenches

The Queens New Barge for Virginia Water, June 1877
Engraving of Queen Victorias new Royal Barge on Virginia Water, from the Illustrated London News, 30th June 1877. This four-oared barge was built of teak and mahogany by C. and A

French Army retreating from Carignan; Franco-Prussian War, 1
Engraving showing the French Army being driven out of Carignan by the Prussians on 30th August 1870. This action preceded the Battle of Sedan

England vs. Scotland Football Match, 1901
Illustration of the England vs. Scotland Football Match on 30th March 1901, showing Blackburn of England (front left of image, on floor) scoring the first goal of the game

R. M. S. Queen Mary, Ocean Dock, Southampton, 1936
Photograph of the R.M.S. Queen Mary arriving at the Ocean Dock, Southampton, after winning the Blue Riband of the Atlantic on 30th August that year

R. M. S. Queen Mary Arriving at Southampton, 1936
Photograph of the R.M.S. Queen Mary arriving at Southampton after winning the Blue Riband of the Atlantic on 30th August that year

Frigidaire advertisement
Advertisement from 1934 for a Frigidaire Automatic Refrigerator

The Great Eastern steam ship under construction
The Great Eastern steam-ship on the stocks at Millwall shipyard. Built by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, at the time of her launch in 1858, she was the largest steam ship in the world

The premature end of the Paris-Madrid automobile race
An illustration of the premature end of the Paris-Madrid automobile race, showing the arrival at Bordeaux of the first car driven by M. Louis Renault

Milking by electricity
Illustration to show the process of milking cows with the Lawrence-Kennedy cow milker. The sketch also shows in fig.iv and v, a new hand- milking machine invented by Mr. C.S. Padfield of Bath

The Prince of Wales opening the Mersey Tunnel, connecting Birkenhead with Liverpool. After the opening ceremony the royal train passed through the Mersey tunnel

The tunnel from the heading
View down the second tunnel beneath the Thames. (Isambards Rotherhithe Tunnel being the first) The tunnel passes from Tower Hill to Tooley Street, near the London Bridge Station

New York Traffic congestion
Illustration of congestion in New York city, showing carnage on the streets especially at rush hours. It is a state that it was felt London was rapidly approaching

Calvin Coolidge 20C
JOHN CALVIN COOLIDGE 30th US President (1923-29)

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