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Adams Collection

Background imageAdams Collection: Ascent of Mrs. Graham and the Royal Victoria Balloon

Ascent of Mrs. Graham and the Royal Victoria Balloon accompanied by Mrs. W. H. Adams and Miss Dean, Mermaid Tea Gardens, Hackney

Background imageAdams Collection: Celtic Football Club 1905-1906

Celtic Football Club 1905-1906
Group photo, Celtic Football Club 1905-1906: Davis (Trainer), Campbell, M Leod, Watson, Hamilton, M Nair, Wilson, Garry, M Court, Adams, Young, Hay, Bennett, M Menemy, Loney, Quinn, Somers, M Nair

Background imageAdams Collection: Crystal Palace Dinosaur Models

Crystal Palace Dinosaur Models
Models sculpted by Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins, working closely with Joseph Paxton and Richard Owen, were installed in the worlds first dinosaur park which opened at Crystal Palace Park in 1854

Background imageAdams Collection: Crystal Palace Dinosaur Models

Crystal Palace Dinosaur Models
Models sculpted by Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins, working closely with Joseph Paxton and Richard Owen, were installed in the worlds first dinosaur park which opened at Crystal Palace Park in 1854

Background imageAdams Collection: Barbara Hepworth, English artist and sculptor

Barbara Hepworth, English artist and sculptor
Barbara Hepworth (1903-1975), English artist and sculptor. circa 1948

Background imageAdams Collection: Group watching the Henley Regatta from boat, July 1958

Group watching the Henley Regatta from boat, July 1958
A group of people including; Mr Alan Adams, Mr Robin Gibbs, Mr Tony Gibbs, Miss Rachel Chandler and Mr Denis Adams, watching the racing on the last day of the Henley Royal Regatta from a cabin

Background imageAdams Collection: Leslie Howard as RJ Mitchell in The First of the Few

Leslie Howard as RJ Mitchell in The First of the Few
Leslie Howard (1893-1943) photographed on the film set for The First of the Few, in which he played the Spitfire designer RJ Mitchell. 1942

Background imageAdams Collection: Yacht at rest with National 12 dinghies in twilight

Yacht at rest with National 12 dinghies in twilight -- one of a great series of studies of sailing off the Devon and Cornwall coasts. The National 12 is a two-person, two-sail racing dinghy. 1952

Background imageAdams Collection: Marianne Faithfull, singer, songwriter and actress

Marianne Faithfull, singer, songwriter and actress
Marianne Faithfull (b.1946), English singer, songwriter and actress. Seen here as a teenager at the Prospect Theatre, Reading, where she went to school. circa 1962

Background imageAdams Collection: Coach party having lunch in a pub

Coach party having lunch in a pub
A coach party stops for lunch in a pub. circa 1950s

Background imageAdams Collection: John Adams, President

John Adams, President
JOHN ADAMS Lawyer and diplomat, one of the drafters of the Declaration of Independence, Second President of the United States. Date: 1735 - 1826

Background imageAdams Collection: Sailing off the Cornish coast

Sailing off the Cornish coast
One of a great series of studies, showing boats sailing off the Cornish coast. 1952

Background imageAdams Collection: Robert Adams

Robert Adams (1906-1965) was a Guyanese actor who found success in Britain in the 1930s and 1940s. A pioneer, his career as a leading actor on stage, film, Tv and radio was short-lived

Background imageAdams Collection: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA - Mt Adams Inclined Railway

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA - Mt Adams Inclined Railway
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA - The Mount Adams Incline was a funicular, or inclined railway, located in the Cincinnati neighborhood of Mount Adams

Background imageAdams Collection: Downtown Detroit, Michigan, USA

Downtown Detroit, Michigan, USA. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageAdams Collection: Six portraits of dancers, October 1922

Six portraits of dancers, October 1922: Anne Bult a pupil of Madame Vandyck; pupils of the Edith Baird School of dancing in a pirates dance; Mary Poulton a pupil of Mlle Anita; Doreen Adams a pupil

Background imageAdams Collection: Lincoln's Inn Gateway

Lincoln's Inn Gateway
A detailed painting of Linoln's Inn Gateway, the name was taken from Henry Lacy, Earl of Lincoln and during the reign of Henry VIII, Sir Thomas Lovell was a prominent builder here

Background imageAdams Collection: RMS Titanic - cigar case recovered by CS Mackay-Bennett

RMS Titanic - cigar case recovered by CS Mackay-Bennett
RMS Titanic - from inventory of items recovered from bodies by cable ship Mackay-Bennett - a silver cigar case of rectangular outline with rounded corners

Background imageAdams Collection: Portrait photo, family of three

Portrait photo, family of three

Background imageAdams Collection: John Adams (1735-1826). 2nd president of the USA

John Adams (1735-1826). 2nd president of the USA
John Adams (1735-1826). American politician. Leader of the American Revolution. Second president of the United States of America (1797-1801). Portrait. Engraving by Vernier. Panorama Universal

Background imageAdams Collection: In The Hardy Country

In The Hardy Country
Watercolour painting showing a quiet meeting between four men outside a house in the evening. Date: circa 1932

Background imageAdams Collection: Savoy Hotel new sitting room, captioned One of the new Sitting Rooms

Savoy Hotel new sitting room, captioned One of the new Sitting Rooms, with Adams Decoration by Messrs P Turpin and Co'. From an article The Savoy Extension: A World Record by George R Sims

Background imageAdams Collection: A model of the Globe Theatre, created by John Cranford Adams (1903-1986). Date: 1954

A model of the Globe Theatre, created by John Cranford Adams (1903-1986). Date: 1954

Background imageAdams Collection: 1962 1960s 60s Sixties Morbid Death Burial Model

1962 1960s 60s Sixties Morbid Death Burial Model
1962, 1960s, 60s, sixties, morbid, death, burial, model, models, female, modelling, long, dress, hair, woman, women, young, cemetery, graveyard, gilbert, adams, monument, posing, pose, slim, grass

Background imageAdams Collection: Model posing in a graveyard

Model posing in a graveyard. circa 1962

Background imageAdams Collection: Gerry Adams, Irish republican politician

Gerry Adams, Irish republican politician
Gerry Adams (Gerard Adams, b 1948), Irish republican politician, President of Sinn Fein. Seen here in profile, lighting his pipe. Date: circa early 1980s

Background imageAdams Collection: Gerry Adams and Ken Livingstone in London

Gerry Adams and Ken Livingstone in London
Gerry Adams (Gerard Adams, b 1948), Irish republican politician, President of Sinn Fein, and Ken Livingstone (Kenneth Robert Livingstone, b 1945), British Labour politician

Background imageAdams Collection: Maude Adams in The Masked Ball

Maude Adams in The Masked Ball Date: 1890s

Background imageAdams Collection: Cricket Team Photograph - The Gentlemen of Staffordshires XI. Date: 1932

Cricket Team Photograph - The Gentlemen of Staffordshires XI. Date: 1932

Background imageAdams Collection: Tree aloe, Aloe arborescens

Tree aloe, Aloe arborescens. Chromolithograph from an illustration by Desire Bois from Edward Steps Favourite Flowers of Garden and Greenhouse, Frederick Warne, London, 1896

Background imageAdams Collection: Portrait of John Henry Adams

Portrait of John Henry Adams. Date: circa 1902

Background imageAdams Collection: IAE President Lieutenant-Colonel David Joseph Smith

IAE President Lieutenant-Colonel David Joseph Smith
IAE President, 1922-23, Lieutenant-Colonel David Joseph Smith, by Walton Adams and Son. Date: 1923

Background imageAdams Collection: Glorious yucca, Yucca gloriosa

Glorious yucca, Yucca gloriosa (Tapering-flowered Adams needle, Yucca acuminata). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell after Edwin Dalton Smith from John Lindley

Background imageAdams Collection: Adams needle or needle palm, Yucca flaccida

Adams needle or needle palm, Yucca flaccida (Glaucescent Adams needle, Yucca glaucescens). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell after Edwin Dalton Smith from John Lindley

Background imageAdams Collection: Needle palm, Yucca flaccida

Needle palm, Yucca flaccida Pubescent-stemmed (Adams needle, Yucca puberula). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell after a botanical illustration by Edward Dalton Smith from Robert Sweets

Background imageAdams Collection: Small soapweed, Yucca glauca

Small soapweed, Yucca glauca (Narrow-leaved Adams needle, Yucca angustifolia). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell after a drawing by John Curtis for Samuel Curtis continuation of William

Background imageAdams Collection: Soapweed, Yucca glauca

Soapweed, Yucca glauca (Lyons narrow-leaved adams needle, Yucca stricta). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell after a drawing by John Curtis for Samuel Curtis continuation of William Curtis

Background imageAdams Collection: Spanish dagger, Yucca gloriosa

Spanish dagger, Yucca gloriosa
Spanish dagger or superb Adams needle, Yucca gloriosa. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by F. Sansom Jr. after an illustration by Sydenham Edwards from William Curtis Botanical Magazine, T

Background imageAdams Collection: Old England and the New Song by Harry Adams and E Jonghmans

Old England and the New Song by Harry Adams and E Jonghmans
Promotional music sheet for Old England and the New, song of 1884 by Harry Adams & E. Jonghmans, sung amidst the most enthusiastic applause, by popular singer of the time Charles Godfrey

Background imageAdams Collection: The Flippity Flop Young Man by Harry Adams and E Jonghmans

The Flippity Flop Young Man by Harry Adams and E Jonghmans
Promotional music sheet for The Flippity Flop Young Man, a music hall song by Harry Adams & E. Jonghmans. The lyrics poke fun at the aesthetic movement

Background imageAdams Collection: Adams Motor Hose Truck with firemen, Findlay, Ohio, USA

Adams Motor Hose Truck with firemen, Findlay, Ohio, USA
Adams Motor Hose Truck with fire crew of the Kittanning Fire Department No.3, Findlay, Ohio, USA. Date: 1912

Background imageAdams Collection: Paul Adams - South African cricketer

Paul Adams - South African cricketer Date: 1980s - 1990s

Background imageAdams Collection: George de Warfaz in The Wind and the Rain

George de Warfaz in The Wind and the Rain
George de Warfaz or " medical specimens by Adams and Rouilly". Caricature of George de Warfaz in The Wind and the Rain

Background imageAdams Collection: American recruitment poster, Columbia Calls, WW1

American recruitment poster, Columbia Calls, WW1
American recruitment poster, poem by Frances Adams Halsted, design by Vincent Aderente, Columbia Calls, Enlist Now for US Army, First World War. circa 1916

Background imageAdams Collection: Midland Counties Rugby Team

Midland Counties Rugby Team: Byrne, Henshaw, Robinson, Millward, Jackson, Lincoln, Jones, Adams, Redman, Hesmondhalgh, Loveitt, Cattell, Byrne, Jackson, Foreman. 1890s

Background imageAdams Collection: The Adelphi, built 1772 by the Adams brothers on the banks of the Thames adjoining

The Adelphi, built 1772 by the Adams brothers on the banks of the Thames adjoining the Strand; the buildings were gradually spoilt and finally demolished in the 1930s Date: circa 1770

Background imageAdams Collection: FALL / GORDON SETTER / 1949

FALL / GORDON SETTER / 1949
GAME SASSENACH Owned by Adams. Date: 1949

Background imageAdams Collection: Vampires - Lilith

Vampires - Lilith
LILITH, night vampire probably of Babylonian origin, supposed to haunt wildernesses. In Rabbinical writings she is supposed to have been Adams first wife



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