Adopted Collection (page 2)

Liverpools gift - new memorial hall at Givenchy
Liverpools gift to its adopted French town : the new memorial hall at Givenchy after the opening ceremony performed by the Lord Mayor of Liverpool

Three Battenberg princes serving Britain, WW1
Three Battenberg princes serving their adopted country, Great Britain, during the First World War. They are HSH Prince Louis of Battenberg (left), First Sea Lord of the British navy

Christine
Chimpanzee dressed in pyjamas making her way downstairs on Christmas morning to be greeted by presents under the Christmas tree

The Vampire Trainer development aircraft WZ419
The Vampire Trainer development aircraft, WZ419, with the clear-view canopy, ejector seats, dorsal fairings and other modifications adopted in production from the 144th aircraft

The Moors who had settled in Spain, giving up the superstiti
GOYA Y LUCIENTES, Francisco de (1746-1828). The Moors who had settled in Spain, giving up the superstitions of the Koran

Preamble & resolutions adopted by the Fire Department of Philadelphia, April 20th, 1865, expressive of regret of the death of our late President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln

The adopted son - he thinks he is bigger than the old man. Old man NY City carrying Charter and facing boy Brooklyn. Date 1897 Dec. 29. The adopted son - he thinks he is bigger than the old man

Thrapston Union workhouse, Northamptonshire
The Thrapston Union workhouse in Northamptonshire designed by William J Donthorn. The establishment later adopted the name Cedar House. Date: circa 1920s

Poor Priests Hospital Canterbury

Dietary from Thame Workhouse, Oxfordshire
The dietary or menu plan adopted in 19836 by the Thame Union workhouse in Oxfordshire. It largely comprises bread, meat and gruel, with a cooked meat dinner two days per week. Date: 1836

Trinitarian Brothers
TRINITARIAN BROTHERS founded by saints John of Matha and Felix of Valois : the blue and red cross was seen in a vision by many, so adopted as a symbol

Krishnamurti
Indian spiritual leader, Jiddu Krishnamurti (1895-1985), adopted by the Theosophical Society Date: 1911

Thomas A. Edison memorial bridge, and Thomas Edison
F4- Thomas A. Edison memorial bridge, Ft. Myers, Fla. Thomas A. Edison called Ft. Myers his adopted home from 1885 when he first came here, until 1931, the year of his death

Horse-Power
A new apparatus recently adopted by the licensing authorities for testing the horse-power of motor cars. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the Estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger

Belgian soldiers working a Hotchkiss machine-gun
Photograph showing two Belgian soldiers working a Hotchkiss machine-gun. The revolving barrel Hotchkiss machine-gun was invented by the American

Emperor Verus
LUCIUS AURELIUS VERUS adopted son of Antoninus Pius, ruled 161 - 169

Adopted Daughters
EMMELINE PANKHURST with the four daughters war babies she patriotically adopted

Cocarde Tricolore
The tricouleur is adopted as the emblem of the Revolution, and the cocarde tricouleure is sewn by women for their men to wear to express their revolutionary sentiments

Benzine motor
Photograph captioned The new power and the old potenate; Benzine motor adopted for use in the Russian army passing Peter the Greats statue

Knight of Golden Fleece
A knight of the Golden Fleece (Toison d Or) : this was originally a Burgundian order, but thanks to the rise of the Hapsburgs, it was adopted by the Austrian empire

Order of Golden Fleece
The Order of the Golden Fleece (Toison d or), originally a Burgundian order, but adopted by the Austrian Empire when they adopted Burgundy

Athena / Minerva
Greek goddess of wisdom, patron of Athens, adopted by the Romans as Minerva

Bloomerism in 1852
THE PROGRESS OF BLOOMERISM The new fad spreads and is adopted by ladies of all ages

Merveilleuses
The extravagant fashions of the MERVEILLEUSES (or sometimes INCROYABLES) are adopted in derisive emulation of the costumes of the erstwhile aristocrats

12 Orphans Adopted
An Uzbekh family adopts 12 orphaned children from the war-zone

Asklepios Finds Betony
ASKLEPIOS, Greek demi-god of medicine, adopted by the Romans as AESCULAPIUS, depicted discovering the magical plant Betony

Joseph Lancaster
JOSEPH LANCASTER English educationalist. The Lancasterian system was widely adopted by nonconformists. Emigrated to America in 1818

Hester L Stanhope / Spiess
LADY HESTER LUCY STANHOPE Traveller to Asia, where she settled and adopted eastern manners

Hester L Stanhope / Anon
LADY HESTER LUCY STANHOPE Traveller to Asia, where she settled and adopted eastern manners - seen here on horseback

Hester L Stanhope / Hamert
LADY HESTER LUCY STANHOPE Traveller to Asia, where she settled and adopted eastern manners

Costume / Romano-Briton
A Romanised Briton who has adopted the Roman lifestyle, and a ferrylte (blacksmith) who hasn t

Game / Kissing / France 1811
Men have adopted English country clothes & wear cut-away coats with roll collars, the women wear white cotton robes with sleeves that extend over the knuckles

John Bigg, the Hermit
The hermit JOHN BIGG had been a lawyers clerk during the Commonwealth, but when the monarchy was restored he became morose and adopted a solitary life

Chappe Optical Telegraph
The optical telegraph of Claude Chappe and his brother, erected on the Eglise de Montmartre, is tested by the French authorities and his system is widely adopted

Ww1 Troopship in Med
A ship transporting the " Old Contemptibles", the name adopted by British troops of the regular army, meets a man- of-war in the Mediterranean Sea

Frog Amulet
FROG AMULET The frog was the emblem of Hegt, the Egyptian goddess of abundance; the Romans adopted it as a symbol of prosperity

Caduceus Talisman
CADUCEUS TALISMAN symbolising wisdom and health, it was adopted by the medical profession who possess the first and bestow the second

Tau Talisman
TAU TALISMAN The letter T in ancient Greek, Hebrew and Semitic alphabets was sacred, and was adopted by the Christians as Saint Antonys Cross

Asklepios (Tooke)
Greek demi-god of medicine : adopted by the Romans as AESCULAPIUS

Charlemagne, King and Emperor, with Alcuin
Charlemagne (Carolus Magnus. Karolus Magnus, Charles the Great), King of the Franks from 768, King of the Lombards from 774, and Emperor of the Romans from 800

Alcuin (Thevet)
ALCUIN (Anglo-Saxon: Ealhwine - adopted the surname Flaccus) Anglo-Saxon scholar

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