American Collection (page 100)

Ulysses S. Grant
ULYSSESs GRANT (1822 - 1885) American Civil War General, and later President (1869-77)

NY SUBWAY PASSENGERS 2
Passengers (2 of 2) Date: 1937

NY SUBWAY PASSENGERS 1
Passengers (1 of 2) Date: 1937

GOUVERNEUR MORRIS American statesman, responsible for introducing dollars, cents Date: 1752 - 1816

HENRY LEE (CHAPPEL)
HENRY LEE known as Light Horse Harry American Revolutionary general and statesman, noted for eulogy of Washington (First in war etc) Date: 1756 - 1818

Two America hoboes risking life and limb
Two Hoboes risk life and limb by riding on a carriage truck in America. Date: 1893

COMMUNITY / CHARITY / HOBOE
An American Hobo Riding on the Bumpers. Date: 1894

COMMUNITY / CHARITY / HOBOES
American Hoboes Riding the Rods. Date: 1882

COMMUNITY / CHARITY / HOBOES
American Hoboes and a Railroad employee come to blows. Date: circa 1888

Procession of the ashes of French soldier 1760
Procession of the ashes of French soldier who fell in Battle of Quebec, on 28 August 1760. Date: 1760

American one-wheel carriage 1886
In this curious which was invented for trotting matches in the United States, in the single wheel runs within an oblong frame to which the axle-boxes are fixed

COUPLE DANCING / CHICAGO
A man and woman dance to the music of a popular song. Date: 1922

POST-WW1 AMERICAN FARM
HOW YA GONNA KEEP EM DOWN ON THE FARM AFTER THEYVE SEEN PAREE ? - a perceptive social observation concerning those young Americans who fought in Europe during World War One Date: 1919

SIOUX GIANT MOOSE
The GIANT MOOSE of Sioux myth

USA Olympic swimming team in Paris
The USA Olympic swimming team; photo by AN Paris. Date: 1924

Travellers Phrase Book
An American couple on their honeymoon bring out the phrase book hoping to understand what the European railway official is trying to tell them... Date: circa 1909

Black nannies in America, 1886
A relaxed looking group of black nurses with their charges sit on the verandah somewhere in America Date: 1886

Alternative medicine: Native American healer
Native American medicine man from the Blackfoot tribe. Date: 1830

THE TOMBS PRISON
THE TOMBS, NEW YORK a prison mainly reserved for prisoners awaiting trial Date: circa 1830

FARMER IN SPRING
AN AMERICAN FARMER IN SPRING Date: 1906

AMERICAN PIANIST
A young American at the keyboard Date: late 19th Century

EVICTED IN NEW YORK
A mother and children find themselves on the pavement in New York, having been evicted from their home Date: 1892

WEAVING LOUISIANA
Working at a primitive loom in Louisiana, USA Date: 1887

EDWIN BOOTH / US ACTOR
Edwin Booth American tragedian Date: 1833 - 1893

ENTERTAINMENT / FORREST
EDWIN FORREST American actor of Shakespearean plays Date: 1806 - 1872

MCCORMICKS REAPER McCormicks patent American horsedrawn reaper being used efficiently in the field. Date: 1850s

EQUALITY / COLLEGE GIRL
American college woman or the Vassar girl of 1922 Date: 1922

HIGH SPEED IN LOW GEAR
High speed on low gear An American motorist takes two friends for a ride - note the ingenious seat on the running board (and shes not even strapped in !) Date: 1922

PASSENGERS DESCEND PLANE
Travellers at an American airport alight from their plane and step into a car parked alongside. No waiting for baggage, no queueing for customs... Date: 1936

SLOCUMS VISITOR
American circumnavigator Joshua Slocum, lying sick in the cabin of the Spray, is protected by the pilot of the Pinta, one of Columbuss ships. Date: 26 July 1895

MARTHA RAYE / DOUBLE IMAGE
MARTHA RAYE American film actress - double-image Date: 1916 - 1994

EUGENE FIELD American poet and journalist. Best known as a poet of childhood, eg. Dutch Lullaby and Little Boy Blue. Date: 1850 - 1895

MEDIUM / MILLER
CHARLES VICTOR MILLER American medium who held dramatic seances in Paris : materialisation of a figure Date: 1908

A DAY WITH N HAWTHORNE
NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE (originally Hathorne) American writer Date: 1804 - 1864

THE AMERICAN EAGLE
The American eagle Date: circa 1880

Native American costume: Blackfoot Medicine Man by Catlin
Native American medicine man from the Blackfoot tribe. Date: 1830

US Civil War Sharpshooter, poised in a tree with his rifle. Date: 1862

AMERICAN SEA SERPENT
The great American sea serpent - scol ophis atlanticus Date: 1848

AMELIA BLOOMER / POLKA
AMELIA BLOOMER American reformer who wore full trousers for women now known as bloomers Date: 1818 - 1894

AMELIA BLOOMER American reformer who wore full trousers for women now known as bloomers Date: 1818 - 1894

Fur company factory, Lake Superior, Canada
Canadian fur trade -- The American Fur Companys factory, on Lake Superior, Canada. Date: 1842

HUNTING / BUFFALO
Native American Sioux, disguised as wolves, stalking a buffalo herd Date: circa 1830

Henry Ford
HENRY FORD (1863 - 1947), American automobile manufacturer. Seen here with Thomas Edison. Date: 1921

FULTON (1765 - 1815)
ROBERT FULTON American inventor; in Paris 1797-1806 he invents a submarine but fails to interest Napoleon Date: 1765 - 1815

Brazilian squid
SEA SERPENT LOOK-ALIKE Cuttle fish, or calamary Date: 1802

MAURICE BARRYMORE / SEPIA
MAURICE BARRYMORE Also known as Herbert Blyth, British-American actor Date: 1847 - 1905

Bale Fire of Beacon Warning of Attack
The Bale Fire is a series of fires, used to pass on an alarm throughout a district : here, settlers in the American colonies warn others of an attack of Native Americans Date: 17th century

Native American Hunting Buffalo on Horseback. Date: circa 1830

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