Apr19 Collection (page 2)

Outbreak of WWII - crowds outside Downing Street
A large crowd gathered outside 10 Downing Street at 11 o clock on 3 September 1939, at the time the Prime Minister, Neville Chamberlain was broadcasting the announcement of war. Date: 1939

Outbreak of WWII - Queen visits Vincent Square hospital 1939
Queen Elizabeth (later the Queen Mother) pictured visiting the Vincent Square Infants Hospital in Victoria, London, just before the declaration of war in September 1939

Outbreak of WWII - theatres close down
Covers being drawn over seats in the auditorium of the Palace Theatre in Manchester. All theatres in London and the provinces were initially closed due to a war order concerning places where crowds

Outbreak of WWII - Sphere cover - Proclamation of war London
Front cover of The Sphere with photograph depicting an official proclamation about the declaration of war made by Mr W. J

Outbreak of WWII - Germans leave London 1939
Dr. Kordt, German Charge d Affaires in London, leaving the capital with his wife upon declaration of war in September 1939. Date: 1939

Outbreak of WWII - removing Canterburys priceless glass
The stained glass in the east windows of Canterbury Cathedral, being removed as a precaution after the outbreak of war in September 1939. Date: 1939

Outbreak of WWII Parisian greengrocer listens to the news
September, 1939. A greengrocer from Montmartre in Paris enjoys a quiet supper behind his shop and switches on the radio to listen to the news. Date: 1939

Outbreak of WWII Arriving for cabaret in Montmartre
Arriving at the cabaret, Le Caveau Caucasien (a venue kept by White Russians) in Montmartre, Paris, in the opening weeks of the Second World War. Date: 1939

Lessons in elementary science at Whitechapel
Miss Kate M. Hall, the curator of the Whitechapel Free Library and Museum, giving a demonstration of working bees to Board School children with the aid of a observatory hive, invented and made by Mr

Outbreak of WWII Germans trying to leave England
Germans resident in Britain attempting to return to Germany by the S. S. Europa which was scheduled to arrive at Southampton but never materialised. Date: 1939

Outbreak of WWII Evacuation of objects from British Museum
Trucks and carriages outside the British Museum as delicate objects were removed and taken to safety after the outbreak of hostilities in September 1939. Date: 1939

Outbreak of WWII Sandbagging flat roof of an office building
Loading sandbags on the skylight apertures of a flat roof of a modern office building in London as precautions after the outbreak of hostilities in September 1939. Date: 1939

Outbreak of WWII English tourists at Dieppe
A large number of English tourists were caught on the Continent when war broke out in September 1939. Photograph shows crowds on the quayside at Dieppe trying to gain passage back to Britain

Oakham Church and Castle, Rutland. Date: 1903

Crete, Greece, Village of Komitadhes (Sfakia)
Crete, Greece, Village of Komitadhes (Komitades), Sfakia. Date: circa 1907

Maltese Milk Seller - stocking up on his wares
Maltese Milk Seller, Malta - stocking up on his wares... Date: circa 1910s

Zermatt, Switzerland - Gornergrat Railway Station. Date: circa 1920s

Statue of George Washington - New York Worlds Fair at Flushing Meadows (Corona Park), Queen s, NYC, USA. Date: 1939

Civic Centre, San Francisco, USA - Exposition Auditorium
Civic Centre (now the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium), San Francisco, California, USA - Exposition Auditorium. The auditorium was designed by renowned Bay Area architects John Galen Howard

Newly Engaged couple at a large Dinner Party. Date: circa 1905

Jamaica, Myrtle Bank Hotel, Kingston, after Great Earthquake
Jamaica, Myrtle Bank Hotel, Kingston, after the Great Earthquake of 14th January, 1907. Date: 1907

Brno - Czechoslovakia - early picture postcard. Date: 1899

Bedford, Bedfordshire - The River seen from the Boat Yard
Bedford, Bedfordshire - The River Great Ouse seen from the Boat Yard. Date: 1908

Miss Phyllis Relph as Cleopatra
Miss Phyllis Relph (1888-1969) in the role of Cleopatra in Anthony & Cleopatra at the Queens Theatre, Manchester Date: circa 1909

Government House, St. Thomas - US Virgin Islands, Caribbean Date: circa 1910s

Mexico City - Canal de la Viga
Mexico City, Mexico - Canal de la Viga with traditional traffic of shallow pole-propelled open barges. Filled in during the 1940s - the route is now a road - the Calzada de la Viga. Date: circa 1910s

Marseille, France - Bassin de la Joliette. Date: circa 1908

Madeira, Portugal - Vista do Pico do Barcelos (Viewpoint). Date: circa 1930s

Wrecked Scottish Express at Creamlington - General Strike
Wrecked Scottish Express at Creamlington, Northumberland - Deliberate derailment attributed to strikers during the General Strike. Date: 1926

WW1 - Home Front - Zeppelin Raid on Southend - bomb damage
WW1 - Home Front - Zeppelin Raid on Southend - incendiary bomb damage. Date: 1915

Fire Curtain - Shakespeare Theatre - Stratford-upon-Avon
Fire Safety Curtain - Shakespeare Memorial Theatre - Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire. Date: circa 1920s

WW1 - Home Front - Naval Raid on Scarborough - shell damage on the lighthouse. Date: 1914

A stablehand and his charges - Horse and Foal Date: circa 1909

Damascus, Syria - The Sinan Pasha Mosque (Sinan Pasa Camii) - an early Ottoman-era mosque, located along Suq Sinaniyya Street. Date: circa 1907

Croatia - Dubrovnik - Unusual view of the inland section. Date: circa 1920s

Thebes, Upper Egypt, North Africa - Tomb of Seti I - Zodiac Signs. Date: circa 1920s

Grimsby - Mother and young daughter in Sunday best
Grimsby - Mother and young daughter in their Sunday best (note the fur coat and leather gloves) pose for a studio portrait photograph with some rather unusual box-shaped props/seating. Date: 1935

Thebes, Upper Egypt, North Africa - Tomb of Tutankhamun - the decorated outer sarcophagus. Date: circa 1920s

Swiss Mobile Post Office (Schweiz Automobil Postbureau) offering postal, telephone and telegram services to remote parts of the country. Date: 1939

Thebes, Upper Egypt, North Africa - Valley of the Kings Date: circa 1920s

Thebes, Upper Egypt, North Africa - The Great Hypostyle Hall is located within the Karnak temple complex, in the Precinct of Amon-Re. Date: circa 1920s

Thebes, Upper Egypt, North Africa - Tomb of Nakht - Vineyard workers squeezing grapes to produce wine. Date: circa 1920s

Thebes, Upper Egypt, North Africa - Medinet Habu
Thebes, Upper Egypt, North Africa - The Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III at Medinet Habu Date: circa 1920s

Thebes, Upper Egypt, North Africa - Colossi of Memnon. Date: circa 1920s

Household Staff - Upper Middle Class
A truly superb photograph of British Small Country Household Staff of the 1910s - Upper Middle Class (from left to right)

Bermuda - Aquarium in old British Magazine building. Date: 1910

Card commemorating the artist Giotto (1267-1337), famed as a painter of frescos.The caption rather elegantly reads: " To you the flower of my kindest feelings." Date: 1904

The Godfrey Phillips exhibit - the Franco-British Exhibition
The Godfrey Phillips exhibit - Pavilion no.71 at the Franco-British Exhibition, White City, London. Date: 1908

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