Benson Collection

John McEnroe / Wembley
John McEnroe at the Benson and Hedges Championships at Wembley in 1979

Jennie Benson music hall comedienne and mimic
Jennie Benson comedienne and mimic. Known for her character studies. Dressed as a soldier during the First World War in greatcoat and cap, smoking a cigarette. Signed card. Date: circa 1917

Film Processing Times and Conversion Tables Early Years ?
Film Processing Times and Conversion Tables Early Years of Aerial-Photography History - Instructions from 1944 Date: 1944

Betty Benson, actress. 1939

Lily Benson

The Homecoming Waltz
An illustrated WW2 music sheet cover for The Homecoming Waltz, words and music by Bob Musel, Ray Sonin and Reg Connelly. Featured and broadcast by Ivy Benson

River Thames at Benson Lock, Oxfordshire - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Annette Benson, British film actress Date: 1931

Female Sailing Umpire
An umpire overseas proceedings at the Burnham-on-Crouch sailing week. Date: 1931

Elstree Vaucluse, Sydney
An advertisement photograph showing Elstree, a property in Vaucluse, Sydney, designed by architects, Howard Joseland and Glynn Gilling. Used as a promotion of deep-toned pan tiles, manufactured by H

Walker Benson Advertisement
A photograph from an advertisement for Walker Benson, makers of roof tiles in Merrylands, New South Wales. The photo shows one side of a roof, with interlocking pan tiles. Date: circa 1922

Lady Morvyth Bensen and Mr Valentine Whitaker dressed up as Ford Madox Browns painting, The Last of England, for the Empire Day Ball held at the May Fair Hotel on 24 May 1928. Date: 1928

Jessie Bateman, English actress, member of Frank Bensons Shakespearean touring company Date: 1890s

Mrs. Frederick Benson, wife of the famous banker and racing driver, photographed by Speaight with her baby daughter and featured in The Tatler. Date: 1921

FALL / SEALYHAM / 1934
CHAMPION NUTFIELD SILHOUETTE Owned by Miss V. Benson. Head study. Date: 1934

Mr & Mrs Benson and Company, Theatre Royal, Halifax
Mr & Mrs Benson and their Company, at the Theatre Royal, Halifax, with a programme of Shakespeare plays (The Taming of the Shrew, Twelfth Night, The Merchant of Venice, Hamlet)

Frank Benson, English actor-manager
Sir Francis Robert (Frank) Benson (1858-1939), English actor-manager specialising in Shakespeare. Date: late 19th century

Instructions for Film Processing Times Early Years of Ae?
Instructions for Film Processing Times Early Years of Aerial-Photography History Date: 1940s

Aerial Photography for Mapping Heights Date: 1940s

Instructions for Control of Aerial Photography Camera Ty?
Instructions for Control of Aerial Photography Camera Type 35 Early Years of Aerial-Photography History Date: 1940s

Male and female police officers in a London street, with a building called Benson Court behind them (probably in N19). The WPC is wearing the reinforced bowler hat introduced in 1985

Anita Benson, in fancy dress, 1920
Anita Benson, the actress, in fancy dress for the Pan Ball, Covent Garden, London, 1920. Date: 1920

Advert for Bensons jewellery 1893
Novelty victorian jewellery for Christmas, with a secret or puzzle padlock, that you can ordered with personal letters to your bracelet. 1893

Advert for J. W Benson novelty jewellery 1888
Seletion of novelty jewellery, with floral and symmetric design for brooches, pendants and bracelets, available for J. W Benson, jewellers in Old Bond, Street, London. 1888

Advert for Bensons jewellery and bracelet watches 1889
Selection of novelty jewellery all with lucky moonstones and set with diamonds, and also a variety of womens bracelet wristwatches. All available from Bensons jewelers, Bond Street, London. 1889

Advert for Bensons Christmas jewellery 1889
Novelty jewellery to celebrate the 90 date (1890s) and also a variety of Christmas related theme brooches including holly, mistletoe and ivy, and also a selection of womens bracelet wristwatches

Advert for Bensons pocket watches with roman numerals 1888
Special strength watches and chronographs. 1888

E F Benson, English author
Edward Frederic Benson (1867-1940), English novelist, biographer, memoirist, archaeologist and short story writer, best known for his Mapp and Lucia series. circa 1900s

Caricature, Archbishop of Canterbury, Augustus Harris
Caricature, Edward White Benson (1829-1896), Archbishop of Canterbury, and Augustus Harris (1852-1896), British actor, dramatist and impresario, shaking hands

William Benson Earle
WILLIAM BENSON EARLE Philanthropist of the Close, Salisbury. Date: 1740 - 1796

Joseph Benson
JOSEPH BENSON Scottish Methodist churchman. Date: 1749 - 1821

E W Benson Caricature
EDWARD WHITE BENSON Bishop of Truro, caricatured at the time of his appointment to the Archbishopric of Canterbury. Date: 1829 - 1896

Disestablishment Fought
E W Benson, archbishop of Canterbury, thunders at the Albert Hall against proposals for disestablishment (the separation of church and state) Date: 16 May 1893

Advert for Bensons Edwardian jewellery 1906
Selection womens Edwardian diamond jewellery, a system of 20 monthly payments obtainable by The Times. Date: 1906

Advert for J. W Benson jewellery 1904
Selection of Edwardian jewellery available from J. W Benson, Bond Street, London, with monthly payments. Date: 1904

Edward White Benson - Archibishop of Canterbury
Edward White Benson (1829-1896) - English prelate who became the Archbishop of Canterbury in 1882. Date: 1889

I ve got you before my eyes - Music Sheet Cover by Joe Lubin, Ray Terry and Noel Gay, featured and broadcast by Ivy Benson and her Girls Band

Nurse Benson by R Carlton and Justin Huntly-McCathy
Promotional postcard for Nurse Benson by R. Carton and Justin Huntly McCar-thy. First produced Globe Theatre, 21st June 1918

Bessie Benson photographed in front of her Bathing Machine
A jolly Bessie Benson photographed in front of her Bathing Machine at a south coast resort. Date: circa 1920s

A scene taken during the filming of The First Born (1928) with John Lodor (with Megaphone) Madeline Carroll, Miles Mander and Annette Benson Date: 1930

Ivor Novello and Annette Benson in Downhill (1927) directed by Alfred Hitchcock Date: 1927

Advert for the Money Habit (1924) directed by Walter Niebuhr starring Nina Vanna, Clive Brook, Warwick Ward and Annette Benson Date: 1923

Gordon Conway and Annette Benson during filming of Confetti (1927) directed by Graham Cutts Date: 1927

Benson Memorial, Hexham, Northumberland, England. Date: 1900s

A H T Benson, Transvaal Scout Council
A H T Benson, Hon Scoutmaster, Transvaal Scout Council, South Africa

Teddy Benson in uniform, a young recruiting officer, WW1
Four year old Master Teddy Benson, doing his bit by donning khaki and angling for recruits in 1915. He could be seen most mornings in Hyde Park. Date: 1915

Frederick J Benson, Vanity Fair, WHO
FREDERICK J BENSON. Financier who founded his own Bank. Financed Swansea Harbour development. Caption: Swansea Harbour Date: -

Benson log raft - Columbia River, USA
A fine view of a Benson raft - a huge seagoing log raft designed to reliably transport millions of board feet of timber (at one time - this card says 8 million feet) through the open ocean

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