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Queen Berthes Staircase, Chartres, FranceQueen Berthes Staircase, Chartres, Eure-et Loir Department, France Date: circa 1930s
Bombardment of Paris in the First World WarBombardment of Paris by the German long range Paris gun " Big Bertha". 1918
Josie, six year old, Bertha, six years old, Sophie, 10 years old, all shuck regularly. Maggioni Canning Co. Location: Port Royal, South Carolina. Date 1911 February
Bertha Kalich. Date c1905
Why open the door, coal miners child uses the cat hole. Bertha Hill, West Virginia (Note pipe in one hand, gun in other). Date 1938 Sept. Why open the door, coal miners child uses the cat hole
King Ethelbert ConvertedEthelbert, the Saxon King of Kent, is converted to Christianity by Augustine, who had been sent to England by Pope Gregory
St Augustine before EthelbertKing Ethelbert and his consort Bertha, Saxon rulers of Kent, are addressed by Augustine, sent by Pope Gregory on a Christian mission to England. Date: 597 A.D
German 42cm Big Bertha howitzer, Western Front, WW1A German 42cm Big Bertha howitzer in action on the Western Front during the First World War. It was manufactured by Krupp. Seen here with gunners, preparing to fire. Date: 1914-1918
St Augustine and the EnglishSt Augustine was sent by Pope Gregory as a missionary to England. He went first to King Ethelbert (because his French wife Bertha was already a Christian). Date: Circa 600 AD
Fashions for April 1851Evening corsages including a lace bertha & bows (echelles); fringed green pardessus; black lace edged mantle with collar; purple morning dress: jacket corsage with tabbed basque
Ethelbert &^ AugustineAugustine preaches Christianity to Ethelbert, King of Kent, and Queen Bertha
Evening Dress 1839Man: black pantaloons, cut- away tail coat, top hat & green waistcoat. Woman: dress with lace bertha & basques, over-skirt caught up at the front with large bows
Evening Dress 1860SColoured skirt & bodice; corsage off the shoulder, pointed waist back & front & a doule skirt. White bertha & overskirt caught up at the sides & trimmed with roses
Augustine preaching to King Ethelbert and Queen BerthaAugustine, first Archbishop of Canterbury (from 598). He was a Benedictine prior at a monastery in Rome, and Christian missionary to the English
Queen Bertha, later a saintBERTHA, BERTA, BERTE, BERTHE, BERTRADA or ALDEBERGE Queen of Ethelbert, King of Kent, daughter of Charibert I, Merovingian King of Paris
Moore Sisters / 1904THE MOORE SISTERS Decima, Bertha, Eva and Jessie Moore, actresses
Costume / Garden 1850SGreen floral print dress; pink dress with a lace bertha; open corsage, chemisette & 3/4 sleeves with engageantes; lace caps with lappets; coiled hair with gold comb, plume & pearls
GIRLs FASHIONS 1846Pink dress: four scallop edged flounces, tight fitting sleeves with volans & worn with a net pelerine. Hair: covers the ears. Green dress: worn with a shawl & bonnet
Grape-Trimmed Dress 1840Dress adorned with bunches of grapes: with a lace falling tucker, pointed waist & short puffed sleeves. The skirt is pinned up on one side. Worn with a plumed tudor style hat
Flappers 1923Two happy flappers wear soft wide brimmed hats & gathered skirts that catch the breeze
Printed Frocks 1929Print frocks in georgette & chiffon: casino frock with cape, scalloped yokes & uneven hem; bertha corsage, flared flounce & pleated ruffle trim; brown dress: box-pleated flounces
Dressing Gowns 1841Man: plaid dressing gown, skull cap & slippers. Woman: evening dress, short sleeves with lace volans & bertha, skirt en tablier trimmed with swags of lace & roses
Asymetrical Trim 1922Barrel-line dress: slash neck & all-round turnover collar creating a berta or cape effect, narrow sleeves, asymetrical bands of trim & a low slung belt at the hips