Bill Collection (page 10)

King, the football-playing stallion
King the football-playing stallion was bought by Essex farmer Bill Foyle from a Midlands slaughter market in 1963 for 35. Bill soon discovered that the seven-year-old enjoyed a game of football

Stuntman attempts to fly car over river
Stuntman Bill Johnston of Destruction Squad was supposed to fly his car over a river in the English Midlands, but failed to achieve sufficient speed due to the wet ground

Greylag geese on a lake
Greylag geese (Anser anser) on a lake. circa 1970s

Bill of a one peseta. 1953. Spain
Bill of a one peseta of 1953. Reverse. Spain

Ledger. Bills of exchange
Acceptance of bills of exchange among merchants of Barcelona and Florence. 1411. Ledger. Diocesan Archive. Barcelona. Catalonia. Spain

Anti home-rulers in action: the First Lord mobbed
Illustration by Cyrus Cuneo, showing the hostile reception to Mr and Mrs. Churchill, on Mr. Churchills visit to Ireland to outline the Governments forthcoming Home Rule Bill. Date: 1912

Cartoon, acrobats advised to emigrate
Cartoon showing acrobats being advised to emigrate, possibly with their livelihoods under threat because of the Dangerous Performance Bill

Music cover, You Are Always Sure to Fetch Them with Wst, Wst, Wst, written by Henry Pettitt, sung by G H MacDermott. circa 1880s

Caricature of Frank Toole, theatrical manager
Caricature of Frank (Francis) Toole, theatrical manager to his actor brother John Lawrence Toole. Seen here pasting up a poster -- What a good brother he has been! 1881

Caricature of W E Gladstone, Liberal Prime Minister
Caricature of W E Gladstone (1809-1898), Liberal Prime Minister -- Mr Gladstone has passed a quiet night, and the Coercion Bill (resulting in the Irish Coercion Act). 1881

Cartoon, Father Christmas and theatre people
Cartoon, Father Christmas asks a group of theatre people what they have done for him this year (probably in terms of Christmas entertainment). 1880

Christmas card, Santa Claus as bill sticker. 20th century

Book of Trades, The Bill Sticker. 1841

Savoy Taylors Guild, London -- invoice and receipt for cleaning a two-piece suit. 1927

Winifred Ashton Drawing
WINIFRED ASHTON Author, writing as CLEMENCE DANE, of novels and plays, including Broome stages and A bill of divorcement. Date: 1888 - 1965

William Cody in Action
Colonel WILLIAM FREDERICK CODY (known as Buffalo Bill ) American scout and showman, depicted (on left) in action against a native American and another rascally varmint. Date: 1846-1917

William Cody in 1887
Colonel WILLIAM FREDERICK CODY (known as Buffalo Bill ) American scout and showman. Date: 1846-1917

Robert Cecil in Action
ROBERT, viscount CECIL Statesman, depicted on the floor of the House of Lords, withdrawing his blocking bill. Date: 1864-1958

William Bill, Dean
WILLIAM BILL English churchman, Dean of Westminster. Date: ? - 1561

English Costume C16Th
Royal Costume. Men: flat caps, fur-lined gowns, doublets, heavily embroidered sleeves, duck-bill toed shoes. Woman: ruff split at the front under the chin. 16th century

THE IRISH TEMPEST 1870
THE IRISH TEMPEST Caliban (Rory of the hills) - " This Islands mine, by Sycorax my Mother, which thou tak st from me (Gladstone arouses Ultramontane section) Date: 1870

Disraeli / Reform 1866
Political " Economy" Disraeli thinks the old Reform Bill 1859 banner will do nicely for the opening scene if its spruced up a bit Lord Derby is not so sure. Date: 1 December 1866

Disraeli / Reform 1859
The Last Pantomime of the Season Disraelis Reform Bill is rejected at the last minute, to the delight of MPs Bright, Russell and Palmerston. Date: 19 March 1859

Disraeli / Reform / Critic
Puff at St Stephens Disraeli makes his fellow-MPs kneel and pray for blessing on the new Reform Bill, which had just received royal assent. Date: 17 August 1867

Cartoon, The final shot. The armistice might have been signed, but there are still bills to pay. While he pays for their expensive meal, she nonchalantly powders her nose. Date: 1919

Rowing Coach Forster
Robert Henry Forster, noted rowing coach : he is generally known as Bill. Date: 1910

Buffalo Bills Circus
Buffalo Bills circus: portraits of the characters taking part in the wild west show, including Cody himself and Annie Oakley Date: 1886

Country Inn / Election
Passengers board the coach as it is about to depart. An English sailor prepares to knock off a Frenchmans hat who is dejected at the news of a recent British naval victory Date: 1747

Reform / 1832 / Birmingham
Political Unions gather at New-Hall Hill, Birmingham, to press the case for the Reform Bill. The Bill was passed successfully through the House of Lords on 7 June 1832. Date: May 1832

Bristol Riot / 1831 / Dawson
In Bristol, where only 6000 of the 104, 000 population had the vote in 1830, a crowd protest against the House of Lords defeat of the Reform Bill by burning 100 houses Date: 31 October 1831

Cj Fox / Cook / Hoppner
CHARLES JAMES FOX British statesman with a scene from the Gordon Riots below Date: 1749 - 1806

Disraeli / Political Peri
BENJAMIN DISRAELI Conservative MP and Prime Minister, rejoicing at the success of his electoral reform bill Date: 31 August 1867

Parisian Pays Meal Bill
A customer pays his bill in a Paris restaurant Date: 1833

John Horne Tooke (1736 - 1812) - English controversial Divine and politician (co-founder with John Wilkes of Bill of Rights Society)

Working Class Welcome
From the Mining Districts - - Whos im, Bill ? - A stranger ! - Eave arf a brick at im. Date: 1854

Finding Station Name
Railway Puzzle To find the name of the station among the many bill- boards Date: 1883

Racegoers and bookies at the Epsom Derby, 1933. Date: 1933

Victoria Palace Theatre programme
Inside pages of a theatrical programme for the Victoria Palace Theatre, London for the week commencing July 28th, 1919. Date: 1919

Metropolitan Fire Brigade 1888
Page from The Graphic, showing Captain Eyre Massey Shaw (1828 - 1908), Superintendent of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade (now renamed the London Fire Brigade)

John Hassall Correspondence Art School - the Poster Course
A man up a ladder posts a poster; illustration accompanying a section in the John Hassall Correspondence Art School brochure explaining about its poster course

King George V inspecting Ole Bill - Buckingham Palace
King George V inspecting Ole Bill (driven by James Melton and filled with war veterans) an LCC bus requisitioned by the War Department which saw service throughout the whole of WW1 - Buckingham

L Enfant Prodique by M Carre
Promotional postcard by M. Carre; music Alfred Wormser (Theatre des Funambules, Pasis, 14/6/1890). First produced in England Lyric Theatre, , 25/4/1900. Cartoon by G E Studdy. Date: circa 1900

Electricity bill for resident of Lima, New York State, USA
Electricity bill for Mrs William Vary, a resident of Lima, New York State, USA. The power supplier is the Lima Honeoye Electric Light & Railroad Company, six kilowatts were consumed in May 1918

Broad-billed parrot
Plate 7 from Extinct and Vanishing Birds of the World, Lord Lionel Walter Rothschild (1907). Date: 1907

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, Puppy Tails. Thoughtful Bill the bloodhound tells a little white puppy that it is bad manners to eat too quickly, and then to sit on the empty plate. Date: 1912

Seven Seas cruise yacht, Miami, Florida, USA
Seven Seas cruise yacht, Scenic Wonderland Cruise, Miami, Florida, USA, with inset photos of the captains (Dad and Bill Albury) and the cabaret entertainers (The Singing Maxsons). Date: 1930s

The Lord Mayor by William Heath Robinson
The Lord Mayor held a long council, illustration by William Heath Robinson to Bill the Minder. Credit must appear as: Courtesy of Mrs J. C. Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/Mary Evans Picture Library Date: 1947

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