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Billy Collection (page 2)

Background imageBilly Collection: Davenie Watson, one of Billy Newsomes talented pupils, 1931

Davenie Watson, one of Billy Newsomes talented pupils, 1931 showing her fondness for a boudoir doll Date: 1931

Background imageBilly Collection: Billy goat mascot of the 41st Regiment of Foot British army

Billy goat mascot of the 41st Regiment of Foot British army
Billy goat mascot of the 41st Regiment of Foot in the British army.. Vintage 19th century photograph

Background imageBilly Collection: King George IVs royal parade through Dublin, 1821

King George IVs royal parade through Dublin, 1821
King George IV of England riding a carriage in a royal parade through Dublin, 1821. Accompanied by Irish gentlemen, lancers, soldiers, bishops and aldermen. Going to the Levee

Background imageBilly Collection: English grocer entering a dining room and surprising

English grocer entering a dining room and surprising his family, 19th century. Mr. John Jorrocks enters to find Mrs Jorrocks in red and gold turban

Background imageBilly Collection: English grocer giving a lecture on hunting in a large

English grocer giving a lecture on hunting in a large room in the Dragon tavern, 19th century. The wall is decorated with hunting cap, leather breeches and three fox tails. Mr

Background imageBilly Collection: English huntsman fording a river with fox hounds

English huntsman fording a river with fox hounds, 19th century. Facey Romford urging his horse up the opposite river bank. Captain Spurrier cut down by Romford

Background imageBilly Collection: Music sheet for The Gipsy with words and music by Billy Reid

Music sheet for The Gipsy with words and music by Billy Reid. A glamorous gipsy fortune teller gazes into a crystal ball where a couple are locked in a romantic embrace. Date: 1940s

Background imageBilly Collection: Chung Ling Soo at the London Hippodrome

Chung Ling Soo at the London Hippodrome
Chung Ling Soo, Chinese conjuror (real name Billy Robinson) in publicity photographs for his act at the London Hippodrome in 1904. Date: 1904

Background imageBilly Collection: Fayne, Milton and Tod in Will o the Whispers

Fayne, Milton and Tod in Will o the Whispers
Greta Fayne, Billy Milton and Quentin Tod in Will o the Whispers at the Shaftesbury Theatre, London. 1928

Background imageBilly Collection: Dancer American Billy Shaw appearing at Chez Nous cabaret

Dancer American Billy Shaw appearing at Chez Nous cabaret
The dancer American Billy Shaw (Billie Shaw) appearing at Chez Nous cabaret, Hotel Excelsior, Lido-Venice, 1927 with Bobby Dupree doing eccentric, acrobatic and novety dances Date: 1927

Background imageBilly Collection: Billy Wells and the Eclair Twins, London, 1919

Billy Wells and the Eclair Twins, London, 1919 Date: 1919

Background imageBilly Collection: Dolly Tree and Mary Howard discussing the costumes

Dolly Tree and Mary Howard discussing the costumes for Billy the Kid (1941), a Western set in 1879 and starring Robert Taylor as the outlaw

Background imageBilly Collection: Gwen Farrar in The Tatler, 1927

Gwen Farrar in The Tatler, 1927
Page from The Tatler, 17th August 1927, featuring Miss Joyce Barbour, Mr Billy Merson and Miss Gwen Farrar in Shake Your Feet at the Hippodrome

Background imageBilly Collection: Shake Your Feet at the London Hippodrome

Shake Your Feet at the London Hippodrome
Page from the Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic News with photographs of the latest production at the London Hippodrome - Shake Your Feet

Background imageBilly Collection: Billy buttons species, Craspedia richea

Billy buttons species, Craspedia richea. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Background imageBilly Collection: Treaty of Versailles, 1919 by Fortunino Matania

Treaty of Versailles, 1919 by Fortunino Matania
The Signing of the Peace Treaty with Germany at Versailles. Britains Prime Minister signing the peace treaty with Germany in the Galerie des Glaces at Versailles, June 28, 1919

Background imageBilly Collection: W F Brawn, footballer, Aston Villa

W F Brawn, footballer, Aston Villa
William (Billy) F Brawn, footballer, Aston Villa. Date: circa 1904

Background imageBilly Collection: Billy Casper - USA golfer

Billy Casper - USA golfer
Billy Casper - American golfer Date: 1960s - 1970s

Background imageBilly Collection: Woollen Manufacturing - Slubbing Machine or Billy

Woollen Manufacturing - Slubbing Machine or Billy. Date: 1811

Background imageBilly Collection: Corporal Billy Lance-Corporal stretcher bearer of RAMC

Corporal Billy Lance-Corporal stretcher bearer of RAMC
Corporal Billy. A Lance-Corporal stretcher bearer of the Royal Army Medical Corps. Emma Rose Mead (1867-1946)

Background imageBilly Collection: Curtiss Model D Pusher replica N8Y

Curtiss Model D Pusher replica N8Y (built by Billy Parker), owned by the Tallmantz Collection, parked at orange County Airport circa 1957. Date: circa 1957

Background imageBilly Collection: Tallmantz Curtiss Model D replica

Tallmantz Curtiss Model D replica
Curtiss Model D replica N8Y, (Billy Parker built) in the Tallmantz aircraft park. Date: circa 1957

Background imageBilly Collection: Puffing Billy, steam locomotive 1813

Puffing Billy, steam locomotive 1813
Puffing Billy, steam locomotive, constructed by William Hedley, engine wright Jonathan Forster and blacksmith Timothy Hackworth for Christopher Blackett

Background imageBilly Collection: Street Violinist

Street Violinist
Billy Waters, who lost a leg in an accident, plays the violin in the street. Date: 1823

Background imageBilly Collection: Ashtabula, Ohio, USA - Flatiron Park - Old Cannon

Ashtabula, Ohio, USA - Flatiron Park - Old Cannon
Ashtabula, Ohio, USA - Flatiron Park, looking toward Center Street - The Old Cannon - " which held Billy Whitlas $10, 000 ransom nearly six hours" Date: circa 1920

Background imageBilly Collection: Mr and Mrs William Fiske (Rose Bingham, Countess of Warwick)

Mr and Mrs William Fiske (Rose Bingham, Countess of Warwick)
Billy Fiske, bobsled champion and well-known Cresta rider and Rose, Countess of Warwick (formerly Rose Bingham) pictured flying to France for their honeymoon after marrying in Maidenhead in 1938

Background imageBilly Collection: Cartoon, tickling an elephant

Cartoon, tickling an elephant
Cartoon by John Hassall: Tickle! Tickle! Tommy holds up a peacock feather and says: See me make im jump and throw Billy orf. Date: 20th century

Background imageBilly Collection: Billy Bumley House - Workington, Cumbria

Billy Bumley House - Workington, Cumbria. Possibly a marker for shipping entering the harbour. Now sadly no longer standing. Date: 1910s

Background imageBilly Collection: William Lanne, last surviving male Tasmanian aborigine

William Lanne, last surviving male Tasmanian aborigine
William Lanne (c1835-1869), also known as King Billy or William Laney, the last surviving full-blooded male Tasmanian aborigine. 1866

Background imageBilly Collection: Billy Bowden - Cricket umpire

Billy Bowden - Cricket umpire Date: 1990s - 2000s

Background imageBilly Collection: Billy Moon, English footballer and cricketer

Billy Moon, English footballer and cricketer
William Robert Billy Moon (1868-1943), English footballer for the Old Westminsters and England. He also played first-class cricket for Middlesex. 1890s

Background imageBilly Collection: WW1 mascots: Billy the baboon

WW1 mascots: Billy the baboon
Billy the baboon, mascot of the South African heavy artillery. WW1

Background imageBilly Collection: Ettie, Lady Desborough

Ettie, Lady Desborough
Ethel Anne Priscilla ( Ettie ) Grenfell (Fane), Lady Desborough (1867-1952), Wife of William Henry Grenfell, Baron Desborough

Background imageBilly Collection: American boxers Joe Louis and Billy Conn, New York, USA

American boxers Joe Louis and Billy Conn, New York, USA
American boxers Joe Louis and Billy Conn weighing in before a fight, New York, USA. They fought each other twice, in 1941 and 1946; Louis won both matches. Date: 1940s

Background imageBilly Collection: Regimental goat, mascot of the Welsh Regiment, WW1

Regimental goat, mascot of the Welsh Regiment, WW1
The billy goat, the pet mascot of the Welsh Regiment pictured at a football match in September 1914. He is wearing a tunic bearing one of the emblems of the regiment, the Prince of Wales plumes

Background imageBilly Collection: Seminole Indian - Billy Bowlegs III

Seminole Indian - Billy Bowlegs III
Billy Bowlegs III, Billy Fewell, aka Cofehapkee (18621965) - a Seminole elder (also of African-American descent). A tribal historian in Florida. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageBilly Collection: Jack Johnson, boxer, going to court, London

Jack Johnson, boxer, going to court, London
The American heavyweight boxer Arthur John Johnson, better known as Jack Johnson (1878-1946), nicknamed the Galveston Giant, World Heavyweight Boxing Champion between 1908 and 1915

Background imageBilly Collection: Snap Playing Cards - Richman - Billy Bunk

Snap Playing Cards - Richman - Billy Bunk. circa 1930s

Background imageBilly Collection: Three scenes from the musical farce Whirled into Happiness

Three scenes from the musical farce Whirled into Happiness at the Lyric Theatre, London, 1922 with Mai Bacon, Tom Wells and Billy Merson Date: 1922

Background imageBilly Collection: W I Bassett, West Bromwich Albion and England footballer

W I Bassett, West Bromwich Albion and England footballer
William Isiah Billy Bassett (1869-1937), footballer for West Bromwich Albion and England. He later became director and chairman of WBA. 1890s

Background imageBilly Collection: ILN page on submarine hunting sea lions, WW1

ILN page on submarine hunting sea lions, WW1
A remarkable naval experiment came to light after the war was over, deemed so unlikely that when The Illustrated London News first heard of it, they believed it to be a hoax

Background imageBilly Collection: Billy the submarine hunting sea lion

Billy the submarine hunting sea lion
A remarkable naval experiment came to light after the war was over, deemed so unlikely that when The Illustrated London News first heard of it, they believed it to be a hoax

Background imageBilly Collection: Music cover, Dearie Mine, by Meredith and Thorburn

Music cover, Dearie Mine, by Meredith and Thorburn
Music cover, Dearie Mine, vocal waltz, with words by Joe Meredith and music by Billy Thorburn, featured and broadcast by The Savoy Havana Band and recorded by The Savoy Orpheans at the Savoy Hotel

Background imageBilly Collection: Exhibition dancers: Gordon and Davico and de Suly and Phelp

Exhibition dancers: Gordon and Davico and de Suly and Phelp
Two exihibition dancers: Hazel Gordon and Vincent Davico and Marie de Suly and Billy Phelps, 1922 Date: 1922

Background imageBilly Collection: Billy Street, Bellaghy

Billy Street, Bellaghy - a street scene with mainly thatched buildings and few people. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Londonderry: Bellaghy). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageBilly Collection: Paris Exhibition of 1889 - Quai de Billy

Paris Exhibition of 1889 - Quai de Billy - Walkway alongside water, lamps etc. Part of Box 119 Boswell Collection Date: 1889

Background imageBilly Collection: Paris Floods - Relocation - Quai de Billy

Paris Floods - Relocation - Quai de Billy - January, 1910 (note the Hotel is called the Navy Hotel !!). Date: 1910

Background imageBilly Collection: Misfitz - Billy

Misfitz - Billy. early 20th century



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