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New Year card in the shape of a pair of binoculars or opera glasses. circa 1890s
The Balcony. Engraving by Barcelo, La Ilustracion, 1882. Colored
Mariano de Cavia (1855-1920). Engraving. ColoredMariano de Cavia (1855-1920). Spanish writer and journalist. Engraving. Colored
Joaquin Jovellar Soler (1819-1892). Engraving, 1892. ColoredJoaquin Jovellar Soler (1819-1892). Spanish politician and military. Engraving, 1892. Colored
Bofill Martorell, Jose Maria (d. 1893)Bofill Martorell, Jose Maria (d.1893). Spanish politician. Engraving by Thomas Pijoliu. Colored
Caricature of the Duke of Connaught in EgyptCaricature of Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (1850-1942), third son of Queen Victoria. Seen here on military service in the British army during the Anglo-Egyptian War of 1882
Caricature of Queen Victoria and the Prince of WalesCaricature of Queen Victoria and Edward, Prince of Wales, in a theatre box, watching a Christmas pantomime. 1881
Fairies in the rushes on a Christmas cardTwo fairy ladies watching a fairy huntsman riding an insect in the rushes on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s
On Western Front 1918Officers making obeservations from a safe distance with the aid of binoculars, near the Front Line of the Western Front. Date: 1918
Comet of 1857 ParisA comet is seen over Paris: in fact the " Comet of 1857" was a hoax. Date: 1857
Racial Type / Jardine 1908David Jardine Jardine at the races wears a top hat, morning coat, grey striped trousers with a front crease, black shoes, high all round collar, black cravat & a monocle. Date: 1908
Racegoer / Jardine 1909Robert Buchanan Jardine at the races wears a top hat, morning coat, grey striped trousers with a front crease & black boots with brown spats (gaiters). Date: 1909
Sir Daniel Cooper at the races wears a bowler hat, brown striped lounge suit, half boots & tan leather gloves. Date: 1908
Pinup / Jane in Ack-AckJane in the Ack-Ack. Date: circa 1940
Green Velvet Coat 1899Long dark green velvet single- breasted coat with large gold buttons & fur yoke, cuffs, collar & epaulettes. Accessories: felt hat with feather trim & parasol. Date: 1899
George HuntleyGeorge Patrick Huntley (1868 1927 ) Man of the theatre, seen here at the races Date: 1908
Helmuth Von MoltkeHelmuth Karl Bernard von Moltke Prussian military chief of staff Date: 1800 - 1891
1857 MUTINY / PICKET / 1857An outlying picket. Date: 1857
Mussolini / Three SoldiersBENITO MUSSOLINI Italian dictator consulting with General Vaccari and others in September 1930 Date: 1930
Metchnikoff / Fantasio 12ELIE METCHNIKOFF (ILYA ILICH MECHNIKOV) Russian zoologist and bacteriologist: a satirical view! Date: 1845 - 1916
Littlehampton - Young woman and her Father-in-law on beachLittlehampton, West Sussex - A young woman and her Father-in-law reasting up against a groyne on the beach. The older gent is obviously keen to do a spot of birdwatching
London Life cover page" You never know whos watching you". London Life cover page for an issue focussing on the world of the private detectives. Date: 26 Ferbuary 1966
Cartoon, Guarding Salonika, WW1Cartoon, Guarding Salonika. Two sailors in white uniform on deck, watching the passing shipping. Date: 1916
Cartoon, An easy target, WW1Cartoon, An easy target. A German sailor tells his Commandant that a merchant ship has stopped near them. The Commandant replies that in that case hes not likely to miss it. Date: 1916
A Langtry First NightA theatre auditorium where the audience all have eye glasses or binoculars fixed to their faces due to the fact that the great beauty, Lily Langtry was appearing on stage. Date: 1929
King George V as a yachtsman at Cowes, Isle of Wight. Date: 1924
WW1 - The repulse of a Zeppelin raid in PolandWW1 - The army on the ground are seen positioned by a slope running down a railway track. Soldiers on foot and on horses, aim their rifles attack the enemy above
Couple with a bull terrierCouple on a country walk with a bull terrier, dated May 1939. Date: 1939
How I Saw the Gold Cup by Tony Sarg, Ascot humourA vertically-challenged gentleman with binoculars at the ready struggles to get any sort of view of the Gold Cup at Ascot. Date: 1914
WW2 birthday card, dog and catsWW2 pop-up birthday card, may Good Luck spot you! A spotted dog and two black cats watch the sky with binoculars, as fire watchers and aircraft spotters. Date: circa 1942
Bruce Bairnsfather cartoon, Maxim MaximCaptain Bruce Bairnsfather, WW1 cartoon, Maxim Maxim -- Fire should be withheld till a favourable target presents itself, published in the Bystander, 1916. Date: 1916
They ve evidently seen me by Bruce BairnsfatherThey ve evidently seen me. A British soldier, precariously peering out the top of a chimney pot, binoculars in hand, is narrowly missed by an enemy shell
Ranger with binoculars - watching for Kopet Dag Arkal sheep. slopes of Kopetdag mountains - Turkmenistan. April - spring
Sailors camping party, Virago Sound, CanadaSailors camping party, Virago Sound, Graham Island, Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, Canada. They belong to HMS Egeria, a British Royal Navy coastal survey ship. Date: 1907
Admiring view from second platform of the Eiffel TowerPeople looking at the view through telescopes and binoculars from the second platform of the Eiffel Tower (a height of 380 feet)
Training Royal Flying Corps officers in a balloon, WW1A school in the sky over London town - how officers are trained in the Royal Flying Corps. Balloons flying over the capital
The Reconnoitring Mortar by Heath RobinsonThis Heath Robinson cartoon show a new German innovation; soldiers with binoculars being launched into the sky. Several little nuances give it away as a Heath Robinson immediately, the mad premise
Observation by BairnsfatherObservation " Ave a squint through these ere Bill, you can see one of the -----s eatin a sausage as clear as anythin " A cartoon by Bruce Bairnsfather featuring Old Bill on observation
Flights into the Future - the first men on the moonAstronauts land on the moon for the first time and set about exploring and taking samples from the lunar landscape. A imaginary
Flights into the Future - space age explorationA futuristic prediction of what it will be like when man finally lands on the moon - astronauts will find themselves in a strange world. Date: 1943
Sino-Japanese WarA Japanese border guard on look-out duty uses binoculars to watch a village on the Chinese frontier during the 1937 - 1945 Sino-Japanese War Date: 1937-1945
The Duke of Norfolk by Glan WilliamsThe Rt. Hon. Bernard Marmaduke Fitzalan-Howard, 16th Duke of Norfolk, Englands premier duke and Earl Marshal (responsible for ceremonial arrangements on behalf of the monarchy)
Satirical portrait of a German colonel, WW1Satirical portrait of a German colonel (Der Herr Oberst) during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918
Mordaunt Fenwick Bisset, Vanity Fair, SpyMORDAUNT FENWICK BISSET (died 1884) British Conservative Party politician, elected as a Member of Parliament for West Somerset
Woman on rock, Portree, Isle of Skye, ScotlandWoman sitting on a rock admiring the view in Portree, Isle of Skye, Scotland. Date: 1926
Woman with binoculars, Portree, Isle of Skye, ScotlandWoman sitting on a rock using binoculars to admire the view in Portree, Isle of Skye, Scotland. Date: 1926
Flecked tweed 1929Specked and flecked tweed winter clothing for casual and sports wear. Date: 1929