Burns Collection

Portrait of Robert Burns, Ayr, Scotland. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Robert Burns & Creations
ROBERT BURNS Scottish national poet Portrait surrounded by his creations

Giordano Bruno Burns
GIORDANO BRUNO Italian philosopher, arrested by the Inquisition and burnt at the stake in Rome for scientific heresy, 17 February 1600

Robert Burns cottage, Alloway, South Ayrshire, Scotland, with sheep and cattle passing by. Date: circa 1920s

Singing Auld Lang Syne
The song of many happy people and sentimental drunks upon New Years Eve, Auld Lang Syne, a traditional air with words by Robert Burns

Whisky Drinking
Scottish Whisky drinkers : " Willie Brew d A Peck O Maut" - poem by Robert Burns

Robert Burns / Nasmyth
ROBERT BURNS Scottish national poet Portrait

Reformation in England
Title-page of a history of the Reformation in England : Henry VIII defies the pope, Edward VI prays, Mary burns Ridley, Latimer, Cranmer; Elizabeth sets all right

Sawtre, Lollard, Burns
William Sawtre, priest of St Osyths church, London, is burnt for following the heretical views of Wyclif : he is considered to be the first Lollard martyr

Robert Burns, Scottish poet
Robert Burns (1759-1796), Scottish poet. Date: 1866

Robert Burns and Highland Mary
Robert Burns - Scottish poet (1759-1796) and Highland Mary (Mary Campbell) (17631786) - with whom he shared a passionate love affair and to whom he deidcated a number of poems and songs

Silhouette portrait of Robert Burns (1759 - 1796), Scottish national poet. Date: 1787

Ufos / Michalak
At Falcon Lake, Manitoba, Stephen Michalak, a Pole, approaches a landed UFO and receives a grid-pattern of burns on his chest

Semele and Zeus
Beloved by Zeus, Semele (daughter of Cadmus) is tricked into asking him to appear to her in all his splendour; he reluctantly does so, and she burns up

Robert Burns House - Bank Street, Dumfries. Date: circa 1910s

Burns / Now Westlin Winds
NOW WESTLIN WINDS But Peggy dear the ev nings clear, Thick flies the skimming swallow, The sky is blue, the fields in view, All fading green and yellow

Chuck Berry on Stage
Chuck Berry was a founding father of rock & roll music; one of its greatest singers, songwriters and performers, without whom popular music would be very different

Alfred Burns the Cakes
Alfred the Great is scolded by the neatherds wife for letting the cakes burn

Hoffmann / Harriet / Matches
THE DREADFUL STORY ABOUT HARRIET & THE MATCHES " She burns all over everywhere"

Robert Burns / Ayr Cottage
ROBERT BURNS the Scottish national poets cottage at Ayr Date: 1859

Robert Burns Church at Cardross, Dunbartonshire, Scotland. Date: 1950s photo

Burns Mausoleum Edinburg
ROBERT BURNS Monument to Scotlands national poet at Calton Hill, Edinburgh

America - The Stamp Act - Burning the Stamps
American Colonists burn papers bearing the Stamps required under The Stamp Act of March 22, 1765. The new tax was imposed on all American colonists

King Alfred of Wessex burns the cakes
One popular legend from the life of Alfred the Great (849-899 AD), originating from 12th century chronicles, tells how after fleeing to the Somerset Levels

Mauchline - Nance Tinnock's Tavern - Robert Burns - Victorian period

Nance Tinnocks Tavern, Mauchline

Robert Burns Cottage, Alloway

Alloway Burns Cottage Victorian period

Illustration of Jean Armour, Mrs. Robert Burns

Mrs Robert Burns

Kitchen in Robert Burns home

Ayr Robert Burns Kitchen Victorian period

Robert Burns Cottage

Alloway Robert Burns Cottage Victorian period

John Burns MP, possibly 1920s

WW2 - Romance Of Jenny W. R. E. N
An illustrated front cover for a WW2 children's story book, Romance Of Jenny W.R.E.N. written by Sheila Burns. The image portrays the title character

Cunard Line, RMS Aquitania, tin printed sign (back)
TRAVEL AGENT?S PRESSED TIN PRINTED SIGN (back), THE CUNARD LINE, depicting Aquitania under way, signed Burns lower left, within simulated wooden frame with Cunard banner title

King Alfred burns the cakes
King Alfred in the Neatherd's cottage, burning the cakes Date: 9th century

Burns Philp & Co Advertisement
An advertisement photograph showing a hut settlement by the waters edge, with a number of small boats on the surface. Used for promoting Burns Philp & Co

Yadil Advertisement
Advertisement promoting the use of Yadil for treatment of common colds, influenza, coughs, hay fever, sore throats, pneumonia, mumps, scarlet fever, measles, whooping cough, typhoid fever

Photograph of Lady Dorothy Nevill and Mr John Burns at the Opening of the Victoria and Albert Museum; One of the illustrations from the memoir "Under Five Reigns" by Lady Dorothy Nevill

Illustration, Death and Doctor Hornbook
Illustration to Death and Doctor Hornbook, a poem by Robert Burns. Date: 1866

Burns Dr Hornbrook Hornbook Books Poems 1785
burns, dr, hornbrook, hornbook, books, poems, 1785, 1780s, death, doctor, ye, ken, jock, i, clachan, deil, mak, king, hood, spleuchan, grown, sae, weel, acquaint, wi, buchan, ither, chaps, history

LADY AT TOMB
Of joys departed, not to return, how painful the remembrance... - illustration to a poem by Burns. Date: early 19th century

CHICAGO THEATRE FIRE
600 people die when the Iroquois Theatre, Chicago, burns Date: 1904

Bifrost or The Rainbow Bridge leading to the Afterlife
Bifrost - a burning rainbow bridge that reaches between Midgard (the world) and Asgard (the realm of the gods) in Norse mythology. 1916

Scottish tartan -- Campbell Clan (comprising the Bannatyne, Burns, Connochie, Denune, MacDiarmid, MacGlasrich, MacIvor, MacKellar, MacTavish, Thomas, Thomson, Caddell, Calder and Loudoun families)

Battersea new Ladies Swimming Bath
The new Ladies Swimming Bath opened in 1904 by Battersea Council on Burns Road. Date: 1904

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