Cane Collection (page 12)

Sugar Cane Press / 18th C
SUGAR PRODUCTION Two mills used as sugar cane press in the French West Indies in the 18th Century. One is moved by animals, the other is a water mill. Date: circa 1760

Nicolas I of Montenegro, exiled in France, WW1
King Nicolas I of Montenegro (1841-1921, reigned 1910-1918), seen here in national costume during his exile in France (Lyons) with his family during the First World War. Date: circa 1918

A Painful Subject - silhouette by Konewka
Silhouette of a teacher brutally thrashing his pupil by the German silhouettist Konewka Date: c.1830

Egypt - Alexandria - Sugar Cane and Sweet Vendor Date: 1938

George V inspecting boy scouts
King George V inspecting a line of boy scouts, who are standing to attention. A group of people are watching from the top of a wall

General von Hutier and General von Sauberzweig
General Oskar von Hutier (1857-1934), German army officer during the First World War. He was Commander of the 8th Army which took Riga in September 1917

Processing sugar cane, 1877
Grinding sugar cane in Cuba. Date: 1877

Group of people on Mount Pilatus, Switzerland
A group of people described as a Polytechnic Party, enjoying a day out on Mount Pilatus, Switzerland. Date: August 1908

General Sir Douglas Haig, British army officer
General Sir Douglas Haig (1861-1928), British army officer during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

West Indies sugar mill
Interior view of a sugar mill in the West Indies. Date: 19th century

De Mornays patent sugar-mill, Brazil, 1854
The interior of a mill house showing de Mornays patent sugar-mill on the Carauna Estate, in Pernambuco, Brazil. Date: 1854

Russian Basket Maker Date: circa 1907

Dr W G Grace and HRH The Prince of Wales
Famous (and infamous) English cricketer Dr William Gilbert Grace ( WG ) (1848-1915) and HRH Edward The Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII) (1894-1972)

A very poor man - Algiers, Algeria Date: circa 1920s

COSTUME 1774-1780
French costumes of the later 1770s include the examples of the high, elaborate hairstyles then worn, also the polonaise gown & pelerines. One lady wears a calash (folding hood). Date: 1774 - 1780

King George Iv / Keapsacke
KING GEORGE IV OF ENGLAND In a fur-trimmed coat, with top hat and cane Date: 1762 - 1830

George Robey / Signed
GEORGE ROBEY Music hall entertainer Date: 1869 - 1954

Man in Black 1820S
Elegantly restrained gentleman all in black: top hat, frock coat, gloves, strapped pantaloons, boots & cravat. The shirt at least is white & his cane - brown! Date: 1820s

SCENE FROM LES FACHEUX
Scene from LES FACHEUX - judging from appearances, a servant is about to be struck with his masters cane for letting his hat fall on the floor. Date: first performed 1661

Shadow drawing. C. H. Bennett, Foolish Tommy Pigeon
Foolish Tommy Pigeon. Illustration from a series of shadow portraits of fictional characters by Charles H Bennett entitled Shadow and Substance, 1860

Cutting sugar cane, Montego, Jamaica
Workers cutting sugar cane at Montego, Jamaica

Portrait of an army corporal, Mid Wales
Portrait of an army corporal in full uniform, posing for his photo in a garden, probably in Mid Wales. He wears a medal, and his cap

Hammersmith Workhouse and Infirmary, West London
The new Hammersmith workhouse and infirmary on Du Cane Road, Hammersmith, West London, were opened in 1905 by Princess Henry of Battenberg

Seven people and a dog, Middle East
Seven people -- four men and three women -- and a dog pose for an informal photo, with pith helmets in abundance, somewhere in the Middle East

Bai Jove by George Ranstead
Pen and ink drawing on a postcard showing a caricature of a typical British officer, complete with puttees, cane and eye glass

The Man of the Moment by George Ranstead
The Man of the Moment, a local grocer, is depicted wearing expensive clothes and smoking a fat cigar. Shopkeepers were often accused of profiteering during the Great War and were frequently satirised

Henson, Nerman
Leslie Henson, Heather Thatcher, Claude Hulbert, Margary Hicklin, Percy Hemming

Uganda - Rukidi III
Uganda - Tribal King Rukidi III (ruled 1929 - 1965) - seated in his opulent throne, surrounded by leopard and cheetah skins and wearing a hat with an Osprey feather

Young sugar cane vendors - Alexandria, Egypt
Young sugar cane sellers at Alexandria, Egypt. One girls nibbles the end of a piece of the sweet cane

Funny Postcard - Urgency
A superb humourous postcard depicting a young man taking a long time over his telegram, which has a lot to do with the pretty young girl behind the counter

Sri Lankan Chief
A Sri Lankan Kandyan chief in his finery

Belgium - Senior Belgian Railway Official & daughter standing in front of his house which boast the most elegant and exotic net curtains one is likely to witness in ones lifetime

Near Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey - Greek Hotel Owner
The corpulent and magnificent Greek Hotel proprietor of the Hotel Ephesus at the village of Seljuk close to Smyrna (Izmir), Monsieur Carpouzas

Hammersmith Hospital, London
Aerial view of Hammersmith Hospital, Du Cane Road, Hammersmith, West London, originally opened in 1905 as the Hammersmith workhouse and infirmary

Types of Femininity: by Suzanne Meunier. No. IX. - The Rivie
Young girl in a flimsy sundress relaxing in a cane chair with a Chinese parasol

Lady Alexandra and Maud Duff
The daughters of Princess Louise of Wales, Duchess of Fife, Alexandra (1891-1959) and Maud (1893-1945) perched in a rather elaborate cane carriage

Native School, Cairo, Egypt
A Native School in Cairo, Egypt. Children gather around the teacher of the lesson, beside a finely cut Wooden screen

Dreamlike painting of a flowergirl and whicker chair
A young girl festooned with flowers holding a bouquet, stands alongside a whickerwork chair. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Turkish soldiers on leave in Nice
Turkish soldiers in Nice, France whilst on leave

Sugar Cane Sellers / Market, Cairo, Egypt

Children Write on Wall
Two naughty children draw a cartoon of a grumpy old man unaware that he is observing their graffiti just behind them

Shower Bath / Ackermann
A stylish young gent barges in on someone partaking of a shower bath and a young lady who is undressing - no doubt he wants to know why women always take so long!

Dapper Man / Dryden
A very dapper looking gentleman wearing a cape and smoking a cigarette in a holder

Sugar Cane, Southern California, 1888
Illustration showing some towering sugar canes, Southern California, 1888

Paul I / Russia / Wolff
PAUL I Emperor of Russia 1796-1801; son of Peter III and Catherine the Great

Zulu wars. Zulu women selling sugar cane in Pietrmaritzburg
Following the end of the conflict the scene shows Zulu women conversing with zulu men selling sugar cane. There are black soldiers in European dress and children

Costume Men & Boys 1845
Boys: trousers, tasselled cap, short fitted jackets one with braiding. Men:1/2 length sac coat, pinched waists, waistcoats with a deep V opening & strapped trousers

Robert Peel(Y) / Crowquill
SIR ROBERT PEEL (THE YOUNGER) British statesman

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