Carnarvon Collection

Carnarvon Castle Liner
Passenger liner of the Union Castle Line

The discoverers of Tutankhamen
Standing on the steps leading to the doorway of Tutankhamens tomb are (from left to right) Lady Evelyn Herbert, her father Lord Carnarvon, Mr Howard Carter and Mr B

Entrance to Menai Bridge
The entrance to the Menai Bridge from the Carnarvon shore. The bridge between mainland Wales and Anglesey was designed by Thomas Telford and opened in 1826

Lord Carnarvon
Photographic portrait of George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon (1866-1923), c.1922. Lord Carnarvon was the wealthy, English amateur egyptologist who financed Howard Carters excavations in the Valley

Howard Carter, Lord Carnarvon - entrance, Tutankhamun's Tomb
Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon at the entrance to Tutankhamun Tomb

Lady Evelyn Herbert, Carnarvon, Carter and Callender
Lady Evelyn Herbert, Lord Carnarvon, Howard Carter and Arthur Callender at Tutankhamun's Tomb entrance, Novembe

Tilly Losch and child evacuees, Highclere
Tilly Losch, Countess of Carnarvon, (1903-1975) hosting child evacuees, at Highclere Castle, Newbury. Article captioned, The Food of Love, by Edwin Evans

Prince of Wales investiture, eight reportage photographs of scenes from the investiture, Carnarvon Castle, Wales. Captioned, Cool or Nervous

Royal Mail steamship Carnarvon Castle, Union Castle Line, to South and East Africa Date: 20th century

Caernarfon Castle in Wales - sometimes anglicised as Caernarvon Castle. Date: circa 1939

First inspection of Tutankhamun's tomb
The first glimpse of the great Egyptian treasure: a drawing from material supplied by Lord Carnarvon. Lord Carnarvon, Lady Evelyn Herbert

George Herbert 5th Earl Carnarvon C1922 Iln Import
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An artistic representation - Discovery of Tutankhamun's Tomb
An artistic representation of the Discovery of the Tomb of Tutankhamun by (on right) Archeologist Howard Carter (1874-1939) and his backer (on left) George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon (1866-1923)

Carnarvon Castle, Wales, boats in the foreground
Vintage 19th century photograph: Carnarvon Castle, Wales, boats in the foreground

Caernarfon Castle, North Wales
circa 1910s

Bont Newydd Orphanage, Carnarvon
Children and matron at the Calvinistic Methodists Orphanage at Bont Newydd, near Carnarvon (Caernarfon). Date: early 1900s

Society women in their jewels
Page from The Sketch featuring a number of ladies of nobility wearing pearl necklaces, tiaras and other family jewels. 1. Lady Gooch, 2. Lady St. Oswald in a splendid dog collar, 3

Edward of Caernarvon (King Edward II of England)
Edward of Caernarvon, later King Edward II of England. Seen here with a fallen stag in the snow. 13th century

A statue of King Tutankhamun
Front cover of The Illustrated London News featuring a statue of Tutankhamun on guard at his sepulchre for 3000 years. It was one of the life size statues standing either side of a sealed door which

The Dennistoun case in the law courts
A page from the Sphere showing portraits of the people involved in the scandalous Dennistoun law case, also known as the Bachelors Case

Lord Carnarvon dies: page from The Illustrated London News
An article in The Illustrated London News dated 14th April 1923, reporting on the recent death of the Egyptologist George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon (1866-1923). 1923

The Prince of Wales Crown
circa 1910s

Sailing Boats & Castle, Carnarvon (Caernarfon), Caernarfonshire, Wales. Date: 1900s

Lord Carnarvon and Howard Carter in Tutankamens Tomb, Egypt
Photograph showing George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon, looking into the Gilded Sanctuary Room of Tutankhamens tomb, as Howard Carter looks back towards the photographer in the main outer

Carnarvon Arms Hotel & Railway Station, Dulverton, Somerset
Carnarvon Arms Hotel & Railway Station, Dulverton, near Tiverton, Somerset, England. Devon and Somerset Railway, Date: 1905

First circumnavigation of Australia by seaplane - 1924
A map showing the route of the first circumnavigation of Australia by seaplane in 1924. On April 6, 1924, RAAF pilots Wing Commander Stanley James (Jimmy) Goble (1891-1948)

Lord Carnarvon arrives at Luxor with his daughter
Lord Carnarvon arrived at Luxor from Cairo on January 29th 1923 for the opening of the sealed inner chamber at King Tutankhamens tomb

Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon
The photgraph shows Howard Carter, Lord Carnarvon, Lady Allenby and the Governor of the Province entering the Chamber after the removal of the temporary door

Carnarvon Castle
Colour lantern slide depicting Carnarvon Castle in Wales. Date: circa 1890s

Lord Carnarvon, 1940
Lord Carnarvon, a well-known racehorse owner, was made adjutant of a cavalry training regiment during the Second World War. 1940

David Charles
DAVID CHARLES Churchman, dissenting minister at Carnarvon, Wales. Date: 1762 - 1834

Henry Earl of Carnarvon
HENRY HERBERT, third earl of CARNARVON Statesman, traveller and writer, depicted in militia uniform. Date: 1800 - 1849

4th Earl Carnarvon
HENRY HOWARD MOLYNEUX, fourth earl of CARNARVON Statesman, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland; at age 54. Date: 1831 - 1890

Carnarvon / Whitehall
HENRY, 4TH EARL OF CARNARVON British aristocracy Date: 1831 - 1890

Card commemorating Falkland Islands naval battle, WW1
Card commemorating Falkland Islands naval battle on 8 December 1914, when the British navy sank four German warships (Scharnhorst, Leipzig, Nurnberg and Gneisenau)

Lady Eveyln Beauchamp, 1929
Lady Evelyn Beauchamp (nee Herbert), daughter of the 5th Earl of Carnarvon at the races, 1929. The Countess wears a wrap-coat of fine cloth, with a scarf collar and romantic short Cavalier cloak

Lady Eveyln Beauchamp and the Countess of Carnarvon, 1929
Lady Eveyln Beauchamp(19011980) and her mother Almina Herbert, the Countess of Carnarvon(1876 -1969), at the Hurst Park races, 1929

Oh, Carnarvon! by George Studdy
Oh, Carnarvon! Bonzo discovers a treasure trove of Egyptian mummified cats. George Ernest Studdy (1878-1948), was the creator of Bonzo

Lady Evelyn Herbert, the only daughter of Lord George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnavon. First woman to see the interior of Tutankhamens tomb. Date: 1923

Lord Carnarvons House at the foot of the Tomb
Howard Carter and his party about to leave for the Valley of the Kings. Mr Carter is seated by the driver and behind are Mr Mace and Mr Burton. Date: 17th Febrary 1923, p160

Lord Carnarvon preparing to reach the Valley of the Tombs of
Photograph taken of the afternoon of Lord Carnarvons return to Luxor, when he set out to pay his first visit to King Tutankhamens tomb in the Valley of the Tombs of the Kings

Lord Carnarvon and Lady Evelyn Herbert
Lord Carnarvon and his daughter, Lady Evelyn Herbert arriving at their hotel, the Winter Palace at Luxor. The purpose of Lord Carnarvon was to witness the opening of the inner sealed chamber of

General view, sunset, Carnarvon Castle (i. e. Caernarfon), Wa
General view, sunset, Carnarvon Castle (i.e. Caernarfon), Wales. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

General view, Carnarvon Castle (i. e. Caernarfon), Wales
General view, Carnarvon Castle (i.e. Caernarfon), Wales. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

From Carnarvon road, Snowdon, Wales. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

General view end, Carnarvon Castle (i. e. Caernarfon), Wales
General view end, Carnarvon Castle (i.e. Caernarfon), Wales. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Interior, looking east, Carnarvon Castle (i. e. Caernarfon)
Interior, looking east, Carnarvon Castle (i.e. Caernarfon), Wales. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

1930S SEMIS
Neat semi-detached houses and well-cared-for front gardens at Carnarvon, Carnarvonshire, Wales. Date: 1930s

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