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Background imageCarte Collection: Gilbert & Sullivan Operas, D Oyly Carte Souvenir

Gilbert & Sullivan Operas, D Oyly Carte Souvenir
D Oyly Cartes Season of Gilbert and Sullivan Operas, Souvenir Programme, Princes Theatre, London, 29 September 1919 - 31 January 1920, showing a large cast of characters from the operettas. 1919-1920

Background imageCarte Collection: Poster advertising the D Oyly Carte Opera Company

Poster advertising the D Oyly Carte Opera Company, famous for its Gilbert and Sullivan operetta productions. Pictured are scenes from The Gondoliers, The Mikado and The Yeomen of the Guard

Background imageCarte Collection: Retro poster, Gilbert & Sullivan, D Oyly Carte

Retro poster, Gilbert & Sullivan, D Oyly Carte
Retro poster for Gilbert & Sullivan, D Oyly Carte, character from HMS Pinafore. 1960s

Background imageCarte Collection: Programme design, Gilbert & Sullivan, Princess Ida

Programme design, Gilbert & Sullivan, Princess Ida, Savoy Theatre, London. A respectful operatic perversion of Tennysons " Princess" in Three Acts. circa 1880s

Background imageCarte Collection: Pinafore / Programme 1

Pinafore / Programme 1
Cover of the programme for the original production, incorporating portraits of Mr Gilbert and Mr Sullivan, also Mr D Oyly Carte

Background imageCarte Collection: Mrs (later Lady) Dorothy D Oyly Carte, daughter of the 2nd Earl of Cranbrook

Mrs (later Lady) Dorothy D Oyly Carte, daughter of the 2nd Earl of Cranbrook and wife of Rupert D Oyly Carte, the impresario behind Gilbert and Sullivan and the Savoy Hotel

Background imageCarte Collection: Victorian gardener with watering can, Chelmsford

Victorian gardener with watering can, Chelmsford
Studio portrait of a Victorian gardener with watering can, Chelmsford. circa 1860s

Background imageCarte Collection: Retro poster, Gilbert & Sullivan, D Oyly Carte

Retro poster, Gilbert & Sullivan, D Oyly Carte
Retro poster for Gilbert & Sullivan, D Oyly Carte, character from HMS Pinafore. 1960s

Background imageCarte Collection: Princess Alice of Great Britain & Grand Duke Louis of Hesse

Princess Alice of Great Britain & Grand Duke Louis of Hesse
Princess Alice (1843-1878), third child and second daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert pictured here around the time of her marriage with her husband Grand Duke Louis IV of Hesse-Darmstadt

Background imageCarte Collection: D Oyly Cartes Opera Co. in Utopia, limited Gilbert & Sulliv

D Oyly Cartes Opera Co. in Utopia, limited Gilbert & Sullivans new opera. Date c1894

Background imageCarte Collection: R D oyly Carte / Van Fair

R D oyly Carte / Van Fair
RICHARD D OYLY CARTE English impresario, producer of Gilbert and Sullivan operettas

Background imageCarte Collection: Retro poster, Gilbert & Sullivan, D Oyly Carte

Retro poster, Gilbert & Sullivan, D Oyly Carte
Retro poster for Gilbert & Sullivan, D Oyly Carte, character from HMS Pinafore. 1960s

Background imageCarte Collection: Going with a Swing

Going with a Swing
Humorous illustration by Lawson Wood (1878-1957) showing Gran pop the orang utan swinging on vines. Entitled Gran pop travels a la Carte

Background imageCarte Collection: Map / China / Tibet 1749

Map / China / Tibet 1749
CARTE DU GRAND THIBET scale in French leagues

Background imageCarte Collection: Boys Brigade Member posing with rifle

Boys Brigade Member posing with rifle
Boys Brigade Member in distinctive uniform and cap - posing with rifle and wearing a silver cross medal

Background imageCarte Collection: Studio portrait, Captain & Mrs Crabtree

Studio portrait, Captain & Mrs Crabtree, at the time of the American Civil War. 1864

Background imageCarte Collection: Avec la carte, nous en aurons peu, mais nous en aurons tous

Avec la carte, nous en aurons peu, mais nous en aurons tous. Casse aujourd hui ton sucre en deux pour en avoir demain?. Large sword cutting sugar cone in two. Date 1916

Background imageCarte Collection: Jean Ingelow / Carte Visit

Jean Ingelow / Carte Visit
JEAN INGELOW English writer

Background imageCarte Collection: Jane Welsh Carlyle (1801-1866) - Scottish writer

Jane Welsh Carlyle (1801-1866) - Scottish writer, her husband was the essayist Thomas Carlyle. Date: circa 1860

Background imageCarte Collection: Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) - British historian

Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) - British historian, satirical writer, essayist, translator, philosopher, mathematician, and teacher. Date: circa 1860

Background imageCarte Collection: Queen Victoria and Prince Albert carte de visite

Queen Victoria and Prince Albert carte de visite
Queen Victoria and Prince Albert Date: 1860

Background imageCarte Collection: Man and his Penny Farthing

Man and his Penny Farthing or High Wheel Bicycle - carte de visite photograph by Buttock Brothers, Royal Leamington Spa 1870s Date: 1870s

Background imageCarte Collection: Party carte de visite photograph by Wyles, Southport

Party carte de visite photograph by Wyles, Southport

Background imageCarte Collection: Admiral Sir Baldwin Wake Walker, 1st Baronet, KCB, CMG

Admiral Sir Baldwin Wake Walker, 1st Baronet, KCB, CMG
Vintage 19th century photograph: captioned as Admiral Sir Baldwin Wake Walker, 1st Baronet, KCB, CMG (6 January 1802 - 12 February 1876) was Surveyor of the Navy from 1848 to 1861

Background imageCarte Collection: Portrait of a disabled man in a Victorian era wheelchair

Portrait of a disabled man in a Victorian era wheelchair
Vintage 19th century photograph: potrait of a disabled man in a Victorian era wheelchair

Background imageCarte Collection: Heinrich Hermann Josef Freiherr von Heß

Heinrich Hermann Josef Freiherr von Heß
Vintage 19th century photograph: Heinrich Hermann Josef Freiherr von Hesz (alternatively: von Hess) (17 March 1788, Vienna - 13 April 1870, Vienna), was an Austrian soldier and field marshal

Background imageCarte Collection: Abdelkader ibn Muhieddine known as the Emir Abdelkader

Abdelkader ibn Muhieddine known as the Emir Abdelkader
Vintage 19th century photograph: Abdelkader ibn Muhieddine (6 September 1808 - 26 May 1883; Arabic: Ï╣Ï¿Ï» Ϻ┘ä┘éϺϻÏ▒ ϺϿ┘å...Ï¡┘è┘è Ϻ┘äÏ»┘è┘åÔÇÄ ╩┐Abd al-Q─üdir ibn Muß©Ñy al-d─½n)

Background imageCarte Collection: Gyorgy Klapka, Georg Klapka, Hungarian general

Gyorgy Klapka, Georg Klapka, Hungarian general
Vintage 19th century photograph: Gyorgy Klapka, also known in German as Georg Klapka was a Hungarian general

Background imageCarte Collection: Auguste Michel Etienne Regnaud de Saint-Jean d Angely

Auguste Michel Etienne Regnaud de Saint-Jean d Angely
Vintage 19th century photograph: Auguste Michel Etienne Regnaud de Saint-Jean d Angely, later 2nd Count Regnaud de Saint-Jean d Angely was a Marshal of France, soldier and politician

Background imageCarte Collection: Doing the Lambeth Walk, 1938

Doing the Lambeth Walk, 1938
Entertainments a la carte, by Alan Bott. On with the walk

Background imageCarte Collection: Lovers on Penny Farthing Bicycles 1870

Lovers on Penny Farthing Bicycles 1870 - carte de visite, Cycling Valentine

Background imageCarte Collection: White Star Line, First Class OSNC milk jug

White Star Line, First Class OSNC milk jug
White Star Line, First Class Oceanic Steam Navigation Company a la carte milk jug decorated in cobalt blue with gilt Greek key pattern. 3ins

Background imageCarte Collection: White Star Line, Copeland Spode soup bowl

White Star Line, Copeland Spode soup bowl
White Star Line, Copeland Spode a la carte soup bowl with gilt Oceanic Steam Navigation Company cobalt blue design. 9ins

Background imageCarte Collection: White Star Line, Copeland Spode dinner plate

White Star Line, Copeland Spode dinner plate
White Star Line, Copeland Spode a la carte dinner plate with gilt Oceanic Steam Navigation Company cobalt blue design. 9ins

Background imageCarte Collection: White Star Line, Copeland Spode OSNC crescent dish

White Star Line, Copeland Spode OSNC crescent dish
White Star Line, extremely rare Copeland Spode OSNC a la carte crescent dish with gilt Oceanic Steam Navigation Company cobalt blue design. 8ins

Background imageCarte Collection: White Star Line, Copeland Spode OSNC fruit bowl

White Star Line, Copeland Spode OSNC fruit bowl
White Star Line, extremely rare Copeland Spode a la carte fruit bowl with gilt Oceanic Steam Navigation Company cobalt blue design. 9ins

Background imageCarte Collection: White Star Line, cobalt blue and gilt dinner plate

White Star Line, cobalt blue and gilt dinner plate
White Star Line, unusual cobalt blue and gilt a la carte dinner plate

Background imageCarte Collection: White Star Line, RMS Titanic, view of B Deck restaurant

White Star Line, RMS Titanic, view of B Deck restaurant
White Star Line, RMS Titanic, view of a la carte restaurant on B Deck. A section of a column from this restaurant was recovered by CS Minia while searching for bodies following the sinking. Date: 1912

Background imageCarte Collection: White Star Line, RMS Titanic, column section from restaurant

White Star Line, RMS Titanic, column section from restaurant
White Star Line, RMS Titanic. Section of a column from Titanic?s a la carte restaurant on B Deck. Fluted with a 1ins. gilt carved ribbon

Background imageCarte Collection: White Star Line, RMS Titanic, A La Carte Restaurant

White Star Line, RMS Titanic, A La Carte Restaurant
White Star Line, RMS Titanic. Rare A La Carte Restaurant flyer from a promotional brochure, owned by Second Class passenger Joseph Laroche of Haiti who died in the sinking

Background imageCarte Collection: White Star Line, Copeland Spode OSNC beaker

White Star Line, Copeland Spode OSNC beaker
White Star Line, rare a la carte Copeland Spode Oceanic Steam Navigation Company OSNC beaker decorated in gilt and cobalt blue. 3ins

Background imageCarte Collection: White Star Line, Copeland Spode OSNC sugar bowl

White Star Line, Copeland Spode OSNC sugar bowl
White Star Line, rare a la carte Copeland Spode Oceanic Steam Navigation Company OSNC sugar bowl decorated in gilt and cobalt blue. 5ins

Background imageCarte Collection: White Star Line, OSNC Royal Crown Derby fruit bowl

White Star Line, OSNC Royal Crown Derby fruit bowl
White Star Line, rare piece of china, a Royal Crown Derby a la carte ceramic fruit bowl with Oceanic Steam Navigation Company OSNC initials

Background imageCarte Collection: Studio photo, Seated woman with painted backdrop

Studio photo, Seated woman with painted backdrop Date: circa 1890

Background imageCarte Collection: Love on a Bicycle

Love on a Bicycle - couple on pennyfarthing bicycles riding close together Date: 1870

Background imageCarte Collection: Young Turkish Military Cadet - later Officer

Young Turkish Military Cadet - later Officer
A photographic portrait of the (later) Commander of the 11th Kafkas Regiment (3rd Platoon) whilst a young cadet

Background imageCarte Collection: The Tay Bridge, Scotland

The Tay Bridge, Scotland Date: circa 1878

Background imageCarte Collection: White Star Line - Copeland Spode blue and white dinner plate

White Star Line - Copeland Spode blue and white dinner plate
White Star Line - Copeland Spode a la carte dinner plate decorated in the Greek key pattern with OSNC initials intertwined (Oceanic Steam Navigation Company). 9 inches. Date: early 20th century

Background imageCarte Collection: White Star Line - Copeland Spode blue and white soup bowl

White Star Line - Copeland Spode blue and white soup bowl
White Star Line - Copeland Spode a la carte soup bowl decorated in the Greek key pattern, with OSNC initials intertwined (Oceanic Steam Navigation Company). 9.5 inches. Date: early 20th century

Background imageCarte Collection: White Star Line, Oceanic and Britannic - three items

White Star Line, Oceanic and Britannic - three items
White Star Line, Oceanic and Britannic - rare White Star Line carte de visite cabin plans, two for the Oceanic and one for the Britannic

Background imageCarte Collection: White Star Line - Stonier and Co Copeland Spode plate

White Star Line - Stonier and Co Copeland Spode plate
White Star Line - Stonier and Co Copeland Spode a la carte side plate with gilt OSNC intertwined initials (Oceanic Steam Navigation Company). 9.5 inches

Background imageCarte Collection: Studio portrait of three children on a carte de visite

Studio portrait of three children on a carte de visite Date: 19th century

Background imageCarte Collection: Studio portrait of a woman on a carte de visite

Studio portrait of a woman on a carte de visite Date: 19th century

Background imageCarte Collection: Studio portrait of a man on a carte de visite

Studio portrait of a man on a carte de visite Date: late 19th century

Background imageCarte Collection: Ruth Vincent with her son

Ruth Vincent with her son
Ruth Vincent (1877-1955), an English opera singer and actress

Background imageCarte Collection: First Belgian Postcard

First Belgian Postcard
This postcard is entitled Carte Correpondance. It was posted on 4 September 1872 to Amvers and carries a 5 Centimes printed stamp. Date: circa 1870

Background imageCarte Collection: Edward, Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII)

Edward, Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII) Date: 1861

Background imageCarte Collection: William Holman Hunt, artist, carte de visite

William Holman Hunt, artist, carte de visite
Pre-Raphaelite artist William Holman Hunt - carte de visite Date: circa 1865

Background imageCarte Collection: Christophe-Louis-Leon Juchault de Lamoriciere

Christophe-Louis-Leon Juchault de Lamoriciere
Vintage 19th century photograph: Christophe-Louis-Leon Juchault de Lamoriciere, French general and administrator noted for his part in the conquest of Algeria

Background imageCarte Collection: Kiogoku Notono Kami, Japanese diplomat to Britian, 1862

Kiogoku Notono Kami, Japanese diplomat to Britian, 1862
Vintage 19th century photograph: Kiogoku Notono Kami, Minister Plenipotentiary of HM the Tycoon of Japan, first Japanerse diplomatic mission to Britian, 1862

Background imageCarte Collection: Matsudaira Iwamino Kami, Japanese diplomat to Britian, 1862

Matsudaira Iwamino Kami, Japanese diplomat to Britian, 1862
Vintage 19th century photograph: Matsudaira Iwamino Kami, Minister Plenipotentiary of HM the Tycoon of Japan, first Japanerse diplomatic mission to Britian, 1862

Background imageCarte Collection: Takenouchi Shimodzukino Kami, Japanese diplomat 1862

Takenouchi Shimodzukino Kami, Japanese diplomat 1862
Vintage 19th century photograph: Takenouchi Shimodzukino Kami, Envoy and Plenipotentiary to H.M. the Tycoon of Japan. Japanese diplomatic mission to Europe, 1862

Background imageCarte Collection: French sailor fom Brest

French sailor fom Brest
French sailor from Brest Date: circa 1890

Background imageCarte Collection: Portrait photograph by Charles Reutlinger - CDV

Portrait photograph by Charles Reutlinger - CDV
Portrait photograph by Charles Reutlinger (1816-1881) reproduced on a carte de Visite. Reutlinger won first prize for photography at the Exposition Universelle in Paris in 1867. Date: circa 1867

Background imageCarte Collection: Brownlow Cecil, 2nd Marquess of Exeter KG PC

Brownlow Cecil, 2nd Marquess of Exeter KG PC
Vintage 19th century photograph: Brownlow Cecil, 2nd Marquess of Exeter KG PC (2 July 1795 - 16 January 1867), styled Lord Burghley until 1804, was a British peer, courtier, and Tory politician

Background imageCarte Collection: John William Montagu, 7th Earl of Sandwich PC

John William Montagu, 7th Earl of Sandwich PC
Vintage 19th century photograph: John William Montagu, 7th Earl of Sandwich PC (8 November 1811 - 3 March 1884), styled Viscount Hinchingbrooke from 1814 to 1818

Background imageCarte Collection: Captioned Marquess of Queensbury, John Sholto Douglas

Captioned Marquess of Queensbury, John Sholto Douglas
Vintage 19th century photograph: captioned on the back as Marquess of Queensbury

Background imageCarte Collection: Vardon, Thomas, Librarian of House of Commons

Vardon, Thomas, Librarian of House of Commons
Vintage 19th century photograph: Vardon, Thomas (1799-1867), Librarian of House of Commons, British parliament

Background imageCarte Collection: Evelyn Boscawen, 6th Viscount Falmouth

Evelyn Boscawen, 6th Viscount Falmouth
Vintage 19th century photograph: Evelyn Boscawen, 6th Viscount Falmouth (18 March 1819 - 6 November 1889), was a breeder of race horses and the winner of many classic races

Background imageCarte Collection: Admiral Sir Charles Howe Fremantle GCB RN

Admiral Sir Charles Howe Fremantle GCB RN
Vintage 19th century photograph: Admiral Sir Charles Howe Fremantle GCB RN was a renowned British Royal Navy officer. The city of Fremantle, Western Australia, is named after him

Background imageCarte Collection: Emile Felix Fleury, French general and diplomat

Emile Felix Fleury, French general and diplomat
Vintage 19th century photograph: Emile Felix Fleury, French general and diplomat

Background imageCarte Collection: General Nicolas Anne Theodule Changarnier

General Nicolas Anne Theodule Changarnier
Vintage 19th century photograph: Nicolas Anne Theodule Changarnier (26 April 1793 - 14 February 1877), French general, was born at Autun, Saone-et-Loire

Background imageCarte Collection: General Sir Richard England, army officer

General Sir Richard England, army officer
Vintage 19th century photograph: General Sir Richard England, GCB, KH (1793 - 19 January 1883) was a British Army officer, born at Detroit, which was then part of Upper Canada

Background imageCarte Collection: General Henry Robinson-Montague, 6th Baron Rokeby

General Henry Robinson-Montague, 6th Baron Rokeby
Vintage 19th century photograph: General Henry Robinson-Montague, 6th Baron Rokeby, GCB (2 February 1798 - 25 May 1883) was a senior British Army officer of the 19th century

Background imageCarte Collection: Alphonse Henri, Comte d Hautpoul PM of France

Alphonse Henri, Comte d Hautpoul PM of France
Vintage 19th century photograph: Alphonse Henri, comte d Hautpoul (4 January 1789 - 27 July 1865) was Prime Minister of France from 31 October 1849 to 10 April 1851 during the French Second Republic

Background imageCarte Collection: Marie Ernest Paul Boniface de Castellane, French Marquis

Marie Ernest Paul Boniface de Castellane, French Marquis
Vintage 19th century photograph: Marie Ernest Paul Boniface de Castellane, Marquis de Castellane, known as Boni de Castellane, was a French nobleman and politician

Background imageCarte Collection: Field Marshal Colin Campbell, 1st Baron Clyde

Field Marshal Colin Campbell, 1st Baron Clyde
Vintage 19th century photograph: Field Marshal Colin Campbell, 1st Baron Clyde, GCB, KCSI (20 October 1792 - 14 August 1863), was a British Army officer

Background imageCarte Collection: General Sir James Hope Grant, GCB British Army officer

General Sir James Hope Grant, GCB British Army officer
Vintage 19th century photograph: General Sir James Hope Grant, GCB was a British Army officer. He served in the First Opium War, First Anglo-Sikh War, Indian Mutiny of 1857, and Second Opium War

Background imageCarte Collection: Giuseppe Maria Garibaldi, solider politician, Italy

Giuseppe Maria Garibaldi, solider politician, Italy
Vintage 19th century photograph: Giuseppe Maria Garibaldi was an Italian general, patriot and republican. He contributed to the Italian unification and the creation of the Kingdom of Italy

Background imageCarte Collection: Lieutenant-General Sir James Outram, 1st Baronet

Lieutenant-General Sir James Outram, 1st Baronet
Vintage 19th century photograph: Lieutenant-General Sir James Outram, 1st Baronet, GCB, KCSI was an English general who fought in the Indian Rebellion of 1857

Background imageCarte Collection: Georges de Pimodan, French army officer

Georges de Pimodan, French army officer
Vintage 19th century photograph: Georges de Pimodan (29 January 1822-18 September 1860) was a French Legitimist military officer who served in the armies of the Austrian Empire and the Papal States

Background imageCarte Collection: John Stuart Williams ?Confederate States Army

John Stuart Williams ?Confederate States Army
Vintage 19th century photograph: captioned on the back as John Stuart Williams (July 10, 1818 - July 17, 1898)

Background imageCarte Collection: Admiral of the Fleet The Honourable Sir Henry Keppel

Admiral of the Fleet The Honourable Sir Henry Keppel
Vintage 19th century photograph: Admiral of the Fleet The Honourable Sir Henry Keppel GCB, OM (14 June 1809 - 17 January 1904) was a Royal Navy officer

Background imageCarte Collection: Vice-Admiral Sir Richard Saunders Dundas, Royal Navy

Vice-Admiral Sir Richard Saunders Dundas, Royal Navy
Vintage 19th century photograph: Vice-Admiral Sir Richard Saunders Dundas, KCB (11 April 1802 - 3 June 1861) was a Royal Navy officer



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