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Background imageChiefly Collection: FRANCONIA STEAMSHIP

FRANCONIA STEAMSHIP
Passenger liner of the Cunard line, employed chiefly as a cruise ship

Background imageChiefly Collection: Hatton Garden

Hatton Garden
Though Hatton Garden is chiefly associated with the jewelry trade, it is also famous as the location of the warehouse of Rowlands Macassar Oil. Date: 1838

Background imageChiefly Collection: Aerial View - Railway Goods Station at Marylebone Station

Aerial View - Railway Goods Station at Marylebone Station
This photograph shows a portion of the extensive Railway Goods Station at Marylebone Station, Great Central Railway. The illustration consists chiefly of the roof of the sheds

Background imageChiefly Collection: Algeria Market

Algeria Market
Market outside Tebessa : chiefly sheep

Background imageChiefly Collection: Roger Quilter

Roger Quilter
ROGER QUILTER English musician, known chiefly for his songs though he also wrote orchestral music of an impressionist character. Date: 1877 - 1953

Background imageChiefly Collection: Lear / Nonsense / Ewell

Lear / Nonsense / Ewell
There was an Old Person of Ewell, who chiefly subsisted on gruel; But to make it more nice, he inserted some mice, which refreshed that Old Person of Ewell

Background imageChiefly Collection: Henry Lord Jermyn

Henry Lord Jermyn
HENRY lord JERMYN, earl of St Albans courtier, in exile during the commonwealth, chiefly known for his greed and avarice with his autograph

Background imageChiefly Collection: Dr. David Livingstone attacked by a lion, 1843

Dr. David Livingstone attacked by a lion, 1843
Engraving showing David Livingstone (1813-1873), the Scottish missionary and explorer, being attacked by a lion in the Mabotsa Valley, Africa, 1843

Background imageChiefly Collection: Jean Ant Et Championnet

Jean Ant Et Championnet
JEAN ANTOINE ETIENNE CHAMPIONNET, French general chiefly in Italy, died of wounds while fighting the Austrians. Date: 1762 - 1800

Background imageChiefly Collection: Charles Lucien Bonaparte

Charles Lucien Bonaparte
CHARLES LUCIEN BONAPARTE, Prince of Canino; son of Napoleons brother Lucien : a philosopher, who lived chiefly in Italy. Date: 1803 - 1857

Background imageChiefly Collection: Nicholas Poussin

Nicholas Poussin
NICOLAS POUSSIN French painter, Master of the Classical school, painted chiefly in Rome, noted for mythological and scriptural subjects Date: 1594 - 1665

Background imageChiefly Collection: Notables at Rouen

Notables at Rouen
Henri IV summons an Assemblee des Notables (roughly translated as assembly of notables) at Rouen, chiefly because he needs money and hopes they will agree taxes. Date: November 1596

Background imageChiefly Collection: Swan Upping Flags

Swan Upping Flags
Swans on the Thames are chiefly the property of the companies of Dyers and Vintners, and of the Queen. Here the boats fly the flags of those companies. Date: 1930s

Background imageChiefly Collection: Gaston De Sonis

Gaston De Sonis
GASTON DE SONIS French military commander, chiefly in North Africa; fervent Catholic and legitimist, encouraged building of Sacre-Coeur, Date: 1825 - 1887

Background imageChiefly Collection: Marquise De Sevigne

Marquise De Sevigne
MARIE de RABUTINm marquise de SEVIGNE French aristocrat noted for her letters, chiefly to her daughter. Date: 1626 - 1696

Background imageChiefly Collection: George Washington Cable

George Washington Cable
GEORGE WASHINGTON CABLE American author, chiefly about the South in such books as Old Creole Days and The Grandissimes. with his autograph Date: 1844 - 1925

Background imageChiefly Collection: Habakkuk, Prophet

Habakkuk, Prophet
Prophet who was chiefly concerned with the imminent invasion of the Chaldeans (Babylonians); he said things would be bad for the Jews and lo ! they were indeed bad Date: probably 7th century BC

Background imageChiefly Collection: The Imperial German Navy

The Imperial German Navy
German officers and men aboard the Moltke. Manned chiefly by conscription, the German navy was criticised for disrespecting International Law and sinking Allied merchant-ships without warning

Background imageChiefly Collection: The Last Entry in Dr. David Livingstones Notebook, 1873

The Last Entry in Dr. David Livingstones Notebook, 1873
Engraving showing the last entries in Dr. David Livingstones notebook. Born in Lanarkshire in 1813, the Scottish missionary

Background imageChiefly Collection: The Funeral of Dr. David Livingstone, Westminster Abbey, 187

The Funeral of Dr. David Livingstone, Westminster Abbey, 187
Engraving showing the funeral of Dr. David Livingstone (1813-1873), the Scottish missionary and explorer, which was held in Westminster Abbey, April 1874

Background imageChiefly Collection: Dr. Livingstone being carried during his last exploration, M

Dr. Livingstone being carried during his last exploration, M
Engraving showing the sick Dr. David Livingstone (1813-1873), Scottish missionary and explorer, being carried during the last days of his life

Background imageChiefly Collection: Dr. David Livingstone (1813-1873)

Dr. David Livingstone (1813-1873)
Engraving of Dr. David Livingstone, the Scottish missionary and explorer, published in 1874. The discoverer of Victoria Falls

Background imageChiefly Collection: Dr. Livingstone reading the Bible to some of his African hel

Dr. Livingstone reading the Bible to some of his African hel
Engraving of Dr. David Livingstone (1813-1873), the Scottish missionary and explorer, reading the Bible to some of his African helpers

Background imageChiefly Collection: Corot (Johnson)

Corot (Johnson)
JEAN-BAPTISTE COROT French artist, chiefly landscape subjects

Background imageChiefly Collection: Admiral Von Tirpitz

Admiral Von Tirpitz
ALFRED VON TIRPITZ Chiefly responsible for the strengthening of the German navy in the years leading up to World War One; seen here age 80

Background imageChiefly Collection: A Calculating machine

A Calculating machine
The control panel of the automatic sequence-controlled calculating machine at Manchester University; showing the monitor cathode-ray tube with Dr. T. Kilburn (left) and Professor F. C

Background imageChiefly Collection: Defending a Coast

Defending a Coast
As a hostile fleet approaches the coast, the defences are manned - chiefly crossbows behind protective screens

Background imageChiefly Collection: George Stubbs / Humphrey

George Stubbs / Humphrey
GEORGE STUBBS English painter known chiefly for accurate paintings of horses

Background imageChiefly Collection: Owen Jones Pacific 1

Owen Jones Pacific 1
The ornaments on Plate I are from portions of clothing made chiefly from the bark of trees

Background imageChiefly Collection: R Stephenson (Daguerr)

R Stephenson (Daguerr)
ROBERT STEPHENSON Engineer, associated chiefly with bridges such as the Menai railway bridge : drawn in 1849

Background imageChiefly Collection: R Stephenson (Holl)

R Stephenson (Holl)
ROBERT STEPHENSON Engineer, associated chiefly with bridges such as the Menai railway bridge : drawn in 1849

Background imageChiefly Collection: R Stephenson (Richmond)

R Stephenson (Richmond)
ROBERT STEPHENSON Engineer, associated chiefly with bridges such as the Menai railway bridge : drawn in 1849

Background imageChiefly Collection: Delcasse Caricatured

Delcasse Caricatured
THEOPHILE DELCASSE French statesman, chiefly occupied with foreign affairs, notably the Entente Cordiale - here, working for agreement with Russia, 1907

Background imageChiefly Collection: Heinrich Von Veldeke

Heinrich Von Veldeke
Heinrich von Veldeke, German poet born near Mstricht in the Netherlands. He is chiefly known for his work, the Eneide

Background imageChiefly Collection: ICE-BOX

ICE-BOX
The Spanish, it seems, use their ice-boxes chiefly to keep their wine cool and their fruit fresh

Background imageChiefly Collection: Islamic Paradise

Islamic Paradise
Paradise, as promised to faithful Moslems, is chiefly noted for its HOURIS - a species of affable nymphs

Background imageChiefly Collection: Cornelis Janssen Artist

Cornelis Janssen Artist
CORNELIS JANSSEN VAN CEULEN Dutch artist, working chiefly in England

Background imageChiefly Collection: Urus (Bewick)

Urus (Bewick)
The Urus, or Wild Bull, is chiefly to be met with in the extensive forests of Lithuania. Not any more, it ain t

Background imageChiefly Collection: Wilson Barrett

Wilson Barrett
WILSON BARRETT British actor, chiefly in melodrama, seen here as Marcus Superbus in his own pseudo- religious play The sign of the cross

Background imageChiefly Collection: Nicolas Poussin

Nicolas Poussin
NICOLAS POUSSIN French painter, Master of the Classical school, painted chiefly in Rome, noted for mythological and scriptural subjects



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