Cornered Collection

Immanuel Kant / Statue
IMMANUEL KANT German philosopher: commemorative statue in Konigsberg Date: 1724 - 1804

Tatler cover - Tamara Karsavina
Tamara Karsavina (1885 - 1978), Russian ballet dancer, who, in 1919, at the time of this photograph, had been performing with the Russian Ballet at the Alhambra Theatre in London. Date: 1919

Russo-Japanese War - Propaganda - The Caged Russian Bear
A spectacular Russo-Japanese War propaganda postcard - The Caged Russian Bear peered at by Japanese children, women and soldiers in uniform. Date: circa 1905

GARRICK / FARMERS RETURN
DAVID GARRICK English actor in The Farmers Return Date: 1717 - 1779

Old London Characters - Footmen with Lights. 18th century

Town crier in action, Lyme Regis, Dorset
Town crier in action on the sea front at Lyme Regis, Dorset. Date: circa 1970s

Misfitz - Rip Van Winkle. early 20th century

Misfitz - Gullivers Travels. early 20th century

Young man in three-cornered hat, possibly part of a naval re-enactment in Portsmouth. circa 1967

Men in pirate or sailor costume
Two men in pirate or sailor costume with beer tankards, Portsmouth, England. circa 1967

Man in historical costume on a fabric New Year card
Man in historical costume in a garden on a fabric New Year card. Date: circa 1890s

Edward Boscawen / Sayer
EDWARD BOSCAWEN Naval commander, Admiral of the Blue Squadron Date: 1711 - 1761

Jean Sylvain Bailly
JEAN SYLVAIN BAILLY French astronomer who computed the orbit for Halleys Comet, and first Mayor of Paris in 1789 Date: 1736 - 1793

Town crier in action, Fowey, Cornwall
Town crier in action at Fowey, Cornwall. Date: circa 1970s

Boy and girl in historical costume on a Christmas card, carrying a satin box. Date: circa 1890s

Boy in historical costume on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Cover design by Cecil Aldin, The Great Adventure, with an orange tree at the centre. Date: 1921

Three cornered knitted hat, circa 1941
A lady models a three cornered knitted hat, worn at a rakish angle. She also wears a herringbone tweed coat, with pearl earrings. Date: c. 1941

Cornered Somewhere in France
Cornered. Somewhere in France. 386202 Acting Sergeant Herbert Gibson, Mm, 1St Northumbrian Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps. Born September 1889

Chocolate box design, 18th century sedan chair
Chocolate box design, featuring a lady in an 18th century sedan chair with two footmen and a suitor. Date: 20th century

Petroleuse Captured
A petroleuse - a woman supporter of the Commune who set fire to buildings - is cornered and shot by the government forces. Date: May - June 1871

The Heathen and the Christian - Play
The Heathen and the Christian - promotional postcard for this play - performed at The Grand Theatre Southampton between 1908-1909

Couple in a snowy landscape
A young couple in a snowy landscape, dressed in 18th century style. They are carrying bunches of holly, and smiling at each other

Kind Thoughts, by Ethel Parkinson
Kind Thoughts -- a Christmas Greetings card by Ethel Parkinson, showing a little girl and an elderly gentleman walking down a snowy street. He is carrying a few parcels, and is using a walking stick

Three people in a snowy landscape
Three people dressed in 18th century style, one of them holding a bunch of holly, in a snowy landscape

Egypt - Tourists hassled by locals
Humourous postcard, depicting the hardships endured by European Tourists in Egypt, cornered by a vast horde of helpful Egyptians who are aggressively " Dividing the Spoils" !

Battle of Downs / 1639
BATTLE OF THE DOWNS A magnificent Spanish fleet sent to drive the Dutch off the seas was cornered in the Downs by an inferior fleet and defeated

Male Type / Beaumarchais
PIERRE-AUGUSTIN CARON de BEAUMARCHAIS French clockmaker, writer and financier for the American colonies

Giant of Yewdale
The giant Great Will of the Tarns kidnaps Barbara, the maid of Lady Eva le Fleming. When cornered he throws her into a torrent. A legend of the Lake district

Garrick / Cwb
DAVID GARRICK English actor, famous for his Shakespearean roles

Kellermann at Valeni
The Prussians have cornered the French army of the North in champagne, but Kellerman at VALENI urges his men to counter- attack and forces the invaders back

The Royal Chase
WINDSOR CASTLE The Royal Chase in Windsor Forest. A stag is cornered and the hounds close in

Cartouche Portrait
LOUIS DOMINIQUE CARTOUCHE Celebrated French bandit, eventually cornered on a Paris rooftop

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