Crossed Collection (page 5)

Victor Hugo / Gavarni
VICTOR HUGO French novelist in his late 20s, sitting in a chair Date: 1802 - 1885

Estonian Yachtsmen
Two Estonian boys, yachtsmen, who crossed the ocean in this yacht. Date: early 1930s

David Wright woman in wide green skirt
Elegant woman with dark brown hair, wearing black blouse and a wide green skirt. She is sitting on a long pink couch. David Wright (1912 - 1967), was a popular British artist specialising in glamour

Tailoring class, NIPRCC East Harling, Norfolk
Boys taking part in a tailoring class at the East Harling, Norfolk, branch of the National Institutions for Persons Requiring Care and Control

Three people on a Devon terrace
A woman and two men sitting on the rear terrace of a large house in Devon

Family group sitting on a Devon terrace
A family group of three men and a woman sitting on the rear terrace of a large house in Devon

Buddha in Vihara Maha Devi Park, Colombo, Sri Lanka
A seated Buddha in the Vihara Maha Devi Park, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Young girl lying on a cushion alongside her teddy. Watercolour painting by Raymond Sheppard

Studies of a lady and a seated girl in pastel by Raymond Sheppard

Young woman in wide-legged trousers
A young woman sitting on a step wearing wide-legged trousers, which were fashionable during the 1940s

Mali - Team who crossed Sahara in 16 months
Captain Buchanan, Ali (the camel!), Sakari (Kano) and Feri N Gashi, who along with Mr T. A. Glover (photographer) were the original expedition

Algerian men drinking outside a cafe - Algiers
A terrific photograph of three Algerian men, seated around a small circular table outside a cafe in Algiers, Algeria

Detail of a carving on the Stupa at Sanchi, Central India
Detail of a carving of a human figure on the Stupa at Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh Province, Central India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Lady of the Smyrna (Izmir)
Elegant lady from Smyrna (Izmir), veiled and seated

Zoroastrian School - Iran
A superb postcard showing the pupils and teachers of a Zoroastrian School in Iran

West Bromwich Albion Football Team - 1888
The West Bromwich Albion Football team, winners of the Football Association Cup in 1888, beating Preston North End 2-1 in the final. They are pictures with a Mr J C Newbury - A Good Friend of the Team

Wolf Cub Scout gathering at Hyde Park
A group of Wolf cubs scouts, some sitting crossed legged, some standing, attend a gathering at Hyde Park London held in the presence of Sir Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden Powell 1857-1941

Pakistani / Indian Elder
An Elder from a province in modern day Pakistan, at this point however it was still a province in North-west India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Face Powder / Sparrows
The sparrows don t seem to mind that they are feeding on face powder dropped by this lady who sits crossed legged on a chair

Bosnia & Herzegovina - Traditional Dress (1 of 3) - A notable Herzegovinan Gentleman with a remarkably long pipe, seated on a finely turned wooden chair

A village on the river Prah during the 2nd Ashanti War
On their march towards the Ashanti capital of Kumasi, British soldiers watch the peaceful scene of women catching fish and tritons in the river Prah

Young Victorian boy and pet dog
A golden-haired young lad with his pet dog sitting on a ornamental stone wall with one leg on his other knee. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

The Ashanti War (1873-74) - Arrival of the Naval Brigade at
Arrival of the Naval Brigade in camp at Prahsu (on the river Prah, which had to be crossed to reach the coast). The second Ashanti War fought between, 1873-74, was between King Kofi Karikari

The Ashanti War (1873-74) - fixing telegraph wires
Fixing telegraph wires on the road to the Prah river. The Ashanti warriors had crossed this river to reach the coast where they tried to maintain a stronghold

Girl / Raincoat / Doorstep
A small girl in raincoat sits on a doorstep

Barth / Africa / Musgu
Interior of a Musgu dwelling: Dr Heinrich Barth crossed the Sahara from Tripoli, through the Chad basin to Timbuktu, where he did work on the languages and ethnography. Date: 1851

Cameron / Lukuga River
Cameron Verney Lovett; he crossed Africa from east to west, over Lake Tanganika (now Victoria) and the Lukuga River (shown here)

Barth / Africa / Encampment
Encampment in the forest: Dr Heinrich Barth crossed the Sahara from Tripoli, through the Chad basin to Timbuktu, where he did work on the languages and ethnography

Blondins Tightrope
The exact schematics of the tightrope assembled for a performance by the legendary tight-rope walker Charles Blondon (1824-1897) who crossed Niagara Falls in 1859

Spring Fashions for 1913
Sketch depicting the vivid colour and graceful lines of ladies fashion in the early twentieth century. On left: an evening dress in green

France Calais
The ferry terminal in the days when we crossed the Channel in paddle-steamers. Date: 1889

THE CROSS HANDS PUB
The Cross Hands inn sign, near Gloucester, England. This amusing pictorial inn sign shows two hands crossed, holding foaming tankards of ale!

Water Tricycle - 4
American inventor Terry, who crossed the Channel in a tricycle-boat in July 1884, now proposes this aquatic tricycle which travels on the surface : a calm day needed !

Chad / Lake Chad / Elephants
Herd of elephants, Lake Chad: Dr Heinrich Barth crossed the Sahara from Tripoli, through the Chad basin to Timbuktu, where he did work on the languages and ethnography

Joseph Haydn & Mozart
JOSEPH HAYDN Austrian musician and composer (left) with Mozart (right)

Richardson / Chamberlin
SAMUEL RICHARDSON English novelist and printer

Stevenson / Father Thomas
ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON Scottish writers father Thomas Stevenson

Sir James Clark / Hills&s
Sir James Clark Medical

Charles Buller / 1844 Drg
CHARLES BULLER Statesman, at the age of 38

SCOTIA CUNARDER
The last great ocean-going paddle-wheel steamer, built for the Cunard Line, crossed the Atlantic in 9 days 22 hours : the most magnificent passenger steamer of her day

Acrobats in a Group / 1860
5 acrobats, 3 of them boys, pose with legs crossed, with their ?manager. Their costume consists of decorative shorts & leotards with soft lace-up boots or pumps

Horace Walpole / Harding
HORACE (HORATIO) WALPOLE 4TH EARL OF ORFORD English man of letters at his home, Strawberry Hill

Aime Olivier, Explorer
AIME OLIVIER French explorer who crossed central Africa from the Atlantic seaboard to the Niger, via the Foutah-Djallon

Capitaine Germain
CAPITAINE GERMAIN French explorer who crossed Africa from the Congo to Djibouti, with the Marchand Mission

Bridge Abutment - N. Tyne
The abutment of the bridge which crossed the River North Tyne at Chesters. At this point Hadrians Wall was cut by the river and spanned by an arched wooden bridge

Hypocaust at Chesters
A hypocaust excavated at the Roman fort of Chesters, situated on Hadrians Wall at the point where it crossed the River North Tyne

Roman Burials - Chesters
A view from the site of Roman burials at Chesters fort (Cilurnum) on Hadrians Wall. This was the point where the wall crossed the River North Tyne

Le Follet Fashions 1850S
NB: Bows arranged on the bodice like echelles & fringing; open bodice with a habit shirt; a waistcoat body; white dress with plaid sash crossed over the bodice & floating ends

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