Date Collection (page 12)

Sir David Brewster (1781-1868)
Engraved portrait of Sir David Brewster (1781-1868), the Scottish physicist and inventor of the stereoscope

Edward Baines (1774-1848)
Engraved portrait of Edward Baines (1774-1848), the English newspaper proprietor and politician

Margot Asquith (1864-1945)
Photographic portrait of Margot (Emma Alice Margaret) Asquith (1864-1945), the Scottish society figure and wife of H.H. Asquith, picture date unknown

John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford
Engraved portrait of John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford (c.1485-1555), the English politician and landowner

Baedeker Updating 1915
Karl Baedeker takes notes on the changing landscape for an upto date guide to France. If I were him I d wait three years or so

Bullion Office. Bank of England. Sycee Silver
This bar of silver was used by the Chinese Emperor to pay a ransom. It is above the quality of British silver coin and has the date of issue

Jack Dempsey (1895-1983)
Photographic portrait of Jack Dempsey, the American heavyweight boxer. Date of portrait unknown

Jack Dempsey, c. 1925
Photographic portrait of Jack Dempsey (1895-1983) the American heavyweight boxer. The date of this picture is unknown, but probably c.1925

Man Dances for Joy
Lady Waverley! Ten thousand a year! Mr. Macwheeble dances a jig, knocking his best wig out of the window, and throwing his cap in the air. Waverley looks on with a smile

The Goodnight Kiss
A pretty blonde girl allows her date to kiss her goodnight on her front doorstep

FAIREY SWORDFISH
Best known of British naval aircraft, this torpedo bomber is in active service until the end of WW2, proving more effi- -cient than more up-to-date aircraft meant to replace it

The world of tomorrow- some dreams of invention run riot; se
Comical illustration of a scientific idea for the future (note date, 1st April 1905), of a man on the telephone shaking hands with a mechanical type hand protruding from the wall

Langstone Mill
Langstone windmill and tide mill, Havant, Hampshire. The tower mill was used for milling cereals, the tide mill is in the foreground. Both date from the 18th century

Dinner Date
A sulty raven-haired woman in a halter-neck evening dress looks seductively into the eyes of her dinner guest opposite during a candle-lit meal for two

Stain Glass at Le Mans
The Apostles watch the ascension of Jesus in this window at Le Mans, France, supposed to date from the 13th century

Pink & White Gown
A pink & white gown with decorative floral hem. This late 19th century recreation assumes a date of 1804, Empire, but looks closer stylistically to ?1814

Big Hair of C. 1918
An example of the big hair style fashionable around this date. The hair is curled & piled high up on the head, with large curls at the cheeks & a short fringe

Working out of Doors
Munitions worker in outdoor factory

Abbots Bromley Horn
ABBOTS BROMLEY HORN DANCE: Has elements of a mock hunt: 6 deersmen, a fool, a hobby horse, a Maid Marian, 1 boy & crossbow, 1 boy & triangle dance through the town

Writing / Whittier Poem
Manuscript of a short poem by the American poet, in his own handwriting, dated July 1879

Date Market / Sudan / Africa
A date market in Omdurman, Sudan

Steeple Headdress
A fanciful Victorian depiction of a mediaeval lady wearing a Hennin or steeple headdress of the late C15th. Other aspects of her costume date from the 14th century

Steam Lorry Circa 1923
Steam wagon used by Beck and Politzer, haulage contractors and wharfingers : even at this date, steam power is widely used for heavy-duty carriage

Male Type / Smart Suit
Handsome young gent kept waiting by a young lady wears a pale grey suit: waisted D-B jacket & narrow trousers with a crease & turn-ups, a homburg hat, spats & a cane

Sultry Dinner Date
Dinner date, wearing an evening dress ornamented with seed pearls, is obviously nervous as she awaits her blind date judging by the drinks she has lined up

Romantic Dinner / Woof
Sultry brunette dinner date in strapless decollete evening gown, diamante necklace & earrings, lights her cigarette in a holder from a candle. Her man friend stands by

Greuze Cubed
Greuzes painting La laitiere brought up to date in the cubist manner

Dresden Prison 1930S
The interior of a prison in Dresden, Germany, which in its day was one of the most up-to- date in Europe. The central tower was built so that one person could watch 800 inmates

Shaving Machine
Six men are shaved simultaneously in this up-to- date shaving establishment, equipped with the very latest thing in mechanical beard- removal

Naphtha Fire Near Baku
Naphtha on fire near Baku : at this date, the term is used to define any naturally occurring hydrocarbons

Charlton Church 1808
A view of Charlton Church. Extensively rebuilt in 1827 its origins are believed to date back to the 12th century. Burial place of British Prime Minister Spencer Perceval

Earl Marshals Court
COLLEGE OF ARMS OR HERALDS COLLEGE, Queen Victoria Street, London. An interior view showing the Earl Marshals Court which like the building dates from the 1670s. Date: 1850s

Halleys Comet / Cig Card
This comet is part of our solar system and comes close to the Earth every 76 years, the first known date being 240 BCE. It is about 15 km from side to side

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