Dell Gallery

Scenes from Adventures of Congo, 1823

Enslaved person Congo telling his story to Mr. Cooper 17, and a beggar threatening Congo in livery on the back of a coach in Cork 18. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Eliza Rotch Farrar's The Adventures of Congo in Search of his Master, J. Harris and Son, London, 1823. Eliza Farrar, 1791-1870, was the daughter of a Nantucket whaling family who white several children's books

© Florilegius

Teddy Myers, woman wrestler

Teddy Myers, aka Dott O'Dell and Zella Wiseman, woman wrestler born in Missouri. At twenty-four years of age she weighed 164lb and claimed the world heavy-weight championship for women. Seen here dealing with a member of the opposite sex by effectively applying the toe-hold at a recent exhibition in Atlantia, USA. Date: 1928

© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans

The Way of an Eagle by Ethel M Dell

Promotional postcard for The Way of an Eagle adapted by Ethel M. Dell from her novel, first published 1912, of the same name. First produced Adelphi Theatre, 20th June 1922. Artist: E. P. Kinsella. The mans costume suits Arabia rather than India, where the exotic part of the story is set. Touring to Theatre Royal, Leamington Spa, 17th September 1923. Date: 1923

© The Michael Diamond Collection / Mary Evans Picture Library