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Dominant Collection

Background imageDominant Collection: A Jaipur Allegory

A Jaipur Allegory
Look Out, The Elephants Coming! An artists impression of the dominant Jaipur Polo team. Having won the Indian Polo Association Championship in December 1932

Background imageDominant Collection: A Tiger approaches

A Tiger approaches
A fantastic picture of a large male Tiger approaching with menace. Pastel drawing by Raymond Sheppard

Background imageDominant Collection: Mr Austen Chamberlain

Mr Austen Chamberlain. Part of Box 104 Boswell Collection. Austen Chamberlain was born in Birmingham, the second child and eldest son of Joseph Chamberlain

Background imageDominant Collection: Khas or Kus men, Gurka or Goorka dominant tribe Nepal

Khas or Kus men, Gurka or Goorka dominant tribe Nepal, taken from The People of India published in the 1860s

Background imageDominant Collection: Schlatenkees Glacier, Hohe Tauern, Austrian Tyrol

Schlatenkees Glacier, Hohe Tauern, Austrian Tyrol
View of the Schlatenkees, one of the dominant glaciers on the Hohe Tauern Mountains in the Austrian Tyrol, extending from the Grossvenediger Mountain eastwards for about 6 km. Date: circa 1870

Background imageDominant Collection: A beflagged Uncle Sam blows a bugle for recruits

A beflagged Uncle Sam blows a bugle for recruits
The scene is outside a Recruiting Office with a sign Recruits Wanted guarded by an armed soldier. A dominant Uncle Sam has a small boy standing in front of him holding a US flag

Background imageDominant Collection: Cartoon, Henry Irving returning to the London theatre

Cartoon, Henry Irving returning to the London theatre -- Here he is again! Now, stand aside, all you second and third-rate mummers

Background imageDominant Collection: The Husband and how to train it - carrying her bags

The Husband and how to train it - carrying her bags
The Husband and how to train it. Dear Girls, once married, teach it economy by saving money otherwise wasted in cab fares, porters etc. Date: 1907

Background imageDominant Collection: VAN, TURKEY (1902)

VAN, TURKEY (1902)
The dominant citadel of Van, which became the capital of the Urartian Empire in the 9th century BCE. The natural hill rises above a flat lakeside plain offering superb views. Date: 1902

Background imageDominant Collection: Iraq / Archaeology / Mosul

Iraq / Archaeology / Mosul
Excavations in progress at the site of ancient Mosul. Around 400 AD, the city of Mosul began to eclipse the dominant city of Nineveh, on the other side of the Tigris

Background imageDominant Collection: After Forty Years by H. M. Bateman

After Forty Years by H. M. Bateman
After forty years of marriage, its clear who wears the trousers in this marriage. A satire on new fashions and matrimony by cartoonist H. M. Bateman. Date: 1934

Background imageDominant Collection: German Officer in Liege, Belgium - 1915

German Officer in Liege, Belgium - 1915
German illustration from a Berlin paper depicting the confident swagger of a German Officer in Liege, Belgium - 1915. Date: 1915

Background imageDominant Collection: Willow Tit - adult - checks approaching invader

Willow Tit - adult - checks approaching invader of its breeding territory - territorial behaviour in early spring - mixed forest with dominant conifers (Poecile montanus / Parus montanu)

Background imageDominant Collection: Testing time of the fighter plane by G. H. Davis

Testing time of the fighter plane by G. H. Davis
Intensified air war -- the testing time of the fighter plane: the race to evolve a dominant type during the Second World War

Background imageDominant Collection: Naval Ironclad - Funny Italian card - Formidable prostitute

Naval Ironclad - Funny Italian card - Formidable prostitute
Corazzata - La Marina Militaire - A Naval Ironclad ! Humorous Italian Postcard of a Formidable woman available at a certain price... Date: circa 1907

Background imageDominant Collection: Woman wearing the trousers

Woman wearing the trousers
" What material would you like for your trousers, Sir?" " Oh! The same as my Wife s." !! A comment on a strong woman, most definitely wearing the trousers in this relationship

Background imageDominant Collection: Stout Gentleman of personal and creative presence

Stout Gentleman of personal and creative presence
A Stout Gentleman of personal and creative presence, wearing her top hat at a jaunty angle a he heads off to the Casino after a significant dinner !! Date: 1893

Background imageDominant Collection: A Breton Fishwife

A Breton Fishwife
A very solid and formidable Breton Fishwife from Brittany, France. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageDominant Collection: The Second in Command - Mr and Mrs Binks

The Second in Command - Mr and Mrs Binks
Mr and Mrs Binks - A very funny cartoon by Phil May showing a VERY dominant Woman (wearing a monacle) leading her subservient and tiny husband and their small son along the street

Background imageDominant Collection: Footman announcing arrival of Mr and Mrs Tootle

Footman announcing arrival of Mr and Mrs Tootle
Footman (announcing) - " Mr Tootle and Mrs Tootle-too." !!! Date: 1895

Background imageDominant Collection: Young lady cries after receiving a retort from her boyfriend

Young lady cries after receiving a retort from her boyfriend
Taking a Hot Return - cricket analogy used on a humorous(ish?) postcard showing a girl upset after receiving a harsh retort from her beau. Date: 1908

Background imageDominant Collection: Who wears the Trousers?

Who wears the Trousers?
With you... Who wears the Trousers? Date: 1902

Background imageDominant Collection: Hapsburg Schloss

Hapsburg Schloss
Hapsburg, on the Aar, was the seat of one of Europes most dominant dynasties

Background imageDominant Collection: Tyn Church - Prague

Tyn Church - Prague
A view on part of The Church of Our Lady in front of Tyn - a dominant feature of the Old Town district of Prague and the main church of this area since the 14th century

Background imageDominant Collection: Schlatenkees Glacier, Hohe Tauern, Austrian Tyrol

Schlatenkees Glacier, Hohe Tauern, Austrian Tyrol
View of the Schlatenkees, one of the dominant glaciers on the Hohe Tauern Mountains in the Austrian Tyrol, extending from the Grossvenediger Mountain eastwards for about 6 km

Background imageDominant Collection: Mania / Hudson Levee

Mania / Hudson Levee
George Hudson (1800-1871), a financier known as King Hudson for the dominant part he plays in the railway mania, is depicted holding a royal levee


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