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Dover Collection (page 4)

Background imageDover Collection: Florence Mills in Dover Street to Dixie

Florence Mills in Dover Street to Dixie (aka The Plantation Revue). Florence Mills (1896-1927) singer and dancer who became a major star of vaudeville and revue in the 1920s in both America

Background imageDover Collection: Photograph of Alma PH, Dover, Kent

Photograph of Alma PH, Dover, Kent. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Corner on view of the pub. The back of the print (available on request) details: Trading Record 1950

Background imageDover Collection: Three children having a paddle - Dover, Kent

Three children having a paddle - Dover, Kent
Three children having a paddle in the sea by The Esplanade, Dover, Kent. The eldest boy has come straight from school! Dover Castle (back left) and St Mary in Castro Church (back right)

Background imageDover Collection: Summer Holiday - Candid seaside photograph - Sisters

Summer Holiday - Candid seaside photograph - Sisters
Summer Holiday - Candid seaside photograph - Two middle aged sisters (possily even twins?) strolling along the seafront of a British seaside resort (possibly Dover, Kent?)

Background imageDover Collection: Dover Street To Dixie revue by M Harvey, H Simpson & L Wylie

Dover Street To Dixie revue by M Harvey, H Simpson & L Wylie
Dover Street To Dixie revue by Morris Harvey, Harold Simpson and Lauri Wylie (25 May 1880 1951), with music by Herman Darewski, at the London Palladium

Background imageDover Collection: The Royal Progress through London

The Royal Progress through London
Queen Elizabeths Pocket Pistol, Dover Caste, Dover, Kent. " Load me well and keep me clean, I ll carry my ball to Calais Green."

Background imageDover Collection: Florence Mills the American artiste

Florence Mills the American artiste and star of the Lew Leslies Plantation Revue in New York, 1923. To appear in Charles Cochrans show Dover Street to Dixie at the London Pavilion Date: 1923

Background imageDover Collection: Dover

Dover (1845). Moore, James 1819 - 1883. Date: 1845

Background imageDover Collection: The Night Ferry for Paris & Brussels

The Night Ferry for Paris & Brussels
The Night Ferry train for Paris & Brussels, which linked London to Dover, where passengers caught the ferry to further European destinations. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageDover Collection: The British Empire - Britannia looks out to sea

The British Empire - Britannia looks out to sea from her perch atop the White Cliffs of Dover, defender of a proud nation, yet with her sights set further afield... Date: circa 1900

Background imageDover Collection: Admiral Robert Blake defeats Dutch Fleet at Goodwin Sands

Admiral Robert Blake defeats Dutch Fleet at Goodwin Sands
Admiral Robert Blake (15981657) defeats the Dutch Fleet at The Battle of Goodwin Sand (Battle of Dover) on 19th May 1652 - the first engagement of the First Anglo-Dutch War. Date: 1652

Background imageDover Collection: Solea solea, or Common Sole

Solea solea, or Common Sole, also known as Dover Sole and Black Sole, a species of flatfish. Date: 1864

Background imageDover Collection: WW1 - Cartoon - German gun Big Bertha in action

WW1 - Cartoon - German gun Big Bertha in action
WW1 - A cartoon big lady personifying the German gun known as Big Bertha, firing from Calais at Dover. Date: 1918

Background imageDover Collection: Arrival of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in England, 1913

Arrival of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in England, 1913
Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife the Duchess of Hohenberg, arrive in England for a visit to King George V and Queen Mary at Windsor in November 1913

Background imageDover Collection: Ostend-Dover Ferry

Ostend-Dover Ferry
The Ostend (Belgium) to Dover (England) cross channel ferry boat. Date: early 1930s

Background imageDover Collection: Night Ferry Train

Night Ferry Train
The Night Ferry runs between London and Paris, carried on shipboard across the Channel from Dover to Dunkerque

Background imageDover Collection: Act of Union 1707 Colour

Act of Union 1707 Colour
The Duke of Queensbury and Dover presenting the Act of Union to Queen Anne

Background imageDover Collection: Field of Cloth of Gold

Field of Cloth of Gold
Henry VIII leaves Dover to meet Francois at the Field of the Cloth of Gold

Background imageDover Collection: South Eastern and Chatham Railway Dover Boat Train

South Eastern and Chatham Railway Dover Boat Train. Date: circa early 20th century

Background imageDover Collection: The Cuckoo by Charles E. Brookfield

The Cuckoo by Charles E. Brookfield (19 May 1857 20 October 1913) adapted from Decore by H. Meilhac (Theatre des Varietes, Paris, 27th January 1888)

Background imageDover Collection: Cinderella starring Iris Hoey

Cinderella starring Iris Hoey
Cinderella flyer promoting a production at the Lyceum Theatre. The photos, from the left, are of Simeta (sic) Marsden as Dandini

Background imageDover Collection: Sailing vessel Andreas at Dover, Kent

Sailing vessel Andreas at Dover, Kent
Sailing vessel SV Andreas at Dover, Kent. Date: early 20th century

Background imageDover Collection: Queen Victoria the United Kingdom of Great Britain & Ireland

Queen Victoria the United Kingdom of Great Britain & Ireland
Queen Victoria, (1819-1901) - Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Empress of India. Advertorial card for W. F

Background imageDover Collection: Belgium - Boarding the Ferry to Dover at Ostende

Belgium - Boarding the Ferry to Dover at Ostende. Promotional postcard for the Belgium National Railway. Date: 1920

Background imageDover Collection: Dover Castle, Kent - Aerial View

Dover Castle, Kent - Aerial View. circa 1930s

Background imageDover Collection: Shakespeares Cliff, Dover

Shakespeares Cliff, Dover. Moore, James 1819 - 1883

Background imageDover Collection: Memorial to Captain Webb (Cross-channel swimmer) - Dover

Memorial to Captain Webb (Cross-channel swimmer) - Dover
Dover, Kent, England - Memorial to Captain Matthew Webb (1848-1883) famous cross-channel swimmer, the first to achieve this feat between Dover and Calais in 1875

Background imageDover Collection: London, Chatham and Dover Railways station at Victoria

London, Chatham and Dover Railways station at Victoria
London, Chatham and Dover Railways Terminus at Victoria, London (left) and the London, Brighton and South Coast railway (right)

Background imageDover Collection: Portrait of Agnes J Burke, writer

Portrait of Agnes J Burke, writer, described as the prettiest of Paris correspondents, the social link between The Boulevard and Pall Mall. 1880

Background imageDover Collection: Patients waiting for VAD transport

Patients waiting for VAD transport
Three stretchers with patients are on the ground at the back of some vehicles. The patients have probably just arrived by ambulance train at Ramsgate Town Station

Background imageDover Collection: Georgiana Lady Dover 3

Georgiana Lady Dover 3
GEORGIANA baroness DOVER (nee Howard) wife of George Agar- Ellis, first baron. with their child Date: 1804 - 1860

Background imageDover Collection: George 1st Baron Dover 2

George 1st Baron Dover 2
GEORGE JAMES WELBORE AGAR- ELLIS, first baron DOVER statesman with his autograph Date: 1797 - 1833

Background imageDover Collection: Georgiana Lady Dover 1

Georgiana Lady Dover 1
GEORGIANA baroness DOVER (nee Howard) wife of George Agar- Ellis, first baron. Date: 1804 - 1860

Background imageDover Collection: George 1st Baron Dover 1

George 1st Baron Dover 1
GEORGE JAMES WELBORE AGAR- ELLIS, first baron DOVER statesman with his autograph Date: 1797 - 1833

Background imageDover Collection: View of English Workings

View of English Workings
A general view of the English workings in St Margarets Bay, near Dover, Date: circa 1882

Background imageDover Collection: Blackfriars Station

Blackfriars Station
The terminus of the London, Chatham and Dover Railway is at first known as Ludgate Hill Station. Date: 1863

Background imageDover Collection: Rail Accident Beckenham

Rail Accident Beckenham
Wreckage from the rail accident near Beckenham, on the London, Chatham and Dover railway line Date: 1866

Background imageDover Collection: Churches / St Marys / Dover

Churches / St Marys / Dover
Dover, Kent: St Marys Church and the Pharos (Dover Castle) Date: circa 1865

Background imageDover Collection: Treaty of Dover

Treaty of Dover
TREATY OF DOVER The duchesse d Orleans, sister in law of Charles II, arrives at Dover to conduct secret negotiations between France and England Date: May 1670

Background imageDover Collection: Junction at Smithfield

Junction at Smithfield
The new Metropolitan Line (underground) meets the London, Chatham and Dover Railway near Smithfield Date: 1866

Background imageDover Collection: Troops Leave Dover

Troops Leave Dover
The Highland Brigade - 42nd, 79th and 93rd Highlanders - leave Dover for India Date: 1857

Background imageDover Collection: London Bridge Station

London Bridge Station
The great joint station of the Croydon, Brighton and Dover Railway, at Southwark, built 1840 - 1844, completing the South-Eastern Railway for the time being Date: 1844

Background imageDover Collection: Buildings / Castle / Dover

Buildings / Castle / Dover
Dover Castle from the Deal Road. Date: 1865

Background imageDover Collection: Paquin Phelps advertisement, 1923

Paquin Phelps advertisement, 1923
Advertisement for Paquin Phelps of Dover Street, London, the result of an amalgamation between British designer Elspeth Phelps and the Paris fashion house Paquin in 1923. Date: 1923

Background imageDover Collection: Resue of the crew of the Benvenue 1891

Resue of the crew of the Benvenue 1891
Sandgate life-boatmens plucky resue of the crew of the ship Benvenue in heavy seas. Date: 11 November 1891

Background imageDover Collection: Gordon Boys Orphanage, Dover

Gordon Boys Orphanage, Dover
Frontage of the Gordon Boys Orphanage, Dover, founded in 1885

Background imageDover Collection: St Vincents Home, Dover- Sisters of Charity

St Vincents Home, Dover- Sisters of Charity
Two of the Sisters of Charity who ran the St Vincents Home for Roman Catholic Boys, Dover. Date: early 1900s

Background imageDover Collection: Dover Street, Piccadilly, London

Dover Street, Piccadilly, London
View of Dover Street, Piccadilly, London, including Dover Street tube station (right) which was later renamed Green Park. circa 1920



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