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Dramatic Collection (page 5)

Background imageDramatic Collection: Dramatic sky-line near Ripon, Yorkshire, England

Dramatic sky-line near Ripon, Yorkshire, England

Background imageDramatic Collection: Horse riding Kerry, Ireland

Horse riding Kerry, Ireland
Horse riding on the Dingle Peninsula, County Kerry, Ireland. First published The Sunday Times Date: 1988

Background imageDramatic Collection: Madeira, Portugal - Vista do Pico do Barcelos (Viewpoint)

Madeira, Portugal - Vista do Pico do Barcelos (Viewpoint). Date: circa 1930s

Background imageDramatic Collection: Ostia, Rome, Italy - Theatrical Masks

Ostia, Rome, Italy - Theatrical Masks. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageDramatic Collection: Switzerland - Vitznau on Lake Lucerne

Switzerland - Vitznau on Lake Lucerne
Switzerland - Vitznau - situated in an idyllic bay of Lake Lucerne at the foot of the Rigi. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageDramatic Collection: Messerschmitt Bf-110C-4

Messerschmitt Bf-110C-4
A Captured Luftwaffe Messerschmitt Bf-110C-4 Flying Painted in RAF Livery, the Aircraft Was Forced Down at Goodwood on 21 July 1940 During the Battle-Of-Britain Date: 1940

Background imageDramatic Collection: WW2 - RAF Bombing raid over Germany - stylised image

WW2 - RAF Bombing raid over Germany - stylised image of a party of Vickers Wellingtons. Date: circa 1941

Background imageDramatic Collection: George Vs Silver Jubilee - Fleet Street and Ludgate Hill

George Vs Silver Jubilee - Fleet Street and Ludgate Hill
Preparations almost complete for George Vs Silver Jubilee - Fleet Street and Ludgate Hill decorated with flags and streamers for the Jubilee parade of 6th May 1935. Date: 1935

Background imageDramatic Collection: View of Matterhorn from lake at foot of Riffelhorn, Zermatt

View of Matterhorn from lake at foot of Riffelhorn, Zermatt
View of the distinctive peak of the Matterhorn from lake at foot of Riffelhorn, Zermatt, Switzerland - 21st August, 1939. Date: 1939

Background imageDramatic Collection: Le Mont Cervin (Matterhorn Mountain) - Stormy Weather

Le Mont Cervin (Matterhorn Mountain) - Stormy Weather. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageDramatic Collection: Italian Dancer with white leather boots and tamborine

Italian Dancer with white leather boots and tamborine Date: 1920s

Background imageDramatic Collection: Mount Bromo, Tengger massif, Sand Sea, East Java, Indonesia

Mount Bromo, Tengger massif, Sand Sea, East Java, Indonesia. Date: 1910s

Background imageDramatic Collection: Mount Cook - Tasman - Franz Josef Glacier from Okarito

Mount Cook - Tasman - Franz Josef Glacier from Okarito, Westland, New Zealand. Date: 1920s

Background imageDramatic Collection: Eruptive Fevers - Plate 6

Eruptive Fevers - Plate 6 - Measles, Scarlatina or Scarlet Fever, Vesicle of Vaccination (with slight surrounding rose rash), Typhus at an early stage

Background imageDramatic Collection: Riffelalp Hotel and the road to Zermatt and Gornergrat

Riffelalp Hotel and the road to Zermatt and Gornergrat, Switzerland Date: circa 1930s

Background imageDramatic Collection: View looking down on the Murren Hotel, Switzerland

View looking down on the Murren Hotel, Switzerland also showing views of the Eiger and Monch. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageDramatic Collection: Ida Rubinstein as Cleopatra

Ida Rubinstein as Cleopatra
The Russian dancer, Ida Lvovna Rubinstein in the title role of Cleopatra, at the time she was performing at the Coliseum in London. Date: 1909

Background imageDramatic Collection: Mount Vesuvius erupting

Mount Vesuvius erupting, night scene. circa 1825

Background imageDramatic Collection: Queen Marie of Romania

Queen Marie of Romania (1875 - 1938), the consort of King Ferdinand I of Romania. Daughter of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and therefore a granddaughter of Queen Victoria

Background imageDramatic Collection: Mussolini / 1929 Poster

Mussolini / 1929 Poster
BENITO MUSSOLINI Italian dictator giving a rousing speech Date: 1883 - 1945

Background imageDramatic Collection: An exhausted cab horse - The Strand, London

An exhausted cab horse - The Strand, London
London Life - An exhausted cab horse tended to on the street - The Strand, London Date: circa 1901

Background imageDramatic Collection: Kirkcaldy Combination Poorhouse at Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland

Kirkcaldy Combination Poorhouse at Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland
An aerial view of the Kirkcaldy Combination Poorhouse in Fife, Scotland. The poorhouse (Scotlands equivalent of a workhouse) was erected in 1849 in a dramatic coastal location at Kinghorn

Background imageDramatic Collection: RAF Poster, Help Britain Finish The Job! WW2

RAF Poster, Help Britain Finish The Job! WW2
RAF Poster, Help Britain Finish The Job! Showing two British Hawker Hurricane fighters flying over a British aircraft carrier at sea during the Second World War

Background imageDramatic Collection: Times newspaper headlines, Britain at War, WW1

Times newspaper headlines, Britain at War, WW1
The Times newspaper headlines for 5 August 1914, Britain at War, announcing the outbreak of the First World War. Date: 5 August 1914

Background imageDramatic Collection: The cockpit where Nelson died in H. M. S. Victory

The cockpit where Nelson died in H. M. S. Victory
The interior of the famous H.M.S. Victory as shown for the first time in colour after its redecoration and restoration as it would have appeared at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805

Background imageDramatic Collection: Hindenburg & Graf Frans Conrad Von Hotzendorf

Hindenburg & Graf Frans Conrad Von Hotzendorf
The two uniformed figures are standing on a dramatic battlefield. Hotzendorf was the military strategist of the Austro-Hungarian Army who led the onslaught on Serbia in 1914. WW1 Date: circa 1914

Background imageDramatic Collection: Nitrate fire in Iquique, Tarapaca, Chile, South America

Nitrate fire in Iquique, Tarapaca, Chile, South America
Nitrate storage fire at the Gildemeister company premises in Iquique, Tarapaca, Chile, South America. Nitrate is extremely flammable. Date: circa 1910

Background imageDramatic Collection: Balthasar Nebot - Gardens of Hartwell House, Aylesbury - 2 / 8

Balthasar Nebot - Gardens of Hartwell House, Aylesbury - 2 / 8
One of a series of eight paintings by Balthasar Nebot (active 1729-1765) showing the spectacular garden landscape of Hartwell House, just outside Aylesbury, in 1738

Background imageDramatic Collection: Saint Jerome, 1646, by Jusepe de Ribera (1591-1652)

Saint Jerome, 1646, by Jusepe de Ribera (1591-1652)
Jusepe de Ribera (1591-1652). Spanish painter. Saint Jerome, 1646. National Gallery. Prague. Czech Republic

Background imageDramatic Collection: Oil sketch for the lion hunt, 1621-1622, by Rubens (1577-164

Oil sketch for the lion hunt, 1621-1622, by Rubens (1577-164
Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640). Flemish painter. Oil sketch for the lion hunt, 1621-1622. Alte Pinakothek. Munich. Germany

Background imageDramatic Collection: Felice Cavallotti (1842-1898). Engraving. Colored

Felice Cavallotti (1842-1898). Engraving. Colored
Felice Cavallotti (1842-1898). Italian politician, poet and playwright. Engraving by Pla y Valor. Engraving at the Iberian Illustration, 1886. Colored

Background imageDramatic Collection: Card and Backgammon. Fight over Cards, 1620-1630, by Theodoo

Card and Backgammon. Fight over Cards, 1620-1630, by Theodoo
Theodoor Rombouts (1597-1637). Flemish painter. Cards and Backgammon. Fight over Cards. 1620-1630. National Museum of Denmark. Copenhagen. Denmark

Background imageDramatic Collection: Photo of Miss Billie Shaw and Mr Barrie Oliver

Photo of Miss Billie Shaw and Mr Barrie Oliver
Black and white photo in the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News of 24th October 1925 of Miss Billie Shaw and Mr Barrie Oliver who were appearing at the Cafe de Paris in London in a revue

Background imageDramatic Collection: Greyhound racing - Cover of Sporting & Dramatic News

Greyhound racing - Cover of Sporting & Dramatic News
Front cover of The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News reporting on the new sport of greyhound racing. Top left photograph shows Be Sporty, an outstanding hurdler and top right shows Tall Oak

Background imageDramatic Collection: Posada, Illustration to a story, La Noche Venturosa

Posada, Illustration to a story, La Noche Venturosa
Illustration to a story, La Noche Venturosa -- The Lucky Night or the Queen of Blas and Bato. Date: circa 1900

Background imageDramatic Collection: Photo of Rudoloh Valentino painting

Photo of Rudoloh Valentino painting
Black and white photo in the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News of 5th December 1925 showing actor Rudolph Valentino in full evening dress with an oil painting he had completed on a recent

Background imageDramatic Collection: Flora and Gill pursued by their enemy Luzbel, Mexico

Flora and Gill pursued by their enemy Luzbel, Mexico -- originally an illustration for a magicians programme. circa 1900

Background imageDramatic Collection: Interference by Roland Pertwee and Harold Dearden

Interference by Roland Pertwee and Harold Dearden
Promotional postcard for Interference by Roland Pertwee and Harold Dearden. First produced at the St. Jamess Theatre, 29th January 1927

Background imageDramatic Collection: The Hypocrites by Henry Arthur Jones

The Hypocrites by Henry Arthur Jones. First produced in in England at the Hicks Theatre, 27th August 1907. The image shows Leonard Wilmore kisses Rachel Neve

Background imageDramatic Collection: Fantastic Transvestite Performer

Fantastic Transvestite Performer
A fantastic Transvestite Performer in dramatic pose! Date: 1924

Background imageDramatic Collection: Gipsy Love by Basil Hood & Adrian Ross

Gipsy Love by Basil Hood & Adrian Ross
Promotional postcard of Gipsy Love adapted by Basil Hood and Adrian Ross. First produced Dalys Theatre, London on 1st June 1912. Artist Richard Pannett

Background imageDramatic Collection: Sinking of the Blucher in Great War Deeds, WW1

Sinking of the Blucher in Great War Deeds, WW1
A dramatic incident in the Battle of Dogger Bank: the German armoured cruiser Blucher sinking and HMS Arethusa, British light cruiser, standing in to save life

Background imageDramatic Collection: Premiere of Pygmalion in London, 1914

Premiere of Pygmalion in London, 1914
Front cover of The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News reporting on the premier in London of a new play, Pygmalion, by George Bernard Shaw with Mrs Patrick Campbell in the role of Eliza Doolittle

Background imageDramatic Collection: Noel Coward in drag - playing lead in Cambridge Footlights

Noel Coward in drag - playing lead in Cambridge Footlights
Some of the dresses worn by the leading lady of the Cambridge University Footlights Dramatic Club which was staging Folly at the Strand Theatre in June 1923. The actress is none other than Mr N. B

Background imageDramatic Collection: WWI Recruitment Poster (Welsh version)

WWI Recruitment Poster (Welsh version)
WWI Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Poster (Welsh version), with dramatic red text superimposed on a map of Wales. Date: 1915

Background imageDramatic Collection: A hotel terrace after lunch in St. Moritz, Switzerland

A hotel terrace after lunch in St. Moritz, Switzerland
The hotel terrace is full of people having lunch and enjoying the splendid sunlight. They can be seen either sleeping, reading or enyoying hot beverages

Background imageDramatic Collection: Battle of the Falkland Islands by G. H. Davis

Battle of the Falkland Islands by G. H. Davis
The Battle of the Falkland Islands -- how Admiral von Spees squadron was sunk, the German cruiser Dresden alone escaping. Showing the action between the German cruiser Leipzig



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