Early Collection (page 4)

Don t worry about me! by G. E Studdy
Colour illustration by George Ernest Studdy (1878-1948) showing Bonzo the dog being cuddled by his lady owner. Studdy created Bonzo for The Sketch magazine in the early 1920s

John of Lancaster, Duke of Bedford, early 15th century
Engraved portrait of John of Lancaster, Duke of Bedford (1389-1435), fourth son of King Henry IV of England

Smithfield Market 1870
The arrival of an early meat train at Smithfield Market in London: porters unload and move baskets and crates

Female Lumberjacks
Two young women, female lumberjacks, chopping wood with huge axes on a college farm in Finchley, north London, England

Stack of Bricks
An old man stacking bricks in an industrial brick yard. Date: early 1930s

Aston Villa F. C in 1894
Team photograph of Aston Villa in First Division champions in 1894. Formed in 1874 by members of the Villa Cross Wesleyan Chapel in Aston, Birmingham

Horse-Drawn Bus London
A Horse-drawn bus operating the Waterloo Station to Somerset house route

TV & VIDEO 1980S
A colour television and video set

Circus Poster / Polito s
A poster for Politos Menagerie advertising a horned horse (or nilghau), a zebra, an elephant and a fully grown lion!

Anatomy / Head / Tongue
MOUTH A medical diagram of the human tongue (lower and upper surfaces), with the specific zones of taste and sensation marked by their Latin names

P. D. S. A. AMBULANCE
The Small Animal Ambulance of the Peoples Dispensary for Sick Animals (P.D.S.A.) arrives outside the Sanitorium in Ilford, Essex, England

Driver is a Novice
CAUTION : DRIVER IS A NOVICE A useful notice tied to the back of a learner drivers car as he makes a nervous hand signal

Mobile Butchers Shop
Mobile cooked meat shop of W J Poxon & Sons, Kidderminster, specialising in pork pies

Racial / Japan / 2 Geisha
Two Japanese Geisha girls, one holding a parasol

Mycenae - the Lion Gate
The Lion Gate at Mycenae. This early citadel was extensively excavated in the mid 19th century by Schliemann, who dug the Royal shaft graves, finding many treasures

Wharncliffe Viaduct
The Wharncliffe Viaduct of the Great Western Railroad, at Hanwell, Middlesex. Brunel (I.K) was responsible for the construction and design of much of the early GWR

Welsh Coracle
Welsh coracles are made of wickerwork covered with a watertight material, though fragile they are sturdy and light

Kitten Tangled in Wool
" Didn t you know I could knit?" On this evidence, this kitten is a long way from knitting a woolly jumper

Two Cobblers Mend Shoes
Two cobblers, seated on a low bench in their workshop, set about repairing shoes and fitting new soles

Icis Imperial Image
ICI (Imperial Chemical Industries) helps Britannia rule the waves in the great days when the word imperial is one to be proud of !

Leonardo Sketches
LEONARDO DA VINCI A page of sketches of flying machines

Knitting Expert
A young man in an armchair gets himself in rather a tangle with his knitting!

STICK EM UP
Stick em up ! Boys playing with guns on the street

Old Dover Rd Blackheath
Old Dover Road Blackheath London SE3

Champion Beer Drinker
A German champion beer drinker downs a huge tankard of beer!

Dog, 3 Cows in Field
Whos Afraid : a perky little dog keeps an eye on three cows, who seem more interested in chewing grass than bothering about him

Ghost Delivers Warning
A spectral figure materialises in a candlelit room where two men are roused from their books. The older man points ahead while the ghost points upwards. A ghostly warning?

Stowe House C18Th
Sir Richard Temples House at Stowe, designed by William Cleere & begun in 1676. This view dates from a later period when many improvements have been made. Now Stowe School

God and his Angels
God and his angels enthroned on high in the Heavens

St Augustine / Hippo / Theve
SAINT AUGUSTINE OF HIPPO Early Christian church father and philosopher

Ascot, Circa 1818
Horse racing in the early 19th Century

Boys playing rugby football at Rugby School

Hereford Industrial School Schoolroom
Boys sit at desks in a classroom at the Hereford Industrial School. Date: early 1900s

Hereford Industrial School Basket Making
Boys sitting making baskets at the Hereford Industrial School. Date: early 1900s

French Boules Players
Four French peasants in sabots and a barefoot boy judge the skill of the players in a game on a bumpy grassy field. Date: early 20th century

Edwardian woman with her pointer dog
A pointer and its parasol- bearing mistress walk beside the sea. Date: early 20th century

Barnardos Girls Village Home, Barkingside, Essex
A general view of the childrens cottages at Barnardos Girls Village Home, Barkingside, Essex. Girls sit on benches while a nurse pushes a pram. Date: early 1900s

Gertie Millar. Actress. One the most famous English singer-actresses the early 20th century, known for her performances in Edwardian musical comedies

L. N. E. R. Locomotive
The Gresley W1 1000 Hush- Hush L.N.E.R. steam locomotive engine, so named because of the secrecy of the project, and its revolutionary water-lube boiler

Caerlaverock Castle, Dumfriessshire, Scotland, a fine example of early 15th century military architecture, triangular in shape, with a double moat, drum towers, etc

Maidstone Road, Lenham
LENHAM, KENT, ENGLAND. Maidstone Road, Lenham, Kent. A main thoroughfare into the village, little changed today

Amy Webster / L Charles
AMY WEBSTER Actress, looking like a Pre-Raphaelite model

St Michaels Blackheath
St Michaels church Blackheath Park London SE3

St Bernard (Landseer)
A distinguished member of the Humane Society

Reformation in England
Title-page of a history of the Reformation in England : Henry VIII defies the pope, Edward VI prays, Mary burns Ridley, Latimer, Cranmer; Elizabeth sets all right

Edinburgh Fireworks
An impressive fireworks display from Edinburgh Castle during the famous Edinburgh Tattoo

Deaf Cyclist
This cyclist is wearing a sandwich board reading beware, I am deaf

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