Early Collection (page 5)

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

Mail Ship Flags & Others
Flags including those of the States of Australia, New Zealand, Royal Mail & the Orient and Pacific Steam Navigation Companies

The Paragon Blackheath. Designed by Michael Searles for John Cator, built between 1795 and 1806

Australia - Sydney street with steam powered tram
c. 1890s Australia - Sydney street with steam powered tram and horse carriages

Snow is brought by the Fairy of the North Wind Date: early 20th century

A Row of Ramblers
A jolly row of hikers on the moors, perhaps even On Ilkley Moor Baht At ! Date: early 1930s

Balloon event, Charles Green
Charles Green ballooning poster, Vauxhall Gardens, Grand Night Ascent amidst the most magnificent fireworks. 16 August 1850

Horse-Drawn Narrow Boat
A horse on the tow path of the Oxford Canal at Napton, Warwickshire, England. It is pulling a narrow pleasure boat full of holidaying students. Date: early 1960s

Baron Manfred von Richthofen, German air ace, WW1
Baron Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen (1892-1918), also known as the Red Baron, legendary German fighter pilot during the First World War

Evening in Soho
Men stroll and gaze into shop windows on an early evening in St Annes Court, Soho, London Date: 1960s

Submarine depot at Portsmouth Harbour
Pre-WWI submarine depot at Portsmouth Harbour

Swans in a punt at Henley
A punt load of swans, and two cygnets, about to be transported higher up the River Thames for their safety, in preparation for the annual Henley Regatta in early July

Types of Territorials
Types of the Territorial Army wearing their various uniforms including the Highland Light Infantry (far left), Rifle Brigade and Royal Engineers

Globe Theatre at Shakespeares England
A replica of the Globe Theatre at the Shakespeares England exhibition

Enos Cockerel
Enos Fruit Salts, a popular cure for digestive ailments throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries

Soho Wine Shop
The window display of The Soho Wine Supply shop front, central London, England

England / Penzance 1950S
Market Jew Street, Penzance, Cornwall, England. The building with Ionic columns is the Market House, with the statue of Sir Humphry Davy, born in Penzance, in front

Lti 20-20 Speed Gun
Metropolitan police officer with LTI 20-20 speed gun checking the speed of cars in the traffic

Italian Wedding Card
Dancing cherubs on a good luck card, looking forward to the couples silver, gold and diamond anniversaries!

Pheasant (Rankin)
Pheasants feed safely in the grounds of a Scottish castle until 1 October, when the inhabitants will come out and kill them. (Phasianus colchicus)

Fair / Roller Coaster 1817
An early form of roller coaster ( the Aerial Walk ) in the Beaujon Gardens, Paris

Circus Poster / Polito s
A poster for Politos Menagerie advertising a royal tiger, a fiery lynx, an ursine sloth and a pelican

Harlow New Town
Two little girls marvel at Trigon, a modern statue in the shopping mall of Harlow New Town, Essex, England

Cromer Beach 1930S
Rough seas on the coast of Norfolk at Cromer, England, with its bathing huts on the beach and pier in the background

Petticoat Lane 1930S
A busy day on Middlesex Street, part of the famous Petticoat Lane market, east London

Trafalgar Square 1930S
A lovely summer evening scene in Trafalgar Square, London

Sorting Post 1930S
One of the hundreds of groups of auxiliaries at the General Post Office (GPO), dispatching parcels to distant colonies during the usual Christmas postal rush

Edinburgh / Greyfriars Ch
Edinburgh: Greyfriars Churchyard

Mary Baker Eddy / Boston
MARY BAKER EDDY Founder of Christian Science: a picture of her from her early days at Boston

Ancient Persian Music
A Dervish of Ancient Persia in long green robe with fur trimming; he wears an ornate hat and plays a woodwind instrument

Churchill / Horse / 1915
WINSTON CHURCHILL He resigns his parliamentary seat to return to the army during the early months of the First World War

Hereford Chained Library
Chained books in the library of Hereford Cathedral

Jerusalem / Mount Olives
Jerusalem: the Mount of Olives

Lucerne / Mount Pilatus
Lucerne and Mount Pilatus

Blackbeard & Crew / Pirate
Blackbeard the Pirate & his jolly buccaneers, including Abdallah, Captain of the Mogul

Police / Watchmen
A night watchman on his rounds. At the time, the night watchmen were the only public policing body in London

Early Bicycles
A variety of early bicycles, including two varieties of the Celerifere of 1793 (1 & 2), the Draisienne (Dandy-Horse) of 1819 (3) and Gompertzs Velocipede (4)

Hop Pickers Tally Off
Kent hop pickers " tallying off"

Sergei Eisenstein
SERGEI EISENSTEIN Russian film director, noted for Cruiser Potemkin, Alexander Nevsky, Ivan the terrible and several other masterpieces of early cinema

Montpelier Vl / Blackheath
Montpelier Vale, Blackheath London SE3

Two Red & White Setters
Two Red and White Irish Setters settled companionably in front of a burning open fireplace

Vietnam / Saigon Boats 20C
Boats and shipping in the harbour of Vietnams principal port

Quaker Wedding
A QUAKER WEDDING

Leonardo Machine
LEONARDO DA VINCI Sketch of a flying machine, driven by a standing man using his arms to flap the wings

Hat Wireless 1930S
A man tunes into his hat radio!

Making Tennis Racquets
Stringing new tennis racquets at a workshop in Wimbledon, London

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