Early Collection (page 9)

GARZONI, Giovanna (1600-1670). Still Life with Broad Bean. 17th c. Baroque art. Oil on canvas. ITALY. TUSCANY. Florence. Pitti Palace

Slow Velocipede
A man pushing his boneshaker velocipede bicycle in Holborn, central London, through a heavy traffic jam! Date: early 1930s

EAST END BEACH 1930S
A group of working class kids on a small beach beside the River Thames, the Margate of the East End, London. Date: early 1930s

Newspaper Seller 1933
A newspaper seller in a flat cap and overcoat stands next to his stall on Wednesday, March 1st, 1933. Headlines include The Times: The Arms Embargo - Geneva Comment and Dictatorship in Germany

Early Precambrian Earth
An impression of the Earths surface during the early Precambrian period (4, 500 to 543 million years ago), by Barry Evans

Emperor Justinian and his Court. ca. 547. ITALY. Ravenna. San Vitale. Early Byzantine art. Mosaic

Tile mosaic depicting some fish. Roman art. Early Empire. Mosaic. IRAN. Susa. Archaeological Museum

Thurland Castle, Lancashire, England, dates from 1402, when Sir Thomas Tunstall, knighted by King Henry V at Agincourt, was given a licence to crenellate his manor house. Date: early 1930s

GLC-LFB Centenary Royal Review at Lambeth HQ
To celebrate the 100 years of the London Fire Brigade, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip reviewed the London Fire Brigade at Lambeth headquarters

Grand Aerostatic Balloon, Little Chelsea
Grand Aerostatic Balloon ascending with Mr Blanchard from the Royal Military Academy, Little Chelsea, London. 16 October 1784

Garnerins balloon and parachute

Charles Greens Nassau balloon over Medway, Kent
View of Charles Greens Nassau balloon with several passengers, flying over the River Medway in Kent. 7 November 1836

Bylaugh Hall
The ruins of Bylaugh (pronouced beela ) Hall, Norfolk, England. This was the new Bylaugh Hall, built in 1850 by Charles Barry. Here in ruins in the early 1960s. Date: 19th century

London Restaurant
Well-to-do customers dining on the street outside Antoines Restaurant, 40 Charlotte Street, Soho, London. Date: early 1930s

DRYING DISMAL DESMOND
A little girl pegs out her freshly washed Dismal Desmond toy dalmatian dog to dry on the washing line in her back yard! Date: early 1930s

Queen Victoria Goes by Train
Queen Victoria travelling by train in its early days, along the Royal route to Scotland on the Great Northern Railway. The Queens progress on these journeys was slow for she so disliked fast

Fossil molar of Nebraska man
Drawing of a fossil molar found in Nebraska, believed belong to early man - hesperopithecus (Ape-Man of the Western World)

Just a wee note by G. E Studdy
Illustration by George Ernest Studdy (1878-1948) showing Bonzo the dog, dressed in a tartan tam o shanter playing the Scottish bagpipes

Washing Board
A photograph demonstrating the use of a scrubbing board in a tub during washday in the early 20th century

Margery Crandon 7
Spirit photo of controversial American medium Margery, with alleged spirit faces. Few today would attempt a defence of Margery - writes investigator J Gordon Melton

Ludgate Circus 1930S
View from Fleet Street looking towards Ludgate Circus, Ludgate Hill and St. Pauls Cathedral, London

Writing / a Rebus
A poor old MAN was driving a PIG TOE mARKet with a STRING tEYEd TOE its LEG wHEN by SUM accident the PIG got loose. The MAN ran after him BUTT PIGgy sCAPEd... now read on

Japan / Fujiyama / Hokusai
One of Hokusais 36 views of Fujiyama : the lake is Lake Sowa, and the mountain itself is in the far distance

Fire Engine of 1666
The early fire engine named Ye Deluge, used at the Great Fire of London in 1666 and attended the first fire at Bournemouth

Cricket Match 1743
A cricket match at the Artillery Ground, London. The 18th century bat was a longer, heavier, curved version and just one two-stump wicket was used

Racial / Iroquois Fishing
Iroquois man fishing from a canoe

Ship on the Rocks
A large sailing ship is hurled against the rocks by stormwaves : survivors cling to wreckage which the waves drive ashore

Mona Lisa Says Goodbye
The Mona Lisa says goodbye when the painting is stolen from the Louvre, Paris

Kissing Blarney Stone
KISSING THE BLARNEY STONE Kiss the stone set into the wall of Blarney Castle by Cormac Macarthy in 1446, and you ll obtain wonderful powers of cajolery

Japanese Mother & Child
A Japanese mother in a traditional costume carries her baby boy in her back, while holding some flowers and an umbrella

Paris from the Air
An aerial photograph of Paris, France, showing the Eiffel Tower and the River Seine

Ice Skating Dog
An ice skating dog out with his young mistress at Wimbledon Common, London, England

Canadian Pacific Railway
The Canadian Pacific Railway at the Great Asulkan Glacier in the Canadian Rockies. The Glacier Hotel is beside the railway

Hindu God Indra
Indra, King of the hindu gods in an early collection of hymns, the Rig Veda. He had authority over the sky; he could rend clouds apart with thunderbolts to make rain

Customs / Halloween
A Hallowe en Witch offers suitable costume, a shopkeeper provides appropriate eats

Irish Leprechaun, or Fairy Shoemaker
An Irish Leprechaun, or Fairy Shoemaker, working on a pile of shoes

HMS Leviathan, Drake-class armoured cruiser
Royal Navy - HMS Leviathan, a Drake-class armoured cruiser. HMS Leviathan was one of four Drake-class armoured cruisers built for the Royal Navy around 1900

Traffic and boats along the Bund, Shanghai, China, c. 1920 Vintage early 20th century
Traffic and boats along the Bund, Shanghai, China, c.1920 Vintage early 20th century photograph

Building Panama canal, Railway Station, Lance
Vintage 19th century photograph: Vintage 19th century photograph: Image relates to the first French led attempt to build the Panama canal in the 1880s under the supervision of Ferdinand de Lesseps

Weavers Castle, Eriskay, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, c. 1880 s
19th century vintage photograph: Weavers Castle, Eriskay, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, c.1880 s

castle Bay Barra, Outer Hebrides, Scotland
Vintage 19th century photograph: Castle Bay Barra, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, from the NE, fishing boats in the harbour, image c.1880 s

New York skyline and Brooklyn Bridge, USA, c. 1890 s
New York skyline and Brooklyn Bridge, USA, c.1890 s

China c. 1880s - Great Wall of China top of the Nankow Pass
Vintage 19th century photograph China c.1880s - Great Wall of China at the top of the Nankow Pass

Meenakshi Temple, Madura, Madurai, India
Vintage late 19th century photograph:Meenakshi Temple, Madura, Madurai, India

England North East - Whitby: harbour wall and rough sea

Street Life London 1878 - Street Locksmith
John Thomson Street Life London 1878 - Street Locksmith

Young woman putting on makeup at a mirror, Japan, c. 1880 s
Young woman putting on makeup at a mirror, Japan, c.1880s Vintage late 19th century photograph

The Eiffel Tower, Paris, Fance, c. 1890 s
Vintage 19th century photograph: The Eiffel Tower, Paris, Fance, c.1890 s

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