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Excelsior Collection

Background imageExcelsior Collection: Excelsior Pavilion and Boat Landing - Lake Minnetonka, USA

Excelsior Pavilion and Boat Landing - Lake Minnetonka, USA
Excelsior Pavilion and Boat Landing - Lake Minnetonka, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageExcelsior Collection: The Folding Excelsior

The Folding Excelsior

Background imageExcelsior Collection: Ballroom or dance hall in the Hotel Excelsior

Ballroom or dance hall in the Hotel Excelsior
The ballroom or dance hall in the Hotel Excelsior, Berlin, late 1920s Date: late 1920s

Background imageExcelsior Collection: Queen Victoria at the Hotel Excelsior, Nice, France

Queen Victoria at the Hotel Excelsior, Nice, France
Queen Victoria arriving at her home from home on the Riviera, the Hotel Excelsior, Regina Palace, Cimiez, Nice, France Date: circa 1901

Background imageExcelsior Collection: Salmon-pink hyacinth hybrid, Hyacinthus Excelsior

Salmon-pink hyacinth hybrid, Hyacinthus Excelsior.. Handcolored botanical drawn and lithographed by W.G. Smith from H.H. Dombrains Floral Magazine 1872. Worthington G

Background imageExcelsior Collection: A view of the Hotel Excelsior from the Lido beach, 1920s

A view of the Hotel Excelsior from the Lido beach, 1920s Date: 1920s

Background imageExcelsior Collection: Cartoon, Excelsior! (Suffragist as Sisyphus)

Cartoon, Excelsior! (Suffragist as Sisyphus)
Cartoon, Excelsior! A Suffragette depicted as Sisyphus pushing the large boulder of Womens Suffrage up the Parliament Hill

Background imageExcelsior Collection: Princess Leila Bederkhan in Arabian Nights at Chez Vous

Princess Leila Bederkhan in Arabian Nights at Chez Vous
Oriental Nights at Chez Vous, the night club and restaurant at the Excelsior Palace Hotel on the Venice Lido. Princess Leila Bederkhan in an " Arabian Nights" number. Date: 1927

Background imageExcelsior Collection: Sorrento, Italy - Hotel Vittoria, with lift up the cliff

Sorrento, Italy - Hotel Vittoria, with lift up the cliff - perched on the hillside overlooking the Bay of Naples. Date: 1910s

Background imageExcelsior Collection: X Craft - British Midget Submarine - HMS Excelsior

X Craft - British Midget Submarine - HMS Excelsior
The Interior of an X Craft - British Midget Submarine HMS Excelsior. Date: 1945

Background imageExcelsior Collection: Fowler Road Locomotive number 15323, Excelsior

Fowler Road Locomotive number 15323, Excelsior, reg. HR 3697, at Caenby Corner on 19 August 1972. Date: 1972

Background imageExcelsior Collection: Advertisement for penny farthing bicycle from 1875

Advertisement for penny farthing bicycle from 1875

Background imageExcelsior Collection: The restaurant at the Hotel Excelsior, Berlin, 1920s

The restaurant at the Hotel Excelsior, Berlin, 1920s Date: 1920s

Background imageExcelsior Collection: LONGFELLOW/EXCELSIOR

LONGFELLOW/EXCELSIOR
EXCELSIOR "There in the twilight cold and grey Lifeless, but beautiful he lay...". Date: First published: c.1880

Background imageExcelsior Collection: Comic postcard, Scene at secretarial college

Comic postcard, Scene at secretarial college Date: 20th century

Background imageExcelsior Collection: Advert for the attractions of the Lido, Venice

Advert for the attractions of the Lido, Venice, 1926 (la Plage du Soleil et de Pyjamas) Date: 1926

Background imageExcelsior Collection: Queen Mary on a visit to Bethnal Green in the east end of London

Queen Mary on a visit to Bethnal Green in the east end of London, accompanied by the Mayor after enjoying a performance of I Pagliacci by the Oxford House Choral Society at the Excelsior Cinema in

Background imageExcelsior Collection: Excelsior

Excelsior
From the poem Excelsior by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow which describes a young mans journey through a mountain village carrying a banner inscribed Excelsior ( Onward and Upward)

Background imageExcelsior Collection: Daughters of Leonid Krassin at the Venice Lido

Daughters of Leonid Krassin at the Venice Lido
Ludmila (in bathing wrap), Luba (with hat) and Katia Krassin, daughters of Leonid Krassin, the Bolshevik leader seen on the beach at the Venice Lido. In the background is the Excelsior hotel

Background imageExcelsior Collection: A sketch of the beach and bathers at the Lido, Venice, 1920s

A sketch of the beach and bathers at the Lido, Venice, 1920s outside the Excelsior Hotel Date: 1920s

Background imageExcelsior Collection: The restaurant at the Excelsior Hotel, Lido, Venice, 1924

The restaurant at the Excelsior Hotel, Lido, Venice, 1924 Date: 1924

Background imageExcelsior Collection: The beach near the Excelsior Hotel, Lido, Venice, 1924

The beach near the Excelsior Hotel, Lido, Venice, 1924 Date: 1924

Background imageExcelsior Collection: A listing for the Doll Festival at the Excelsior Hotel, L

A listing for the Doll Festival at the Excelsior Hotel, Lido, Venice, 1924 featuring Lenci dolls - Boudoir dolls were all the rage in the Jazz Age Date: 1924

Background imageExcelsior Collection: Indoor terrace at the Excelsior Hotel, Lido, Venice

Indoor terrace at the Excelsior Hotel, Lido, Venice
One of the indoor terraces at the Excelsior Hotel, Lido, Venice, 1924 Date: 1924

Background imageExcelsior Collection: The Night of The Fauns a dance at the Excelsior Hotel, Lido

The Night of The Fauns a dance at the Excelsior Hotel, Lido
The Night of The Fauns a dance for one of the festivals or parties at the Excelsior Hotel, Lido, Venice, 1924 represented by Jia Ruskaja Date: 1924

Background imageExcelsior Collection: The garden of the Excelsior Hotel, Lido, Venice, 1924

The garden of the Excelsior Hotel, Lido, Venice, 1924 Date: 1924

Background imageExcelsior Collection: Small entertainment rooms - Excelsior Hotel, Lido, Venice

Small entertainment rooms - Excelsior Hotel, Lido, Venice
One of the smaller entertainment rooms of the Excelsior Hotel, Lido, Venice, 1924 Date: 1924

Background imageExcelsior Collection: A dance at the Saturnalia festival

A dance at the Saturnalia festival or party on the terrace of the Excelsior Hotel, Lido, Venice, 1924 Date: 1924

Background imageExcelsior Collection: Saturnalia festival or party on the terrace of the Excelsior

Saturnalia festival or party on the terrace of the Excelsior
The Saturnalia festival or party on the terrace of the Excelsior Hotel, Lido, Venice, 1924 Date: 1924

Background imageExcelsior Collection: Lantern festival on the terrace of the Excelsior Hotel, Lid

Lantern festival on the terrace of the Excelsior Hotel, Lid
A scene of the outdoor party lantern festival on the terrace of the Excelsior Hotel, Lido, Venice, 1924 Date: 1924

Background imageExcelsior Collection: Show in the ballroom of the Excelsior Hotel, Lido, Venice

Show in the ballroom of the Excelsior Hotel, Lido, Venice
A scene from a show in the ballroom of the Excelsior Hotel, Lido, Venice, 1924 dedicated to the painter Giovanni Onorto Fragonard Date: 1924

Background imageExcelsior Collection: Dancer American Billy Shaw appearing at Chez Nous cabaret

Dancer American Billy Shaw appearing at Chez Nous cabaret
The dancer American Billy Shaw (Billie Shaw) appearing at Chez Nous cabaret, Hotel Excelsior, Lido-Venice, 1927 with Bobby Dupree doing eccentric, acrobatic and novety dances Date: 1927

Background imageExcelsior Collection: A view of the Hotel Excelsior from the entrance on the canal

A view of the Hotel Excelsior from the entrance on the canal, 1920s Date: 1920s

Background imageExcelsior Collection: European ash tree, Fraxinus excelsior

European ash tree, Fraxinus excelsior, Frene. Handcoloured steel engraving by Oudet after a botanical illustration by Edouard Maubert from Pierre Oscar Reveil, A. Dupuis, Fr

Background imageExcelsior Collection: Clematis excelsior hybrid

Clematis excelsior hybrid raised by Thomas Cripps. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Background imageExcelsior Collection: Ash tree, Fraxinus excelsior

Ash tree, Fraxinus excelsior. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley and Henry Trimens Medicinal Plants, London, 1880

Background imageExcelsior Collection: The Taverna of the Excelsior Palace, Venice Lido

The Taverna of the Excelsior Palace, Venice Lido
Luncheon at the Taverna restaurant of the Excelsior Palace Hotel at the fashionable Venice Lido. Diners were encouraged to visit the Taverna in their swimwear or beach pyjamas

Background imageExcelsior Collection: Lunch at Taverna of the Excelsior Palace Hotel, Venice Lido

Lunch at Taverna of the Excelsior Palace Hotel, Venice Lido
Impression of the Taverna restaurant, part of the huge Excelsior Palace Hotel on the beach at the Venice Lido. Diners rarely dressed for lunch

Background imageExcelsior Collection: Lido fashions for sunning and swimming

Lido fashions for sunning and swimming
Beach ensembles for the fashionable Venice Lido. On the left is a pyjama suit of stockinette in blue and white with a coat in a modern design

Background imageExcelsior Collection: Curtis British Entomology Plate 565

Curtis British Entomology Plate 565
Hemiptera: Psylla fraxini = Psyllopsis fraxini (Ash Chermes, Jumping-louse) [Plant: Fraxinus excelsior (Common Ash)] Date: 1824-39

Background imageExcelsior Collection: Italy - Trieste - Palazzo del Lloyd - Excelsior Palace Hotel

Italy - Trieste - Palazzo del Lloyd - Excelsior Palace Hotel Date: circa 1907

Background imageExcelsior Collection: Chez Vous, Venice Lido by Fortunino Matania

Chez Vous, Venice Lido by Fortunino Matania
An impression of Chez Vous, the night club of the Excelsior Hotel at the Venice Lido, favoured resort for smart society, showing the multi-coloured fountains providing a magical backdrop to the dance

Background imageExcelsior Collection: Advert for Lancaster & Sons bellows cameras 1890

Advert for Lancaster & Sons bellows cameras 1890
Advertisement for 19th century bellows cameras, pocket combination aneroid barometers, selection of scientific equipment compound microscope, achromatic microscope

Background imageExcelsior Collection: Yemeni Delegation - Official Visit to Naples, Italy - Staff

Yemeni Delegation - Official Visit to Naples, Italy - Staff / Escort to the Royals and High-ranking officials. Photograph outside the Hotel Excelsior. Date: circa 1928

Background imageExcelsior Collection: Excelsior Villas. Portstewart

Excelsior Villas. Portstewart - a view looking up to buildings on a hill. At the bottom is a donkey and cart and children.. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Londonderry; Portstewart)

Background imageExcelsior Collection: Naples / Santa Lucia 1930

Naples / Santa Lucia 1930
Santa Lucia, with the hotels Excelsior and Santa Lucia Date: 1930

Background imageExcelsior Collection: Rue Michelet and Excelsior Hotel, Algiers, Algeria

Rue Michelet and Excelsior Hotel, Algiers, Algeria. Date: circa 1909

Background imageExcelsior Collection: A Th頄ansant at a Lido hotel, 1925

A Th頄ansant at a Lido hotel, 1925
An aerial view over the Hotel Excelsior at the fashionable Venetian Lido, frequented by high society. Photograph shows a th頤 ansant in progress



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