Famed Collection (page 2)

Odaki, Nunobiki Falls, Kobe, Japan
Odaki, the greatest of the Nunobiki Falls, a set of waterfalls near downtown Kobe, Japan, with an important significance in Japanese literature and Japanese art. Date: circa 1910s

Famous Diva and accompanist noticed - Oxford Circus Station
A Famous highbrow Diva (and snooty accompanist) standing on Oxford Circus Underground Station, London - spotted by a couple (and their wailing infant) on the station

MANUEL GARCIA 1805-1906
MANUEL PATRICIO RODRIGUEZ GARCIA son of Manual del Popolo Vicente Rodriguez Garcia, the famed Spanish tenor. He invented the laryngoscope. Date: 1805 - 1906

Iran / Archaeology / Tous
The ruins of the settlement at Tous, the ancient capital of the Khorasan region of Iran. The famed Arabian philosopher Abu Hamid Mohammed Ibn Mohammed was born here in 1038 Date: late 19th century

CHARLES CONDER 1868-1909
CHARLES CONDER English artist who moved to Sydney in 1884. He travelled to Melbourne, and became a member of the famed Heidelberg School with Streeton & Roberts Date: 1868 - 1909

Advert for Beethams plasters 1892
Beethams world famed corn and bunion plasters. Date: 1892

Seversky P-35 -forerear of the famed P-47 Thunderbolt only 77 P-35 were built for the US Army Air Corps A handful were slaughtered in the Philippines when the Japanese attacked

Avro 679 Manchester IA of No 207 Squadron - unloved and unwanted, the type was transformed into the famed Lancaster by fitting four Merlins

Antoine de Saint-Exupery, famed French aviator in Lockheed F-5

Switzerland - Grindelwald, the Wetterhorn
Coloured lantern slide of a view of Mount Wetterhorn from the town of Grindelwald. Long famed as a winter tourist destination with slopes for beginners

India Madurai
Distant view of Madurai (or Madura) famed for its massive temple. Date: circa 1840

Ulysse Trelat
ULYSSE TRELAT French physician and surgeon, who also concerned himself with psychiatry and other medical matters. Famed for the Trelat method. Date: 1828 - 1890

Elizabeth Thompson
ELIZABETH THOMPSON (lady Butler) artist famed for her military scenes such as The Roll Call (Crimea War) and Scotland for ever (Waterloo). Date: 1846 - 1933

Maid of Saragossa
AGUSTINA ZARAGOZA DOMENECH known as The Maid of Saragossa, Spanish patriot famed for her heroism when the French besieged the town during the Peninsula War. Date: 1790 - 1858

Marquis De Sevigne
HENRI, marquis de SEVIGNE French aristocrat whose chief claim to fame was as the husband of Marie, famed for her letters to their daughter. Date: 1624 - 1651

Martin Schongauer
MARTIN SCHONGAUER German / Alsatian artist, famed for his altar-piece at Colmar. Date: 1450 - 1497

Peter Monamy, Artist
PETER MONAMY artist famed for his marine subjects Date: 1689 - 1849

Vasily Vereshchagin - Russian Artist
Vereshchagin, Vasily, (1842 - 1904) - Russian painter - famed for his depictions of Battle scenes. Date: circa 1900

Robert William Bunsen 3
ROBERT WILHELM BUNSEN German scientist, famed for his invention of the Bunsen burner. In old age. Date: 1811 - 1899

Famed American pianist Myrtle Elvyn Date: 1907

Aleppo, Syria - Dancer travelling by Camel
Famed dancer and entourage including musicians travel across the desert close to Aleppo, Syria en route to their next gig. Date: circa 1910s

I. Calculator Esq: The Celebrated Conjuror
Copy of illustration, " I. Calculator Esq: The Celebrated Conjuror" by A.B. 30 August 1776. HPG/8/2/1 (v)"

Netherlands Gouda
The main street of Gouda, famed for its cheeses

Netherlands Edam
Old houses in Edam, famed for its cheeses

Portrait of M. Louis Daguerre
A portrait of Louis Jacques Maude Daguerre (1789-1851). The French artist was famed for inventing the Daguerretype in conjunction with Joseph Nicephore Niepce

Carlisle Cathedral, Cumberland. Famed for its fine stained glass, it is the only Augustinian Church to attain Cathedral rank

St George / Statue / Malta
SAINT GEORGE Shown slaying the dragon for which he is famed. This statue is from the Cathedral at Victoria (Rabat) - Gozo, Malta

Chair and Table
A cumbersome chair and table from a period not famed for the grace and elegance of its furniture

Greece Mycenae
A view of the ruins of the Early greek city state of Mycenae, famed for its shaft grave deposits discovered by Heinrich Schliemann

Frank R Stockton
FRANK STOCKTON American writer, famed for the short story The lady or the tiger ?

LENINGRAD : AURORA
The celebrated cruiser Aurora famed for its part in the 1917 Revolution once again plays a historical role as it participates in the defence of the city

Paul Reveres Ride
PAUL REVERE American inventor of rolling mill, more famed for his midnight ride from Boston to Lexington, warning that the British were on the march

Robert Barclay Athlete
ROBERT BARCLAY " Captain Barclay" was famed for his extraordinary walking feats. His real name was Robert Barclay Allardice

Main Street of Eyam
The main street of the village of Eyam, Derbyshire, famed for the Great Plague which visited it in 1665-6 when five sixths of the population died

Isaac the Gurner
This ugly man, famed for his grinning or gurning set himself up as a public grinner. This talent has a long competitive tradition and is still practiced to this day

Bewick / Skunk
(Mephitis mephitis) This mustelid inhabits north and south America, and is famed for the awful-smelling liquid it projects at predators from ducts at its rear end

Bewick / Meerkat
(Suricata suricatta) also named by Bewick the SURICATE or four-toed weasel, famed for its tendency to stand on its hind legs when looking out for enemies

Springbok (Bewick)
Moschus moschiferus Bewick was puzzled as to what species this creature is, but it is now recognised as a kind of deer. It is famed for the perfume it produces

Musk-Deer (Bewick)
Moschus moschiferus Bewick was puzzled as to what species this creature is, but it is now recognised as a kind of deer. It is famed for the perfume it produces

Alum Bay I. O. W
Famed for its coloured sands

Hunting Alphabet - J
I J stands for Jorrocks of famed Handley Cross - but oh, the poor fellow has taken a toss !

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