Famous Collection (page 10)

Photograph of the cleaning of the General Gordon statue. Captioned, The Hero-Cleaning season: General Gordon's statue in Trafalgar Square recently underwent cleansing operations

The Famous Foyer at The Savoy Hotel, London Date: 1911

Beautiful Gruss Aus Bavarian postcard
The card shows revellers in a crowd in festive costumes - soldiers, musicians and serving maids etc.It is from Fuerther-Kirchweih which is famous for its festivals. Date: circa 1900

The Clown - Dancer of the Moulin Rouge, Paris Date: circa 1910s

Famous conjoined sisters Daisy and Violet Hilton
The Brighton United Twins - famous conjoined sisters Daisy and Violet Hilton (1908-1969). The twins were exhibited in Europe as children, and toured the United States sideshow

Waldorf Astoria Hotel, New York City, USA. Date: circa 1910s

Oscar Wilde, Irish playwright, author and celebrity
Portrait of Oscar Wilde, Irish playwright, author and celebrity Date: 1895

Brickwoods Famous Portsmouth Beer

Advert for Thomas Whatley & Sons, Cheap Street, Bath
Advert for Thomas Whatley & Sons, Pork and Provisions, Cheap Street, Bath Date: 1902

Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp
Curtiss XP-3A No.2 28-189 (msn 10993), fitted with a 410hp Pratt & Whitney R-1340-1 Wasp, in a close fitting NACA cowling

Poster, Desmoulins for good quality shoes, 11 Rue Thiers. Date: 1912

Calavera de la Adelita, Mexico -- La Adelita is a famous Mexican folk song of the revolutionary period (1910-1920), about a female soldier and supporter of the revolutionary leader Francisco Madero

Calavera Mexico 1900s Death Skull Bones Mexican
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Caricature of George Leybourne, music hall singer
Caricature of George Leybourne (1842-1884), British music hall singer, described as a lion comique, famous for his song Champagne Charlie. It appears that his death had been mistakenly announced

Moving Famous London Statues to Safety 1941
The Burghers of Calais by Augustave Robin, in Victoria Gardens, Westminster being moved to a place of safety. As a precaution against possible bombing precious art

Sir John Tenniel, artist, illustrator and cartoonist
Sir John Tenniel (1820 - 1914), British artist, illustrator and political cartoonist, who had just died. Seen here with two of his most famous Punch cartoons

As a precaution against possible bombing precious art, relics, sculptures and memorials where moved out of London to a secret place. This was given to the Nation by the National Art Collections Fund

Dame Edna Everage and Larry Hagman on a chat show
Comic personality, Melbourne housewife and superstar (or gigastar) Dame Edna Everage (played by the Australian comedian Barry Humphries, b 1934) with the American actor Larry Hagman (b 1931)

Frustrating an Attempt to Disorganise London
Sixth column strategy: Disguised as Gothic pinnacles the famous clock, Big Ben is being altered by an odd contraption, to confuse the general public. Date: 1940

A stall selling Republican propaganda postcards, emblazoned with the famous Republican war-cry No Pasaran (They shall not pass), Madrid, 1936. Date: 1936

TOMMY DOBSON'S GRAVE
The tombstone of Thomas ('Tommy') Dobson (d. 1910), a famous Lakeland huntsman, at Boot, Cumbria, England. Date: 1950s

THE SHRINE OF THE BOOK
The famous Shrine of the Book, a wing of the Israel Museum, Jerusalem. It houses the Dead Sea Scrolls, the most exceptional archaeological find in the Holy Land. Date: completed 1965

WE ARE SEVEN GRAVE
The We are Seven grave, Conway, North Wales, made famous in the (1798) poem by William Wordsworth; protected by an iron grill to prevent visitors chipping away at it! Date: 1950s

PETS CEMETERY
Some of the gravestones in a corner of the famous Pets Cemetery, Kensington Gardens, London, where over 300 dogs and cats etc are buried. Date: 1950s

GREYFRIARS BOBBY
A memorial fountain and statue of this famously faithful dog was erected in the Edinburgh graveyard by Baroness Burdett- Coutts, noted philanthropist, shortly after his death. Date: Bobby died 1872

WILLIAM TERRISS, ACTOR
WILLIAM TERRISS Famous English actor who was stabbed to death by madman Richard Arthur Prince. Date: 1847 - 1897

CORPORAL
A Corporal from the 17th Lancers (Duke of Cambridge's Own). A famous regiment known as the Death or Glory Boys

GARRICK
DAVID GARRICK (1717 - 1779), English actor, famous for his Shakespearean roles, a few months before his death

LEHAR FIRTH
(THE MERRY WIDOW) Actress Elizabeth Firth (as Natalie, wife of Popoff) wears the famous Edwardian "Gainsborough" style hat in Lehar's operetta. Date: 1907

LEHAR WIDOW FIRTH
(THE MERRY WIDOW) Actress Elizabeth Firth (as Natalie, wife of Popoff) wears the famous Edwardian "Gainsborough" style hat in Lehar's famous operetta. Date: 1907

Lehar Widow Elsie Photo Music Opera Die Lustige
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Lily Elsie in Lehar's operetta
(THE MERRY WIDOW) Actress Lily Elsie (as Sonia) wears the famous Edwardian "Gainsborough" style hat in Lehar's operetta. Date: 1907

LITTLE CROW Famous fighting chief. Date: 1905

Titania & Oberon. Sub-title: Famous Fairies. A Fairy Ring?.. by Lorna Steele

Neptune - King of the Sea and of all the fishes?
Neptune. Sub-title: Famous Fairies. King of the Sea - And of all the fishes?. by Lorna Steele

Cornish Pixie Sub-title Famous Fairies Text Hop
Cornish, Pixie, Sub-title, Famous, Fairies, Text, Hop, and, skip, o'er, dales, hills, Children's, Postcard, design, Watercolour, painting, Lorna, Steele, 12022542

Pan Sub-title Famous Fairies Text with his pipes
Pan, Sub-title, Famous, Fairies, Text, with, his, pipes, Children's, Postcard, design, Watercolour, painting, Lorna, Steele, 12022540

Puck or Robin Goodfellow. Sub-title: Famous Fairies. Here is Puck? by Lorna Steele

Famous Fairies Will o the Wisp by Lorna Steele

The 20-seat Daimler bus for Doncaster, Edenthorpe, Hatfield and Thorne (new village). When Ernest Parish started running on a route between Doncaster and Armthorpe

A royal programme signed by performers and management at the London Hippodromes Warriors Day charity performance attended by the Prince of Wales

The Liver Building, Pier Head, Liverpool, Merseyside. Architect: Walter Aubrey Thomas. Date: circa 1936

Landing Stage and Quayside - Liverpool, Merseyside, England, with the distinctive Royal Liver Building (left) and the Port of Liverpool Building (right). Date: circa 1910s

A Very Jolly Afternoon - his majesty King George V attends Harrow School Speech Day. Date: 1912

Billie Burke (1884-1970) - American actress, famous on Broadway and in early silent film. Date: circa 1920

Niagara Falls, NY State, USA - American Falls and Steel Arch Bridge. Date: circa 1930

Vintage 19th century photograph: Duomo, cathedral, Milan, Italy

Vintage 19th century photograph: Brussels, Palais de Justice, Belgium

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