Feb16 Collection (page 2)

Dorothea Lambert Chambers, tennis champion
Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers (1878 - 1960), English tennis player and seven time winner of the ladies singles title at Wimbledon between 1903 and 1914

Making Japanese Paper Chochin lanterns - one used as a sign
Making Japanese Paper Chochin lanterns and an example of one being used as a sign. Date: circa 1930s

Street of the Crusader Knights - Rhodes, Greece
Facade of the Hotel de France, Street of the Crusader Knights Hospitaller, Rhodes, Greece (a Unesco World Heritage Site). Date: circa 1930s

Once More into the Breach - a Walrus to the rescue
Humorous illustration by E.G Oakley-Beuttler depicting the air-sea rescue by a Shagbat amphibious biplane(known as a Walrus) over the North Sea during World War Two

Mostar - Mostar Bridge (Stari Most) over the Neretva River
Mostar - the 16th century Ottoman Bridge (Stari Most) over the Neretva River, Bosnia and Herzegovina, designed by the architect Mimar Hayruddin. Date: circa 1910s

WW1 - Encouraging investment in the Commercial Bank of Italy
" Give your shield to Italy" - a WW1-era card encouraging investment in the new 5% Italian loan available through the Commercial Bank of Italy. circa 1917

The Maharaja of Jodhpur, India - Jaswant Singh II
Jaswant Singh II, GCSI, (1838-1895) - Maharaja of Jodhpur in India between 1873 and 1895. Date: circa 1894

Bare Knuckle Fighting - Trenches, WW1 - British Soldiers
Bare Knuckle Fighting after a hard day - Trenches, WW1 - British Soldiers enjoying themselves on the Western front in 1914. Date: 1914

Princess Maria of Romania, later Queen of Yugoslavia
A superb full-length portrait of the young Princess Maria (Marie) of Romania (1900-1961), the daughter of Ferdinand I of Romania and Queen Marie of Edinburgh

Princess Elizabeth making a sandcastle at Craigweil House
" Our Little Princess" - Princess Elizabeth, future Queen Elizabeth II (1926-2022) making a sandcastle at Craigweil House, Bognor Regis, West Sussex. Date: circa 1929

Marchioness of Milford Haven - Earl of Medina
The Marchioness of Milford Haven (right) with the Earl of Medina and Lady Tatiana Mountbatten. Date: circa 1922

Marie Lloyd
A poster for the Empire Edmonton, advertising Marie Lloyds last performance, dated 2nd October 1922. Also billed is Dan Harlow, and Irene Magley and Monty Woolf. Date: 2nd October 1922

The Strand War Game - WW1 board game
A board game created by The Strand Magazine during World War One. Described as a combination of draughts, chess and war, it is played by two opponents, representing the Allies and the Germans

The Alcazar, Seville, Spain - Patio de las Munecas (Courtyard of the Dolls - 12th century). Date: circa 1907

Beehive Houses - village of Kafar Tkerime nr Aleppo, Syria
Interesting conical houses at the village of Kafar Tkerime near Aleppo, Syria. Built in this style to remain cool during the hot summer months. Date: circa 1930s

Croatia - Opatija (Abbazia)
Croatia - Opatija (Italian: Abbazia) - a town in western Croatia, just southwest of Rijeka on the Adriatic coast. Date: 1907

The Man Who Watches The Speedometer by Bateman. This illustration is of a man in his car. The faster he goes the more the speed affects him. First he looses his hat, then his hair

Princess Alexandra of Kent
Colour photograph of Princess Alexandra (The Honourable Lady Ogilvy, KG, GCVO, born 25 December 1936) and Queen Mary, daughter of Prince George, Duke of Kent and Princess Marina of Greece

The Tatler front cover - Christmas Number 1937
Front cover of The Tatler magazines Christmas number featuring a jester laughing heartily. Date: 1937

Miss Jeanne De Casalis and Mr Tom Douglas by Einar Nerman
In " Fata Morgana" Miss Jeanne De Casalis and Mr Tom Douglas by Einar Nermans (1888-1983). Illustration showing the actors dressed in romantic attire while playing as Mathilde Fay

Damascus, Syria - Al-Hamidiyah Souq
Al-Hamidiyah Souq - the largest and the central souk in Syria, located inside the old walled city of Damascus next to the Citadel

The Tomb of Zechariah, Umayyad Mosque, Aleppo, Syria
The Tomb of Zechariah, the father of John the Baptist, Umayyad (Great) Mosque of Aleppo, Syria. Date: circa 1910s

State Street, Carthage, NY, USA, from the Levis House Hotel. Date: circa 1907

Gallieni, Colonial Administrator and Island of Madagascar
Map of the (then) French Overseas Territory, the island of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean - with inset portrait of Joseph Simon Gallieni (1849-1916)

Three Men at a Cafe - Algiers, Algeria
Three Algerian Men at a Cafe - Algiers, Algeria. Date: circa 1930

Libyan Traders Houses at Zinder, Niger, Africa. An important centre of the Trans-Saharan trade with the founding of the Sultanate of Damagaram in 1736 by Kanouri aristocrats. Date: circa 1910s

The Hague, Inner Court - Amsterdam The Netherlands. (Den Haag Binnenhof). It houses the meeting place of both houses of the States General of the Netherlands

The Hague, Prison - Amsterdam The Netherlands (Den Haag, Gevangenpoort). The Gevangenpoort is a former gate and medieval prison on the Buitenhof in The Hague, it has been a museum since 1882

The Abbe Liszt by Mervyn Suart
FRANZ LISZT Hungarian musician (1811-1886) - an unusual composition showing Liszt deep in thought, bathed by candlelight, while a couple dance in a romantic clinch, presumably to his music. Date: 1938

Ancien Regime by Rex Whistler
A romantic view showing a woman in 18th century dress opening a large arched window on the balcony of a magnificent baroque building to see snowflakes falling through the air. Date: 1938

Lady Alice Egerton competing at the Marsa Club, Malta
Lady Ailce Egerton, Lady-in-Waiting to Princess Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth II) pictured on the Duke of Edinburghs horse, Mystic, which she rode in the ladies race at a gymkhana at the Marsa Club

Stavanger Market Square (Torget) - Norway
Stavanger Market Square (Torget), Norway. A market scene at the port square in Stavanger, with fruit and vegetables trading from carts and trucks. Date: circa 1930s

Fashion at Quaglinos, 1950
Model pose at the bar of the newly-decorated Quaglinos wearing outfits from Margaret Marks. On the left, a dark grey and lemon check suit with a pleated skirt and high buttoned neck line

Reno, Nevada - The Biggest Little City in the World - USA. Date: 1930s

Manfield shoes advertisement
Shoe advertisement for Manfield, showing a selection of shoe fashions for 1929. Date: 1929

A Rose by Any Other Name... by Patrick Bellew
A young naval officer is given a rather violent telling off by a senior commander for wearing a rose in his buttonhole on board ship. 1929

The City Hall, Sarajevo - Bosnia and Herzegovina, built in 1896. Became the National and University Library in 1949 - damaged by fire during the Siege of Sarajevo in 1992

Saint Marys Almshouses - Chichester, Sussex, St Marys Hospital in St Martins Square, Chichester is one of the oldest almshouses in the country and it is still in use today

Bryggen in Bergen Built after 1702 - Norway
Bryggen is one of Bergens and Norways main attractions. Bryggen was built after the great fire in 1702. Bryggen, also known as Tyskebryggen

Mrs Lakin as master of Wexford foxhounds during WWI
Mrs Lakin, acting in the absence of her husband, Captain M. L. Lakin D.S.O, who is at the front with the Hussars. Mrs Lakin was the daughter of the late Lord Maurice Fitzgerald of Johnstown Castle

Kathleen Bruckshaw (1877-1921), British composer and pianist, pictured at the time she had played at the Albert Hall Fair in aid of the Concerts of the Front Fund

Tibet, Ice Caverns on Rongbuk Glacier, Mallory Expedition
Ice Caverns on the Rongbuk Glacier located in the Himalaya of southern Tibet. The English climber George Mallory first explored the main Rongbuk Valley

Streetside empty bottle and can seller - Kathmandu, Nepal
A remarkable card showing a streetside empty bottle and can seller - Kathmandu, Nepal. Date: circa 1950s

A wandering street Minstrel, Kathmandu, Nepal. Date: circa 1950s

Gaddee Baithak Palace, Durbar Square, Kathmandu, Nepal
Gaddi Baithak Palace (Gaddee Baithak), Basantapur Durbar Square, Kathmandu, Nepal - built in 1908 in the European style during the Rana period. Date: late 1950s

Sweet Waters of Europe - Imperial Kiosk - Istanbul, Turkey - a popular resort on the banks of the two streams, the Alibey Suyu and the Kagithane Suyu

Japanese Geta shops, selling traditional colourful footwear. Geta is the term used to describe a form of traditional Chinese-Japanese footwear that resemble both clogs and flip-flops

London Zoo - A Lynx Date: circa 1930s

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