Felix Gallery

Colonel Norton, at 28, 000 ft, on Everest, 1924

Photograph showing Colonel Edward Felix Norton (1884-1954) climbing Everest, at a height of about 28, 000 feet, 1924. This photograph was taken by Theodore Howard Somervell (1890-1975), the expedition doctor. The pyramidal peak of Everest can be seen in the background.

© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans

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Britannia by Felix Desruelles at Boulogne-sur-Mer, France

Britannia by Felix-Alexandre Desruelles (18651943) at Boulogne-sur-Mer, France - commemorating the arrival of the British troops in 1914. This work by Desruelles did not last for long as it was destroyed by the Germans in July 1940. The statue and supporting column had a total height of 15m. At the top of the column was the figure of Britannia, a trident in her right hand and a shield in her left hand. She looked vigilantly towards the channel. Date: circa 1920s

Matadi, Congo Free State - Leopold II and Colonial Officials

Matadi, the chief sea port of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the capital of the Bas-Congo province. Postcard celebrating the 'Independence' of the Congo Free State, bearing the portrait of King Leopold II of Belgum (1835-1909) and five of his Officers who were major colonial players in the region: (from left) Felix Fuchs (1858-1928), Colonel Albert Thys (1849-1915), Baron d'Edmond Van Eetvelde (1852-1925), Francis, Baron Dhanis (18611909) and Colonel Theophile Wahis (1844-1921). Date: circa 1906

© Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection