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First Collection (page 4)

Background imageFirst Collection: Some impressions of Hollywood Beach Parties where

Some impressions of Hollywood Beach Parties where film stars and movie magnates entertain, 1927 (2/4) - showing Karl Dane (seen in MGMs Rookies) and some beach beauties and Larry Kent

Background imageFirst Collection: Alice Adair - Centre - playing Aphrodite in

Alice Adair - Centre - playing Aphrodite in
Alice Adair (Centre) playing Aphrodite in the First National film The Private Life of Helen of Troy (directed by Alexander Korda) with two Marion Morgan dancers, 1927 Date: 1927

Background imageFirst Collection: Stars of the West - a group of young ladies who

Stars of the West - a group of young ladies who scintillate Hollywood, 1930 - Bernice Claire seen in First National talkies including Spring is Here (top left), the Sisters G

Background imageFirst Collection: New York to Hollywood - a trio of dancers who

New York to Hollywood - a trio of dancers who transferred to Hollywood from Broadway, 1930 - Inez Courtney to appear in First Nationals version of Spring (top left)

Background imageFirst Collection: Advert for Larry Ceballos, dance director at Warner

Advert for Larry Ceballos, dance director at Warner Brothers and First National, 1930 Date: 1930

Background imageFirst Collection: Four snapshots from Hollywood, 1930

Four snapshots from Hollywood, 1930 - top left Mildred Frizelle and Marnie Sawyer (Pearl Eaton girls) in he Cuckoos (RKO Pictures), top right Lila Lee (First National)

Background imageFirst Collection: Glimpses of guests at the Beaux Arts and Silver

Glimpses of guests at the Beaux Arts and Silver
Glimpses of guests at the Beaux Arts (with costumes of the First Napoleonic Era) and Silver Balls, annual society functions held in New York, 1931 with Elizabeth Wallace Taylor Hardin

Background imageFirst Collection: Poet and Doctor Colonel John McCrae Memorial

Poet and Doctor Colonel John McCrae Memorial
McCrae, who served in the Boer War, is popularly remembered as the author of what is probably the best-known poem of the First World War -In Flanders Fields

Background imageFirst Collection: Plaque to Captain J J Crowe VC, Nieuwkerke Hospice

Plaque to Captain J J Crowe VC, Nieuwkerke Hospice
The final German attempt to break through to the Channel ports, known as the Fourth Battle of Ypres, had initial success

Background imageFirst Collection: The Izjer Tower seen through the Pax Gate, Dixmuide

The Izjer Tower seen through the Pax Gate, Dixmuide
Listed as an International Peace Centre, the Tower is a symbol of Flemish Nationalism which came to a head during the First World War. The Towers history goes back to the 18th Century

Background imageFirst Collection: German cemetery Langemarck mass grave

German cemetery Langemarck mass grave
The majority of the over 44, 000 bodies buried here are from the fighting during the First Battle of Ypres that began on 18 October 1914

Background imageFirst Collection: Napier lorry being tested by Russians for WWI

Napier lorry being tested by Russians for WWI
Napier lorry being tested by Russians for First World War (WWI), several 100 were shipped to Russia. Date: circa 1914

Background imageFirst Collection: Highfield Military Hospital, Liverpool

Highfield Military Hospital, Liverpool
Nursing staff at the Highfield Infirmary for aged and infirm paupers in its First World War role as a Military Hospital. Date: circa 1916

Background imageFirst Collection: Highfield Infirmary / Military Hospital, Liverpool

Highfield Infirmary / Military Hospital, Liverpool
Nurses Home at the Highfield Infirmary for aged and infirm paupers in its First World War role as a Military Hospital. Date: circa 1916

Background imageFirst Collection: William Powell and Rosalind Russell in Rendezvous (1935)

William Powell and Rosalind Russell in Rendezvous (1935) with Russells costume by Dolly Tree Date: 1935

Background imageFirst Collection: Margaret Dumont (left) and Rosalind Russell (right)

Margaret Dumont (left) and Rosalind Russell (right) in a deleted scene from Rendezvous (1935) with both wearing Dolly Tree creations Date: 1935

Background imageFirst Collection: Virginia Bruce in The First Hundred Years (1938)

Virginia Bruce in The First Hundred Years (1938), wearing her novel suede outfit designed by Dolly Tree. This smart street and sport two-piece ensemble in turquoise

Background imageFirst Collection: A dinner dress designed by Dolly Tree for Virginia Bruce

A dinner dress designed by Dolly Tree for Virginia Bruce
Handpainted in blue and gold was the organdie skirt of this dinner gown designed by Dolly Tree for Virginia Bruce in Woman Against Woman (1938)

Background imageFirst Collection: Pierre Clostermann Memorial, Bazenville, Normandy

Pierre Clostermann Memorial, Bazenville, Normandy
Clostermann, the First Free French pilot to land in Normandy (ALG B2), held the DFC and Bar and the Legion d Honneur. The Memorial is in the shape of a Spitfire wing

Background imageFirst Collection: Gentlemen in first position to draw his sword

Gentlemen in first position to draw his sword
First position to draw the epee. Gentleman fencer about to draw his sword, 18th century. Copperplate engraving by D. Jenkins from Mr. J

Background imageFirst Collection: Mlle. Aline as the First Boatman in Les Pommes

Mlle. Aline as the First Boatman in Les Pommes
French actress Mlle. Aline as the First Boatman in Les Pommes de Terre Malades by Dumanoir and Clairville, Theatre du Palais Royal, 1845

Background imageFirst Collection: First bas-relief of a 12th century sarcophagus

First bas-relief of a 12th century sarcophagus: the dream of a knight sleeping on a bed with wheels and bells under a castle battlement with queen and ladies, lances raining down from a cloud

Background imageFirst Collection: Man of the Yellowknives nation and of the Sekani nation

Man of the Yellowknives nation and of the Sekani nation
Man of the Yellowknives, Copper or T atsaot ine nation and man of the Sekani nation (Cluche) with rabbit-ear hat sketched in New York. Copper Indian and Cluche (Rocky Mountain) Indian

Background imageFirst Collection: First President of the Court of Cassation, Napoleonic era

First President of the Court of Cassation, Napoleonic era. Handcoloured lithograph by Leopold Massard from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes Historiques de la France

Background imageFirst Collection: Achille de Harlay, Premier President au Parlement de Paris

Achille de Harlay, Premier President au Parlement de Paris
Achille de Harlay, Premier President, Parlement de Paris, reign of King Henri III of France. Handcoloured lithograph after a portrait in Roger de Gaignieres gallery portfolio IX 99 from Le

Background imageFirst Collection: First American Cemetery Marker Omaha Beach

First American Cemetery Marker Omaha Beach
This marks the first American battle burials in Europe. It was set up by 2nd Platoon of the 607th Graves Registraton Company

Background imageFirst Collection: First Allied Surgical Hospital in Europe

First Allied Surgical Hospital in Europe
The Hospital site, the Colombiere Chateau, had been chosen off the map while in England. Elements of 326th Medical Company arrived at 0700 on 6 June to find it occupied by Germans

Background imageFirst Collection: Elisabeth Welch programme for The Gallery First Nighters Cl

Elisabeth Welch programme for The Gallery First Nighters Club tribute at the London Marriott Hotel. Elisabeth Welch (1904-2003) African American singer & actress who settled in London in 1933

Background imageFirst Collection: Vive La France

Vive La France! - Patriotic children. Female artists contribution to the First World War effort. Artist: Flora White Date: 1915

Background imageFirst Collection: Three Cheers for South Africa

Three Cheers for South Africa! - Patriotic children. Female artists contribution to the First World War effort. Artist: Flora White Date: 1915

Background imageFirst Collection: Three Cheers for Canada

Three Cheers for Canada! - Patriotic children. Female artists contribution to the First World War effort. Artist: Flora White Date: 1915

Background imageFirst Collection: Russia All Hail

Russia All Hail! - Patriotic children. Female artists contribution to the First World War effort. Artist: Flora White Date: 1915

Background imageFirst Collection: Long Live Japan

Long Live Japan! - Patriotic children. Female artists contribution to the First World War effort. Artist: Flora White Date: 1915

Background imageFirst Collection: Good Luck Serbia

Good Luck Serbia! - Patriotic children. Female artists contribution to the First World War effort. Artist: Flora White Date: 1915

Background imageFirst Collection: Forward Italy

Forward Italy! - Patriotic children. Female artists contribution to the First World War effort. Artist: Flora White Date: 1915

Background imageFirst Collection: For Bonnie Scotland

For Bonnie Scotland! - Patriotic children. Female artists contribution to the First World War effort. Artist: Flora White Date: 1915

Background imageFirst Collection: Bravo Belgium

Bravo Belgium! - Patriotic children. Female artists contribution to the First World War effort. Artist: Flora White Date: 1915

Background imageFirst Collection: All Hail India

All Hail India! - Patriotic children. Female artists contribution to the First World War effort. Artist: Flora White Date: 1915

Background imageFirst Collection: Advance Australia

Advance Australia! - Patriotic children. Female artists contribution to the First World War effort. Artist: Flora White Date: 1915

Background imageFirst Collection: England for Ever

England for Ever! - Patriotic children. Female artists contribution to the First World War effort. Artist: Flora White Date: 1915

Background imageFirst Collection: First Balkan War - Abandoned Gun Battery

First Balkan War - Abandoned Gun Battery
First Balkan War - Abandoned Turkish artillery post at the Monastery of Rachtani near the Town of Bitola, Macedonia. Date: 1912

Background imageFirst Collection: German Prisoners in Morocco

German Prisoners in Morocco
German Prisoners captured during the First World War, digging trenches in Morocco Date: 1915

Background imageFirst Collection: Funeral for victims of the First World War

Funeral for victims of the First World War

Background imageFirst Collection: EDENs VISIT TO RUSSIA

EDENs VISIT TO RUSSIA
Anthony Edens meeting with Josef Stalin in Moscow, described as the first visit of a British minister to Soviet Russia since the Revolution. Date: 1935

Background imageFirst Collection: Filling an electro-contact mine with gun-cotton in the Navy. Date: August 1914

Filling an electro-contact mine with gun-cotton in the Navy. Date: August 1914

Background imageFirst Collection: A DAY ON THE LINKS 1929

A DAY ON THE LINKS 1929
A fashionable group assembled on the first tee watch a lady play her first shot, as her partner lights up a cigarette. Date: circa 1929

Background imageFirst Collection: Lockheed SR-71A 61-7964

Lockheed SR-71A 61-7964
United States Air Force - Lockheed SR-71A 61-7964 (msn 2015), of the 9th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, based at Beale Air Force Base, California

Background imageFirst Collection: HMS Courageous

HMS Courageous
Royal Navy - HMS Courageous (pennant number 50 ) HMS Courageous was the lead ship of her class of three battlecruisers built for the Royal Navy during the First World War



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