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Forbes Collection (page 2)

Background imageForbes Collection: Polar Explorer - Dr Forbes McKay

Polar Explorer - Dr Forbes McKay, Antarctica. Thought to be taken on the Nimrod Expedition Date: 1918

Background imageForbes Collection: Anne Moira and the Hon. Mrs. Forbes-Sempill

Anne Moira and the Hon. Mrs. Forbes-Sempill (1923). Lavery, Sir John 1856-1941. Date: 1923

Background imageForbes Collection: Rosita Forbes at the Jewels of Empire ball`

Rosita Forbes at the Jewels of Empire ball`
Miss Rosita Forbes (1893-1967) British traveller, socialite and author (later Mrs A. McGrath) pictured as Rubies at the Jewels of Empire Ball

Background imageForbes Collection: Kenneth Forbes Richmond

Kenneth Forbes Richmond
KENNETH FORBES RICHMOND Educational psychologist and psychical researcher, husband of Zoe Richmond who allegedly possessed psychic powers

Background imageForbes Collection: Frank Forbes-Robertson by Charles Pibworth

Frank Forbes-Robertson by Charles Pibworth
Frank Forbes-Robertson, from the bas-relief by sculptor Charles Pibworth. Promotional postcard for his Full London Company directed by Nelson King touring to Theatre Royal

Background imageForbes Collection: Nanette Newman on location, filming in Cornwall

Nanette Newman on location, filming in Cornwall
The actress Nanette Newman on location near Lands End, Cornwall, in the role of the Newlyn School artist Elizabeth Adela Stanhope Forbes (nee Armstrong, 1859-1912), in A Breath of Fresh Air

Background imageForbes Collection: Forbes Robertson and Patrick Campbell

Forbes Robertson and Patrick Campbell
Forbes Robertson (1853 - 1937) and Mrs. Patrick Campbell (1865 b 1940). Johnston Forbes Robertson was an English actor and theatre manager

Background imageForbes Collection: Rosita Forbes endorsing Mr Willi, plastic surgeon

Rosita Forbes endorsing Mr Willi, plastic surgeon
Explorer and writer, Rosita Forbes appearing in an advertisement endorsing the skills of Mr Willi at the Hystogen Institute, Baker Street, London. 1930

Background imageForbes Collection: Cover of ILN 9th August 1879, Archibald Forbes

Cover of ILN 9th August 1879, Archibald Forbes
Cover of the Illustrated London News, 9th August 1879, featuring the ride of Archibald Forbes, Special Correspondent of the Daily News, from Ulundi in the Zulu War, " bloody with spurring

Background imageForbes Collection: George Earl Granard

George Earl Granard
GEORGE FORBES, sixth earl of GRANARD Scottish military commander in the war against Napoleon. Date: 1760 - 1837

Background imageForbes Collection: William Forbes

William Forbes
WILLIAM FORBES Copperbottoms retreat, or a View of Carron Work - a Scottish manufacturer alarmed by a product test ! Date: CIRCA 1797

Background imageForbes Collection: Sir William Forbes

Sir William Forbes
SIR WILLIAM FORBES Scottish banker and writer : The good shall mourn a brother, all a friend. Date: 1739 - 1806

Background imageForbes Collection: James Baron Forbes

James Baron Forbes
JAMES OCHONCAR, seventeenth baron FORBES Scottish military commander Date: 1765 - 1843

Background imageForbes Collection: Alexander Baron Forbes

Alexander Baron Forbes
ALEXANDER baron FORBES of Pitsligo Scottish nobleman Date: 1678 - 1762

Background imageForbes Collection: Sir William Forbes - 2

Sir William Forbes - 2
SIR WILLIAM FORBES Scottish banker and writer, Date: 1739 - 1806

Background imageForbes Collection: John Forbes, Admiral

John Forbes, Admiral
JOHN FORBES Scottish naval commander Date: 1714 - 1796

Background imageForbes Collection: Patrick Forbes, Bishop

Patrick Forbes, Bishop
PATRICK FORBES of Corse and Oneil, Scottish churchman, Bishop of Aberdeen. Date: 1564 - 1635

Background imageForbes Collection: James Staats Forbes

James Staats Forbes
JAMES STaTS FORBES Scottish railwayman and art collector Date: 1823 - 1904

Background imageForbes Collection: Archibald Forbes - 2

Archibald Forbes - 2
ARCHIBALD FORBES British journalist Date: 1838 - 1900

Background imageForbes Collection: James Forbes

James Forbes
JAMES FORBES Author of Oriental memoirs etc. Fellow of the Royal Society, at the age of 62. Date: 1749 - 1819

Background imageForbes Collection: Duncan Forbes

Duncan Forbes
DUNCAN FORBES Scottish lawyer and statesman, Lord President of the Court of Sessions. Date: 1685 - 1747

Background imageForbes Collection: Beatrice Forbes-Robertson

Beatrice Forbes-Robertson (1883 - 1967), English actress, lecturer, writer, and suffragist

Background imageForbes Collection: Forbes-Robertson / Vf 1895

Forbes-Robertson / Vf 1895
COLONEL JAMES MACNAGHTEN HOGG Statesman; Chairman of the Board of Works Date: 1823 - 1890

Background imageForbes Collection: John Forbes (Capuchin)

John Forbes (Capuchin)
JOHN FORBES (Father Archangel) son of protestant Scottish Lord Forbes, but preferring Catholicism left home, became a zealous Capuchin in the Netherlands, converting many Date: 1571 - 1606

Background imageForbes Collection: Gertrude Elliott

Gertrude Elliott American actress, wife of Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson Date: 1905

Background imageForbes Collection: FORBES (1809 - 1868)

FORBES (1809 - 1868)
JAMES DAVID FORBES - Scottish scientist Date: 1809 - 1868

Background imageForbes Collection: Advert for Dobble, Forbes & Co stoves and ranges 1889

Advert for Dobble, Forbes & Co stoves and ranges 1889
A selection of ranges and stoves all available from Dobble, Forbes & Co, in three store in Larbert, London and Glasgow. 1889

Background imageForbes Collection: Mrs W. F. Forbes-Sempill

Mrs W. F. Forbes-Sempill
Mrs Forbes-Semphill, formerly Eileen Lavery, daughter (by his first marriage) of the painter Sir John Lavery. She married aviator Colonel the Hon. W. F. Forbes-Semphill. 1925

Background imageForbes Collection: Duchess of Westminster - amateur dramatics, Eaton Hall

Duchess of Westminster - amateur dramatics, Eaton Hall
A scene from Scaramouch an amateur theatrical production performed at Eaton Hall, Cheshire, the seat of the Duke and Duchess of Westminster

Background imageForbes Collection: Hamlet by William Shakespeare

Hamlet by William Shakespeare
Promotional postcard of one of R. C. Carters 1901 cartoons of famous performers of the day. Forbes-Robertson As The Moody Dane

Background imageForbes Collection: Mansion House Hotel, Greenfield, Massachusetts, USA

Mansion House Hotel, Greenfield, Massachusetts, USA. Date: circa 1908

Background imageForbes Collection: Reverend Forbes Oncidium, Hook var Atratum

Reverend Forbes Oncidium, Hook var Atratum
Reverend Forbes Oncidium, Hook. var. Atratum.. Illustration drawn by C. de Bruyne and chromolithographed by P. de Pannemaeker from Lucien Lindens Lindenia, Iconography of Orchids, Brussels, 1902

Background imageForbes Collection: Rosita Forbes at Jaghbub crossing the Sahara Desert

Rosita Forbes at Jaghbub crossing the Sahara Desert
Rosita Forbes (1890-1967), English travel writer and explorer at Jaghbub (a remote desert oasis village in the eastern Libyan Desert)

Background imageForbes Collection: Schenley Farms District, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Schenley Farms District, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Schenley Farms District, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Date: 1914

Background imageForbes Collection: Alexander Forbes-Leith

Alexander Forbes-Leith
Alexander John Forbes-Leith, 1st Baron Leith of Fyvie (1847 1925), Scottish Royal Navy officer and US steel magnate. Date: 1909

Background imageForbes Collection: Prominent personalities serving in Gallipoli, WW1

Prominent personalities serving in Gallipoli, WW1
Notable members of society serving in the Dardanelles. Top left is the Marquis of Tullibardine, eldest son and heir of the Duke of Atholl (later the 8th Duke of Atholl 1871-1942)

Background imageForbes Collection: 2nd Lieutenant Leslie Frederick Forbes bombing the railway

2nd Lieutenant Leslie Frederick Forbes bombing the railway
2nd Lieutenant Leslie Frederick Forbes (Royal Flying Corps.) descending to within 350 feet to bomb the railway. He was subsequently awarded the MC. Deeds That Thrill The Empire - Page 796. W. Avis

Background imageForbes Collection: Laura Cowie, actress, in costume

Laura Cowie, actress, in costume
Laura Cowie (1892-1962), actress, seen here in costume peeping from behind a curtain. She was about to sail for America with Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson as his leading lady. Date: 1914

Background imageForbes Collection: Sir Charles S. Forbes, Vanity Fair, Ape

Sir Charles S. Forbes, Vanity Fair, Ape
SIR CHARLES STEWART FORBES, 5th Baronet of Newe in the County of Aberdeen (1867-1927) Caption: Of Newe Date: 1867-1927

Background imageForbes Collection: How Lieutenant Colonel Forbes-Robertson Saved the Western Li

How Lieutenant Colonel Forbes-Robertson Saved the Western Li
Forbes-Robertson won the Victoria Cross saved the defence line by making a rapid reconnaisance on horse-back in full view of the enemy under machine gun and close range shell fire

Background imageForbes Collection: Forbes Winslow

Forbes Winslow
FORBES BENIGNUS WINSLOW doctor who specialised in insanity, had his own lunatic asylum, a key figure in early psychiatry. Date: 1810 - 1874

Background imageForbes Collection: Mabel St Oswald

Mabel St Oswald
MABEL SUSAN (nee Forbes) baroness ST OSWALD of Nostell wife of the second baron. a popular hostess at Nostell Priory, Wakefield. Date: ? - 1919

Background imageForbes Collection: Charles Ct Montalembert

Charles Ct Montalembert
CHARLES FORBES, comte de MONTALEMBERT French journalist and statesman with his autograph Date: 1810 - 1870

Background imageForbes Collection: On the dredge

On the dredge
Common dredge as descibed by Professor Edward Forbes. Anatomical Manipulation, Tulk and Henfrey 1843

Background imageForbes Collection: Forbes Quarry, Gibraltar

Forbes Quarry, Gibraltar
Forbes Quarry, where a Neanderthal (Archaic human) skull was discovered in 1848. The discovery came eight years before the Neanderthal skeleton was found in the Neander Valley in Germany

Background imageForbes Collection: Proconsul, Homo heildebergensis & Homo neanderthalensis cran

Proconsul, Homo heildebergensis & Homo neanderthalensis cran
L to R: Cranium of Proconsul, an extinct primate that lived 18 million years ago; Homo heildebergensis (Broken Hill 1) discovered in Zambia; and Homo neanderthalensis (Gibraltar 1)

Background imageForbes Collection: Homo neanderthalensis (calpicus) cranium (Gibraltar 1)

Homo neanderthalensis (calpicus) cranium (Gibraltar 1)
Frontal view of an adult female Neanderthal cranium discovered at Forbes Quarry, Gibraltar. Its discovery was announced by Lieutenant Flint in 1848 and it is believed to be 50, 000 years old

Background imageForbes Collection: British Nudibranch Molluscs, Plate aA

British Nudibranch Molluscs, Plate aA
History of British Mollusca, Forbes and Hanley, Vol I 1853. Illustration of Triopa claviger, Egirus punctilucens, Tritonia hombergi, Doto coronata, Scyllaea pelagica



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