Foreign Collection (page 10)

Swiss postcard explaining the currency, with equivalent values for other countries. circa 1905

Julian Pauncefote, 1st Baron Pauncefote (1828 - 1902), British barrister, judge and diplomat. Caption: the Foreign Office. Date: 1883

Paris, France - Ministere des Affaires Etrangeres. Date: 1856

Auxiliary Fire Service crew with fire engine, WW2
At the London Fire Brigade Headquarters, Lambeth SE1, two members of the AFS (Auxiliary Fire Service) crew pose for their photo with a fire engine. Date: circa 1940

George Canning - Statue in Westminster Abbey, London
Statue in Westminster Abbey, London of George Canning (1770-1827) - a British statesman and politician who served as Foreign Secretary and briefly Prime Minister. Date: circa 1835

Sir Edward Grey (1862 - 1933), British Liberal statesman and Foreign Secretary during World War One Date: c. 1914

Dejima, foreign settlement, Nagaskai, Japan

Sir Edward Grey in 1915
Sir Edward Grey (1862 - 1933), British Liberal statesman who served as Foreign Secretary from 1905 to 1916. Date: 1915

Sir Edward Grey by Tom Hutt
SIR EDWARD GREY (1862-1933) British Liberal statesman who served as Foreign Secretary from 1905 to 1916. Date: 1914

Greek Street, Soho, the worst street in London
Scenes in Greek Street, Soho, the foreign quarter of London, called the worst street in London by an Inspector McKay, giving evidence before the Police Commission. 1. Soho types; 2

Tsukiji Foreign Settlement, Tokyo, Japan. Date: circa 1890s

Count Alexander Mensdorff Pouilly
Count Alexander Mensdorff-Pouilly (August 4, 1813, Coburg February 14, 1871), was an Austrian general, diplomat and politician

Mr Balfour on visit to captured village, Western Front, WW1
Arthur James Balfour on a visit to a captured village on the Western Front during World War One. He served as British Foreign Secretary from 1916 to 1919. Date: circa 1916

Mr Balfour watching aeroplane in flight, Western Front, WW1
Arthur James Balfour watching an aeroplane in flight during a visit to the Western Front during World War One. He served as British Foreign Secretary from 1916 to 1919. Date: circa 1916

Mr Balfour on visit to Western Front, WW1
Arthur James Balfour on a visit to the Western Front during World War One. He served as British Foreign Secretary from 1916 to 1919. Date: circa 1916

Rufus Daniel Isaacs, 1st Marquess of Reading, (18601935) - English lawyer, jurist and politician. Lord Reading was the last Liberal Foreign Secretary. Date: 1926

Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon (1862-1933) - British Liberal statesman. Foreign Secretary from 1905 to 1916. Date: 1926

Lord Lansdowne and circle, India. Henry Charles Keith Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne, (1845-1927, seated in chair, left), British politician and Irish peer

Lord Lansdowne, British politician, in group photo
Henry Charles Keith Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne, (1845-1927, seated, second from left), British politician and Irish peer

Incomings and outgoings on the outbreak of WW1
Incomings and outgoings on the outbreak of the First World War. Top left: Earl Roberts, walking to the House of Commons. Top right: Viscount Morley

Lord Haldane and Sir Edward Grey
Lord Haldane (Lord Chancellor, formerly Secretary of State for War) and Sir Edward Grey (Foreign Minister) on their way to a Cabinet meeting during the crisis leading up to the First World War

Mr Balfour visiting howitzer on Western Front, WW1
Arthur Balfour (central figure in flat cap) as Foreign Secretary in David Lloyd Georges wartime coalition government, viewing a 9.2-inch British howitzer during his visit to the Western Front

Tatler front cover - Lord & Lady Curzon in India
George Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston (1859 - 1925), British Conservative statesman, Viceroy and Governor General of India and Foreign Secretary, pictured with his first wife

Peking city gates
A foreign correspondent speaks to the policeman guarding the Peking City gates. Peking (Beijing) had fallen to the Japanese in 1937 Date: 1940

Embarkation of troops at Gravesend
The Parting. Embarkation of British troops at Gravesend, for foreign service. A soldier takes leave of his girl. Date: 1846

Cartoon, More Hands Wanted, WW1
Cartoon, More Hands Wanted. Showing Admiral von Tirpitz, Von Gwinner (Deutsche Bank), Kaiser Wilhelm, Von Bethmann-Hollweg and Field Marshal Von der Goltz struggling with the war

August invasion of London by tourists, H. M. Bateman
Impression of the cosmopolitan visitors descending upon London during August to enjoy a sightseeing holiday in the capital. Date: 1913

French soldiers in trench, Vailly, France, WW1
French soldiers in a trench near Vailly-sur-Aisne, northern France, during the First World War. Painted by a member of the French Foreign Legion. Date: March 1915

The General Strike - demobilisation of volunteers 1926
Colonel St. John Fox, Commandant of the Headquarters Central Division of the Metropolitan Special Constabulary Reserve, addressing the division (including regulars)

The Foreign Cattle Market, Deptford, London, 1872
Interor of the Foreign Cattle Market at Deptford, London, in 1872. This image shows a number of sheep and cattle in the Central Shed of the market, with feeding troughs empty and hoisted up. 1872

Officers of Four Nations in London Cafe by Matania, WW1
A London cafe scene during World War I showing French, British, Belgian and Italian soldiers among the crowds. As the war progressed, the familiarity of foreign soldiers around London increased

Robert, Marquess of Salisbury
ROBERT CECIL, third marquess of SALISBURY Statesman, prime minister in 1885, 1886 and 1895: he was frequently Foreign Minister as well. Date: 1830-1903

Robert Marq. Salisbury
ROBERT CECIL, third marquess of SALISBURY Statesman, prime minister in 1885, 1886, 1895 and 1909 : he was frequently Foreign Minister as well. Date: 1830-1903

Alexandre Ribot
ALEXANDRE FELIX JOSEPH RIBOT French statesman, minister for foreign affairs. Date: 1842 - 1923

George Benedict Ogilvy
GEORGE BENEDICT, baron OGILVY de Muirhead Scottish military commander, probably in foreign service, perhaps because he had Jacobite sympathies ? Date: 1650? - 1710

Graf Von Montgelas
MAXIMILIAN JOSEPH, graf von MONTGELAS, Bavarian statesman, minister of foreign affairs and of finances AND of the interior, earning the Grand Eagle of the Legion of Honour. Date: 1759 - 1838

China - Chinese Farmers (one v. old) from the Ningpo District
China - Chinese Farmers (one v.old) from the Ningpo District. Card produced by the United Methodist Free Churches: Home and Foreign Missions. Date: 1905

Two Female Missionaries in China and local converts, both young and old(er). Possibly from the S.P.G. (Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts). Date: 1913

China - Christian Clergyman Rev. John Kao (Shantung Diocese)
China - A superb portrait of Clergyman Rev. John Kao (Shantung Diocese). The S.P.G. (Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts) sent its first missionary to China in 1863 Date

Labouchere, Healy and Gibson Bowles covered in black ink
The Story of the Wicked Wags (cont.). Radical MP Henry Du Pre Labby Labouchere (1831-1912), Timothy Michael Healy (1855-1931)

Ashmead-Bartlett, Labouchere, Gibson Bowles and Healy
The Story of the Wicked Wags. Sir Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett (18491902) - an American born British Conservative politician, Radical MP Henry Du Pre Labby Labouchere (1831-1912)

Entrance to the Legation Quarter - Beijing, China. Date: circa 1907

British Legation - Beijing, China
Russian Legation - Beijing, China Date: circa 1910s

China, Jilin City - Foreign Affairs Delegation Building Date: circa 1910

S. P. G. Christian Graduates at Kobe, Japan
S.P.G. (Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts) Christian Graduates at Kobe, Japan Date: 1910s

South Korea - Ganghwa Island - The S. P. G. Mission House
South Korea - The S.P.G. (Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts) Mission House at Ganghwa (Kang Hoa) Island, Korea. Date: circa 1910s

King George V and Queen Mary visit Paris - Spring, 1914. Here they leave the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Date: 1914

Turkish Coin Card, illustrating various small denominations of coin with their foreign exchange rates. Date: 1910

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