Frank Collection (#21)

Napier Halford Dagger III engine, three quarter front view

Napier Halford Dagger engine

Transformation from young tramp to soldier
Before-and-after pictures of a young vagrant transformed into an army cadet over a three-month period with the help of former Oxford Liberal MP Frank Gray

Frank Gray, Liberal MP
In the late 1920s, former Oxford Liberal MP Frank Gray (1880-1935) disguised himself as a tramp to experience first-hand the life of such individuals

Frank Gray, MP, disguised as a tramp
In the late 1920s, former Oxford Liberal MP Frank Gray (1880-1935) disguised himself as a tramp to experience first-hand the life of such individuals

Unveiling of the Haig Memorial Statue, Whitehall
The Haig Memorial, an equestrian statue in Whitehall commissioned by Parliament, and sculpted by Alfred Frank Hardiman, aroused considerable public controversy

Hermann Vezin on his 82nd birthday
Hermann Vezin (1829-1910), American actor, drama teacher and writer, reading a congratulatory telegram on his 82nd birthday

HMS Terrible and HM Yacht jigsaw puzzle
A colour illustration of HMS Terrible, a Royal Navy armoured cruiser launched in 1895. Below is a jigsaw puzzle box of His Majestys Yacht at Cowes on the Isle of Wight

1954 fashions
A contemporary suit to take one from morning until night comprising a Middy style jumper, with skirt and golfer cardigan by Wolsey

L Apres Midi D Un Faun by Frank M. Lea
A rather ugly faun sleeps off a big lunch while a nymph like waitress, naked but for her apron and hat carries away a tray

Philippines - Building a Church
The Van Scheut Mission building a Christian Church in the Philippines. The Van Scheut Mission was closely linked to the prominent Belgian priest Frank Verbiest

Australian Cricket Team 1909, W.J. Whitty, A. Cotter, Roger Hartigan, V. Ransford, Warren Bardsley, H. Carter, P.A. M Alister, V. Trumper, A.J. Hopkins, M.A. Noble, Frank Laver, W.W. Armstrong, J.A

Some Guy by Frank Newbould
An American soldier, with a torch saying Unlimited Manpower, lights a bonfire upon which sits a stuffed guy of Prussian militarism

Road Advice by Frank M. Lea
Humorous colour illustration by Frank M. Lea showing a somewhat bemused car driver stopping before a road sign which has given him some coincidentally good advice

Frank Reynolds at Work
Frank Reynolds, artist, illustrator and cartoonist (1876-1953), later art editor of Punch. Profiled in The Sketch at one of their humorous artists

No Joke! by Frank Reynolds
A humorous artist, stumped for further jokes on the subject of the First World War, wishes that peace would be declared so he could submit some of his new ideas

Benson as Richard II
(Sir) FRANK ROBERT BENSON English actor-manager in the roll of Richard II in Shakespeares play of the same name

Benson as Marc Anthony
(Sir) FRANK ROBERT BENSON English actor-manager in the roll of Marc Anthony in Shakespeares Julius Caesar

Benson. Queen / Richard II
CONSTANCE BENSON (nee Featherstonhaugh) English actress, wife of Frank R Benson, in the roll of The Queen in Shakespeares Richard II

F Rodney as Bolingbroke
FRANK RODNEY, actor in the roll of Bolingbroke (Henry IV) in Shakespeares King Richard II

Benson. Titanias / Speare
CONSTANCE BENSON (nee Featherstonhaugh) English actress, wife of Frank R Benson, in the roll of Titania in Shakespeares A Midsummer Nights Dream

Benson as Timons / Speare
(Sir) FRANK ROBERT BENSON English actor-manager in the roll of Timon in Shakespeares Timon of Athens

Sir Frank Dicksee, 1881
Engraved portrait of Sir Frank Dicksee (1853-1928), the English painter, pictured in 1881 when he had just been made Associate of the Royal Academy

Ava Gardner (1922-1990) American actress who was married to Mickey Rooney, Artie Shaw and Frank Sinatra

Experience by Frank Reynolds
A small boy, meeting his soldier father who is home on leave during World War I, admonishes his parent for his muddy boots, with the words, " I say, you ll cop it when muvvers sees your boots

Corradinis Descent on Horseback, 1898
Illustration showing (Frank) Corradinis horse-riding act, which he displayed in Berlin, Paris and Copenhagen in 1898. Corradini

An Argument for Enlistment
Illustration by Frank Reynolds showing the advantages of volunteering for the war, against the self-conscious doubts of a man who has not enlisted

Tutankhamen inspired head dresses
A head dress embellished with silver lace and jewels. Made by Frank Brighten, the head dress featured in a collection of Tutankhamen-inspired millinery fashions

F. R. Foster (1889-1958)
Photograph of Frank Foster, the Warwickshire and England cricketer, demonstrating his left-arm fast-medium bowling action, c.1910

Frank Woolley Bowling, 1920
Illustration of Frank Woolley (1887-1978), the Kent and England all-round cricketer, pictured during the 1920 season. During a first-class career from 1906 to 1938 Woolley scored nearly 60

American Civil War. Review of the Federal troops
Review of the Federal troops by President Lincoln and General Scott showing the Garibaldi Guard filing past. From a sketch by special artist Frank Vizetelly

American Civil war. The Fight at Balls Bluff, Upper Potomac
Desperate effort made by the 15th Massachusetts regiment to clear the woods by a bayonet charge. From a sketch by our special artist, Frank Vizetelly

Peace by Frank Reynolds
A young boy sits peacefully fishing

Pigtails and Powder
Engraving of a watercolour by Frank Dadd showing a group of naval men or soldiers braiding and powdering their hair in a typical 18th century fashion

Cricketer, Miligan
Frank Miligam Cricketer - Yorkshire

Cricketer, Mitchell
Frank Mitchell Cricketer - Yorkshire

Cricketer, Sugg
Frank Sugg Cricketer - Yorkshire, Derbyshire and Lancashire

Cricketer, Marchant
Francis (Frank) Marchant Cricketer - Kent

Frank Benson - Actor
F. R. Benson in the role of Romeo

Brooklyn Bridge 1876
In a boatswains chair, brave engineer Frank Farrington is the first person to cross the bridge. Suspended by a single cable, he raises his hat to the crowds 227 feet below

Frank Lockwood / Downey
SIR FRANK LOCKWOOD lawyer who defended Charles Peace (unsuccessfully), solicitor-general

Frank R Stockton
FRANK STOCKTON American writer, famed for the short story The lady or the tiger ?

Constance Benson / 1905
CONSTANCE BENSON (nee Featherstonhaugh) English actress, wife of Frank R Benson

Frank Robert Benson
(Sir) FRANK ROBERT BENSON English actor-manager, founder of a Shakespearean company, seen here in the role of Romeo

Broadbent / Percival Gull
Harry Frank Broadbent, Australian aviator, and his Percival Gull, in which he made several record flights

Coliseum Theatre / 1905
A night time exterior view of this London theatre designed by Frank Matcham in 1904 as a variety house with a magnificent florid Edwardian interior

Jockey / Frank Wootton Vf
Frank Wootton, jockey

Jockey / Frank Furlong 20C
Frank Furlong, jockey, in the colours of Major Noel Furlong

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