Franklin Collection

HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, 1845
Engraving showing HMS Erebus (left) and HMS Terror, pictured on the River Thames, 1845

Rosalind Franklin
ROSALIND FRANKLIN Pioneer Molecular Biologist she made important contributions to understanding the structure of DNA

Erebus and Terror, Franklins last trip
The Erebus and Terror leave England on the Franklin polar expedition, never to return

Churchill and Roosevelt
Washington D.C. Prime Minister Winston Churchill and President Roosevelt relax in the south grounds of the White House prior to the daily meeting of the combined British and U.S

Captain Francis Crozier of HMS Terror, 1845
Engraving of Captain Francis Crozier (1796-1848) of HMS Terror, pictured shortly before departing on the ill-fated Franklin Arctic expedition of 1845

Eleanor Roosevelt
Portrait of Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962), American Humanitarian, United Nations diplomat and wife of Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Fd Roosevelt / Ilz 1932
FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT 32nd President of the USA in the year of his election

Chaucers Canterbury Pilgrims on the road
* NOTE - FULL FILE IS A LONG PANORAMA - Preview split into 3 sections for ease of viewing * Chaucers Canterbury Pilgrims on the road reproduction of a painting by Stephen Reid (1873-1948) (from left)

The Enterprise and Investigator surrounded by ice, Barro
Engraving showing the Enterprise and Investigator surrounded by pack ice in Barrows Straits, September 1849

FRANKLIN'S WRITING
Document transcribed by Sir John Franklin stating that H.M.S Erebus & Terror wintered in the ice at Beechey Island. Informs of his death & signed by Capt.s Crozier & Fitzjames. Date: 28 May 1847

Captain Sir John Franklin (1786-1847)
Engraving of Captain Sir John Franklin in his Royal Navy uniform, pictured shortly before departing on his ill-fated Arctic expedition of 1845

Montgolfier balloon in flight over Paris
First manned balloon ascent, made in the presence of the Dauphin, from the Jardin de la Muette, Paris, under the direction of Montgolfier

Samuel Franklin Cody c 1910
Samuel Franklin Cody. circa 1910. Date: 1910

The End of Sir John Franklins Arctic Expedition, 1845
Engraving showing the end of Sir John Franklins ill-fated Arctic expedition of 1845, entitled They Forged the last link with their lives. This engraving was taken from a painting by W

Franklins expedition seeking Northwest Passage
Seals and sea-birds watch as Sir John Franklins Erebus and Terror sail cautiously between Arctic icebergs

Battle of Fredericksburg--the Army o. t. Potomac crossing the
Battle of Fredericksburg--the Army o.t. Potomac crossing the Rappahannock in the morning of Dec. 13 1862, under t. comd. of Gens Burnside, Sumner, Hooker & Franklin. Date c1888

Winston Churchill posing in the garden of the White House
Winston Churchill, British Prime Minister, posing hte the grounds of the White House, Washington, dressed in his siren suit. Churchill was in the USA for a meeting with Franklin D

Mr P. A. S. Franklin and Mr J. Bruce Ismay
On their way to a meeting of the senatorial commission: Mr P. A. S. Franklin, Vice-President of the International Mercantile Marine Corporation and Mr J

Watney, Combe, Reid & Co Illustration
An advertisement illustration for Watney, Combe, Reid & Co, a leading brewery in London, simply showing the phrase What we want is Watneys, on a plain brick wall. Date: circa 1939

ROSS / ENTERPRISE / 1848-9
The return of Captain Sir James Rosss Arctic expedition. He was sent with Enterprise and Investigator to find Franklin. Date: 1848 - 49

Samuel Franklin Cody in his Circuit of Britain biplane. circa 1912. Date: 1912

Fd Roosevelt / Mag Photo
FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT 32nd President of the USA

King George VI in USA, ILN cover
Cover of the Illustrated London News, 17th June 1939, featuring King George VI and Queen Elizabeth

Mathieu Dutilh
MATHIEU DUTILH French physicist, associated with Franklins electrical experiments concerning lightning etc. Date: active 1750s

Philadelphia, USA - Benjamin Franklin Parkway Date: circa 1920s

Samuel Franklin Cody (1862-1913) - Aldershot 1911
Samuel Franklin Cody, 1862-1913, Aldershot, 1911. Date: 1913

The Schooner yacht magic of the N. Y. Yacht Club: Franklin Os
The Schooner yacht magic of the N.Y. Yacht Club: Franklin Osgood Esq. owner and commander. Date c1870

Mcclintock / Francis L
SIR FRANCIS LEOPOLD MCCLINTOCK British naval officer and explorer

B. Franklin / Lightning
Benjamin Franklins first lightning conductor on Benjamin Wests house

All 46 US Presidents from 1789-2021
All 46 Presidents of the United States of America from George Washington (top left), who was inaugurated in 1789 to the current encumbent, Joe Biden (bottom right) in 2021

Samuel Cody
Samuel Franklin Cody (1867 - 1913), Wild West showman and early pioneer of manned flight

Billy Graham's London Crusade at Wembley Stadium
American evangelist, ordained Southern Baptist minister, and civil rights advocate Billy Graham (William Franklin Graham Jr) (1918-2018)

American evangelist Billy Graham
Portrait photograph of American evangelist, ordained Southern Baptist minister, and civil rights advocate Billy Graham (William Franklin Graham Jr) (1918-2018)

New York World's Fair, Benjamin Franklin
A photograph showing a sculpture of Benjamin Franklin inside the Garden Court at the New York World's Fair, held at Flushing Meadows during 1939-40, by William Zorach. Date: circa 1939

New York World's Fair Opening
This photograph shows United States president Franklin D

Benjamin Franklin - American scientist, inventor, politician
Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) American scientist, inventor and politician. In 1776 he wrote, with Jefferson and John Adams, the Declaration of Independence of the United States of America

Benjamin Franklin - American scientist, inventor, politician
Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) American scientist, inventor and politician. In 1776 he wrote, with Jefferson and John Adams, the Declaration of Independence of the United States of America

Philadelphia. The Franklin Institute - Traversier
United States, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. The Franklin Institute. Founded in 1824, originally housed in Independence Hall

United States of America. Pennsylvania Hospital. Philadelphia. Founded in 1751 by Benjamin Franklin and Dr. Thomas Bond. It became one of the leading public hospitals in the country. Engraving

Squadron Leader Eric George Franklin, OBE - Chief Test Pilot
Sqn Ldr Eric George Franklin, OBE, DFC, AFC, Chief Test Pilot Armstrong Whitworth

The dancers of Variety in 1929

Downer Bellanca 14-13-3 Cruisair Senior HB-DUN (msn 1637), circa 1961. The model designation is based on the technical data of the machine. The number 14 means that the wing area is 14 square feet

Lady members of the Heston Park flying club
A 3000 mile holiday tour by air by members of the Heston Park flying club, including a number of women pilots, set out from Heston Air Park (Aerodrome) in twenty aircraft

Marjorie Vereker and Adelaide Cleaver - Heston Aerodrome
Mrs Marjorie Rosamond Seton Dower Vereker (nee Mulliner) (1902-1992) and Adelaide Franklin Cleaver (nee Pollock) (1885-1939)

Franklin Square, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, with clock tower of post office and statue to Sir John Franklin. Date: circa 1910

Samuel Franklin Cody

Samuel Franklin Cody flying a biplane early 1900s

America at War Re-Elects Franklin D. Roosevelt, WW2
America at War Re-Elects Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States, 7 November 1944 - USA WW2 commemorative postal cover envelope Date: 1944

Colonel Cody flying his biplane, early 1900s

Doncaster Race Course - 1909 - Cody's damaged biplane
Doncaster Race Course First Aviation Meeting in October 1909 - Cody's damaged biplane

Bill Cody flying his Cathedral Aeroplane at Brooklands early 1900s

Poster, Samuel Cody, Velodrome de la Seine, Paris
EARLY AVIATION PIONEERS - THE SAMUEL CODY ARCHIVE: S. F. Cody Wild West Show (c.1893)

Samuel Cody assorted memorabilia
EARLY AVIATION PIONEERS - THE SAMUEL CODY ARCHIVE: Extremely important Royal Aero Club Aviators Certificate No.9, 1910, issued to S. F

Franklin expedition, North West Passage
Captain Ross in search of Sir John Franklin's final North West Passage expedition - Date: 1854

Neil Franklin, Stoke City and England footballer
Neil Franklin, centre half footballer for Stoke City and England Date: 1949

United States of America. Pennsylvania Hospital. Philadelphia. Founded in 1751 by Benjamin Franklin and Dr. Thomas Bond. It became one of the leading public hospitals in the country. Engraving

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) American scientist, inventor and politician. In 1776 he wrote, with Jefferson and John Adams, the Declaration of Independence of the United States of America

Franklin expedition - three graves at Cape Riley
Traces of the Franklin Expedition

Captain Sir John Franklin
Sir John Franklin (1786 - 1847), British Royal Navy officer and explorer of the Arctic. Wearing his Royal Navy uniform, pictured shortly before departing on his ill-fated Arctic expedition of 1845

FRANKLIN CAR ADVERT
the airplane-type car - it's air-cooled, so you can drive through Death Valley for 104 miles in low gear if you so want... Date: 1931

NASHVILLE/TRENCHES STORM
The storming of the trenches at Franklin-Nashville. Date: November 1864

Photograph of Lady Franklin PH, Camberwell, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Right face on view of the pub

Views in the midwest and Kentucky
Settlers in a waggon traveling to the western states 79, settlers building a log cabin 80, and view of Mammoth Cave in Kentucky 81. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rev

Benjamin Franklin

Portraits of Sir William Herschel, King Ferdinand
Portrait medallions of Sir William Herschel, Ferdinand, King of Two Sicilies, and Governor William Franklin. Chromolithograph drawn by Grivell and lithographed by Parrot et Co

Portraits of Benjamin Franklin and George Washington. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World, Florence, Italy, 1837

Monumental Brass Rubbing, Frances Franklin, Latton, Essex. 1604

America - Discussing Peace Terms
Benjamin Franklin and Richard Oswald discussing the Treaty of Peace Paris During The American War of Independence Date: 1783

Mercersburg Academy Chapel, Franklin County, PA, USA
Mercersburg Academy Chapel, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA. Date: circa 1925

Franklin 4-seater Sedan with woman driving. Illustration from Womans Home Companion 1923. Artist anon. Date: 1923

Keeler-Cornelius Fre-Wing X182W (msn PW-1). In the mid-1920s George Wilbur Cornelius started a program of experimentation on variable incidence wings, forming the Cornelius Aircraft Co

Samuel Franklin Cody (1867- 1913), Wild West showman and early pioneer of manned flight

Benjamin Franklin at Work Date: 1948

The Roosevelt Memorial, London
Date: circa late 1940s

SHIPS AMONG ICEBERGS
Seals and sea-birds watch as Sir John Franklins Erebus and Terror sail cautiously between Arctic icebergs. Date: 1845

Benjamin Franklin - Royal Society derides his discoveries
Benjamin Franklins discoveries are met with incredulity by the Royal Society of London. Date: 1706 - 1790

DIANTHUS CARYOPHYLLUS
FRANKLINS TARTAR, or WILD CARNATION one of several species Date: 1796

SIR JOHN FRANKLIN - English explorer and sailor. Date: 1786 - 1847

Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA - Birds eye view - toward the Chicago Pneumatic Tool Co. Date: circa 1930

From left: Frederick Ronald Midgley (1907-1985), Chief ?
From left: Frederick Ronald Midgley (1907-1985), Chief Test Pilot, Sqn Ldr Eric George Franklin OBE, DFC, AFC, Test Pilot and Barratt, Test Observer, in the Armstrong Whitworth AW52G, RG324

Eskimos Build Igloo 3
Esquimaux creeping into the passage of a Snow Hut - observed during Franklins Arctic expedition. Date: 1818-1819

Ross / Cutting the Ice
During Rosss voyage to find Franklin, they have to cut out the ice to allow the Enterprise and the Investigator pass. Date: 1848 - 49

Members of Franklin expedition at Fort Enterprise
Members of the first Franklin expedition (1819-1822), including John Franklin, John Hepburn and Dr John Richardson, at Fort Enterprise, North America

An Incident in the Life of Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), when as a young man he worked in the printing trade. 1895

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