Furness Collection (page 2)

Familiar Faces, Brilliant Brunettes by Pat Charles
A sextet of well-known society women who happen to have brunette hair. Top left, model Hilary Charles, sister of the artist Pat Charles, top right Lady Pamela Smith, daughter of Lord Birkinhead

Railway station at Furness Abbey, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria. Date: 1886

Betty Furness wearing a Dolly Tree negligee at the time of Three Wise Guys (1936). Fashioned with pale blue velvet, the negligee features wide lapels and glass buttons of the same shed of blue

Betty Furness wore this Dolly Tree gown in Shadow of Doubt (1935). Made of gold lam it featured a short tunic and a Grecian crossed neckline. Diamond clips were caught at either side

Betty Furness in a smart evening ensemble by Dolly Tree from early 1937 - most probably Mama Steps Out or The Good Old Soak

Betty Furness in 2-piece smart Dolly Tree evening ensemble
Betty Furness in a two-piece smart evening ensemble by Dolly Tree from early 1937 - most probably Mama Steps Out or The Good Old Soak

The cast of Shadow of Doubt (1935) with the women dressed in Dolly Tree finery - from left to right (female cast) Betty Furness, Constance Collier, Virginia Bruce and Isabel Jewell Date: 1935

Betty Furness, American actress
Betty Furness (1916-1994), American actress. 1938

Beach bar at Biarritz with notable personalities
A group of well-knowns at the beach bar at Biarritz. From left, Mr and Mrs Ormond Lawson-Johnston, Lady Furness (Thelma Furness, mistress of the Prince of Wales)

Four Contingent Battleships Ordered 1909
Building a Dreadnought, at Barrow-in-Furness. Digging out the upper half of a Dreadnought turbine cover. Thedressing shop in the large iron foundry of the works of Vickers, Sons and Maxim

War Master HMOT 282 oil tanker and crew at Harwich, WW1
War Master HMOT 282 oil tanker with officers and crew at Harwich. Date: circa 1918

Poster, Furness Cruises to the West Indies, designed by Bern Hill. circa 1950s

The Princess Hotel Terrace - SS Queen of Bermuda
circa 1910s

Labeth Pottery 1870
A scene of a Labeth Pottery in London. Date: 1870

Lake Windermere Ferry carrying a coach bound for Furness Abbey, 25 miles away. Date: circa 1885

Ravenglass Station, Ravenglass & Eskdale Narrow Gauge Railway, Barrow in Furness, Cumbria, Britain. Date: 1950s

Bowness from Furness Fell, Lake Windermere, Lake District, Cumbria. Date: circa 1900s

Boatman and dog on the saltings at Askam, near Barrow
A happy boatman leans back across the thwarts of a rowing boat and cuddles his small dog. The boat is on the saltings at Askam, near Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria, England Date: 1990

Sitting on the pavement outside a house in Barrow in Furness
Two women and a child sit in the sun on the pavement outside their terraced house in Stewart Street, Barrow in Furness, Cumbria Date: circa 1989

Man snoozing outside his house in Stewart Street, Barrow in
A male resident of Stewart Street, Barrow in Furness, lies on the pavement with his head on his own doorstep to sleep off his lunch in the sunshine

Viscountess Furness and her son
Thelma, Lady Furness (1904 - 1970), born Thelma Morgan featured in The Tatler with her son, Hon. Anthony William Furness. Thelma married twice, the second time to Marmaduke Furness

Vickers Steel Foundry, Barrow-in-Furness, England
Vickers Steel Foundry, Barrow-in-Furness, near Ulverston, Cumbria, England. Date: 1910s

Griffin Road, Broughton-in-Furness, Cumbria
Griffin Road, Broughton-in-Furness, near Duddon/Millom, Cumbria, England. Date: 1912

Vickers, Sons & Maxim Shipyard, The Docks, Cumbria
Vickers, Sons & Maxim Shipyard, The Docks, Barrow-in-Furness, near Walney Island, Cumbria, England. Showing the HMS Natal & Cantilever Crane Date: 1907

Post Office, Silecroft, Cumbria
Post Office, Silecroft, Millom, near Broughton in Furness, Cumbria, England. Proprietor George Tomlinson Date: 1916

Lady Furness as a nurse, WW1
Lady Furness, formerly Ada Daisy Hogg, first wife of Marmaduke Furness, 1st Viscount Furness, pictured in nursing uniform in 1917

HMS Poseidon submarine
The launch of the British submarine, HMS Poseidon, a P class sub, launched on 21st June 1929 at the Barrow-in-Furness works of Vickers-Armstrong

Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria - Walney Bascule Jubilee Bridge - completed in 1908 Date: circa 1908

Furness Abbey, outskirts of Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria. Part of Box 1 Boswell Collection Series of Abbeys. Date: circa 1900

The Viscountess Furness by Autori
Thelma, Lady Furness (1904 - 1970), born Thelma Morgan portrayed in character by Autori. Thelma married twice, the second time to Marmaduke Furness, 1st Viscount Furness

Monarch of Bermuda - New York to Bermuda Route
Monarch of Bermuda - Atlantic Ocean Liner. She was built by Vickers-Armstrong Ltd, Newcastle, for Furness, Withy & Co, with two masts, three funnels, and four propellers and registered at Hamilton

Furness Abbey / Goble 1908
Furness Abbey, Cumbria Date: 1908

Parade, Ireleth, Cumbria
Parade, Ireleth, Askam-in-Furness, near Dalton-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. Date: 1910

The Lady Moyra Pleasure Boat, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria
The Lady Moyra Pleasure Boat, Barrow-in-Furness, v, near Walney Island, Cumbria, England. Captioned Fleetwood to Barrow for the Lakes July 7 14 - We are told this picture was taken at the Barrow end

Shipyard Crane Accident, The Docks, Cumbria
Shipyard Crane Accident, The Docks, Barrow-in-Furness, near Walney Island, Cumbria, England. Showing the 150 ton cantilever crane before & after the accident Date: 1907

Street Scene, Ulverston, Cumbria
Street Scene, Ulverston, near Barrow in Furness, Cumbria, England. Date: 1900s

Church, Whitbeck, Cumbria
Church, Whitbeck, Millom, near Broughton in Furness, Cumbria, England. Date: 1909

Scenic View, Dunnerdale Fell, Cumbria
Scenic View, Dunnerdale Fell, near Broughton in Furness, Cumbria, England. Date: 1910s

First British rigid airship - The Mayfly
Photograph of the first British rigid airship - The Mayfly. On Cavendish Dock, Barrow in Furness - 1911. Photograph

Sketch of HM Airship 9 in flight near Barrow-in-Furness, preparing to land before an approaching storm in 1916. This preliminary sketch was finally reproduced as an oil on canvas, 24 x 36

Furness Abbey, Lancashire
Furness Abbey, the famous Lancashire ruin which was built by Norman monks in the twelfth century at the suggestion of King Stephen. Date: 1921

A Theatre for War Workers, WW1
Interior view of a picture and variety theatre built by the firm Messrs. Vickers, Ltd, of Walney Island, Barrow-in-Furness in order to provide recreation for their workers during the First World War

Lady Furness as a war worker
Lady Furness, formerly Ada Daisy Hogg, first wife of Marmaduke Furness, 1st Viscount Furness, pictured in nursing uniform in 1917

Sir James Ramsden
SIR JAMES RAMSDEN Industrialist of Barrow-in- Furness, who planned the town and was rewarded by being appointed its Mayor and having this statue erected. Date: 1822 - 1896

The Belfry Tower, Furness Abbey, Lancashire (1798). Wheatley, Francis 1747 - 1801. Date: 1798

Hamilton, Bermuda, Hotel Bermudiana, Pool and Sunken Gardens. Date: circa 1930s

M. S. Bermuda - Furness Bermuda Line Date: 1927

S. S. Fort St. George, Bermuda
S.S. Fort St. George, Bermuda Date: circa 1908

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