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Generation Collection

Background imageGeneration Collection: Last known photo of Captain Smith of RMS Titanic

Last known photo of Captain Smith of RMS Titanic
RMS Titanic - extremely rare first generation press photograph taken by Dr McLean from the tender Ireland as she brought mail and a handful of passengers to the Titanic

Background imageGeneration Collection: The Countess-Duchess of Benavente (?), accompanied

The Countess-Duchess of Benavente (?), accompanied
Agustin Esteve Marques (1753-1820). Spanish painter

Background imageGeneration Collection: The Countess-Duchess of Benavente (?), accompanied

The Countess-Duchess of Benavente (?), accompanied
Agustin Esteve Marques (1753-1820). Spanish painter

Background imageGeneration Collection: Saturn, Roman god of generation, dissolution, plenty, wealth

Saturn, Roman god of generation, dissolution, plenty, wealth. An aged bearded man, he sits on a cloud with ouroboros and scythe

Background imageGeneration Collection: Anatomy of the generation of the carp and mussel

Anatomy of the generation of the carp and mussel
Anatomy of the generation of the common carp, Cyprinus carpio, and brown mussel, Perna perna

Background imageGeneration Collection: The Rising Generation, by John Leech

The Rising Generation, by John Leech, part of a series of 12 drawings published by Punch magazine (1 of 4) Date: 1848

Background imageGeneration Collection: The Home Of The P. C. C

The Home Of The P. C. C
A drawing which shows the front face of the home of the P.C.C. Great Britain's first postal college of art, an institution to aid artists in the generation of income. Date: circa 1919

Background imageGeneration Collection: Ocean Liners - collection of items

Ocean Liners - collection of items
Ocean Liners - Cunard Line ephemera. Passenger lists (First Class), telegrams, letters, luggage labels, first generation photographs of ships. Date: 1920s-1990s

Background imageGeneration Collection: RMS Titanic passenger Jack Odell

RMS Titanic passenger Jack Odell
RMS Titanic - First Class passenger (from Southampton to Queenstown only) Jack Odell, photograph taken around 1912. Date: circa 1912

Background imageGeneration Collection: Captain Edward J. Smith on board RMS Olympic

Captain Edward J. Smith on board RMS Olympic
Edward J. Smith, future Titanic captain - original photograph of Captain Smith taken on board RMS Olympic. This is a famous image

Background imageGeneration Collection: Captain Edward J. Smith, portrait photograph

Captain Edward J. Smith, portrait photograph
Future Captain of the Titanic, Edward J. Smith - original unpublished first generation studio portrait phoograph taken in New York in 1909. 8 x 6 inches. Date: 1909

Background imageGeneration Collection: Fairchild T-46A NGT 85-9596

Fairchild T-46A NGT 85-9596
United States Air Force (USAF) - Fairchild T-46A NGT 85-9596 (msn 5A-21), the sole prototype of a New Generation Trainer on Celebrity Row, at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base for storage and disposal

Background imageGeneration Collection: McDonnell Douglas T-45A Goshawk 163621

McDonnell Douglas T-45A Goshawk 163621
United States Navy - McDonnell Douglas T-45A Goshawk 163621 (MSN A023, call-sign 221'), of TW-2 at NAS Kingsville, Texas

Background imageGeneration Collection: Advertisement for Ponds Creams featuring a conversation between Eva Moore

Advertisement for Ponds Creams featuring a conversation between Eva Moore and Jill Esmond Moore. Date: 1927

Background imageGeneration Collection: Generating petrol from coal using the Hydrogenation process

Generating petrol from coal using the Hydrogenation process. Illustration by G H Davis of the Date: 1931

Background imageGeneration Collection: Three women, probably from the same family, all in black, possibly in mourning

Three women, probably from the same family, all in black, possibly in mourning. Date: c.1895

Background imageGeneration Collection: Cartoon, Court of Young England

Cartoon, Court of Young England -- The New Generation

Background imageGeneration Collection: Cartoon, The Rising Generation -- In Parliament

Cartoon, The Rising Generation -- In Parliament. A satirical comment on conflicts within the Conservative Party over Sir Robert Peels repeal of the Corn Laws

Background imageGeneration Collection: BREAKFAST / VILLAGE HOME

BREAKFAST / VILLAGE HOME
A three generation family have breakfast in their village home Date: circa 1840

Background imageGeneration Collection: ATALANTA

ATALANTA
Atalanta was the outstanding female bowperson of her generation, and was the first to wound the fearsome boar of Calydon

Background imageGeneration Collection: The Rising Generation, Royal Artillery Theatre, Woolwich

The Rising Generation, Royal Artillery Theatre, Woolwich
The Rising Generation, a three-act comedy by Wyn Weaver and Laura Leycester, at the Royal Artillery Theatre, Woolwich, SE London. 1925

Background imageGeneration Collection: The Rising Generation, Pier Theatre, Herne Bay, Kent

The Rising Generation, Pier Theatre, Herne Bay, Kent
The Rising Generation, a three-act comedy by Wyn Weaver and Laura Leycester, at the Pier Theatre, Herne Bay, Kent, by the Marlborough Amateur Dramatic Society. 1925

Background imageGeneration Collection: GLC-London Fire Brigade, Lewisham fire station

GLC-London Fire Brigade, Lewisham fire station
Replacing the old Lewisham fire station, also in Lewisham High Street, Lewisham fire station was the new generation Divisional Headquarters design

Background imageGeneration Collection: Queen Victoria with four generations of her family

Queen Victoria with four generations of her family
Queen Victoria pictured with her son, Edward, Prince of Wales, ( Bertie, later King Edward VII), her grandson, George, Duke of York ( Georgie, later King George V) and her great-grandson

Background imageGeneration Collection: Captain Edward J. Smith, RMS Titanic

Captain Edward J. Smith, RMS Titanic
Captain of the RMS Titanic, Edward J. Smith - original unpublished first generation photograph posing by a lifeboat on deck. 4 x 3 inches

Background imageGeneration Collection: RMS Titanic passengers Lily and Jack Odell

RMS Titanic passengers Lily and Jack Odell
RMS Titanic - first generation pre-sinking studio photograph of Titanic First Class passengers Lily and her son Jack Odell, who were on board from Southampton to Queenstown only

Background imageGeneration Collection: RMS Titanic - Titanic passengers rescued by Carpathia

RMS Titanic - Titanic passengers rescued by Carpathia
RMS Titanic - Hutchinson Archive - first generation image of the passengers on the Hutchinsons table on board the Carpathia, with handwritten notation naming them

Background imageGeneration Collection: Three generations of the Dutch Royal Family

Three generations of the Dutch Royal Family
The Queen of The Netherlands with her Husband, daughter and Mother

Background imageGeneration Collection: FIAT 1908

FIAT 1908
A Fiat, looking pretty much like any other car of its generation... Date: 1908

Background imageGeneration Collection: Four Generations of Swedish Royalty

Four Generations of Swedish Royalty - (seated) King Oscar II (18291907) pictured with (back left) his son (the future King) Gustaf V (Oscar Gustaf Adolf)

Background imageGeneration Collection: Sweden - Trollhattan

Sweden - Trollhattan
Trollhattan, Southern Sweden - founded by the river Gota alv, at the location of Trollhattan Falls

Background imageGeneration Collection: A Prophecy by Harold Earnshaw

A Prophecy by Harold Earnshaw
Cartoon by Harold Earnshaw depicting three types of courtship - stone age man dragging a woman, a civilised marriage during the First World War (when this cartoon was drawn) and then, in the future

Background imageGeneration Collection: Three generations of a family

Three generations of a family -- grandmother, daughter-in-law and granddaughter. Date: 1968

Background imageGeneration Collection: Female Type / Actress 1889

Female Type / Actress 1889
Unidentified Victorian actress of the older generation. Date: 1889

Background imageGeneration Collection: Advertisement for Craven A in the Sketch

Advertisement for Craven A in the Sketch
Craven A cigarettes - The most popular Xmas Gift of this generation.A color half-page advertisement in the Sketch. Date: 12th December 1928

Background imageGeneration Collection: Prominent Cambridge sportsmen during WW1

Prominent Cambridge sportsmen during WW1
Portraits of some prominent Cambridge University sportsmen fighting for their country during the First World War

Background imageGeneration Collection: Spermatazoa of rabbit, dog, goat and rooster

Spermatazoa of rabbit, dog, goat and rooster

Background imageGeneration Collection: Oxford University under arms, instruction in knot tying

Oxford University under arms, instruction in knot tying
Members of the Officers Training Corps at Oxford University pictured being instructed in knot tying in 1915. Date: 1915

Background imageGeneration Collection: Oxford University under arms, drilling in the quadrangle

Oxford University under arms, drilling in the quadrangle
Members of the Officers Training Corps at Oxford University drilling in a college quadrangle. Date: 1915

Background imageGeneration Collection: Great-grandfather with great-grandson

Great-grandfather with great-grandson
A great-grandfather holding his great-grandson

Background imageGeneration Collection: Oxford Blues who had joined up, WW1

Oxford Blues who had joined up, WW1
Spread of 76 portraits and key showing sporting Blues from Oxford University who had joined up during the First World War

Background imageGeneration Collection: Cambridge University sportsmen during WW1

Cambridge University sportsmen during WW1
A spread from The Sketch magazine featuring 76 portraits of Cambridge Blues who had joined up during the First World War

Background imageGeneration Collection: Lt. R. Gerard Garvin, South Lancashire Regiment, WW1

Lt. R. Gerard Garvin, South Lancashire Regiment, WW1
Lieutenant Roland Gerard Garvin (1895 - 1916), known as Ged to his family, of the 7th Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment

Background imageGeneration Collection: Group of people in party hats

Group of people in party hats
A group of people in party hats, posing for their photo in the sunshine. Date: 20th century

Background imageGeneration Collection: The Dawn of Christianity The Flight into Egypt

The Dawn of Christianity The Flight into Egypt
The Dawn of Christianity (The Flight into Egypt) (1841). Turner, Joseph Mallord William 1775-1851

Background imageGeneration Collection: Communication - Far easier for the younger generation

Communication - Far easier for the younger generation, even in 1903! The little girl: " Grandmother, Dad said he did not want to kiss you, by phone" - the response is a miserable Granny

Background imageGeneration Collection: Russia - Family from Chelyabinsk

Russia - Family from Chelyabinsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast. Date: 1902

Background imageGeneration Collection: St. Pauls Minnesota, USA - Ford Plant and Power House

St. Pauls Minnesota, USA - Ford Plant and Power House, situated oat Mississippi River Boulevard and the Ford Road. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageGeneration Collection: DURAN, Gustavo (1906-1969). Spanish composer

DURAN, Gustavo (1906-1969). Spanish composer.; GAYA, Ram󮠨 1910); ALBERTI, Rafael (1902-1999). Spanish poet from the Generation of 27.; BACARISSE, Salvador (1898-1963). Spanish composer

Background imageGeneration Collection: CLARIN, Leopoldo Alas y Ure񡬠also called (1852-1901)

CLARIN, Leopoldo Alas y Ure񡬠also called (1852-1901)
CLARIN, Leopoldo Alas y Ure񡬠 also called (1852-1901). Spanish writer

Background imageGeneration Collection: ALEIXANDRE, Vicente (1898-1984)

ALEIXANDRE, Vicente (1898-1984)

Background imageGeneration Collection: GAYA, Ramn (1910); MACHADO, Antonio (1875-1939)

GAYA, Ramn (1910); MACHADO, Antonio (1875-1939). Spanish poet from the Generation of 1898. First page from the closing

Background imageGeneration Collection: DIEGO, Gerardo (1896-1987); BORGES, Jorge Luis (1899-1986)

DIEGO, Gerardo (1896-1987); BORGES, Jorge Luis (1899-1986). Spanish poet, from the Generation of 27.; Argentinian poet, narrator and

Background imageGeneration Collection: BAROJA NESSI, Pѯ(1872-1956)

BAROJA NESSI, Pѯ(1872-1956)
BAROJA NESSI, Pѯ (1872-1956)

Background imageGeneration Collection: BORGES, JORGE LUIS (1899-1986)

BORGES, JORGE LUIS (1899-1986)
AZORIN, Jos MartЮ ez Ruiz, also called (1873-1967). Spanish writer, member of the Generation of 98. Title page of

Background imageGeneration Collection: GARCIA LORCA, Federico (1898-1936)

GARCIA LORCA, Federico (1898-1936). Spanish poet and playwright from the Generation of 27. Backdrop for Teatro del

Background imageGeneration Collection: ALBERTI, Rafael (1902-1999); CERVANTES SaVEDRA, Miguel de (

ALBERTI, Rafael (1902-1999); CERVANTES SaVEDRA, Miguel de (

Background imageGeneration Collection: ievich (1871-1919)

ievich (1871-1919). BAROJA NESSI, PЯ (1872-1956). Spanish writer, member of the Generation of 98. Casern de Iztea

Background imageGeneration Collection: MACHADO, Antonio (1875-1939)

MACHADO, Antonio (1875-1939). Spanish poet from the Generation of 1898. Portrait of Antonio Machado. Oil on canvas

Background imageGeneration Collection: ALBERTI, Rafael (1902-1999)

ALBERTI, Rafael (1902-1999)

Background imageGeneration Collection: Camacho, Marcelino (1918); Alberti

Camacho, Marcelino (1918); Alberti
AZORIN, Jos MartЮ ez Ruiz, also called (1873-1967). Spanish writer, member of the Generation of 98. Top hat, gloves

Background imageGeneration Collection: Boulogne Restaurant - Gerrard Street, London - Advert

Boulogne Restaurant - Gerrard Street, London - Advert
Advertisement for the Boulogne Restaurant - 27 Gerrard Street, London, featuring a cartoon and quote

Background imageGeneration Collection: Javanese Movie Stars

Javanese Movie Stars
Javansese girls making talkies of some of the traditional tribal plays which have been handed down from generation to generation; Java, Indonesia. Date: 1930s

Background imageGeneration Collection: Hungarian Anglers

Hungarian Anglers
An old man and a young man fishing together on the banks of the River Danube, Budapest, Hungary. Date: 1930s

Background imageGeneration Collection: Origin Species, CH Bennett, Office man - weasel

Origin Species, CH Bennett, Office man - weasel
Catch him asleep. Satire on Darwins Origin of Species showing the evolution of an old pen pusher, from a weasel

Background imageGeneration Collection: Family group on a sofa on a verandah

Family group on a sofa on a verandah
A family group of two children, mother, father and grandparents, all sitting on a sofa on a verandah. The grandmother is perching on the arm of the sofa

Background imageGeneration Collection: The two childhoods

The two childhoods
An elderly woman and young child sit helplessly in their chairs, both staring out blankly at the world around them

Background imageGeneration Collection: La Route Aux Courses by Edmund Blampied

La Route Aux Courses by Edmund Blampied
An impression of a typical scene on the road to the racecourse at Dinard

Background imageGeneration Collection: SHORT CALEDONIA

SHORT CALEDONIA
One of the new generation of monoplane flying boats which will replace the stately old biplanes, this will be used by Imperial Airways on long distance passenger routes

Background imageGeneration Collection: The Polka-Quadrille

The Polka-Quadrille
The Polka Quadrille - the polka at its most restrained, unlikely to offend the older generation

Background imageGeneration Collection: Shocking Frock 1928

Shocking Frock 1928
An example of the sort of clothing and type of dancing that seemed so shocking to the older generation

Background imageGeneration Collection: Breakfast / Village Home

Breakfast / Village Home
A three generation family have breakfast in their village home

Background imageGeneration Collection: Generation of Vipers

Generation of Vipers
O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come ? - Jesus compares the Pharisees to snakes, which may be unfair to the snakes

Background imageGeneration Collection: Dining on Oysters

Dining on Oysters
An insolent young man smoking a cigar, puts on his gloves as he makes a parting comment to an affronted older gentleman who is stopped in the act of smashing open an oyster

Background imageGeneration Collection: Woe to Pharisees

Woe to Pharisees
He forecasts Woe ! to the Scribes and Pharisees, calling them the generation of vipers



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