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Background imageHalls Collection: Theodore Hardeen brother of Harry Houdini 1905

Theodore Hardeen brother of Harry Houdini 1905
Theodore Hardeen (1876 1945), Hungarian magician and escape artist, younger brother of the famous Harry Houdini, (with whom he formerly worked with), known simply as Hardeen or Brother of Houdini

Background imageHalls Collection: Jakob Koch

Jakob Koch (1871 - 1918), German amateur wrestler. Date: 1905

Background imageHalls Collection: City hall (Hotel de Ville) of Dakar, Senegal

City hall (Hotel de Ville) of Dakar, Senegal (then French West Africa), nowadays housing the Dakar City Counsil. Date: circa 1910

Background imageHalls Collection: Main hall of the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Egypt

Main hall of the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Egypt
Ground level of the main hall of the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Egypt, exhibiting sarcophagi as well as various statues such as the monumental depiction of Amenhotep III

Background imageHalls Collection: Teacher Training College and Hostels / Halls - Bingley

Teacher Training College and Hostels / Halls - Bingley
Teacher Training College and Hostels - Bingley, West Yorkshire. The reverse of this card is from a student in residence at Alcuin Hall (named after the Yorkshire Educationalist) in 1912

Background imageHalls Collection: Invitation, Queen Victoria Jubilee Reception, Glasgow 1887

Invitation, Queen Victoria Jubilee Reception, Glasgow 1887
Invitation to a Reception to celebrate Queen Victorias Jubilee, St Andrews Halls, Glasgow, 16 June 1887. 1887

Background imageHalls Collection: Arthur Prince ventriloquist

Arthur Prince ventriloquist
Arthur Prince (1881 1946), music hall entertainer and ventriloquist, with his puppeteered dummy Sailor Jim, seated upon his knee. Date: 1905

Background imageHalls Collection: Fred Russell ventriloquist

Fred Russell ventriloquist
Fred Russell (1862 1957) Irish ventriloquist, with his puppeteered dummy Coster Joe, seated upon his knee. Date: 1905

Background imageHalls Collection: Madame Marzella with white cockatoos 1905

Madame Marzella with white cockatoos 1905
Music Hall star, Madame Marzella with her cockatoos. Date: 1905

Background imageHalls Collection: City hall in Misrata, Libya

City hall in Misrata, Libya
City hall with garage (right) and pharmacy (left) in Misrata, a city on the coast to the Mediterranean Sea in Libya. Date: circa 1910

Background imageHalls Collection: City Hall of Damascus, Syria

City Hall of Damascus, Syria
City Hall of Damascus, the capital city of Syria, at the beginning of the 20th century. Date: circa 1910

Background imageHalls Collection: Chesterfield House, London in the Tatler

Chesterfield House, London in the Tatler
Photographs in the Tatler of 20th October 1909 showing previously unpublished photographs of the interior of Chesterfield House, London, as well as the owner at the time, the Dowager Lady Burton

Background imageHalls Collection: Interior of the Guildhall, London

Interior of the Guildhall, London
Interior view of the ancient Guildhall in the City of London. Date: 1918

Background imageHalls Collection: In Marble Halls - Jobbing actors chatting in a theatre bar

In Marble Halls - Jobbing actors chatting in a theatre bar
" In Marble Halls" - Jobbing actors standing in a theatre bar discussing their fortune, both successful and not

Background imageHalls Collection: GLC-LFB - Fire at the Grocers Hall, City of London

GLC-LFB - Fire at the Grocers Hall, City of London
A major fire at the Grocers Hall in the City of London. Firefighters work from a slated roof, attacking the fire through a hole made in the slates

Background imageHalls Collection: Schermerhorn & Fayerweather Halls, Columbia University

Schermerhorn & Fayerweather Halls, Columbia University
Schermerhorn and Fayerweather Halls - Columbia University, New York, USA Date: circa 1905

Background imageHalls Collection: Northern Campus of the City College in New York City

Northern Campus of the City College in New York City
Shepard Hall and Hamilton Gate at the Northern Campus of the City College in Harlem (Manhattan) - New York City, USA. Date: circa 1908

Background imageHalls Collection: Lobby of Hotel Chatham in New York City, USA

Lobby of Hotel Chatham in New York City, USA
Lobby of Hotel Chatham at 48th to 49th Streets between Madison and Park Ave in New York City, USA. Date: 1920

Background imageHalls Collection: The Clover Room inside Hotel Bristol in New York City, USA

The Clover Room inside Hotel Bristol in New York City, USA
The dining hall called The Clover Room inside Hotel Bristol at West 48th Street in New York City, USA. Date: circa 1910

Background imageHalls Collection: Mummified body exhibited in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo

Mummified body exhibited in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo
A mummified body exhibited in a glass cabinet on one of the galleries of the main hall in the Egyptian Museum - Cairo, Egypt. Date: circa 1910

Background imageHalls Collection: Great Hypostyle Hall at Karnak, Egypt

Great Hypostyle Hall at Karnak, Egypt
Columns in the Great Hypostyle Hall at Karnak, Egypt. The hall is part of the Precinct of Amun-Re, the largest of the four main temple areas at the Karnak Temple Complex in Luxor (ancient Thebes)

Background imageHalls Collection: Cartoon, John Corlett of the Sporting Times

Cartoon, John Corlett of the Sporting Times
Cartoon, John Corlett (1841-1915), founder, proprietor and editor of The Sporting Times. Never mind how full our music halls may be, there is always room to squeeze a little one in! 1884

Background imageHalls Collection: Dunkirk, France - Town Hall

Dunkirk, France - Town Hall
Dunkirk, France - the Town Hall, with the belfry in the far distance, a tram passing down the street, and a few pedestrians. circa 1910s

Background imageHalls Collection: High St. Antrim

High St. Antrim - a street scene with shop fronts, Halls Hotel and a lot of vehicles parked and some people. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Antrim; Antrim). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageHalls Collection: St Truiden (St Trond), Belgium - town hall

St Truiden (St Trond), Belgium - town hall
St Truiden (St Trond), Belgium - the main square and the tower of the town hall (Stadhuis), which dates from 1606. circa 1910s

Background imageHalls Collection: Saint Quentin, France - Hotel de Ville and main square

Saint Quentin, France - Hotel de Ville and main square
Saint Quentin, France - the town hall (Hotel de Ville) and main square, showing horses, carriages and pedestrians. circa 1910s

Background imageHalls Collection: Halls Castle, Narrow Water, Co. Down

Halls Castle, Narrow Water, Co. Down - a view of a large inhabited castle. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Down; Warrenpoint). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageHalls Collection: Canadian fire hall (fire station)

Canadian fire hall (fire station)
One of the fire halls in Ottawa that provided volunteers for the Corps. The Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters (also known as the Volunteer Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters and simply as CCCF)

Background imageHalls Collection: Plaistow National School

Plaistow National School
An early school for working class children - Halls Ville National School, housed in a shed at Plaistow (pronounced PlaRstow !) New Town, east London Date: 1857

Background imageHalls Collection: Bedford College for Women, Regents Park, London

Bedford College for Women, Regents Park, London - inside a Hall of Residence. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageHalls Collection: The Hall of Science Chicago Worlds Fair

The Hall of Science Chicago Worlds Fair
The Hall of Science at the Century of Progress International Exposition (Chicago Worlds Fair) 1933/4. It was held to celebrate the citys centennial

Background imageHalls Collection: Vesta Tilley (1864 - 1952)

Vesta Tilley (1864 - 1952)
Promotional postcard for Vesta Tilley (1864-1952). Vesta Tilley was the leading male impersonator on the music halls of her day, and not usually shown in womens clothes

Background imageHalls Collection: Ernie Mayne by George Cooke

Ernie Mayne by George Cooke
Promotional image on an envelope fpr Ernie Mayne (17 March 1871 - 15 May 1937), an English music hall entertainer. He weighed about 20 stone

Background imageHalls Collection: On Night Duty - Tom Nelson

On Night Duty - Tom Nelson
Promotional postcard for On Night Duty, a music hall sketch performed by Tom Nelson, pictured here as a policeman looking up at his namesake in Trafalgar Square

Background imageHalls Collection: Advertisement for the Palais de Danse, Hammersmith, 1919

Advertisement for the Palais de Danse, Hammersmith, 1919
1919 advert for the Palais de Danse, a vast and hugely popular dance venue in West London where American jazz bands played the tunes

Background imageHalls Collection: Miss Elizabeths Prisoner by R N Stephens & E Lyall Swete

Miss Elizabeths Prisoner by R N Stephens & E Lyall Swete
Promotional postcard for Miss Elizabeths Prisoner by Robert Neilson Stephens and E. Lyall Swete. First produced Imperial Theatre, 16th April 1904. Peyton with Miss Elizabeth

Background imageHalls Collection: Little Tich as Captain of the Forty

Little Tich as Captain of the Forty
LITTLE TICH (Harry Relph) Music hall entertainer (1867 - 1928), posed in his famous 28" boots called slapshoes, for his Big Boot dance. Date: 1929

Background imageHalls Collection: Harry Lauder

Harry Lauder
Sir Harry Lauder (1870-1950) Scottish music hall entertainer, pictured in caricature by Simpson. Date: 1929

Background imageHalls Collection: The Music Hall by Harry Furniss

The Music Hall by Harry Furniss
Portrayal of an interior of an Edwardian music hall. Date: 1929

Background imageHalls Collection: International Art Exhibition, Turin, Italy

International Art Exhibition, Turin, Italy, promoting art nouveau. Seen here is the Pavilion for cars and cycles. Date: 1902

Background imageHalls Collection: Trade fair exhibition, Bari, Italy

Trade fair exhibition, Bari, Italy
Trade fair exhibition halls and pavilions, Bari, Italy. Date: circa 1930

Background imageHalls Collection: The imperial gardens of Summer Palace in Peking, circa 1800

The imperial gardens of Summer Palace in Peking, circa 1800.. Handcolored lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsches Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures, Meissen, circa 1835-1840

Background imageHalls Collection: Luxembourg Palace One of the halls in 1884

Luxembourg Palace One of the halls in 1884
Luxembourg Palace. One of its halls in 1884. 19th century. French School anonymous. Oil on canvas. FRANCE. Ό E-DE-FRANCE. Paris. Louvre Museum

Background imageHalls Collection: China - Interior of a Joss House

China - Interior of a Joss House
Lantern slide of Interior of a Joss House. A Shenist temple or Chinese folk temple is a place for worshiping the variety of indigenous Chinese shen (deities, saints)

Background imageHalls Collection: Oktoberfest scene, Munich, Germany

Oktoberfest scene, Munich, Germany, with various beer halls. circa 1920

Background imageHalls Collection: Oktoberfest scene, Hofbrauhaus, Munich, Germany

Oktoberfest scene, Hofbrauhaus, Munich, Germany
Oktoberfest scene, with people gathered at the Hofbrauhaus, Munich, Germany. Date: 1930s

Background imageHalls Collection: Palma, Mallorca, Spain, - Cupola - True Cross

Palma, Mallorca, Spain, - Cupola - True Cross
Palma, mallorca, Spain. Cupola In the chapel of the True Cross found within Baroque Capital Hall in the Cathedral Sa seu. Date: 2013

Background imageHalls Collection: Palma, Mallorca, Spain - Cupola in the chapel of True Cross

Palma, Mallorca, Spain - Cupola in the chapel of True Cross
Palma, Mallorca, Spain - Cupola found within the chapel of the True Cross in Boroque Capital Hall, which is situated within the Cathedral Sa Seu. Date: 2013



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