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Hamilton Collection

Background imageHamilton Collection: Alexander Hamilton, full-length portrait, standing, facing l

Alexander Hamilton, full-length portrait, standing, facing left. Date c1932

Background imageHamilton Collection: Suffragette Song Anthem March of the Women

Suffragette Song Anthem March of the Women. Words and music of The March of the Women composed by Ethel Smyth, dedicated to the Womens Social & Political Union, written in 1911

Background imageHamilton Collection: Alexander Hamilton

Alexander Hamilton
ALEXANDER HAMILTON American statesman

Background imageHamilton Collection: Lord Dufferin, 8th Viceroy of India

Lord Dufferin, 8th Viceroy of India
Frederick Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava (1826-1902), 8th Viceroy of India, 1884-1888. He previously served as Governor General of Canada

Background imageHamilton Collection: The Womens League of Health & Beauty exercise classes, 1938

The Womens League of Health & Beauty exercise classes, 1938
Health and beauty-a morning exercise class at Harrington Road, London, as conducted by Helen Stack(cousin of Prunella Stack)for the Womens League of Health and Beauty

Background imageHamilton Collection: Bardelys The Magnificent, by Hamilton and Sabatini

Bardelys The Magnificent, by Hamilton and Sabatini
Bardelys The Magnificent, by Henry Hamilton and Rafael Sabatini, from Sabatinis novel (1906). First produced at the Theatre Royal, Birmingham, August 1910, then the Globe Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue

Background imageHamilton Collection: Brunels SS Great Eastern, Milford Haven, South Wales

Brunels SS Great Eastern, Milford Haven, South Wales
Brunels iron sailing steamship, the SS Great Eastern, berthed at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, South Wales, during the 1870s. The ship is so large that it runs the length of Hamilton Terrace

Background imageHamilton Collection: Celtic Football Club 1905-1906

Celtic Football Club 1905-1906
Group photo, Celtic Football Club 1905-1906: Davis (Trainer), Campbell, M Leod, Watson, Hamilton, M Nair, Wilson, Garry, M Court, Adams, Young, Hay, Bennett, M Menemy, Loney, Quinn, Somers, M Nair

Background imageHamilton Collection: Lady Diana and Elizabeth Percy by Madame Yevonde

Lady Diana and Elizabeth Percy by Madame Yevonde
Lady Diana and Elizabeth Percy, the two daughters of the Duke and Duchess of Northumberland. Lady Diana was being presented by her mother at one of the June courts

Background imageHamilton Collection: Quatre Bras / Hamilton

Quatre Bras / Hamilton
Wellington defeats Ney at QUATRE BRAS, foiling Napoleons plan to prevent the joining of the British and Prussian armies

Background imageHamilton Collection: 3rd Hussars, Infantry and Light Infantry, Kings German Legi

3rd Hussars, Infantry and Light Infantry, Kings German Legion. Aquatint by J C Stadler after Charles Hamilton Smith. From Charles Hamilton Smiths Costumes of the Army of the British Empire

Background imageHamilton Collection: Emma Hamilton / 4 Poses

Emma Hamilton / 4 Poses
EMMA, LADY HAMILTON Wife of Lord Hamilton, mistress of Lord Nelson, in four poses: The Bacchante, Nature, The Spinstress, and Sensibility

Background imageHamilton Collection: Afghan Futtehabad 1879

Afghan Futtehabad 1879
At the battle of Futtehabad during the Afghan War, Lieutenant Hamilton of the Guide Corps is awarded the Victoria Cross for his brave cavalry charge

Background imageHamilton Collection: The Countess of Haddington with Scottish terriers

The Countess of Haddington with Scottish terriers
Sarah Baillie-Hamilton, Lady Haddington (nee Cook), pictured at a dogs bazaar held in the Music Hall, Edinburgh carrying two Scottish terriers. Date: 1929

Background imageHamilton Collection: Queen Elizabeth II accepts the Honours of Scotland

Queen Elizabeth II accepts the Honours of Scotland
Queen Elizabeth II accepts the " Honours of Scotland" (the Scottish Crown Jewels) at the National Service of Thanksgiving and Dedication at St Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh, June 24, 1953

Background imageHamilton Collection: Busts of seven principal heroes of the Trojan War

Busts of seven principal heroes of the Trojan War. From left to right: Menelaus, Paris, Diomedes, Ulysses, Nestor, Achilles and Agamemnon. Sette principali Eroi della Guerra Trojana

Background imageHamilton Collection: Aurochs, Bos primigenius. Extinct

Aurochs, Bos primigenius. Extinct. (Wild ox, Bos urus.) Handcoloured engraving after an illustration by Charles Hamilton Smith from Edward Griffiths The Animal Kingdom by the Baron Cuvier, London

Background imageHamilton Collection: Silver Soap Suds by Cecil Beaton in The Sketch, 1930

Silver Soap Suds by Cecil Beaton in The Sketch, 1930
Miss Baba Beaton, (the photographers sister), the Hon. Mrs Charles Baillie-Hamilton (formerly Miss Wanda Holden) and Lady Bridget Poulett shown as decorative soap suds in a photograph by Cecil

Background imageHamilton Collection: Lady Dufferin, Wife of 8th Viceroy of India

Lady Dufferin, Wife of 8th Viceroy of India
Hariot Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava (Lady Dufferin, 1843-1936), wife of Frederick Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava, 8th Viceroy of India

Background imageHamilton Collection: Hamilton House, Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Hamilton House, Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Hamilton House, Woodbury Park Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent -- it was used at one time as a school. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageHamilton Collection: Startling Stories scifi magazine cover - Green-headed Aliens

Startling Stories scifi magazine cover - Green-headed Aliens
THE THREE PLANETEERS, by Edmond Hamilton. Two green-headed aliens, fly a spacecraft whilst under fire from groups of humans with ray-guns Date: 1940

Background imageHamilton Collection: Earl and Countess Spencer

Earl and Countess Spencer
Albert Edward John Spencer, 7th Earl Spencer (23 May 1892 9 June 1975), known formally as The Hon Albert Spencer until 1910 and from then until 1922 as Viscount Althorp

Background imageHamilton Collection: Apprenticeship Indenture

Apprenticeship Indenture
An Indenture of Apprenticeship for William Hamilton of Carlisle for 7 years as a cabinet maker & joiner

Background imageHamilton Collection: Group photo, Imperial Conference 1907

Group photo, Imperial Conference 1907
Group photo, Imperial (Colonial) Conference, taken at the Colonial Office on 2 May 1907. It was decided at the conference to stop referring to self-governing British colonies as colonies

Background imageHamilton Collection: Jaguar, Panthera onca. Near threatened

Jaguar, Panthera onca. Near threatened
Jaguar, Panthera onca (Felis onca, great var.). Near threatened. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Griffith, Harriet or Edward

Background imageHamilton Collection: James 6th Earl Abercorn

James 6th Earl Abercorn
JAMES HAMILTON, 6th earl ABERCORN Scottish nobleman and loyal statesman, supported the union with England. Date: 1656 - 1734

Background imageHamilton Collection: T. S. Duchess of Hamilton, Caledonia Steam Packet Company

T. S. Duchess of Hamilton, Caledonia Steam Packet Company
T.S. Duchess of Hamilton, Caledonia Steam Packet Company. Clyde Steamers

Background imageHamilton Collection: Womens League of Health & Beauty

Womens League of Health & Beauty
Page from The Sketch reporting on the Womens League of Health and Beauty, who were in the midst of preparing for a big display at the Royal Albert Hall in 1934

Background imageHamilton Collection: England / Birkenhead

England / Birkenhead
A fine overview of Hamilton Square, Birkenhead, Merseyside

Background imageHamilton Collection: Oleander, Nerium oleander

Oleander, Nerium oleander. Handcoloured lithograph by A.M. Traice after an illustration by Edward Hamilton from Edward Hamiltons Flora Homeopathica, Bailliere, London, 1852

Background imageHamilton Collection: Common saffron crocus, Crocus sativa

Common saffron crocus, Crocus sativa. Handcoloured lithograph by Henry Sowerby after an illustration by L.W. from Edward Hamiltons Flora Homeopathica, Bailliere, London, 1852

Background imageHamilton Collection: Wood woollyfoot, Gymnopus peronatus

Wood woollyfoot, Gymnopus peronatus
Poisonous champignon or wood woollyfoot, Gymnopus peronatus (as Marasmius urens and Marasmius peronatus). Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration by William Hamilton Gibson from his book Our

Background imageHamilton Collection: Crab-of-the-woods, Laetiporus sulphureus

Crab-of-the-woods, Laetiporus sulphureus (Polyporus sulphureus). Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration by William Hamilton Gibson from his book Our Edible Toadstools and Mushrooms, Harper

Background imageHamilton Collection: Beefsteak fungus, Fistulina hepatica

Beefsteak fungus, Fistulina hepatica. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration by William Hamilton Gibson from his book Our Edible Toadstools and Mushrooms, Harper, New York, 1895

Background imageHamilton Collection: Roan antelope, Hippotragus equinus

Roan antelope, Hippotragus equinus (Antilope equina). Handcoloured engraving by Thomas Landseer after an illustration by Charles Hamilton Smith of a specimen in the British Museum from Edward

Background imageHamilton Collection: Frederick Temple Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava

Frederick Temple Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava (1826 - 1902), British public servant and prominent member of Victorian society. Date: late 1890s

Background imageHamilton Collection: James Ist Earl Abercorn

James Ist Earl Abercorn
JAMES HAMILTON, ist earl ABERCORN Scottish nobleman, served James VI/I who gave him his title. Date: 1575 - 1617

Background imageHamilton Collection: G F Hamilton / Woodbury

G F Hamilton / Woodbury
GEORGE FRANCIS, lord HAMILTON Son of the 1st duke of Abercorn: politician, administrator in India (see here in 1876) Date: 1845 - 1927

Background imageHamilton Collection: Captain H H Berners, Irish Guards

Captain H H Berners, Irish Guards
Captain Hamilton Hugh Berners, Irish Guards, seen here on horseback at the Officer Training Corps, Mytchett, Surrey. Date: circa 1913

Background imageHamilton Collection: The White Swan Tea House, Hamilton, Bermuda

The White Swan Tea House, Hamilton, Bermuda. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageHamilton Collection: Emma Hamilton / Rehburg 6

Emma Hamilton / Rehburg 6
EMMA, LADY HAMILTON Wife of Lord Hamilton, mistress of Lord Nelson, in one of her attitudes

Background imageHamilton Collection: Frederick Dufferin Vf 70

Frederick Dufferin Vf 70
FREDERICK TEMPLE HAMILTON-TEMPLE BLACKWOOD 1st MARQUIS OF DUFFERIN & AVA British diplomat and administrator Date: 1826 - 1902

Background imageHamilton Collection: American Politician Hamilton Fish

American Politician Hamilton Fish
Hamilton Fish- United States politician. Date: circa 1860s

Background imageHamilton Collection: Cincinnati Federal Symphonic Orchestra, Works Progress Admin

Cincinnati Federal Symphonic Orchestra, Works Progress Administration presents young peoples concert under the sponsorship of the Hamilton Mothersingers at the Wilson Auditorium

Background imageHamilton Collection: Bermuda - Hamilton - Street Scene

Bermuda - Hamilton - Street Scene
A hive of activity on a main street in Hamilton, Bermuda

Background imageHamilton Collection: Prominent members of the racing set at Goodwood

Prominent members of the racing set at Goodwood
Lord Stradbroke, Lady Hamilton, Lady Stradbroke and Sir John Cotterell at the Goodwood races

Background imageHamilton Collection: Emma Hamilton / Rehburg 2

Emma Hamilton / Rehburg 2
EMMA, LADY HAMILTON Wife of Lord Hamilton, mistress of Lord Nelson, in one of her attitudes

Background imageHamilton Collection: Emma Hamilton / Rehburg 1

Emma Hamilton / Rehburg 1
EMMA, LADY HAMILTON Wife of Lord Hamilton, mistress of Lord Nelson, in one of her attitudes

Background imageHamilton Collection: Emma Hamilton / Rehburg 4

Emma Hamilton / Rehburg 4
EMMA, LADY HAMILTON Wife of Lord Hamilton, mistress of Lord Nelson, in one of her attitudes

Background imageHamilton Collection: Emma Hamilton / Rehburg 7

Emma Hamilton / Rehburg 7
EMMA, LADY HAMILTON Wife of Lord Hamilton, mistress of Lord Nelson, in one of her attitudes

Background imageHamilton Collection: Lady Cynthia Eleanor Beatrix Hamilton, October 1921

Lady Cynthia Eleanor Beatrix Hamilton, October 1921
Viscountess Althorp, formerly Lady Cynthia Eleanor Beatrix Hamilton, daughter of the third Duke of Abercorn. Lady Cynthia married Lord Althorp, Albert Spencer

Background imageHamilton Collection: Manchu man, Mongol with pigtail, and Eleuth Mongol man

Manchu man, Mongol with pigtail, and Eleuth Mongol man
Manchu (Niuchi) man, Mongol with moustache and pigtail, and Eleuth Mongol man. Handcoloured steel engraving by Lizars after an illustration by Charles Hamilton Smith from his Natural History of

Background imageHamilton Collection: Mental Hospital, Powick, Worcestershire

Mental Hospital, Powick, Worcestershire
An aerial view of the what opened in 1852 as the Worcester County Pauper and Lunatic Asylum. it was designed by J. R. Hamilton and J. M. Medland of Gloucester

Background imageHamilton Collection: Fight between officers in the Ward Room, HMS Victory

Fight between officers in the Ward Room, HMS Victory
Lt. Newcome attacking Captain Clackit with a chair while other officers in nightgowns emerge from their cabins, HMS Victory. Clackit had stabbed Newcome with his sword

Background imageHamilton Collection: Pyrrhic Dance, ancient Greek war dance

Pyrrhic Dance, ancient Greek war dance. From a Greek vase in the collection of Sir William Hamilton. Danza Pirrica. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Giovanni Paglianti from Giulio Ferrarios

Background imageHamilton Collection: Eponymous archons or chief magistrates of ancient Greece

Eponymous archons or chief magistrates of ancient Greece
Eponymous archon or chief magistrate examining a young man 1, and archon with two deputies 2. From ancient Greek vases. Arconti nelL Esercizio del loro Magistrato

Background imageHamilton Collection: Bearded seal, Erignathus barbatus

Bearded seal, Erignathus barbatus (Great bearded seal, Phoca barbata). North Seas. From a specimen in Edinburgh Royal Museum. Handcoloured steel engraving by W.H

Background imageHamilton Collection: Great sea serpent seen off the coast of Greenland in 1734

Great sea serpent seen off the coast of Greenland in 1734, Scoliophis atlanticus. From a description by Hans Egede. Steel engraving by W.H

Background imageHamilton Collection: Northern ghost bat and spectral bat

Northern ghost bat and spectral bat
Northern ghost bat or white box-tailed bat, Diclidurus albus, and spectral bat or false vampire bat, Vampyrus spectrum. Handcoloured steel engraving by Lizars after an illustration by Charles

Background imageHamilton Collection: Ergot of rye, Claviceps purpurea (Secale cornutum)

Ergot of rye, Claviceps purpurea (Secale cornutum). Handcoloured lithograph by Charlotte Caroline Sowerby from Edward Hamiltons Flora Homeopathica, Bailliere, London, 1852

Background imageHamilton Collection: North American porcupine, Erethizon dorsatum

North American porcupine, Erethizon dorsatum (Canada porcupine, Hystrix dorsata). Illustration by Charles Hamilton Smith. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Edward Griffiths The Animal Kingdom

Background imageHamilton Collection: Kalmyk man and Japanese sumo wrestler

Kalmyk man and Japanese sumo wrestler with chonmage (topknot) and beard. Swarthy Kalmucks, Eleuth and Japanese prizefighter. Mongoles

Background imageHamilton Collection: Chinese man and Nogai Tatar man

Chinese man and Nogai Tatar man
Chinese man and Tatar man of the Nogai Horde. Mongolic Races. Handcoloured steel engraving by Lizars after an illustration by Charles Hamilton Smith from his Natural History of the Human Species

Background imageHamilton Collection: The Aztec king Montezuma II and Tuscarora

The Aztec king Montezuma II and Tuscarora
Portrait of Montezuma II, Aztec Emperor of Mexico, in gold crown and gorgette, and of David Cusick, a Tuscarora Baptist preacher and author, in western clothes

Background imageHamilton Collection: Tattooed man of Halmahera, Maluku Islands

Tattooed man of Halmahera, Maluku Islands
Tattooed man of Halmahera (Gilolo), Maluku Islands (Moluccas), and Berilla, an Edjow Galla, Abyssinia (Caucaso-Ethiop). Copied from an illustration in Henry Salts A Voyage to Abyssinia, 1814

Background imageHamilton Collection: Boer War, group photo, first attempt at peace

Boer War, group photo, first attempt at peace
Boer War, group photo, first attempt (unsuccessful) to arrive at peace, at Middelburg in March 1901. Back row (left to right): Colonel Henderson, Van Velden, Major Watson, H Fraser, Colonel Hamilton

Background imageHamilton Collection: TV Celebrity Gardeners

TV Celebrity Gardeners
Geoffrey Smith, Alan Titchmarsh, Percy Thrower, Charlie Dimmock, Bob Flowerdew, Geoff Hamilton, Diarmuid Gavin, Monty Don - TV Celebrity Gardeners

Background imageHamilton Collection: Motor racing drivers

Motor racing drivers
Graham Hill, Murray Walker, Jackie Stewart, Bernie Ecclestone, Lewis Hamilton, Nigel Mansell, Stirling Moss, James Hunt, Alain Prost, Michael Schumacher - Motor racing drivers

Background imageHamilton Collection: Womens League of Health and Beauty, Prunella Stack

Womens League of Health and Beauty, Prunella Stack
Lady David Douglas-Hamilton, formerly Prunella Stack, with some of her students and teachers at the rehearsal of the Womens League of Health and Beauty for the first peace-time rally in Regents Park

Background imageHamilton Collection: A Rickshaw boy of Durban in their remarkable costume. Introduced from Japan

A Rickshaw boy of Durban in their remarkable costume. Introduced from Japan, the rickshaw became a form of transport in Durban in the late 19th century

Background imageHamilton Collection: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada - Grain Exchange

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada - Grain Exchange - 156-160 Princess Street. Winnipegs 2nd Grain Exchange building from 1898-1908

Background imageHamilton Collection: Carpenters, Tech Department - 5th floor, No. 4 Hamilton Place

Carpenters, Tech Department - 5th floor, No. 4 Hamilton Place
Carpenters in what was to become the Tech Department on the fifth floor (possibly Hyde Park side) at No.4 Hamilton Place in 1960. Date: 1960

Background imageHamilton Collection: Shoot for Vanity Fair - Black Dress, lace neckline

Shoot for Vanity Fair - Black Dress, lace neckline - taken at 6 Hamilton Place, Mayfair, London - October 29, 1959 Date: 1959

Background imageHamilton Collection: Private lifeboat Carolina Hamilton probably in Lowestoft

Private lifeboat Carolina Hamilton probably in Lowestoft, Victorian period

Background imageHamilton Collection: Hamilton Incline Railway, Ontario, Canada

Hamilton Incline Railway, Ontario, Canada

Background imageHamilton Collection: The Hamilton Incline Railway also known as

The Hamilton Incline Railway also known as the Wentworth Street Railway, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, Victorian period

Background imageHamilton Collection: General and Staff, Maj F. S. Maude, Maj Hon A. H. Hamilton

General and Staff, Maj F. S. Maude, Maj Hon A. H. Hamilton
General and Staff, Maj F.S.Maude, Maj Hon A.H. Hamilton, Lord Methuen Col Mackinnon, Capt C.F. Vandeleur - Boer War Military print, photo by Gregory and Co

Background imageHamilton Collection: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, early 1900s

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, early 1900s. Date: early 1900s

Background imageHamilton Collection: WW2 - Victory Music Sheet Cover

WW2 - Victory Music Sheet Cover
An illustrated WW2 music sheet cover for V Victory, words by Hamilton Kennedy, music by Tolchard Evans. The design simply shows a large V for victory, starkly presented on a red background

Background imageHamilton Collection: A Fishcurer's Yard

A Fishcurer's Yard
An oil painting of a fish curer's yard, a carriage is stationed next to the building, beside an array of storage barrels. Date: circa 1918

Background imageHamilton Collection: Steep

Steep
A landscape painting of an extremely steep hillside, crowned with the edge of a large forest. Date: circa 1915

Background imageHamilton Collection: Golders Hill Park

Golders Hill Park
A landscape etching of a park clearing hill of Golders Green in London, a popular place of natural wildlife. Date: circa 1915

Background imageHamilton Collection: Pirrie Carlisle Archive - autographs and illustration

Pirrie Carlisle Archive - autographs and illustration
Pirrie Carlisle Archive - George Maurice Burn (1862-1945) pen and ink study on card, Thames barges under sail. Signed by visitors to a soiree. 6 x 4.25 inches

Background imageHamilton Collection: Nelson letter to Bankers

Nelson letter to Bankers
A letter sent by Admiral Horatio Nelson to his bankers, requesting money to be paid to Emma Hamilton Date: 1804



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