Harold Collection

Labour Party election posters and television speakers
Labour Party election posters and speakers for Labours series of five short television programmes in the run-up to the General Election of 8th October 1959 (which the Conservatives won)

A Pair of Silk Stockings by Cecil Harcourt
Promotional postcard for A Pair of Silk Stockings by Cecil Harcourt. First produced at the Criterion Theatre, 23rd February 1914

The Hope of the World - Jesus and Children - Postcard
The Hope of the World - Jesus and the Children of many nations. Postcard produced by the London Missionary Society. Date: circa 1910s

Tapestry of Bayeux. The complete tapestry depicts the Norman invansion of England. Knights of King Edward III (upper part) and naves of Harold II (down). Detail. Fresco. FRANCE. Bayeux

Harold Abrahams wins 100m - 1924 Olympics
Harold Maurice Abrahams, CBE, (18991978) - a British athlete of Jewish origin. He was champion in the 100 metres sprint at the 1924 Olympics in Paris (July 7th)

Harold Larwood Bowling, 1933
Photograph of the English bowler, Harold Larwood, in action during the MCC tour of Australia, 1933. During that tour, D.R

King Harold II (Harold Godwinson)
HAROLD II or HAROLD GODWINSON (c 1022-1066) King of England, reigned for nine months in 1066, killed at Hastings

Painting by Hs Power, artillery and horses at Ypres, WW1
Painting by the Australian war artist Harold Septimus Power (1877-1971), showing artillery going into action before the Battle of Ypres

Stephen Wards sketches of celebrities, 1960
Through a doctors eyes: a page of celebrities drawn by osteopath and gifted amateur artist Doctor Stephen Ward(1912-1963), as featured in The Illustrated London News in 1960

Mr Micawber makes Punch - David Copperfield, Charles Dickens Date: circa 1910s

Flight Lieutenant K. H. F Letford, DFO
Flight Lieutenant Kenneth Harold Francis Letford, as he appeared in the Illustrated London News in 1949, when he was awarded a bar to his Distinguished Flying Cross for gallantry in assisting HMS

Painting by Hs Power, War, WW1
Painting entitled War by the Australian war artist Harold Septimus Power (1877-1971), showing soldiers on horseback, pulling heavy artillery across a field

Guiltcross Union Workhouse, Kenninghall, Norfolk
The Guiltcross Union Workhouse, designed by William Thorold, was erected in 1836-7 at Kenninghall, Norfolk. After its closure in 1902 the site was acquired by the Rev Harold Burden

Bayeux Tapestry (1 of 8)
A black and white depiction of the Bayeux Tapestry. In this section, Harold Godwinson meets with King Edward the Confessor and sails to France

William I the Conqueror
WILLIAM I THE CONQUEROR Defeated Harold at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 to claim the English throne

Battle of Hastings
BATTLE OF HASTINGS The battle rages between the armies of Harold and William, Duke of Normandy

RFC (Officers) Graduation Certificate, WW1
RFC (Officers) Graduation Certificate, Central Flying School, Upavon, Wiltshire, dated 19 November 1917, for Flight Lieutenant H W Auerbach, signed by Lieutenant Colonel Strange

Harold Macmillan at the United Nations General Assembly
Photograph of (Maurice) Harold Macmillan speaking to the United Nations General Assembly, 29th September 1960. In a powerful speech the British Prime Minister spoke on Britains colonial record

Cologny / Villa Diodati 6 /
Cologny, near Geneva: the Villa Diodati which Byron rented in the summer of 1816; he wrote the third canto of Childe Harold here

HAROLD ARROW IN EYE
BATTLE OF HASTINGS Harold is fatally wounded by an arrow through his eye; William's army is ranged opposite him. Date: 14 October 1066

Arrow Eye Events Britain Norman Conquest 14 October
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Larwood / Cricketer
Harold Larwood, English cricketer, famous for his Bodyline bowling (1904-95)

The Bright Young People at a party
A group of Bright Young Things at Captain Macheacans fancy dress party where guests were instructed to come as a living celebrity

Aerial view, Clairmarais aerodrome, Northern France, WW1
Aerial view of part of Clairmarais aerodrome, Pas de Calais, Northern France, with handwritten annotations, showing buildings and aeroplanes. Date: 1918

Primrose Phyllis Salt by Madame Yevonde. She was the daughter of Major-General Harold Francis Salt DSO, making her debut in 1933. Date: 1933

Mr Peggotty and Little Emily - David Copperfield, Dickens
Mr Peggotty and Little Emily - David Copperfield, Charles Dickens. Date: circa 1910s

Town crier, St Marys, Scilly Isles
The local town crier, Wilfred Tonkin, on St Mary s, Scilly Isles. Seen here announcing the fact that the Prime Minister, Harold Wilson, has taken up residence in his holiday bungalow

Harold Lloyd in the film Safety Last 1923, famous vintage Hollywood movie image

Aerial view of trenches, West Flanders, Belgium, WW1
Aerial view of front line trenches near Kemmel and Wulvergem, West Flanders, Belgium, on 8 May 1918. Date: 1918

Harold Wilson, British Labour Prime Minister
Harold Wilson (1916-1995), British Labour Prime Minister from 1964-1970 and 1974-1976. Date: mid-1960s

Harold Wilson makes speech during the general election Date: 1964

The Beggars Opera, Aldeburgh Festival 1963
English Opera Group production of The Beggars Opera (John Gay, in Brittens realization) at the Jubilee Hall, Aldeburgh, 20 June 1963. Act III, near end; at Newgate Gaol

Postman delivers a letter to two children
A postman delivers a letter to two children and their dog. Date: c.1920

Body of Harold II is found
BATTLE OF HASTINGS The discovery of Harolds body after the battle; it is taken to Waltham by the monks of the abbey Date: 14 October 1066

The UK Prime Minister, the Rt Hon Harold Macmillan, insp?
The UK Prime Minister, the Rt Hon Harold Macmillan, inspects a de Havilland Firestreak air-to-air missile on Gloster Javelin F(AW)7, XH900, as the pilot, Flt Lt Ian Keppie, looks on at Cottesmore

Bas de Soie by Harold Earnshaw
An elegant girl in a swimming costume chases gracefully after a small terrier dog who has run away with her head scarf on the beach, an essential part of the 1920s swimwear look. Date: 1927

Conservative party television team
The Conservative Party television team and some election posters for the General Election of 8th October 1959. The Conservatives broadcast five television programmes of 15 or 20 minutes each starting

Harold Macmillan addressing the Conservative Party Conferenc
Photograph showing (Maurice) Harold Macmillan (1894-1986) delivering his speech to the Conservative Party conference at Scarborough, Yorkshire, 15th October 1960

Cecilia Leitch in match against Harold Hilton, Walton Heath
Charlotte Cecilia Pitcairn Leitch (13 April 1891 ? 16 September 1977), often known as Cecil - British amateur golfer. She was born in Silloth, Cumberland, England

Harold Maurice Abrahams, CBE, (15 December 1899 - 14 January 1978), British athlete of Jewish origin, educated at Repton and Caius College, Cambridge

Bayeux Tapestry - Norman Conquest of 1066
Harold, despite his oath of fealty to William duke of Normandy, is crowned king of England at Westminster Date: 1066

Drawing by Harold Auerbach, Olten, Switzerland
Pen and ink drawing by Harold Auerbach, Olten, Solothurn, Switzerland, April 1910. Date: 1910

Comedy Theatre, Panton Street, London
The Comedy Theatre (now the Harold Pinter Theatre) on the corner of Panton Street and Oxendon Street, in Londons West End. The Crime of Margaret Foley is playing. Date: 1947

W. M. Woodfull struck by a cricket ball, Melbourne Cricket Gr
Photograph of William Maldon Woodfull (1897-1965), the Victoria and Australia cricketer, just after he had been struck by a cricket ball bowled by Harold Larwood in the match between the MCC

Coin of Edward & Harold
Coins of Edward the Confessor and Harold II

Hatcher Levitates
A F Hatcher, about whom little is known, levitates at a seance, holding a luminous tambourine enabling photographer Harold T Brown to focus his Kodak correctly

Battle of Stamford Bridg
BATTLE OF STAMFORD BRIDGE Harald Godwinson (Harold, king of England) defeats invading Norwegians under Harald Haardraade

Events / Britain / Norman
King Edward the Confessor sends Harold, earl of Wessex, to confirm to William, duke of Normandy, that he will succeed him on the English throne

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