Held Collection (page 10)

AMBULANCE / GERMANY, 1902
Man-powered ambulances used in Germany. Date: 1902

The Hand & Shears
An 1811 view of the Hand & Shears, a public house in Smithfield built early in the 19th century. It was named after the former Bartholomew Fair, held at Smithfield for centuries

Tipsy Trainer 1 G-AISC at the 1957 Royal Aeronautical Society Garden Party held at Wisley (I was 5 days old) Date: 1957

Sangerfest - Rostock, Germany
Commemorative card produced for the Sangerfest (Song Festival) held at Rostock, Germany - in the German federal state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

Maj.s Kennedy and Sir Gerald Mildmay - Reading and District
Maj.s Kennedy and Sir Gerald Mildmay judging at the Reading and District Horse Show held in Mr Oliver Dixons grounds. Dixon was one of the best known hunter dealers in England at the time. Date: 1927

Dummy rubber Centurion Tank, Joint Concelament Centre Troops
Exercise " London Pride" held on Salisbury Plain between September 5-9 under the direction of Sir Francis Festing: troops of the Joint Concelament Centre moving a dummy Centurion tank

Music Worcester Cathedral
The Three Choirs music festival held in Worcester Cathedral. Date: circa 1840

WORCESTER CATHEDRAL
A music festival held in Worcester Cathedral. Date: circa 1840

WORCESTER MUSIC FESTIVAL
The Three Choirs music festival held in Worcester Cathedral. Date: circa 1840

Altar for the Oxford Movement Catholic Centenary held at the White City Stadium, Hammersmith, London on 9th July 1933 - over 50, 000 people attended the High Mass. Date: 1933

Australia - extending hands across the sea - featuring an inset view of the Central Railway Station in Melbourne within the shape of the outline of Australia Date: circa 1906

Albert, Duke of York with Parachutist John Tranum
Albert, Duke of York (later King George VI 1895-1952) pictured with the famous Danish parachutist John Tranum (?-1935) at a unique exhibition of Sporting Trophies held at Shell-Mex House

Duke of York at Smithfield Club Fat Stock Show held at the Agricultural Hall Islington in December 1927. His Father (King George V) and his brother (Edward)

Princess Elizabeth & Margaret & cousin Margaret Elphinstone
Princess Elizabeth (on right) (later Queen Elizabeth II 1926-2022) and Princess Margaret (1930-2002) with their cousin Margaret Elphinstone (later Margaret Rhodes 1925-2016)

Visit to Madeira - A Basket Bullock Carro
Black and white lantern slide of three women seated in a ox drawn sledge (carro de bois) - Visit to Madeira. Part of Box 125 - Madeira. Boswell Collection

Suffragette Tea set Sylvia Pankhurst
A Tea set designed by Sylvia Pankhurst for the W.S.P.U in 1909. It was commisioned from the Staffordshire Pottery firm of H.M Williamson for use in the tea room at the Womens Exhibition held at

Suffragette Poster Torturing Women in Prison
Poster depicting the forcible feeding of a suffragette with a doctor pouring liquid into a nasal tube whilst the victim is held down by a man and a prison wardress

Anna Held in her peacock gown
Miss Anna Held, appearing in Follow Me at the Casino in New York, displaying her spectacular peacock gown with the tail spread. Date: 1917

Types of grenades in WWI
The Marten Hale hand grenade, which can be also fitted to any type of service rifle. Hale time grenade, bomb is thrown, the ignition of the time-fuse does not occur until the grenade reaches a

Johannes Held
JOHANNES HELD German hebrew scholar and rector of the Gymnasium at Nurnberg. Date: 1628 - ?

Hansel & Gretel held captive by the witch. 20th century

Swiss Grand Prix 1934
A striking poster for the Grand Prix of Switzerland held at Bern

DRUIDESS
A Druid priestess wears the traditional white robe, held by buckle and sash : on her head she wears a wreath of the sacred mistletoe

White Star Line - RMS Olympic launch menu
White Star Line - RMS Olympic extremely rare launch menu dated 20 October 1910. The launch luncheon was held at The Grand Central Hotel, Belfast

The Artists Rifles in Camp, 1884.Oil on canvas, signed and dated lower left Godfrey Merry 1884, by Godfrey Pitney Merry, (fl 1883-1915)

Suffragette Emily Wilding Davison Funeral 1913
Part of the funeral procession for Emily Wilding Davison, held in London, 14th June 1913. Shows 12 rows of girls dressed in white carrying laurel wreaths, in front of the purple banner proclaiming

The Lady With the Fan by Abel Faivre
Inside front page of The Graphic - Christmas Number 1912 - The Lady With the Fan by Abel Faivre (18671945). A grand lady wearing an elaborate hat (with thick long silk ribbon and ostrich feathers)

Lord Lansdowne. Part of Box 104 Boswell Collection. Henry Charles Keith Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne. British politician

Greek urn. Greece
Urn (150-200) decorated with a relief depicting the deceased marriage with Aphrodite (center) writing their names on a shield held by Eros. On the right, Bellerophon with Pegasus. Dokimeion marble

Street scene in Bismarck, North Dakota, USA
Street scene viewed from above in Bismarck, North Dakota, USA, with various shops and bars. Date: circa 1908

German Boar held at Verdun - Cartoon
The German Boar held at Verdun. Date: 1916

Suffragette Grace Roe Arrest 1914. Grace Watney Rose (1885-1979) was arrested in May 1914 when police raided the W.S.P.Us headquarters Lincolns Inn House

Suffragette Mrs. Pankhurst Haverford West 1908. Mrs. Pankhurst addresses a crowd at Haverford West, Pembrokeshire, in July 1908

Anna Held, stage performer
Anna Held (1872-1918), Polish-born stage performer based in America, associated with the impresario Florenz Ziegfeld. Seen here in an artistic pose, wearing a long lacy dress. Date: early 20th century

Alexandra Feodorovna in Traditional Costume
The final Empress of Russia: Alexandra Feodorovna Romanova, here wearing an extravigant traditional Russian costume before an Imperial ball. Date: 13th February 1903

Tsar Nicholas II in Traditional Costume
Tsar Nicholas II of Russia on 13 February 1903, sitting on a thrown in extravigant traditional Russian costume before an Imperial ball. Date: 13th February 1903

Aerial View of Madrid, 1936
Illustration showing an aerial view of Madrid, pictured at the beginning of the Spanish Civil War in 1936. Madrid, the Spanish capital

British soldiers at prayer before battle
A service held for British troops inside the rubble of a war-torn church in northern France, they are joined by the local Priest. Date: 1916

Household Brigade - Officer of the British Life Guards
An Officer of The Life Guards (LG) (the senior regiment of the British Army and part of the Household Cavalry, along with the Blues and Royals), pictured with his young son

Thessaloniki, Greece - A Komitadji - a member of a rebel band (cheta) operating in the Balkans during the final period of the Ottoman Empire

Viola da Gamba (Leg Viol) - a Bass Viol, played held betwen the knees of the player (hence the name!). Shakespeare mentions the Viola da Gamba as viol-de-gamboys

Henri Rougier in a Voisin at the Grande Semaine dAviation meeting held at Heliopolis near Cairo, February 1910. Organised by the Aero Club of Egypt

Hydrogen balloon for a military use, designed by Charles Coutelle. The hot-air balloons were used by Napoleons army in order to keep an eye on the enemy and manage the battle

Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa by VAN HALEN, Francisco de Paula (1810-1887). Battle held in 1212 where the Christian army of Alfonso VIII of Castile defeated the Alhomade troops. Date: 1212

Bulgaren-Held; Zigarettenfabrik Menes, Wiesbaden

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Chester Races
Scene overlooking the track at Chester Races, Cheshire, England. These popular horse races are held annually in May. Date: circa 1960

Deportment Lesson
A proper young lady learns the art of deportment, walking with the obligatory book balanced on the head, shoulders back and head held up! Date: 1930s

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