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Historical Collection (page 16)

Background imageHistorical Collection: Harold Larwood Bowling, 1933

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

Background imageHistorical Collection: Don Bradman Going out to Bat for the Last Time, Melbourne Cr

Don Bradman Going out to Bat for the Last Time, Melbourne Cr
Photograph of Don Bradman going out to bat, during his last first-class cricket match; a game between Bradmans XI and L. Hassetts XI, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, December 1948

Background imageHistorical Collection: REIGATE - 1917

REIGATE - 1917
High Street, Reigate, Surrey

Background imageHistorical Collection: The Tabby Toboggan Club / Louis Wain

The Tabby Toboggan Club / Louis Wain
A huge number of tabby cats go mad sledging in the winter snow

Background imageHistorical Collection: Panhard travel poster

Panhard travel poster
An art deco style travel poster for Panhard showing a steam ship, steam engine and a car radiator grill

Background imageHistorical Collection: Scunthorpe Iron Works

Scunthorpe Iron Works
Iron-smelting works at Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England

Background imageHistorical Collection: Waves at Porthcawl

Waves at Porthcawl
A young boy defies the waves at Porthcawl, Glamorgan, Wales. His mother and her friend look across with some concern at another boy on the railings in the distance

Background imageHistorical Collection: Rock N Roll Dance

Rock N Roll Dance
Rock and roll enthusiasts, dressed in 1950s clothes, including DA hairstyles, Teddy Boy jackets and spotted dresses which swirl to reveal stocking-tops!

Background imageHistorical Collection: Icarus & Daedalus

Icarus & Daedalus
Daedalus encouraged his son Icarus to fly from the island of Crete to the sun. But the sun melted the wax with which his wings were fastened on and Icarus fell into the sea

Background imageHistorical Collection: Southern Cross (Kranz)

Southern Cross (Kranz)
The southern sky with the SOUTHERN CROSS constellation

Background imageHistorical Collection: Leamington Spa / 1911

Leamington Spa / 1911
Leamington Spa, Warwickshire: Parish Church and Pump Room

Background imageHistorical Collection: Army Medical Corps

Army Medical Corps
Royal Army Medical Corps

Background imageHistorical Collection: Cunard White Star liner

Cunard White Star liner
The Cunard liner Queen Elizabeth sails into New York Date: circa 1940

Background imageHistorical Collection: Napoleonic / Leipzig Batt

Napoleonic / Leipzig Batt
NAPOLEONIC WARS Battle of Leipzig The charge of the Brandenburg Hussars Regiment overwhelms the French

Background imageHistorical Collection: Hogarth, Four Times of the Day, Night

Hogarth, Four Times of the Day, Night
Hogarth, Four Times of the Day, 4. Night. In a narrow street leading to Charing Cross, with an equestrian statue of Charles I at the far end

Background imageHistorical Collection: Jiddu Krishnamurti

Jiddu Krishnamurti
Indian spiritual teacher, Jiddu Krishnamurti (1895-1985)

Background imageHistorical Collection: Herbert Norman Howells

Herbert Norman Howells
HERBERT NORMAN HOWELLS Organist, music teacher and conductor

Background imageHistorical Collection: Police Officer / Children

Police Officer / Children
Police officer giving directions to three boys with a three person bicycle pointing in the opposite direction Transport

Background imageHistorical Collection: Nicolas Poster

Nicolas Poster
Poster for the Nicolas chain of wine shops, France

Background imageHistorical Collection: Beggars Opera Poster

Beggars Opera Poster
Poster for production at the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith (London)

Background imageHistorical Collection: Bournville Cocoa Poster

Bournville Cocoa Poster
where Bournville Cocoa is Made

Background imageHistorical Collection: Avebury / Stukeley Map

Avebury / Stukeley Map
A beautifully drawn overhead plan of the stone circles and embankment ditches at Avebury. Stukeleys accuracy is impressive, charting every stone, pasture and building

Background imageHistorical Collection: Marsh King / Harry Clarke

Marsh King / Harry Clarke
Illustration of the Marsh Kings daughter in an oval frame

Background imageHistorical Collection: John Keats / Hampstead

John Keats / Hampstead
JOHN KEATS English poet reading a book at Wentworth Place, Hampstead

Background imageHistorical Collection: Porter Rockwell / Cdv

Porter Rockwell / Cdv
ORRIN PORTER ROCKWELL American frontiersman, Utah pioneer and reputed Mormon Destroying Angel, photographed in June 1866

Background imageHistorical Collection: Diana of the Uplands

Diana of the Uplands
DIANA OF THE UPLANDS

Background imageHistorical Collection: Oxford / Merton College

Oxford / Merton College
Oxford: Merton College

Background imageHistorical Collection: Norwich Cathedral / 1905

Norwich Cathedral / 1905
Norwich Cathedral, Norfolk

Background imageHistorical Collection: Norfolk Broads / Thurne

Norfolk Broads / Thurne
Norfolk Broads: on the Thurne

Background imageHistorical Collection: Cleethorpes / Pier 1912

Cleethorpes / Pier 1912
Cleethorpes, Humberside (formerly north-east Lincolnshire): the pier

Background imageHistorical Collection: Ww1 Cartoon / Better Hole

Ww1 Cartoon / Better Hole
" Well, if you knows of a better ole, go to it!"

Background imageHistorical Collection: Lady Outside Gucci Shop

Lady Outside Gucci Shop
A smartly-dressed lady in turban, pearls and gloves, leaves the Gucci shop in Bond Street to step into her waiting Rolls Royce parked outside

Background imageHistorical Collection: USA / Scranton 1930

USA / Scranton 1930
Scranton, Pennsylvania: general view of the town

Background imageHistorical Collection: Bill Sykes (Barnard)

Bill Sykes (Barnard)
Bill Sykes sits at a table with a bottle of booze while his dog Bullseye cowers against the wall, afraid of being hit

Background imageHistorical Collection: Freya in her Chariot

Freya in her Chariot
In Scandinavian mythology, the Goddess of love, marriage and the dead. She was the wife of Odin, and is the counterpart of Venus, and is sometimes identified as Frigg

Background imageHistorical Collection: Three Jowett Models 1952

Three Jowett Models 1952
The Bradford will disappear without a trace; but the Jupiter and especially the Javelin will attract many admirers for their sporty looks and performance

Background imageHistorical Collection: Label Sorrento Hotel

Label Sorrento Hotel
A panoramic view of Vesuvius is promised by the label of the HOTEL MEDITERRANEO at Sorrento, Italy, from its dining terrace

Background imageHistorical Collection: Letchworth Brochure

Letchworth Brochure
WHERE SHALL I LIVE ? In Letchworth, of course ! will be your answer when you have visited this exhibition (from 1907) promoting the joys of living in Letchworth Garden City

Background imageHistorical Collection: Passenger Plane Imperial

Passenger Plane Imperial
An Armstrong Whitworth Ensign of Imperial Airways takes off: it has the same Dunlop tyres as the smart red motor car on the ground

Background imageHistorical Collection: Battle of Agincourt

Battle of Agincourt
The English army prepares for battle on the morning of Agincourt

Background imageHistorical Collection: Club Caps & Colours

Club Caps & Colours
Badges caps and colours of English county cricket clubs

Background imageHistorical Collection: Royal Coat of Arms

Royal Coat of Arms
The royal coat of arms of Queen Victoria

Background imageHistorical Collection: Masonic Certificate

Masonic Certificate
Membership certificate of the UNITED GRAND LODGE of England

Background imageHistorical Collection: GURDJIEFF

GURDJIEFF
Georgei Ivanovitch Gurdjieff Russian spiritual leader

Background imageHistorical Collection: St Albans Abbey 1802

St Albans Abbey 1802
St Albans Cathedral, Hertfordshire. The Abbey was founded in 793 by Offa, King of Mercia, supposedly on the site of the martyrdom of St Alban in A.D. 303

Background imageHistorical Collection: Wells-Next-The-Sea

Wells-Next-The-Sea
Boats in the picturesque harbour of Wells-next-the-Sea, on the north Norfolk coast, East Anglia, England

Background imageHistorical Collection: Red Admiral Butterfly

Red Admiral Butterfly
RED ADMIRAL & PEACOCK BUTTERFLIES. Their brightly coloured wing markings are shown clearly

Background imageHistorical Collection: HULL DOCKS

HULL DOCKS
The Entrance Lock of St. Andrews Dock, Kingston-upon- Hull, East Yorkshire, England



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