History Collection (page 11)

Bauhaus Building
The Bauhaus building in Dessau, manufacturing city in eastern Germany. The building was built in 1925 - 26 by the German architect Walter Gropius. Date: 1930s

Haile Selassie / Nachkrieg
HAILE SELASSIE Emperor of Ethiopia (1930-74) in 1928, the year he assumed the title of King

Cricketing Record 1932
Herbert Sutcliffe and Percy Holmes score a record opening partnership of 555

Wells Cathedral / 1871
Wells Cathedral, Somerset

Real Tennis & Racquets
The racquets used to play the game are depicted below a match in progress. Date: 1771

Proust (Age about 31)
MARCEL PROUST aged about 31

Tour De France 1930
A group of Italian riders

Grouse shoot 1912
Grouse shooting - men and their dogs on a Scottish moor

Hobbes / Leviathan / Frontis
LEVIATHAN : Frontispiece to the first edition, representing the spiritual and temporal power united in the person of the King, and ruling over the whole earth

Map of Purgatory / Dante
A map of Purgatorio, in Dantes La Divina Commedia

World Map Empire McVitie
A map of the world, showing the British Empire coloured in red at the end of the nineteenth century

Littlehampton Harbour
A paddle steamer chugs up the harbour beside the pier at Littlehampton, West Sussex

(Old) London Bridge 1616

Treasure Island Map / Col
A map of Treasure Island

PADRE PIO
Francesco Forgione, name in religion Pio de Pietrelcina, known as PADRE PIO, Capucin friar who manifested stigmata and many other paranormal phenomena

Robert Burns & Creations
ROBERT BURNS Scottish national poet Portrait surrounded by his creations

Scotland / Fraser Castle
Fraser Castle, Aberdeenshire

St Hildegard Von Bingen
SAINT HILDEGARD VON BINGEN German religious Founder and abbess of convent of Rupertsberg

Auguste Escoffier
AUGUSTE ESCOFFIER French Chef. Director of Kitchen for many large Hotels. Known for his culinary innovations

Kraken Attacks a Ship
A kraken attacks a sailing vessel

Dante Alighieri, Italian poet, sees his beloved Beatrice
Dante Alighieri, Italian poet, best known for his long narrative poem, the Divine Comedy, sees his beloved Beatrice Portinari on the Lung Arno, Florence

Flag of the Scottish Covenanters
The Flag of the Scottish Covenanters. They were Presbyterians sworn to defend their religion, part of a Protestant effort to seize power in Scotland against the English

Carl Gustav Jung
CARL GUSTAV JUNG Swiss psychologist in 1940

Carl Gustav Jung
CARL GUSTAV JUNG Swiss psychologist at his desk

Cecil Rhodes
CECIL RHODES Statesman, financier, imperialist. Caricatured as a colossus bestriding Africa

Winston Churchill (1874-1965) holding tommy gun while visiting America

KATERI TEKAKWITHA
KATERI (CATHERINE) TEKAKWITHA Saint of Iroquois/Algonquin descent. Fleeing persecution, she settled in Quebec, where she devoted her life to God. Date: 1656 - 1680

Reagan Chesterfield Ad
RONALD REAGAN 40th American President (1981-89), seen here as a popular actor of the early 1950s in a cigarette advert Date: circa 1951

Market Place, Dewsbury, Yorkshire
Market Place, Dewsbury, near Wakefield, Yorkshire, England. Date: 1950s

Manchesters last tram on its farewell journey, heading for the Depot. A group of people wave from the pavement. Date: 1949

London Hospital, Mile End Road
A view of the London Hospital on Mile End Road. Date: 1902

Supermarine aeroplane, Rolls-Royce S. 6
The Supermarine aeroplane, Rolls-Royce S.6, winner of the International Schneider Trophy Air Race in 1922, 1927 and 1929, and holder of the world speed record of 357.7 mph

Short Solent Passener Flying Boat - Victoria Falls - Zambesi
A Short Solent Passenger Flying Boat (G-AHIN) close to the Victoria Falls on the Zambesi River - Zimbabwe (then Southern Rhodesia). Date: circa 1949

Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery - British Army Officer
Bernard Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein (" Monty" ) KG, GCB, DSO, PC (1887-1976) - British Army Officer, famed for his successes and tactical ability in WW2. Date: circa 1944

The Interport Field Gun Competition - Royal Navy
The Royal Navys field gun competition is a contest between teams from various Royal Navy commands, in which teams of sailors compete to transport a field gun and its equipment over

Map of the Empire of King Alexander the Great (Alexander III of Macedon 356323 BC), from Greece in the west to India in the east. Date: 1807

Kings Own Scottish Borderers - The uniform, reginemtal flags, crest and listings of International deployments are featured on this card. Date: 1913

High Street, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland Date: circa 1906

WAGNER, Richard (1813-1883). Parsifal. Poster by Regg advertising the performances at the Zurich Opera (1913). Painting;

Sugar Loaf Mountain, Abergravenny i. e. Abergavenny, England
Sugar Loaf Mountain, Abergravenny i.e. Abergavenny, England. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Wind in the Willows
" The Badgers winter stores, which indeed were visible everywhere, took up half the room." Date: First published: 1908

London Terrace Apartments, New York City, America

Flatiron Building, New York
Flatiron Building at Broadway and Fifth Avenue, New York City, America

He was Jack Frost by Helen Jacobs
Enchanting illustration featuring a glistening Jack Frost lecturing a group of snowdrop fairies or pixies in a snow covered woodland glade

The Favourite Wins by H. M. Bateman
Humorous illustration by H.M. Bateman showing a reversal of roles. A group of jockeys in different coloured silks sprint for the finishing post while excitable horses in the stands cheer on the winner

The Car That Touched a Policeman by H. M. Bateman
An entire queue of traffic, as well as pedestrians stop and look on in horror as a couple driving a small, yellow car accidentally bump an incandescently irate policeman in the middle of the road

Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland
Panoramic view of Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland - The view from Gallow Hill

The Sinking of the Bismarck
The sinking of the German Battleship Bismarck. In response to sinking the HMS Hood, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill issued the order to " Sink the Bismarck"

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