Identity Collection

The Railway Sleeper
An exhausted conscript on Nation Service sleeps at Darlington Railway Station en rout to or from a posting to the Northern military base at Catterick, York. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Operation Mincemeat - naval ID card of Major Martin
Fake naval identity card of Major William Martin. His body was found washed up on shore in Spain on 30th April 1943 carrying sensitive documents

German Railway gun captured at the Battle of Amiens - WW1
A huge German Railway gun captured at the Battle of Amiens on 8th August 1918 became a source of some Allied controversy. The Australian 31st Battalion effected its capture, but

Naked little girl looking in the mirror
A little girl wearing nothing but her shoes and socks, and pink ribbons in her hair, looks in the mirror and says " Goodness, Is That Me!" She is holding an apple in her left hand

Policemen guarding house in Sidney Street, East London
Policemen guarding the devastated house in Sidney Street, East London, after the Sidney Street Siege (popularly known as the Battle of Stepney) in East London

Greece, Crete - Cretan Men - a souvenir card released in 1907 to bolster the Cretan national identity following the withdrawal of control over the Island by the Great Powers

Colonel Barker - Valerie Smith
Page from The Graphic reporting on the case of Colonel Barker (aka John Hill and Geoffrey Norton), who was born Lilias Irma Valerie Barker in 1895

The Lectern - Talerstolen - at Skamlingsbanken, Denmark
The Lectern (Talerstolen) at Skamlingsbanken, a large hill located in Vejstrup Parish, Jutland, Denmark, between Kolding and Christiansfeld

Hawker Siddeley Gnat T. 1 G-TIMM - XS111
Hawker Siddeley Gnat T.1 G-TIMM / XS111 (msn FL.549), at RAF Fairford on 20 July 2003 for the Royal International Air Tattoo. (Real identity ex XP504, w/o 1 August 2015) Date: 2003

Employees performing Rhythmic Dancing - Bournville Works
Cadbury's Bournville Works - Birmingham - Employees performing Rhythmic Dancing. Date: circa 1920s

Top Hat
A portrait drawing of a smiling gentleman wearing a top hat, the identity of this man is unknown. Date: circa 1914

The Great Fortune
A copperplate engraving depicting Nemesis, the Greek goddess of divine retribution, her identity has been combined with Fortuna, the Roman goddess of victory and fortune. Date: circa 1502

Roman Statue
A drawing from cast of a Roman statue, in a seated position, the identity of the figure is unknown. A drawing by a student of the National Gallery Schools, Melbourne

Study of a Head
A chalk drawing study of a man's head, identity is unknown. Date: circa 1931

Portrait Drawing of a Man
Portrait drawing of a man's head, looking to the left, his identity is unknown, but seems to be a professional of some kind. Date: circa 1931

Drawing of a Woman
Drawing of a front faced woman standing, her identity is unknown. Date: circa 1930

Portrait of an unknown woman
Oil portrait of a seated woman, whose identity is unknown. The artist, Ethel Walker would be having an Exhibition at the Leicester Galleries at this time. Date: circa 1929

Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). War correspondent card of the Popular Army (1938) and identity card issued by the Generalitat of Catalonia (1937). SPAIN. Monistrol de Montserrat

Lady Lyonesse and Dwarf
The Lady Lyonesse questions Sir Beaumains's dwarf & finds out that the knight is the son of a king & that his true identity is Sir Gareth of Orkney

Douglas EA-3B Skywarrior 5
Douglas KA-3B Skywarrior 5, unusual in having no identity markings other than the call-sign, at Sigonella NAS, Sicily. Date: circa 1980

Comic postcard, Woman waiting in a car - and a horse! Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Drunken man with water spout Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Drunken man with pillar box Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Drunken man with pillar box Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, woman and policeman in blackout, WW2 - how to identify the man who kissed her? Date: circa 1940s

Woman in seethrough slip groped by two men in a dark bedroom near a cradle. The innkeepers wife seduced by Pinucio and another guest. The cradle. Le Berceau

Citizens producing identity papers in Berlin, Germany. 1923

Apology to Greek Orthodox priest alleged to have eaten wife
An apology in The Graphic which had, in January 1928, run a story claiming that a Greek Orthodox priest had pickled and eaten his wife after she had fallen down some stairs and broken her neck

Curtis British Entomology Plate 459
Lepidoptera: Nonagria vectis Curtis = Rhizedra lutosa (Isle of Wight Wainscot. The identity is fairly obvious, although the synonym is omitted from the standard Check Lists) [Plant

Curtis British Entomology Plate 35
Coleoptera: Cryptocephalus bipustulatus = Cryptocephalus biguttatus (Yellow-tipped Cryptocephalus. Identity corrected by John Owen, 2006) [Plant: Erica cinerea (Fine-leaved Heath)] Date: 1824-39

Royal Air Force - Hawker Hurricane IIc PZ865 Last of the Many of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, seen on display fitted with a non-standard four-bladed propeller

Bishop Butler
Bishop Joseph Butler (1692-1752). Born in Wantage, of Berkshire (now Oxfordshire). He is best known for his critique of Deism, Thomas Hobbess egoism, and John Lockes theory of personal identity

Neither Wife Nor Maid, Grand Theatre, Doncaster
Neither Wife Nor Maid, by Ada C Abbott, at the Grand Theatre, Doncaster, Yorkshire. 1910s

Baby on a comic postcard -- The clumsy artist made a blot, and now I don t know which is the proper thing for me to wear, petticoats or breeches!! Date: circa 1910s

National Id Card 1940S
During World War Two, everyone had to carry their Identity Card at all times. Date: 1940s

Mistaken identity - Very short man and a tall young woman " You Naughty Boy, you ll fall over!" " Oh...." Date: circa 1890s

Soldier showing his Identification Badge during WW1 Date: circa 1916

Hijras, transvestites of Southern Asia. They are physiological males who have a feminine gender identity. Date: circa 1890s

Bashful model and six policemen
The Bashful Model. It takes six policemen to restrain a suspect long enough for him to be photographed

Fate Magazine cover, Bridey Murphy in Ireland
Cover of Fate Magazine, depicting Bridey Murphy (alias Ruth Simmons, alias Virginia Tighe) -- the subject of a reincarnation experience visiting Ireland, home of the supposed Bridey Murphy

Whales mistaken for u-boats during WW1
A page from The Illustrated London News, featuring two whales photographed from the air, showing how they could be mistaken for u-boats, and consequently bombed. WW1

Shakespeare - The Comedy of Errors - Adriana: Come, I will fasten on this sleeve of thine. circa 1830

The Comedy of Errors - title page - exorcism scene. 1862

Joseph reveals himself to his brethren - Genesis 45. circa 1690

Miss Evelyn Millard in The Adventure of Lady Ursula
The Adventure of Lady Ursula by Anthony Hope. First produced at the Duke of Yorks Theatre, London, on 11 October 1898, revival at the Garrick Theatre 5 January 1909

Brochure page, Oldsmobile Six and Eight accessories
Brochure page, Oldsmobile Six and Eight specially designed accessories -- radios, heaters, defroster, clock, seat covers, identity initials, wheel trim rings and discs. Date: 1930s

WW2 poster, Carry Your Identity Card Always, issued by Ministry of Health, printed for HMSO. Date: circa 1942

Little girl in a bonnet on a Valentine card -- the bonnet tips back to reveal her face. (2 of 2) Date: early 20th century

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