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Important Collection (page 4)

Background imageImportant Collection: The Gateway, Waltham Abbey, Essex, England, the sole remains of the important main

The Gateway, Waltham Abbey, Essex, England, the sole remains of the important main entrance to the Abbey and the Abbots house. Date: 11th century

Background imageImportant Collection: Best Wishes for your Confirmation

Best Wishes for your Confirmation
A card sending best wishes on the day of confirmation of German girl Edith Belger. circa 1910s

Background imageImportant Collection: Tangier, Morocco - Moorish Saints House

Tangier, Morocco - Moorish Saints House Date: circa 1910s

Background imageImportant Collection: Bourgas on the Black Sea 1853

Bourgas on the Black Sea 1853
Bourgas (now in Bulgaria), an important sea-port town town on the Black Sea, with a sheltered natural harbour. Date: 1853

Background imageImportant Collection: CITY SHOPPING STREET

CITY SHOPPING STREET
A tram will bring you to the shops in Liverpools Lord Street, where my great-aunts doubtless came for their important shopping. Date: circa 1908

Background imageImportant Collection: WORLD MAP / STRUTT 10C

WORLD MAP / STRUTT 10C
An ancient world map: note the buildings in some of the important cities Date: 10th century

Background imageImportant Collection: Cartoon, music of Richard Wagner

Cartoon, music of Richard Wagner -- young Mr Softly has something important to say, so Miss Ethel asks Lucy to play some Wagner, which ought to prevent her from overhearing! Date: 1895

Background imageImportant Collection: JEAN-ANTOINE NOLLET

JEAN-ANTOINE NOLLET known as the Abbe Nollet, French professor of physics who carried out important early electrical experiments Date: 1700 - 1770

Background imageImportant Collection: United Services Museum

United Services Museum
In its day the Royal United Services Museum was regarded as the biggest and most important in the country, apart from the British Museum

Background imageImportant Collection: The Grave of Poet William Wordsworth, Grasmere, Cumbria

The Grave of Poet William Wordsworth, Grasmere, Cumbria
The Grave of Poet William Wordsworth (1770-1850), Grasmere, Cumbria. Date: 1908

Background imageImportant Collection: Colmans Mustard throughout English history

Colmans Mustard throughout English history
History and the Mustard Pot - promotional booket for Colmans Mustard, looking at the role of Colmans throughout English history

Background imageImportant Collection: In the famous Plug Street Wood

In the famous Plug Street Wood. A relief party marching along Regent Street. With the British Army on the Western Front - published in 1916 for Tatler and Sphere.. Fortunino Matania, Ri (1881-1963)

Background imageImportant Collection: The War Baby published in The Sphere

The War Baby published in The Sphere, No. 2071 on the 30th September 1939. Fortunino Matania, Ri (1881-1963). One of the most accomplished realistic illustrators and artists of his time

Background imageImportant Collection: Wounded French soldier lying in bed in a hospital ward

Wounded French soldier lying in bed in a hospital ward
A wounded French soldier lying in bed in a hospital ward that was originally a school. He is being visited by an elegant lady who is seated beside the bed.. Fortunino Matania, Ri (1881-1963)

Background imageImportant Collection: With the British Officer in the Ypres Salient

With the British Officer in the Ypres Salient. Afternoon tea in a ruined farmstead. With the British Army on the Western Front - published in 1916 for Tatler and Sphere

Background imageImportant Collection: Paulo Alfonso falls on the Sao Francisco River

Paulo Alfonso falls on the Sao Francisco River (Cachoeira de Paulo Afonso). E. F. Schute, ca 1850. Paulo Alfonso Falls, together with the Iguazu Falls, were the most important falls in Brazil

Background imageImportant Collection: RMS Olympic andTitanic - compared to building heights

RMS Olympic andTitanic - compared to building heights
White Star Line, RMS Olympic and Titanic American postcard showing length in comparison to the heights of a number of important buildings and monuments. Date: early 20th century

Background imageImportant Collection: Owl and robin in evening dress on a Christmas card

Owl and robin in evening dress on a Christmas card
Owl and robin in smart evening dress on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1880s

Background imageImportant Collection: El Kantara, Algeria - The Red Village

El Kantara, Algeria - The Red Village
El Kantara, Biskra Province, Algeria - The Red Village - an important caravan station in the east of the country. Date: circa 1906

Background imageImportant Collection: The Ratification of the Treaty of Munster, 1648, by Gerard t

The Ratification of the Treaty of Munster, 1648, by Gerard t
Gerard ter Borch (1617-1681). Dutch painter. The Ratification of the Treaty of Munster, 1648. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland

Background imageImportant Collection: Tyrolean Girl 1930S

Tyrolean Girl 1930S
In Northern Tyrol (Austria), animals play an important part in the yearly harvest festivals. Here is a peasant girl with her cow, decorated with flowers and a large bell. Date: 1930s

Background imageImportant Collection: Sofia Kovalevskaya - Russian Mathematician

Sofia Kovalevskaya - Russian Mathematician
Sofia Vasilyevna Kovalevskaya (1850-1891) - Russian female mathematician, and also the first woman appointed to a full professorship in Europe in 1889. Date: circa 1889

Background imageImportant Collection: Royal Ordnance Factory, Patricroft, Lancashire

Royal Ordnance Factory, Patricroft, Lancashire
Royal Ordnance Factory, Patricroft, Eccles, near Manchester, Lancashire, England. Showing men manufacturing Canons - World War One - The sign reads

Background imageImportant Collection: WW2 Poster -- ATS Carry The Messages

WW2 Poster -- ATS Carry The Messages
ATS Carry The Messages. Recruitment poster, Auxiliary Territorial Service. Colour photolithograph by Beverley Pick, published by HMSO. Date: 1940

Background imageImportant Collection: A Maratha Priest, India

A Maratha Priest, India. The Maratha are an Indian warrior caste, found predominantly in the state of Maharashtra. Date: circa 1902

Background imageImportant Collection: Somewhere in France A concert behind the lines

Somewhere in France A concert behind the lines
Somewhere in France. A concert behind the lines. With the British Army on the Western Front - published in 1916 for Tatler and Sphere.. Fortunino Matania, Ri (1881-1963)

Background imageImportant Collection: The Communication Trench

The Communication Trench. With the British Army on the Western Front - published in 1916 for Tatler and Sphere.. Fortunino Matania, Ri (1881-1963)

Background imageImportant Collection: In a British advanced observation post

In a British advanced observation post. How artillery fire is observed and corrected. With the British Army on the Western Front - published in 1916 for Tatler and Sphere

Background imageImportant Collection: How the Staff is informed of movements at the Front

How the Staff is informed of movements at the Front. A scene in a stately French chateau. With the British Army on the Western Front - published in 1916 for Tatler and Sphere

Background imageImportant Collection: The famous 4 days retreat from Mons

The famous 4 days retreat from Mons. How the wounded helped the wounded between Le Cateau and Landrecies. With the British Army on the Western Front - published in 1916 for Tatler and Sphere

Background imageImportant Collection: Winter conditions in the Yser country

Winter conditions in the Yser country. A scene on the snow-covered road leading to the rear. With the British Army on the Western Front - published in 1916 for Tatler and Sphere

Background imageImportant Collection: The King at the Front

The King at the Front. With the British Army on the Western Front - published in 1916 for Tatler and Sphere.. Fortunino Matania, Ri (1881-1963)

Background imageImportant Collection: St Mary Peribleptos Monastery - Istanbul

St Mary Peribleptos Monastery - Istanbul
Byzantine Church and Monastery of St Mary Peribleptos - Istanbul, Turkey (Sulu Manastir). A string in the foreground holds a row of drying fish

Background imageImportant Collection: Mohammed Ben Bouaziz Ben Gana

Mohammed Ben Bouaziz Ben Gana
A fine portrait of Mohammed Ben Bouaziz Ben Gana - one of the most important Algerian Arab Sheikhs - much decorated by Western powers, particularly the French, to whom he was a Satrap

Background imageImportant Collection: Female Type / Underclothes

Female Type / Underclothes
A young woman is taken by surprise when someone important arrives, and she is still in her underclothes!

Background imageImportant Collection: Britain?s Second Front roads are widened

Britain?s Second Front roads are widened
Photograph: Britain?s Second Front roads are widened. Important: these pictures must not be published until D-Day. Many roads in many parts of Britain have been extensively widened

Background imageImportant Collection: Regimental Hockey Team of the 1st Brahmans

Regimental Hockey Team of the 1st Brahmans
Photograph: Regimental Hockey Team of the 1st Brahmans, 1910 (c).Sport was always important in the Indian Army. Hockey in particular was, and is, very popular in the Indian sub-continent

Background imageImportant Collection: Village of El-Kantara, Algeria - Road through the Gorge

Village of El-Kantara, Algeria - Road through the Gorge
The Red Village of El-Kantara in Biskra Province, Algeria - a very important caravan station - route through The Gorge. Date: circa 1904

Background imageImportant Collection: Town Hall, Kimberley, Northern Cape Province, South Africa

Town Hall, Kimberley, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Town Hall, De Beers Road, Kimberley, Northern Cape Province, South Africa, seen here during the Siege of Kimberley, during the Second Boer War. Date: 1899

Background imageImportant Collection: Startling Stories - Twice in Time

Startling Stories - Twice in Time by Stanley G. Weinbaum. A crowd of important figures (including Mona Lisa) stand admiring two giant men

Background imageImportant Collection: Village of El-Kantara, Algeria - Road through the Gorges

Village of El-Kantara, Algeria - Road through the Gorges
The Red Village of El-Kantara, Algeria - Road through the Gorges Date: circa 1904

Background imageImportant Collection: Caricature of Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer

Caricature of Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer
Caricature of Sir Arthur Seymour Sullivan (1842-1900), composer and musician, with his colleagues Ws Gilbert (1836-1911) and Richard d Oyly Carte (1844-1901) in the background

Background imageImportant Collection: Boston Harbour

Boston Harbour
Discovered in 1614 Boston harbour played an important role in American history. By 1660 almost all imports came through this greater boston area

Background imageImportant Collection: Nikols Grevinkhoven

Nikols Grevinkhoven
NIKOLaS GREVINKHOVEN Dutch writer, considered at the time important enough to have his portrait engraved but, sorry to say, wholly forgotten today... Date: 16TH CENTURY

Background imageImportant Collection: Agostino Gallo

Agostino Gallo
AGOSTINO GALLO Italian writer on agricultural matters, important and influential. Date: 1499 - 1570

Background imageImportant Collection: Emanuel Freteau

Emanuel Freteau
EMANUEL MARIE MICHEL PHILIPPE FRETEAU de Saint-Just French statesman who held important posts in the Revolutionary government but was decapitated for his views. Date: 1745 - 1794

Background imageImportant Collection: Sarah Stickney Ellis - 2

Sarah Stickney Ellis - 2
SARAH STICKNEY ELLIS Writer of books such as The women of England designed to improve the position of women in society. An important figure in feminist history. Date: 1812 - 1872

Background imageImportant Collection: George Anthony Denison 1

George Anthony Denison 1
GEORGE ANTHONY DENISON English churchman, archdeacon of Taunton, whose high-church views led him into controversy on ecclesiatical issues which seemed important at the time. Date: 1805 - 1896



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