Interest Collection (page 5)

GLC-LFB Brigade photographer Dolly Gray
The brigade had three Sub Officers skilled in photography, who attended all fires of special interest, fatal fires and those requiring more than eight pumps to record evidence

Satirical cartoon, An Appropriate Text!, showing a street preacher preaching to four bored-looking people while a large crowd watches the launch of the Charles Green balloon

Kishineff must be paid for - with interest. Illustration shows Nicholas II, emperor of Russia, sitting on a throne, wearing a large skull topped with a cross as a crown; a Japanese man is offering

Buy United States government war savings stamps Your money back with interest from the United States Treasury. Poster showing a variety of people lined up at a window tended by Uncle Sam

New York: a birdseye view from the harbor, showing Manhattan Island in its surroundings, with various points of interest in the city and the location of Rogers, Peet & Co.s building

Leoncavallo visiting Rowton House, London

Page of text from the Illustrated London News, 1889
A page of text from the Illustrated London News, 1889, describing, amongst other items of interest, the Savoy Hotel, London. For the illustration which accompanies this text, see image 10507364

Hungarian Artist
An old, dilapidated part of Budapest, Hungary, is a source of interest to this artist at his easel. Date: 1930s

Hindhead Common
A young man wearing shorts and Argyll socks studies a National Trust stone on Hindhead Common, Surrey, England, which points out local places of interest. Date: 1930s

Dunderpate and his friend Susan walking to town -- he slows down and begins to lose interest in seeking his fortune. Date: 1938

Princess Elizabeth and Margaret riding
Princess Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth II) and Margaret on horseback in the ground of Royal Lodge, Windsor c. 1940. Date: c.1940

Princess Elizabeth stroking a pony
Princess Elizabeth of York (Queen Elizabeth II) pictured showing an early interest in horses at an unidentified event in the early 1930s. Date: c.1933

Wartime poster advertising Savings Certificates, said to be safe as the British Empire (marked red on the map). Showing returns on investments over 5 years and 10 years. 1940s

Malta - Royal Road, Valletta
Greetings Postcard - Malta - Royal Road, Valletta Date: 1910s

Queen Elizabeth II and pony
Queen Elizabeth II attending the Royal Agricultural Society show at Newton Abbot in Devon, seen patting one of the winners in the pony class. Date: 1952

American Explorer program
Young men and women sit listening as one of them plays the guitar. In the newly revised Explorer program, a Learning for Life subsidiary of the Boy Scouts of America

Scouts with British Airways Officer
Three Scouts look excitedly at a map provided by a British European Airways Senior First Officer, with a Douglas DC-3 behind them. circa 1950s

Queen Elizabeth II at Badminton Horse Trials
Royal spectators at Badminton. Queen Elizabeth II and the Queen Mother sit on the ground to watch the horse trials on the Duke of Beauforts estate at Badminton House in 1958. Date: 1958

Boules, Paris
Spectators take a keen interest in the performance of the boules players in the Allee de l Observatoire, near the Luxembourg, Paris Date: 1860

Expert Ice Skater 1930S
A young woman shows off some fancy moves, a small crowd watches with interest. Date: 1930s

Rent, Profit and Interest, supported by two miners
A propaganda cartoon by W E Jones, made for his father to use while campaigning for support for the Miners Union. It shows three plump gentlemen representing Rent, Profit and Interest

Beauty Spots and Places of Historican Renown
Cover illustration for Beauty Spots and Places of Historican Renown in Great Britain and Ireland, a handbook for travellers, by Thomas Cook & Son

Sawing a large plank
Two carpenters use a large upright saw to split a large wooden plank. A colleague is signalling a break with the arrival of a cup of tea, whilst two boys look on with keen interest

Boys Club field work 1934
Nine boys from a Boys Club sit together in a field looking with great interest, at what, we don t know. One bespectacled boy makes notes in a pad

Prince Nicholas of Romania (1903-1978), in about 1928. Nicholas was Queen Marie of Romanias second son and the grandson of Prince Alfred of Edinburgh. He attended Eton and served in the British Navy

Sensible of the Censor
A sailor writes a letter home during World War One, with very little news to tell, since nothing of interest was ever allowed to reach those at home in the interests of security of course

Amateur photography in the East End of London, 1895
Illustration showing a crowd of East Londoners gathering around an amateur photographer, 1895. At that time, the presence of an affluent photographer keen to take photographs of East End life

Leo Amery
Leopold Charles Maurice Stennett Amery (L. S. Amery), English Conservative politician with a strong interest in India and the British Empire

Twisted Spine
19-year old Mary Elizabeth Houghtons twisted back excites the interest of surgeons

Portrait of Sir Benjamin Stone and his wife Lady Stone
Sir Benjamin and Lady Stone. Benjamin Stone was a Conservative MP for East Birmingham between 1895-1909. He was known for his keen interest in photography

Christmas on Board a British Battleship, 1894
Engraving showing the scene on the deck of a Royal Navy Warship in the Mediterranean, at Christmas. The women have come onto the warship to sell figs, nuts, apples

Whale Gun and Snow-shoe, 1875
Engraving of a typical harpoon gun, used for shooting whales or walrus in the Arctic region, and a patent snow-shoe or ski, 1875

Moslem & Christian
The Sheikh-ul-Islam and the patriarch of the Greek Orthodox church meet in Istanbul to discuss matters of mutual interest

Grey Owls Cabin, Saskatchewan, 1934
Photograph of Grey Owls Cabin; Beaver Lodge, Prince Albert National Park, Saskatchewan, Canada, 1934. Grey Owl (1888-1938), born Archibald Stansfield Belaney in Sussex

Game / Dressing up 19C
A schoolgirl looks on with interest as a fellow-border unpacks her clothes at the start of a new term in boarding school

Electric light on the Thames Embankment
Illustration showing crowds admiring the electric lighting on the Thames Embankment, London in 1879. When the Victoria Embankment was opened in 1870 it was lit by cast iron gas lamps

Emperor at Milano
Emperor Franz I of Austria meets Francesco I, king of the two Sicilies, in Milano, to discuss matters of mutual interest such as who should rule Italy

China German Troops 1899
German troops of the occupying force, sent to protect German trade interests, parade at Kiautschou : the natives watch with mild interest

Egyptian Influence 1920S
A outfit showing the influence & interest in ancient civilisations as a source for design. The fabric prints are possibly oriental, Egyptian or near eastern cuneiform script

1930S Ermine Coat
An unusual, yet typically 1930s coat with wide sleeve tops & flaring skirt in ermine. The diagonal cut gives added interest. This is apparently a summer coat!

Fruit Stall 1930S
A lady gazes with interest at a fruit stall selling grapes, oranges and apples

Silvester II (Mono)
POPE SILVESTER II (Gebert) French pope who took so keen an interest in science that he was rumoured to be a magician

Relieving a Sentry
At the entrance to an infantry barracks, the sentry is relieved. A dog watches with interest

Spouting Whale-Fish
A spouting WHALE-FISH suckles its young, while a SEA-PIG watches with interest

Horse Cab in Snow
So thick is the snow, this French cab finds it impossible to make any progress, so papa has to get out and push while the passers-by watch with interest

Disraeli / Elephant / India
BENJAMIN DISRAELI Dizzy has turned the Conservative Party into a rogue elephant: a comment on his interest in India

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