James Collection (page 3)

Watts Steam Engine
James Watts improved steam engine of 1788

Theatre / Plays / Wilde
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST Algy, Cecily, John Worthing, Lady Bracknell and Canon Chasuble; at the St James Theatre

Supermarine Spitfire FRXIVC G-FIRE / NH904
Supermarine Spitfire FRXIVC, G-FIRE/NH904, flown by Ray Hanna at Biggin Hill in 1981. James Gilbert photo. Date: 1981

James Bamforth painting a backdrop at Bamforth's Studio in Holmfirth - early 1900s

Attack on the Wexford Rebels, Ireland, 26 May 1798, in response to an uprising at Oulart Hill led by Father John Murphy (visible on the far right). Date: 1798

Great Eastern Railways Locomotive works at Stratford
A view along the north side of the Great Eastern Railway?s Locomotive works at Stratford (East London) May 1864 with William Henry Maw, then Head of the Drawing office

Catalhoyuk (Catal Hoyuk and Catal Huyuk) - a very large Neolithic and Chalcolithic proto-city settlement in southern Anatolia, which existed from approximately 7100 BC to 5700 BC

Gold, Silver, Lapis and Obsidian in the Splendid Swords of the Kings - The Royal Treasure of Dorak c.3000 BC - report of the finds from the excavations by James Mellaart, Assistant Director

MV Britannic - Cunard White Star transatlantic ocean liner. During World War II she was used to transport troops, carrying 173, 550 people. Date: circa 1936

Colonel James Skinner holding a Regimental Durbar, 1827.Watercolour with gouache on European paper by Ghulam Ali Khan (fl 1817-1855), 1827.Inscribed in Nastaliq script lower left

The Transfiguration of Christ, 1516-1520, by Raphael (1483-1
Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino) (1483-1520). Italian painter. The Transfiguration of Christ, 1516-1520. Pinacoteca Vaticana. Vatican City

James Abram Garfield (1831-1881). American politician. 20th President of the United States (1881). Portrait (1881) by Ole Peter Hansen Balling (1823-1906). National Portrait Gallery. Washington D.C

Entrance to Glasgow Green, Glasgow, Scotland
McLennan Arch - Entrance to Glasgow Green, Glasgow, Scotland. When the Assembly Rooms, designed by James and Robert Adam, were demolished in 1890

King James I knights a tasty loin of beef - Arise Sir Loin
King James I knights a tasty loin of beef at Hoghton Tower, near Preston, Lancashire, in 1617. Historians are somewhat unsurpringly divided as to the likelihood and validity of this tale

Cartoon, Britannia between Scylla & Charybdis, or, the Vessel of the Constitution steered clear of the Rock of Democracy, and the Whirlpool of Arbitrary Power, by James Gillray

Sir Peter Young
SIR PETER YOUNG diplomat, and tutor to James I Date: 1544 - 1628

Tropic Bird, by John James Audubon
Tropic Bird, Phaeton Aethereus, by John James Audubon (1785-1851). A colour plate in The Birds of America: From Original Drawings. Date: 1827-1838

The Cedars of Lebanon, by Edward Lear (1812-1888). The first version was painted in 1861; this is a later version, commissioned by Charles Roundell MP

Loelia Ponsonby and the Duke of Westminster
Hugh ( Bendor ) Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster, with Loelia Ponsonby who he would marry at Princes Row Register Office in London, 20th February 1930

James F Byrne, rugby player and cricketer
James Frederick Byrne (1871-1954), rugby player for England and the British and Irish Lions, and first-class cricketer for Warwickshire (captain). 1890s

Advertisement, Buchanans Black & White Whisky
Advertisement for Buchanans Black & White Whisky, Christmas 1927. 1927

Cartoon, theatre managers and Queen Victoria
Cartoon, theatre managers (Irving, Toole, James and Bancroft) besieging Queen Victoria at Windsor. Now that a rumour has gone abroad that Her Majesty will one more give theatrical entertainments at

Characters of Peter Pan by H. M. Brock
Wendy and Peter heading the procession of characters in J. M. Barries famous childrens play, Peter Pan, as imagined by H. M. Brock in an illustration specially drawn for The Sphere. Date: 1920

Map of the Pall Mall area of London
Map of the Charing Cross, Pall Mall and Pimlico area of central London showing, the famous thoroughfare of Pall Mall with its numerous club houses

Lt Gen James Doolittle and Grp Capt Douglas Bader with the Air AttachÚá┤o the British Embassy in Madrid and the Colonel-in-Charge of the Barajas Airport on their arrival in Madrid

1908 Olympic Ice Skaters
A montage of competitors who took part in the figure skating events at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. The event was held at the Princes Skating Club in Knightsbridge

Cattleya skinneri, English orchid
Plate 13 from Orchidaceae of Mexico and Guatemala (1837-1843) by James Bateman. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Queen Elizabeth II opening the new LFB Headquarters
Queen Elizabeth II with Commissioner Ronald James Dobson at the opening of the new London Fire Brigade Headquarters at 169 Union Street, London SE1

Filming Scott of the Antarctic, with John Mills as Captain Scott RN, James Robertson Justice as Petty Officer Taff Evans, and Kenneth Moore as Lieutenant Evans

Leeds Workhouse and Burmantofts Cemetery
A very early photograph of Leeds Workhouse from Burmantofts Cemetery, Beckett Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire. The workhouse, designed by William Perkin and Elisha Backhouse

British Royal Family at Elsick House in 1931
At Elsick House, Scotland in 1931: (l to r in front) Lady Maud Carnegie (younger sister of the Duchess of Fife and a granddaughter of King Edward VII), Queen Mary holding Mauds son James

The Jockey Fred Archer
FREDERICK JAMES ARCHER Phenomenally successful jockey from the 1860s to the 1880s. Committed suicide after death of his wife, and owing to ill- health through excessive diet. Date: 1857 - 1886

The Golden Bough
The GOLDEN BOUGH, discovered by Aeneas, was a focal point of Roman belief; for the full story, read Sir James Frazers multi-volumed investigation into its significance

St. James Street Montreal, Canada
19th century vintage photograph: St. James Street Montreal, Canada, pedestrian and horse drawn traffic

A Sixty-Five Pounder Opening Fire, by James McBey, WW1
" Zero". A Sixty-Five Pounder Opening Fire, drypoint print by James McBey, First World War. Referring to a bombardment in Palestine in the early morning of 19 September 1918. 1920

A New Hat Now! by James Rolmaz
Promotional music sheet for A New Hat Now! by James Rolmaz, sung with the greatest possible success by J C Heffron, circa 1890

Niagara Falls Date: 1950

Battle of the Boyne 1690
British cavalry charge through the waters of the Boyne, ensuring William IIIs accession in place of the deposed James II Date: 1 July 1690

Result of running into a Teller Mine
Photograph: Result of running into a Teller Mine. Shows the back part of a tank with a broken track in a desert landscape

Witley Station. The move to Westbury
Photograph: Witley Station. The move to Westbury. Photograph showing a number of tanks, having been loaded onto a train. From a photograph album containing 620 photographs compiled by Maj Wilfred

Cartoon, Signor Foli, Irish bass opera singer
Cartoon, Signor Foli (Allan James Foley, 1837-1899), Irish bass opera singer -- He has studied Bradshaw (probably a reference to his travels and tours). 1884

Malvern Girls College, Great Malvern, Worcestershire
Malvern Girls College (now Malvern St James Girls School), Great Malvern, Worcestershire. Date: circa 1930s

Hugh Gibson & James Eastwood on their 1911 Bradbury motorcyc
Hugh Gibson & James Eastwood, record holders, on their 1911 3.5 H.P. Bradbury Chain Drive motorcycle & sidecar in Ireland in 1911

Head of the Holy Loch, Clyde (1880). Moore, James 1819 - 1883. Date: 1880

Sydenham Cedar of Lebanon
Sydenham (Cedar of Lebanon) (1855). Moore, James 1819 - 1883. Date: 1855

Advertisement, James Figg, sword fighting, boxing
Advertisement for the services of the champion boxer James Figg - teaching gentlemen the use of the small backsword and quarterstaff, at home and abroad

James Joyce, Irish novelist and poet
James Joyce (1882-1941), Irish novelist and poet. 1921

James 6th Earl Abercorn
JAMES HAMILTON, 6th earl ABERCORN Scottish nobleman and loyal statesman, supported the union with England. Date: 1656 - 1734

All Professionally Made to Order for Quick Shipping