Jan16 Collection (page 2)

Mrs Bryan Guinness (Diana Mitford) in Mariette crinoline
Mrs Bryan Guinness, formerly Diana Freeman-Mitford (1910 - 2003) and later Diana Mosley. Pictured wearing a copy of the flounced lace crinoline worn by the actress Yvonne Printemps in the musical

The Hon. Mrs Bryan Guinness (Diana Mitford)
Mrs Bryan Guinness, formerly Diana Freeman Mitford (1910-2003), one of the notorious Mitford sisters and society beauty pictured in The Tatler in 1933. Left Bryan Guinness for Oswald Mosley

Quentin Jacobsen with model
20-year-old photographer Quentin Jacobsen poses with a model for a feature entitled What People are Hating. Quentin " believes men should take the initiative

Fantastic Adventures - The Mermaid of Maracot Deep by Alexander Blade. A giant mermaid sits at the bottom of the ocean and holds up a tiny submarine in wonder. 1949

Jones Sewing Machine - By Royal Appointment
Jones Sewing Machine - by Royal Appointment to both the former Queen Alexandra and current (then ) Queen Mary. Date: circa 1910s

Wedding of Major Evelyn Gibbs to Lady Helena Cambridge
The wedding of Major (later Colonel) John Evelyn Gibbs (1879-1932) to Lady Helena Cambridge (born Princess Helena of Teck, a title changed following the outbreak of WW1) (1899-1969) at St

Cologne Cathedral, Germany
Cologne Cathedral (Hohe Domkirche St Petrus or the High Cathedral of Saints Peter and Mary) is the largest Gothic church in Northern Europe

Premature burial (L Inhumation pr飩pit饩by Antoine Wiertz
The premature burial (L Inhumation pr飩 pit饩, a 1854 painting by Belgian artist Antoine Wiertz, shows a cholera victim waking up after having been placed in a coffin and buried alive)

Bronze Sphinx on the Thames Embankment, London
One of a pair of faux-Egyptian sphinxes, designed by the English architect George John Vulliamy at the foot of Cleopatras needle on the Thames Embankment. They were brought to London in 1878

Burrs Mill, Bury - Italian internees, WWII - Matania
Interior view of Burrs Mill, Bury, Lancashire, a former mill and bleaching factory, which was used to intern Italian prisoners during the Second World War

Villagarcia, Spain - The Dock Date: circa 1908

Spain - A Lady from Andalusia
Spain - A Lady from the autonomous community of Andalusia, in traditional costume and tucking into a bottle of something strong, not unlike herself... Date: circa 1910s

Church Street, Holywood, County Down, Northern Ireland
Church Street and Maypole, Holywood, County Down, Northern Ireland. Date: 1904

Molly Wards Boat Club, Belfast, Northern Ireland Date: 1904

Old Cross, High Street, Newtownards, Northern Ireland
Old Cross, High Street, Newtownards, Ards Peninsula, Northern Ireland. Date: 1904

A Middle Eastern Bedouin Man Date: circa 1910s

Gurkha Woman, Nepal
A superb photograph of a Gurkha Woman - historically, the terms " Gurkha" and " Gorkhali" were synonymous with " Nepali

Japanese Water Carrier ( Coolie ). Note the traditional costume of a rice farmer. He wears a reed cape (Mino), a traditional Japanese garment, a raincoat made out of straw

Araya, Lebanon - The Railway Station
Chouit Araya, Mount Lebanon, Baabda District - The Railway Station Date: circa 1910s

Northumberland Avenue Hotels, London
The World Famous Northumberland Avenue Hotels in London - The Metropole, The Victoria and The Grand. Date: 1910s

Kensington Olympia Exhibition Hall, London Date: 1909

Hama, Syria, Bridge over Orontes River and Giant Waterwheels
Hama, Syria - Great Bridge over the El-Assi (Orontes) River and the Giant waterwheels. The city is renowned for these seventeen norias, which locals claim date back to 1100 BC

Chimeras - Notre Dame, Paris, France. On the left is Black Peter the stone gargoyle - all Parisian children know he watches out for naughty children

WW1 - The Allies - United We Stand. Soldiers of Russia, France and Britain (army and Navy). Date: 1914

Innsbruck, Austria - the Goldenes Dachl (Golden Roof)
The Goldenes Dachl (Golden Roof) is a structure in the Old Town of Innsbruck, Austria. The balcony roof is decorated with 2738 fire-gilded copper tiles

Gwennap Pit near Redruth, Cornwall, where Methodist John Wesley preached to massive congregations 18 times between 1762 and 1789

Zimbabwe - Nyachowa Falls, Vumba. Date: circa 1950s

Cleo de Merode - French Actress and Dancer
Cleo de Merode (Cleopatra Diane of Merode) (1873-1966) - French actress and dancer who became the mistress of Leopold II, King of the Belgians. Date: circa 1905

Arles, France - interior of the Roman amphitheatre
The Arles Roman Amphitheatre. In the Middle Ages four towers, like the one shown here, were added to the arena and it became a citadel protecting local residents and enclosing 200 houses. circa 1910s

Arles, France - Roman forum and cryptoportico
Arles, France - cryptoportico passages (semi-underground covered passages supporting portico structures above ground) built as the foundation of the Roman Forum. circa 1910s

Arzew, Algeria - public gardens
Arzew, Algeria - a group of people stand at the gate to a fenced public garden. circa 1910s

Somme, France - Amiens Cathedral
Somme, France - The Amiens Cathedral, The Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Amiens, is the tallest complete cathedral in France and sits overlooking the Amiens River in the Somme region

Calais, France - view towards the piers
Aerial view towards the piers of French port city of Calais, showing houses and businesses in the foreground. Date: circa 1910s

The Jungman Sisters
Mrs Arthur James, Zita Jungman seen on the right (1904-2006) and her younger sister, Teresa Baby Jungman, later Mrs Cuthbertson (1908-2010)

Kellsboro Jack - winner of the Grand National, 1933
A head study of Kellsboro Jack, the racehorse and winner of the 1933 Grand National owned by Mrs Ambrose Clark. 1933

Pyjamas at Juan les Pins - the French Riviera
A group of women dressed fashionably in beach pyjamas at the resort of Juan-les-Pins on the French Riviera in the early 1930s

Flo Hastings and Wee Georgie Wood
Late 19th/early 20th century music hall performers Flo Hastings (1880-?) and Wee Georgie Wood (1894-1979), attending a screening of rare clips of early music hall acts at the National Film Theatre in

Josephine Baker at the Folies Bergere
Dancing on Glass: The Super-Charleston. Josephine Baker performing the super Charleston, dancing on a glass dance floor at the Folies Bergere in Paris. 1927

Family outing to the seaside, beach scene, early 1950s
A family pose for an informal photograph on the beach at an unidentified seaside resort. Assorted relatives in varying states of dress from a lady in a bikini at the front to a grandmother in dress

Prince Edward of Wales - Colonel of the Scinde (Sindh) Horse
Prince Edward of Wales (1894-1972) (later King Edward VIII) dressed as Colonel-in-Chief of the Prince of Waless Own Scinde (Sindh) Horse

Algeria - Panorama of
Fold-out panorama of Laghouat, the capital city of the Laghouat Province, Algeria - a view toward Fort Morand. Date: circa 1910s

Skansen, Stockholm - open air museum
Skansen was the first open-air museum in Sweden, founded in 1891 by Artur Hazelius. It contains examples of Swedish houses, painstakingly deconstructed, brought to Skansen and then rebuilt

W. G. Eavestaff & Sons Ltd. Baby Grand Piano
W. G. Eavestaff & Sons Ltd. 4 6" Baby Grand Piano. Date: circa 1930s

Paris Exhibition of 1900 - Traditional Vietnamese House
Paris Exposition of 1900 - Indochina - Traditional Vietnamese House - Pagode (Pagoda) of Phuoc-Kien at Cholon (Ho Chi Minh City) (Cochinchina - French Vietnam)

Female vet at horse repository, WWI
A woman vet administering to a horse at an English horse repository during the First World War. 1917

Letter from Buckingham Palace to artist Matania
A letter to the Italian-born artist, Fortunino Matania, dated 13 June 1919, written by Queen Marys lady-in-waiting. The Queen had bought a painting from the artist

Frank O Salisbury working on painting of King at the Front
Artist Frank O. Salisbury pictured at work on a huge canvas for his famous painting of the royal visit to the Front. The painting depicted King George V

San Sebastian, Basque Region, Spain - Entrance to the Port Date: 1906

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