Jun16 Collection

Suspension Pier, Seaview, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England
The elegant Suspension Pier, Seaview, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England. The suspension pier was designed by Frank Caws, a Seaview-born engineer/architect then working in Sunderland

Daphne du Maurier at their Cornish home, Menabilly, 1945
Author and playwright Daphne du Maurier(1907-1989) relaxing in her study at her Cornish home Menabilly in 1945. Date: 1945

Odessa, Ukraine - Docks, Theatre and Longeron Sea Beach
A very early illustrated souvenir postcard depicting places in Odessa, Ukraine - Docks, The Theatre and the Longeron Beach. Date: circa 1898

Craven A advertisement - tennis
For your throats sake smoke Craven A. A female tennis player enjoys a smoke in between sets. Date: 1939

Beirut, Lebanon - The Grand Oriental Hotel. Date: circa 1904

General Panoramic view of rooftops of Tripoli, Lebanon Date: circa 1908

Adobe House - Mexico - Bake Ovens and Mules
A rather smart Georgian style sash window rather remarkably set into the wall of an Mexican Adobe mud brick house with a pair of bake ovens (and a pair of mules) in front. Date: circa 1910s

Countess of Cromer
Lady Cromer, formerly Lady Ruby Elliott, daughter of the fourth Earl of Minto. She married the Earl of Cromer (when he was Viscount Errington) in 1908 and had two daughters

Les Vedettes (Powered Lake Craft) at Dinard, France on the Emerald Coast. Date: circa 1908

Sketch cover - King George VI
Front cover of The Sketch magazine from 27 September 1939 featuring a portrait of King George VI. Date: 1939

Air Raid patrol in London, WWII
Portrait study of a man on guard to warn the city of air attacks, with rattle in his hand to announce the use of gas - his handbell to sound the All Clear

Royal Procession passing the London Hospital, Whitechapel
Crowds cheering Queen Victoria as she drives in a carriage through Whitechapel during one of her Golden Jubilee progresses

The Whispering Gallery - St. Pauls Cathedral, London. Date: circa 1930s

The Clown - Dancer of the Moulin Rouge, Paris Date: circa 1910s

The launch of the ironclad ship HMS Alexandra by Alexandra, Princess of Wales, later Queen Alexandra (1844-1925) 7th April 1875. 7th April 1875

The torchlight launch of the iron-screw steamer Azoff in the Clyde. 1855

The ironclad ship HMS Alexandra
The launch of the ironclad ship HMS Alexandra, 7th April 1875. 7th April 1875

Porte de lEst, Damascus, Syria. Date: circa 1908

Cortlandt Street, New York - showing Singer Building - USA
Elks War Memorial, Chicago, USA. The Benefit and Protective Order of Elks - National Convention held at Atlantic City, New Jersey. The BPOE is an American fraternal order founded by Joseph M

Ukrainian Types by Kostyantyn Oleksandrovych Trutovsky
Ukrainian Types - reproduction after a painting by Kostyantyn Oleksandrovych Trutovsky (1826-1893) - a Ukrainian genre painter and illustrator. Date: circa 1880s

Bayt Shamiyya (Maison Chamieh), Damascus, Syria
Courtyard and pool of the Bayt Shamiyya (Maison Chamieh), Damascus, Syria, with women in traditional costume. Located on Zankat Bab Tuma in the Christian Quarter of the old city

Uncle and Nephew - King Edward VII and Kaiser Wilhelm II Date: 1907

Daphne du Maurier and children at Menabilly, 1944
Author and playwright Daphne du Maurier(1907-1989) tutoring her daughters Tessa(right) and Flavia at their desks, whilst her son Christian plays on a rocking horse nearby. Date: 1944

Daphne du Maurier and daughters at Menabilly, 1944
Author and playwright Daphne du Maurier(1907-1989) giving her daughter Tessa practical instruction at the piano at her Cornish home Menabilly in 1944

David Jagger in his studio
David Jagger RA (1891-1958), prominent portrait painter pictured posing next to a large canvas called, Studio Rivals. The painting was destined to be part of a touring exhibition of the North of

Turkmenistan - Merv - The Carpet Market (Bazaar)
Turkmenistan - The Carpet Market (Bazaar) - near the site of Ancient Merv, formerly Achaemenid Satrapy of Margiana, and later Alexandria

Advert for Edwards Harlene hair product 1893
Harlene for the hair, World-renowned hair producer and restorer. Prevents baldness and turning grey. 1893

Kharkiv (Kharkov, Charkov), Ukraine
A very early illustrated souvenir postcard depicting places in Kharkiv (Kharkov, Charkov), Ukraine - The Assumption (or Dormition) Cathedral, Lopansky Bridge and Railway Station. Date: circa 1898

Nikolaevskaya Street, Kiev, Ukraine
Nikolayevskaya (Nicolviewskaia, Nikolaevskaya, Nikolaevskaia, Nikolaievskaya) Street, Kiev, Ukraine. Date: circa 1908

Kamianets-Podilskyi, Ukraine - Turkish Tower and Synagogue
Turkish Tower and Synagogue at Kamianets-Podilskyi (Kamyanets-Podilsky or Kamenets-Podolsky) - a city located on the Smotrych River in western Ukraine. Date: 1906

Kamianets-Podilskyi, Ukraine - Turkish Bridge and Castle
Turkish Bridge and Castle at Kamianets-Podilskyi (Kamyanets-Podilsky or Kamenets-Podolsky) - a city located on the Smotrych River in western Ukraine. Date: circa 1910s

Koziatyn, Ukraine - High Street
Koziatyn (Kozyatyn, Kazatin, Kasatine) Ukraine - High Street. The sign on the right is advertising Sewing machines and Gramophones. Date: circa 1910

House of General Suvorin at Feodosia, Crimea, Ukraine
The House of General Suvorin at Feodosia, Crimea, Ukraine. A country beach house, separated from the water by a fortress wall, where Chekhov stayed on a number of occasions

Odessa, Ukraine - The Primorsky Boulevard - Bust of Pushkin in foreground (right). Date: circa 1910s

May Sutton Bundy, American tennis player
May Godfrey Sutton Bundy (September 25, 1886 October 4, 1975) female American tennis champion who was active during the first decades of the 20th century

Latakia, Syria - Religious Hospital
Regional hospital run by the Sisters of Deliverance at Latakia (Lattakia, Latakiyah or al-Ladhiqiyah) - the principal port city of Syria, Date: circa 1908

Izra, Syria - view south toward airport and Rail Station
Izra, Syria - Partial view south toward airport and Rail Station Date: circa 1908

Damascus, Syria - The Town Hall. Date: 1914

Damascus, Syria - Entrance to the House of Saint Ananias
Entrance to the House of Saint Ananias (also called Chapel of Saint Ananias) - an ancient underground structure in Damascus, Syria, alleged to be the remains of the home of Ananias of Damascus

Damascus, Syria - Midan Bazar. Date: circa 1909

Soufanieh Bridge and Gate of Bab-Touma at Damascus, Syria
The Soufanieh Bridge and Gate of Bab-Touma at Damascus, Syria. Bab Tuma (" Thomass Gate" ) - a borough of Old Damascus in Syria

Aleppo, Syria - Barge on the Queiq River. Date: circa 1920s

Advert for Hindes Limited hair curler 1893
Hindes Limited hair curlers, used without heat. 1893

The Four Seasons, Autumn, by John Hassall
Children having lots of fun in a haystack, while the older girls and boys are trying to collect the hay. 1902

Camel caravan passing through Kafar Tkerime nr Aleppo, Syria
A Camel caravan passing the interesting conical houses at the village of Kafar Tkerime near Aleppo, Syria. They were built in this style to remain cool during the hot summer months. Date: circa 1950s

The Church of Saint Simeon Stylites, Aleppo, Syria
The Church of Saint Simeon Stylites, northwest of Aleppo, Syria - a Byzantine church, dating back to the 5th century. Built on the site of the pillar of St

Bridge over the Euphrates River at Jarabulus, Syria
Bridge over the Euphrates River (and river barges in foreground) at Jarabulus, Syria - administratively belonging to Aleppo Governorate. Located just South of the Syrian-Turkish border

Bantony Cottage - residence of Maharajah of Sirmur (Nahan)
Bantony Cottage - residence of Maharajah of Sirmur (Raja Nahan) at Shimla, the capital and also the largest city of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh, located in northern India

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