Keen Collection

Advert / Mustard / Keen s
Keens Mustard - gives Keen-ness to the appetite

The Hiker & Camper 1934
Stylised front cover of The Hiker and Camper magazine featuring an advertisement for Stormgard rain capes, leggings sou westers & rucksacks, all necessary for keen hikers

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

Prince of Wales with the Grendiers Guards, 1914
Edward, Prince of Wales (1894-1972), King Edward VIII, Duke of Windsor, on a route march with the Grenadier Guards in 1914

3rd Marq / Salisbury / Russe
Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne- Cecil, third marquis of SALISBURY statesman, prime minister, not very keen on democracy

Naval Cadets. Admiral Sir Gerald Vaughan Gladstone (1901-1978). Gladstone Joined Royal Naval College, Osborne, May 1915 And Then Went To Dartmouth Naval College In January 1917

Henry Jenkins (169)
HENRY JENKINS of Ellerton-upon-Swale, Yorkshire : in his last century he was a keen fisherman, and swam in the river after reaching 100. Date: 1501 - 1670

Fox Hounds
The foxhound is a type of large hunting hound bred for strong hunting instincts, a keen sense of smell, and their bark, energy, drive, and speed. Artist: George Vernon Stokes Date: circa 1910

Cadets as marksmen must have keen eyesight, WW2
Cadets as marksmen must have keen eyesight Date: circa 1941

Watching Cricket at The Oval, From a Gasometer
A test match between England and New Zealand at The Oval, Kennington. The spectators in the foreground have scaled a nearby gasometer. Date: 1931

The Curtain Illustration
An illustration in reference to a poem, written by Australian poet, Zora Bernice May Cross, showing a woman in a blue dress, hiding behind a stage curtain

REGATTA AT KIEL
Kiel harbour during Regatta Week : that's the Kaiser's Kaiserlich steam yacht there, he is a keen sailor and has plans to rule the waves instead of his cousin Edward. Date: 1907

Comic postcard, Family arriving at the seaside in the rain Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Couple passing shop window Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Man with suitcase striding off to the sea, leaving wife and baby behind Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Man approaches bathing hut - mixed bathing Date: 20th century

Foxhound
A foxhound is a type of large hunting hound bred for strong hunting instincts, great energy, and, like all scent hounds, a keen sense of smell. Artist: Cecil Aldin Date: circa 1910

John Keen, champion pennyfarthing cyclist. 1902

Caddie master selecting girl caddies at Le Touquet, 1914
A caddie master selecting caddies from a group of clamouring French girls on a golf course at Le Touquet. Date: 1914

KEEN-EYED THEATREGOER
A smart gentleman watches the theatre performance through a pair of binoculars Date: 1883

KING ALBERT DIGS TRENCH
King Albert of Belgium, along with senior army officers, dig trenches, keen to play their part in defending their country against the German forces. Date: 1914

JOHN BULL FREE TRADE
John Bull isnt too keen on the consequences of Free Trade Date: c1910

Weighing Tea Leaves - Tea Plantation - Sri Lanka
Lady Madcap - " We are Little Ladies who are keen on shooting" - see 10088566 (for a portrait of Marie Studholme, the star of the show)

Dean Hole - Vicar & Squire
Dean Samuel Roberts Hole (1819-1904) - Vicar & Squire of Caunton - Dean of Rochester, Sportsman and Writer - and... cultivator of Roses

Satire on Socialism - After you with that says an enthusiastic crowd, hoping to gain mutual benefit from the affectionate attentions a pretty girl is providing toward one of their comrades

Suffragette Chained to Railings Petition. Suffragette chained to railings outside home of Mr Asquith, carries a Votes for Women petition

Olav of Norway
Prince Olav of Norway, formerly Prince Alexander of Denmark and later King Olav V (1903-1991). The only child of King Haakon VII of Norway (Prince Charles of Denmark)

A Stowaway found on a Victorian Ship, 1884
Engraving showing the scene as a freshly discovered child stowaway is taken by the crew to see the Captain of the ship. The ships passengers are also keen to inspect the poor little child

F Keen (Burton-on-Trent) Shoe Manufacturers stationery, Bank Square Factory, Burton-on-Trend, Staffordshire, with adverts for Tip Toes Footwear and High Road Shoes

The Family Horse for Keen Sportsmen by H M. Bateman
The Family Horse for Keen Sportsmen with Short Purses. A horse with a particularly lengthy back proves to be an economical purchase for an enthusiastic sportsman. 1930

WW2 Humour - An American G. I. is mobbed by African Children
WW2 Humour - An American G.I. is mobbed by African Children, all keen to get their hands on his chewing gum. Date: circa 1942

A Little Mouse keen to be put among the girls and to see what chaos may then ensue! Date: 1913

A fancy dress queen of the vegetable kingdom
Miss L Keen of Hemel Hempstead appearing in a costume representing the various vegetables and flowers grown from Carters famous seeds

Leap Year - Running the Gauntlet! Date: 1904

Cover design, London Magazine, April, sixpence, depicting a woman in an orange raincoat and a man in naval uniform, with a battleship at sea in the background

Sir Robert Christison
SIR ROBERT CHRISTISON Scottish medical, specialising in jurisprudence - he was an expert witness in the Burke & Hare and other trials - and in toxicology. A keen climber. Date: 1797 - 1882

John Black, Economist
JOHN BLACK - Scottish journalist, editor of the Morning Chronicle, whose behaviour was not always as decorous as this portrait suggests. A keen duellist. Date: 1783 - 1855

Henry Hastings (110)
HENRY HASTINGS second son of the Earl of Huntingdon, noted animal lover but also keen hunter till in his 80s : his eyesight perfect to the end of his days. Date: 1550 - 1650

Lord James of Hereford
Henry, lord JAMES of Hereford, lawyer and statesman, keen cricketer Date: 1828 - 1911

Duke / Cleveland / Vane / Fry
1ST DUKE OF CLEVELAND William Harry Vane also 3rd Earl of Darlington Known as something of a sportsman - keen hunter. Date: 1766 - 1842

A carefree boy
Jog on, Jog on the footpath way?. Poem from Shakespeares Winters Tale. A happy boy keen to move on in life. Artist: Florence Hardy Date: 1909

Hungry Peter the pig in his best clothes, ready to go out for tea. Date: 1914

Ripe crimson fruit and leaves of Keens Seedling Strawberry, Fragaria ananassa.. Handcolored illustration by Edwin Dalton Smith engraved by Watts from Charles McIntoshs Flora and Pomona 1829

Green Parrot Tea Gardens & G. Keen Grocer & Draper, Unknown Location, England. Date: 1940s

Blisworth - Captain Elmhursts house seen in 1905 and now a listed building. Captain Elmhurst was a keen polo player and lived at the house until he died around 1916

The Capitals Lacrosse Club of Canada (which is apparently still in existence today) visiting the Battersby Hat Factory in Stockport in 1906

Suffragette Proof Racecourse
Following the action of Emily Wilding Davison at the 1913 Epsom Derby, the racecourse authorities were keen to avoid any repetition. This cartoon envisages the Race Course of the Near Future, suff

Anthony Wilding on a motorcycle tour of the UK
Captain Anthony Frederick Wilding, New Zealand-born tennis player and Wimbledon champion in 1910, 1911, 1912 and 1913. Wilding was also a keen motorist and motorcyclist

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