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Kerr Collection

Background imageKerr Collection: Ocimum sanctum, holy basil

Ocimum sanctum, holy basil
An illustration of leaves and branches of holy basil (Ocimum sanctum), also known at Tulsi. By James Kerr (1738-1782). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageKerr Collection: Deborah Kerr / Winchester

Deborah Kerr / Winchester
DEBORAH KERR (Deborah Kerr-Trimmer) English film actress

Background imageKerr Collection: Tatler cover - wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Roxburghe

Tatler cover - wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Roxburghe
Front cover of The Tatler featuring the Duke of Roxburgh and his new bride, the former Lady Mary Crewe-Milnes, daughter of the Marquess

Background imageKerr Collection: The Duke of Roxburghe and Miss May Goelet

The Duke of Roxburghe and Miss May Goelet
America and the Peerage - Miss Mary ( May ) Goelet, American heiress, who married Henry Innes-Kerr, 8th Duke of Roxburghe in 1903

Background imageKerr Collection: Preparing for a non-stop flight across the Atlantic

Preparing for a non-stop flight across the Atlantic. From left: Major Herbert George Brackley, Admiral Mark Kerr and Major Tryggve Gran, cJune 1919. Date: 1919

Background imageKerr Collection: May Goelet (Duchess of Roxburghe) as a little girl

May Goelet (Duchess of Roxburghe) as a little girl
Miss Mary ( May ) Goelet, American heiress, who married Henry Innes-Kerr, 8th Duke of Roxburghe in 1903, becoming Duchess of Roxburghe and bringing with her a dowry of some $20 million

Background imageKerr Collection: Major Herbert George Brackley, Major Grau

Major Herbert George Brackley, Major Grau
From left: Major Herbert George Brackley, Major Grau and Admiral Mark Kerr

Background imageKerr Collection: Lady Letitia Louisa Kerr

Lady Letitia Louisa Kerr (1800-1885), amateur silhouettist. circa 1850s

Background imageKerr Collection: Football after dark: a match on the first association ground

Football after dark: a match on the first association ground
Playing with a specially made white chrome ball, lit by powerful electric lamps on thirty masts: ladies football teams on the Burnley cricket club ground during a match

Background imageKerr Collection: Advertisement for Kerrs thread, Newark, New Jersey, USA

Advertisement for Kerrs thread, Newark, New Jersey, USA
An advertisement for Kerr & Co thread of Newark, New Jersey, USA. Keep your eye on Kerrs Thread. Sure to Please. Showing a young lady sitting on a giant reel of thread

Background imageKerr Collection: Surf Fishing

Surf Fishing
Etching showing a man engaging in surf fishing, looking life he has got a big catch. Date: circa 1930

Background imageKerr Collection: IAE President, 1925-27, Hugh Kerr Thomas

IAE President, 1925-27, Hugh Kerr Thomas. Date: 1927

Background imageKerr Collection: Kieutenant William Alexander Kerrs successful attack on rebels at Kolhapur

Kieutenant William Alexander Kerrs successful attack on rebels at Kolhapur, 10 August 1857, Indian Mutiny Date: 1857

Background imageKerr Collection: Tatler Cover - Jose Collins & Lord Robert Innes-Ker

Tatler Cover - Jose Collins & Lord Robert Innes-Ker
Lord and Lady Robert Innes-Kerr. Lady Innes-Kerr was formerly the stage actress Jose Collins and daughter of the famous Lottie Collins

Background imageKerr Collection: HMS King George V, British battleship

HMS King George V, British battleship. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageKerr Collection: Partially clothed woman with banner

Partially clothed woman with banner
Book cover design: The common sense of socialism : a series of letters addressed to Jonathan Edwards of Pittsburgh by John Spargo 1876-1966. Charles H. Kerr, 1911. Date: 1911

Background imageKerr Collection: Rohays Burnett

Rohays Burnett
Elizabeth Rohays Mary (nÚÑáBurnett), Lady Boyd-Rochfort (1916-1993), Former wife of Hon. Henry Kerr Auchmuty Cecil, and later wife of Sir Cecil Boyd-Rochfort; daughter of Sir James Lauderdale Gilbert

Background imageKerr Collection: Queen Marys House, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Queen Marys House, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland, once belonged to the Kerr family. When Mary Queen of Scots visited the town in 1566, she stayed here. Date: 16th century

Background imageKerr Collection: FALL / MINI POODLE / ARDIAN

FALL / MINI POODLE / ARDIAN
ARDIAN FUTURE STAR Owned by Kerr-Peterjon. Colour: white. Clipped legs and back half. Date: 1959

Background imageKerr Collection: Regal Cinema programme, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex

Regal Cinema programme, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex

Background imageKerr Collection: The Sketch front cover: Mrs Ernest Simpson

The Sketch front cover: Mrs Ernest Simpson
Front cover of The Sketch magazine in March 1935, featuring a portrait by Dorothy Wilding of Mrs Ernest (Wallis) Simpson. The caption reads: Mrs Simpson is the beautiful wife of Mr

Background imageKerr Collection: Anderson Shelter on Display in New York

Anderson Shelter on Display in New York
Anderson Shelter being displayed at the New York World Fair. Lord Lothian, British Ambassador to the United States, can be seen talking to a young girl. 1940

Background imageKerr Collection: Music cover, From Here To Eternity, Frank Sinatra

Music cover, From Here To Eternity, Frank Sinatra
Music cover, From Here To Eternity, recorded by Frank Sinatra, a song from the film. 1953

Background imageKerr Collection: Kerr Street from Across the Harbour, Portrush

Kerr Street from Across the Harbour, Portrush - a view of Kerr street to the background with a sailing vessel in the foreground. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Antrim: Portrush)

Background imageKerr Collection: Kerr Street, Portrush

Kerr Street, Portrush - a view of Kerr street to the background with a sailing vessel in the foreground. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Antrim: Portrush). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageKerr Collection: Deborah Kerr

Deborah Kerr (Deborah Kerr-Trimmer) (1921 - 2007), English film actress

Background imageKerr Collection: Lord Lothian and Lady Astor play a golf tournament

Lord Lothian and Lady Astor play a golf tournament
Over eighty politicians gathered at Walton Heath to contest the early rounds of the Parliamentary Handicap. Lady Astor was the only female competitor and beat Lord Lothian on the last green

Background imageKerr Collection: Miss May Goelet

Miss May Goelet
Front cover of the Tatler - America and the Peerage - Miss Mary ( May ) Goelet, American heiress, who married Henry Innes-Kerr, 8th Duke of Roxburghe in 1903

Background imageKerr Collection: Third Earl of Lothian

Third Earl of Lothian
WILLIAM KERR, third earl of LOTHIAN Scottish statesman Date: 1605 - 1675

Background imageKerr Collection: First Marquis Lothian

First Marquis Lothian
ROBERT KERR, fourth earl of Ancram, first marquis of LOTHIAN Scottish statesman Date: 1636 - 1703

Background imageKerr Collection: Walter Talbot Kerr

Walter Talbot Kerr
Lord WALTER TALBOT KERR British naval commander, described as as courteous and clever as he is brave. Date: 1839 - 1927

Background imageKerr Collection: MARK KERR

MARK KERR Scottish abbot of Newbattle, convert to protestantism : depicted in his fortieth year. Date: ? - 1584

Background imageKerr Collection: Dr John William Fozard, OBE, FEng, FRAeS, 1928-1996, RAe?

Dr John William Fozard, OBE, FEng, FRAeS, 1928-1996, RAe?
Dr John William Fozard, OBE, FEng, FRAeS, 1928-1996, RAeS President 1986-1987, right, with Thomas Henry Kerr, CB, CEng, FRAeS

Background imageKerr Collection: Thomas Henry Kerr CB - RAeS President (1985-1986)

Thomas Henry Kerr CB - RAeS President (1985-1986)
Thomas Henry Kerr, CB, CEng, FRAeS, RAeS President 1985-1986. Date: 1985

Background imageKerr Collection: Competition Wren No3 at English Electrics Dick Kerr Works

Competition Wren No3 at English Electrics Dick Kerr Works
Competition Wren No3 inside English Electrics Dick, Kerr & Co Works, Strand Road, Preston, in June-July 1923. Date: 1923

Background imageKerr Collection: Cannabis sativa, hemp

Cannabis sativa, hemp
Illustration of the hemp plant (Cannabis sativa), by James Kerr (1738-1782). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageKerr Collection: Artocarpus heterophyllus, jackfruit

Artocarpus heterophyllus, jackfruit

Background imageKerr Collection: Santalum album, sandalwood

Santalum album, sandalwood
An illustration showing leaves and flowers from a sandalwood plant (Santalum album). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageKerr Collection: Botanical Mission to the Island of Luconia in the Year 1803

Botanical Mission to the Island of Luconia in the Year 1803, William Kerr

Background imageKerr Collection: Trousseau of the Duchess of Roxburghe

Trousseau of the Duchess of Roxburghe
A huge stack of trunks, portmanteaux, dress baskets and suitcases representing the substantial trousseau of Miss Mary Goelet, American heiress, who married Henry Innes-Kerr

Background imageKerr Collection: Advertisement for railway equipment

Advertisement for railway equipment
Advertisement for W B Dick & Co of London, Manufacturers of Light Railways and Tramway Materials. Showing various railway items, with a depiction of Kerrs Patent Portable Railway at the centre

Background imageKerr Collection: Mary, Queen of Scots house

Mary, Queen of Scots house
Queen Marys House, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland, once belonged to the Kerr family. When Mary Queen of Scots visited the town in 1566, she stayed here. 16th century

Background imageKerr Collection: Fall / Newfoundland / 1934

Fall / Newfoundland / 1934
CHAMPION WATER RAT Owner: Kerr Date: 1934

Background imageKerr Collection: Periscope 1915

Periscope 1915
Lieutenant Kerr MC, who was later killed, using a periscope in a trench on Rue de Bois on the Western Front in France during World War I in February 1915

Background imageKerr Collection: English vs. French Womens Football Match, 1920

English vs. French Womens Football Match, 1920
Photograph showing an English team (left in striped shirts) from the Dick Kerr electrical works, Preston, and a French womens football team, prior to a match held at the Pershing Stadium, Paris



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