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Kirby Collection

Background imageKirby Collection: Open Air Baths - West Kirby, Wirral, England

Open Air Baths - West Kirby, Wirral, England
Open Air Baths at the Marine Lake - West Kirby, Cheshire, Wirral, England

Background imageKirby Collection: Amy Johnson helping to tow a Kirby Kite sailplane c 1938

Amy Johnson helping to tow a Kirby Kite sailplane c 1938
Amy Johnson helping to tow a Kirby Kite sailplane. circa 1938. The driver is Ann Edmonds who later became Ann Welch. Date: 1938

Background imageKirby Collection: Hunt Meet at Kirby Gate

Hunt Meet at Kirby Gate
A meet at Kirby Gate

Background imageKirby Collection: Resplendent quetzal, Pharomachrus mocinno

Resplendent quetzal, Pharomachrus mocinno, and purple-rumped sunbird, Nectarinia zeylonica.. Chromolithograph by unknown artist/engraver from Mary

Background imageKirby Collection: The Promenade, West Kirby, Wirral, Merseyside

The Promenade, West Kirby, Wirral, Merseyside
West Kirby - a seaside town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England. Historically part of Cheshire.Date: 1913

Background imageKirby Collection: William Kirby (Howard)

William Kirby (Howard)
WILLIAM KIRBY entomologist, rector of Barham, Suffolk Date: 1759 - 1850

Background imageKirby Collection: Lt. Col Alfred Kirby

Lt. Col Alfred Kirby
Lieutenant-Colonel and Sheriff Alfred Kirby

Background imageKirby Collection: Battle of Corinth--Oct 3 & 4 1862--Union (Gen. Rosecrans). L

Battle of Corinth--Oct 3 & 4 1862--Union (Gen. Rosecrans). Loss: Gen. Hackleman, Kirby Smith... Conf. (Gen. Van Dorn). Loss: Col. Rogers... Date c1891. Battle of Corinth--Oct 3 & 4 1862--Union (Gen)

Background imageKirby Collection: Slingsby T. 7 Kirby Cadet G-ALMX

Slingsby T. 7 Kirby Cadet G-ALMX
Slingsby T.7 Kirby Cadet G-ALMX of the Handley Page Gliding Club at Radlett, with Handley Page Hastings in the background awaiting flight -test - delivery. Date: 1950s

Background imageKirby Collection: Minnie Everette Kirby - Mistress of William West Durant

Minnie Everette Kirby - Mistress of William West Durant
Minnie Everette Kirby (1876-1944) - Mistress of William West Durant. Graduated from State Teachers College of Potsdam in 1895. Date: circa 1900s

Background imageKirby Collection: Children's service, West Kirby beach, Wirral, Merseyside

Children's service, West Kirby beach, Wirral, Merseyside
Children's church service at West Kirby - a seaside town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England. Historically part of Cheshire. Date: circa 1905

Background imageKirby Collection: Childrens church service, West Kirby, Wirral, Merseyside

Childrens church service, West Kirby, Wirral, Merseyside
Children's church service at West Kirby - a seaside town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England. Historically part of Cheshire. Date: circa 1905

Background imageKirby Collection: Ring O Bells Inn, West Kirby, Wirral, Merseyside

Ring O Bells Inn, West Kirby, Wirral, Merseyside
Ring O Bells Inn, West Kirby, early 1900s. West Kirby is a seaside town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England. Historically part of Cheshire. Date: early 1900s

Background imageKirby Collection: WW2 - Victor

WW2 - Victor
An illustrated front cover for a WW2 story book, Victor, written by Dallas Kirby. The image shows the title character, with his V for Victory symbol. Date: circa 1942

Background imageKirby Collection: S B Jackson & Son, Coal Merchants, Liverpool

S B Jackson & Son, Coal Merchants, Liverpool
S B Jackson & Son, Coal Merchants, Castle Street, Liverpool, stationery. Date: 1889

Background imageKirby Collection: A scene from Tip Toes at the Winter Garden (1926) with Dorothy Dickson

A scene from Tip Toes at the Winter Garden (1926) with Dorothy Dickson, Laddie Cliff and John Kirby Date: 1926

Background imageKirby Collection: A scene from Sunny at the London Hippodrome (1926) with Nancy Lovet, Jack Buchanan, Binnie Hale

A scene from Sunny at the London Hippodrome (1926) with Nancy Lovet, Jack Buchanan, Binnie Hale, Jack Hobbs and Maidie Hope Date: 1926

Background imageKirby Collection: Photograph of Denbigh Arms, Monks Kirby, Warwickshire

Photograph of Denbigh Arms, Monks Kirby, Warwickshire. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Left Face on view of the pub

Background imageKirby Collection: Advert, Trellis Corset Shield

Advert, Trellis Corset Shield
Advert for The Trellis Corset Shield, available from Kirby, Beard & Co Ltd. 1897

Background imageKirby Collection: Kirbigrip Hair Pins on a card

Kirbigrip Hair Pins on a card, for bobbed and shingled hair. 20th century

Background imageKirby Collection: Curtis British Entomology Plate 448

Curtis British Entomology Plate 448
Hymenoptera: Lasioglossum tricingulum Curtis (Long-tongued Melitta), = Halictus xanthopus. This is the type description of Lasioglossum Curtis

Background imageKirby Collection: Graves at St Annes Church, Kew, 1897

Graves at St Annes Church, Kew, 1897
The tomb of artist Thomas Gainsborough(1727-1788) seen enclosed with rails in the foreground of this sketch, in the churchyard of St Anne at Kew, in 1897.The chest tomb of Thomas Gardiner (d.1738)

Background imageKirby Collection: Detroit, Michigan, USA - Frank E Kirby Steamer

Detroit, Michigan, USA - Frank E Kirby Steamer leaving for Put-in-Bay village on South Bass Island. Date: 1907

Background imageKirby Collection: South Darenth - Viaduct Terrace

South Darenth - Viaduct Terrace
Viaduct Terrace, South Darenth - a village in the civil parish of Horton Kirby and South Darenth in the Sevenoaks District of Kent, England Date: circa 1910s

Background imageKirby Collection: Childrens Convalescent Home, West Kirby, Wirral, Merseyside

Childrens Convalescent Home, West Kirby, Wirral, Merseyside
Children's Convalescent Home, West Kirby. Beds were placed on open balconies and colonnades. A wooden hut could be rotated to face the sun

Background imageKirby Collection: Convalescent Home, West Kirby, Wirral, Merseyside

Convalescent Home, West Kirby, Wirral, Merseyside
Childrens convalescent home at West Kirby, Wirral, Merseyside. Children sit outdoors in wheelchairs on beds. A caged bird, a pet for the children, is also shown. Date: circa 1912

Background imageKirby Collection: Red bird-of-paradise, Paradisaea rubra

Red bird-of-paradise, Paradisaea rubra, and king bird-of-paradise, Cicinnurus regius.. Chromolithograph by unknown artist/engraver from Mary and Elizabeth Kirbys Beautiful Birds in Far-Off Lands, T

Background imageKirby Collection: Open Air Swimming Baths - West Kirby, Wirral, Merseyside

Open Air Swimming Baths - West Kirby, Wirral, Merseyside
The Open Air Swimming Baths (now demolished) - West Kirby, Wirral, Merseyside (formerly in Cheshire) Date: circa 1910s

Background imageKirby Collection: Old Village, West Kirby, Wirral, Merseyside

Old Village, West Kirby, Wirral, Merseyside
Old Village, West Kirby - a seaside town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England. Historically part of Cheshire.Date: 1910s

Background imageKirby Collection: WW2 Christmas card, two air raid shelters

WW2 Christmas card, two air raid shelters
WW2 Christmas card (inside), two air raid (Anderson) shelters and their occupants. Date: circa 1942

Background imageKirby Collection: WW2 Christmas card, family in air raid shelter

WW2 Christmas card, family in air raid shelter
WW2 Christmas card, a family in an air raid (Anderson) shelter in their garden. Date: circa 1942

Background imageKirby Collection: Lrd George Gordon / Kirby

Lrd George Gordon / Kirby
LORD GEORGE GORDON Anti-Catholic fanatic and President of the Protestant Association, who led the Gordon Riots Date: 1751 - 1793

Background imageKirby Collection: William Kirby / Young

William Kirby / Young
WILLIAM KIRBY entomologist, at age 19, later rector of Barham Date: 1759 - 1850

Background imageKirby Collection: Lesser bird-of-paradise, Paradisaea minor

Lesser bird-of-paradise, Paradisaea minor, and red-necked tanager, Tangara cyanocephala.. Chromolithograph by unknown artist/engraver from Mary and Elizabeth Kirbys Beautiful Birds in Far-Off Lands

Background imageKirby Collection: Mitchells cockatoo, Lophochroa leadbeateri

Mitchells cockatoo, Lophochroa leadbeateri, and black-collared lovebird, Agapornis swindernianus.. Chromolithograph by unknown artist/engraver from Mary

Background imageKirby Collection: Rose-ringed parakeet, Psittacula krameri

Rose-ringed parakeet, Psittacula krameri, and sulphur-crested cockatoo, Cacatua galerita.. Chromolithograph by unknown artist/engraver from Mary and Elizabeth Kirbys Beautiful Birds in Far-Off Lands

Background imageKirby Collection: Long-tailed parakeet, Psittacula longicauda

Long-tailed parakeet, Psittacula longicauda, and Mrs Goulds sunbird, Aethopyga gouldiae.. Chromolithograph by unknown artist/engraver from Mary and Elizabeth Kirbys Beautiful Birds in Far-Off Lands

Background imageKirby Collection: Crested quetzal, Pharomachrus antisianus

Crested quetzal, Pharomachrus antisianus, and collared sunbird, Hedydipna collaris.. Chromolithograph by unknown artist/engraver from Mary and Elizabeth Kirbys Beautiful Birds in Far-Off Lands, T

Background imageKirby Collection: Rainbow lorikeet, Trichoglossus moluccanus

Rainbow lorikeet, Trichoglossus moluccanus, and pale-headed rosella, Platycercus adscitus.. Chromolithograph by unknown artist/engraver from Mary

Background imageKirby Collection: VALUE

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Peruvian sheartail, Thaumastura cora, and Purple-throated carib, Eulampis jugularis.. Chromolithograph by unknown artist/engraver from Mary and Elizabeth Kirbys Beautiful Birds in Far-Off Lands, T

Background imageKirby Collection: Long-tailed sylph, Aglaiocercus kingi

Long-tailed sylph, Aglaiocercus kingi, and Rufous-crested coquette, Lophornis delattrei.. Chromolithograph by unknown artist/engraver from Mary and Elizabeth Kirbys Beautiful Birds in Far-Off Lands

Background imageKirby Collection: Mountain trogon, Trogon mexicanus, and bare-throated

Mountain trogon, Trogon mexicanus, and bare-throated bellbird, Procnias nudicollis.. Chromolithograph by unknown artist/engraver from Mary and Elizabeth Kirbys Beautiful Birds in Far-Off Lands, T

Background imageKirby Collection: Asian paradise-flycatcher, Terpsiphone paradisi

Asian paradise-flycatcher, Terpsiphone paradisi, and fire-tailed sunbird, Aethopyga ignicauda.. Chromolithograph by unknown artist/engraver from Mary

Background imageKirby Collection: Dot-eared coquette, Lophornis gouldii

Dot-eared coquette, Lophornis gouldii, and marvellous spatuletail, Loddigesia mirabilis.. Chromolithograph by unknown artist/engraver from Mary and Elizabeth Kirbys Beautiful Birds in Far-Off Lands

Background imageKirby Collection: Red-tailed comet, Sappho sparganura, and Ecuadorian

Red-tailed comet, Sappho sparganura, and Ecuadorian hillstar, Oreotrochilus chimborazo.. Chromolithograph by unknown artist/engraver from Mary and Elizabeth Kirbys Beautiful Birds in Far-Off Lands

Background imageKirby Collection: Golden-tailed sapphire, Chrysuronia oenone

Golden-tailed sapphire, Chrysuronia oenone, and red-billed azurecrown, Amazilia cyanocephala.. Chromolithograph by unknown artist/engraver from Mary

Background imageKirby Collection: The Beach & Donkeys, West Kirby, Wirral, Merseyside

The Beach & Donkeys, West Kirby, Wirral, Merseyside
The Beach & Donkeys, West Kirby - a seaside town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England. Historically part of Cheshire

Background imageKirby Collection: California Street, San Francisco, California, USA

California Street, San Francisco, California, USA
View up California Street, , including the Mark Hopkins Hotel, San Francisco, California, USA Date: circa 1928



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