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Leslie Collection

Background imageLeslie Collection: A map of the Colne Valley Cloth District

A map of the Colne Valley Cloth District
Pictorial map of the Colne Valley Cloth District in Yorkshire, drawn by the poster artist and designer Leslie MacDonald Gill the year before his death, in 1946

Background imageLeslie Collection: Sri Lanka - Ceylon. Her tea and other industries

Sri Lanka - Ceylon. Her tea and other industries
A larger version of this uncommon pictorial poster map was originally published by the Ceylon Tea Propaganda Board in 1933

Background imageLeslie Collection: THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL

THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL One of the greatest of best- sellers, the cover shows Leslie Howard in the best of the film versions, produced in 1935

Background imageLeslie Collection: Bank holiday at Goodwood

Bank holiday at Goodwood
A plug and spanner bank holiday at Goodwood. R. D. Poore in his 3.8 Alfa-Romeo and Leslie Johnson in the E-type 1 1/2 litre E.R.A. top the rise after St

Background imageLeslie Collection: Portraits of Victorian royalty, politicians and entertainers

Portraits of Victorian royalty, politicians and entertainers
In Vanity Fair -- portraits of Victorian royalty, politicians, entertainers and others, on a stage and below. Top row, left to right: Lord Salisbury and William Gladstone (on canvas)

Background imageLeslie Collection: Flying Saucers Have Landed, book cover

Flying Saucers Have Landed, book cover
FLYING SAUCERS HAVE LANDED, a book by Desmond Leslie and George Adamski. In it, Adamski tells of his meeting with a Venusian in the Californian desert on 20 November 1952

Background imageLeslie Collection: Calthorpe Racing Car

Calthorpe Racing Car
1908 Tourist Trophy Race, 24th Sept, Calthorpe 4-cylinder racing car. Known as the Four Inch Race because that was the maximum size of cylinder bore allowed for entry. Race heId on Isle of Man

Background imageLeslie Collection: The Leslie Girls dance troupe

The Leslie Girls dance troupe - Ella, Dris, Ann, Joyce, Gladys, Georgina, Dulcie, Tlly, Winnie and Kitty. Date: circa 1910

Background imageLeslie Collection: Daredevil Diver Leslie Gadsby, Shanklin Pier, Isle of Wight

Daredevil Diver Leslie Gadsby, Shanklin Pier, Isle of Wight and his variety of crazy dives, including a 90ft dive in a sack, a 45ft long arm balance

Background imageLeslie Collection: Leslie Howard as RJ Mitchell in The First of the Few

Leslie Howard as RJ Mitchell in The First of the Few
Leslie Howard (1893-1943) photographed on the film set for The First of the Few, in which he played the Spitfire designer RJ Mitchell. 1942

Background imageLeslie Collection: Norma Shearer with Leslie Howard

Norma Shearer with Leslie Howard
Norma Shearer (1902 1983), American film actress of the 20s and 30s, with Leslie Howard (1893 - 1943), English stage and film actor, director and producer

Background imageLeslie Collection: The 24 hour race at Le Mans, France for the Rudge-Whitworth Cup

The 24 hour race at Le Mans, France for the Rudge-Whitworth Cup: a huge collision at night. From front to back: Bentley car no.1 with Leslie Callingham (1888-1960) thrown clear

Background imageLeslie Collection: Askers Road House near Dorchester in Dorset pictured at night with a smart car sweeping

Askers Road House near Dorchester in Dorset pictured at night with a smart car sweeping up the drive. Road houses gained in popularity during the inter-war years often offering drinking, dancing

Background imageLeslie Collection: Seven Days Leave, Lyceum Theatre, Strand, London

Seven Days Leave, Lyceum Theatre, Strand, London
Seven Days Leave, a new play by Walter Howard, at the Lyceum Theatre, Strand, London. With Alfred Paumier as Captain Fielding, Annie Saker as Lady Mary, and Leslie Carter as Colonel Sharrow

Background imageLeslie Collection: In the cocktail bar at Ciros Grill

In the cocktail bar at Ciros Grill
Well-known personalities of the day caricatured by George Whitelaw in the cocktail bar at Ciros Grill, one of the premier nightspots in London in the early part of the 20th century

Background imageLeslie Collection: Caricature of Leslie Henson by George Whitelaw

Caricature of Leslie Henson by George Whitelaw
Fourth in a series by artist George Whitelaw caricaturing well-known individuals and likening them to animals. This one features Leslie Henson (1891 - 1957)

Background imageLeslie Collection: Sea Scout of 1st Suva Group, Fiji, South Pacific

Sea Scout of 1st Suva Group, Fiji, South Pacific
Leslie G. Keys, Sea Scout of the 1st Suva Group, Fiji, South Pacific, with the British flag. The mat hanging behind him is to be presented to the Chief Scout

Background imageLeslie Collection: Directors of Chelsea Football Club 1938

Directors of Chelsea Football Club 1938
The Directors of Chelsea F.C. gathered in the Boardroom. At the back, from the left, Mr J.H.Mears, vice-chairman; Mr Jack Budd; Mr Leslie Knighton, the Secretary-Manager; Mr H.Palmer

Background imageLeslie Collection: Film, The Passing of Mr Quinn, by Agatha Christie

Film, The Passing of Mr Quinn, by Agatha Christie
Film, The Passing of Mr Quinn, Argosy Film Co Ltd, with Stewart Rome and Trilby Clark, directed by Leslie Hiscott, based on a mystery story by Agatha Christie - the first British film to be made

Background imageLeslie Collection: Hyderabad: The Char Minar

Hyderabad: The Char Minar
Illustration depicting a street market in Hyderabad, India with the Char Minar and its four minarets, measuring 160 feet, dominating the scene

Background imageLeslie Collection: The Twelve Days of Christmas

The Twelve Days of Christmas, illustrated by Leslie Wood

Background imageLeslie Collection: Melville Macnaghten

Melville Macnaghten
Sir MELVILLE LESLIE MACNAGHTEN Police chief, at Scotland Yard, played a leading part in the investigation into the nefarious misdeeds of Jack the Ripper

Background imageLeslie Collection: Classical Musicians and Conductors

Classical Musicians and Conductors
Simon Rattle, Maria Callas, Nigel Kennedy, Leslie Garrett, Bryn Terfel, Kiri Te Kanawa, Jose Carreras, Andre Previn, Luciano Pavarotti, Placido Domingo - Classical Musicians and Conductors

Background imageLeslie Collection: Garrett Davis: by Glencoe, dam by Sir Leslie

Garrett Davis: by Glencoe, dam by Sir Leslie. Date c1854

Background imageLeslie Collection: Leslie Hutchinson at the piano at the Carlton

Leslie Hutchinson at the piano at the Carlton
Illustration of Leslie Hutch Hutchinson (1900 - 1969), born in Grenada and one of the biggest cabaret stars of the 1920s and 30s

Background imageLeslie Collection: Leslie Howard concentrating on his lines

Leslie Howard concentrating on his lines
Leslie Howard (1893 - 1943), British actor, film director and producer pictured in the film studio at Denham where he was producer, director and star of the film, 'First of the Few'

Background imageLeslie Collection: Oliver Cromwell leading the English New Model Army against a Scottish army led by David

Oliver Cromwell leading the English New Model Army against a Scottish army led by David Leslie, 1st Lord Newark, at the Battle of Dunbar, Scotland, 3 September 1650

Background imageLeslie Collection: The Owl and the Pussycat by Edward Lear

The Owl and the Pussycat by Edward Lear Date: 1922

Background imageLeslie Collection: WW2 - Careless Lives

WW2 - Careless Lives
An illustrated front cover for a WW2 story book, Careless Lives, written by Desmond Leslie. The image shows tw opposing side profiles of young women

Background imageLeslie Collection: Good Night (Got Your Torchlight?)

Good Night (Got Your Torchlight?)
An illustrated WW2 music sheet cover for Good Night (Got Your Torchlight?) written and composed by Leslie Sarony. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageLeslie Collection: WW2 - Captain Cullen Comes Home

WW2 - Captain Cullen Comes Home
A short story illustration which shows a British WW2 Royal Navy captain looking through his binoculars at sea, a lady is shouting towards him excitedly. Date: circa 1940

Background imageLeslie Collection: Bodiam Castle, East Sussex

Bodiam Castle, East Sussex - Painted by artist Leslie Rowsell for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J. Salmon, and reproduced as a local view postcard - Painted 1946 Date: 1946

Background imageLeslie Collection: Samuel Code letter on The Klondyke Nugget stationery

Samuel Code letter on The Klondyke Nugget stationery
EARLY AVIATION PIONEERS - THE SAMUEL CODY ARCHIVE: Handwritten letter signed S. F. Cody dated May 22nd 1901 on Klondyke Nugget stationery relating to his Wild West show. Date: 1901

Background imageLeslie Collection: Beer Is Best Advertisement Illustration

Beer Is Best Advertisement Illustration
An advertisement illustration promoting Beer Is Best, showing a glass tankard of beer on a surface, to the side the message to set a man up for the winter, is scrawled on the window. Date: circa 1939

Background imageLeslie Collection: Leslie Gilbert Illingworth, Welsh political cartoonist

Leslie Gilbert Illingworth, Welsh political cartoonist
Leslie Gilbert Illingworth (1902-1979), Welsh political cartoonist, best known for his work in Punch and the Daily Mail Date: circa 1940s

Background imageLeslie Collection: Gulls On Water

Gulls On Water
An oil painting which simply shows a flock of gulls swimming on the water, all going in different directions. Date: circa 1920

Background imageLeslie Collection: Gulls

Gulls
An oil painting of a flock of seagulls nestled in the sand, with miniature streams of water trickling between them. Date: circa 1919

Background imageLeslie Collection: Rock Pool

Rock Pool
A textural pastel painting of some rock pools on a beach, vividly showing their reflections. Date: circa 1919

Background imageLeslie Collection: The Down

The Down
A landscape artwork of some windswept trees taking a beating from the gusty wind, in an English countryside. Date: circa 1914

Background imageLeslie Collection: The Paris Box

The Paris Box
A still life painting of some balls of wool, with their entrails spilling out of a floral patterned cylindrical box, with a vase of poppies stood behind. Date: circa 1914

Background imageLeslie Collection: RMS Lusitania - three sheet music covers

RMS Lusitania - three sheet music covers. Lusitania, Two Step and March by Leslie H Stowe; Lusitania Two Step, and Lusitania March and Two Step by John M Gray. Date: 20th century

Background imageLeslie Collection: A Map of New Zealand

A Map of New Zealand
A truly outstanding, and large scale, Empire Marketing Board poster map designed by Leslie MacDonald ('Max') Gill

Background imageLeslie Collection: Post Office Radio Telephone Services and Fisheries

Post Office Radio Telephone Services and Fisheries
A wonderful, original, poster map showing Post Office Radio Telephone Services commissioned by the General Post Office and designed by Leslie MacDonald Gill, 1935

Background imageLeslie Collection: Post Office Wireless Stations and Fisheries

Post Office Wireless Stations and Fisheries
A simply magnificent, large scale, poster map of Post Office Wireless Stations commissioned by the General Post Office and designed by Leslie MacDonald Gill, 1939

Background imageLeslie Collection: A Map Of Irish Free State And Northern Ireland

A Map Of Irish Free State And Northern Ireland
a, map, of, irish, free, state, and, northern, ireland, 1929, truly, outstanding, large, scale, empire, marketing, board, poster, designed, by, leslie, macdonald, max, gill, this, design, for,

Background imageLeslie Collection: A Map of Scotland

A Map of Scotland
A truly outstanding, and rare, original Empire Marketing Board poster by the master of decorative map making, Leslie MacDonald ('Max') Gill

Background imageLeslie Collection: In Memoriam, Heroic Musicians of the Titanic

In Memoriam, Heroic Musicians of the Titanic who died at their posts like men - Wallace Hartley, bandleader and violinist; Percy C Taylor, cellist; Georges Krins, violinist; Roger Bricoux

Background imageLeslie Collection: Leslie Henson Golfing

Leslie Henson Golfing
Comedian Leslie Henson (1891-1957) posing on the golf course. At the time he was appearing in the farce It's A Boy! at the Strand Theatre. Date: 1931



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