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Background imageLyon Collection: Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon & the Earl of Strathmore

Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon & the Earl of Strathmore
Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (later the Queen Mother) and her father, the Earl of Strathmore. Date: C.1920

Background imageLyon Collection: Queen Mother in 1942

Queen Mother in 1942
Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother (1900 - 2002), pictured in 1942 arranging a vase of daffodils in Buckingham Palace. Date: 1942

Background imageLyon Collection: Royal Wedding 1923 - Through Wisdoms Eyes

Royal Wedding 1923 - Through Wisdoms Eyes
Interesting montage picture from The Bystander Royal Wedding Number of 1923 featuring the Duke of York, and his chosen bride, Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon in the eyes of an owl

Background imageLyon Collection: Royal Wedding 1923 - The Ray of Sunshine

Royal Wedding 1923 - The Ray of Sunshine
Illustration in a Bystander issue celebrating the marriage of Prince Albert, Duke of York to Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon at Westminster Abbey on 26 April 1923 showing the happy couple bathed in a ray

Background imageLyon Collection: The Sphere Royal Marriage Number front cover

The Sphere Royal Marriage Number front cover
Front cover of The Sphere magazine special Royal Wedding Number celebrating the marriage of Prince Albert, Duke of York to Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon

Background imageLyon Collection: Royal Wedding 1923 - the bridal gown

Royal Wedding 1923 - the bridal gown
Photographs of the bridal gown and bridesmaids dress worn at the wedding of Prince Albert, Duke of York to Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon at Westminster Abbey on 26 April 1923

Background imageLyon Collection: The Sketch front cover - Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon

The Sketch front cover - Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon
Front cover of The Sketch featuring a photograph of Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, the bride of Prince Albert, Duke of York, shown in profile contemplating a china figurine

Background imageLyon Collection: Guests at the Royal Wedding

Guests at the Royal Wedding
A spread from The Sketch magazine with photographs depicting some of the guests attending the wedding of Prince Albert, Duke of York

Background imageLyon Collection: Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon shows Duke of York around Glamis

Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon shows Duke of York around Glamis

Background imageLyon Collection: H. R. H Elizabeth Bowes Lyon - The Duchess of York

H. R. H Elizabeth Bowes Lyon - The Duchess of York
H.R.H Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon (19002002, - pictured here when Duchess of York. The Queen consort of King George VI of the United Kingdom)

Background imageLyon Collection: A Madame Yevonde portrait of Miss Anne Bowes-Lyon

A Madame Yevonde portrait of Miss Anne Bowes-Lyon
Anne Bowes-Lyon, eldest daughter of the Mrs John Bowes-Lyon and the niece of Queen Elizabeth, wife of George VI, later the Queen Mother

Background imageLyon Collection: Wedding of The Duke of York and Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon

Wedding of The Duke of York and Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon
The wedding of Prince Albert, Duke of York (future King George VI; 1895-1952) and Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (future Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother; 1900-2002) on 26th April 1923. Date: 1923

Background imageLyon Collection: Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon as a bridesmaid

Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon as a bridesmaid
Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon as a bridesmaid at the wedding of her future sister-in-law, Princess Mary, the Princess Royal to the Earl of Harewood in 1922. Date: 1923

Background imageLyon Collection: Duke and Duchess of York on their wedding day

Duke and Duchess of York on their wedding day
Colour tinted photograph of the marriage of Albert, Duke of York (later King George VI) to Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (later Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother) on 26th April 1923. Date: 1923

Background imageLyon Collection: The Christening of Princess Elizabeth in 1926

The Christening of Princess Elizabeth in 1926
Official photograph of baby Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II) with her parents King George VI and Queen Elizabeth (later the Queen Mother) at Buckingham Palace on 19th May

Background imageLyon Collection: Lyon Conspirators

Lyon Conspirators
A conspiracy at Lyon against the regime is foiled, and the conspirators put on trial

Background imageLyon Collection: Le Train Bleu

Le Train Bleu of the Paris- Lyon-Marseille route, the famous express carrying fashionable Parisians to the Cote d Azur

Background imageLyon Collection: Riviera Express - changing engines at Ventimiglia

Riviera Express - changing engines at Ventimiglia, Italy 7km from the French/Italian border. The Engine belongs to the P.L.M. (The Compagnie des chemins de fer de Paris a Lyon et a la Mediterranee)

Background imageLyon Collection: Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon cheered at McVitie and Price

Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon cheered at McVitie and Price
Front cover of The Sphere featuring a photograph of Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, later Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, being cheered by employees during a visit to the works of Messrs

Background imageLyon Collection: Advertisement for European hotels 1929

Advertisement for European hotels 1929
Advertisement for European hotels in the UK, Spain, France and Belgium. 1929

Background imageLyon Collection: French Railways Promo card - Chatel-Guyon Spa Retreat

French Railways Promo card - Chatel-Guyon Spa Retreat, specialising in intestinal cures. Date: circa 1909

Background imageLyon Collection: W. L. Mackenzie King at the 1926 Imperial Conference

W. L. Mackenzie King at the 1926 Imperial Conference
William Lyon Mackenzie King (1874 - 1950) Prime Minister and chief delegate from Canada at the Imperial Conference in 1926. Date: 1926

Background imageLyon Collection: Ovid (43BC-17 / 18 AD). The Amores (Love Affairs). Lyon, 1639

Ovid (43BC-17 / 18 AD). The Amores (Love Affairs). Lyon, 1639
Ovid (43BC-17/18 AD). Roman poet. The Amores (Love Affairs). Lyon, 1639

Background imageLyon Collection: London Map - Railway Routes - PLM Offices

London Map - Railway Routes - PLM Offices
Map showing the location of the Offices of the PLM (Paris, Lyon and Mediterranean Railway Company - which absorbed into the SNCF in 1938)

Background imageLyon Collection: The Imitation of Christ by Thomas a Kempis (1380-1471). Lugd

The Imitation of Christ by Thomas a Kempis (1380-1471). Lugd
Thomas a Kempis (1380-1471). German writer and mystic monk. De imitatione Christi (The Imitation of Christ). Incunable. Book One. Folio I. Chapter I. Printed in Lugduni, 1489. Episcopal Library

Background imageLyon Collection: Lyon / Place Bellecour

Lyon / Place Bellecour
Lyon: Place Bellecour, view of Fourviere Date: 1929

Background imageLyon Collection: D OYLY LYON

D OYLY LYON
Lieutenant G H D Oyly Lyon, RN, footballer

Background imageLyon Collection: Lyon Playfair / Downey 92

Lyon Playfair / Downey 92
SIR LYON PLAYFAIR Scientist Date: 1818 - 1898

Background imageLyon Collection: Lyon Playfair / Woodbury

Lyon Playfair / Woodbury
SIR LYON PLAYFAIR Scientist Date: 1818 - 1898

Background imageLyon Collection: Lyon Playfair / W Hole

Lyon Playfair / W Hole
SIR LYON PLAYFAIR Scientist Date: 1818 - 1898

Background imageLyon Collection: France / Lyon

France / Lyon
La Place des Cordeliers, with the Coteau de Fourviere in the distance, across the river Date: circa 1905

Background imageLyon Collection: Jacques Aymar dowsing

Jacques Aymar dowsing
French dowser Jacques Aymar successfully follows the tracks of three murderers from Lyon to the Mediterranean coast; one is caught, the others escape to Italy. Date: July 1692

Background imageLyon Collection: Hypnotising a Horse

Hypnotising a Horse
MAGNETISING A HORSE At Lyon, Orelut and his colleagues claim to have successfully hypnotised (magnetised) a horse Date: 9 August 1784

Background imageLyon Collection: Byron and Dog

Byron and Dog
With his dog Lyon in Greece Date: 1788 - 1824

Background imageLyon Collection: The industrial crisis in Lyon

The industrial crisis in Lyon: unemployed French workers. Date: 1884

Background imageLyon Collection: Francois Villette, French engineer

Francois Villette, French engineer
Francois Villette (1621-1698), French engineer, noted for his burning mirrors and his fireworks. circa 1680

Background imageLyon Collection: Christmas carol music by James Lyon

Christmas carol music by James Lyon -- Hark! Christmas bells are ringing wildly. The music is on two staves, with the lower stave containing the upper stave music played backwards

Background imageLyon Collection: Duke and Duchess of York

Duke and Duchess of York
The Duke and Duchess of York, later King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, three years after their marriage. Date: 1926

Background imageLyon Collection: Portrait of young man from an oil painting

Portrait of young man from an oil painting, 20 years old in the year 1626 in Lyon.. Wearing lace ruff collar and cuffs, doublet decorated with ribbons in pink, yellow and green

Background imageLyon Collection: Pont Wilson, Lyon, Rh�Alpes

Pont Wilson, Lyon, Rh�Alpes
Pont Wilson, Lyon, Rh� Alpes, France. Date: 1910s

Background imageLyon Collection: Mr Asquiths Wolseley Landaulette with gas container, WW1

Mr Asquiths Wolseley Landaulette with gas container, WW1
Ex-Prime Minister Herbert Asquiths Wolseley Landaulette motor car equipped with the Lyon-Spencer gas container on its roof

Background imageLyon Collection: Queen Elizabeth consort 1950

Queen Elizabeth consort 1950
Queen Elizabeth, consort of King George VI (1900 - 2002), in the Blue Room of Buckingham Palace, wearing a beautiful gown on her birthday. Date: 4 August 1950

Background imageLyon Collection: Viewing the royal wedding, 1923

Viewing the royal wedding, 1923
Spectators clambering up a lamp post near Westminster Bridge in order to gain a better view of the passing procession following the wedding of Prince Albert

Background imageLyon Collection: Nurses viewing the royal wedding, 1923

Nurses viewing the royal wedding, 1923
Nurses climbing up a tree in the Mall in a bid to have a view of the passing procession following the marriage of Prince Albert, Duke of York

Background imageLyon Collection: The Duke & Duchess of York & royal residences

The Duke & Duchess of York & royal residences
A portrait of the Duke and Duchess of York, the future King George VI and Queen Elizabeth (Queen Mother) surrounded by their coat of arms and three residences of significance - Glamis Castle

Background imageLyon Collection: Wedding of Duke of York and Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon

Wedding of Duke of York and Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon
Scene inside Westminster Abbey showing the royal wedding of 1923, with Prince Albert, Duke of York (later King George VI) stood at the altar with his bride, Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon

Background imageLyon Collection: Queen Elizabeth II at Chelsea Flower Show

Queen Elizabeth II at Chelsea Flower Show
Queen Elizabeth II visiting the Chelsea Flower Show in 1955, inspecting a rock garden feature that has taken her attention. She is conducted around the show by her maternal uncle, the Hon

Background imageLyon Collection: Front-cover of The Sketch- The Duchess of York

Front-cover of The Sketch- The Duchess of York
Portrait for The Duchess of York on the occasion of the birth of her first child, Princess Elizabeth, later Queen Elizabeth II. Date: 1926



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