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Macdonald Collection

Background imageMacdonald 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 imageMacdonald Collection: Defenders of the Empire - British Army, Navy and Airforce

Defenders of the Empire - British Army, Navy and Airforce with the King at the fore. Date: 1924

Background imageMacdonald Collection: The Men of the 1924 Everest Expedition

The Men of the 1924 Everest Expedition
Photograph showing the 1924 Everest Expedition team in their camp. Those pictured are back row, left to right: Irvine, Mallory, Norton, Odell and MacDonald

Background imageMacdonald Collection: Charles and Flora McDonald

Charles and Flora McDonald
Prince Charles Edward Stuart bids farewell to Flora MacDonald who aided his escape

Background imageMacdonald 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 imageMacdonald Collection: Defenders of the Empire - British Military Might

Defenders of the Empire - British Military Might
Defenders of the Empire - an allegory: King Edward VII stands surrounded by his loyal and devoted military. Image produced by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd

Background imageMacdonald Collection: Tattooed masterpiece by Mr. Sutherland Macdonald of Jermyn S

Tattooed masterpiece by Mr. Sutherland Macdonald of Jermyn S
A battle royal in mid-air: a tattooed masterpiece by Mr. Sutherland Macdonald of Hamman Studio, Jermyn Street, London. Date: 1897

Background imageMacdonald Collection: Flora MacDonald, Scottish Jacobite heroine

Flora MacDonald, Scottish Jacobite heroine, friend and helper of Charles Edward Stuart (Bonnie Prince Charlie)

Background imageMacdonald Collection: Clan Macdonald

Clan Macdonald
Clan MACDONALD OF THE ISLES clad in a coat of chain-mail, the chieftain with an angry look gives orders for some miscreant to be punished

Background imageMacdonald Collection: Hector Macdonald

Hector Macdonald
Sir HECTOR MACDONALD British military, notably in South Africa

Background imageMacdonald Collection: Flora / Charles Escape

Flora / Charles Escape
Flora MacDonald aids the escape of the Young Pretender, Charles Edward Stuart, after the defeat at Culloden. Date: 1746

Background imageMacdonald Collection: Hector Macdonald

Hector Macdonald
Sir HECTOR MACDONALD British military, notably in South Africa

Background imageMacdonald Collection: Nothing to Wear by A. K. Macdonald

Nothing to Wear by A. K. Macdonald
The Universal Cry - a situation that many women can identify with, nothing to wear. A young woman in her underwear becomes increasingly frustrated as she tries to find an outfit in the morning

Background imageMacdonald Collection: Woman Fencing 1930

Woman Fencing 1930
Eleanor Macdonald, the only woman to whom the degree of Maitre d Armes de l Academie d Epee de Paris has been awarded, shows us how attractive breeches can be

Background imageMacdonald Collection: Woodcarvers Shop - Woolmer Green, Hertfordshire

Woodcarvers Shop - Woolmer Green, Hertfordshire
Harry Macdonalds Woodcarvers Shop - Woolmer Green, Knebworth, Hertfordshire. Harry MacDonald (a Yorkshireman) came south and brought this cottage for 1, 000 in 1937

Background imageMacdonald Collection: The Garden Model Village - Woodcarvers Shop - Woolmer Green

The Garden Model Village - Woodcarvers Shop - Woolmer Green
Harry Macdonalds Model Village in the Garden of his Woodcarvers Shop - Woolmer Green, Knebworth, Hertfordshire. Harry MacDonald (a Yorkshireman) came south and brought this cottage for 1

Background imageMacdonald Collection: MacDonald of Clanranald tartan

MacDonald of Clanranald tartan. circa 1846

Background imageMacdonald Collection: Ramsay MacDonald leaping into the limelight

Ramsay MacDonald leaping into the limelight
Ramsay MacDonald (1866-1937) British Labour politician, leaping into the limelight over the backs of Bonar Law (Conservative) and Lloyd George (Liberal) when he won the General Election in 1922

Background imageMacdonald Collection: The Old Time Sportsman by A. K. Macdonald

The Old Time Sportsman by A. K. Macdonald
A double page spread of vignettes showing an early 19th century gentleman indulging in some winter sport, shooting anything that moves with his muzzle loading gun. Date: 1930

Background imageMacdonald Collection: The Labour Party Cabinet under Ramsay MacDonald

The Labour Party Cabinet under Ramsay MacDonald
The Labour Party Cabinet under Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald Date: 1929

Background imageMacdonald Collection: Inverness, Scotland - The Cathedral from Castle Hill

Inverness, Scotland - The Cathedral from Castle Hill
Inverness, Scotland - View of the Cathedral from Castle Hill with the Statue of Flora MacDonald (left). I don t give the statue much of a chance if there ever were to be a malfunction with that

Background imageMacdonald Collection: Harry Tate / Vfair 1912

Harry Tate / Vfair 1912
HARRY TATE (Ronald Macdonald Hutchison) English music hall comedian, best known for sketches on golfing, motoring and fishing

Background imageMacdonald Collection: Mary MacDonald outside her crofters cottage, Outer Hebrides

Mary MacDonald outside her crofters cottage, Outer Hebrides
Portrait of Miss Mary MacDonald, a very old lady - now deceased - outside her thatched crofters cottage, or Black House, Outer Hebrides. Scotland. See also PD000264 - ME No. 12445824 Date: circa 1986

Background imageMacdonald Collection: Love Game

Love Game
The Umpire's Decision - A Love Game'. Young man and woman embrace across the net. Artist: AK Macdonald. Date: circa 1902

Background imageMacdonald Collection: Darners, The Flora MacDonald Needle Packet

Darners, The Flora MacDonald Needle Packet

Background imageMacdonald Collection: Ducks By The Sea

Ducks By The Sea
This illustration shows a foreground gathering of ducks in some waters beside a small island with an old, wooden boat docked to the side, a large vessel floats in the background. Date: circa 1939

Background imageMacdonald 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 imageMacdonald 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 imageMacdonald 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 imageMacdonald 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 imageMacdonald 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 imageMacdonald Collection: The Wreck of the Titanic - memorial verses

The Wreck of the Titanic - memorial verses
RMS Titanic - post-disaster memorial verses entitled The Wreck of the Titanic by Joe MacDonald. Date: circa 1912

Background imageMacdonald Collection: Illustration, The Bargain Sale, A K MacDonald

Illustration, The Bargain Sale, A K MacDonald
Illustration, The Bargain Sale, with description had Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) been a modern, he would, very likely, have painted dozens of versions of Helene Fourment in a bargain-sale

Background imageMacdonald Collection: Mrs MacDonald Buchanan with Mr Hector MacDonald

Mrs MacDonald Buchanan with Mr Hector MacDonald
Catherine MacDonald Buchanan (b. 1895) was the only surviving child of James Buchanan, 1st Baron Woolavington. Here she is pictured at the family seat, Lavington House

Background imageMacdonald Collection: Prime Ministers during the reign of King George V

Prime Ministers during the reign of King George V
Prime Ministers during the first 25 years of the reign of King George V: Asquith, Lloyd George, Ramsay Macdonald, Bonar Law, Baldwin. Date: 1935

Background imageMacdonald Collection: P & O, R. M. S. Naldera

P & O, R. M. S. Naldera
This photograph shows the P & O ocean liner, R.M.S. Naldera, at 49 Pitt St. Sydney. The vessel is carrying first and second saloon passengers

Background imageMacdonald Collection: James Ramsay MacDonald and Stanley Baldwin

James Ramsay MacDonald and Stanley Baldwin
James Ramsay MacDonald (1866-1937), British Labour politician, Prime Minister in 1924, and again 1929-1935. Seen here with Stanley Baldwin (1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley, 1867-1947)

Background imageMacdonald Collection: James Ramsay MacDonald, British Labour politician

James Ramsay MacDonald, British Labour politician
James Ramsay MacDonald (1866-1937), British Labour politician, Prime Minister in 1924, and again 1929-1935. Seen here (second from right) with his daughter Ishbel (1903-1982)

Background imageMacdonald Collection: James Ramsay MacDonald

James Ramsay MacDonald (1866-1937), British Labour politician, Prime Minister in 1924, and again 1929-1935. Seen here sitting in a chair with a hand on the lapel of his jacket. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageMacdonald Collection: Mr Cinders, a Barrel of Fun, musical comedy, score by Vivian Ellis and Richard Myers

Mr Cinders, a Barrel of Fun, musical comedy, score by Vivian Ellis and Richard Myers, libretto by Clifford Grey and Greatorex Newman, presented by Macdonald & Young, Pleasure Garden Theatre

Background imageMacdonald Collection: The Mousme (The Maids of Japan)

The Mousme (The Maids of Japan), Robert Courtneidges production, directed by Robert Macdonald, on tour from the Shaftesbury Theatre, London. Date: 1910s

Background imageMacdonald Collection: Shanghai, a spectacular musical play, Drury Lane Theatre, London

Shanghai, a spectacular musical play, Drury Lane Theatre, London, presented by Macdonald and Young Date: early 20th century

Background imageMacdonald Collection: Jeannette MacDonald who jumped from Broadway to Hollywood

Jeannette MacDonald who jumped from Broadway to Hollywood
The singer and dancer Jeannette MacDonald who jumped from Broadway to Hollywood, 1930 Date: 1930

Background imageMacdonald Collection: Ernest Bevin with Ramsay Macdonald at the time he supported the dockers claims for a

Ernest Bevin with Ramsay Macdonald at the time he supported the dockers claims for a minimum wage at the transport workers court of inquiry. Date: 1920

Background imageMacdonald Collection: Great Achievements of the National Government

Great Achievements of the National Government
Diagram by G. H. Davis representing the progress made by the coalition government between August 1931 and April 1934. Illustrations on employment, trade, finance, housing, mining, fishing

Background imageMacdonald Collection: A Study in Scarlet by A. K. Macdonald

A Study in Scarlet by A. K. Macdonald
A young lady dressed festively in a white fur-trimmed red gown with muff goes for a walk in the snow. Date: 1905

Background imageMacdonald Collection: The coquette

The coquette
The Coquette, a poem by Henry Longfellow, illustrated by A K Macdonald Date: 1906

Background imageMacdonald Collection: Advert, The Marr Typefounding Co Ltd, Edinburgh

Advert, The Marr Typefounding Co Ltd, Edinburgh
Advert, The Marr Typefounding Co Ltd, Macdonald Road, Edinburgh, Scotland. 1905



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