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Major Collection (page 10)

Background imageMajor Collection: Florence Mills in Dover Street to Dixie

Florence Mills in Dover Street to Dixie (aka The Plantation Revue). Florence Mills (1896-1927) singer and dancer who became a major star of vaudeville and revue in the 1920s in both America

Background imageMajor Collection: Florence Mills

Florence Mills. Florence Mills (1896-1927) singer and dancer who became a major star of vaudeville and revue in the 1920s in both America and Britain. Date: 1927

Background imageMajor Collection: Florence Mills signed photograph

Florence Mills signed photograph. Florence Mills (1896-1927) singer and dancer who became a major star of vaudeville and revue in the 1920s in both America and Britain. Date: 1920s

Background imageMajor Collection: Operation Mincemeat - body of Major William Martin

Operation Mincemeat - body of Major William Martin
Corpse of the supposed Major William Martin. His body was found washed up on shore in Spain on 30th April 1943 carrying sensitive documents

Background imageMajor Collection: Major J. C. A. Roseveare Bridge Memorial, River Dives

Major J. C. A. Roseveare Bridge Memorial, River Dives
Major Roseveare commanded 3rd Para Sqn RE which was charged with blowing up five bridges over the River Dives. In his jeep, in the early hours of D-Day

Background imageMajor Collection: Iron Mike US Paratrooper Memorial Normandy

Iron Mike US Paratrooper Memorial Normandy
The bronze statue is a replica of one in the US Army Infantry School at Fort Benning. This one was unveiled by Major General Kellog Commander 82nd Airborne on 7 June 1997

Background imageMajor Collection: Florence Mills grave at Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York

Florence Mills grave at Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York USA. Photographer: Bill Egan. Florence Mills (1896-1927) singer and dancer who became a major star of vaudeville

Background imageMajor Collection: Major Richardson and his messenger dogs

Major Richardson and his messenger dogs
Major Edwin Hautenville Richardson, renowned trainer of dogs for military use and founder of the British War Dog School during the First World War

Background imageMajor Collection: First and Second Impressions by H. M. Bateman

First and Second Impressions by H. M. Bateman
The Majors speaking voice was simply charming. Maisie was rapidly succumbing to its spell. Until one day she heard him use it on parade! Cartoon by H. M

Background imageMajor Collection: Major (Brevet Lt-Col) James John Hugonin, 4th Light Dragoons

Major (Brevet Lt-Col) James John Hugonin, 4th Light Dragoons, with his black trumpeter, two troopers and the regiment beyond, 1820 (c)

Background imageMajor Collection: Ataba-el-Khadra (Ataba Square) in Cairo, Egypt

Ataba-el-Khadra (Ataba Square) in Cairo, Egypt
Tram station, carriages and construction work on a major building at Ataba-el-Khadra (Ataba Square) in Cairo, Egypt. Date: 1910s

Background imageMajor Collection: Group photo, British officers, East Africa, WW1

Group photo, British officers, East Africa, WW1
Group photo, British officers, in East Africa during WW1. From left, front row: R E Herring, Dr Jewell and Major Sweeny, all of whom were awarded the MC. 1917

Background imageMajor Collection: Sir Percy Cox

Sir Percy Cox
Portrait of Major-General Sir Percy Zachariah Cox (1864 - 1937), British Indian Army officer and Colonial Office administrator in the Middle East. 1922

Background imageMajor Collection: Military Award - Medal - Decoration

Military Award - Medal - Decoration
Territorial Decoration George V issue.From medal group awarded to Major Allan Francis Leach Lewis, 10th Bn Royal East Kent Yeomanry.From the collection of the former Buffs Regimental Museum

Background imageMajor Collection: Paris Exhibition of 1889 - United States of America

Paris Exhibition of 1889 - United States of America - View down gallery - circular seating in F/G. Part of Box 119 Boswell Collection

Background imageMajor Collection: Map of the French Department of Indre-et-Loire - No. 37

Map of the French Department of Indre-et-Loire - No. 37
Map of the French Department of Indre-et-Loire - No.37, featuring inset illustrations of Chenonceaux, Langeais, Loches, Amboise and portraits of Rene Descartes, French philosopher, mathematician

Background imageMajor Collection: Italy. Rome. Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran. Interior

Italy. Rome. Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran. Interior
Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran. Interior, rebuilt by Francesco Borromini (1599-1667). 1646-1649. Papal Altar with a reliquary with the heads of Saints Peter and Paul. The canopy are gothic. Rome

Background imageMajor Collection: Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore. Main facade, 1743, by Ferd

Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore. Main facade, 1743, by Ferd
Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore. Initiated in the 5th century, was enlarged and reformed until the 18th century. Main facade, 1741-1743, by Ferdinando Fuga (1699-1781). Rome. Italy

Background imageMajor Collection: Prophet Ezekiel

Prophet Ezekiel
Ezekiel (622-570 BC). Hebrew prophet. Portrait. Fresco by Michelangelo. Sistine Chapel ceiling. 1508-1512. Apostolic Palace. Vatican City

Background imageMajor Collection: Stationery, Fortnum & Mason Ltd, London

Stationery, Fortnum & Mason Ltd, London
Stationery, Fortnum & Mason Ltd, Piccadilly and Jermyn Street, London, with handwritten details. 1915

Background imageMajor Collection: Powell-Cotton daughters and friend

Powell-Cotton daughters and friend
The three daughters of Major & Mrs Powell-Cotton and a friend play in the garden of Quex Park in September 1916. The children are (left to right) Elizabeth Worthington (daughter of Dr Worthington)

Background imageMajor Collection: The US Air Force Flight Test Center, Edwards Air Force Base

The US Air Force Flight Test Center, Edwards Air Force Base, California. Pilots from left: Maj Charles E. Yeager, Maj H.G. Russell, Col F.J. Ascani, Brig Gen J.S

Background imageMajor Collection: Major (later Major-General) Sir Neil Campbell CB

Major (later Major-General) Sir Neil Campbell CB (1776-1827), 1815 (c).Oil on canvas by Edouard Henri Pingret (1788-1875), 1819.Full-length

Background imageMajor Collection: The Men who fought at Arnhem, WW2

The Men who fought at Arnhem, WW2
The men who fought at Arnhem in a struggle against the odds during the Second World War. A double page spread of seven photographs, picturing Major-General Urquhart

Background imageMajor Collection: Malik Umar Hayat Khan

Malik Umar Hayat Khan
Major General Sir Malik Mohammed Umar Hayat Khan (1875 1944), soldier of the Indian Empire, one of the largest landholders in the Punjab, and an elected member of the Council of State of India

Background imageMajor Collection: Olds, Robin, Major USaF in his P-51

Olds, Robin, Major USaF in his P-51

Background imageMajor Collection: James Thomas Byford McCudden, pilot

James Thomas Byford McCudden, pilot
James Thomas Byford McCudden (1895-1918), British air ace with a confirmed overall score of 57, who rose to the rank of Major, seen here in the cockpit of his Royal Aircraft Factory SE 5a

Background imageMajor Collection: Common heron, Ardea major, Grey heron, Ardea cinerea

Common heron, Ardea major, Grey heron, Ardea cinerea.. Handcolored copperplate drawn and engraved by George Graves from his own British Ornithology, Walworth, 1821

Background imageMajor Collection: Baritone opera singer Leonard Hermann-Leon

Baritone opera singer Leonard Hermann-Leon as the drum-major Gritzenko in L Etoile du Nord.. Handcoloured lithograph by Alexandre Lacauchie from Galerie Dramatique: Costumes des Theatres de Paris 1853

Background imageMajor Collection: Major Richardson leaves for Belgium with bloodhounds, WW1

Major Richardson leaves for Belgium with bloodhounds, WW1
Major Edwin Hauteville Richardson, Army officer and famous dog trainer, pictured at Charing Cross station with his Red Cross bloodhounds leaving for the seat of war in Belgium

Background imageMajor Collection: Plant roots: fibrous root of groundsel Senecio

Plant roots: fibrous root of groundsel Senecio vulgaris and plantain Plantago major.. Handcoloured copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration by Sydenham Edwards for William Curtiss Lectures

Background imageMajor Collection: The Prince of Wales skiing and pipe smoking in Norway

The Prince of Wales skiing and pipe smoking in Norway
The Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII, then Duke of Windsor) pictured at Finse on the Bergen Railway in Norway, where he was on skis for eight hours a day

Background imageMajor Collection: Dusseldorf Exhibition 1902

Dusseldorf Exhibition 1902 was a major national exhibition on an area by the Rhine which covered over 130 acres and had vast numbers of exhibits to showcase German industry

Background imageMajor Collection: Enfermedades de los ojos (Eye diseases). Engraving

Enfermedades de los ojos (Eye diseases). Engraving illustrating major eye diseases: stye, conjunctivitis, squint, pterygium, keratitis. Engraving

Background imageMajor Collection: Zimbabwe (Rhodesia) - Pungwe Falls

Zimbabwe (Rhodesia) - Pungwe Falls
Black and white lantern Slide of Pungwe Falls - British South Africa. Part of Box 288, British South Africa. Boswell Collection

Background imageMajor Collection: Street Map of Melbourne

Street Map of Melbourne
Black and white street map of Melbourne, Australia, showing major streets and railway station. Part of Box 100, Melbourne, Boswell Collection. Slide number 1. Date: circa 1890

Background imageMajor Collection: Rugger Personalities - Rugby 1920

Rugger Personalities - Rugby 1920
Rugger personalities by H. Crowther Smith. Includes G. Rowland Hill, Lieut-Colones S. S. D. Craven, B. S. Cumberlege, C. J. B. Marriott, C. N. Lowe, F. C

Background imageMajor Collection: WWI pen and ink and pencil sketches

WWI pen and ink and pencil sketches
A collection of First World War pen and ink and pencil sketches drawn by the artist when stationed in France and Flanders with the Northumberland Fusiliers

Background imageMajor Collection: Silver Menu holder - Ulster Volunteer Force badge

Silver Menu holder - Ulster Volunteer Force badge
Silver Menu holder belonging to Major L. G. Tempest Stone, CMG, containing the Ulster Volunteer Force badge and engraved on base - RCM Major L. G. Tempest Stone, South Belfast Ulster Club, 1914

Background imageMajor Collection: Jean-Jacques Berne-Bellecour Folio of artwork

Jean-Jacques Berne-Bellecour Folio of artwork
A folio of 24 hand-coloured i, mostly titled. And one original watercolour of a Tommy in full battledress standing on ground marked Deutschland unter alles. Signed No. 164 of 250

Background imageMajor Collection: Pro Italia - Allies and Brothers-In-Arms for Justice

Pro Italia - Allies and Brothers-In-Arms for Justice. Drawn for an Italian Celebration on Italian Day, 7th October 1915, and disposed of in the streets in the form of a souvenir pocket handkerchief

Background imageMajor Collection: Caricatures at a gas school by Lieut. Fred May, WW1

Caricatures at a gas school by Lieut. Fred May, WW1
Some Up-to-Date Gas-Coves, who are teaching the Boches the Game of Tit for Tat. Caricatures by Lieutenant Fred May of various men at a famous gas school (in an undisclosed location in Britain)

Background imageMajor Collection: Motorists at Brooklands by The Tout

Motorists at Brooklands by The Tout
Caricatures of prominent figures in the motoring world trapped by The Tout at Brooklands. From left, Julian Orde, Jimmy Percy, Edward Manville, Harvey du Cros (founder of Dunlop tyres)

Background imageMajor Collection: Clarissa Tennant

Clarissa Tennant
Clarissa Madeleine Georgiana Felicite Tennant (1896-1960), daughter of 1st Baron Glenconner pictured staring into the fire

Background imageMajor Collection: Major Ranjisinghi Jamsaheb of Nawanagar, WW1

Major Ranjisinghi Jamsaheb of Nawanagar, WW1
Ranjitsinhji Vibhaji (1872 1933), popularly known as Ranji, Indian prince and Test cricketer who played for the Sussex English cricket team

Background imageMajor Collection: Colonial volunteers inspected by Major-General Bethune, WW1

Colonial volunteers inspected by Major-General Bethune, WW1
Major-General Bethune inspecting colonial volunteers on the Horse Guards Parade wearing their civilian clothes, including, at one end, a man in top hat and tails

Background imageMajor Collection: Lady Evelyn Graham by Madame Yevonde

Lady Evelyn Graham by Madame Yevonde. She was formerly Lady Evelyn Catherine King (1896-1974), daughter of the 3rd Earl of Lovelace. She married Major-General Miles Graham in 1918

Background imageMajor Collection: Margaret Leicester-Warren by Madame Yevonde

Margaret Leicester-Warren by Madame Yevonde
Margaret Alice Leicester-Warren (?-1964) by Madame Yevonde. She had recently become engaged to Major Oliver William Hargreaves Leese of the Coldstream Guards. They married in 1933. Date: 1932



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