Major Collection (page 5)

Sydney as Macquarie Left It
This panorama was taken from the Observatory Hill. To the left one is looking towards the Heads and to the right over the City

Flemington Race Course
An architectural sketch showing some proposed improvements to be made to Flemington Racecourse, a major venue in Melbourne, Australia. Date: circa 1922

Invercauld Bridge, Braemar
An etching of Invercauld Bridge, in Braemar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The bridge was built by Major William Caulfeild in 1753 as part of the military road from Perthshire through the mountains to

Miss Isabel Jeans
A painting of English stage and film actress, Miss Isabel Jeans, wearing a pink dress. She went on to play major roles in two Alfred Hitchcock silent films, Downhill (1927) and Easy Virtue (1928)

Sir John Sinclair of Ulbster, Bt
An Oil painting of Sir John Sinclair of Ulbster, a British politician and writer of works including Statistical Account of Scotland of which there are a vast 21 volumes

Lord Shrewsbury at Hurlingham polo club
Major Charles Henry John Chetwynd-Talbot, 20th Earl of Shrewsbury, 20th Earl of Waterford, 5th Earl Talbot KCVO (1860-1921) was keen on polo. Here he is attending a pony show at the Hurlingham Club

Advertisment for Debrett's Peerage. With a photograph of the book, and photomontage with illustrations, of titled men of note. Designed by Zec

Photographs of Gainsborough shooting party, outdoor sporting portraits and group shot. Captioned, Those Idle Rich: The Earl of Gainsborough's Birthday shooting party, at Exton Park, Rutland'

Ocean Pier Wildwood New Jersey at night
The card is one of a series of finely printed Tichnor images of interesting sites in America. Wildwood is a tourist destination beside the Atlantic

Grenadier Guards Drum Major wearing bearskin hat Date: 1894

Drum Major, Argyll and Sutherland 91st Highlanders
Drum Major, 1st Battalion Princess Louise's Argyll and Sutherland 91st Highlanders, by Arthur Jule Goodman Date: 1895

Robin DR. 400-140B Major D-EEMU
Robin DR.400-140B Major D-EEMU (msn 1037). Date: circa 1995

Robin DR. 400-140B Major F-GJQC
Robin DR.400-140B Major F-GJQC (msn 1970). Date: circa 1995

Robin DR-400 Major HB-KD
Robin DR-400-140B Major HB-KDB (msn 2125) Date: circa 1990

Robin DR-400 Major F-GJQC
Robin DR-400-140B Major F-GJQC (msn 1970) Date: circa 1990

Mount Myogi, Gunma Prefecture, Japan
Mount Myogi - one of the major mountains in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. Date: circa 1920s

Support French Alsace - Lorraine
Alsace-Lorraine was the name given to territory that was ceded by France to Germany in 1871 after the Franco-German War.The loss of Alsace-Lorraine was a major cause of anti-German feeling in France

Miles M. 3A Falcon Major G-AEEG
Miles M.3A Falcon Major G-AEEG (msn 216), at Coventry - Baginton Airport in August 1965. Built and test-flown as U-20. To Sweden October 1936 as SE-AFN. Later returned to UK and again became G-AEEG

Ford Super Major 5000 tracked cable trench cutter
Ford Super Major 5000 tracked cable-trench cutter. Date: circa 1960

Two schoolboys in a dormitory at Atlantic College (United World College of the Atlantic), St Donat's Castle, Llantwit Major, Glamorgan, South Wales. Date: 1969

Schoolboys at Atlantic College (United World College of the Atlantic), St Donat's Castle, Llantwit Major, Glamorgan, South Wales. Date: 1969

Portrait of Beauchamp Tower. Date: circa 1890

Wedding gift for Duke of York from East Yorkshire Regiment
Albert, Duke of York (1895-1952) (later King George VI) receives a wedding present from Major General Inglefield on behalf of the East Yorkshire Regiment at Lichfield

Germany and France - Conquest of the Air 1907
German and France, rivalry between two air-ships. The German air-ship that stayed up the longest for three hours over Berlin, over the French rival La Patrie. Date: 1907

Fragment of a column with funerary inscription in Hebrew. Ar
Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran. Fragment of a column with funerary inscription in Hebrew of Abramo Roccas (d.1587) in the cloister. Rome. Italy

Major Faure Chomon with gift cartons, Cuba
Major Faure Chomon, Communications Minister for Cuba, holding up so-called gift cartons from American CIA agents. The cartons were found to contain weapons parts, ammunition and grenades. Date: 1963

Only interview between the Commanders, Wellington and Nelson
The Army and Navy representing the only interview between the Great Commanders, Wellington and Nelson! Chromolithograph, unknown publisher

Corpse Deception World War Two 1943 Operation
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Denis Thatcher, British businessman and PM's husband
Major Sir Denis Thatcher, 1st Baronet (1915-2003), British businessman, best known as the husband of Margaret Thatcher, nee Roberts, British Prime Minister from 1979 to 1990. Date: circa 1980s

Mao Zedong meeting Che Guevara
Chinese Communist leader, Mao Zedong (1893-1976), also known as Chairman Mao. Seen here meeting and greeting Ernesto "Che" Guevara (1928-1967), the Argentinian Marxist revolutionary

Winston Churchill with General Fayolle in France
Winston Churchill (1874-1965), while serving as a Major in the British Army during World War One, with General Fayolle (Marie Emile Fayolle, Marshal of France, 1858-1928)

The war in America: General Pope's division at the Levee, Ca
General Pope's division on its way from New Madrid to reinforce General Halleck, near Corinth. Reinforcements are seen arriving by train for the Battle of Shiloh, April 6-7th 1862

FUNERAL CARD: WELLINGTON
An invitation to the state funeral of Field Marshall The Duke of Wellington at St Paul's Cathedral, in the name of Major Saunders of the 19th Regiment Date: 1852

BATTLE OF LEIPZIG 1813
In the course of the battle of LEIPZIG Major von Krofigt dies heroically at Moeckern Date: 16 October 1813

Handley Page HPR. 7 Dart-Herald G-AODE prototype
Handley Page HPR.7 Dart-Herald G-AODE (msn 147) 1st prototype, moments before the starboard engine turbine blew up, causing the engine to fall off and the aircraft to catch fire

Avro 652 Anson I N4877 - G-AMDA of the Skyfame museum at Staverton Airport N4877 was built at the Avro factory at Newton Heath, Manchester and was taken on charge by the Royal Air Force on Nov 17

Major John Pitcairn entering Lexington in the early morning of 19 April 1775, faced with about 80 Lexington militiamen, marking the first military engagement of the American Revolutionary War

Major General Edward Braddocks force attacked during an expedition against the French-occupied Ohio River Valley on 9 July 1755; he died of his wounds a few days later

Ta-ra-ra-Boom-de-ay - popular song
Ta-ra-ra-Boom-de-ay - the popular song in musical notation, with portraits Date: 1890s

Lincoln after 1905 typhoid epedemic
Lincoln High Street after Lockdown ended in 1905. The city was hit by a major typhoid epidemic between November 1904 and August 1905

Field Marshal Sir Charles York, British Army officer
Vintage 19th century photograph: Field Marshal Sir Charles Yorke GCB was a senior British Army officer. He fought in many of the battles of the Peninsular War and of the Hundred Days

The Royal Visit to the Vatican - standing behind Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip are Major Martin Charteris, Private Secretary to the Princess (wearing white tie), Lady Palmer

Comic postcard, two British soldiers, private and sergeant major, WW1 Date: circa 1918

The New Chief of the Home Guard. Major General T R Eastwood who has just been appointed Director General of the Home Guard

Mrs Harry Barclay, Mr Godfrey-Butler, Miss Delia Crossley and Major Frank Scott-Murray on holiday in Biarritz. Date: 1924

Afghan War: signing the treaty of Gundamuk
The Afghan War: the Ameer Yakoob Khan and Major Cavagnari signing the treaty of Gundamuk, 1879

The Afghan War: Major Cavagnari arranging with the shinwarries for the protection of the road from Dakka to Lundi Khana. Date: 1879

WW II - German Major General Eric Estler discusses surrender
World War II - German Major Geneeral Eric Estler discusses surrender terms with American Lt. Colonel French, Loire Valley France

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