Major Collection (page 8)

Major-General John Maitland Salmond
Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir John Maitland Salmond, (1881-1968) British military officer who rose to high rank in the Royal Flying Corps and then the Royal Air Force

LCC-LFB control unit at Lambeth LFB HQ
Located at Lambeth fire station, the London Fire Brigade control unit which attend major fires and incidents, reporting back and requesting reinforcements as required. Date: circa 1950s

LCC-LFB Warehouse fire, Butlers Wharf, Bermondsey
A major docklands fire at Butlers Wharf, Bermondsey, SE London. It happened during a particularly cold spell for March. The attack on the fire by a large number of firefighters

The Dennistoun case in the law courts
A page from the Sphere showing portraits of the people involved in the scandalous Dennistoun law case, also known as the Bachelors Case

The Mainwaring Sisters
This portrait shows the two beautiful daughters of Sir Henry Stapleton Mainwaring, 5th Baronet. With his death in 1934 the title became extinct

Curtis British Entomology Plate 626
Lepidoptera: Daphnis nerii (Rose-Bay Sphinx, Oleander Hawk) [Plant: Vinca major (Greater Periwinkle)] Date: 1824-39

Curtis British Entomology Plate 613
Diptera: Bombylius major [Plant: Salix repens (Creeping Willow)] Date: 1824-39

Nieppe, just outside Northern boundary of Armentieres, WW1
Nieppe - just outside the Northern boundary of Armentieres. The old Mill, where eggs and fresh milk could be obtained almost up to the time the Bosche attacked

Portuguese Army mule cart en route through Erquinghem, WW1
Portuguese Wagon - Portuguese Army mule cart en route through Erquinghem - 14.7.17. Shows regimental insignia in red and green with the figures 13 and 169 on the cart

Storeyard from farmhouse Delacroix Farm, WW1
View of the RE storeyard from farmhouse, Delacroix Farm, Sailly-sur-la-Lys. Birds eye view of the Delacroix Farm as laid out as our depot

Typical French kitchen stove, with Hortense Delacroix, WW1
A typical French kitchen stove, with Hortense Delacroix. Here I took my cafe au lait each morning before going down line. Annotated on back of picture - Hortense Delacroix

Sad End of a German Spy Behind the British Line, WW1
The Sad End of a German Spy Behind the British Line. He foolishly endeavoured to obtain information from our sign boards!

Signpost Lane, from British lines to German lines, WW1
Signpost Lane, which ran from the British lines, through the German lines into the village of Neuve Chapelle. This sketch was made from a ditch in No-Man s-Land during a reconnaissance for

RE wiring party in front of the trenches, WW1
An RE [Royal Engineers] wiring party in front of the trenches. Until about late 1915, wiring was exclusively the work of the RE, but the casualties sustained in doing this work

Spy Farm, Rue de Bois, RE store destroyed by shell fire, WW1
Spy Farm, Rue de Bois, another RE store, destroyed by shell fire, 26th January 1915. A considerable amount of constructive woodwork was stored here

Trenches at La Boutillerie, forward of Fleurbaix, WW1
By the light of the flare. My first impression of the trenches, at La Boutillerie, forward of Fleurbaix, Jan.15. The front line consisted of separate trenches of primitive construction without any

South Kensington Arts Students marching through London, with a bust of Major-General Baden-Powell, to celebrate the relief of Mafeking. Date: 1900

Westland WS. 55 Series 3 G-APDY
Westland WS.55 Series 3 G-APDY (msn WA/241), at the September 1962 SBAC Farnborough Air-Show. Built as the WS-55 Series 2 demonstrator

Westland-Sikorsky S. 55 Series 3 G-APDY
Westland-Sikorsky S.55 Series 3 G-APDY (msn WA.241). Westlands Gnome-Whirlwind demonstrator at the 1963 Biggin Hill International Air Fair

Lockheed C-130A-45-LM Hercules 57-0460
United States Air Force - Lockheed C-130A-45-LM Hercules 57-0460 (msn 182-3167) sold to South Vietnam. On 3 April 1975, 1st Lt Pham-Quang-Khiem

Queens Flight - Westland Whirlwind HCC. 8 XN127
Queens Flight - Westland Whirlwind HCC.8 XN127, VVIP transport for Royal transport tasks. One of two acquired for Queens Flight (XN127 and XN126)

Kaiserliche Marine - Albatros W. 4 747
Kaiserliche Marine (Imperial German Navy) - Albatros W.4 747, prototype of the W.4, which was operated by the Marine-Fliegerabteilung from September 1916

Lord Kitchener, Admiral Sir E Seymour and Major-General Sir Alfred Gaselee passing under the Canadian Arch

Golf caddie inadvertantly pokes fun at man golfing Date: 1910

Goethals in Panama Date: 1950

Map of Africa, 1645 Date: 1645

Group on rear verandah, Quex Park
Group of patients and one nurse on the rear verandah, overlooking the gardens, Quex Park. This verandah ran along the back of the Museum buildings and was used as a sheltered outdoor space in summer

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Great tinamou, Tinamus major (near threatened), and western capercaillie, Tetrao urogallus.. Handcolored copperplate stipple engraving from Dumont de Sainte-Croixs Dictionary of Natural Science

Famous Golfers Caught In The Act. No. 6. Major C. O. Hezlet
Major Hezlet won the Irish Amateur Golf Championship in 1926, and is famous for his very wide stance. He is seen here striding the course like a Colossus. Date: 1928

The Major Domo by H C Shaw
An illustration of a sleepy St Bernard dog. Date: March 1890

GREAT TIT (MORRIS)
GREAT TIT (Parus major) Date: 1851

RESCUED FROM THE SEINE
Antoine Ravignat, Adj. Major of the 3rd regiment of Hussars drowns in the Seine rescuing fellow officer and then trying to save the manservant as well Date: 1803

BANQUET BESIDE A WAR
A group of gentlemen partake of splendid wines and victuals at a banquet whilst a major battle takes place outside, providing ample topics for conversation. Date: 16th century

CHASSEUR DRUM-MAJOR
The Tambour-Major (drum-major) of the Chasseurs a pied proudly leads his drummers in parade past the Empereur Date: circa 1807

INFANTRY MANOEUVRES 1861
A Battalion wheeling from line into open column, right in front. Date: 1861

MAP / EASTERN EUROPE 1550
A detailed map of Eastern Europe, showing the major regions, cities, rivers and lakes. The map stretches from Constantinople in the East to Strasbourg in the West. Date: 1550

BLUNT / URSA MAJOR / PL 24
Ursa Major : the constellation is composed, at first sight, of seven conspicuous stars, four of which are in a rectangular figure and form Date: 1849

French Surgeon-Major Date: 1850

French aides du camp - general major and marshal with their mounts Date: 1813 - 1815

de Havilland DH. 60GIII Moth Major HB-UPE
de Havilland DH.60GIII Moth Major HB-UPE Delivered June 1934 to Werner Ochetti as CH-348. Seen in this photograph owned by Section Vaudoise de lAE.C.S. Somewhere In Switzerland. Date: 1960s

The Grave of Poet William Wordsworth, Grasmere, Cumbria
The Grave of Poet William Wordsworth (1770-1850), Grasmere, Cumbria. Date: 1908

Suffragette Drum and Fife band - Lantern Slide
Suffragette Drum and Fife band - the first composed entirely of women. Date: (insert)

Two beach fishermen with their rods and line
Two male beach fishermen with their rods and lines at Col Huw Bay, Llantwit Major, Glamorgan, South Wales. It is a windy and wet winters day and the sea is rough. The Sunday Times Date: 1988

Beach fisherman, Col Huw Bay, Llantwit Major, Glamorgan
A beach fisherman unhooks a flounder he has just caught with rod and line at Col Huw Bay, Llantwit Major, Glamorgan, South Wales

Maj.s Kennedy and Sir Gerald Mildmay - Reading and District
Maj.s Kennedy and Sir Gerald Mildmay judging at the Reading and District Horse Show held in Mr Oliver Dixons grounds. Dixon was one of the best known hunter dealers in England at the time. Date: 1927

Start of Major Woods Unlucky Flight - Receiving a blessing
Major J C P Wood and Captain C C Wyllie met with misfortune during their preliminary flight from Eastchurch to Limerick, whence they intended to cross the Atlantic from west to east

WW1 - Major V Ls Beckett - Yorkshire Regiment - Roll of Honour - The Sphere October 28th, 1916. Date: 1916

Un-folded wallet - set of photographic postcards by A Gaddis
Un-folded wallet for a set of photographic postcards by A Gaddis, Luxor of the major sites of Upper Egypt, specifically Thebes

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