Mar16 Collection (page 2)

State Opening of Parliament, 1913
The regal ceremony at Westminster - King George V entering the House of Lords to open Parliament wearing his crown and with Queen Mary on his right. Date: 1913

Pompeii as it was in Ancient Days by Matania
Life in Pompeii 2000 years ago. A new reconstruction series by Fortunino Matania, no. III. Bringing in the new wine to Pompeii after the October vintage

Pompeii as it was and is by Matania
The last election in Pompeii, 2000 years ago, before the eruption of Vesuvius, as envisaged by the Sphere special artist and expert in historical reconstruction, Fortunino Matania

In the Street of Abundance at Pompeii by Matania
A special reconstruction series of ancient Pompeii by Fortunino Matania for The Sphere. Here, in the Via Dell Abbondanza, a wealthy street in the city, is a sacrificial shrine, where anyone

The Rescue by Fortunino Matania
The Rescue - a scene on a Swiss snow slope. One skier leans over to rescue a small pet dog who has fallen over the edge of a snowy ledge, much to the distress of a small child. Date: 1922

Magnetic evitated train by Emile Bachelet 1914
Diagram for a magnetic evitated trains, primarily the invention is designed for the carrying of mail at the speed of 300 miles per hour

Djibouti - Charcoal Depot at the Port. Date: 1920

Neutral Moresnet - a small BelgianPrussian condominium
The borders of Belgium, Germany and The Netherlands in 1906. of particular importance is the central feature of Neutral Moresnet - a small BelgianPrussian condominium that existed from 1816 to 1920

El Kantara, Algeria - The Red Village
El Kantara, Biskra Province, Algeria - The Red Village - an important caravan station in the east of the country. Date: circa 1906

King George V - tweed suit and hat
King George V (1865-1936) - in a very snazzy tweed suit and hat! Date: 1911

Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll - Carte de Visite
Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll (1848-1939) - Hill & Saunders Carte de Visite, circa 1860 Date: circa 1865

Lady Paget, previously Mrs Arthur Paget, formerly the American heiress, Minnie Stevens (Steevens), American heiress and prominent society figure. Date: 1909

Lord Buckhurst, Lady Myra (Idina) and Lady Avice Sackville
The children of Lady de la Warr including, left, Lady Myra Sackville, more commonly known as Lady Idina Sackville, who, through her five marriages was also known under the surnames of Wallace

Lily Duchess of Marlborough with her son
Lily Spencer-Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough (n饠 Lilian Warren Price) (June 10, 1854 January 11, 1909), American heiress and socialite during the Gilded Age

Paraguayan war, battle of Chaco
Paraguayan war between Paraguay, and the Triple Alliance of Argentina, Empire of Brazil and Uruguay. Engagement at Chaco, 1868. Date: 1868

Sir George Martin, organist
Sir George Clement Martin MVO (11 September 1844 21 February 1916) English organist, who served at St Pauls Cathedral. Pictured here in the organ loft of St. Pauls Cathedral. Date: 1903

Mrs Asquith and her baby (Anthony Asquith)
Emma Alice Margaret Asquith, Countess of Oxford and Asquith (nÚÑáTennant; 2 February 1864 28 July 1945), known as Margot Asquith, Anglo-Scottish socialite, author and wit. She was married to H. H

Mrs Adair, formerly American heiress Cornelia Wadsworth. Married her second husband, the wealthy Irishman, Mr John George Adair, in 1867. A leading society hostess during the Edwardian era

Restoration of the Acropolis, Athens
Depiction of the acropolis in ancient Athens, with the Propylaea, the bronze statue of Athena Promachos and the Erechteion, temple of the tutelary goddess Athena Polias

South Africa - Nourse Deep Gold Mine at Witwatersrand. Date: 1906

Sultan Hussein Kamel of Egypt
A portrait of Sultan Hussein Kamel of Egypt (1853-1917), who ruled from 1914-1917, during the British protectorate. Date: circa 1915

Elena of Montenegro, Queen of Italy (1873-1952). (2/2) Date: circa 1904

Landors Cottage by Harry Clarke
Poe illustration by Harry Clarke from " Tales of Mystery and Imagination". The boat appeared to be hanging, as if by magic... upon the interior surface of a funnel. From Landors Cottage

George Henry Hubert Lascelles (later 7th Earl of Harewood)
The Hon. George Henry Hubert Lascelles, (later The 7th Earl of Harewood) (1923-2011) - son of Princess Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood (1897-1965)

At the circus, two clowns playing musical instruments 1888
Two traditional circus clowns, wearing ruffled collar, pointed hats, white faces with red noses, lips, eyebrows and cheeks, playing musical instruments. Date: 1888

Streamline Silhouette, the Adorables cabaret act
The Adorables, an American all-comedy floor-show playing with huge success at the Grosvenor House Hotel in the autumn of 1938. Introduced to London the Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers dance, The Yam

Lady Lavery - A Self-Portrait
Hazel, Lady Lavery (1886 - 1935), formerly Hazel Martyn and second wife of the celebrated portrait Sir John Lavery who painted her portrait hundreds of times

Advert for Le Magda womens corsets 1910
French young women wearing elegant corsets with lace and ribbons. 1910

The Flying Scotsman dining car
Luxurious interior of the dining car on the Flying Scotsman, served by an all-steel kitchen-car, the first of its kind on a British diner. 1914

Wreckage of the Flying Scotsman
On the morning of April 14th the Flying Scotsman - the London to Aberdeen express from Kings Cross - came into collision with the engine of a goods train outside Burntisland Station, Fifeshire. 1914

WW2 weather balloons supplying data to the Allies, 1940
WW2 weather balloons supplying data to the Allies: The B.20 radio robot that signals meteorological details to the receivers on the ground

Ragtime, Arab horse decorated with WW1 medals
Ragtime, also known as Raggie, was a grey Arab horse, pictured here with his five medals displayed on his brow band. Three were for service during World War One, one for the Arab Revolt

Djidjelli, Algeria - Beach Avenue and Hotel de la Plage. Date: circa 1930

Visit by King George V and Queen Mary to the Isle of Wight. Date: circa 1935

Mr. Heywood Hill and Lady Anne Gathorne-Hardy
George Heywood Hill, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hill of Great Orchard, Bignor, Sussex and owner of the bookshop at 10 Curzon Street, together with his wife-to-be Lady Anne Gathorne-Hardy. 1937

Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India - Man Mandir Ghat
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India - regarded as the spiritual capital of India - the Man Mandir Ghat, built by Rajah Man Singh in 1600, showing Jai Singhs stone observatory on the roof Date: circa 1910s

WW1 mascots: Nancy the springbok
Nancy, the springbok mascot of the South African Scottish. 1915

From the Thames to Lake Tanganyika by river, sea and land. Upper image shows natives bringing back to shore a Belgian vessel, the Netta

Mimi and Tou-tou: a Thames to Tanganyika romance. The overland journey made from the Cape to Central Africa, and the victorious battles fought on Lake Tanganyika by the British naval expedition with

Proposed extensions of transport links into London 1919
Diagram showing a map of London and the movement of commuters by different travel means from Greater to Central London, and the proposed extensions of transport links

The distress in Lancashire: Sewing for unemployed girls, 1862
Sewing school for unemployed factory girls, Zion Chapel, Stretford Street, Manchester. The girls, ranging in age from sixteen years old to adult women, have free use of the premises

Advert for Noirat, hairpieces 1910
Advert for Noirat, pre-made fashionable wiglets for evening dress, an exhibition in Brussels, Noirat, won a prize for its hairpieces. 1910

Whales mistaken for u-boats during WW1
A page from The Illustrated London News, featuring two whales photographed from the air, showing how they could be mistaken for u-boats, and consequently bombed. WW1

The funeral of Prince Louis Napoleon, 1897
The funeral of the late Prince Imperial Louis Napoleon(1856-1879) - Queen Victoria and Princess Beatrice placing a wreath and a cross on the coffin at Camden House. Date: June 1897

Mice as fume detectors on a submarine, WW1
White mice as fume detectors on board a submarine, WW1. An officer is giving the mice an airing on deck

Two sealyham dogs on the deck of a ship during WW1

Advert for Noirat, hair and beauty 1912
Advertisement for Noirat, showing women with increased visual width at the back of the head using wavy wigs, also wearing discrete headbands with feather and combs. 1912

From Palace to Tomb, Ancient Egypt Reconstruction by Matania
Episode III - From the Palace to the Tomb - Going West to the Burial Place. Third in a series of illustrations depicting the journey of a deceased Pharaoh from palace to tomb

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