Marked Collection (page 5)

An Underground Drinking Cellar, San Francisco, 1884
Engraving showing an underground drinking cellar with, in the background, a stock index board marked on the wall, San Francisco, 1884

Alex James and Footballers Montage, 1933
Photographic montage showing Alex James, the Arsenal midfield footballer, relaxing in the sun and a number of smaller figures playing football

The Flood-Scale on the Pont Neuf, Paris, November 1910
Photograph of the Flood-Scale on the Pont Neuf, showing the heights of various floods that had affected Paris between the 17th and 20th centuries

Ash Wednesday Custom
On ASH WEDNESDAY, the first day of Lent, Catholics go to church to be marked on the forehead with a cross in ash, as a sign of penitence

Houdini Exposes Trick
Houdini demonstrates how with the help of an assistant, a skilful medium can exchange a blank slate for a marked one in mid-seance

Clock / Clepsydra, C magne
The Clepsydra of Charlemagne (or water stealer ). A graduated vase was filled with liqued which stole through an aperture. The receding height marked the passage in hours

1809 Ladies in a Gallery
Four ladies in a gallery wear fashionable dresses some of which show a marked classical influence including a cloak that fastens on one shoulder with a brooch

Hadrians Wall at Byker
A view of Hadrians Wall stretching from Byker towards Newcastle. Built by order of Emperor Hadrian in AD 122, the wall marked the northern extent of the Roman Empire

FRENCHWOMAN 1614 - 2
A marked change of fashion takes place when Louis XIII inherits the throne : the wide lace collar and low-cut bodice are new styles which distinguish the period

Calais Plage & Casino
The plage at Calais seen from the sea : the Casino is in the background, beyond the beach huts, one of which is marked x by the sender of this card

BLERIOT 1910
The distinctive pigeon tail on this, one of the last Bleriot monoplanes, is a marked advance on the box-like tail-ends he has used till now

Pocket Sun Dial
The POCKET SUN-DIAL - a precursor of the pocket watch - let the suns light pass through a small hole to reach a dial marked on the inside rim

Atlas & Planets
A Titan, condemned by Zeus to carry the entire heavens on his back : the planets in their orbits are clearly marked !

Accession of Elizabeth I
Queen Elizabeth Is accession to the throne is marked by rejoicing among the people; here petals are strewn in front of her horse

Art / Techniques / Device
Device used to paint or draw landscapes with the correct scale. It is made of glass marked with squares and an eye-piece on the end of an adjustable rod

Pyne - a Baker
A BAKER Few itinerant traders are as welcome as the baker, with his baskets of wheaten bread (marked W) and his household bread (H)

Circumcision Process
Circumcision is an important event in the life of a male Egyptian Moslem, and is marked by an ostentatious procession before the ceremony

Fireworks in Green Park
A fireworks display at Green Park to celebrate the Peace of Aix-la-Chapelle which marked the end of the War of Austrian Succession

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