Melville Collection (page 2)

Henry Dundas (later 1st Viscount Melville)
Henry Dundas (1742-1811) - became 1st Viscount Melville in 1802. A Scottish advocate and Tory politician. He was the first Secretary of State for War and became, in 1806

The Female Swindler - Walter Melville
Promotional card showing Tom H. Taylors production of The Female Swindler by Walter Melville which was first produced at the Terriss Theatre in Rotherhithe, London on 12th October 1903

The Forty Theives by Ian Query
Promotional postcard by popular artist E P Kinsella for the Forty Thieves by Ian Query for the Lyceum Theatre in London, Christmas 1912

Theatre in Kimberley, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Theatre Royal in Kimberley, Northern Cape Province, South Africa. Walter Melvilles Company were performing The Girl Who Lost Her Character, a bad woman drama. Date: circa 1904

Knysna, Western Cape Province, South Africa
Street in Knysna, a south coast resort in the Western Cape Province, South Africa. Date: circa 1940

Quartz crystal - Collected by Matthew Flinders & Ferdinand Bauer, 16 February 1803, from Australia, Melville Bay. Coll. No. BM 75819 Date: 1803

The Worst Woman in London by Walter Melville. First produced at the Standard Theatre, 23rd October 1899. One of the many melodramas written by one or other of the Melville brothers. Date: circa 1899

Herman Melville
MELVILLE, Herman (1819-1891). American novelist. Moby Dick. Engraving

Afghan man of Damaun, Afghanistan
An Afghaun of Damaun. An armed Afghan resting a firearm on his shoulder. he has a sword hung at his side and a small circular shield slung over his back. 1815

Cinderella by Walter and Frederick Melville
Cinderella, produced by brothers Walter (1875-1937)and Frederick Melville (1877-1938), at the Princes Theatre, on 26th December 1912. The artist is E. P Kinsella. Date: 1912

Bell Homestead, Brantford, Ontario, Canada
Melville House, the family Home of Alexander Graham Bell (who invented the telephone there in July 1874) at Brantford, Ontario, Canada. Date: circa 1910s

Between Two Women, by Frederick Melville. First produced at the Terriss Theatre, Rotherhithe, London, October 1904. The Rev Carton is depicted

George Whyte-Melville
GEORGE JOHN WHYTE-MELVILLE British novelist, born in Scotland Date: 1821 - 1878

Parry / Hecla / Beechey
Edward Parry and his crew with establishing themselves into their winter quarters at Winter Harbour, on the south side of Melville Island. Date: 20 September 1819

Parry / Hecla & Gripa / Iln
Edward Parry and his crew with Hecla & Griper cutting into their winter quarters at Winter Harbour, on the south side of Melville Island. Date: 1819

Beauty and the Beast, Lyceum Pantomime
Beauty and the Beast Pantomime, Lyceum Theatre, London. 1937

The Great World of London by G Lander and W Melville
Promotional postcard for The Great World of London by George Lander and Walter Melville. First produced at the Standard Theatre, 31st October 1898. The Salvation Army shelter

A Girls Cross Roads by Walter Melville
Promotional postcard for A Girls Cross Roads by Walter Melville. First produced Standard Theatre, Shoreditch, 5th May 1903. Artist: Harry Quinton Date: 1903

The Monk And The Woman by Frederick Melville
Promotional postcard for The Monk and the Woman by Frederick Melville. First produced at the Lyceum Theatre, 28th February 1912. The Greatest Play Since The Sign of the Cross. Artist: E. P. Kinsella

Selector portable wireless advertisement, 1929
Advertisement for the Selector Quality Portable featuring Mr Derek Oldham and Miss Winnie Melville listening intently from the comfort of a hammock and garden chair. Date: 1929

By the Melville Monument, Comrie, Fifeshire
By the Melville Monument, Comrie, Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland. Date: 1962

Major General Sir J M Babington KCB. GOC 23rd Division
Major-General Sir James Melville Babington (Babbington) (1854 -1936) in command of the 23rd Infantry Division in 1915. Silhouette by Captain H. L

Melville (Bretherton)
HENRY DUNDAS, first viscount MELVILLE Scottish statesman, secretary of state. Date: 1742 - 1811

Jane Vctss Melville
JANE viscountess MELVILLE (nee Hope) wife (1) of Henry Dundas, first viscount, (2) of Henry Wallace. Date: 1766 - 1829

George Earl Meville
GEORGE first earl MELVILLE Scottish statesman, secretary of state for Scotland Date: 1634? - 1707

Melville (Kay)
HENRY DUNDAS, first viscount MELVILLE Scottish statesman, in the uniform of a volunteer officer at Edinburgh Date: 1742 - 1811

Katharine Ctss Melville
KATHARINE LESLIE, countess MELVILLE wife of George, first earl Date: CIRCA 1660

Eighth Earl of Leven
DAVID, eighth earl of LEVEN of LEVEN & MELVILLE Scottish statesman Date: 1785 - 1860

Seventh Earl of Leven
ALEXANDER, seventh earl of LEVEN & MELVILLE Scottish statesman Date: 1749 - 1820

Map of Saint Petersburg (1834). Original drawing
" Map of Saint Petersburg (1834). Original drawing by W.B. Clarke and engraving by B. Davies, originally published under supervision of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge

Chief Justice Melville W. Fuller administering the oath of office to Benjamin Harrison on the east portico of the US Capitol, March 4, 1889. Date 1889

Greenland Melville
Greenlands icy mountains, on an inlet of Baffin Bay on the northwest coast. Date: 1850

Group of 56 Squadron R. F. C. Officers
Group of 56 Squadron Royal Flying Corps officers. Back row, left to right: Lieutenants G C Maxwell; Melville; Lehmann; Knight; Barlow; Knaggs

Olympic poem
A satirical take on the Olympics by Alan Melville. 1948

Durani Villager with gun, Afghanistan
A Dooraunee Villager with his Arms. An Afghan man wearing a long cloak and carrying a firearm with a long bayonet. 1815

Theatre, famous names of 1925 by Nerman
A series of caricatures of some of the most famous names of the London stage in 1925, including Austin Melford, Cicely James, Gilbert Childs, Anita Elson, Davy Burnaby, Betty Chester

Bright Young People
Group photograph of William Acton, Mrs Arthur Bendir, Elizabeth Ponsonby, Harry Melville and Babe Plunket-Greene taken at the fancy dress ball hosted by David

Melville / Dundas / 1st Visc
Henry Dundas 1st Viscount Melville and Baron Dunira Statesman

The Zulu war. Sketches at Rorkes Drift by Lieutenant H C Ha
Graves of Lieutenant Coghill and Melville who died trying to secure the colours of the 24th Regiment and were awarded posthumous Victoria Crosses

Death of Tory Principle
THE FUNERAL OF TORY PRINCIPLE Dutifully Dedicated to the HOLY ALLIANCE A procession of Tory grandees mourn the abandonment of their principles (Wellington 3rd l)

Whaling / Sir John Ross
Sir John Ross on his first expedition: a whale hunt in Melville Bay. Date: 1818

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