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Background imageNamed Collection: Avro Lancaster Mk VII NX611 Aeronavale Bankstown

Avro Lancaster Mk VII NX611 Aeronavale Bankstown
Avro Lancaster Mk VII NX611 in French Naval Air Arm livery at Bankstown in Sydney Australia. Eventually restored and bought in 1983 by the Panton Brothers she is now named Just Jane

Background imageNamed Collection: Avro Lancastrian G-AGLW BOAC LAP

Avro Lancastrian G-AGLW BOAC LAP
BOAC used their Avro Lancastrians on the England to Australia route from May 1945. G-AGLW, named Northampton, was flown until 1950 Date: 1946

Background imageNamed Collection: Avro Tudor Mk. V G-AKBZ BOAC Stansted

Avro Tudor Mk. V G-AKBZ BOAC Stansted
Avro Tudor 5 G-AKBZ was originally built for British South American Airways and named Star Falcon. Used as a fuel freighter during the Berlin Airlift. It was taken on by BOAC in 1949 but never used

Background imageNamed Collection: Boeing Stratocruiser N1024V Pan Am Singapore

Boeing Stratocruiser N1024V Pan Am Singapore
Originally named Clipper America N1024V was refitted as a Super Stratocruiser and renamed Clipper Kathay and used on the Pacific routes

Background imageNamed Collection: Booths Silicon china mug - 8 Allies including India

Booths Silicon china mug - 8 Allies including India
A very rare Booths Silicon china mug, dated A.D. 1914, with hand enamelled transfer in blue. It has a continuous decoration showing the 8 Allies (which are all named) including India

Background imageNamed Collection: British Red Cross Society, Duchess of Westminsters Hospital

British Red Cross Society, Duchess of Westminsters Hospital
A collection of eleven original images relating to No. 1 British Red Cross Society Hospital, more commonly known as The Duchess of Westminsters Hospital, named after its Founder

Background imageNamed Collection: Anarchist Paracutist

Anarchist Paracutist
A parachutist escapes from the Attila - the aptly-named flying machine of the evil- minded anarchist Hartmann - while on a bombing raid. (Story only guessed at) Date: 1902

Background imageNamed Collection: AGUSTINA de ARAGON, Agustina Saragossa y Dom讥ch

AGUSTINA de ARAGON, Agustina Saragossa y Dom讥ch
AGUSTINA de ARAGON, Agustina Saragossa y Dom讥 ch, named (1790-1858). Spanish heroine during the Peninsular War, defendor of the Portillo in Zaragoza. Engraving. SPAIN. Madrid. National Library

Background imageNamed Collection: Orator or Arringatore. 90 BC. Representation

Orator or Arringatore. 90 BC. Representation of Aulus Metellus, named the Orator. Roman art. Republican period. Sculpture on bronze. ITALY. Florence. National Museum of Archaeology

Background imageNamed Collection: Rome / Tarpeian Rock 1891

Rome / Tarpeian Rock 1891
Traditionally, traitors against the Roman state were thrown from this rock to their deaths : it was named after Tarteia who opened the gates Date: 1891

Background imageNamed Collection: Paddle boat

Paddle boat
Boats, Hand Propelled side wheelers. Three men in a hand propelled side wheeler named Queen Dido; piers and other boats visible

Background imageNamed Collection: THE PURE DROP INN

THE PURE DROP INN
The Pure Drop inn at Wareham, Dorset, England. This curiously named inn has no sentimental or traditional history other than having a pure brew made in-house

Background imageNamed Collection: Waltzing Couple

Waltzing Couple
Her charming dress swirls as her handsome partner - Major Fotheringham, just back from the Boer War, surely - skilfully guides her through the waltz

Background imageNamed Collection: Trotter / Sheffield Weds

Trotter / Sheffield Weds
J Trotter, player for Sheffield Wednesday

Background imageNamed Collection: O callaghan / Tottenham Hs

O callaghan / Tottenham Hs
E O Callaghan, player for Tottenham Hotspur

Background imageNamed Collection: Stanley Matthews / Stoke

Stanley Matthews / Stoke
(Sir) Stanley Matthews, known as The Wizard of Dribble, in his young days as a player for Stoke City Date: 1915 - 2000

Background imageNamed Collection: Mcpherson / Swansea F ball

Mcpherson / Swansea F ball
L McPherson, player for Swansea Town

Background imageNamed Collection: Buick for 1927

Buick for 1927
The 1927 Buick will be the greatest Buick ever built - a handsome four-seater convertible

Background imageNamed Collection: Heraldry / Blazon

Heraldry / Blazon
Blazon: showing elements from which coats of arms are composed including badge shape, colours, patterns & devices & how the badge is sub-divided and named

Background imageNamed Collection: Francois Coli - French Navigator

Francois Coli - French Navigator
Francois Coli (1881-1927) - French pilot and navigator - lost in 1927 with Charles Nungesser during their doomed attempt to fly across the Atlantic Ocean

Background imageNamed Collection: Programme for Military Exhibition, Earl?s Court, 1901

Programme for Military Exhibition, Earl?s Court, 1901. Shows Guards bandsmen and drummer boy. Price ?2d?. Printed by J J Keliner and Company Limited, London

Background imageNamed Collection: Sri Lanka - Working Elephant known as His Excellency

Sri Lanka - Working Elephant known as His Excellency Date: circa 1910s

Background imageNamed Collection: The Deserted Village by H M Bateman

The Deserted Village by H M Bateman. Speaking recently before a distiguished society, an architect named a village which to his surprise, though near the City

Background imageNamed Collection: Gathering in Sidi-el-Kebir, Blida

Gathering in Sidi-el-Kebir, Blida
A local gathering in Sidi-el-Kebir, Blida Province. Sidi-el-Kebir is named in the honour of Sidi-Ahmed El-Kebir, the founder of Blida. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageNamed Collection: The Channel Islands - St Brelades Bay

The Channel Islands - St Brelades Bay - Hillside view of white-walled houses around bay. Part of Box 234 Boswell Collection - The Channel Islands

Background imageNamed Collection: Animals at a French Zoo - Angora Goats

Animals at a French Zoo - Angora Goats - Sepia. Group of goats in pen. Part of Box 209 Boswell collection - Old and New French Zoo

Background imageNamed Collection: USA - Burin Harbour. (Newfoundland)

USA - Burin Harbour. (Newfoundland) - Burin Harbour. (Newfoundland). The Burin Peninsula is a Canadian peninsula located on the south coast of the island of Newfoundland in the province of

Background imageNamed Collection: USA - Wall Street. New York

USA - Wall Street. New York - Wall Street. New York. Wall Street is the financial district of New York City, named after and centred on the eight-block-long street running from Broadway to South

Background imageNamed Collection: Liverpool - Liverpool Lime Street

Liverpool - Liverpool Lime Street - Lime street - tram lines, Shops with Blinds to House at the end. Part of Box 62 Boswell Collection - Liverpool

Background imageNamed Collection: Paris Exhibition of 1889 - Eiffel Tower

Paris Exhibition of 1889 - Eiffel Tower - Col Slide. Eiffel Tower against Sunset. Part of Box 119 Boswell Collection. The Eiffel Tower is an iron lattice tower located on the Champ de Mars in Paris

Background imageNamed Collection: USA - Grand Geyser Yellowstone Park

USA - Grand Geyser Yellowstone Park - Grand Geyser - a fountain geyser in the Upper Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in the United States. It is the tallest predictable geyser known

Background imageNamed Collection: USA - Old Faithful Geyser, Yellowstone park

USA - Old Faithful Geyser, Yellowstone park
USA - old Faithful Geyser, Yellowstone park - Geyser. Old Faithful is a cone geyser located in Wyoming, in Yellowstone National Park in the United States

Background imageNamed Collection: The Girls name Claudia surrounded by flowers and fruit

The Girls name Claudia surrounded by flowers and fruit. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageNamed Collection: An appropriately named shop behind a statue in Manchester

An appropriately named shop behind a statue in Manchester
An appropriately named shop behind a statue in St Anns Square, Manchester Date: circa 1980

Background imageNamed Collection: Pope Leo XIII (1810-1903) during an audience at the Vatican

Pope Leo XIII (1810-1903) during an audience at the Vatican
Leo XIII (1810-1903). Italian Pope (1878-1903), named Vincenzo Gioacchino Pecci. Audience at the Vatican. Engraving in The Iberian Illustration, 1888. Colored. Date: 20131114

Background imageNamed Collection: The Ruffian widower named Trampagos (El Rufian viudo llamado

The Ruffian widower named Trampagos (El Rufian viudo llamado
Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616). Spanish writer. Short farce The Ruffian widower named Trampagos (El Rufian viudo llamado Trampagos). Colored engraving. 1868. Private collection

Background imageNamed Collection: El Rufian viudo llamado Trampagos. Short farce by Cervantes

El Rufian viudo llamado Trampagos. Short farce by Cervantes
Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616). Spanish writer. Short farce The Ruffian widower named Trampagos (El Rufian viudo llamado Trampagos). Engraving. 1868. Private collection

Background imageNamed Collection: Port Chalmers, Dunedin, New Zealand

Port Chalmers, Dunedin, New Zealand
A view of Port Chalmers, the port of Dunedin, which lies at the entrance to Otago harbour. It was named after Dr Chalmers, leader of the Free Church movement in Scotland. Date: circa 1895

Background imageNamed Collection: Ponce De Lion Hotel, St Augustine, Florida, USA

Ponce De Lion Hotel, St Augustine, Florida, USA
The ornate architecture of the Ponce De Lion Hotel, St Augustine, Florida, named after a Spanish soldier, explorer and colleague of Columbus

Background imageNamed Collection: Flatiron building, Broadway / 5th Avenue, New York

Flatiron building, Broadway / 5th Avenue, New York
Flatiron building in its year of completion. Originaly named The Fuller building upon it completion in 1902. Now widely known as the Flatiron building due to its resemblance to a cast iron cloths

Background imageNamed Collection: South Station, Boston

South Station, Boston
Built in 1899 to replace the downtown terminals of several rail roads. Originaly named South Central Station. Architects Shepley, Rutan, and Coolidge of Boston. Cost 3.6 million Dollars in 1899

Background imageNamed Collection: Mauritio Galbagio

Mauritio Galbagio
MAURITIO GALBAGIO (or Galbajo) Doge of Venice : this is only a tentative identification, there is no doge named Galbagio and this is the only Mauritio. Date: RULED 764 - 787 ?

Background imageNamed Collection: George Birkbeck

George Birkbeck
GEORGE BIRKBECK Educator of the working classes, who founded Mechanics Institutions, named after him. Date: 1776 - 1841

Background imageNamed Collection: Display of Pralines

Display of Pralines
A Display of Dainty Types of Pralines - nuts browned in sugar, named after Marechal de Plessis-Pralin (1598-1675) whose cook invented them. 15 kinds are shown here. Date: circa 1930

Background imageNamed Collection: Pierce-Arrow + Borzoi

Pierce-Arrow + Borzoi
If a borzoi owner has a car, it must be a Pierce-Arrow; if a Pierce-Arrow owner has a dog, of course its a borzoi. Date: 1913

Background imageNamed Collection: Overland in Winter

Overland in Winter
Visiting at Christmas time in our 12 hp Overland tourer. Date: 1916

Background imageNamed Collection: Benz Motor Tricycle

Benz Motor Tricycle
Benzs motor tricycle is essentially a carriage with a motor : in 1892 he will produce something more closely resembling a motor car. 1885

Background imageNamed Collection: Renault Sports Models

Renault Sports Models
Renault do two sports models, one of 18cv, the other of 40cv. This is probably the 40 cv model. Date: 1924



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