Named Collection (page 17)

KUANG HSU (1871 -1908)
KUANG HSU Named emperor in 1875, he ruled with his regent and aunt Tzu Hsi. She later imprisoned him for trying to issue modernizing reforms. Date: 1871 - 1908

The Hat of 1909
A woman named Marguerite in the fashionable hat for 1909 - a large creation with a broad brim & a high crown adorned with pink roses. Date: 1909

Angrave at Work
Bruce Angrave making paper models for Land traveller. Date: 1950s

Richard Dickinson
RICHARD DICKY DICKINSON Lavatory attendant at Scarborough Spa : he is the only named lavatory attendant in our collection. Date: 1669 - ?

Lancia Aprilia
The Lancia Aprilia standard pillarless saloon. Date: 1936

Bugatti Poster 1
A classic Bugatti two-seat sports model. Date: 1926

Humber Snipe
The Humber Snipe is chosen for police use, giving it a reputation as an establishment car, solid but with high performance when required. Date: 1937

Dryden / Delage / 174
Date: 1928

Austin Goodwood
By naming the Austin Fourteen Goodwood they probably hope to give it a sporty image, but this remains a sedately conservative family model. Date: 1937

Ford T by Roadside
A model T Ford stopped by the roadside Date: 1913

Ford in Italy 1928
An advertisement, displaying two Ford models in 1928 Date: 1928

American Rural Road
A citizen of Philadelphia drives his carriage along the rutted mud of an American country road - Hunting Park Avenue its grandly named ! Date: 1891

SUNBEAM 1907
Frederick Eastmead and friends in a 15/20 Sunbeam, a quality tourer fitted with fold-back hood, windscreen, lamps, horn and spare tyre. 1907

Dryden / Buick / 172
An American Buick car Date: 1928

Cord Coupe 1936
The stylish Cord Sportsmans convertible coupe. Date: 1936

Overland Advert 1920
Cosily sheltered, with Natures panorama gliding by your Overland Sedan.. by adjusting the windows the sides of the car may be completely opened... Date: 1920

Cake Walk, Virginia
Three finely dressed black ladies perform the cake walk before an enthusiastic audience at Richmond, Virginia. Date: 1871

Tango Couple (Bianchi)
Look, no hands ! He steers his partner with body movements alone... Date: circa 1914

Family of three with their Singer car
A family of three with their Singer car. Father and son look out from the car, but mother prefers to stand alongside and show off her new suit. 1950

American Bicycle
American bicycles are fitted with all kinds of gadgetry compared with European machines. Date: 1939

Rover 16 Sports Saloon
Somewhat stately for a sports saloon, but the Rover 16 is a fine touring car with plenty of power. Date: 1937

Singer 12 Hp Saloon
The Singer 12hp saloon is the quintessential family car of the 1930s, neat, refined and unobtrusive. Backward- opening doors are still common. Date: 1937

St Dominic / G Hurtrel
SAINT DOMINIC DE GUZMAN Preacher, founder of the order named after him, and a relentless opponent of heresy, especially that of the Albigensians Date: 1170 - 1221

Crashed Fokker C2 named America
Commander Richard Byrds plane crashed during a transatlantic flight in a Fokker C2 named America

Lilium Humboldtii (Humboldts Lily), a flower of the Liliaceae family, with bright orange flowers with red spots. It is named after the naturalist and explorer, Alexander von Humboldt

EDINBURGH
A narrow, steep close, believed to date from 1544, named after Sir James Stewart of Goodtrees, Lord Advocate of Scotland 1692-1709 and 1711-13

Cecil Aldin and Louise Browne
Cecil Aldin, artist, pictured with the actress Miss Louise Browne, as he sketches her pet dog, a Sealyham terrier, named Bundle

Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught
rince Arthur, Duke of Connaught (1850-1942), fourth son and seventh child of Queen Victoria and Albert. The Queens acknowledged favourite

Frank Reynolds at Work
Frank Reynolds, artist, illustrator and cartoonist (1876-1953), later art editor of Punch. Profiled in The Sketch at one of their humorous artists

Cyrus Cuneo
Cyrus Cincinnato Cuneo, special artist of the Illustrated London News, pictured at work

The Dejeuner at The Albert Dock during Prince Alberts visit
The visit of Prince Albert to Liverpool in July 1846 was celebrated with a grand meal, or Dejeuner, at the Albert Dock, named after him to commemorate his visit

The royal yacht entering The Albert Dock
Prince Alberts visit to Liverpool involved his arrival on the royal yacht which entered The Albert Dock, named after him to commemorate his visit in July 1846

Raspail Arrested
Francois-Vincent Raspail, an ardent republican, imprisoned during Louis- Philippes reign is again arrested after he attempts a coup. He ll have a boulevard named after him... Date: 15 May 1848

Advert Humber Pullman
Advertisement for the Humber Pullman motor car showing a chauffeur opening the car door for its occupant in rather smart looking grounds

Advert for De Luxe Ford
Advert for the Ford De Luxe motorcar showing the car parked at a cricket match in the hight summer

Tango Criollo
TANGO CRIOLLO (= creole) ( El Afilador )

South Africa Durban
West Street : the town was then named D Urban (Natal)

Electric brush
A detailed advertisement from 1883 for Dr. Scotts Electric Hair Brush, claiming to cure a variety of ills, from headaches to deafness, baldness to a weary brain

Launch of HMS Windsor Castle, September 1852
Engraving of the re-launch of HMS Windsor Castle, 140 Gun First rate warship, on 14th September 1852 at Pembroke Dockyard

Seal Point, Bay of San Francisco, 1888
Engraving showing the rocky shore of Seal Point on the Faralone Isles, in San Francisco Bay, 1888. A large number of seals sit on the rocks named after them

Anchorage at Yerba Buena, San Francisco, 1846
Engraving showing the anchorage at Yerba Buena in the bay of San Francisco, Alta-California, with several ships and sea birds, 1846

Renault 40Cv
A porter holds open the door of a 40CV Renault as two ladies and a dog enter it; the chauffeur awaits in expressionless patience

Renault 40Cv in Summer
The splendid 40 CV Renault on a fine summers day

Lincing Deity
Deity named LIN-SING (?) by the Dutch ambassadors (note the enormous size of the idol)

Police Prevent Polka
Polka Mania : the Police intervene to prevent the perceived excesses of this immoral dance

KARIAD YACHT 1906
Depicted sailing past the Cloch lighthouse, on the Lower Clyde, Scotland

Ladies do Quadrille 1901
Two ladies dance a quadrille

Exhausted by the Polka
Polka Mania : the drawback of dancing with a man wearing spurs

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