Named Collection (page 18)

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

Sacred White Elephant
The sacred white Burmese Elephant secured by P T Barnum in 1883, named Toung Taloung. Such an animal had been sought with a passion by Barnum for many years

The Mayor of Vancouver visiting the grave of George Vancouve
Photograph showing the Mayor of Vancouver, Mr. G. McGreer, laying a wreath on the grave of Captain George Vancouver in the graveyard of the Parish Church of Petersham, London, 11th October 1936

Astrid and Prince
Astrid holds up her son, named prince de Liege, to the people of Liege

Davis Cup in Paris
Henri Cochet (Fr) and Big Bill Tilden (USA) before their Davis Cup match at Roland Garros Stadium, Paris. Cochet beat Tilden in the singles in 1928, 1929 and 1930

Serpollet Steam Car
Leon Serpollets steam car Oeuf de Pacques (Easter Egg) which set the World Land Speed Record in 1902

Moslem, Christian and Jew
A Moslem meets with a Jew and an Arian monk named Sergius, to discuss their differing beliefs

Boatmen on the Malabar Coast, India, 1877
Engraving of several native oared vessels, one named the Calicut, as used on the Malabar Coast of India, circa 1877. In the background can be seen two, double masted, lanteen sailing dhows

Retriever / Golden
Golden Retriever Named Cabus Cadet (Nickname Paddy)

Victoria and Albert Yt
The royal yacht Victoria and Albert II (the second named thus) lands at Boulogne, taking the royal couple to visit Napoleon III

Jean Bart Warship
French battleship, named after a French admiral of the 17th century, seen in the background. (Do not confuse with other ships bearing this name)

Representatives Named
With Napoleon Bonaparte elected as president, the names of other representatives are announced

Rolls Royce 1926
40-50 h.p. six-cylinder New Phantom limousine - already described in 1926 as an aristocrat of the road

Soleil Royal Warship
French warship of Louis XIVs reign - he is known as Le Roi Soleil so she is probably named in his honour

Break of Day Polka
The Break of Day polka

Dancing a Hornpipe
The hornpipe, which dates back to 1485 at least, is traditionally danced by sailors

MAZURKA
Two couples dance the mazurka to music by Jullien

Julliens Polka
The polka, introduced in 1844, is danced at the soirees du haut ton in London, Paris, Vienna etc and rapidly becomes a staple of every fashionable ballroom

Marriage Ball Polka
Dancing the polka at a royal marriage ball : the polka is first introduced in 1844 and rapidly catches on in fashionable ballrooms

Louis-Philippe Named
Louis-Philippe, duc d Orleans, is proclaimed king of the French. Reaching the throne by one revolution, he will lose it by another

Itala Car Advert
A small boy with a toy car gives directions to the driver of a splendid Itala touring car

Roasting fifty six geese at once for the inmates of the old
Man turning the handle of a large roasting spit holding fifty six geese for the Old Mens Hospital, Norwich. The spit is composed of 10 rods, each having six geese on each

Overland 1919
The Model 90 - For Him ! Already more than 115, 000 have been sold !

Treasury of Atreus
This structure was named the Treasury of Atreus, but is in fact a tholos tomb, built in the mid 13th century BC. This view is previous to the clearing of the entrance

New York Times of 1904
The offices of the New York Times, built in 1904

Footballer / Livingstone
G. Livingstone, who played for both Manchester City and Scotland; photographed holding a football under one arm

Petit Journal - 2
In the Service des Archives, back numbers of the paper can be consulted : Le petit Journal is one of Frances leading daily newspapers

Petit Journal - 8
Le service des Expeditions, where the days papers are packed, to be sent throughout the country : for this is one of Frances leading journals

Locomotive / Wedgwood
Named after Sir Ralph Wedgwood, chief general manager of London and North East Railways

Roland at Roncesvalles
Roland holding the pass of Roncesvalles where he was slain (during Charlemagnes wars against the Sarcens in Spain). He is shown with his horn & sword named Durandal

The Polka-Quadrille
The Polka Quadrille - the polka at its most restrained, unlikely to offend the older generation

Tango (Photo)
She looks a bit apprehensive as she prepares to dance the tango with her smooth partner

Overdoing the Polka
Polka Mania : the alarming effects of over-indulgence !

Polka too Violent
Polka Mania : too violent for some !

Cake Walking Couple
A black banjo-player and his white partner, both in carnival costume - is this New Orleans ? - perform the cake- walk

Tarantella on Terrace
On a Neapolitan terrace, a group of barefoot dancers perform a lively tarantella, clicking their castanets

Polka Disapproved 1844
Polka Mania : the perceived excesses of this savage dance are frowned upon by elders and authorities

Moscow State Circus
A female acrobat skillfully balances on one arm on a male acrobats head. Photographed when the circus was visiting Cornwall, England

Jack Russell & Terriers
The Reverend John Russell with some of the terriers which came to be named for him

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