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North Collection (page 14)

Background imageNorth Collection: Dining saloon on a London to Liverpool express train

Dining saloon on a London to Liverpool express train
The dining saloon on the London & North Western Railways non-stop express from London Euston to the Riverside Station, Liverpool, for the Atlantic cruise liners. Date: circa 1912

Background imageNorth Collection: Locomotive no 110 4-4-0

Locomotive no 110 4-4-0

Background imageNorth Collection: Locomotive no 1 4-4-2

Locomotive no 1 4-4-2

Background imageNorth Collection: Locomotive no 134 Owl

Locomotive no 134 Owl

Background imageNorth Collection: Locomotive no 1502 Black Prince

Locomotive no 1502 Black Prince built in 1897 for the L&NWR Date: 1897

Background imageNorth Collection: Old Bloomer express locomotive L&NWR

Old Bloomer express locomotive L&NWR

Background imageNorth Collection: Locomotive no 173 City of Manchester

Locomotive no 173 City of Manchester built in 1886 for L&NWR Date: 1886

Background imageNorth Collection: Cooks Programme of Popular Day Outings

Cooks Programme of Popular Day Outings
Cover illustration for Cooks Programme of Popular Day Outings by Rail, Coach and Steamer in connection with the Midland, North Eastern, and Lancashire & Yorkshire Railways

Background imageNorth Collection: View toward the clock tower - Peshawar, Pakistan

View toward the clock tower - Peshawar, Pakistan
View toward the Cunningham Clock Tower, Peshawar, Pakistan. Build in 1900 in commemoration of the diamond Jubilee of Empress HM Queen Victoria

Background imageNorth Collection: Coastal view at Whangarei, North Island, New Zealand

Coastal view at Whangarei, North Island, New Zealand
A coastal view at Whangarei Heads, on the northern side of Whangarei Harbour, North Island, New Zealand. Whangarei itself is the northernmost city in New Zealand

Background imageNorth Collection: Isawiya Mosque, Tangiers, Morocco

Isawiya Mosque, Tangiers, Morocco
The Minaret of the Isawiya Mosque, Tangiers, Morocco Date: circa 1910s

Background imageNorth Collection: Apprentice splitting slate, Delabole Quarry, Cornwall

Apprentice splitting slate, Delabole Quarry, Cornwall
An apprentice splitting a slate at the Delabole Quarry in North Cornwall. Slate has been mined in the area since the middle ages

Background imageNorth Collection: Egyptian Fortune Teller

Egyptian Fortune Teller
Egyptian street fortune teller has two women engrossed in his soothsaying

Background imageNorth Collection: Steamship harbour at Algiers - the wine export section

Steamship harbour at Algiers - the wine export section
The steamship harbour at Algiers - the wine export section. Thousands of barrels of wine awaiting transportation to Europe

Background imageNorth Collection: Moroccan Pouf Makers

Moroccan Pouf Makers
Moroccan Pouf makers

Background imageNorth Collection: Morocco, Casablanca - Call to Prayer

Morocco, Casablanca - Call to Prayer
General View taken from a Casablanca Mosque, with a young Muslim man giving the call to prayer. Casablanca is in western Morocco, located on the Atlantic Ocean

Background imageNorth Collection: The Ruins of Mansoura - Algeria

The Ruins of Mansoura - Algeria
The Ruins of Mansoura - Tlemcen, Algeria

Background imageNorth Collection: Tunisia - Arab School

Tunisia - Arab School
An Arab School in Tunisia. All of the students have removed their shoes and sit either side of their teacher with their writing tablets

Background imageNorth Collection: Tunis, Tunisia - Hotel des Chenes

Tunis, Tunisia - Hotel des Chenes
Hotel des Chenes (The Oaks Hotel) - Tunis, Tunisia

Background imageNorth Collection: Scenes in Edmonton, London, 1883

Scenes in Edmonton, London, 1883
Engraving showing a number of scenes in Edmonton, North London, 1883. The images show (clockwise from top left): Lambs Cottage; The Rose and Crown; Edmonton Church; Grave of Charles Lamb; Church Road

Background imageNorth Collection: The steam-ship Roosevelt departing for the Arctic, 1908

The steam-ship Roosevelt departing for the Arctic, 1908
Photograph of the steam-ship Roosevelt departing for the Arctic at the beginning of Robert E. Pearys 1908-1909 North Pole Expedition

Background imageNorth Collection: N American Miners

N American Miners
A group of North American miners

Background imageNorth Collection: Schmidts Rng Experiment

Schmidts Rng Experiment
HELMUT SCHMIDTs random number generator experiments : a subject at the Institute of Parapsychology, Durham, North Carolina, attempts to predict or affect the RNG display

Background imageNorth Collection: Native of Kamchatka

Native of Kamchatka
A native of Kamchatka, in north-eastern Russia : he holds a fish, of which his dogs are very well aware

Background imageNorth Collection: Robert E Lee / Iln / Civ War

Robert E Lee / Iln / Civ War
ROBERT EDWARD LEE American Confederate general in North Virginia during the American Civil War

Background imageNorth Collection: Map / N America / Canada

Map / N America / Canada
The east coast of North America from New York to Newfoundland, showing habitats of Eskimaux, native American peoples, and the French colonies of Acadie, etc

Background imageNorth Collection: Battle of the Standard

Battle of the Standard
BATTLE OF THE STANDARD At Northallerton, Scottish troops under David I were defeated by the barons of the North of England

Background imageNorth Collection: Ojibway Picture Writing

Ojibway Picture Writing
Picture-writing of the Ojibway people of North America

Background imageNorth Collection: Cavendish Square 1813

Cavendish Square 1813
Cavendish Square: north side

Background imageNorth Collection: Sir James Clark Ross

Sir James Clark Ross
SIR JAMES CLARK ROSS Scottish explorer. Made a number of arctic expeditions, determining the position of magnetic north in 1831

Background imageNorth Collection: Racial / Canada / Courrier

Racial / Canada / Courrier
A French Canadian hunter or courrier du bois with a rifle and a hatchet Date: 1891

Background imageNorth Collection: Amundsen in a Dornier

Amundsen in a Dornier
Oslo crowds cheer explorer Amundsen when he returns to Norway after making a flight across the North Pole in a Dornier flying boat

Background imageNorth Collection: Camels and Iron Horse

Camels and Iron Horse
NORTH AFRICA : flesh-and-blood camels are alarmed by the iron horse

Background imageNorth Collection: First Train in USA

First Train in USA
The first locomotive in North America

Background imageNorth Collection: North British Carriage

North British Carriage
North British Railway corridor carriage

Background imageNorth Collection: North British Loco 868

North British Loco 868
North British Railway express loco no 868

Background imageNorth Collection: Hunting Beaver 1770

Hunting Beaver 1770
Hunting beaver in North America

Background imageNorth Collection: N Express on Forth Brg

N Express on Forth Brg
The North Express thunders over the Forth Bridge on its way to Aberdeen

Background imageNorth Collection: Giraffe / Nat Library 1835

Giraffe / Nat Library 1835
Giraffes in North Africa

Background imageNorth Collection: Norge Polar Flight

Norge Polar Flight
The Norge airship, hired from Italy by Amundsen, at the start of its flight over the North Pole. From Spitzbergen it made a 17-hour flight to Alaska

Background imageNorth Collection: Elks in Sweden

Elks in Sweden
A family of Swedish elks grazing (alces malchis) : this is the largest species of deer : it is known as moose in north America

Background imageNorth Collection: Albemarle and Sassacus

Albemarle and Sassacus
In the North Carolina sounds, Confederate ram Albemarle rules the waves : she survives ramming by the Sassacus but will be sunk by a torpedo attack later in the year

Background imageNorth Collection: Vikings Sail to England

Vikings Sail to England
Vikings crossing the North Sea to attack England, with three vessels lashed together for protection

Background imageNorth Collection: American Buffalo Hunt

American Buffalo Hunt
Hunting buffalo with a colt revolver in North America

Background imageNorth Collection: Events / Asia / Afghanistan

Events / Asia / Afghanistan
Tur Khum Gardens near Landikhana, showing the boundary line between Afghanistan and the North-West Frontier Province

Background imageNorth Collection: MFB (later LCC / LFB) Hampstead fire station

MFB (later LCC / LFB) Hampstead fire station
Built originally for the MFB in 1868, Hampstead fire station was located at 49 Heath Street. It became the responsibility of the London County Council in 1889 upon the LCCs creation

Background imageNorth Collection: St Josephs Retreat, Highgate, North London

St Josephs Retreat, Highgate, North London
St Josephs Retreat (Roman Catholic Church), Highgate, North London. Date: circa 1900s



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