Nov16 Collection (page 4)

Blue Star Line to South America
Central detail from poster, Blue Star Line to South America, calling at Boulogne, Lisbon, Madeira, Tenerife, Rio de Janeiro, Santos, Montevideo and Buenos Aires. First class passengers only

Queen Mary, Cunard White Star cruise liner. circa 1930s

The Danger Tree
The remains of the Danger Tree, pictured in 1927 with an explanitory sign, with a tin hat and the remains of a machine gun next to it

Cinderella Flyer for the Royal Artillery Theatre in Woolwich
Cinderella. Front and back of a four page flyer for the Royal Artillery Theatre in Woolwich. from December 26th to January 4th, but the year is unknown

Elegant 1930s woman looking at snow from a window
An elegantly dressed woman in a knitted sweater pulls aside a curtain to gaze upon falling snow from her window. Date: 1932

Nell Compton
The Comptons were a famous theatrical family, although only Nell is listed on the reverse. Nell Compton was the daughter of actor and manager Edward Compton

Hunting hare, 17th century
A huntsman on foot blowing a hunting horn leads the way for two huntsmen and their dogs, in close pursuit of a hare. circa 1660

The Coastguards Daughter by J. A. Campbell. Second and third pages of flyer for the Junction Theatre in Manchester, so a return visit of a popular melodrama

Clothes and the Woman by George Paston. The reverse of a four page flyer which also includes the production of Me and My Diary by Gertrude Jennings

Extraordinary exhibition of Scapiglione
Advertising flyer for an Extraordinary Exhibition at the Saville House, Leicester Square, every day from Ten o Clock till One, and from Two till Ten. Scapiglione

Mines
Page showing the various stages of work involved in mining. Date: 1930

Mammiferes - mammals
A variety of mammals including giraffe, camel, anteaters and buffalo. Date: 1930

Signalisation - signals
Navigational signals, road and train signs. Date: 1930

Roche - rocks
Variety of rocks including graphite and basalt. Date: 1930

Market place & post office, Lindisfarne
The Market place and post office on the Holy Island of Lindisfarne. Date: c.1930s

Dorothea Baird as Queen Henrietta Maria in Charles I
Dorothea Baird pictured here as Charles Is Queen, Henrietta Maria. Dororthea was married to H. B. Irving who played the part of Charles 1st, and they toured together

Photograph of Dorothea Baird as Queen Henrietta in Charles I
Postcard of Dorothea Baird pictured here as Queen Henrietta Maria in Charles I. The photograph (one of a set of five) was taken by Foulsham and Banfield, London. 1907. Date: 1907

Interior photograph of the Capitol Theatre in the Haymarket
Photograph of the interior of the Capitol Theatre in Londons Haymarket. The Theatre was the first design by the now well known cinema architect Andrew Mather

Women in fancy dress, c. 1916
Two women dressed in fancy dress costume. The theme seems to be clowns, but rather elegant ones The girl on the left wears a checked tunic with a neck ruff

Abyssinian expedition - Return of Army from Magdala
Mountain train as the British Army march back from Magdala, part of the Abyssinian expedition under General Napier. Soldiers lead pack mules laden with gun carriages

Royal Visit to Stowe House
Queen Victoria, Her Majestys departure from Stowe House 1845

Weldons clothing patterns. circa 1927

Weldons Latest Fashions -- Ladies Journal. circa 1927

Collins Music Hall in Islington
Photograph of the frontage of Collins Music Hall in Islington, circa 1908. It was originally opened on 4th November 1863. The proprietor was Mr Sam Collins

A pollarded German Guard : trees as a soldier, 1916
Two French prisoners of war attempting to escape via the German-Dutch border, discover the German sentry they intended to overpower was in fact a pollarded tree

Beauty in spite of the beast: blossoming fruit trees, 1917
" Symbolising the spirit of France: these fruit trees, though sorely wounded declined to die." A page from the Summer Number of the Graphic

Flowering shrubs
A variety of flowering shrubs and bushes including roses, rhododendrons and honeysuckle. Date: 1930

Ruth Harkness and her baby Giant Panda, Sun-Lin
Manhattan socialite Ruth Harkness(Mrs. William Harness Jnr)(1900-1947) fulfils her explorer husbands dream of capturing alive the first Giant Panda

Fleet Street at night 1926
Fleet Street at night, 1926. Date: 1926

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