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Violet Gordon Charlesworth: her homeThe home of Miss Violet Gordon Charlesworth(b.1884) at St Asaph, Wales. She became notorious for faking her own death in 1909 by allegedly being thrown from her motor car into the sea from the cliffs
Rare Russian Postcard - Tsar Nicholas II (1868-1918) - sent from Odessa, Ukraine on 9th May 1900. Date: 1900
A small tugboat pulling a number of Thames River BargesA lovely postcard composition depicting small tugboat pulling a number of Thames River Barges. Date: circa 1909
Violet Gordon Charlesworth: the motor carThe motor car with broken windscreen from which Miss Violet Gordon Charlesworth(b.1884) was alleged to have been thrown into the sea following an accident at Penmaenbach near Llandudno
Violet Gordon Charlesworth: the slope down which she fellThe slope down which, according to the chaffeurs first statement, Miss Violet Gordon Charlesworth(b.1884) was alleged to have fallen and coming through the windscreen of her car at Penmaenbach
Violet Gordon Charlesworth: site of the crashThe spot at which the motor car of Miss Violet Gordon Charlesworth(b.1884) was alleged to have struck the wall, over which she was said to have been thrown into the sea below at Penmaenbach near
King Oscar II of Sweden - Jubilee PostcardA delightful card (mixture of white embossing and a pale yellow background) depicting King Oscar of Sweden (1829-1907) - Jubilee Postcard celebrating the Kings 75th Birthday
Locarno: Madonna del SassoLocarno, Italy: Madonna del Sasso - located on the northern shore of Lake Maggiore at its northeastern tip in the canton of Ticino at the southern foot of the Swiss Alps
Harry Hawker - Homecoming of the Australian Aircraft pioneerWild scenes greet the return, in 1914, of Harry Hawker (1889-1921) - Australian aviation pioneer - on his return to Australia (to demonstrate the advanced Sopwith Tabloid)
British Migrants to Australia on board ship - 1920sIn the 1920s, the Australia Government was keen to develop regional areas. Prime Minister Stanley Bruce considered there were three things necessary for this: labour
Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark (18821944) of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glucksburg - the seventh child and fourth son of King George I of Greece
Sculpture Erste Liebe ( First Love ) by Felix PfeifferSculpture Erste Liebe ( First Love ) (1912) by Georg Felix Pfeifer (1871-1945) Date: 1912
Percy Pilcher DrawingsPercy Pilcher Drawing Date: 19th century
Riders in St. MortizA scene in the Swiss ski resort of St. Moritz in 1927 showing riders in smart riding habits, stopping by a cafÚáÀith their horses
Miss Penelope Pike by Madame YevondeFront cover of The Sketch featuring a photograph of Miss Penelope Pike who had just announced her engagement to the elder son of the Marquess and Marchioness of Zetland
Dior fashion show at the Savoy, 1950Fashion show by Christian Dior held at the Savoy Hotel, London on 25 April 1950 to raise funds for the Museum of Costume, all arranged by Mrs Langley Moore
Como, Italy - The Cathedral and Belfry. Date: 1898
WW1 - Amiens Cathedral, France - Protection from air attack using a wall of sandbags (exterior). Date: circa 1915
The YWCA - Central Club - Great Russell Street, London - The Library Date: circa 1910s
Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia, CanadaMahone Bay, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, Canada. Date: circa 1910s
Archangel, Russia - The Surkow & Shergold Timber Deal YardArkhangelsk (Archangel), Russia - The Surkow & Shergold Timber Deal Yard. The Shergolds arrived in Russia from Britain in the late 18th century
Aldwarke lock on the Sheffield & South Yorkshire Navigation near Rotherham - coal transport by barge from Aldwarke Colliery. Date: circa 1920
The Government House, Intendance St, Port Louis, MauritiusThe Government House, Intendance Street, Port Louis, Mauritius. Date: circa 1960s
Three Birds of Australia, Magpie, Butcherird and KookaburraThree Birds of Australia - The Magpie, Butcherbird and Kookaburra. Date: circa 1910s
London Central YMCA - Tottenham Court Road - now demolished and replaced by the St. Giles Hotel. Date: circa 1910s
Delhi, India - Tomb of Shams ud-Din IltutmishThe Tomb of Shams ud-Din Iltutmish (r. 12111236), the third ruler of the Mamluk dynasty of Delhi of Turkic origin, at the Qutb complex
Dodo at The African Museum of the Island of AixA Dodo at The African Museum of the Island of Aix is a French museum located on the island of Aix in Charente-Maritime. Sharing the label museum of France with the nearby Napoleonic Museum
Morocco - Casablanca - Derb-Sultan Quartier - The Fountain. Date: circa 1920s
C. M. S. Kalat Mission Hospital - Quetta, Balochistan province of Pakistan Date: circa 1909
Young Eskimo (Inuit) girl with a captured Arctic Hare Date: circa 1930s
Channel Tunnel proprosals, 1985(pages 2-3)Article from The Illustrated London News, November 1985, detailing four proposed plans for the construction of a Channel Tunnel. The fourth was revealed as an exclusive by the ILN. Page 2-3 of 6
Sun worshippers at Eden Roc at Cap D Antibes on the French Riviera. A favourite rendezvous of wealthy Brits during the inter-war years when tanning became ultra-fashionable. 1930
Picknickers at the fences at Aintree - Grand NationalThe Grand National Steeplechase being over, the public at once invade that part of the course that is out in the country. They utilise the jumps
Carl and Tilly Brisson performing the Apache DanceCarl Brisson and his sister Tilly performing the stirring Apache dance at the Palladium in 1927. Date: 1927
Horse race on the ice of the Great Lake at St. MoritzHorse racing on the frozen lake at St. Moritz, an annual spectator sport at the smart ski resort. Date: 1927
Lili D Alvarez - ski jump at St. MoritzSpanish tennis star Lili D Alvarez performing a very passable ski jump at the resort of St. Moritz. Date: 1927
Steve Donoghue wins fancy dress competition at St. MoritzChampion celebrity jockey Steve Donoghue dressed as a sailor, his winning costume at a fancy dress competition at the smart ski resort of St. Moritz
Haig Paitgan sculpting Helen Wills MoodySan Francisco sculptor Haig Patigan working on his sculpture of tennis champion, Helen Wills Moody. Date: 1927
The Ski Forest by Fleming WilliamsTypical scene at mid-day at the top of any well-known ski climb in Switzerland. A common sight to see as many as a hundred skis standing up in the snow to dry while their owners rest
Jazz band on skis at MurrenA jazz band gamely playing their instruments while on skis at Murren in Switzerland. Date: 1927
Ice carnival at St. MoritzDancing on ice in carnival costume on one of the rinks at fashionable St. Moritz. Date: 1927
Bathing at the Lido, near VeniceBathers enjoying the warm waters of the Adriatic Sea at the Venice Lido in 1901. The building of the bathing establishment ( stabilimenti ), seen here on the left
The morning lounge at BiarritzScene on the beach at Biarritz in 1866, about a decade after the resort on the SW French coast was made fashionable by Napoleon III and Empress Eugenie
The afternoon promenade at Biarritz on the SW coast of France, made into a fashionable resort by Napoleon III and Empress Eugenie who built the Villa Eugenie here. Date: 1866
Violet Gordon CharlesworthA portrait of Miss Violet Gordon Charlesworth(b.1884), showcasing her elaborate and expensive clothing. She became notorious for faking her own death in 1909 by allegedly being thrown from her motor
The Countess Paul MunsterCountess Paul Munster, wife of Prince Alexander of Munster of Derneberg, formerly Miss Muriel Hay. Date: 1924
E. M. DelafieldEdmee Elizabeth Monica Dashwood (nee de la Pasture), otherwise known as the writer E.M. Delafield (1890-1943). Best known for her book, " Diary of a Provincial Lady", published in 1930
Famous Trains and their DestinationsPage from The Bystander featuring five of the society women wearing their costumes for the Railway Ball to be held at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden in aid of the Kensington