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Background imageOlive Collection: Eric Liddell celebrating his Olympic win at Edinburgh Univer

Eric Liddell celebrating his Olympic win at Edinburgh Univer
Eric Liddell, the 400m gold medallist at the 1924 Paris Olympic Games, crowned and chaired at Edinburgh University where he had studied science

Background imageOlive Collection: Tallulah Bankhead

Tallulah Bankhead (1902 - 1968), American actress, talk show host and bonne vivante

Background imageOlive Collection: Britannia (Dugdale s)

Britannia (Dugdale s)
An imperious Britannia with her foot on the shield of Europe

Background imageOlive Collection: Olea sp. olive

Olea sp. olive
Plate 75 from Botanicum Medicinale (1759) by Timothy Sheldrake. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageOlive Collection: Mrs Flash Kellett

Mrs Flash Kellett, wife of Lieutenant Colonel Edward Orlando Kellett and formerly Helen Myrtle Dorothy Atherley, drawn by Olive Snell

Background imageOlive Collection: Olive Snell

Olive Snell
Portrait of the artist Olive Snell, whose portraits in crayon and colour regularly appeared in The Tatler and The Bystander during the first half of the 20th century

Background imageOlive Collection: Fantastic Wooden Screw Olive Press - Kabyle People, Algeria

Fantastic Wooden Screw Olive Press - Kabyle People, Algeria
Absolutely Fantastic Wooden Olive Screw Press - Kabyle People, Algeria. The traditional Kabylian economy of the area is based on arboriculture (orchards and olive trees)

Background imageOlive Collection: The Lady Traveller: Olive MacLeod in Africa 1911

The Lady Traveller: Olive MacLeod in Africa 1911
Olive MacLeod depicted outside her bivouac in " the heart of Africa". MacLeod was the younger daughter of the Permanent Under-Secretary for Scotland Sir Reginald MacLeod

Background imageOlive Collection: Lilyan Tashman by Olive Snell

Lilyan Tashman by Olive Snell
Lilyan Tashman (October 23, 1896 March 21, 1934) American vaudeville, Broadway, and film actress. Tashman was best known for her supporting roles as tongue-in-cheek villainesses

Background imageOlive Collection: Olive Borden applies lipstick in the mirror

Olive Borden applies lipstick in the mirror
Actress Olive Borden putting the finishing touches to her face in a scene from The Monkey Talks, a film adaptation of the stage play produced in London and New York. Date: 1927

Background imageOlive Collection: Nimes, view of the country south, France

Nimes, view of the country south, France
" These veteran olives are gnarled, split and twisted trunks, throwing out arms that break into a hundred branches. At a distance the same olives looks hoary

Background imageOlive Collection: Lawyers books, brief and wig in a leather chair

Lawyers books, brief and wig in a leather chair. Date: circa 1990s

Background imageOlive Collection: Sketch cover featuring Amelia Earhart by Olive Snell

Sketch cover featuring Amelia Earhart by Olive Snell
Portrait of pioneering American aviator, Amelia Earhart (1897 - 1937) by society portraitist Olive Snell on the front cover of The Sketch magazine. Date: 1928

Background imageOlive Collection: Edward VII Memorial unveiling at Brighton and Hove

Edward VII Memorial unveiling at Brighton and Hove
The unveiling of a Memorial to the late King Edward VII on the boundary dividing the boroughs of Brighton and Hove. It was unveiled by the Lord Lieutenant of Sussex, the Duke of Norfolk

Background imageOlive Collection: Stemmed plants

Stemmed plants including coffee, blueberry, papaya, argan, achras, desert date, styrax, olive, rhododendron, kalmia, gardenia, etc

Background imageOlive Collection: Gwen Farrar by Olive Snell

Gwen Farrar by Olive Snell
Miss Gwendoline Farrar, entertainer and musician pictured by society portraitist Olive Snell in 1918. Date: 1918

Background imageOlive Collection: Sorbier des olseleurs

Sorbier des olseleurs
Plate 20 from Le Regne Vegetal Plantes agricoles, Vol 16, 1870

Background imageOlive Collection: W. S. P. U Welcome Dinner Released Prisoners

W. S. P. U Welcome Dinner Released Prisoners
W.S.P.U Welcome Dinner Released Prisoners. A menu for the Welcome Dinner in Honour of Released Prisoners, 16th February 1912. The prisoners including Mrs

Background imageOlive Collection: Olive Malvery serving in a sweet shop

Olive Malvery serving in a sweet shop
In the early 1900s, Olive Malvery, an established singer and reciter of verse, became known for her investigative reports of Londons poor, especially women

Background imageOlive Collection: Constance Edith Vaughan (1904 - c. 1970), better known by her pseudonym Olive Moore - a

Constance Edith Vaughan (1904 - c. 1970), better known by her pseudonym Olive Moore - a
Constance Edith Vaughan (1904 - c.1970), better known by her pseudonym Olive Moore - a modernist English writer best known for three well-esteemed novels: Celestial Seraglio (1929), Spleen (1930)

Background imageOlive Collection: Miss Penelope Pike by Madame Yevonde

Miss Penelope Pike by Madame Yevonde
Front 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

Background imageOlive Collection: Pedro Pons Pons, of Binirramet, near Mahon, Menorca, Spain

Pedro Pons Pons, of Binirramet, near Mahon, Menorca, Spain
Pedro Pons Pons, in his workshop in Binirramet, near Mahon, Menorca, Spain. Pedro is an arader - one of the last remaining wheelrights

Background imageOlive Collection: WW1 - President Wilson Woodrow and the Dove of Peace

WW1 - President Wilson Woodrow and the Dove of Peace
WW1 - President Wilson Woodrow presenting to the Dove of Peace a large olive branch symbolising the League of Nations. The symbols in the image suggests the difficulty that comes with the peace

Background imageOlive Collection: Armstrong Whitworth Sea hawk FGA. 6 XE390

Armstrong Whitworth Sea hawk FGA. 6 XE390
Royal Navy - Armstrong Whitworth Sea hawk FGA.6 XE390 (msn AW6334), with Olive Green upper surfaces with white undersides as an Admiral's Barge of F.O.F.T. (Flag Officer Flying Training)

Background imageOlive Collection: CWS advert, White Olive Soap for Beauty and Health

CWS advert, White Olive Soap for Beauty and Health
CWS (Cooperative Wholesale Society) advert, White Olive Soap for Beauty and Health Date: 1920s

Background imageOlive Collection: A portrait of the American film star Olive Thomas, 1920s

A portrait of the American film star Olive Thomas, 1920s Date: 1920s

Background imageOlive Collection: Garrett General Purpose Engine Olive AC 9326

Garrett General Purpose Engine Olive AC 9326
Garrett General Purpose Engine, regn. AC 9326, number 29764, Olive'. Built in 1911 by Richard Garrett and Sons at Leiston in Suffolk, powered by a 6 Nhp single-cylinder steam engine

Background imageOlive Collection: Scene from See Naples And Die

Scene from See Naples And Die
The cast of See Naples And Die, a play by Elmer Rice (1892-1967) staged at the Little Theatre. Date: 1932

Background imageOlive Collection: Olive May, actress and Gaiety Girl (1886-1947), formal studio portrait on boudoir chair

Olive May, actress and Gaiety Girl (1886-1947), formal studio portrait on boudoir chair. Olive Mary Meatyard married into the peerage twice, to Lord Victor Paget in 1913

Background imageOlive Collection: Advert, Price's Olva Toilet Soap

Advert, Price's Olva Toilet Soap, made with palm fruit oil and olive fruit oil, sixpence per tablet. Date: 1926

Background imageOlive Collection: Roman tombstone with Christian iconography. Representation w

Roman tombstone with Christian iconography. Representation w
Early Christian Art. Italy. Early Christians. Roman tombstone with Christian iconography. Representation woman with a Chi Roho and a dove with olive branch (symbol of the soul of the dead)

Background imageOlive Collection: Early Christians. Roman tombstone with Christian iconography

Early Christians. Roman tombstone with Christian iconography
Early Christian Art. Italy. Early Christians. Roman tombstone with Christian iconography. The deceased along with a dove and olive branch (symbol of the soul of the dead)

Background imageOlive Collection: Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Per a una potent

Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Per a una potent industria de guerra. Ier Congres Metal.lurgic de la UGT (For a powerful war industry. 1st Metallurgical Congress of the UGT)

Background imageOlive Collection: Olive MacLeod, c. 1910

Olive MacLeod, c. 1910
Olive MacLeod (b.1886) who travelled to West Africa in 1910 in order to find answers regarding the death of her fiance, Boyd Alexander. The insets show Mrs. P.A. Talbot (top left) and Mr. P.A

Background imageOlive Collection: OLIVE MACLEOD IN AFRICA

OLIVE MACLEOD IN AFRICA
When her fiance dies exploring Central Africa, she travels there, lays flowers on his grave, then she too explores, discovers the source of the Mao-Kabi river Date: 1911-1912

Background imageOlive Collection: The Economy Steel Letter File - Filing Cabinet - produced by Hobart Cabinet Company, Troy, Ohio

The Economy Steel Letter File - Filing Cabinet - produced by Hobart Cabinet Company, Troy, Ohio, USA (established in 1907). Strong, Neat and Serviceable for Office and Transfer use. Date: circa 1923

Background imageOlive Collection: WW1 - Peace - We ve All Pulled Together. Date: circa 1918

WW1 - Peace - We ve All Pulled Together. Date: circa 1918

Background imageOlive Collection: Olive Elton, actress

Olive Elton, actress Date: 1890s

Background imageOlive Collection: Olive Tulloch as Prince Arthur

Olive Tulloch as Prince Arthur Date: 1890s

Background imageOlive Collection: Draycott, Cotswold village, Manny Curril and Olive Dyer

Draycott, Cotswold village, Manny Curril and Olive Dyer Date: 1910

Background imageOlive Collection: Olio d Oliva, olive oil shop in Paris

Olio d Oliva, olive oil shop in Paris with a variety of domestic products on sale. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageOlive Collection: Olive May (nee Olive Mary Meatyard), Countess of Drogheda (1886 - 1947)

Olive May (nee Olive Mary Meatyard), Countess of Drogheda (1886 - 1947)
Olive May (ne Olive Mary Meatyard), Countess of Drogheda (1886 - 1947), Actress; former wife of Lord Victor Paget, and later wife of 10th Earl of Drogheda

Background imageOlive Collection: Four dance beauties from Hollywood, 1928

Four dance beauties from Hollywood, 1928. Nancy Carroll one of Paramounts players (top left), Clara Bow from Paramount (top right)

Background imageOlive Collection: Chicago Chic, fashion statements from 1929

Chicago Chic, fashion statements from 1929. Four girls from the Chicago Company of Follow Thru (top) with Dorothy Daw, Nayan Pearce, Lilian Bind and Olive Olsen

Background imageOlive Collection: Photograph of Olive Branch Hotel, Brighton, Sussex

Photograph of Olive Branch Hotel, Brighton, Sussex. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Corner on view of the pub

Background imageOlive Collection: Photograph of Olive Branch PH, Lewisham, London

Photograph of Olive Branch PH, Lewisham, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Corner on view of the pub. The back of the print (available on request) details: Trading Record 1929

Background imageOlive Collection: Solitary sandpiper, Tringa solitaria

Solitary sandpiper, Tringa solitaria, male 1, female 2. Chromolithograph after an ornithological illustration by John James Audubon from Benjamin Harry Warrens Report on the Birds of Pennsylvania

Background imageOlive Collection: Four-o clock or umbrellawort, Mirabilis viscosa

Four-o clock or umbrellawort, Mirabilis viscosa. Calixhymenia viscosa, Oxybaphus viscosus, Ossibafo vischioso. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario



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