Owing Collection

The Jockey Fred Archer
FREDERICK JAMES ARCHER Phenomenally successful jockey from the 1860s to the 1880s. Committed suicide after death of his wife, and owing to ill- health through excessive diet. Date: 1857 - 1886

Victoria / Camperdown 2
Owing to error and obstinacy on Admiral Tryons part, the battleships Victoria and Camperdown collide : the flagship Victoria sinks, Camperdown is damaged

Early struggles 1858
Interior scene of a city dwellings, in the harsh winter months with snow on the rooftops outside and few coal on the grate, a family have got behind in their rent and a broker has come round

Slate with pen and comic greeting on a Christmas card -- May you never have to chalk it up! Date: early 20th century

Spain and Portugal - Pena Castle - Arched doorway, towers either side.. Part of Box 149 Boswell collection - Portugal and Spain

Funeral of Edward VII - Naval ContingentNaval Contingent - Sailors marching with reversed arms. Part of Box 127 Boswell Collection - Funeral of Edward VII

Fleet Laid Up / Gen Strike
Fishing trawlers and liners laid up at the Fleetwood docks, owing to shortage of coal due to the General Strike Date: 1926

Commonwealth CA-7 Wirraway - a wartime Australian basic trainer owing much to the North American T-6 Texan

Subsidance Work, Northwich, England
Subsidance Work, Northwich, Cheshire, England. Caption: Street Lifting and Shoplifting in Northwich Owing to Subsidence. Date: 1910s

Suffragette Window Smashing Bow Street
This shows a large queue of people, surrounded by police, waiting to enter Bow Street Magistrates Court. Captioned on reverse, Window Smashing Continued

Cutting the Crop
A farmer in his tractor, cutting a crop of oats and peas, the crop having badly fallen owing to the weight of the pea harvest. Date: early 1950s

Hiding from bills and debt
A nursry verse wtih a grown up curse! The homeowner hides as various men he owes bills to come a knocking. Date: 1928- 1929

Viennese Resraurant
Owing to the high price of electricity in Vienna, Austria, consumers have gone on stike, dining out in restaurants with candles burning from bottles! Date: 1933

Welsh Potato Sacks
Owing to the mild, wet winters in Rhossili, in the Gower Penninsula, Glamorgan, Wales, this district is noted for its new potatoes. Here the men weigh and sack the potatoes. Date: 1950s

Military tailor and in family in Bethnal Green
This is a room occupied by a military tailor and his family at No. 10 Hollybush Place in Bethnal Green in the East End of London

The Sultan of Morocco, 1906
Photograph showing the Sultan of Morocco wearing a Russian uniform, 1906. Owing to a prejudice against foreigners, common in Morocco at this time

Pay Day on Naval Ship
Pay day on the Royal Sovereign - each man in turn doffs his cap to receive whats owing to him

Tree-Creeper (Morris)
(Certhia familiaris) Although tolerably numerous, it is not very frequently observed, owing to its small size, modest colours, and its quickness

Building a By-Pass
The sign reads By-Pass work suspended, owing to National Economy requirements, presumably due to the British Depression. Curiously, these men are still at work

Harvesting in India - 1
INDIA - Primitive methods are still in use. The reaping hook has not been superseded by modern harvesting machines, owing to the multitudes of penny-a-day laborers

Letter of Attestment
authorising David Fraser, Messenger at Arms, to seize property of 4 members of the Stewart family, to the value of L500, owing to Francis Fraser, trader of Edinburgh

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