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Background imagePetty Collection: Filming Scott of the Antarctic

Filming Scott of the Antarctic, with John Mills as Captain Scott RN, James Robertson Justice as Petty Officer Taff Evans, and Kenneth Moore as Lieutenant Evans

Background imagePetty Collection: HMS Poseidon Petty Officer Willis uses Sub Escape Apparatus

HMS Poseidon Petty Officer Willis uses Sub Escape Apparatus
Trapped in a sunken Submarine in the China Sea, HMS Poseidon Petty Officer Willis, used Davis Submarine Escape Apparatus Date: 1931

Background imagePetty Collection: Petty Officer Matthew Curran, Irish boxer

Petty Officer Matthew Curran, Irish boxer
Petty Officer Matthew Curran (1882-1938), nicknamed Nutty Curran, Irish heavyweight boxer. Date: circa 1910s

Background imagePetty Collection: Petty - Lord Wycombe

Petty - Lord Wycombe

Background imagePetty Collection: Petty Officer Evans, at the Antarctic

Petty Officer Evans, at the Antarctic

Background imagePetty Collection: WW2 Yeoman Signaller And Celebrating Sailor

WW2 Yeoman Signaller And Celebrating Sailor
A pair of WW2 illustrations from a children's ABC book

Background imagePetty Collection: WW2 Royal Navy Petty Officer And Lookout

WW2 Royal Navy Petty Officer And Lookout
A pair of WW2 illustrations from a children's ABC book

Background imagePetty Collection: Peggy Sue, by Buddy Holly, 78prm record label

Peggy Sue, by Buddy Holly, 78prm record label
Peggy Sue, by Buddy Holly, 78rpm record label Date: circa 1957

Background imagePetty Collection: Gordon Harker

Gordon Harker
Actor Gordon Harker (1885-1967) had a prolific film and stage career. Here he is being celebrated for his portrayal of Cockney characters. Date: circa 1932

Background imagePetty Collection: A party at Cafe de Paris

A party at Cafe de Paris
Lord Lansdowne (1912-1999), the Hon Deborah Mitford (1920-2014) and the Hon Veronica Fraser (1920-2005) at the Cafe de Paris. Date: 1939

Background imagePetty Collection: Comic postcard, Man and woman in office Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Man and woman in office Date: 20th century

Background imagePetty Collection: Comic postcard, Man asleep on the beach

Comic postcard, Man asleep on the beach, dreaming of all the office work he isn t having to do Date: 20th century

Background imagePetty Collection: Lansdowne House

Lansdowne House
A view of Lansdowne House to the south of Berkeley Square, London was designed by Robert Adam as a house for John Stuart

Background imagePetty Collection: Van Duns almshouses

Van Duns almshouses in Petty France. Cornelius Van Dun was a oldier and philanthropist. Date: 1875

Background imagePetty Collection: John Miltons house

John Miltons house
A pretty garden-house in Petty France, Westminster. Milton lived there until the Restoration. Later it became No

Background imagePetty Collection: Cornelius Van Duns almshouses in Petty France

Cornelius Van Duns almshouses in Petty France
Van Duns almshouses in Petty France, with his mural monument in St. Margarets Church, Westminster. View of Elizabethen timber frame almshouse for 20 poor widows and portrait of Cornelius Van Dun

Background imagePetty Collection: Rosamonds Pond, St. James Park, circa 1758

Rosamonds Pond, St. James Park, circa 1758 (filled up in 1770). Copperplate engraving by John Thomas Smith after original drawings by members of the Society of Antiquaries from his J.T

Background imagePetty Collection: Green spurge, Euphorbia esula, and petty spurge

Green spurge, Euphorbia esula, and petty spurge, Euphorbia peplus. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicers Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557

Background imagePetty Collection: Edmond G. Petty-Fitzmaurice, Vanity Fair, Spy

Edmond G. Petty-Fitzmaurice, Vanity Fair, Spy
EDMOND GEORGE PETTY-FITZMAURICE, 1st Baron Fitzmaurice (1846-1935) Lord Edmond FitzMaurice from 1863 to 1906. British Liberal politician and Member of Parliament for Calne from 1868 to 1885

Background imagePetty Collection: FALL / WEIMARANER / 1956

FALL / WEIMARANER / 1956
STRAWBRIDGE DUKE OF MONKSWAY Owned by Petty. Date: 1956

Background imagePetty Collection: Petty Officer at Wheel

Petty Officer at Wheel
A 2nd class Petty Officer at the ships wheel. Date: circa 1890

Background imagePetty Collection: Miltons house & burial place

Miltons house & burial place
The back of John Miltons house at 19 York Street (Petty France), where he lived until the Restoration, and his burial place at St Giles church without Cripplegate. Date: 19th century

Background imagePetty Collection: Lord Lansdowne, Viceroy of India

Lord Lansdowne, Viceroy of India
Henry Charles Keith Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne, (1845-1927), British politician and Irish peer. Probably at the time he served as Viceroy and Governor-General of India (1888-1894)

Background imagePetty Collection: Electric Power House - Petty Harbor, Newfoundland

Electric Power House - Petty Harbor, Newfoundland
Electric Power House - Flume & pipe line - Petty Harbor, Newfoundland, Canada. The first hydroelectric generating station (Petty Harbour Generating Station) in Newfoundland and Labrador

Background imagePetty Collection: Cartoon, Being Unable to Take Paris, WW1

Cartoon, Being Unable to Take Paris, WW1
Cartoon, Being Unable to Take Paris, showing Crown Prince Wilhelm during the First World War, taking anything else he can lay his hands

Background imagePetty Collection: An Irish Petty Sessions Court

An Irish Petty Sessions Court where local administration of justice is taking place

Background imagePetty Collection: A-Gin-Court Battle, 1838

A-Gin-Court Battle, 1838
Battle of A-gin-court Brawl outside a gin palace in Petty France, London

Background imagePetty Collection: Cartoon, The War Cry v. The Truth

Cartoon, The War Cry v. The Truth
Cartoon, The War Cry (published by General William Booth, founder of the Salvation Army) v. The Truth (published by Henry Labouchere, Liberal MP and owner-editor)

Background imagePetty Collection: Odessa, Ukraine - Church of the petty bourgeois

Odessa, Ukraine - Church of the petty bourgeois. Date: circa 1905

Background imagePetty Collection: Irish Petty Sessions

Irish Petty Sessions. Date: 1853

Background imagePetty Collection: Shelburne - Cook - 1780

Shelburne - Cook - 1780
William Petty (1737 - 1805), 2nd earl of Shelburne, 1rt Marquis of Lansdowne, British politician Date: 1780

Background imagePetty Collection: Shelbourne - Ridley - 1798

Shelbourne - Ridley - 1798
William Petty (1737 - 1805) - 2nd earl of Shelburne, 1st Marquis of Lansdowne, British politician

Background imagePetty Collection: Shelburne - Anon

Shelburne - Anon
William Petty (1737 - 1805), 2nd earl of Shelburne, 1st Marquis of Lansdowne, British politician

Background imagePetty Collection: 5th Marquis of Lansdowne

5th Marquis of Lansdowne
Henry Charles Keith Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquis of Lansdowne Statesman Date: 1845 - 1927

Background imagePetty Collection: Womens Royal Naval Service, 1918

Womens Royal Naval Service, 1918
Women of the WRENS(Womens Royal Naval Service)in 1918: Dame Katherine Furse(Director), a petty officer and Miss Edith Crowy(Deputy-Director). Date: 1918

Background imagePetty Collection: American Navy sailors eating in the petty officers mess

American Navy sailors eating in the petty officers mess on the USS Massachusetts battleship in America Date: circa 1901

Background imagePetty Collection: Cartoon, A Great Stream from a Petty Fountain

Cartoon, A Great Stream from a Petty Fountain, or, John Bull swamped in the Flood of new Taxes; Cormorants fishing in the Stream, by James Gillray

Background imagePetty Collection: Zeebrugge - Petty Officer Reed rescuing Lieutenant Alleyn

Zeebrugge - Petty Officer Reed rescuing Lieutenant Alleyn
One of the eight actions which earned the Victoria Cross during the Zeebrugge Raid of 1918

Background imagePetty Collection: WW2 poster, cut this out of working hours

WW2 poster, cut this out of working hours (petty jealousies, bickering), remember its the enemy you re fighting! Design by Victor Hicks. Date: 1940s

Background imagePetty Collection: Lord Lansdowne and circle, India

Lord Lansdowne and circle, India. Henry Charles Keith Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne, (1845-1927, seated in chair, left), British politician and Irish peer

Background imagePetty Collection: Lord Lansdowne, British politician, in group photo

Lord Lansdowne, British politician, in group photo
Henry Charles Keith Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne, (1845-1927, seated, second from left), British politician and Irish peer

Background imagePetty Collection: Earl of Shelburne

Earl of Shelburne
WILLIAM PETTY, earl of SHELBURNE statesman Date: 1737 - 1805

Background imagePetty Collection: 3rd Marquess Lansdowne 3

3rd Marquess Lansdowne 3
HENRY PETTY FITZ-MAURICE, third marquess of LANSDOWNE statesman Date: 1780 - 1863

Background imagePetty Collection: 1st Marquess Lansdowne

1st Marquess Lansdowne
WILLIAM FITZ-MAURICE PETTY, first marquess of LANSDOWNE Statesman, prime minister Date: 1737 - 1805

Background imagePetty Collection: 3rd Marquess Lansdowne 1

3rd Marquess Lansdowne 1
HENRY PETTY FITZ-MAURICE, third marquess of LANSDOWNE statesman, when Lord Henry Petty. Date: 1780 - 1863

Background imagePetty Collection: 3rd Marquess Lansdowne 2

3rd Marquess Lansdowne 2
HENRY PETTY FITZ-MAURICE, third marquess of LANSDOWNE statesman Date: 1780 - 1863

Background imagePetty Collection: 3rd Marquess Lansdowne 5

3rd Marquess Lansdowne 5
HENRY PETTY FITZ-MAURICE, third marquess of LANSDOWNE statesman Date: 1780 - 1863

Background imagePetty Collection: 3rd Marquess Lansdowne 6

3rd Marquess Lansdowne 6
HENRY PETTY FITZ-MAURICE, third marquess of LANSDOWNE statesman, towards the end of his life. Date: 1780 - 1863

Background imagePetty Collection: 3rd Marquess Lansdowne 4

3rd Marquess Lansdowne 4
HENRY PETTY FITZ-MAURICE, third marquess of LANSDOWNE statesman Date: 1780 - 1863

Background imagePetty Collection: The Council of the Royal Aeronautical Society 1943-1944

The Council of the Royal Aeronautical Society 1943-1944
The Council of the Royal Aeronautical Society, 1943-1944, on the terrace behind No.4 Hamilton Place. From left, back row: A.G. Elliott, E.J.N. Archbold, R.S. Stafford, G.E. Petty and L.A. Wingfield

Background imagePetty Collection: The Sopwith Gordon Bennett 1215 of 1914

The Sopwith Gordon Bennett 1215 of 1914
The Sopwith Gordon Bennett, 1215, of 1914. Lt Spenser Grey (left) and a Petty Officer Artificer (right) at Hendon. Date: 1914

Background imagePetty Collection: Petty Officers & Seamen

Petty Officers & Seamen
Petty officers and seamen. Date: 1891

Background imagePetty Collection: Portrait of Petty officers

Portrait of Petty officers and their dog

Background imagePetty Collection: Work House, Blackwells Island, New York, USA

Work House, Blackwells Island, New York, USA
The workhouse on Blackwells Island, New York, USA. The workhouse provided a punitive regime for petty offenders who were required to labour during their stay

Background imagePetty Collection: 19 York Street, Westminster, 1848

19 York Street, Westminster, 1848
Engraving showing the rear of Number 19, York Street, Westminster, London, in 1848. This pretty garden house in Petty France was the home of John Milton

Background imagePetty Collection: Petty Officer Edgar Evans, c. 1910

Petty Officer Edgar Evans, c. 1910
Photograph of Petty Officer Edgar Evans, one of the members of Robert Falcon Scotts ill-fated expedition to the South Pole of 1910-12

Background imagePetty Collection: Sir William Petty

Sir William Petty
SIR WILLIAM Eminent English economist, professor of anatomy at Oxford & music at Gresham. A founder of the Royal Society. In 1662 he designed a twin-hulled ship

Background imagePetty Collection: Petty Officer at Wheel

Petty Officer at Wheel
A 2nd class Petty Officer of the Royal Navy, at the ships wheel

Background imagePetty Collection: Shelburne / Warren / 1791

Shelburne / Warren / 1791
William Petty 2nd Earl of Shelburne 1st Marquis of Lansdowne British Politician

Background imagePetty Collection: Shelburne / Gainsborough

Shelburne / Gainsborough
William Petty 2nd Earl of Shelburne 1st Marquis of Lansdowne British Politician

Background imagePetty Collection: Criminal, Henry Cook

Criminal, Henry Cook
HENRY COOK: Debtor, petty thief, giver of threats of violence, foot-pad, highwayman, horse thief, shoemaker, hanged at Tyburn 6 December 1741

Background imagePetty Collection: Maxim Gun - Royal Navy

Maxim Gun - Royal Navy
THE MAXIM GUN used by Petty Officers of the Royal Navys HMS Excellent


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