Present Collection (page 18)

Writing on Wall
Napoleon and Josephine are enjoying a little feast when lo, a graffito on the wall warns them that their present prosperity may not last for ever... Date: August 1803

Barriere De L etoile
Street fighting at the Barriere de l Etoile, near the present site of the Arc de Triomphe. Date: 29 July 1830

Waltham Abbey, Essex, England, founded in 1030. The present ruins, built by King Harold Godwinson, date from 1060. He was buried here after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. Date: 11th century

Advert for Lancaster & Sons bellows cameras 1886
Advertisement for 19th century bellows cameras with mahogany frames and apparatus. 1886

Vasile Lupu
VASILE LUPU Voivode (prince) of Moldavia (present-day Romania) Date: 1595 - 1661

Landon Deathplace
Cape Coast Castle, in present- day Ghana : the last home and deathplace of popular poet and novelist Letitia Elizabeth Landon, wife of the governor George Maclean. Date: 1830S

Mothers Present. Stothard, Thomas 1755 - 1834

HRH The Princess Anne visited the headquarters of the Ro?
HRH The Princess Anne visited the headquarters of the Royal Aeronautical Society at No.4 Hamilton Place, London, on 20 May 1974 to present the Whitney Straight Award

German Birthday Greetings Postcard - Many Happy Returns! Date: 1912

Military Father disarmed by daughters generous reply
Disarmed. " Why do you pick those flowers" " To give to you." Date: 1898

Family Christmas Dinner - 1950s. The young boy (front left) is wearing his Christmas present - a Martian Space Outfit. Date: early 1950s

Young boy posing in his Christmas Martian Space Outfit
Young boy posing in his Christmas " Martian Space Outfit", complete with walkie talkie radio. Date: early 1950s

South West Aerodrome the site of the present Heathrow
South West Aerodrome, the site of the present Heathrow Airport

Pachyornis elephantopus, heavy-footed moa
Skeleton of a heavy-footed moa (Pachyornis elephantopus) specimen found in New Zealand during the Holocene period (10, 000 to present). See also T25118

Intoosa Monate (a present Mynheer)
c. 1869-72. Sketch 70 from a collection of original sketches by Thomas Baines

Cyclophthalmus senior, insect
A scorpion-like terrestrial insect dating from the Carboniferous to the present

Little girl at Christmas time
Little girl sitting under the Christmas tree, surrounded by presents. Date: c. 1920

Christmas scene out in the snow
Father Christmas hides behind a beautifully decorated Christmas tree, which is laden with presents for the two little children who have obviously been very good this year. Date: c. 1910

Father Christmas filling up the stockings
Father Christmas places a pretty pink doll into a stocking. Date: c. 1910

Children at Christmas
Carrying holly and a present on a sledge at Christmas time. Date: 1915

Christmas silhouette
Silhouette of fashionable woman carrying a present and miniature Christmas tree. c. 1925

Father Christmas with two small children in the snow
Two sweet little children meet Father Christmas as he wanders through the snow with his sack full of Christmas presents. c.1920

Small boy pulled along in sledge
A young boy carrying presents and a holly sprig, is pulled along in a sledge through the snow. c.1920

Father Christmas in snowy scene
Father Christmas stands in the snow, admiring a wooden toy horse which is no doubt destined for a little boy or girl who has been extra good this year. c.1908

Beautifully decorated Christmas tree
A beautifully decorated Christmas tree, hung with brightly coloured baubles and red candles. c.1910

Father Christmas distributing presents

Children peering round a tree at Father Christmas
Father Christmas marches through the snowy countryside, carrying a sack bursting with presents. He is watched by two excited little children who hide behind a tree. c. 1920

Father Christmas followed by a colourful group of children
Father Christmas marches through the snowy countryside followed by a long line of brightly dressed children, heavily laden with presents. c. 1920

Father Christmas placing presents around the tree
A festive scene showing father Christmas distributing gifts on and around a Christmas tree. c. 1910

Children playing with their Christmas presents
Three children sit together, playing with their Christmas gifts which include dolls, a Mother Goose book and a toy sailing boat. c. 1925

Maria Theresa (1717-1780). Empress of Austria (1740) of the House of Habsburg. The painting was made as a present for Flandes, which paid for the empress dress. Oil on canvas. BELGIUM. Ghent

Spark gun Ketland and C. London, present
" Spark gun " Ketland and C. London", present of the Duke of Wellington to the general Alava. SPAIN. Vitoria. Museum of the Armeric (armoury)."

Bitter to be present. Plate 13 of The Disasters of War
GOYA Y LUCIENTES, Francisco de (1746-1828). Bitter to be present. Plate 13 of The Disasters of War. Etching

Pocket calendar from 1910, present of a chocolates trade name. Photography; Photography

Bridal gifts for Princess Elizabeth
Gifts presented to Princess Elizabeth on her wedding to Prince Philip. Presents include exquisite jewellery from her grandmother, Queen Mary, and a pic-nic basket from her sister, Princess Margaret

Advert for 4711 Eau de Cologne 1931
Let the inspiration of 4711 guide your choice this gift time.... let the inimitable fragrance of this really genuine Eau de Cologne pay sincere tribute to beauty. Date: 1931

Unemployed Men Outside West Ham Workhouse
A crowd of unemployed men stand outside the West Ham Union workhouse demanding poor relief during a period of high unemployment. Police officers, some mounted, are present to maintain order

Advert for G. P. O telephone 1933
Why not include it among your Christmas gifts ? Date: 1933

Philip H Calderon
PHILIP HERMOGENES CALDERON Artist, photographed in his studio while painting a portrait (though his sitter is not present) Date: 1833 - 1898

Lrb Formal Dinner 1938
Formal dinner for past and present officers of the London Rifle Brigade. Date: 1938

Royal Wedding Gift 1947
ELIZABETH II An ivory casket presented to Princess Elizabeth as a wedding present by the Maharaja of Bikaner upon her marriage to Prince Philip. Date: 1947

Friedrich 1 Drowns
The emperor FRIEDRICH I, participating in the Third Crusade, is drowned while attempting to cross the Saleph River in Cilicia (in present- day Turkey) Date: 1190

Advert for Mackintoshs Toffee de Luxe 1914
Christmas eve. Santa Claus: " If I don t stop eating this Toffe de Luxe there won t be any left for the stockings - and I orderec an extra supply this year so folks could send some to their

Fire Service benevolent fund Christmas gifts, WW2
A collection of Christmas gifts to be given to London firemen and firewomen hospitalised over the Christmas period

China safe - for the present. Illustration shows an eagle labeled Germany and the Russian Bear relaxing after eating, there are bones labeled Shan-Tung and Manchuria at their feet. Date 1902 April 9

Farewell present of useful white flag, which Russian Generals wife thoughtfully gives when he leaves for front, telling him to use it as soon as he sees Japanese army

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Now! Federal Theatres present Midsummer varieties A tuneful, sparkling vaudeville revue. Poster for Federal Theatre Project presentation of Midsummer Varieties at the Greek Open Air Theatre

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