Present Collection (page 8)

Airstrip B3 Memorial, Free French Sqns, Ste Croix
The first Free French planes landed here on Liberated soil on 13 June 1944 as part of 2nd Tactical Airforce RAF. Present at the unveiling of the Memorial Area was Wing Cdr Johnnie Johnson

Couple in historical costume on a greetings card
Couple in historical costume holding hands on a greetings card. Date: circa 1900s

Couple in historical costume on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1900s

New Year card in the shape of a gift box
New Year card in the shape of a white gift box with a blue ribbon, open to reveal purple violets. (2 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Late Victorian 1890s Card Cards Box Boxes Greeting
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Christmas card in the shape of a gift box
Christmas card in the shape of a white gift box with a pink ribbon. (1 of 2) circa 1890s

Christmas card in the shape of a jeweller's box
Christmas card in the shape of a red jeweller's box with gold lettering. (1 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Girl and boy with presents on a Christmas card with white and gold decorative border. Date: circa 1890s

Snow scene with Santa Claus on a Christmas card
Snow scene with Santa Claus and children, viewed through an archway on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Christmas card in the shape of a wickerwork food hamper. (1 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Christmas card in the shape of a jewellers box
Christmas card in the shape of a red jewellers box, open to reveal a pocket watch and chain, with verse under the lid. (2 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

New Year card in the shape of a gift box. Date: circa 1890s

Couple with flowers on a German greetings card. (1 of 3) Date: circa 1890s

Robin with present on a Christmas and New Year card
Robin carrying a present in its beak on a Christmas and New Year card. Date: circa 1890s

Boy with trumpet and whip on a Victorian scrap. Date: circa 1890s

The Ancient English Musket & Halbert Exercise, Plate 3. 1794

Hamleys Christmas presents advertisement, 1929
Full page advertisement for Hamleys toy shop featuring a number of ideas for Christmas 1929 including a bunny nightie and hot water bottle case

Rowntrees York Chocolates advertisement featuring a lucky girl opening a box at Christmas. 1929

Advert for Gamages christmas toys 1914
Advert for the famous Gamages store on Holborn, London, promoting wooden childrens toys. 1914

Advert for Swan fountain pens 1901
Swan fountain pens with intricate design cases and chains, for Christmas gifts, free post catalogue available or in store at Cheapside, London. 1901

Advert for Gorke womens accessories 1898
Novelties Christmas gifts for women. A charming painted gauze and large ostrich fans, linen gloves for gifts Chevrette, fur tops, button ladies driving gloves

Trafalgar Square in the Ice Age : a vision of past and present. A scene suggested by the discovery of fossil bones beneath Trafalgar Square : the site in the Ice Age showing hippos, aurochs

Advert for Mappin Brothers Victorian gifts 1896
Chritsmas gifts in solid silver; sugar and cream stand, afternoon tea set, sugar dredger, chased and pierced fruit or bonbon dish, twin oil and vinegar bottles and coffee set with tray. 1896

Advert for Lancaster & Sons bellows cameras 1890
Advertisement for 19th century bellows cameras, pocket combination aneroid barometers, selection of scientific equipment compound microscope, achromatic microscope

Father Christmas in a train on a Victorian scrap
Father Christmas in a train full of presents on a Victorian scrap. circa 1890s

Father Christmas on horse-drawn carriage on Victorian scrap
Father Christmas on a horse-drawn carriage full of trees and presents on a Victorian scrap. Date: circa 1890s

Angel with horse-drawn carriage on Victorian Christmas scrap
Angel with a horse-drawn carriage full of toys and a tree on a Victorian Christmas scrap. Date: circa 1890s

Advert for Elkington & Co Edwardian jewellery 1906
Array of novelty jewellery using pearls. Date: 1906

Christmas advertisement, Wrigleys PK Chewing Gum -- good to chew and good for you! 1957

Male fashion from the reign of Richard III, 1483-1485.. Handcolored engraving from Civil Costume of England from the Conquest to the Present Period drawn by Charles Martin

Eleanor of Aquitaine (1122-1204), Queen of Henry II.. Handcolored engraving from Civil Costume of England from the Conquest to the Present Period drawn by Charles Martin and etched by Leopold Martin

Charles VIII being presented with a Book. Miniature from The Great Chronicles of France, 15th century. Gothic art. Miniature Painting. ITALY. PIEDMONT. Turin. National Library of the Turin University

History of the Missions, 1863. Matteo Ricci and Xu Guanqi
RICCI, Matteo (1552-1610). Italian Jesuit priest, one of the founding figures of the Jesuit China Mission. Matteo Ricci with his disciple Xu Guangqi, Paul Siu or Paul Ly (1562-1633)

Emperor Kangxi (1654-1722). Qing Dynasty
KANG-HSI (1654-1722). Emperor of China (1662-1722). Qing Dynasty. 1847 French original work. Spanish translation published in Barcelona

Dominique Parrenin. Jesuit missionary
PARRENIN, Dominique (1665-1741). French Jesuit missionary to China. One of the authors of the general map of China. 1847 French original work. Spanish translation published in Barcelona

Akbar the Great (1542-1605). With jesuit missionaries
AKBAR, Muhammad (1542-1605). Mughal emperor of India (1565-1605). The monarch received the Jesuit missionaries. 1847 French original work. Spanish translation published in Barcelona

South Africa - Site of Lobengulas Kraal, etc
Black and white image of the Royal Kraal of King Lobengula of the Ndebele (Matabele), Matopos, present-day Zimbabwe.. Part of Box 287, South Africa Diamond Mines, Boswell Collection. Slide number 36

Cub Scout receiving flowers, Taipei, Formosa
Cub Scout John Sottin receiving a basket of flowers as a Christmas gift from a local girl, Taipei, Formosa (then in China, now Taiwan). Date: 1953

Pears Soap advertisement, WW1
Advertisement for Pears soap showing a mother and her daughters wrapping up a bar of the famous soap to be sent to her boy at the front. Date: 1915

Alfred Meakin china plate - Lloyd George quotation
Alfred Meakin china plate with decorated border. Transfer reads - BARNSTAPLE. THE RT. HON. D. LLOYD GEORGE, PRIME MINISTER

Chief Scout with 4th Bahamas Cubs, Nassau
Chief Scout (Lord Baden Powell) receiving a gift made for him by the 4th Bahamas Cubs at a rally of Cubs and Brownies at Addington House, Nassau

Lea and Perrins advertisement, WW1
Advertisement for Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce, a perfect gift for soldiers at the front to use with their war rations with claims that it makes bully beef appetizing

Advert for Gillette razor combination set 1915
Get it today. How much better the choice of christmas gifts is than it used to be! For a man - a Gillette safety razor, instead of the fripperies

Onoto Pen Advertisement, World War One
Advertisement for the famous Onoto pens, the ideal gift for British soldiers for Christmas 1915. One officer, joyous to have received his Onoto, asks another who surveys his broken pen with dismay

Advert for Stockings by Bear Brand 1934
Bear Brand crepe luxury stockings. " Hallo... long distance? oh, lo darling.. sweet of you to ring me.. you ll be be back for christmas... marvellous... what do I want?

Gift from Sultan of darfur
A gift of a beautiful horse from the Sultan of Darfur to the Governor General of the Sudan. Date: circa 1910

Ulster Past and Present Mural
Ulster Past and Present (1931) (Mural). Conor, William 1881-1968. Date: 1931

Children under an umbrella in the snow
Three little children carrying presents and sprigs of holly, huddle together under an umbrella as the snow falls around them c.1915

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