Private Collection (#22)

The Janisary Tree - Constantinople, Turkey
The Janisaries Tree - Constantinople, Turkey. A tradition has grown up that this tree was planted at the founding of the Janisary order

Private / Trooper - 6th Dragoon Guards - Carabiniers. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Robert College, Istanbul
Founded in 1863 by two Americans, philanthropist Christopher Rhinelander Robert and Cyrus Hamlin, to offer an " American style" education under the Ottoman Empire

Keeping His Hand In, by Bruce Bairnsfather
Private Smith, the company bomber, formerly Shino, the popular juggler, frequently causes considerable anxiety to his platoon

Confirmation of Princess Margaret of Connaught
The confirmation of Princess Margaret of Connaught (1882-1920), elder daughter of Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught in the private chapel at Windsor in March 1898

Private of the 2nd Battalion of The East Yorkshire Regiment (3rd Infantry Division) - Normandy 1944. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

After Dinner Politics, 1886
Engraving showing a group of gentlemen, in formal evening attire, enjoying an after dinner smoke, drink and argument about politics

Piou Piou Junior
Group of French conscripts going to report themselves at headquarters. French private soldiers were commonly known as " Piou-Piou" or " Poilou"

Wars Transmutations by Helen McKie
A cartoon showing how World War One flipped roles. A youthful clerk is bullied by a manager, who then ends up as a private while the clerk becomes an officer

Allies Shoulder to Shoulder at Ypres
French infantry charging alongside Irish Guards and Grenadiers at Ypres during the First World War. Drawn from a description by Private P

Reported Missing
A drunken private sits looking rather sozzled, having lost his regiment somewhere in the Middle East, possibly Mesopotamia, during World War I

Victoria Cross, The New Order of Valour
Special colour supplement from the ILN, June 1857 to commemorate the introduction of the Victoria Cross, a new order of valour first bestowed by Queen Victoria upon Crimean War veterans

An Officer and Private of Russian Grenadiers

An Officer and Private of Russian Infantry

Striking Workers
Workers at a private trade company on strike

Shop in Private Home
A dog stands with its master and mistress outside a shop which is located in a private home; window notices also advertise a furnished house and apartments to let

Private Carriages
A meeting of elegant gentlemen and ladies in their carriages, at Hyde Park Corner, London

Vanderbilt Carriage
The private carriage of the Vanderbilt family is a familiar sight on New Yorks Fifth Avenue

Astor Family Yacht
The private steam yacht of the Astor family. It is quite comfortably fitted out

The British Prime Minister arrives in Ireland
The British Prime Mininster Herbert Asquith (1852-1928) arriving in Kingstown, Ireland accompanied by his private secretary

Edwardian Tutor
The private tutor of an Edwardian Country House, sitting at the desk of his classroom, with a blackboard behind him and a globe of the world by his side

Sunday closing
A poster criticising the introduction of Sunday closing for public houses, the one day when the working classes had leisure time

Licensing Bill cartoon 1908
A cartoon referring to the 1908 Licensing Bill which sought to reduce the number of licensed premises selling alcohol. There was much criticism of the bill which was seen as an infringement of civil

The Licensing Bill, 1908
Poster criticising the Licensing Bill of 1908 which sought to restrict and reduce the number of licensed premises in the country in an attempt to curb drunken behaviour

Licensing Bill poster 1908
Poster criticising the Licensing Bill proposed by the government in 1908 to reduce licensed premises and curb drinking, while allowing private clubs to carry on without restrictions

Secret Library Doorway
A young Edwardian boy discovers a secret doorway in the library, concealed behind the false panel of a bookcase

Churchill and Lloyd George
Photograph from Budget Day 1910 showing Winston Churchill (centre right), Home Secretary and David Lloyd George (centre left), Chancellor of the Exchequer

English Carriages 1820S
Private carriages of well-to- do English people - a cabriolet and a coupe

Post Chaise
French post chaise at the beginning of the 18th century

French Generals Carriage
The personal carriage of a French general during the First Empire

Private Carriage C17
The private carriage of a French aristocrat during the reign of Louis XIV

Voiture De Promenade
French voiture de promenade with running footmen

An operating theatre with an all female audience
The Womens Medical College of Pennsylvania, a unique college founded by a private enterprise and directed by a committee of female doctors

Female doctors in training
The Womens Medical College of Pennsylvania, a unique college founded by a private enterprise and directed by a committee of female doctors

Society Woman & Letter
A Society Woman sits in her private boudoir replying to correspondence. This elegant lady in her light muslin neglige has notes to answer and telegrams to send

Television in a private car, demonstrated to Radio Olympia v
Television in a private car; an experimental installation in a standard Vanguard saloon. The screen is not visible to the driver, thus avoiding distraction

Tall Soldier Ridiculed
Quarter-Master Sergeant scares a tall young private with the cutting line " What 15 boots? Why, when they shoots you they ll have to push you over"

Sniper Post Cartoon
The Competitive Spirit Should be Encouraged - A novel approach to this idea in this cartoon, as British troops turn a Snipers Post into a Try Your Luck shooting alley

Mortar Battery Cartoon
Officer - So you wish to transfer to a Trench Mortar Battery? What are your qualifications? Private - In Civilian life I was a Bricklayers Labourer

The public in a divorce court
Illustration by Steven Spurrier showing young women in the public gallery of a divorce court. The image accompanied an article in the ILN suggesting that divorce courts should be private

John Gauden, Bishop
JOHN GAUDEN, bishop of Worcester : he claimed to be the author of Eikon Basilike which purports to be Charles Is account of his fall, done from his private papers

De Havilland Hornet Moth
A two-seater biplane popular with private aviators; it will fly at 180 km/h for over 1000 kilometres

Divertions of Purley, or Opposition attending their private affairs

Oxford Street 1966
Oxford Street, London, looking towards Tottenham Court Road, with a red Routemaster bus, and Centre Point in the distance

Leo Abse & his Bentley
Leo Abse and his Bentley. Leo Abse was a well known MP, especially known for introducing Private Members bills legalising homosexuality and making divorce easier

Gas Retort House
The retort house at the Westminster Gas Works, London - at this time much of Londons streets, as well as private homes, are lit by gas

First Doge of Genova
Naval hero Simone Boccanegra is elected the first Doge of Genova, by popular acclaim. His private affairs will be the subject of a Verdi opera

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