Private Collection (page 8)

Frank Fletcher of Marlborough College, Wiltshire
Frank Fletcher (1870-1954) of Marlborough College, Wiltshire -- he was Headmaster from 1903 to 1911, and was later knighted for his services to education. Date: 1911

Two pupils at Marlborough College, Wiltshire, dressed for tennis. Date: 1911

Society during the 1924 London Season
Double page spread from The Sketch featuring photographs of well-known figures in society in London for the summer season

Highbury School, Hillcrest, Natal Province, South Africa
Aerial view of Highbury Preparatory School, Hillcrest, Natal Province, South Africa, a private school for boys founded in 1903. Date: 1920s

Pre-Columbian art. Valdivia culture. Ecuador. 3500 BC-1800 BC. Venus statuette. From Ecuador. Private collection

Pre-Incan. Mantena Culture. 500-1500 AD. From Ecuador
Pre-Columbian art. Pre-Incan. Mantena Culture. 500-1500 AD. From Ecuador. 21 x 15 cm (diameter). Anthropomorphic ceramic vessel. Private collection

Pre-Columbian art. Pre-Incan. Puruha Culture. 1300-1500. Anthropomorphic ceramic vessel. 17, 5 x 16 cm (diameter). From Ecuador. Private collection

Telegraph House notice, home of Bertrand Russell
Telegraph House notice -- private road, please drive slowly, children, no right of way. The house was constructed on the site of a West Sussex semaphore-station

Statue of Ankhrekhu. Egypt
Quartzite statue of Ankhrekhu. 1850 BC. 12th Dynasty. Middle Kingdom. From Egypt. British Museum. London. United Kingdom

House of Fools of Love by Francisco Quevedo. Illustration
Francisco de Quevedo y Villegas (1580-1645). Spanish writer. House of Fools of Love. Illustration. Printed in 1895. Private collection

United Friendly Insurance Company document, Southwark Bridge, London, Householders Comprehensive policy for Private Dwellings. early 20th century

Confusion at Plane-Park
Car parks can be nightmares, but they are nothing to the confusion that will come when we all go to the shops in our private planes ! Date: 1927

Study and fagging at Malvern College
Last minute study and fagging: some of the junior boys doing some hasty revision while one of them cleans a senior boys boots, at Malvern College, an independent school in Worcestershire, England

House dormitory at Malvern College
Senior boys getting ready to go to bed in one of the house dormitories at Malvern College, an independent school in Worcestershire, England. Date: 1958

Hartley Hospital & Homes, Colne, Lancashire
Hartley Hospital & Homes, Colne, near Burnley, Lancashire, England. Private Hospital & Alms Houses Date: 1910s

Refugees in the London underground (1941). Watercolor by Henry Moore belonging to the series The Shelter Drawings. Watercolour. Private Collection

Planes (1940). Wax drawing by Henry Moore. Drawing. Private Collection

Tawaraya Sotatsu (17th c. ). Carriage of Prince Genji
Tawaraya Sotatsu (17th c.). Carriage of Prince Genji. Illustration from the book Genji Monogatari Emaki (The Tale of Genji) by Murasaki Shikibu. Japanese art. Momoyama period. Painting

Figure of the reliquary Bwete or Bwitti (Gabon). The Mahongwe practice an ancestor cult (bwiti or bwete) that was at the center of a system of beliefs and rites

Saint Jules Martyr. Printed in Paris. XX century. Private Collection. Litography

VUILLARD, Edouard. The Lilacs
VUILLARD, Edouard (1868-1940). The Lilacs. 1890. Symbolism. Les Nabis. Oil on canvas. Private Collection

RIVERA, Diego. Ultima Hora
RIVERA, Diego (1886-1957). Ultima Hora. 1915. Cubism. Oil on canvas. Private Collection

MONDRIAN, Piet. Windmill
Mondrian, Piet (1872-1944). Windmill. 1906. Post-Impressionism. Oil on canvas. Private Collection

Cessna 172 OE-DBH Alpenair, Innsbruck
More Cessna 172s have been built than any other aircraft, over 43, 000 since 1955. A high wing 4-seat monoplane it is mainly used as a light aircraft for private flying. Date: 1963

Prometheus shaving lamp - WWI
Prometheus shaving lamp - manufactured by W. H. Williams Patent. Officers Private Purchase - shaving brush set with brush in the top section and the base as a primus type fitting for heating water

White Horse Hotel, Chislehurst. View from window at the back of a man ploughing a field with three horses. 21017 Private P. J. Hill, D Company, 20Th Battalion, The County Of London Regiment

Young Private, 6th Battalion (City of London Rifles), WW1
Head and shoulders miniature portrait of a young Private, possibly of the 6th Battalion (City of London Rifles), by Alice James, RMS RWA (fl. 1887-1930)

Poem and badge of the Royal Army Medical Corps, WW1
A poem and badge of the Royal Army Medical Corps, dated 13th May 1916, at Park Hall Camp, Oswestry. Written by 2158 Private E Thomas, 3/1 Welsh Field Hospital. Date: 1916

Life Amongst the Sand Bags by Hugo Morgan, WW1
Book Cover mounted on card - Life Amongst the Sand Bags by Hugo Morgan (The Soldier Books). Design by 240455 Private George Barrow, 6th Battalion, Oxford & Bucks Light Infantry (formerly 7389)

Eve goes to the cinema by Annie Fish
Eve, and her beau, Reggie, are shown the way into a cinema by an usherette and are pleasantly surprised to see how dark - and private - the auditorium is

Paul Poiret as a soldier with costumes for Venus Ltd, WW1
Paul Poiret (1879-1944), influential French fashion designer, pictured centre as a private in the French Army during the First World War surrounded by an array of costumes he had designed for

Female impersonator in trench pantomime, WW1
Fair but False -The Coldstream " Girl." A Remarkable Impersonation in a trench pantomime. Among the numerous female impersonators among soldiers providing entertainment for the troops

Advert for Wrights Coal Tar Soap WW1
An advertisement for Wrights Coal Tar Soap with a British soldier holding up a towel in the hope that some nice person will send him a box of Wrights Coal Tar Soap. Date: 1915

Beira, Mozambique - Private tram-car system
Beira, Mozambique - The private tram-car system - undoubtedly one of the most unusual forms of conveyance in the world. The cars ran on tiny tracks which rose out of the sand

Charlie Chaplin and friend
Charlie Chaplin (1889-1977) (left) and friend - enjoying a moment to have a laugh away from the spotlight of fame and celebrity

U. S. O. Club operated by the Salvation Army - WWII
U. S. O. Club operated by the Salvation Army - the United Services Organization Inc. a private, non-profit organization that provides morale and recreational services to members of the U.S. military

Volunteer firefighters help the war effort in London, WW2
With a Heavy Unit donated by a private company, volunteer firefighters are greeted by a VIP and congratulated for their contribution to the War Effort

Cranleigh School
Schoolboys at Cranleigh School, Surrey, 1930s Date: 1930s

Princess Elizabeth and Margaret in driving class at Windsor
Princess Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth II) and her sister, Princess Margaret the winners of a cup in the private driving class for the best single turn-out at the Royal Windsor Show in May 1945

Gowanlea Private Hotel, Moffat, Dumfries and Galloway. Date: circa 1910s

Dining Room, Royal Automobile Club, Pall Mall, London
View of the Dining Room of the Royal Automobile Club, Pall Mall, London. The club was founded in 1897. Date: 1920

Mr Drouets pauper school, Tooting, Surrey
A view of the school for pauper children, privately run by Bartholomew Peter Drouet at Tooting in Surrey (now south west London). In 1849, a cholera epidemic broke out at the school

Arciconfraternita della Misericordia di Firenze
La Venerabile Arciconfraternita della Misericordia di Firenze - a charitable Fraternity from Florence, Italy, serving to transport the sick

The Blessing Of Science. By Charles Robinson
The Pekingese arrives by private lift from his suite to partake of afternoon tea with his mistress. An illustration by Charles Robinson (brother of William Heath Robinson)

Alcibiades, Bust, Profile
ALCIBIADES Athenian general; though a friend of Socrates, he was dissolute in private and a traitor in his public life; assassinated by the Persians

3 Men in a Dog Cart
Three men travelling in a private horse-drawn carriage along a country lane are surprised to encounter the hounds of a fox hunt

Victoria Carriage
VICTORIA POSTE, a light two- horse two-seater carriage with room for a groom behind

Liverpool Mail in Snow
The Liverpool Mail encounters heavy weather near Saint Albans, Hertfordshire, and can t spare a thought for the distressed lady stuck in her private carriage

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