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Background imagePrivate Collection: Life Amongst the Sand Bags by Hugo Morgan, WW1

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)

Background imagePrivate Collection: Eve goes to the cinema by Annie Fish

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

Background imagePrivate Collection: Paul Poiret as a soldier with costumes for Venus Ltd, WW1

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

Background imagePrivate Collection: Female impersonator in trench pantomime, WW1

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

Background imagePrivate Collection: Advert for Wrights Coal Tar Soap WW1

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

Background imagePrivate Collection: Beira, Mozambique - Private tram-car system

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

Background imagePrivate Collection: Charlie Chaplin and friend

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

Background imagePrivate Collection: U. S. O. Club operated by the Salvation Army - WWII

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

Background imagePrivate Collection: Volunteer firefighters help the war effort in London, WW2

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

Background imagePrivate Collection: Cranleigh School

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

Background imagePrivate Collection: Princess Elizabeth and Margaret in driving class at Windsor

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

Background imagePrivate Collection: Gowanlea Private Hotel, Moffat, Dumfries and Galloway

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

Background imagePrivate Collection: Dining Room, Royal Automobile Club, Pall Mall, London

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

Background imagePrivate Collection: Mr Drouets pauper school, Tooting, Surrey

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

Background imagePrivate Collection: Arciconfraternita della Misericordia di Firenze

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

Background imagePrivate Collection: The Blessing Of Science. By Charles Robinson

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)

Background imagePrivate Collection: Alcibiades, Bust, Profile

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

Background imagePrivate Collection: 3 Men in a Dog Cart

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

Background imagePrivate Collection: Victoria Carriage

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

Background imagePrivate Collection: Liverpool Mail in Snow

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

Background imagePrivate Collection: Clifton, Bristol C. 1850

Clifton, Bristol C. 1850
Showing ROYAL YORK CRESCENT, CLIFTON with grand mansion houses overlooking a private railed garden for residents

Background imagePrivate Collection: Kenneth Arnold

Kenneth Arnold stands beside his private aircraft, which he was flying when he had his landmark sighting on 24 June 1947 over the Cascade Mountains

Background imagePrivate Collection: Museum Block, Marlborough College, Wiltshire

Museum Block, Marlborough College, Wiltshire
Museum Block with classrooms, Marlborough College, Wiltshire. Date: circa 1900s

Background imagePrivate Collection: Residential accommodation, Marlborough College, Wiltshire

Residential accommodation, Marlborough College, Wiltshire
Residential accommodation, Somerfield House, Marlborough College, Wiltshire. circa 1900s

Background imagePrivate Collection: Group photo, boys at Marlborough College, Wiltshire

Group photo, boys at Marlborough College, Wiltshire, May 1908. 1908

Background imagePrivate Collection: Marlborough College Chapel, Wiltshire

Marlborough College Chapel, Wiltshire
Interior of Marlborough College Chapel, Wiltshire -- the East End, showing the altar and choir stalls. 1896

Background imagePrivate Collection: Eton College Boathouses on the River Thames

Eton College Boathouses on the River Thames. Date: circa 1907

Background imagePrivate Collection: Mr Taylor, teacher at Marlborough College, Wiltshire

Mr Taylor, teacher at Marlborough College, Wiltshire (Summerfield House Master), May 1908. Date: 1908

Background imagePrivate Collection: George Dyson, composer, at Marlborough College, Wiltshire

George Dyson, composer, at Marlborough College, Wiltshire
George Dyson (1883-1964), English musician and composer, at Marlborough College, Wiltshire, where he was working as music master

Background imagePrivate Collection: New house at Marlborough College, Wiltshire

New house at Marlborough College, Wiltshire. Date: circa 1910

Background imagePrivate Collection: Field House at Marlborough College, Wiltshire

Field House at Marlborough College, Wiltshire. Date: circa 1910

Background imagePrivate Collection: Mr Taylor of Marlborough College, Wiltshire

Mr Taylor of Marlborough College, Wiltshire
Mr Taylor, House Master at Marlborough College, Wiltshire. 1911

Background imagePrivate Collection: Bromsgrove School, Worcestershire, old school

Bromsgrove School, Worcestershire, old school
Bromsgrove School, Worcestershire: the old school and Masters house. On the right are straw-hatted sixth formers and bare-headed douls (i.e. fags from doulos the Greek word for slave). Date: 1953

Background imagePrivate Collection: Bromsgrove School, Worcestershire, swimming

Bromsgrove School, Worcestershire, swimming
Bromsgrove School, Worcestershire: the swimming bath - a very popular institution in the summer term after cricket, tennis or corps parades. Date: 1953

Background imagePrivate Collection: Bromsgrove School, Worcestershire, changing classes

Bromsgrove School, Worcestershire, changing classes
Bromsgrove School, Worcestershire: changing classes during morning school. Date: 1953

Background imagePrivate Collection: Bromsgrove School, Worcestershire, dormitory

Bromsgrove School, Worcestershire, dormitory
Bromsgrove School, Worcestershire: the eighteen-bedder, the oldest dormitory of the school. It is in the topmost storey of the old school house

Background imagePrivate Collection: Bromsgrove School, Worcestershire, the quad

Bromsgrove School, Worcestershire, the quad
Bromsgrove School, Worcestershire: a corner of the quad, with one of the older buildings, carrying the school bell on the central stack. This quadrangle neighbours the headmasters house. Date: 1953

Background imagePrivate Collection: Bromsgrove School, Worcestershire, tunnel

Bromsgrove School, Worcestershire, tunnel
Bromsgrove School, Worcestershire: the tunnel linking the old school house with the modern buildings and passing under what was once the headmasters garden

Background imagePrivate Collection: College and church, Puerta de Tierra, San Juan, Puerto Rico

College and church, Puerta de Tierra, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Private college and Church of San Agustin, Puerta de Tierra, a district of Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, North Atlantic Ocean. Date: circa 1920

Background imagePrivate Collection: Two soldiers of the First World War

Two soldiers of the First World War
Frederick Edward Soar, a private soldier in the Royal Army Medical Corps, posing with a friend, also in the uniform. The maple leaf shaped badge on his cap suggests he is a member of the Second

Background imagePrivate Collection: Fred Soar, RAMC soldier, WW1

Fred Soar, RAMC soldier, WW1
Frederick Edward Soar, a private soldier in the Royal Army Medical Corps during the First World War. Date: c.1915

Background imagePrivate Collection: The British Embassy in Berlin

The British Embassy in Berlin
The private study room of Sir Edward Malet at the British Embassy in Berlin. Date: 1893

Background imagePrivate Collection: Headmasters House, Harrow, North London

Headmasters House, Harrow, North London
Headmasters House, Harrow, Middlesex. Date: circa 1910s

Background imagePrivate Collection: London Trade Card - Thomas Sandby, artist

London Trade Card - Thomas Sandby, artist
London Trade Card - Thomas Paul Sandby (1753-1832), artist (son of Thomas Sandby), St Georges Row, Oxford Street, offering drawing lessons

Background imagePrivate Collection: Michaelhouse School, Balgowan, Natal Province, South Africa

Michaelhouse School, Balgowan, Natal Province, South Africa
Michaelhouse School, a private boarding school for senior boys in Balgowan, Natal Province, South Africa -- the dining hall. Date: circa 1930

Background imagePrivate Collection: Railway station, Muizenberg, Cape Peninsula, South Africa

Railway station, Muizenberg, Cape Peninsula, South Africa
Railway station (left), Main Road, Muizenberg, Cape Peninsula, South Africa. Showing the Ocean View Private Hotel and Bennett & Baker Grocers (right). Date: circa 1910

Background imagePrivate Collection: Quimbay civilization (Colombia). 500-1500. Beaded necklaces

Quimbay civilization (Colombia). 500-1500. Beaded necklaces
South American civilization. Quimbay civilization (Colombia). 500-1500. Beaded necklaces. From right to left; 16cm, 35 cm and 31 cm. Private Collection

Background imagePrivate Collection: Valley of Mexico culture. Ceramic vessel decorated - incised

Valley of Mexico culture. Ceramic vessel decorated - incised
Pre-Columbian art. Mesoamerica. Valley of Mexico culture. Ceramic vessel decorated with incised geometric motifs. 14 x 17, 5 cm (diameter). Private collection



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