Ran Collection (page 2)

Aghios Georgios II beached at Pevensey Bay, Sussex. The Lebanese registered ship ran aground, on fire, on 30 April 1963. Date: 1963

London Tram 1952
The last week in service for the poor old Route 36 tram, from Abbey Wood to Embankment via the Old Kent Road and Blackfriars. Londons very last tram ran on 7 July 1952. Date: July 1952

Cooperative Society, Enfield Highway, London, England
Cooperative Society, Enfield Highway, London, County of London, England. Perhaps they ran out of photographic paper. Date: 1900s

Herzogin Cecilie wrecked off Starhole Bay, Devon
The Herzogin Cecilie, a German four mast barque (Windjammer), named after German Crown Princess Duchess Cecilie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1886-1954), on the rocks off Starhole (Starehole) Bay

The Marchington Family outside the Post Office in Dove Holes
Photograph of the Marchington family outside the Post Office which they ran in Dove Holes, Derbyshire, 1913. Mr. Marchington (centre of doorway) was thinking of emigrating to Toronto, Canada

Game / Rebus / 19C
A poor old MAN was driving a PIG TOE mARKet with a STRING tEYEd TOE its LEG wHEN by SUM accident the PIG got loose. The MAN ran after him BUTT PIGgy sCAPEd... now read on

Runner holding an accordion - Istanbul, Turkey
A Turkish Fireman - a runner who ran ahead to warn of a fire, making an almighty wail and a racket on his accordion. Date: 1873

Buddhist Nuns - Myanmar - referred to as sila-rhan. Date: circa 1909

Snap card - Hey! Diddle, Diddle
Nursery Rhyme Snap card - Hey! Diddle, Diddle, the cat and the fiddle, the cow jumped over the moon; the little dog laughed to see such fun, and the dish ran away with the spoon. early 20th century

Snap card - Dickory Dickory Dock
Nursery Rhyme Snap card - Dickory Dickory Dock, the mouse ran up the clock. early 20th century

Fall River Line Steamer Pilgrim, Massachusetts, USA
The passenger steamer Pilgrim, belonging to the Fall River Line. It ran every day along the coast between New York Harbour and the port of Fall River. Date: circa 1895

Elevated rail road, Houghton st, New York
The New York elevated rail road company was founded in 1872, building a standard gauge rail road under the control of Jay Gould

Studio photo of three patients
Photograph by a Margate stuido photographer of three Belgian patients. They are wearing their uniform overcaots and two are wearing caps. Numbers have been written above them on the photograph

Horse-Drawn Tram (1913)
A Horse-drawn tram in South East London. This tram was owned by the London County Council, and ran between Raymouth Road, Rotherhithe and Canal Bridge, Old Kent Road. Date: 1913

Peter Cooper
PETER COOPER American manufacturer and philanthropist. A backer in the laying of the Atlantic Cable. Also ran for President. Date: 1791 - 1883

Group on rear verandah, Quex Park
Group of patients and one nurse on the rear verandah, overlooking the gardens, Quex Park. This verandah ran along the back of the Museum buildings and was used as a sheltered outdoor space in summer

St Vincents Home, Dover- Sisters of Charity
Two of the Sisters of Charity who ran the St Vincents Home for Roman Catholic Boys, Dover. Date: early 1900s

Imperial Patients, Quex Park VAD Hospital
Imperial Patients of Quex Park VAD Hospital in the garden of Quex House. Twenty patients are in the foreground of the photograph

Monks at Work, Mount St Bernards Abbey, Leicestershire. In the 1860s and 1870s, the monks ran a boys reformatory

Miss Elizabeth Meiklejohn
Elizabeth Meiklejohn became involved in the work of childrens emigration promoter Annie Macpherson and from 1877 ran the Macpherson distribution home in Knowlton, Ontario. Date: circa 1910

Craven Hall Wesleyan Cr裨e - Sister Hope
Sister Hope who, for 44 years, ran the cr裨 e operated by West London Mission of the Methodist Church. Between 1894 and 1907 the cr裨 e was based at Craven Hall, Fouberts Place

Douglas Dakota A65-86 ARDU, RaF Edinburgh South Australia 1
Douglas Dakota A65-86 of the Air Research and Development Unit, Royal Australian Air Force at Edinburgh, South Australia on 13 February 1981

Galloway Home, Whalley Range, Cheshire
Children stand in front of the Galloway Home at 34 Upper Chorlton Road, Whalley Range, near Manchester The home was established in 1875 by Miss Galloway who, for 35 years, ran it single-handed

Homeless Men in a Royal Park, London, 1903
Illustration showing a group of homeless men sleeping on the grass in one of Londons Royal Parks, 1903. The original caption for this image ran: The Submerged Tenth - Lounging in Londons Royal Parks

Arthur Whitten Brown (right) and John Alcock in a railcar on the Marconi light railway wich ran to the wireless station shortly after landing, 15 June 1919. Date: 1919

Demonstration of Hiram Maxims flying machine Baldwyns Park
Demonstration of Hiram Maxims flying machine at Baldwyns Park, Kent, 3 November 1894. It made a short uncontrolled hop flight on 31 July 1894

Mirau - March
Ran - July. Drawing shows an orchid with yellow flowers and long green leaves or fronds. Date 187-

Commer Laundfry Van
The Van illustrated here ran 66, 570 miles up to June 1st 1914 and is as good as when first delivered... Date: 1914

Where to eat dinner with chopsticks a la chinoise
Scene from 1920 of a Chinese restaurant in Londons Chinatown in Limehouse. The first Chinese to settle in Britain arrived in the late 18th century

J Hassall. Dickory, dickory, dock
Dickory, dickory dock, the mouse ran up the clock. The clock struck one, down the mouse run, Dickory dickory dock. A frightened little girl stands on a stool at the side of the clock. 20th century

The Cat Ran Up the Plum Tree... half a crown to fetch her down... 20th century

J Hassall. Tom, Tom, the pipers son
Tom, Tom, the pipers son stole a pig and away he ran. 20th century

Dalmatian by Coach Wheel
Dalmatian, once also known as coach dog as the dogs ran between the wheels of its owners carriage as a guard and for show and smartness. Date: 1919

Alexander Brodie
ALEXANDER BRODIE Scottish statesman, whose extremist puritanical views ran him periodically into trouble... Date: 1617 - 1680

The Fall of the Kings Horse
This photograph shows the fall of the Kings horse at the 1913 Derby. The fall was caused by Emily Davison who ran infront of the horse and subsequently died from her injuries

Lear / Nonsense / Quebec
There was an Ol Man of Quebec, a beetle ran over his neck; But he cried, With a needle, I ll slay you, O beadle! that angry Old Man of Quebec

Lear / Nonsense / Flute
There was an Old Man with a flute, a sarpint ran into his boot; But he played day and night, till the sarpint took flight, and avoided that man with a flute

Lear / Nonsense / Hill
There was an Old Man on a hill, who seldom, if ever, stood still; He ran up and down, in his Grandmothers gown, which adorned that Old Man on a hill

Lear / Nonsense / Lucca
There was a Young Lady of Lucca, whose lovers completely forsook her; She ran up a tree, and said, Fiddle-de- dee! which embarassed the people of Lucca

The Bystander Special Flying Number
Front cover from The Bystander special flying number showing a group of elegantly-dressed passengers boarding an Imperial Airways flight

Christina Foyle (1911-1999) English bookseller and owner of Foyles bookshop, she set up and ran the Foyles literary luncheons

SS Ireland, 1885
Engraving of the City of Dubin Steam-Packet Companys Mail Paddle Steamship Ireland, shortly after its launch, 1885. This ship, built in the Laird Shipyard at Birkenhead

Interior of the Royal Southampton Railway state carriage
Carriage constructed by the South Western Railway Company for the conveyance of Queen Victoria and her family to their residence in the Isle of Wight

Interior carriage of the Thames Subway
The interior carriage of the Thames Subway at Tower Hill. The underground railway ran from Tower Hill to Tooley Street

Travelling telephone in use on a express train
A travelling call office, a telephone in use on an American express train. The train ran from Salt Lake, Utah to the mining camp of Ely, Nevada

The Zulu war. The transport steamer City of Paris
The transport steamer, City of Paris, striking on the Roman Rocks, False Bay, Cape of Good Hope, March 21st 1879. The steamer, transporting British reinforcements, the Royal Scots Fusiliers

Burglar alarm designs
Burglar detection by invisible beams. Once the beam is broken a alarm bell rings and a lamp lights up. The invisible rays ran across windows or doors to prevent entry

DARTMOUTH - 1919
The Mew : the Great Western Railway ferry which ran to Kingswear from 1908 to 1954

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