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Eastbourne Public Library, Sussex, England, a truly modern integrated library, the Reference Library being on the same shelves as the rest of the books. Date: 1960s
Anti-Suffrage Cartoon Votes for WomenA girl sneaks in to the offices of the militant suffragettes to see piles of newspapers, hammers, whips and stones. All part of the W.S.P.Us arsenal
Background effects, SMB wallpaper sample bookA selection of background effects, with code numbers, in an SMB wallpaper sample book. Date: 1934
Suffragettes Swimming Hot Air Balloon Muriel MattersA cartoon illustration by Alfred Chantrey Courbold (1852-1920) of suffragettes swimming towards a flotilla of toy boats. Behind them are large Votes for Women banners whilst pro-suffrage leaflets
Life Amongst the Sand Bags by Hugo Morgan, WW1Book 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)
Aucklands advance from its battalion headquartersThis drawing relates to an incident on the 14th/15th September 1916 and is described in a book entitled A Saga of the Sword by Austin F. Britten, published by Arrowsmith, London 1928
Eastbourne LibraryEastbourne Public Library, Sussex, England, a truly modern integrated library, the Reference Library being on the same shelves as the rest of the books. Date: 1960s
Racial Types Cen AfricaRacial types from Central Africa - Kaschna, Jakoba, Liessi, Dombu, Jarriba (these are German names and do not correspond to any listed in our reference books)
?The Glorious 13th Want Men?, recruiting leaflet?The Glorious 13th Want Men?.Recruiting leaflet for the 3rd/13th Princess Louise?s Kensington Battalion referring to good pay, uniform and food.The leaflet also records a reference to
Anti-Suffrage Cartoon 1912 DemonstrationDepicts Mrs. Pankhurst on horseback attempting to storm the Bastille, a reference to the Votes for Women Rally, held 14th July 1912, organised by the W.S.P.U
Georg Baron FleckensteinGEORG, baron von FLECKENSTEIN Though ignored by todays reference books, he was surely a mighty military commander in his day... Date: 17TH CENTURY
John DudleyJOHN DUDLEY Gentleman famous enough to have his portrait taken, yet not enough to rate a mention in our reference books. Date: ? - 1580
Sir William CurtiusSIR WILLIAM CURTIUS We can t trace him in any of our reference books. Date: 17TH CENTURY
Andreas Colyns De NoleANDREAS COLYNS DE NOLE Dutch, Flemish or German sculptor, not mentioned in our reference books. Date: 17TH CENTURY
Laurence ClarkeLAURENCE CLARKE churchman, author of The life of Christ and History of the Bible, but they aren t enough to get him into our reference books. Date: 18TH CENTURY
Saint ConstantiaSAINT CONSTANTIA is not listed in any of our reference books, so we can tell you nothing about her. Possibly she was one of the many good women martyred in the 3rd century. Date: possibly 3rd century
Saint Sura is not mentioned in any of our reference books, so we can tell you nothing about her. Possibly she was one of the many good women martyred in the 3rd century. Date: probably 3rd century
Johann Caspar KeerlJOHANN CASPAR KEERL Reference books are shy about listing this German musician, about whom we know nothing except that he was German and practised music. Date: early 18th century
Baron de Stael 1895Baron de Stael, despite his evident eminence, this gentleman does not rate a mention in our reference books. Which accounts for his indignant expression. Date: flourished 1895
L Livineius RegulusL LIVINEIUS REGULUS Roman Praefectus Urbi whose life was so free from incident that he is not listed in any of our reference books Date: ANCIENT ROME
William Spens SimpsonWILLIAM SPENS SIMPSON scientist, whose achievements, like the man himself, have been forgotten - not in any reference book or the internet... such is fame ! Date: CIRCA 1910
German Donkey / 1927How much can the German donkey carry? A reference to Dawes Plan of economic aid designed to enable Germany to pay war reparations. Date: 1927
Colonel LanghorneCOLONEL LANGHORNE Civil War soldier, but not mentioned in our reference books Date: flourished 1640s
St Jestin Ab GeraintST JESTIN AB GERAINT Welsh saint - but not mentioned in any reference book we have Date: circa 7th century ?
Fg Klopstock / Adlard &jFRIEDRICH GOTTLIEB KLOPSTOCK German writer, with a reference to his popular epic religious poem Der Messias below Date: 1724 - 1803
Border designs, SMB wallpaper sample bookSix art deco style border designs in an SMB wallpaper sample book. Date: 1934
Almond Tumbler Pigeon Tail FeathersAn illustration of Almond Tumbler tail feathers showing their differences after successive moults. The diagram also indentifies the feathers belonging to the cock
Suffragette Forcible Feeding insurance. Reference to forcible feeding on the subject of Health Insurance. Shows a Health Insurance stamp with instruction to Lick as proposed under the 1911 National
Suffragette Domestic Servant, Pankhurst. A young housemaid reclines on a sofa saying, I cut my little finger and I must take it very easy in case it hurts me anymore
Policeman Carries off Suffragette. Very vocal suffragette hauled off her feet by a policeman. Caption, with reference to parliamentary proadires reads, Carried! on a show of hands (8-feet)
Suffragette, Votes for Women, Breeches. Suffragette with Votes for Women paper needs to address the issue of dress reform so she can Just draw a pair of breeches
Suffragette, Hammer Headress Kew gardens. Suffragette portrayed as a hammer with tubular body, hammer headress and Votes for Women handbag
The Kangaroo Marines by Captain R W Campbell, WW1Book Cover mounted on card - The Kangaroo Marines by Captain R W Campbell - Author of Private Spud Tamson (published by Cassell)
Soldier writing, WW1Soldier writing, from the Sketch Book of 240455 Private George Barrow, 6th Battalion, Oxford & Bucks Light Infantry (formerly 7389, Royal Berkshire Regiment)
Soldier smoking pipe - Bowler, Oxford & Bucks Light Infantry. From the Sketch Book of 240455 Private George Barrow, 6th Battalion, Oxford & Bucks Light Infantry (formerly 7389)
General Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien, WW1Portrait of General Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien with the British flag. By 240455 Private George Barrow, 6th Battalion, Oxford & Bucks Light Infantry (formerly 7389, Royal Berkshire Regiment)
Air raid over London seen from Trafalgar Square, WW1Air-raid over London seen from Trafalgar Square. By 240455 Private George Barrow, 6th Battalion, Oxford & Bucks Light Infantry (formerly 7389, Royal Berkshire Regiment)
Cartoon, The Continental Sidney Street, WW1Cartoon, The Continental Sidney Street, showing Kaiser Wilhelm II firing from an upstairs window and French, Russian and British policemen firing back at him
Obtaining Encyclopaedia Britannica booksEncyclopaedia Britannica, 16 larger double volumes instead 32 single volumes. General knowledge books with some colour illustrations. Small monthly payments. Date: 1925
Robert WilliamsROBERT WILLIAMS mezzotint engraver, but not listed in our reference books Date: 17/18TH CENTURY
Henry PirtleHENRY PIRTLE American lawyer, considered eminent in his day but ignored by modern reference books, I m sorry to say. Date: CIRCA 1840
Sophie PannierSOPHIE PANNIER (nee Teissier) wife of Honore de Lourdoux : French writer who is not listed in reference books but whose books are offered by booksellers... Date: early 19th century
Giuseppe MorettiGIUSEPPE MORETTI Italian engraver, bot not listed in any of our reference books. Date: 17TH CENTURY ?
Johann KlainaviusJOHANN KLAINAVIUS German theologian of Neuburg, unknown both to our reference books and to the internet. Did he have another name ? Date: 15th century
Study of a CanonA detailed study containing an illustration and reference notes of a canon, 1787. Drawing number 2 from the George Raper drawing collection held within the Natural History Museum, London
Gaudi SkeletonsSkeletons used by Catalan designer and architect, Antonio Gaudi (1852-1926), for the study of the structure and movements of the human body in order to create sculptures for the Sagrada Familia
General CannonGENERAL CANNON British military, who despite a colourful career mainly in Eastern Europe and the Near East, is ignored by all our reference books. Date: flourished 1834 - 1856
Piemonte CoastThis is Mortole, not mentioned in any of our reference books or on the internet, but its a fine view of the coast of northern Italy. Date: 1850