Remarkable Collection (page 2)

A Fula Woman - Senegal, West Africa - displaying distinctive traditional ornamental headwear and hairstyle, large single-bead necklace and hooped earrings

SUN INN SAFFRON WALDEN
The historic Sun Inn, which dates from the 15th century, remarkable for its external 17th century decorative plasterwork pargetting, Saffron Walden, England. Date: 15th century

Knossos - Crete - Large storage jars
The excavations of Sir Arthur Evans at Knossos revealed a remarkable set of large Minoan storage jars, or pithoi. The compartments in the floor were for grain and produce

King George V beside a portrait of the Czar, 1909
Photograph showing King George V (1865-1936) when Prince of Wales, standing beside a portrait of Czar Nicholas II of Russia (1894-1917) in 1909

China / Seaou-Koo-Shan
A remarkable island (the name means Little Orphan Hill) in the Yangtse-Kiang river : it is surmounted by a temple although its situation must discourage worshippers

Great Zimbabwe
The great wall of the remarkable site of Great Zimbabwe, a testament to the skill of construction and status of the occupants

Marasco Stigmata - 3
BERTHA MRAZEK, also known as Georges Marasco Belgian dual personality subject who displayed remarkable stigmata picture 3 of 3 - on the body

USA - A showman who walked on his head - descending steps
USA - A showman who walked on his head - shown here descending a set of steps. - Although not named on the card, this is very likely Alexander, part of Ringling Brothers Circus

Streetside empty bottle and can seller - Kathmandu, Nepal
A remarkable card showing a streetside empty bottle and can seller - Kathmandu, Nepal. Date: circa 1950s

A Charming Oriental Beauty from Istanbul, Turkey. Se is wearing a remarkable large string of pearls and is wearing a turban style headdress topped with a golden crescent moon. Date: circa 1908

Bartolomeo Bruni
JAMES CAULFIELD Book and print seller of London, known for his publication of Remarkable Characters. Date: 1764 - 1826

Lady Mary Armine
LADY MARY ARMINE wife of sir William A. remarkable for her learning, piety and benevolence, Date: ? - 1676

J Malcolm Bird
American researcher, Research Officer of the American Society for Psychical Research 1925-1931, a period which included the remarkable Margery Crandon case Date: 1886 - ?

Hensons Aerial Carriage
HENSONs AERIAL STEAM CARRIAGE the most practicable of the early projects : though it never flew, it was a remarkable prevision of the flying machines to come. Date: 1843

Boys on Cycles
Two boys are cycling on a country road. One is on a conventional bicycle, while the other is an errand boy with a remarkable tricycle with a box for the bread Date: 1892

JUNKERS G. 38 - 1
In this remarkable aircraft, seen flying over Dessau, four passengers sit in the wing, with forward-facing windows, apart from the 30 in the relatively small fuselage. Date: 1929

Friederike Hauffe
FRIEDERIKE HAUFFE The Seeress of Prevorst German countrywoman, patient of Justinus Kerner, who displayed remarkable psychic phenomena Date: 1801 - 1829

Eastbourne Boarding Establishment - Owner and patrons
A remarkable photograph of the owners, staff and patrons of an Eastbourne Seaside Boarding Establishment, posing for a photograph in front of the building. Date: 1912

Women Workers Lady Clerk WW1. Young women in the office and the boss is quite pleased to see some remarkable figures. Date: circa 1916

Suffragette, Split Red Faced Man. A fat smiling red faced man reads the newspaper placard announcing Great Suffragette Split Remarkable Disclosures Wonder how she did that - at the skating Rink Is

St Stephens Sculpture
Remarkable sculpture over the gate of the cemetery of St Stephens church, Coleman Street. Date: early 19th century

YEW TREE BIRD
With its giant tail arched high across the road, this giant bird is really a remarkable trimmed yew tree, a familiar sight in North Cadbury, Somerset, England. Date: 1950s

Jayme Smith
JAYME SMITH de Vasconcellos, Brazilian tycoon who built himself a remarkable home, see picture 10176184. Date: 1884 - ?

Francisco Sandoval
FRANCISCO ROJAS Y SANDOVAL, duque de Lerma - Spanish cardinal and statesman, favourite of Felipe III, remarkable for his utter incompetence, mismanagement. Date: 1552 - 1625

DURLSTON GREAT GLOBE
The Great Globe at Durlston Head, near Swanage, Dorset, England. a remarkable large scale geographical sphere of the world, created for George Burt from Portland Stone. Date: 1887

Christ. Fried. Nicolai
CHRISTOPH FRIEDRICH NICOLAI German bookseller and author, best known for his remarkable spate of hallucinations, a classic case in psychological literature. Date: 1733 - 1811

The Royal Likeness - 3 / 3 - Queen Victoria
The Royal Likeness - 3/3 - Queen Victoria (1819-1901) - a remarkable fold-out card, which opened from an initial portrait of King George V to then show King Edward VII

The Royal Likeness - 2 / 3 - King Edward VII
The Royal Likeness - 2/3 - King Edward VII (1841-1910) - a remarkable fold-out card, which opened from an initial portrait of King George V to show Edward (here) and then finally Queen Victoria

The Royal Likeness - 1 / 3 - King George V
The Royal Likeness - 1/3 - King George V (1865-1936) - a remarkable fold-out card, which opens to revel King Edward VII and then Queen Victoria. Date: circa 1910s

A Coming of Age Cake - Bakers & Confectioners Exhibition
The Coming of Age Cake - a remarkable commemorative three-tiered construction, displayed at the Bakers & Confectioners Exhibition, held at the Agricultural Hall, London in September 1913

Canada - Transporting a load of fancy poulty, the size of which is certainly not paltry! Date: 1904

Slate rocks near Newtown, Swithland, Leicestershire
Sketch of remarkable slate rocks at the entrance to Newtown, viewed from Woodhouse, Swithland, Leicestershire, by Reverend Baden Powell (1796-1860), father of Robert Baden Powell. 1859

Antioch Bridge
An old bridge near Antioch (Antakya), Turkey, showing the decomposed stones of this remarkable structure. Date: 1930s photo

Cliffords Tower, York Castle, Yorkshire, England, a remarkable two-storey quatrefoil keep on a stone motte and bailey fortress. Date: 13th century

Milton Abbey Turf Steps
This grass slope is probably the most remarkable in England, consisting of 111 green steps, leading up to a Saxon chapel, at Milton Abbas, Dorset. Date: 1950s

St. Govans Chapel
St Govans Chapel, the remarkable building nestling in between the rocks on St. Govans Head, where St. Govan the hermit lived, Pembrokeshire, Wales. Date: 6th century

Bible Organ
Mrs Galpin plays a remarkable 17th century organ and bellows, with a case made from an old bible. Part of an collection of over 600 musical instruments, Essex, England. Date: 1930s

Great Alms Cliff
View at Great Alms Cliff, near Harrogate, Yorkshire, England, a rocky outcrop, commanding remarkable views of Wharfdale and the Plain of York. Date: 1950s

Indian Beggar in remarkable hat
Indian Beggar - a " Wassoo deo", wearing a rather remarkable hat! Date: circa 1900

Large Minoan Strage Jar - Pithoi
The excavations of Sir Arthur Evans at Knossos revealed a remarkable set of large Minoan storage jars, or pithoi. The compartments in the floor were for grain and produce

SUMER IS ICUMEN IN
Song for four tenor voices, probably written by John of Fornsete, of Reading Abbey, England : the complexity of the writing is remarkable, puzzling music historians. Date: 13th century

Georgina Weldon
GEORGINA WELDON (nee Thomas) Remarkable and eccentric adventuress, opera singer, mistress of Charles Gounod etc. Date: 1837 - 1914

Flying Saucer
Ralph 124C 41+ [Hugo Gernsback] Domed-disc spacecraft which anticipates to a remarkable degree the flying saucers of twenty years later Date: 1929

Lady Bends in Corset
A lady bends to pick up the soap tablet she has dropped - thus demonstrating the remarkable flexibility of her Guzzi girdle Date: 1928

Greece - Palace of King Minos at Knossos
The excavations of Sir Arthur Evans at Knossos revealed a remarkable set of large Minoan storage jars, or pithoi. The compartments in the floor were for grain and produce

Lighting in John Lennons study
Remarkable tall and thin coloured lighting in John Lennons study. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Display at Twilight
Remarkable aerial display observed at sunset at Paris- Auteuil : the sky was coloured

Mountain Mirage
Remarkable reflection observed on the Pic du Midi, in central France, at 15.30

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