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Sister Collection (#8)

Background imageSister Collection: Augusta / Brunswick & Lune

Augusta / Brunswick & Lune
PRINCESS AUGUSTA (1737 - 1813) Wife of the Prince of Brunswick and Luneburg, eldest sister of George III of Britain C.1760s

Background imageSister Collection: Treaty of Dover

Treaty of Dover
TREATY OF DOVER The duchesse d Orleans, sister in law of Charles II, arrives at Dover to conduct secret negotiations between France and England Date: May 1670

Background imageSister Collection: Events / Italy / Ataulf C415

Events / Italy / Ataulf C415
Ataulf, King of the Visigoths, marries Placida, half-sister of Emperor Honorius. Date: circa 415

Background imageSister Collection: Martha Blount

Martha Blount
MARTHA BLOUNT sister of Teresa Blount friend of Alexander Pope Date: 1690 - 1762

Background imageSister Collection: Ulrika Eleonora / Sweden

Ulrika Eleonora / Sweden
ULRIKA ELEONORA Queen of Sweden (1718-20); sister of Charles XII, whom she succeeded; she abdicated in favour of her husband, who became Frederick I Date: 1688 - 1741

Background imageSister Collection: Louis-Philippe / Colin

Louis-Philippe / Colin
LOUIS-PHILIPPE with his wife, Marie-Amelie de Bourbon, and his sister Adelaide Date: 1773 - 1850

Background imageSister Collection: Procne and Philomela

Procne and Philomela
Tereus, king of Thrace, wed to Procne, rapes her sister Philomela : Procne serves their son to him for supper, becomes a swallow, Philomela a nightingale, Tereus a hawk

Background imageSister Collection: Girl Twines Flowers 19C

Girl Twines Flowers 19C
A girl twines a garland of flowers round her little sisters hair Date: late 19th century

Background imageSister Collection: Augusta Leigh (Hayter)

Augusta Leigh (Hayter)
AUGUSTA LEIGH half-sister of Byron Date: circa 1800

Background imageSister Collection: Anne Jemima Clough

Anne Jemima Clough
ANNE JEMIMA CLOUGH English educator; first principal of Newnham. Sister of Arthur Hugh Clough. Date: 1820 - 1892

Background imageSister Collection: Hera / Juno

Hera / Juno
The wife of Zeus / Jupiter, also his sister, protectress of marriage and women, with her pet peacock

Background imageSister Collection: Law Abiding V Militants

Law Abiding V Militants
The shrieking sister a view of militant suffragism Date: 1906

Background imageSister Collection: Leaving Home

Leaving Home
Going to service a girl takes leave of her mother while her sister puts her things in the carriers wagon, on the way to a job as a servant Date: 1870

Background imageSister Collection: Duchesse De Joyeuse

Duchesse De Joyeuse
MARGUERITE DE LORRAINE, DUCHESSE DE JOYEUSE Sister of Louise de Lorraine (queen of Henri VI) Date: 1554 - 1581

Background imageSister Collection: Evacuees in Africa

Evacuees in Africa
Sir Geoffrey Shakespeare, M.P. organiser of the scheme to send British evacuees to the Dominions, talks to Ian and Patricia Allen of Portsmouth at a Durban YMCA. Date: early 1940s

Background imageSister Collection: Mama & Child / Knight / 1840

Mama & Child / Knight / 1840
A mother sits with her two children on her knee - the elder daughter fondly kisses her younger sister Date: circa 1840

Background imageSister Collection: Female Types / Dene Sister

Female Types / Dene Sister
Four beautiful Victorian women: the Dene sisters, actresses. Date: late 19th century

Background imageSister Collection: Orestes & Electra

Orestes & Electra
Orestes and his sister Electra sculpture from the Farnese Museum Date: 1868

Background imageSister Collection: Advertisement for Saxone Shoes

Advertisement for Saxone Shoes
Sax and Sis, the Saxone twins, both have the same original idea for their (shared) birthday - a super pair of Saxone Shoes ! Date: 1930s

Background imageSister Collection: Flying kites

Flying kites
Young boy and girl in a field with an older sister learning to fly their kites. Artist: Enid Warne Browne Date: circa 1922

Background imageSister Collection: Man and his Sister in Spirit

Man and his Sister in Spirit
Man sitting on chair looking towards the spirit of his sister. Ghost. Apparition Date: 1907

Background imageSister Collection: The Spirit of Sister Amie

The Spirit of Sister Amie
Artists impression of spirt wearing shroud. Ghost. Apparition Date: 1907

Background imageSister Collection: Double portrait, the Sherlock Sisters

Double portrait, the Sherlock Sisters in matching costumes. Date: circa 1920

Background imageSister Collection: My sister and I - Music Sheet Cover

My sister and I - Music Sheet Cover
Old faded sheet music front cover from 1941 titled My sister and I picturing Oscar Rabin and his band. Words and Music by Hy Zaret, Joan Whitney and Alex Kramer

Background imageSister Collection: The Mothers Picture Alphabet -- F

The Mothers Picture Alphabet -- F, showing two children with fruit and flowers. Date: circa 1860

Background imageSister Collection: Margate, Kent - A couple and relative rest on the sea wall

Margate, Kent - A couple and relative rest on the sea wall
Margate, Kent - A married couple and the husbands sister rest on (and below) the sea wall by the beach. They are drying their towels on a line in front of their beach hut (visible in rear)

Background imageSister Collection: Birchington VAD nurses

Birchington VAD nurses
Studio photograph (Houghton, Margate & Broadstairs) of the Birchington (Kent/178) VAD nurses. A group of ten nurses is shown

Background imageSister Collection: Girl with baby on a New Year card

Girl with baby on a New Year card
Girl holding a baby brother or sister on a New Year card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageSister Collection: Major Powell-Cotton and friends

Major Powell-Cotton and friends
(Right to left) Major PHG Powell-Cotton, Captain Commandant Bogaerts, Belgian Army, Anne Bogaerts, his sister

Background imageSister Collection: Oliver Messell and his sister Mrs Armstrong-Jones, 1927s

Oliver Messell and his sister Mrs Armstrong-Jones, 1927s
Oliver Messell and his sister Mrs Armstrong-Jones, as Bacchus and Ariande in the Pageant of Great Lovers of Romance at the New Theatre, London 6 May 1927 Date: 1927

Background imageSister Collection: The Empire Cookery Book - Advert for Cow & Gate Baby Milk

The Empire Cookery Book - Advert for Cow & Gate Baby Milk Food Date: 1920s

Background imageSister Collection: Mrs Louisa Birt

Mrs Louisa Birt
Louisa Birt was the sister and colleague of childrens emigration promoter Annie Macpherson. From 1873 to 1915 she was Superintendent of the Liverpool Sheltering Home. Date: circa 1910

Background imageSister Collection: Mrs Rachel Merry

Mrs Rachel Merry
Louisa Birt was the sister and colleague of childrens emigration promoter Annie Macpherson

Background imageSister Collection: Craven Hall Wesleyan Cr裨e - Sister Hope

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

Background imageSister Collection: Three women in deckchairs with a dog

Three women in deckchairs with a dog
Three women sitting in deckchairs in a garden, one of them with a Pekingese dog on her lap. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageSister Collection: Mme Cheri Lesueur as Suzanne in George Sand s

Mme Cheri Lesueur as Suzanne in George Sand s
Mme. Cheri Lesueur as Suzanne in George Sands Le Pressoir at the Gymnase Dramatique

Background imageSister Collection: British soldier gets a kiss goodbye, WW1

British soldier gets a kiss goodbye, WW1
A British soldier, a member of the Honourable Artillery Company receives a kiss farewell from his little sister before departing from the Front. Date: 1914

Background imageSister Collection: Girl and boy with a dog in a garden

Girl and boy with a dog in a garden
Girl and boy with a terrier dog in a garden. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageSister Collection: Studio portrait, two young women with dog and puppy

Studio portrait, two young women with dog and puppy
Studio portrait, two young women with a terrier dog and a puppy, photo by Thirlwell Ltd of Stockton. 1917

Background imageSister Collection: Sister Dora Statue, Walsall, Staffordshire

Sister Dora Statue, Walsall, Staffordshire
Sister Dora Statue, Walsall, near Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. Date: 1900s

Background imageSister Collection: Studio portrait, two girls with terrier

Studio portrait, two girls with terrier
Studio portrait, two girls with a terrier, photo by Frank Packer of Chipping Norton. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageSister Collection: Owen Nares, actor, with Yorkshire terriers

Owen Nares, actor, with Yorkshire terriers
Owen Nares (1888-1943), English actor, with four Yorkshire terriers. The woman with him is possibly his sister Marie. Date: 1938

Background imageSister Collection: The Brunswick Christening by Fortunino Matania

The Brunswick Christening by Fortunino Matania
The christening ceremony in Brunswick Cathedral of Prince Ernest Augustus, the baby son of Duke and Duchess of Brunswick and grandson of Kaiser Wilhelm II

Background imageSister Collection: Two smartly dressed little children

Two smartly dressed little children
A brother and sister pose for the camera in their finery. Date: 1914

Background imageSister Collection: Studio portrait, two girls with terrier dog

Studio portrait, two girls with terrier dog, photo by Barber, Faversham. Date: circa 1900s

Background imageSister Collection: Studio portrait, boy and girl with large dog

Studio portrait, boy and girl with large dog
Studio portrait, a boy and a girl with a large dog. circa 1900s

Background imageSister Collection: Two girls and a dog, Westgate on Sea, Kent

Two girls and a dog, Westgate on Sea, Kent
Two girls and a Pekingese dog at Westgate on Sea, Kent. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageSister Collection: The Hengler Sisters

The Hengler Sisters dancing and singing starts at the turn of the century in America and Euope Date: circa 1900

Background imageSister Collection: Children sittiing on kerb, Balham, SW London

Children sittiing on kerb, Balham, SW London
Two smiling children sittiing on a kerb on a street in Balham, SW London. Date: circa 1961

Background imageSister Collection: Ilam Hall, Derbyshire

Ilam Hall, Derbyshire is still a tourist attraction in the picturesque village. The couple by the wall are James Johnson Battersby and his wife Nancy, brother and sister in law to the photographer

Background imageSister Collection: Edwardian casual group photograph

Edwardian casual group photograph
The man in the picture is Ernest Battersby, responsible for the photograph. May is on the left - she is May Battersby, sister in law to Ernest Battersby in the foreground

Background imageSister Collection: Queen Sophie of Greece at Eastbourne

Queen Sophie of Greece at Eastbourne
Queen Sophie of Greece, wife of King Constantine and formerly Princess Sophie of Prussia, younger sister of the Kaiser

Background imageSister Collection: Boy, girl and dog in garden

Boy, girl and dog in garden
A boy, a girl and a dog in garden. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageSister Collection: Edwardian group

Edwardian group in the garden of Strathclyde, Offerton Road, Stockport. Standing with his sister and brothers is James Johnson Battersby who survived the Lusitania sinking ten years later

Background imageSister Collection: Figures in an Edwardian garden

Figures in an Edwardian garden at Strathclyde, Offertomn Lane, Stockport. The man is Frank Battersby, son of the owner, and the woman standing is Franks sister Edith

Background imageSister Collection: Isabella of Borb󮠹Borb󮬠Princess of Asturias

Isabella of Borb󮠹Borb󮬠Princess of Asturias
Isabella of Borb󮠹 Borb󮬠 Princess of Asturias (1851-1931). Infanta of Spain, daughter of Isabella II and sister of Alfonso XII. BENLLIURE GIL, Joan Antoni (1859-1930). Oil on canvas

Background imageSister Collection: MONTPENSIER, Antonio Mar�Luis de Orl顮s, Duke

MONTPENSIER, Antonio Mar�Luis de Orl顮s, Duke
MONTPENSIER, Antonio Maric Luis de Orl顮 s, Duke of (1824-1890). Member of the French royal family, aristocrat and military, husband of Maria Luisa Fernanda, sister of Isabel II of Spain

Background imageSister Collection: Victorian family group with tennis racquet

Victorian family group with tennis racquet
A rather serious-looking Victorian family group of a couple with two children and a tennis racquet. Date: circa 1880s

Background imageSister Collection: Christmas leave 1916, scene at Victoria station by Matania

Christmas leave 1916, scene at Victoria station by Matania
Soldiers exiting Victoria train station, arriving in London on leave for Christmas during the First World War

Background imageSister Collection: Sketch for greeting card

Sketch for greeting card
Gouache sketch by Florence Hardy, sister of poster artist Dudley Hardy and daughter of marine artist Thomas Bush Hardy Date: circa 1893

Background imageSister Collection: Sketch for Xmas card

Sketch for Xmas card
Gouache sketch by Florence Hardy, sister of poster artist Dudley Hardy and daughter of marine artist Thomas Bush Hardy Date: circa 1893

Background imageSister Collection: Riding in a pony and trap

Riding in a pony and trap
Ink and watercolour sketch by Florence Hardy, sister of poster artist Dudley Hardy and daughter of marine artist Thomas Bush Hardy Date: circa 1893

Background imageSister Collection: South Kensington Museum

South Kensington Museum
Grill Room, South Kensington Museum. Ink and watercolour sketch by Florence Hardy, sister of poster artist Dudley Hardy and daughter of marine artist Thomas Bush Hardy Date: circa 1893

Background imageSister Collection: Venice

Venice
Ink and watercolour sketch by Florence Hardy, sister of poster artist Dudley Hardy and daughter of marine painter Thomas Bush Hardy Date: circa 1893

Background imageSister Collection: Duds studio

Duds studio (brother Dudley Hardy). Ink and watercolour sketch by Florence Hardy, sister of poster artist Dudley Hardy and daughter of marine artist Thomas Bush Hardy Date: circa 1893

Background imageSister Collection: Visiting Jacqueline

Visiting Jacqueline (sister). Ink and watercolour sketch by Florence Hardy, sister of poster artist Dudley Hardy and daughter of marine painter Thomas Bush Hardy Date: circa 1893

Background imageSister Collection: Picture hanging

Picture hanging
Ink and watercolour sketch by Florence Hardy, sister of poster artist Dudley Hardy and daughter of marine painter Thomas Bush Hardy Date: circa 1893

Background imageSister Collection: Fancy dress costumes

Fancy dress costumes
Ink and watercolour sketch by Florence Hardy, sister of poster artist Dudley Hardy and daughter of marine painter Thomas Bush Hardy Date: circa 1893

Background imageSister Collection: Arrival if Edith

Arrival if Edith
Arrival of Edith (sister). Ink and watercolour sketch by Florence Hardy, sister of poster artist Dudley Hardy and daughter of marine painter Thomas Bush Hardy Date: circa 1893

Background imageSister Collection: Departure of Frank & Mrs Ms

Departure of Frank & Mrs Ms
Departure of Frank (brother) & Mrs Ms. Ink and watercolour sketch by Florence Hardy, sister of poster artist Dudley Hardy and daughter of marine painter Thomas Bush Hardy Date: circa 1893

Background imageSister Collection: Pantomime rehearsal

Pantomime rehearsal
Ink and watercolour sketch by Florence Hardy, sister of poster artist Dudley Hardy and daughter of marine painter Thomas Bush Hardy Date: circa 1893

Background imageSister Collection: Ta Ra Ra Boom Tiaah

Ta Ra Ra Boom Tiaah
Ink and watercolour sketch by Florence Hardy, sister of poster artist Dudley Hardy and daughter of marine painter Thomas Bush Hardy Date: circa 1893

Background imageSister Collection: The Calais Dover ferry

The Calais Dover ferry
Ink and watercolour sketch by Florence Hardy, sister of poster artist Dudley Hardy and daughter of marine painter Thomas Bush Hardy Date: circa 1893

Background imageSister Collection: Seasickness on the ferry

Seasickness on the ferry
Seasickness on the Calais Dover ferry. Ink and watercolour sketch by Florence Hardy, sister of poster artist Dudley Hardy and daughter of marine painter Thomas Bush Hardy Date: circa 1893

Background imageSister Collection: Chinese twins, San Francisco, California, USA

Chinese twins, San Francisco, California, USA
Chinese twins, Chinatown, San Francisco, California, USA. They were born on the day of the earthquake, 18 April 1906. Date: circa 1910

Background imageSister Collection: Neil Kenney Suffragette

Neil Kenney Suffragette. Sarah Ellen (Nell) Kenney (1876-1953) portrait. Nell Kenney was elder sister of Annie, Jessie, Caroline and Jane

Background imageSister Collection: Paris, France - Eglise des Filles du Calvaire

Paris, France - Eglise des Filles du Calvaire. Date: 17th century

Background imageSister Collection: Paris, France - Conciergie

Paris, France - Conciergie. Date: circa 1850

Background imageSister Collection: Chinese beauty westernised, 1915

Chinese beauty westernised, 1915
Two young Chinese women in western costume: Misses Amy and May Leu Yuk Lin, daughters of the Chinese ex-Minister, pictured in 1915

Background imageSister Collection: The Hospital Nurse, WW1

The Hospital Nurse, WW1
A nurse from a military hospital during the First World War, one of a series of character sketches exhibited by photographer F. J

Background imageSister Collection: Sister Glory Hancock

Sister Glory Hancock
Madelon Battle Hancock (1881 - 1930), known as Glory Hancock was the most decorated woman of the First World War

Background imageSister Collection: A Sister skipping up the steps of No 3 CCS, Bailleul

A Sister skipping up the steps of No 3 CCS, Bailleul
A Sister skipping up the steps of No. 3 CCS, Bailleul. 386202 Acting Sergeant Herbert Gibson, Mm, 1St Northumbrian Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps. Born September 1889

Background imageSister Collection: Officers & Nurses of the Northern Star & Southern Cross Hosp

Officers & Nurses of the Northern Star & Southern Cross Hosp
Officers and nursing staff of the Northern Star and Southern Cross Hospital

Background imageSister Collection: NCH Home, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire

NCH Home, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire
A sister and some so-called crippled children go off for a drive at the National Childrens Home, Chipping Norton. Date: Date unknown



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