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Background imageSmith Collection: William Smith Geological Map

William Smith Geological Map

Background imageSmith Collection: Wartime Toby jugs, WW1

Wartime Toby jugs, WW1
Advertisement for Soane & Smith of Oxford Street, promoting their range of Toby jugs based on wartime leaders, principally Sir David Beatty, Sir Douglas Haig, Lord Jellicoe, Marshal Joffre

Background imageSmith Collection: Blacksmiths outside their forge

Blacksmiths outside their forge
A superb photograph of six Blacksmiths and coachbuilders posing for a photograph outside their forge/workshop, each holding the tools of their trade

Background imageSmith Collection: Huddersfield Town FC football team 1922-1923

Huddersfield Town FC football team 1922-1923
Huddersfield Town FC football team c 1922-1923. Back row: Walter, Wood, Slade, Cowell, Barkas, Brough. Smith. Third row: Chaplin (Trainer), Marlow, Stentiford, Wilson, Goodier, Goodall, Cawthorne

Background imageSmith Collection: West Indies Cricket Team - 1957 Tour - Signatures

West Indies Cricket Team - 1957 Tour - Signatures
The West Indies Cricket Team - Tour of England 1957. Featured are the brilliant (Sir) Garfield (Gary) Sobers, Frank Worrell, Everton Weekes, (Sir) Wesley Winfield Hall and Sonny Ramadhin

Background imageSmith Collection: Goldilocks / Willcox Smith

Goldilocks / Willcox Smith
Goldilocks gives three teddy bears a talking-to

Background imageSmith Collection: Sopwith Camel

Sopwith Camel
Royal Flying Corps Rfc Sopwith Camel Cockpit with Vickers 7.7 Mm Machine-Gun and Instruments Date: 1910s

Background imageSmith Collection: Sopwith Camel 2F-1

Sopwith Camel 2F-1
Major Graham Donald Wearing Shorts Standing with 66 Sqn Royal Airforce RAF Sopwith Camel 2F-1 Navalised Version Fitted with a Synchronised Vickers 0.303-Inch Machine-Gun Parked at Lemnos

Background imageSmith Collection: Paratroops landing on the outskirts of Arnhem

Paratroops landing on the outskirts of Arnhem
Photograph: Paratroops landing on the outskirts of Arnhem. Taken by Sgt D M Smith, Army Film and Photographic Unit, Arnhem, 17 Sep 1944

Background imageSmith Collection: Herm, Channel Islands, Blacksmiths Cottage, La Rosiere Steps

Herm, Channel Islands, Blacksmiths Cottage, La Rosiere Steps
Blacksmiths Cottage and La Rosiere Steps at Herm (Haerme) - one of the Channel Islands and part of the Parish of St Peter Port in the Bailiwick of Guernsey. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageSmith Collection: Bolton Wanderers FC football team 1935

Bolton Wanderers FC football team 1935. Back row: Goslin, Atkinson, Smith, Jones, Finney (Captain), Taylor. Front row: Taylor, Eastham, Milsom, Westwood, Cook. 1935

Background imageSmith Collection: Advertisement for W H Smith

Advertisement for W H Smith -- newsboy on an enamel sign. circa 1925

Background imageSmith Collection: Blackpool FC football team 1936

Blackpool FC football team 1936. Back row: Hall, Cardwell (Captain), Smith, Dougall, Roxburgh, Watson, Wallace, Witham. Third row: Hampson, Davidson, Carter, Reeday, Jones, Jones, Watson, Finan

Background imageSmith Collection: Leamington Spa Pump Room

Leamington Spa Pump Room
The Royal Pump Room and Baths, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England, were designed and built by C.S. Smith of Warwick and were opened in July 1814. Date: opened 1814

Background imageSmith Collection: William Smiths geological map

William Smiths geological map
Part of William Smiths geological map of Great Britain, published in 1815

Background imageSmith Collection: The End of Sir John Franklins Arctic Expedition, 1845

The End of Sir John Franklins Arctic Expedition, 1845
Engraving showing the end of Sir John Franklins ill-fated Arctic expedition of 1845, entitled They Forged the last link with their lives. This engraving was taken from a painting by W

Background imageSmith Collection: Commander E. Smith, Captain of the Titanic

Commander E. Smith, Captain of the Titanic
COMMANDER EDWARD. J SMITH Captain of the ill-fated Titanic. Commander Smith was a highly regarded and experienced captain who had worked on a number of White Star Liners before captaining

Background imageSmith Collection: Allied D-Day Commanders

Allied D-Day Commanders
The Allied general staff for the invasion - Air Marshal Tedder, gen. Bradley, Eisenhower, Admiral Ramsay, Leigh-Mallory, Montgomery, lt.gen. Biddle Smith

Background imageSmith Collection: Abigail Adams

Abigail Adams
ABIGAIL ADAMS nee Smith. American writer and wife of John Adams, 2nd President of the United States

Background imageSmith Collection: 3rd Hussars, Infantry and Light Infantry, Kings German Legi

3rd Hussars, Infantry and Light Infantry, Kings German Legion. Aquatint by J C Stadler after Charles Hamilton Smith. From Charles Hamilton Smiths Costumes of the Army of the British Empire

Background imageSmith Collection: Crew inspection of the Vickers Vimy

Crew inspection of the Vickers Vimy selected for the England to Australia flight. In the front from left: Capt Ross Smith, Lt Keith Smith and Sgt W.H. (Wally) Shiers. In the rear cockpit is J.M

Background imageSmith Collection: Blacksmith shoeing a Metropolitan Police horse

Blacksmith shoeing a Metropolitan Police horse
A blacksmith shoeing a Metropolitan Police horse. There are discarded horseshoes on the floor, and more hanging from a rack on the wall. Date: circa 1960s

Background imageSmith Collection: Arum dioscoridis

Arum dioscoridis
Engraving by George Sowerby from original watercolour by Ferdinand Bauer, published in Flora graeca 10 (1840) by James Edward Smith

Background imageSmith Collection: SMITH, Adam (1723-1790). The Theory of Moral

SMITH, Adam (1723-1790). The Theory of Moral
" SMITH, Adam (1723-1790). " The Theory of Moral Sentiments". Half-title with portrait of the author. Published in 1809. Engraving. SPAIN. Barcelona

Background imageSmith Collection: SMITH, Adam (1723-1790). Oil on canvas

SMITH, Adam (1723-1790). Oil on canvas

Background imageSmith Collection: Captain Cook / M Smith

Captain Cook / M Smith
JAMES COOK Explorer

Background imageSmith Collection: Sir Charles Edward Kingsford Smith 1897-1935

Sir Charles Edward Kingsford Smith 1897-1935
Sir Charles Edward Kingsford Smith, 1897-1935. This photo is regarded by his family as the best and most typical ever taken of Smithy. Date: 1935

Background imageSmith Collection: Kelloways Stone

Kelloways Stone

Background imageSmith Collection: Horace Walpole / Smith 10

Horace Walpole / Smith 10
HORACE (HORATIO) WALPOLE 4TH EARL OF ORFORD English man of letters at the age of ten

Background imageSmith Collection: ADAM SMITH

ADAM SMITH Economist and philosopher

Background imageSmith Collection: Lady Milford Haven and Gloria Vanderbilt at Antibes

Lady Milford Haven and Gloria Vanderbilt at Antibes
Nada Mountbatten, Marchioness of Milford Haven (1896 1963) seen at the back of this picture with Lady Bower Smith and Gloria Vanderbilt

Background imageSmith Collection: Harlequin flower, Sparaxis variegata

Harlequin flower, Sparaxis variegata (Variegated flowered synnotia, Synnotia variegata). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell after Edwin Dalton Smith from John Lindley

Background imageSmith Collection: Universal Rescue Mission Caravan - E. H. Smith of Sheffield

Universal Rescue Mission Caravan - E. H. Smith of Sheffield
Universal Rescue Mission Caravan and its owner, Mr E. H. Smith of Sheffield (on the right) - a local Christian Evangelical preacher, known as the Blind Evangelist

Background imageSmith Collection: Ripe red fruit and leaves of the Downton Strawberry

Ripe red fruit and leaves of the Downton Strawberry, Fragaria ananassa.. Handcolored illustration by Edwin Dalton Smith engraved by F.W. Smith from Charles McIntoshs Flora and Pomona 1829

Background imageSmith Collection: Purple and crimson flowered dahlia, Dahlia

Purple and crimson flowered dahlia, Dahlia variabilis var. Bella donna.. Handcolored illustration by Edwin Dalton Smith engraved by Watts from Charles McIntoshs Flora and Pomona 1829

Background imageSmith Collection: Yellow flowered California poppy, Eschscholzia californica

Yellow flowered California poppy, Eschscholzia californica.. Handcolored illustration by Edwin Dalton Smith engraved by Watts from Charles McIntoshs Flora and Pomona 1829

Background imageSmith Collection: Ripe fruit and flower of the Roseberry Strawberry

Ripe fruit and flower of the Roseberry Strawberry, Fragaria ananassa.. Handcolored illustration by E.D. Smith engraved by Watts from Charles McIntoshs Flora and Pomona 1829

Background imageSmith Collection: Good Morning, Bill! By P. G. Wodehouse

Good Morning, Bill! By P. G. Wodehouse
Promotional postcard for Good Morning, Bill! By P. G. Wodehouse, based on the Hungarian of Ladislas Fodor. First produced at the Devonshire Park Theatre, Eastbourne

Background imageSmith Collection: Funny Face by Fred Thomson & Paul Gerard Smith

Funny Face by Fred Thomson & Paul Gerard Smith
Promotional postcard for Funny Face by Fred Thomson and Paul Gerard Smith; lyrics Ira Gershwin; music George Gershwin which was first produced in the Princes Theatre on 8th November 1928

Background imageSmith Collection: Market Jew Street with Davy statue, Penzance, Cornwall

Market Jew Street with Davy statue, Penzance, Cornwall
Market Jew Street with Humphry Davy statue, Penzance, Cornwall. The name of the street comes from the Cornish Marghas Yow, meaning Thursday Market. The scientist Humphry Davy was born in Penzance

Background imageSmith Collection: 1908 Olympic Ice Skaters

1908 Olympic Ice Skaters
A montage of competitors who took part in the figure skating events at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. The event was held at the Princes Skating Club in Knightsbridge

Background imageSmith Collection: William Smiths Geological Map

William Smiths Geological Map
Fig. 6 from Delineation of Strata of England and Wales (1815) by William Smith

Background imageSmith Collection: Metropolitan Police officer, PC Tom Smith

Metropolitan Police officer, PC Tom Smith
Studio photograph of the Metropolitan Police officer, PC Tom Smith, wearing the new eight button tunic which replaced the old Peelers tailcoat in 1864. The top hat remains as before. Date: 1864

Background imageSmith Collection: Lord Pentland marriage

Lord Pentland marriage
Lord Pentland (Henry John Sinclair) (1925-1984), the second and last Baron Pentland, marries Miss Lucy Babington Smith, niece of the Earl of Elgin, at Eton College Chapel

Background imageSmith Collection: Crew of RMS Olympic

Crew of RMS Olympic
The crew of RMS Olympic in dress uniform including Captain Edward Smith (centre with white beard). Four of these men, including Captain Smith

Background imageSmith Collection: Aston Villa Football Club, 1896

Aston Villa Football Club, 1896
Photograph of the Aston Villa Football Club, with the team for the 1896-1897 season. The photograph shows: Back row, left to right: G.B. Ramsay (Secretary), Dr. V.A

Background imageSmith Collection: Captain Smith / Titanic

Captain Smith / Titanic
Captain Edward John Smith, captain of the ill-fated passenger liner RMS Titanic which sank on her maiden voyage on 15 April 1912 after hitting an iceberg

Background imageSmith Collection: Survivors of the Battle of Balaklava, 1875

Survivors of the Battle of Balaklava, 1875
Series of engraved portraits showing the surviving British participants of the Charge of the Light Brigade of the Battle of Balaclave, Crimean War, pictured in 1875



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