Speaking Collection (page 9)

Macmillan speaking inn the House, Profumo Scandal
" We have not been parties to deception." Artists impression by Juliet Pannett, special artist for the ILN, showing Prime Minister Harold Macmillan

Major Sir Pieter Bam recruiting in Trafalgar Square
Major Sir Pieter Bam addressing a recruitment meeting in Trafalgar Square at the end of 1915. Sir Pieter was a member of the South African Parliament

Suffragette Flora Drummond. Suffragette Flora Drummond (1878-1949) also known as The General speaking from a horse-drawn W.S.P.U carriage, around the time of the Conspiracy Trial and arrests

Sheet Music The Suffragettes. Suffragette sheet music for a Concert Action song for Girls, words and music by W. Smyth Cooper

Suffragette Charlotte Despard trafalgar Square. Mrs. Charlotte Despard (1844-1939) speaking to a crowd (of mostly men) from a platform in Trafalgar Square

Suffragette Christabel Pankhurst Trafalgar Square. Christabel pankhurst speaking to a crowd in Trafalgar Square, inviting then to Come to the House of commons on October 13th. Mrs. Pankhurst and Mrs

Suffragette T Suffragettes in Leeds Dialect. A report on a suffragette disturbance at a meeting entirely in Leeds (Yorkshire) dialect, by TyKelet Mr

Jessie Kenney Disguised as Telegraph Boy. Jessie Kenney (1887-1985) disguised herself as a Telegraph boy in order to infiltrate the Albert Hall meeting at which Asquith was speaking

Suffragette Addresses Meeting of Citizens. Suffragette speaking with much passion addresses a meeting of curious and bemused children. Date: circa 1908

Winston Churchill addressing meeting in Birmingham
Winston Churchill (1874-1965) - British statesman and former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Seen here addressing a meeting at the Birmingham Town Hall (along with Lord Hugh Cecil)

Marie Somers in Trafalgar Square, C. 1915
Belgian nurse Marie Somers (here called Margaret Somers), known as the angel of Antwerp, addressing a recruiting rally in Trafalgar Square, London, c. 1915

George Robey & Horatio Bottomley recruiting in London
Popular music hall star, George Robey, known as the Prime Minister of Mirth, pictured speaking at a recruitment rally in Trafalgar Square, London in 1915 alongside Horatio Bottomley

Women recruiters, WW1
A woman in Trafalgar Square encouraging young men to join up and fight during the First World War. Date: 1915

Badge of the 22nd Battalion (Canadien Fran硩s)
Badge of the 22nd Battalion (Canadien Fran硩 s). This Battalion was recruited from French speaking Canadians in the province of Quebec

David Penhaligon, Cornish MP
David Charles Penhaligon (1944-1986), Cornish Liberal MP, seen here giving a speech

Laying the foundation stone, Baden Powell House, London
Scene during the laying of the foundation stone for the new Baden Powell House in Queens Gate, South Kensington, London. The site was acquired in 1956, and Ralph Tubbs was appointed architect

Rudyard Kipling speaking in support of recruitment bands
Rudyard Kipling (1865 - 1936), British writer, speaking at a meeting at the Mansion House, in support of the formation of bands as aids to recruiting and route marching during World War One

Keir Hardie speaking in Trafalgar Square, London, WW1
James Keir Hardie (1856-1915), Scottish socialist politician and Labour leader, speaking to a crowd of people in Trafalgar Square, London, on the outbreak of the First World War. Date: August 1914

Number Engaged by Pat Charles
An impression by Pat Charles of the latest fiances and fiancees to announce their engagement in 1932, all interconnected by telephone lines

Transatlantic telephone system by G. H. Davis
A step-by-step diagram demonstrating the new transatlantic telephone system between Britain and the United States in 1927

King George V broadcasting to the nation
King George V (1865 - 1936), pictured making notes at his desk, while waiting to make a wireless broadcast to the Empire. Date: 1935

Arthur Balfour, British politician, giving a talk
Arthur Balfour, British politician and former Prime Minister, giving a talk on lawn tennis at Panshanger, home of Mr Almeric Paget

The Lord Mayor of Londons Banquet, 1906
Richard Burton Haldane (1856-1928) (left), when Secretary of State for War, speaking at the inaugural banquet for the new Lord Mayor of London, Sir William Treloar, 9th November 1906

Lord John Russell
LORD JOHN RUSSELL statesman, depicted speaking in parliament Date: 1792 - 1878

Robert Peel Speaking
SIR ROBERT PEEL (the younger) speaking in the House of Commons in 1846. Date: 1788 - 1850

WILLIAM O BRIEN - 3
WILLIAM O BRIEN - Irish journalist and statesman, very militant in his early days, slightly more mellow later : periodically in prison : speaking at a dinner. Date: 1852 - 1928

George Henry Moore
GEORGE HENRY MOORE Irish statesman, depicted speaking in Parliament Date: 1811 - 1870

Charles Macklin, Actor 8
CHARLES MACKLIN Irish actor and writer speaking his Farewell Epilogue to The Refusal in 1753, in which he played sir Gilbert Wrangle. Date: 1697? - 1797

David Lloyd George
DAVID LLOYD GEORGE (1863 - 1945) Welsh statesman circa 1920s Date: 1920s

Alphonse Fran. Lacroix
ALPHONSE FRANCOIS LACROIX Swiss (but english-speaking) missionary in Bengal, pointing to the scene of his labours on a globe. Date: 1799 - 1859

Joseph Hume - 5
JOSEPH HUME Radical statesman, sketched speaking in the House of Commons. Date: 1777 - 1855

Carl Gutzlaff
CARL GUTZLAFF German protestant missionary in China, also visiting Korea and Thailand : speaking Chinese, wearing native dress, but described as truculent. Date: 1803 - 1851

Lord Winster, Minister of Civil Aviation, speaking at th?
Lord Winster, Minister of Civil Aviation, speaking at the Royal Aeronautical Society?s 80th anniversary dinner at Guildhall, London, on 11 January 1946

Sir Frederick Handley Page, RAeS President 1945-1947, sp?
Sir Frederick Handley Page, RAeS President 1945-1947, speaking at the Royal Aeronautical Society?s 80th anniversary dinner at Guildhall, London, on 11 January 1946

Taft on the Campaign Trail in Colorado, USA - Giant Veg
William Howard Taft (18571930), on the Campaign Trail in Colorado, USA - the card is entitled Prosperity due to the funny addition of piles of exaggerated-size vegetables

Communication - Far easier for the younger generation, even in 1903! The little girl: " Grandmother, Dad said he did not want to kiss you, by phone" - the response is a miserable Granny

A Yorkshireman at the Folies Bergere Show, Paris, France
A Yorkshireman in Paris Mr Watson (thro Leeds) - " Whats this ere Polly Burgesses like?" Date: 1894

Theatrical Lodging House Keeper who drops her h s
Theatrical Lodging House Keeper: " What name did you say, Sir? Harlton?" Actor (about to take apartment): " No, not Harlton - Arlton." T.L.K: " Oh

French Anarchist - possibly Zo d Axa or Han Ryner
A well-known French Anarchist - caricature by Phil May. This is likely to be either Alphonse Gallaud de la Perouse (18641930) (better known as Zo d Axa, an adventurer, anti-militarist, satirist)

Orators Corner (Speakers Corner) - Hyde Park, London Date: circa 1940

Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir John Slessor
Marshal of the Royal Air Force, Sir John Slessor, speaking at a dinner in London given by the Hawker Siddeley Group on 31 May 1951 to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the first jet-powered flight

Two children teach a parrot to speak c. 1920

A suffragette meeting in 1913
A suffragette addressing a crowd in Reading during the election of 1913. Date: 1913

Earl Bridgewaters Dogs
The dogs of the immensely wealthy rev. Francis Henry Egerton, 8th earl of Bridgewater, lived with him in Paris though, like him, not speaking French, but dined at table with him. Date: circa 1800

Lindbergh / Speaks to USA
Charles Augustus Lindbergh addresses the American people, speaking over the radio at the Washington Monument. Date: 1927

Commissioner Ronald James Dobson giving a speech at the opening of the new London Fire Brigade Headquarters at 169 Union Street, London SE1 by Queen Elizabeth II

George VI coronation broadcast
Broadcasting arrangements for coronation of George VI (leaflet cover), 1937 1937

Humorous picture showing a Chinese man, kneeling, speaking to a woman sitting on a sofa, crying profusely. Date 1895

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