Special Collection (page 2)

Bystander Silver Jubilee Number 1935
Front cover of a special Bystander number marking the Silver Jubilee of King George V in 1935

Sir Walter Macarthur Allen (1870-1943), Commander in Chief of the Metropolitan Special Constabulary (MSC). Portrait photograph by Hay Wrightson

Gustav Hamel arriving at Windsor with the airmail
The aviator Gustav Hamel arriving at Windsor from Hendon on the very first airmail flight. The first aerial mail service took place on 9 September 1911 from Hendon Aerodrome to Windsor

Princess Beatrice in 1860
Princess Beatrice, later Priness Henry of Battenberg (1857-1944), fifth daughter and youngest child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert photographed in 1860

The end of the Zulu wars
Mounted Infantry skirmishing with Zulus in a sketch by an ILN special artist. British troops wearing pith helmets and carrying rifles showing British soldiers on the higher ground

Gustav Hamels plane ready to leave Hendon for Windsor
Gustav Hamels aeroplane ready to leave Hendon Aerodrome for Windsor on the very first airmail flight. The first aerial mail service took place on 9 September 1911 from Hendon to Windsor

Chaps Exercise Regime
A variety of body exercises, requiring no special apparatus, that will keep any chap in good shape

Statute of Catalonia (1932)
Cover of an edition of the Statute of Catalonia (1932), basic special law to the autonomous regime in Catalonia. Spain

Lance-Corporal Jarvis in Great War Deeds, WW1
Lance-Corporal Charles A Jarvis of the Royal Engineers, winning the Victoria Cross by fixing a firing charge for the demolition of a bridge, under heavy fire

Woman driving a delivery van
A woman driving a delivery van marked Spare Parts, Iron Bridge Service Depot Ltd, Special Delivery, Middx 2606, Day and Night

The Special Private Despatch by Margaret Bradley
A colour illustration of lady dressed in a glamorous ballgown accepting a love letter from a unseen gentleman. Date: 7th December 1927

Magazine cover, Automobilia and Flight
Magazine cover of the De Havilland Aircraft Company, Automobilia and Flight, Special Aviation Number. Depicting a battle at sea, with battleships, a submarine and aircraft. February 1909

Olympics / 1908 / Marathon
THE MARATHON Dorando Pietri passing through Wembley. He finished first but was disqualified because he was helped at the finish. He was awarded a special cup

Woman patient, St Marys Hospital, Paddington, London
LFB Special Services trying to help a woman patient at St Marys Hospital, Paddington, London, on 15 April 1959. She has climbed out of a ward window at fifth floor level

Duties of a large bombers crew by G. H. Davis
The duties of a large bombers crew of seven during the Second World War. Every man has a special task allotted to him. Showing a 27-ton heavy bomber over its target in Germany. Date: 1942

Easter Celebrations in Rural Russia
Easter Celebrations in Russia - The traditional cakes pictures are only baked once a year for the celebration. Date: 1902

Harvest Festival Loaf
Harvest Festival : A special loaf, in the shape of the famous Biblical Five loaves and two fishes. Date: 1950s

Wedding number of The Sketch
Special wedding number front cover celebrating the marriage of Prince George, Duke of Kent and Princess Marina of Greece, later Duchess of Kent in November 1934. Date: 5th December 1934

American Anti-Aircraft Guns near London; Second World War, 1
Illustration showing an American anti-aircraft unit firing at enemy bombers, during a German raid on London in 1944. The gun shown is a 90-mm weapon

A Confederate flag during the American Civil War, 1863
Engraving of a flag made and waved by a Confederate lady, Miss Laura Lee, of Winchester, who later gave the flag to the ILN special artist, Frank Vizetelly

Tragedy of the Marathon Race... London Olympics 1908
Front cover from The Graphic. Dorando Pietri of Italy collapsed after entering the stadium ahead of the pack during the 1908 London Olympics

Dining in the Moonlight : In the Garden Grill-Room
The Garden Grill-Room at the May Fair Hotel in Berkeley Square, Mayfair, London showing diners in black tie and evening dress, attending to by numerous waiters

Gustav Hamel posting an airmail letter
The aviator Gustav Hamel posting an airmail letter which he himself will transport by air to Windsor. The first aerial mail service took place on 9 September 1911 from Hendon to Windsor

Gustav Hamel signing receipt for mail, Hendon
The aviator Gustav Hamel in the cockpit of his aeroplane, signing the official receipt for the mail, just before setting out from Hendon Aerodrome to Windsor on the very first airmail flight

Last Supper / Miniature
Jesus dines with his twelve disciples, making a special fuss of John

Bradford School for Deaf and Disabled Children
Children, some in wheelchairs, others sitting on buses, outside the City of Bradfords special school for what were then referred to as crippled and physically defective children

Iron smelting in a furnace, Bronze Age, Kazakhstan area
Craftsmen (blacksmiths) of the Bronze Age in the Kazakhstan area, smelting and shaping metal (iron) using an ancient furnace with bellows. 3000-1200 BCE

Bystander Riviera number cover 1935
Smart society enjoying the sunshine and amusements of the French Riviera in 1935. Front cover of The Bystander magazines special Riviera number

Fokker FXVIII, PH-AIP, Pelikaan, of KLM which in Decemb?
Fokker FXVIII, PH-AIP, Pelikaan, of KLM which in December 1933 flew a special Christmas mail flight to Batavia, completing the round trip in a flight time of 73 hours 34 minutes. Date: 1933

LMS Princess Coronation Class 6220 Coronation - built in 1937, which special livery of Caledonian Railway blue with go-faster stripes

Cabaret du Neant (Cabaret of Nothingness or Death) - a ghost show cabaret, where ghosts were shown before the amazed audience via optical trickery and special effects

Comic postcard, People in a charabanc for Coronation
Comic postcard, People in a charabanc, going to the Coronation Date: 20th century

Queen Victoria at Weedon railway station, Northamptonshire
Queen Victoria and Prince Albert arriving at Weedon railway station, Northamptonshire, in November 1844, on their way to a three-day visit to Burghley House. The station opened in 1838. Date: 1844

Piper PA-11 Cub Special N4873M (msn 11-390), seen fitted with the Whittaker tandem-wheel landing gear system. This device, which consisted of dual main wheels fixed one behind the other

Boeing F4B-4 special NX9846 (ex A9241 / NC-14). The second of two US Marine Corps F4B-4s stripped of military equipment for the Bureau of Commerce, (later Fa), in 1940 and registered NC-14

Court of Pie-poudre
A special court that sat in times of public markets or fairs in England in medieval times, with exclusive jurisdiction over disputes between merchants and consumers

Ohm & Stoppelbein Special N6H, race no 15, midget racer. Designed and built by Richard Ohm and Gordon Stoppelbein at McLean VA, the Special was powered by an 85hp Continental C85. Date: circa 1950

Indian 1914 Hendee Special motorcycle with sidecar, powered by a 988 cc V-twin. Owned by a very happy couple! Date: circa 1915

Col David Sutherland - British Army and Intelligence Officer
Colonel David George Carr Sutherland CBE MC TD DL (1920-2006) - British Army officer, intelligence officer (1939-1977) and military author

Iron processing in Bronze Age, Kazakhstan area
Bronze Age craftsmen (blacksmiths) processing iron with special tools, shaping the metal by hammering. In the background are yurts and a mountain landscape. 3000-1200 BCE

Kazakh village in Zhailau, during Nauryz (Spring holiday)
People in a high altitude summer pasture in Zhailau (Jailou), located in the Ile-Alatau State National Natural Park, Kazakhstan, during Nauryz (the traditional Spring holiday)

Bentley Special racer Date: circa 1960

WW2 German Special Armed Forces Date: 1940s

Bollinger Champagne Advertisement 1900 London
bollinger, champagne, advertisement, 1900, london, and, fashionable, resorts, drink, alcohol, bottle, by, special, appointment, queen, prince, wales, royal, bolly, , 13944152

Banqueting Hall, Kenilworth Castle, Warwickshire. Date: 1920s

Amphitheatre built at the Brighton Pavilion, Sussex, for the visit of Queen Victoria on 4 October 1837 Date: 1837

Shell Special Petrol - Shell Ltd. Date: 1933

WW2 Home Front Special Constable
A portrait illustration of a British Special Constable of the Home Front during WW2, looking over his shoulder. Date: circa 1941

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