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Spy Collection (page 4)

Background imageSpy Collection: Alfred, Viscount Milner

Alfred, Viscount Milner
ALFRED, VISCOUNT MILNER British colonial administrator notable for his intransigent attiude towards the Boers Date: 1854-1925

Background imageSpy Collection: Cleveland / Duke / 4Th / Spy

Cleveland / Duke / 4Th / Spy
4TH DUKE OF CLEVELAND In 1877 Date: -

Background imageSpy Collection: 3rd Marq / Salisbury / Spy

3rd Marq / Salisbury / Spy
ROBERT ARTHUR TALBOT GASCOYNE 3RD MARQUIS OF SALISBURY English statesman Date: 1830-1903

Background imageSpy Collection: John Ker Government Spy

John Ker Government Spy
JOHN KER Government spy against the Jacobites Date: 1673 - 1726

Background imageSpy Collection: A Birrell / Spy 1906

A Birrell / Spy 1906
AUGUSTINE BIRRELL English Liberal MP and writer: The passive resisters last hope Date: 1850 - 1933

Background imageSpy Collection: Boehm Stands by Bust / Spy

Boehm Stands by Bust / Spy
JOSEPH EDGAR BOEHM British sculptor standing beside a bust Date: 1834 - 1890

Background imageSpy Collection: Cameron (Spy)

Cameron (Spy)
VERNEY LOVETT CAMERON English explorer of Africa Date: 1844 - 1894

Background imageSpy Collection: Edward Bickersteth

Edward Bickersteth (1814-1892), Dean of Lichfield. Date: 1884

Background imageSpy Collection: Magistrate H. C Biron

Magistrate H. C Biron
Magistrate Henry Chartres Biron. Date: -

Background imageSpy Collection: Sir Julius Benedict / Spy

Sir Julius Benedict / Spy
Sir Julius Benedict Musician Date: 1804 - 1885

Background imageSpy Collection: Police spies to be tried by Duma, Russia

Police spies to be tried by Duma, Russia
Police spies rounded up to be tried by the Duma during the Revolution in Russia. Date: circa 1917

Background imageSpy Collection: Leslie Ward (Spy) at work

Leslie Ward (Spy) at work
Sir Leslie Ward (1851 - 1922) English caricaturist on Vanity Fair (from 1873), and portrait painter. 1912

Background imageSpy Collection: Cartoon, The new Fraulein, WW1

Cartoon, The new Fraulein, WW1
Cartoon, The new Fraulein. An elderly French man asks his two granddaughters what they think of the new Fraulein (presumably their governess)

Background imageSpy Collection: Cartoon, Dreams of the future, WW1

Cartoon, Dreams of the future, WW1
Cartoon, Dreams of the future. A German shopkeeper chats to some little boys what they will do after the war. Fritz will open a shop from which he will sell German products

Background imageSpy Collection: Cover for Paris Plaisirs number 4, September 1922

Cover for Paris Plaisirs number 4, September 1922, featuring Spy (Spinelly) 1922

Background imageSpy Collection: Cartoon, He was phoning from the tobacco shop, WW1

Cartoon, He was phoning from the tobacco shop, WW1
Cartoon, He was phoning from the tobacco shop. A supposedly deaf and dumb man is caught on the telephone, arrested as a spy and escorted through the street, much to the delight of the children

Background imageSpy Collection: Cartoon, The false shepherd, WW1

Cartoon, The false shepherd, WW1
Cartoon, The false shepherd, showing a man posing as a shepherd, with a sheepdog and a flock of sheep, making notes on local aircraft activities. Date: 1915

Background imageSpy Collection: Illustration by Cecil Aldin, Rough and Tumble

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, Rough and Tumble -- Tumble pulls Aunt Janes best hat out of its box, watched by Rough from under the bed. Date: circa 1910

Background imageSpy Collection: H. I. M, Hymn of Hate, 1915

H. I. M, Hymn of Hate, 1915
The hymn of hate, allegedly sketched at Wilhelmshaven by The Bystander Special Spy-Artist: a humorous depiction of Kaiser Wilhelm taking a choir practice of German soldiers. Date: 1915

Background imageSpy Collection: Westland Lysander II used on spy transporting special-o

Westland Lysander II used on spy transporting special-ops

Background imageSpy Collection: WW1 - British Horse unmasks a German spy hidden in haystack

WW1 - British Horse unmasks a German spy hidden in haystack
WW1 - Behind British lines in a farmstead, a horse from a British cavalry patrol snatched a mouthful of hay from a stack, revealing a German officer

Background imageSpy Collection: Foreign photographer detained on English Coast, WW1

Foreign photographer detained on English Coast, WW1
The camera - the b괥 -noire of the authorities. A foreign photographer is detained by soldiers on the English coast while his papers are examined. Date: 1915

Background imageSpy Collection: The Man Who Stayed at Home - German spy play, WW1

The Man Who Stayed at Home - German spy play, WW1
Scenes from the play, The Man Who Stayed at Home starring Dennis Eadie and Isobel Elsom, a play about a German spy in England which played at the Royalty Theatre, London in December 1914. Date: 1914

Background imageSpy Collection: Cartoon, German women gossipping, WW1

Cartoon, German women gossipping, WW1
Cartoon, German women gossipping about a diner in a restaurant -- He must be a horrible French spy! Hes eating his veal without jam! Date: 1915

Background imageSpy Collection: Cartoon, A dry telegram, WW1

Cartoon, A dry telegram, WW1
Cartoon, A dry telegram, showing a chef (a spy) writing to his boss, that after eight days the boxes of rubbish have contained nothing of diplomatic interest. Date: 1915

Background imageSpy Collection: The Better Ole

The Better Ole
A scene from the play The Better Ole, co-written by Bruce Bairnsfather and featuring his popular character, Old Bill, which opened at the Oxford Music Hall on 4 August 1917

Background imageSpy Collection: The German use of church towers as observation posts in WW1

The German use of church towers as observation posts in WW1. This report in the Illustrated War News, dated 1917, claims that the Germans attacked Rheims Cathedral on the premise that it was being

Background imageSpy Collection: Spy - WWI Round Card Game made by Valentines Games

Spy - WWI Round Card Game made by Valentines Games
Spy - The Amusing and Topical First World War Round Card Game - made by Valentines Games. Contains cutouts of German targets and card pack, with instructions and within original box. Puzzles & Games

Background imageSpy Collection: Spy-scare toys, WW1

Spy-scare toys, WW1
The war in the nursery - toys that feed the British suspicion of German spies. The left hand picture shows King Albert of Belgium, Sir John French

Background imageSpy Collection: Dennis Eadie & Isobel Elsom in The Man who stayed at home, W

Dennis Eadie & Isobel Elsom in The Man who stayed at home, W
Mr Dennis Eadie and Miss Isobel Elsom as Christopher Brent and Molly Preston in " The Man Who Stayed at Home, " at the Royalty Theatre

Background imageSpy Collection: Jeremy Hutchinson, Q. C. (1915 - )

Jeremy Hutchinson, Q. C. (1915 - )
Jeremy Hutchinson, Q.C. who defended George Blake on five charges under the Official Secrets Act in 1961. Blake was convicted and sentenced to 42 years imprisonment

Background imageSpy Collection: Sir Reginald Manningham-Buller (1905 - 1980)

Sir Reginald Manningham-Buller (1905 - 1980)
Attorney-General, Sir Reginald Manningham-Buller, who led for the prosecution in the spy trials of 1961. Date: May 1961

Background imageSpy Collection: Lord Parker of Waddington (1900 - 1972)

Lord Parker of Waddington (1900 - 1972)
Lord Chief Justice Parker of Waddington (Hubert Parker), who passed sentence in the spy trials of 1961 Date: 1961

Background imageSpy Collection: Catching a German spy

Catching a German spy
A German spy is caught in the act while signalling by lamp at night from a French house. A British Provost-Marshal, in charge of military police in a French town

Background imageSpy Collection: Rt Hon Lord Brooke, Vanity Fair, Spy

Rt Hon Lord Brooke, Vanity Fair, Spy
FRANCIS RICHARD CHARLES GREVILLE, 5th Earl of Warwick (1853-1924), styled LORD BROOKE. British Conservative politician, representing Colchester from 1888 to 1892

Background imageSpy Collection: Gen. Sir George W. A. Higginson, Vanity Fair, Spy

Gen. Sir George W. A. Higginson, Vanity Fair, Spy
General SIR GEORGE WENTWORTH ALEXANDER HIGGINSON (1826-1927) Long living British army general and Crimean War hero, serving more than 30 years in the Grenadier Guards

Background imageSpy Collection: Admiral Sir Algernon C. F. Heneage, Vanity Fair, Spy

Admiral Sir Algernon C. F. Heneage, Vanity Fair, Spy
ADMIRAL SIR ALGERNON CHARLES FIESCHI HENEAGE (1833-1915) Royal Navy officer. Caption: Pompo Date: 1833 - 1915

Background imageSpy Collection: Farrer Herschell, Vanity Fair, Spy

Farrer Herschell, Vanity Fair, Spy
FARRER HERSCHELL, 1st Baron Herschell (1837-1899) Lawyer and Twice Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (1886, and again from 1892 to 1895). Solicitor General for England and Wales (1880 to 1885)

Background imageSpy Collection: Charles H. Hemphill, Vanity Fair, Spy

Charles H. Hemphill, Vanity Fair, Spy
CHARLES HARE HEMPHILL, 1st Baron Hemphill (1822-1908) Irish politician and barrister. Solicitor-General for Ireland (1892 to1895) and Member of Parliament for North Tyrone (1895 to 1906)

Background imageSpy Collection: James Lennox Hannay, Vanity Fair, Spy

James Lennox Hannay, Vanity Fair, Spy
JAMES LENNOX HANNAY (1826- ) Metropolitan Police Magistrate. Caption: Marlborough Street Date: 1826 -

Background imageSpy Collection: Lord Halsbury, Vanity Fair, Spy

Lord Halsbury, Vanity Fair, Spy
HARDINGE STANLEY GIFFARD, 1st Earl of HALSBURY (1823-1921) Lawyer, thrice Lord Chancellor of Great Britain. Caption: From the Old Bailey Date: 1823 - 1921

Background imageSpy Collection: 3rd Marquess of Headfort, Vanity Fair, Spy

3rd Marquess of Headfort, Vanity Fair, Spy
THOMAS TAYLOUR, 3rd Marquess of HEADFORT (1822 -1894) Irish peer. Conservative Member of Parliament for Westmorland. Caption: An Irish Property Date: 1822 - 1894

Background imageSpy Collection: 4th Earl Grey, Vanity Fair, Spy

4th Earl Grey, Vanity Fair, Spy
ALBERT HENRY GEORGE GREY, 4th Earl Grey (1851-1917) British nobleman and politician who served as the 9th Governor General of Canada. Caption: A Chartered Administrator Date: 1851-1917

Background imageSpy Collection: John Mackenzie Grieve, Vanity Fair, Spy

John Mackenzie Grieve, Vanity Fair, Spy
JOHN MACKENZIE GRIEVE. Can find little information on this rather eccentric looking hunting gentleman in top hat and cravat, but is is a rather splendid portrait! Caption: Haute 飯 le

Background imageSpy Collection: Sir William G. Granet, Vanity Fair, Spy

Sir William G. Granet, Vanity Fair, Spy
SIR WILLIAM GUY GRANET (1867-1943) Italian born, British railway administrator, becoming general manager of the Midland Railway (later the London, Midland and Scottish Railway)

Background imageSpy Collection: Sir Sidney R. Greville, Vanity Fair, Spy

Sir Sidney R. Greville, Vanity Fair, Spy
The Hon. SIR SIDNEY ROBERT GREVILLE (1866-1927) Assistant Private Secretary to the Under-Secretary of State for India 1887

Background imageSpy Collection: General Sir Hugh H. Gough, Vanity Fair, Spy

General Sir Hugh H. Gough, Vanity Fair, Spy
General SIR HUGH HENRY GOUGH (1833 - 1909) Indian born, British Army General. and recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest

Background imageSpy Collection: Sir George Grove, Vanity Fair, Spy

Sir George Grove, Vanity Fair, Spy
SIR GEORGE GROVE (1820-1900) English writer on music, immortalised in the title of Groves Dictionary of Music and Musicians. Appointed as the first director of the Royal College of Music in 1882



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