Standard Collection (page 14)

Michael Bryan
MICHAEL BRYAN Art connoisseur and historian, whose Dictionary of Painters and Engravers is one of our standard reference books. Date: 1757 - 1821

The last steam engine at Carnforth
Tradesmen at Carnforth standing in front of their engine. Left to right: boiler washer, Norman Wilson; firedropper, Norman Cottier; bar lad, Tommy Longstaffe; driver, Joe Harrison; and steamraiser

The Standard Bearer by J. Gilbert
The Standard Bearer

Standard Oil Building, New York
Standard Oil Building, Broadway and Bowling Green, New York City, America

Calcutta, India - Chartered Bank

Making of the standard International Metre
The making of the standard International Metre in France

Scene in a photographers studio. Several men, who appear to be photographers themselves, watch a photographer photographing a little boy, who seems to be enjoying the experience

Russian victory at Pultowa
The captured standards after the battle of Poltava(also spelt Pultowa)

Trooper of 61st Cavalry - Indian Army
A Trooper of the 61st Cavalry of the Indian Army - a modern descendant of the old British Indian Army (last of the horseback soldiers). Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Standard 8 - 1 Litre Saloon

The Princess of the Castle by Hilda Cowham
Lovely illustration by Hilda Cowham showing a princess in a flounced, floral trimmed dress watching from the steps of her castle as a knight rides past and raises his flag or standard in her direction

Family in a fine open-top sports car
A Mother takes her two children for a spin in this beautiful and imposing open-top British sports car - a Standard Rhyl Sas. This is obviously a posed picture, as the crank handle is still in place!

Standard Motor Company advertisement
Advertisement for the Standard Motor Company of Coventry, England, wishing all their customers a Happy Christmas. The illustration featuring a Standard car (model unknown)

Constantinople - Cemetery at Eyoub
The Cemetery at Eyoub with Cypress Trees. The name Eyp comes from Abu Ayyub al-Ansari, the companion and Standard Bearer of the Prophet Muhammad

Militaria - on blue cloth
An assemblage of British Militaria, including swords, hats, a belt, plumes, crests, chainmail, colours, epaulettes, a bearskin and a cutlass. Photograph by Malcolm Greensmith

The Ashanti War (1873-74) - Correspondents Quarters at Prah
Newspaper correspondents quarters in the camp at Prahsu. The man seated is the Times correspondent. Of the three men standing together represent, from left to right, the New York Herald

Soldiers from the New Zealand Expeditionary Force posed with the captured Imperial German Standard

The Weighing Office at the Bank of England. Machine for Cutt
In June 1842 all light sovereigns were recalled to the Bank of England and weighed. If they were below the standard weight they were defaced and cut using this machine

British Financial Crisis
France agrees to help with Britain financial crisis, but on her own terms. Britain was forced to abandon the Gold Standard in 1931

Chas. Stuart / Standard
The Young Pretender, Charles Stuart, raises his standard

Marlborough House, London, 1936
Photograph showing Marlborough House, with the personal standard of Queen Mary flying over it (left of image), London, 1936

Chinese Archer & Flag
A Chinese warrior archer - the standard bearer for his division in fine decorated uniform

Garde Imperiale
Uniforms of the VIELLE GARDE IMPERIALE, elite regiment of the French army. tambour-major (drum-bearer), general, porte- drapeau (standard-bearer) and Tambour-Maitre (drum-master)

Television in a private car, demonstrated to Radio Olympia v
Television in a private car; an experimental installation in a standard Vanguard saloon. The screen is not visible to the driver, thus avoiding distraction

The Bude Lights in Trafalgar Square
Bude lights in Trafalgar Square, London. Patented by Sir Goldsworthy Gurney in 1839, the Bude light introduced oxygen gas into the middle of a standard oil lamp flame

Bude light
A large Bude light in Trafalgar Square. Invented by Sir Goldsworthy Gurney and patented in 1839, the light worked by introducing oxygen gas into the middle of a standard oil lamp flame

Standard Super
Advert for the Super 10 by Standard Cars showing a typical middle class 1950s family about to go out for a drive

Advertisement for British Standard car
Advertisement for the British Standard car, entitled Integrity, with illustration of the car and a bullion scale. The advertisement states

Old String Instruments
1 & 2 - Pocket Violins; 3 - Treble Violin; 4 - Standard Treble Violin; 5 - Tenor Violin; 6 - Bass Viol; 7 - Trumscheit; 8 - Scheidtholst

Coupon Allocation 1940S
Household management : A housewife and her adult daughter have a cup of tea and a cigarette together as they work out their coupon allocation around the table

Poodle (Reinagle)
A fine old engraving showing the poodle as it used to be, a lively outdoor dog with a flair for retrieving from water

King Alfreds Tower, (1722) 160 feet high, on the Somerset - Wiltshire border: " Alfred the Great, A.D. 879, on this summit erected his standard against Danish invaders"

Victory Parade / Koniev
A victory parade led by Marshall Koniev

Animal Rebellion - 2
The rebel animals rise the standard of revolt against the tyranny of the Lion

Evening Standard Stall
A newspaper seller stands with a copy of The Evening Times although the placard on his stand advertising the headline from the Evening Standard " Gun raid: woman hostage". Date: 1962

Costume / Shoe Shop
Two elegant, society ladies wearing fur stoles, hats & gloves patronise a shoe shop where the more practically garbed shop assistant sees to their every whim

Trying on Shoes / Photo
A rather glamorous lady wearing gloves, seamed stockings and fur-trimmed coat tries on a pair of shoes with the help of an assistant while her companion smokes

Last Edinburgh Tramcar
A standard tramcar at Edinburgh, Scotland, running a normal service on the last day before being superceded by buses

Nicholas II & Poincare
Tsar Nicholas II meets President Poincare of France on the royal yacht Standart

Charing X Station
People entering Charing Cross station, one man buying London Evening Standard on the way in

French Merchant Ships
A French galleon flies the Pavillon Royal : to the right, a vessel flies the standard of the merchant marine, while far off a galley flies the flag of the galley fleet

Ross / Magnetic Pole
John Rosss arctic expedition: Ross planting the British Standard on the true position of the Magnetic Pole

Battle of Standard / 1138
BATTLE OF STANDARD Walter Lespec vows to defeat Scots

Drews Corset
Drews A la Grecque corset combined with supporter over hip and stomach reduces the most portly figure to the standard of Beauty and Fashion

Saracen Army / 10th C
Musicians & standard bearers of a Saracen army

Police / Standard Uniform
Two London policeman stand chatting in their standard uniform, while their colleagues ticks off a small boy with a wooden hoop, who has been making mischief

Charging the Enemy
A Life Guardsman charging the enemy - his foes lie vanquished at his feet

France Flattens Britain
France flattens her old ally. Britain was forced by external pressure in 1931 to abandon the Gold Standard

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