State Collection (page 57)

Marshall, Field Store
This Chicago store, with fronts on State, Washington, Randolph and Wabash streets, claims to be the largest retail mercantile store in the world

Shredded Wheats Home
The Home of SHREDDED WHEAT Niagara Falls, New York state, describing itself as the finest and most hygienic industrial building in the world

Louis XIV Convalescent
LOUIS XIV LE ROI SOLEIL entitled the convalescence of Louis XIV this shows him (2nd from left) discussing state affairs with his counsellors

USA / Chicago
State Street, with electric trams and horse-drawn carts

SATURATOR
This machines represents the state of the art in saturation technology, saturating superb- the so long as the operator keeps turning the handle. Its used in making fizzy drinks

Shotukos Innovations
Shotuko-Taishi, prince regent of empress Suiko, introduces Chinese culture to Japan in 17 Articles, initiating the Fujiwara Era which includes Buddhism as the state religion

Mesmer and Pension
Mesmer refuses a state pension from the French government because it does not recognise the significance of his work

Orange Free State
The front cover of a brochure inviting tourists and investors to admire the potential of the Orange Free State, part of the Union of South Africa

Her Majestys Ministry
HER MAJESTYs MINISTRY - I take it thats Gladstone standing on the right - prefer Huntley & Palmers biscuits while they debate the affairs of State

Hysterical Patient
A woman in a state of frenzied hysteria is restrained by six attendants. This type of behaviour was termed the Great Movements ( Grande mouvements ) in the 1800s

Viscount Haldane Photo
RICHARD BURDON, (later viscount) HALDANE statesman, when Secretary of State for War

Riots in Ghent 1892
Police and mounted troops clash with socialist rioters in Ghent. A placard asks for universal suffrage

Board School Bookplate
A bookplate, once cleaved to a book, which was given to Alice Howard, Standard III of Earl Street School for good attendance

Texas Militia
Texas wins independence from Mexico in 1836, and Texans such as these mounted militia- men are determined to keep it an independent Republic. But it will become a state 1845

California Statehood
Acquired by the U.S. in 1848 after the Mexican wars, California is given free state status in 1851 : the jubilant citizens of San Francisco celebrate with a procession

Little Rock Riot 1874
Rioters evacuate the State House at Little Rock, Ark. during riots inspired by South -erners claim to be unjustly taxed by the Federal Govt. (and other grievances)

Timgad Ruins - Forum
Many of the Roman ruins at Timgad are in a good state of preservation : but only these columns bear witness to the former forum

Pyne - Lord Mayors Barge
LORD MAYORs STATE BARGE When the Lord Mayor of London travels upstream or down- stream, he does it in style for which Handels Water Music is the only fit accompaniment

Kew Bridge Aquatint
Kew Bridge seen from Strand- on-the-green, with a variety of boats including a state barge and a sailing vessel

Napoleon at the Elysee
Elected President by a landslide vote, Napoleon arrives in state at the Elysee palace, Paris

Bey of Tunis Visits
The Bey of Tunis, on a state visit to Louis-Philippe, arrives at the strangely deserted Palais d Elysee- Bourbon, Paris

Death of Louis XVIII
The body of Louis XVIII lies in state in the palais des Tuileries, Paris

George, Lord Aberdeen
GEORGE GORDON HAMILTON, 4th earl of ABERDEEN statesman, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs

Moliere / Malade
LE MALADE IMAGINAIRE Argan meditates on his poor state of health

Three Coronation Robes
George V wears three robes during the coronation ceremony - the Royal Crimson Robe of State, the Golden Imperial Mantle, and the Royal Robe of Purple Velvet Date: 1911

Carriage of Louis XIV
The state carriage of Louis XIV and his queen Marie- Therese

Religious Men
A Pope : a Cardinal : and Bishops in state and otherwise

Boston / State St / Bartlett
State Street Date: circa 1840

Robert Peel(Y) / Knight
SIR ROBERT PEEL (THE YOUNGER) British statesman as a young Secretary of State for the Home Department

Paranormal / Altered State
On-stage at Reims, actress Mlle Chatel falls into a spontaneous trance when an actor pretends to hypnotise her

William Receives Crown
William, duke of Normandy, receives the crown of England from church and state

Altered State / Hypnosis
Under the influence of a hypnotist, a respectable Frenchman removes his toupee

Temple at Chichen Itza, Yucatan State, Mexico
Facade of one of the temples at the pre-Hispanic city of Chichen Itza, Yucatan State, Mexico

James Monroe / Anon
JAMES MONROE Fifth President of the United States Date: 1758 - 1831

Hysteria runs riot in a Brooklyn cigarette factory
At Brooklyn, New York, a female employee in a cigarette factory has a fit of hysterics which spreads to the entire work force. As a result the factory has to be closed for the rest of the day

Mechanicsville, New York State, USA
North Main Street, featuring the First National Bank, in Mechanicsville, Saratoga County, New York State, USA

General Wayne storming the fort at Stony Point
General Anthony Wayne storming the British-held fort at Stony Point, New York state

Uncultivated State
Ancient Britons in their most uncultivated state

Magnetism cure
a magnetiseur cures his patient of a nervous ailment

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