Striking Collection (page 4)

Miss Lily Elsie in The Merrie Widow
Miss Lily Elsie (1886-1962), English Actress and Singer - seen here in The Merrie Widow, the play by Victor Leon and Leo Stein with music by Franz Lehar

Cardiff Strike - Policemen - Tonypandy Riots
Cardiff Strike - London Policeman brought in to aid management of rioting miners. The Tonypandy Riots, sometimes known as the Rhondda Riots

Miners Strike, Wales
South Wales miners families pawning their possessions during lock-out, at Merthyr Tydfil. Date: 1875

Fantastic Transvestite Performer
A fantastic Transvestite Performer in dramatic pose! Date: 1924

The Mailed Fist strikes at last, WW1
The mailed fist strikes at last. The German Empires challenge and the British Empires answer on the outbreak of the First World War. Date: 1914

Coal strike of 1912
National coal strike of 1912. Workers went on strike from February to early April, to secure a minimum wage. 1912

Wrecked train, Llanelli railway strike riots, Wales
A troop train in Llanelli, Wales, wrecked by rioters during the railway strike, during which nine people were killed. What started out as a peaceful strike by railway workers in Llanelli turned

Debris following Llanelli railway strike riots, Wales
Newspapers strewn over the railway lines, with a train in the background wrecked by rioters during the railway strike, during which nine people were killed

Broadway Tower
A beautiful sunset over Broadway Tower, Worcestershire - a striking folly which Lady Coventry had built in the 1790s. It was also once the home of William Morris. Date: 1950s

India - Parsee Beauty
A Parsee (Parsi) Beauty of India Date: circa 1910

Delineator cover April 1927
Front cover of the Delineator magazine featuring a striking art deco design of a woman in a cloche hat

Kayser Bondor lingerie advertisement
Striking advert for Kayser Bondor lingerie showing a woman in a black negligee with a flounced white dressing gown set against a vivid green background

Art Nouveau Floral
Two trees, bending in an art nouveau manner, form a striking if sombre surround

Tarot Card 16 - La Maison Dieu (The Tower)

Miss Gabrielle Ray - Edwardian Singer and Actress
Miss Gabrielle Ray (1883-1973) - Edwardian Singer, Actress and Dancer. A fabulous Beagles postcard with a striking gold gilt background. Date: circa 1910s

Zena Dare - English stage actress
Zena Dare (1887-1975) the English actress, who was christened Florence Hariette Zena Dones. Together with her sister, Phyllis

Striking scene from the Midnight Follies Cabaret at Hotel Me
A striking scene from the Midnight Follies Cabaret show at the Hotel Metropole, London, 1923- with Dorothy Field wearing a gown of silver tissue with a train 25 feet long Date: 1923

Steps of Liberty Hall, Dublin, tramways strike 1913
Tramwaymen strikers cheering outside Liberty Hall, Dublin, the headquarters of the Transport Workers Union, 1913. 1913

Vintage Hairnet Packaging - Elite Hair Net - double cap in dark brown - " Hand made of selected human hair". circa 1950s

Strike by Belgian Glassmakers and Cutters - Manage
A strike by Belgian Glassmakers and Engravers / Cutters from the Glassworks at Manage, Hainaut, Belgium - the board notice on the building behind them demands an end to having to work throughout

Bruges, Belfry of Le Carillon St - Belgium
The belfry of Bruges is a medieval bell tower in the historical centre of Bruges. This image is of the interior of the bell tower showing the bells and striking hammers in position

The exhibition dancers Cytnia and Cyril Horrocks, in strikin
The exhibition dancers Cythnia and Cyril Horrocks, in striking costume, London, 1923 Date: 1923

A striking portrait of Margaret Morris, the famous classical dancer in a number called The Goldfish that she performed at the Margaret Morris Theatre, Chelsea, 1923 Date: 1923

Panache! by Lewis Baumer -- a fashionable young woman in a striking costume. circa 1920s

Lil Dagover - German stage film and television actress
Lil Dagover (18971980) - German stage, film and television actress whose career spanned nearly six. Date: 1930

Regency lady
A fashionable Regency woman with a cane and wearing a striking green feathered hat. Date: 1905

Miss Lily Brayton - English actress
Miss Lily Brayton (1876-1953) - English actress - she was married to the actor Oscar Asche. Date: circa 1910

A young bellboy lights up his Gitanes Cigarette on this charming Trade Card designed by Rene Vincent. Date: 1934

Myanmar - A Burmese dancer striking a pose Date: circa 1910

Burmese Dancer in traditional costume. Date: circa 1908

D annunzio at War
GABRIELE D ANNUNZIO Italian writer, striking a heroic pose during World War One at Veliki, conquered by the Lupi di Toscana (Wolves of Tuscany) 2 November 1916. Date: 1863 - 1938

Canadian Pacific Loco
Little and large! A striking contrast is afforded by this giant locomotive, the most powerful in the world, used on the Canadian Pacific Railway, drawn up beside a small car. Date: 1930s

Beechams Pills Cycle Ad
Theres nothing to beat a play upon words for a catchy slogan - this striking advert is designed to appeal to the cycling public when this sport is enjoying a popular vogue. Date: 1900

Silk Dress by Callot
Callot of Paris: striking black silk dress, diagonally tucked & piped in white to create a panel that stands proud of the body. A flounce & bishop sleeves soften the look Date: 1930s

Egyptian Lady Smokes
Egyptian woman stands holding a cigarette, her face turned away from the camera, wearing striped headscarf, necklace and metallic bangles on her wrists. Date: 1919

Moderne electric fires 1939
The pride of the Swan range is the MODERNE whose striking sculptural qualities live up to its name : a handle enables easy carrying, and each bar can be switched independently. Date: 1939

Stonehenge at sunrise on 21 June
View of Stonehenge at sunrise on 21 June -- the sun strikes the Altar Stone, providing archaeologists with a means of dating the construction. Date: 1901

General Strike 1926 - procession in Manchester
Strike scenes in Manchester - a great procession of corporation tramwaymen starting from Albert Square, led by their band. Date: 1926

Contributors to the Bystander Christmas Number 1929
Advertisement IN The Bystander magazine for its forthcoming Christmas number with contributions from artists and writers whose portraits are featured - Miss Storm Jameson, D. B

Clock striking midday, Berne, Switzerland
People in the street, listening to the 16th century clock striking midday, in Berne, Switzerland

General Electric strike, Schenectady, New York, USA
General Electric strike on pay day, 8 October 1913, in Schenectady, New York State, USA. 1913

Suffragette Striking Scene at Demonstration. At a demonstration, its hand to hand combat as suffragette attacks policeman with umbrella, hands and ankle boots. Date: circa 1911

Carving a baron of beef at the Lord Mayors Show, 1847
Carving a baron of beef at the Guildhall on the Lord Mayors day, November 1847. Both barons of beef were raised on pedestals draped in crimson, making a striking feature at the banquet. Date: 1847

Fire safety for children -- a boy and girl playing near a wrecked car. The boy is about to strike a match near the open fuel cap

Hairdressers Strike, 1919
A motor cycle and sidecar on duty outside the picket line at the Assistants headquarters during the Hairdressers Strike at the end of the First World War

Tatler cover - Mrs Dudley Coats
Mrs Dudley Coats, formerly Miss Audrey Evelyn James (1902-1968), society beauty and friend of the Prince of Wales. Married Captain Muir Coats of the Scots Guards in 1922 and divorced him in 1927

SS Monte Pascoal in Norway
SS Monte Pascoal in Hardanger fjord, Norway. She was German built and owned and made cruises to The Mediterranean and Norway until 1940

Carnival by F. Woolrich
Striking illustration of a woman dressed in a flamboyant, theatrical costume, having her hand kissed (at least I think its her hand) by a man in a Pierrot costume. Date: 1914

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