Strong Collection (page 7)

Irish Strongman Paddy Kelly
Paddy Kelly from Dundalk, Ireland - he frequently sat full-grown people in the palm of his hand. Date: 1795

Emilia Lady Dilke
EMILIA FRANCES STRONG, lady DILKE, married first to Mark Pattison, then to sir Charles Dilke : historian of French art, reformer etc. Date: 1840 - 1904

Pharos of Alexandria
A strong light shining from the tower of the Pharos of Alexandria Date: Ancient

Margarete Repels Vitalis
The Regent of Denmark and Norway (and Sweden in 1389) Queen Margrete (1353 - 1412) repels an attack by the Vitali Brothers. This dynastic union lasted until 1523. Date: circa 1380

Female Type / 1917 Photo
A young woman of the First World War period, wearing a hat. Date: 1917

Citadel & Town of Van
At the heart of the Urartian Empire was the citadel of Van (Van Kalesi) with strong natural defensive characteristics affording views out in all directions. Date: mid 19th century

Strong Man & Aircraft
Hans Packer, an American strongman, proves his strength by resisting the attempt of two aircraft to tear him apart Date: 1931

Cartoon, Making progress. A young woman sitting at the piano tells her friend: My voice is coming on -- I just had a complaint from the tenant on the sixth floor ! Date: 1919

EPILEPSY
Diagram to show an unconscious victim of a strong epilectic attack Date: 1883

Cartoon, The Brave Mothers of France, WW1
Cartoon, The brave mothers of France, reading letters from their sons fighting on the Western Front. Date: 1916

George earl of Totnes
George Carew, earl of Totnes (1555 - 1629) courtier, statesman, soldier, diplomat, administrator : took a strong line in Ireland; a friend of Raleigh

George Nares
SIR GEORGE STRONG NARES Naval explorer Date: 1831 - 1915

Fanny Brough
FANNY BROUGH English actress Date: 1889

Frcs De LA Rochefoucauld
FRANCOIS, duc de LA ROCHEFOUCAULD French moralist, famous for maxims, such as We are all strong enough to bear the misfortunes of others. Date: 1613 - 1680

Victorian Scrap - Athlete Shot Putter. late 19th century

Sychronised Swimming Team, Bournemouth - group of performers
Aquashow Sychronised Swimming Team, Bournemouth - group of male performers - some obviously in clown roles surrounding the hunky star of the show. Date: 1961

Advertisement for Southvale Hawk golf ball
Advertisement for the Southvale Hawk rubber core golf ball, known for its durability. Date: early 20th century

Maria Bochkareva, female Russian soldier, WW1
Maria Bochkareva (1889-1920), female Russian soldier who fought in the First World War and formed the Womens Battalion of Death. Date: circa 1918

Leaflet cover, Souvenir of The Cossacks -- acrobatics on horseback. Date: circa 1950s

Everett Adargo, deep sea diver, Santa Catalina Island, USA
Everett Adargo (1891-1971), deep sea diver on Santa Catalina Island, California, USA. Date: circa 1920s

Portrait of a young woman. Date: circa 1940s

Three British bulldogs on a greetings card
Three British bulldogs standing on a Union Flag on a greetings card -- Defenders of the Empire. Date: early 20th century

Cartoon, The godmother, WW1
Cartoon, The godmother. A pretty young woman decides to be godmother to a large African soldier -- she tells her friend that black is much more distinguished. Date: 1916

Illustration, American bison in a zoo
Illustration, an American bison in a zoo. Date: 1902

Cartoon, Middlesex Election, 1804, a Long Pull, a Strong Pull, and a Pull All together, by James Gillray. Showing Sir Francis Burdett in a carriage labelled Peace & Plenty

Illustration, A Song of the English, British Empire
Illustration to A Song of the English, a patriotic set of poems by Rudyard Kipling (first published in the English Illustrated Magazine). My arm is nothing weak, My strength is not gone by

Fanny Brough - Paris-born British stage actress
Frances " Fanny" Whiteside Brough (1852-1914), Paris-born British stage actress, is remembered especially for her many comedy roles performed over a four decade-long career. Date: 1890

Torpedo torpedo, or eyed electric ray, also known as Common Torpedo, Ocellate Torpedo, Cramp Ray, Turpaena and Numbfish. It can deliver a strong electric shock of up to 200 volts. Date: 1862

Page design, my heroes, School Silhouettes
Page design for my heroes, in School Silhouettes, once owned by a female student of Fayetteville High School, New York, USA. Depicting a young man kicking a football high into the air

WW2 greetings card, Stoker Andrew Martin, by Eric Kennington, official war picture from the National Gallery. Martin, of HMS Exeter

VALUE
London. White Tower. 1844. Engraving

Spain. Tarragona. Walls
SPAIN. Tarragona. Roman City walls and Pilatus Tower (where Cesar lived ). Roman art. Early Empire. Architecture

Barcelona. Citadel tower. Engraving
Tower of the Citadel of Barcelona in 19th c. Engraving. SPAIN. CATALONIA. Barcelona. Barcelona City History Museum

March. Goddess Hrede
Hrede, Anglo Saxon goddess of strong March winds. Artist: Sydney Carter Date: 1903

European Bison - adult male - birch forest (Bison bonasus L.). Okskii Wildlife Reserve - near Ryazan - central Russia. autumn - September

European Bison - adult male bull - ruminates after feeding - mixed forest (Bison bonasus L.). Okskii Wildlife Reserve - near Ryazan - central Russia. autumn - September

European Bison - pair of adults - supplementary feeding - enclosure in a forest (Bison bonasus L.). Okskii Wildlife Reserve - near Ryazan - central Russia. autumn - September

WWI Poster, Britains Strong Arm and YOURS
WWI Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Poster, Britains Strong Arm and YOURS will carry us through. Enlist Now. Date: 1915

American ships in harbour, Barcelona, Spain
American ships in harbour at Barcelona, Spain. They include destroyers USS Barton (DD722), USS Strong (DD758) and heavy cruiser USS Newport News (CA148). circa 1950

Overalls for Women Workers, WW1
The Agricola outfit - strong, serviceable, well cut and becoming - idea for women workers on the land and available from the Cleveland Manufacturing Company. Date: 1918

Women Munitions Workers WW1. A trio of women munitions workers, one holding 2 shell cases. The rhyme reads, Fron Sunday morning to Saturday night, munitions are going strong

Sphere cover, WW1 patriotic sailor
Front cover of The Sphere magazine featuring a sailor with a cap reading HMS Dreadnought standing in front of a Union Jack flag. Date: 1917

Suffragette N. W. S. P. U Christmas Card
Suffragette N.W.S.P.U Christmas Card. Christmas card produced by National W.S.P.U with Best Wishes for Xmas and the New Year 1908-1909 with medallion by Sylvia Pankjurst and the quotation

Still going Strong. 386202 Acting Sergeant Herbert Gibson, Mm, 1St Northumbrian Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps. Born September 1889

Gott strafe England (For I can t)
Gott strafe England. (For I can t). France. Censor stamp and signed E. B. K(itching) - see No. 4489, note on Censor. Message verso - From what I read, he is taking London by storm

Girls Friendly Society Princess Mary Caravan
The Girls Friendly Society supported young women by help in finding work, providing hostels etc. The caravan, shown here with GFS workers, was purchased in 1922 as a mobile publicity unit

Sumo wrestlers and referee, Japan
Four Sumo wrestlers and a referee, Japan. Date: circa 1890s

British soldiers breaking down German strong point, WW1
British soldiers breaking down a German strong point on the Western Front in France during World War One. Date: circa 1916

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