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Background imageSupreme Collection: Hobbes / Leviathan / Frontis

Hobbes / Leviathan / Frontis
LEVIATHAN : Frontispiece to the first edition, representing the spiritual and temporal power united in the person of the King, and ruling over the whole earth

Background imageSupreme Collection: Odin and Hounds

Odin and Hounds
Odin (Wodan), Scandinavian supreme god of the dead etc with his hounds Hugin, Munin, Geri and Freki, fierce enough but they will not save him from the wolf Fenrir

Background imageSupreme Collection: Odin Drinks at Mimir

Odin Drinks at Mimir
Odin (Wodan), Scandinavian supreme god of the dead etc acquires his wisdom by drinking at the fountain of Mimir

Background imageSupreme Collection: YU-HOANG

YU-HOANG, THE JADE EMPEROR [he has many other names] supreme deity of the Chinese pantheon

Background imageSupreme Collection: Religion / Egypt / Geb

Religion / Egypt / Geb
An Egyptian view of Creation - Geb, the Earth-God, lies on the ground with his sister NUT the sky-goddess arched above him; between them hovers the air- god, who is not involved

Background imageSupreme Collection: Largest horse in the world

Largest horse in the world
This horse, a Belgian stallion called Brooklyn Supreme was at one time the worlds largest horse, 19.2 hands high and 3, 200 pounds in weight. Date: 1930s

Background imageSupreme Collection: Piltdown Man reconstructed, 1912

Piltdown Man reconstructed, 1912
Piltdown Man, as imagined by Illustrated London News special artist Amedee Forestier, soon after the discovery of the bones was made public in 1912

Background imageSupreme Collection: The Supreme Moment

The Supreme Moment
Debutantes, clad in their finery curtsey to King George V and Queen Mary during a court presentation. Thus they are launched into " Society"

Background imageSupreme Collection: Advertisement for Ye Olde Jacobean cafe, Derby

Advertisement for Ye Olde Jacobean cafe, Derby
Advertisement for Ye Olde Jacobean, The Wardwick, Derbys Supreme Cafe, where you need not be ashamed to meet your friends, and where you can hear the famous electric gramophone

Background imageSupreme Collection: Fowler Showmans Road Locomotive 20223, Supreme

Fowler Showmans Road Locomotive 20223, Supreme
Maker: John Fowler & Co. of Leeds. Type: Showmans Road Locomotive Number: 20223 Built: 1934 Registration: EU 5313 Class: B6 Cylinders: Compound Nhp: 10 Name: Supreme Date: 1970s-1980s

Background imageSupreme Collection: Doges Palace. Venice

Doges Palace. Venice
Italy. Venice. Doges Palace. Gothic building. 14th - 15th centuries. Facade

Background imageSupreme Collection: Shanuy Mode, supreme ruler of the Huns

Shanuy Mode, supreme ruler of the Huns
Shanuy Mode, Ruler of Mode, supreme ruler of the Huns

Background imageSupreme Collection: Fowler Showmans Road Locomotive Supreme EU 5313

Fowler Showmans Road Locomotive Supreme EU 5313
Fowler B6 class Showmans Road Locomotive, regn. EU 5313, number: 20223, Supreme. Built in 1934 by John Fowler & Co. in Leeds, powered by an 10 Nhp compound steam engine. Date: 1970s

Background imageSupreme Collection: Western Australia - Government House / Supreme Court

Western Australia - Government House / Supreme Court

Background imageSupreme Collection: Supreme Court Room United States Capitol USA early 1900s

Supreme Court Room United States Capitol USA early 1900s

Background imageSupreme Collection: General Douglas MacArthur, WW2 Supreme Commander

General Douglas MacArthur, WW2 Supreme Commander, V-J Day - Unconditional Surrender of Japan, Manila, USA, Philippines, postal cover envelope Date: 1945

Background imageSupreme Collection: President of the Supreme Court of Justice - Judge of Hearing

President of the Supreme Court of Justice - Judge of Hearing
President of the Supreme Court of Justice (left) and Judge of Hearing (right). Chromolithography. Historia de las Ordenes de Caballeria y de las Condecoraciones Espanolas

Background imageSupreme Collection: RMS Titanic, Charles Lightoller summons

RMS Titanic, Charles Lightoller summons
RMS Titanic - Second Officer Charles Lightoller. An official summons to appear before the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia

Background imageSupreme Collection: Advert, The Ampico piano, Regent Street, London

Advert, The Ampico piano, Regent Street, London
Advert, The Ampico, The Supreme Re-enacting Piano, Regent House, Regent Street, London Date: 1927

Background imageSupreme Collection: Malta. Siege of the Turks in July 1565

Malta. Siege of the Turks in July 1565
Palace of the Grand Master, 16th-18th centuries. Residence of the Grand Master of the Order of Saint John. Fresco that the decorates the walls of the Supreme Council Room by Matteo Perez de Aleccio

Background imageSupreme Collection: Take of the Fort of Saint Elmo (June 23, 1565)

Take of the Fort of Saint Elmo (June 23, 1565)
Palace of the Grand Master, 16th-18th centuries. Residence of the Great Master of the Order of Saint John. Fresco of the Supreme Council Room by Matteo Perez de Aleccio (1547-1628)

Background imageSupreme Collection: President of the Supreme Court of Justice

President of the Supreme Court of Justice (left) and Judge of Hearing (right). Chromolithography. Historia de las Ordenes de Caballeria y de las Condecoraciones Espanolas

Background imageSupreme Collection: Three Japanese Gifts for Felicitous Events

Three Japanese Gifts for Felicitous Events, Mitsukoshi Department Store, Osaka. Top: Symbol of Supreme Felicity - red and white silk crepe, pine foliage, crane and tortoise

Background imageSupreme Collection: Lex

Lex
An etching of Lex, the Supreme Court of Victoria, Melbourne. The building was finished in 1884, and designed by architects, Alfred Louis Smith and Arthur Ebden Johnson

Background imageSupreme Collection: Photograph of Lady Dorothy Nevill in gown, bonnet, gloves and with parasol

Photograph of Lady Dorothy Nevill in gown, bonnet, gloves and with parasol. From a page captioned, Those Were the Days When Bad Taste Reigned Supreme'

Background imageSupreme Collection: Turkish Law Courts - The trial of Ihsan Eryavuz, also known as 'Topcu'Ihsan ('Artilleryman'Ihsan)

Turkish Law Courts - The trial of Ihsan Eryavuz, also known as "Topcu"Ihsan ("Artilleryman"Ihsan)
Turkish Law Courts - The trial of Ihsan Eryavuz, also known as " Topcu" Ihsan (" Artilleryman" Ihsan), Mehmet Ihsan Bey (1877-1947) - a Turkish career officer

Background imageSupreme Collection: Comic postcard, Vicar with married couple Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Vicar with married couple Date: 20th century

Background imageSupreme Collection: Supreme Deity Amaterasu

Supreme Deity Amaterasu
The supreme deity who according to the Japanese created the world. Amaterasu is known as the supreme Japanese deity. Records of her worship have been found in some of the oldest records of Japanese

Background imageSupreme Collection: RELIGION / EGYPT / GEB

RELIGION / EGYPT / GEB
The supreme Earth-God, whose union with his sister NUT produced the other gods

Background imageSupreme Collection: RELIGION / EGYPT / MUT

RELIGION / EGYPT / MUT
The supreme mother-god of Thebes, and consequently the symbolic mother the Pharaoh

Background imageSupreme Collection: Fouad el-Awal Street in Cairo, Egypt

Fouad el-Awal Street in Cairo, Egypt
Fouad el-Awal Street with Hotel Carlton and the Rivoli Cinema on the right and the Egyptian High Court of Justice housing the Supreme Constitutional Court of Egypt on the left - Cairo, Egypt

Background imageSupreme Collection: Ernest Louis Aquilas Christophe - Le Baiser supreme

Ernest Louis Aquilas Christophe - Le Baiser supreme
The final work by Ernest Louis Aquilas Christophe (1827-1892) entitled Le Baiser supreme ( The Supreme Kiss or The Sphinx ) (marble), exhibited posthumously at the Salon of 1892

Background imageSupreme Collection: Badge of S. H. A. E. F

Badge of S. H. A. E. F
Badge of the Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force (abbreviated as SHAEF, pronounced " shafe" ), the headquarters of the Commander of Allied forces in north west Europe

Background imageSupreme Collection: Religion / Egypt / Amun

Religion / Egypt / Amun
The supreme god of the Egyptian pantheon : sometimes known as AMUN-RE, adding the attributes of RE, the creator sun-god of Heliopolis

Background imageSupreme Collection: Head and shoulders of uniformed Marshal Foch

Head and shoulders of uniformed Marshal Foch
Foch was Supreme Commander of Allied Forces. The card was sold in aid of a 5.65% War Loan. WW1 Date: 1918

Background imageSupreme Collection: Uniformed General von Hindenburg

Uniformed General von Hindenburg
Hindenburg defeated the Russians at Tannenburg and was then made a Field Marshal and Supreme Commander of the German Forces. WW1 Date: 5999

Background imageSupreme Collection: C Squadron Inns of Court Regiment Memorial, Normandy

C Squadron Inns of Court Regiment Memorial, Normandy
The Memorial is at la Breche de la Valette just behind Juno Beach. It carries their motto - Salus Populus Suprema Lex (The Welfare of the people shall be the supreme law)

Background imageSupreme Collection: Pius IX (1792-1878). Italian pope

Pius IX (1792-1878). Italian pope, named Giovanni Maria Mastai-Ferretti. Elected in 1846. Convened the First Vatican Council (1869-70). Engraving

Background imageSupreme Collection: Beijing, China - Forbidden City - Staircase

Beijing, China - Forbidden City - Staircase
Beijing, China - Forbidden City Imperial Palace - Staircase to the Hall of Supreme Harmony Date: late 20th century

Background imageSupreme Collection: Archduke Friedrich and Major Wienskowski, Hermannstadt

Archduke Friedrich and Major Wienskowski, Hermannstadt
Archduke Friedrich Maria of Austria ((1856-1936), Supreme Commander of the Austro-Hungarian Army during the First World War, with Major von Wienskow (or Wienskowski) and others

Background imageSupreme Collection: Archduke Friedrich of Austria and Conrad von Hotzendorf

Archduke Friedrich of Austria and Conrad von Hotzendorf
Archduke Friedrich Maria of Austria (1856-1936) (left), Supreme Commander of the Austro-Hungarian Army during the First World War, with Count Franz Conrad von Hotzendorf (1852-1925) (right)

Background imageSupreme Collection: Independence Hall Judicial Chamber (interior), Philadelphia

Independence Hall Judicial Chamber (interior), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Independence Hall is where both the United States Declaration of Independence

Background imageSupreme Collection: New County Court House, New York

New County Court House, New York
New County Court House (now the New York State Supreme Court Building), 60 Centre Street on Foley Square in the Civic Center district of Manhattan, New York, USA. Date: circa 1930

Background imageSupreme Collection: Venice, Italy - Doges Palace

Venice, Italy - Doges Palace - Doges Palace. Part of Box 186 Boswell Collection - Venice. The Doges Palace (Italian: Palazzo Ducale) is a palace built in Venetian Gothic style

Background imageSupreme Collection: Funeral of Edward VII - Bluejackets marching

Funeral of Edward VII - Bluejackets marchingBluejackets marching - Bluejackets marching to Windsor Station. Part of Box 127 Boswell Collection - Funeral of Edward VII

Background imageSupreme Collection: Santos Isasa Valseca (1822-1907). Engraving. Colored

Santos Isasa Valseca (1822-1907). Engraving. Colored
Santos Isasa Valseca (1822-1907). Spanish lawyer and politician. Engraving by A. Carretero. The Spanish and American Illustration, 1890. Colored

Background imageSupreme Collection: Italy. Rome. The Palace of Justice

Italy. Rome. The Palace of Justice, seat of the Supreme Court of Cassation and the Judicial Public Library. Designed by Guglielmo Calderini and built between 1888 and 1910

Background imageSupreme Collection: Monument to the heroes of the communist Ukraine. Sevastopol

Monument to the heroes of the communist Ukraine. Sevastopol
Ukraine. Sevastopol. Monument to the heroes of the communist Ukraine

Background imageSupreme Collection: Japan. Taikun officer

Japan. Taikun officer. Colored engraving from 1882

Background imageSupreme Collection: Paul V (1552-1621)

Paul V (1552-1621). Italian pope (1605-21), named Camillo Borghese. Engraving by Crispin de Passe

Background imageSupreme Collection: PIUS VII (1740-1829). Italian pope

PIUS VII (1740-1829). Italian pope, named Luigi Barnaba Gregorio Chiaramonti. Elected in 1800 in Valence. He crowned Napoleon in Paris (1804). Engraving. Colored

Background imageSupreme Collection: Pius V, Saint (1504-1572)

Pius V, Saint (1504-1572). Italian pope, named Antonio Ghislieri. Elected in 1566. Engraving by Capuz. Colored

Background imageSupreme Collection: Leo X (1475-1521)

Leo X (1475-1521). Florentine Pope (1513-21), named Giovanni de Medici. Son of Lorenzo de Medici, the Magnificent. Engraving

Background imageSupreme Collection: Augustus (61 B. C-14 A. D). as Pontifex Maximus

Augustus (61 B. C-14 A. D). as Pontifex Maximus
Augustus (61 BC-14 AD) as Pontifex Maximus. First emperor of the Roman Empire. Marble statue. Roman National Museum. Rome. Italy

Background imageSupreme Collection: Ivan I, Russian Royal

Ivan I, Russian Royal
IVAN I DANILOVICH, Grand Prince of Moscow, has to pay tribute to the Tartars but establishes himself as supreme ruler in Russia Date: reigned 1328-1341

Background imageSupreme Collection: The Supreme Sunbeam with Henry Segrave at the wheel

The Supreme Sunbeam with Henry Segrave at the wheel
The Supreme Sunbeam, 1000 HP car, with Henry Segrave at the wheel -- he was the first man to reach over 200 mph, on Daytona Beach, Florida, USA, 29 March 1927. Date: 1927

Background imageSupreme Collection: General Joffre

General Joffre, France. In Supreme Command of the French Army Date: 1915

Background imageSupreme Collection: Sir John Salmond (1862 - 1924)

Sir John Salmond (1862 - 1924)
Sir John Salmond, judge and legal scholar in New Zealand. Born in Northumberland, England, he emigrated to New Zealand with his family in 1876

Background imageSupreme Collection: The New Law Courts

The New Law Courts
Slide showing a black and white photograph of the New Law Courts in the city of Melbourne in Australia. The Supreme Court of Victoria is the superior court for the State of Victoria, Australia

Background imageSupreme Collection: Governor and Chief Scout in Ghana, West Africa

Governor and Chief Scout in Ghana, West Africa
The Governor and Chief Scout of the Gold Coast, Sir Charles Noble Arden-Clarke, welcomed with a traditional yell by an Ashanti scout group in Ghana, West Africa

Background imageSupreme Collection: Council Meeting, Ghana, West Africa

Council Meeting, Ghana, West Africa
Supreme Council Meeting of the Boy Scouts Association (Gold Coast Branch) in session, with the Governor and Chief Scout of the Gold Coast, Sir Charles Noble Arden-Clarke, in the Chair

Background imageSupreme Collection: Admiral Sir John Jellicoe

Admiral Sir John Jellicoe
Admiral Sir John Rushworth Jellicoe, 1st Earl Jellicoe (1859 - 1935), supreme commander of the British fleets in 1914. Although criticised at the time of the Battle of Jutland for failing to

Background imageSupreme Collection: Advert for Stockings by Bear Brand 1937

Advert for Stockings by Bear Brand 1937
Confidence... Every woman desires that supreme self-assurance which only perfection in matters of details can give. 1937

Background imageSupreme Collection: Rachel, Actress

Rachel, Actress
RACHEL (born Elisa Felix) Swiss-born actress, daughter of Jewish-Alsatian pedlars, the supreme classical actress of the French stage and star of the Comedie Francaise. Date: 1821 - 1858

Background imageSupreme Collection: Roger Taney - 1

Roger Taney - 1
Roger B Taney (1777 - 1864) American lawyer, chief justice of the Supreme Court

Background imageSupreme Collection: Roger Taney - 2

Roger Taney - 2
Roger B Taney (1777 - 1864) American lawyer, chief justice of the Supreme Court

Background imageSupreme Collection: General Dwight Eisenhower, Supreme Commander, Allied Forces

General Dwight Eisenhower, Supreme Commander, Allied Forces
General Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890-1969), Supreme Commander, Allied Forces pictured during World War II. Date: circa 1944

Background imageSupreme Collection: Reichsgericht - Leipzig, Germany

Reichsgericht - Leipzig, Germany - the supreme criminal and civil court in the Deutsches Reich from 1879 to 1945. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageSupreme Collection: WW1 - Crown Prince Alexander at the Banjica camp, Serbia

WW1 - Crown Prince Alexander at the Banjica camp, Serbia
His Royal Highness Crown Prince Alexander (1888-1934) at the military camp on the Banjica hill, Serbia (seated centre with sword on his knee)

Background imageSupreme Collection: WWI - National Loan Scheme from French Bank Societe Generale

WWI - National Loan Scheme from French Bank Societe Generale
By supporting the National Loan Scheme from French Bank Societe Generale, this card gives the distinct impression one was aiding the French war effort against Germany! Date: circa 1916

Background imageSupreme Collection: Vietnam - Hue - Investiture feast / festival of King Bao Dai

Vietnam - Hue - Investiture feast / festival of King Bao Dai
Investiture feast/festival of King Bao Dai - formal hearing before the Thai Hoa Palace, (The Palace of Supreme Peace) at Hue, Vietnam

Background imageSupreme Collection: watering Bo tree - Kalaw

watering Bo tree - Kalaw - The next and last Buddha will obtain supreme intelligence under the Bo tree (mseua ferrea). It sprang up at Guatamas birth, stood in centre of earth. Worshipped

Background imageSupreme Collection: Knights of Pythias, to all whom it may concern. Know ye that

Knights of Pythias, to all whom it may concern. Know ye that the Supreme Lodge of the World hereby issues this memorial chart

Background imageSupreme Collection: Emprunt National. Societe Generale. Pour le supreme effort

Emprunt National. Societe Generale. Pour le supreme effort. A French soldier strangling the Imperial eagle. Date 1918. Emprunt National. Societe Generale. Pour le supreme effort

Background imageSupreme Collection: Albert I of Morocco - Parody

Albert I of Morocco - Parody
" The Supreme law is the Kings Purse" " Roulette is the Source of my Strength" French parody souvenir postcard from Monte Carlo, depicting Albert I of Morocco (1889-1922)

Background imageSupreme Collection: William Fox presents Bride 13 The serial supreme in fifteen

William Fox presents Bride 13 The serial supreme in fifteen
William Fox presents bride 13 The serial supreme in fifteen episodes : Episode nine hurled from the clouds. Motion picture poster for Bride 13, episode nine

Background imageSupreme Collection: Justus Henry Rathbone, founder & past supreme chancellor of

Justus Henry Rathbone, founder & past supreme chancellor of the Order of Knights of Pythias. Date c1890 Feb.15. Justus Henry Rathbone

Background imageSupreme Collection: Home again in the big tent theatre the triumphant American t

Home again in the big tent theatre the triumphant American tour of the supreme master of magic - George.... Date 19 - ?

Background imageSupreme Collection: The world famous self-liberator, Houdini the supreme ruler o

The world famous self-liberator, Houdini the supreme ruler of mystery will present a grand magical revue in which he will prove himself to be the greatest mystifier that history chronicles which will

Background imageSupreme Collection: On the stage - in person, Hardeen, brother of Houdini handcu

On the stage - in person, Hardeen, brother of Houdini handcuffs and jails will not hold him : the greatest mystery show of all times. Mentalist supreme, Princess Yvonne, the mystery girl. Date ca

Background imageSupreme Collection: Aerialists supreme

Aerialists supreme. Date c1892

Background imageSupreme Collection: Supreme being Taught

Supreme being Taught
Placard for use in schools, intended to inculcate devotion to L Etre Supreme instead of the old Christian deity, proposed by Robespierre and approved by the Convention. Date: 7 May 1794

Background imageSupreme Collection: Marshal Foch and General Weygand, WW1

Marshal Foch and General Weygand, WW1
Marshal Ferdinand Foch (1851-1929), General in the French Army, appointed supreme commander of the Allied armies during the First World War

Background imageSupreme Collection: Archduke Friedrich and General von Falkenhayn

Archduke Friedrich and General von Falkenhayn
Archduke Friedrich Maria of Austria ((1856-1936), Supreme Commander of the Austro-Hungarian Army during the First World War, speaking with General Erich von Falkenhayn (1861-1922)



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