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Swallow Collection

Background imageSwallow Collection: A Swallow in flight

A Swallow in flight
A swallow (Hirundo rustica) in flight. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Background imageSwallow Collection: WW2 Memorabilia - Damaged Cafe informing suppliers

WW2 Memorabilia - Damaged Cafe informing suppliers
WW2 Home Front Memorabilia - Damaged Cafe Colette of Swallow Street, London sending information on a printed card to inform suppliers that (likely due to Bomb damage)

Background imageSwallow Collection: Old Towngate - Holmfirth, West Yorkshire

Old Towngate - Holmfirth, West Yorkshire
Old Towngate, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire. Holmfirth has become well known as the location of the situation comedy Last of the Summer Wine

Background imageSwallow Collection: Dandelion Clock by Muriel Dawson

Dandelion Clock by Muriel Dawson
Charming illustration of a small child, probably a little boy in blue smock and shorts seated on a small tuffet of grass and blowing a dandelion clock while clutching a favourite doll in his other

Background imageSwallow Collection: Swallow-Tailed Kite

Swallow-Tailed Kite
AMERICAN SWALLOW-TAILED KITE (Elaboides furcatus)

Background imageSwallow Collection: Thumbelina flies away on the Swallows back

Thumbelina flies away on the Swallows back
Thumbelina escapes from the Field Mouse and the Mole on the back of the Swallow. Illustration to a fairytale by Hans Christian Andersen, first published 1835

Background imageSwallow Collection: Thumbelina kisses the Swallow goodbye

Thumbelina kisses the Swallow goodbye
Thumbelina stands on tiptoe and kisses the Swallow goodbye. Illustration to a fairytale by Hans Christian Andersen, first published 1835

Background imageSwallow Collection: Kitsch Greek Greetings Postcard

Kitsch Greek Greetings Postcard
A kitsch Greek Greetings card, featuring a rather unusual bird (cross between a swallow and a dove!?) carrying a message of good wishes across the sea, surrounded by a border of red and pink flowers

Background imageSwallow Collection: Burns / Now Westlin Winds

Burns / Now Westlin Winds
NOW WESTLIN WINDS But Peggy dear the ev nings clear, Thick flies the skimming swallow, The sky is blue, the fields in view, All fading green and yellow

Background imageSwallow Collection: Gladys, Albert Batchelor in British Klemm L25C 1A Swallow

Gladys, Albert Batchelor in British Klemm L25C 1A Swallow
Gladys and Albert Batchelor in his British Klemm L25C 1A Swallow, G-ACXD

Background imageSwallow Collection: Cartoon - Swallowing a yarn

Cartoon - Swallowing a yarn
A little blackbird fails to consume a length of twine: " I can t swallow that yarn." Date: circa 1915

Background imageSwallow Collection: Albert Batchelors BA Swallow 2 G-AERK

Albert Batchelors BA Swallow 2 G-AERK
Albert Batchelors BA Swallow 2, G-AERK

Background imageSwallow Collection: Albert Batchelor with his British Klemm L25C 1A Swallow G-A

Albert Batchelor with his British Klemm L25C 1A Swallow G-A
Albert Batchelor with his British Klemm L25C 1A Swallow, G-ACXD

Background imageSwallow Collection: Sopwith Swallow monoplane B9276

Sopwith Swallow monoplane B9276
Sopwith Swallow monoplane, B9276

Background imageSwallow Collection: Swallow / Cig. Card / 1915

Swallow / Cig. Card / 1915
Swallow - latin name: Hirundo rustica

Background imageSwallow Collection: B.A. Swallow II G-AFCL

B.A. Swallow II G-AFCL (msn 462) Date: circa 2000

Background imageSwallow Collection: A Calendar of Birds by Pauline Baynes

A Calendar of Birds by Pauline Baynes
Birds of the month in the UK pictured by Pauline Baynes. 1954

Background imageSwallow Collection: The Swallow Falls, Bettws

The Swallow Falls, Bettws-y-Coed, Wales - Judges real photo postcard 1918 Date: 1918

Background imageSwallow Collection: A Welsh Maid at Swallow Falls, Betws-y-Coed, Wales

A Welsh Maid at Swallow Falls, Betws-y-Coed, Wales
A Welsh Maid at Swallow Falls, Betws-y-Coed, Snowdonia, Wales Date: 1951

Background imageSwallow Collection: Swallow Falls, Betws y Coed, Conwy, Wales

Swallow Falls, Betws y Coed, Conwy, Wales - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Background imageSwallow Collection: A Very Fishy Story, by Louis Wain

A Very Fishy Story, by Louis Wain
A Very Fishy Story, comical fish cartoon drawn by Louis Wain Date: 1892

Background imageSwallow Collection: The Swallow Falls, Bettws y Coed, Wales

The Swallow Falls, Bettws y Coed, Wales

Background imageSwallow Collection: Advertisement for Henly SSI and SSII cars, by The Swallow Coachbuilding Company Ltd

Advertisement for Henly SSI and SSII cars, by The Swallow Coachbuilding Company Ltd. Captioned, An Amazing Performance'

Background imageSwallow Collection: Standard Swallow car, advertorial by the Earl of Cardigan. Captioned, Cars with a Personality

Standard Swallow car, advertorial by the Earl of Cardigan. Captioned, Cars with a Personality: The New Standard Swallow'. Showing interior and exterior of the car, the engine, and storage

Background imageSwallow Collection: B. A. Swallow II G-AFGE

B. A. Swallow II G-AFGE
B.A. Swallow II G-AFGE Aeolus (msn 470), at Plymouth-Roborough. Date: circa 1966

Background imageSwallow Collection: Swallow Falls, Betws-y-Coed, Gwynedd, North Wales

Swallow Falls, Betws-y-Coed, Gwynedd, North Wales. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageSwallow Collection: Chimney swift and bank swallow

Chimney swift and bank swallow
Chimney swift, Chaetura pelagica 1, bank swallow, Riparia riparia 2, males. Chromolithograph after an ornithological illustration by John James Audubon from Benjamin Harry Warrens Report on the Birds

Background imageSwallow Collection: Wilsons snipe or common snipe, Gallinago delicata

Wilsons snipe or common snipe, Gallinago delicata, males 1, female 2. Chromolithograph after an ornithological illustration by John James Audubon from Benjamin Harry Warrens Report on the Birds of

Background imageSwallow Collection: Cliff swallow and barn swallow

Cliff swallow and barn swallow
Cliff swallow, Petrochelidon pyrrhonota 1, and barn swallow, Hirundo rustica 2. Chromolithograph after an ornithological illustration by John James Audubon from Benjamin Harry Warrens Report

Background imageSwallow Collection: Least tern, Sternula antillarum

Least tern, Sternula antillarum, adult 1, young, fall plumage 2. Chromolithograph after an ornithological illustration by John James Audubon from Benjamin Harry Warrens Report on the Birds of

Background imageSwallow Collection: Scarlet tanager, Piranga olivacea

Scarlet tanager, Piranga olivacea, male 1, female 2. Chromolithograph after an ornithological illustration by John James Audubon from Benjamin Harry Warrens Report on the Birds of Pennsylvania, E.K

Background imageSwallow Collection: Tree swallow, Tachycineta bicolor

Tree swallow, Tachycineta bicolor. White-bellied swallow, adult male 1, female 2. Chromolithograph after an ornithological illustration by John James Audubon from Benjamin Harry Warrens Report

Background imageSwallow Collection: Barn swallow, Hirundo rustica

Barn swallow, Hirundo rustica, with nest and eggs. Chromolithograph after an illustration by Edwin Sheppard from Thomas George Gentrys Nests and Eggs of the Birds of the United States, J.A

Background imageSwallow Collection: Nest and eggs of the orchard oriole, Icterus spurius

Nest and eggs of the orchard oriole, Icterus spurius. Chromolithograph after an illustration by Edwin Sheppard from Thomas George Gentrys Nests and Eggs of the Birds of the United States, J.A

Background imageSwallow Collection: Great prominent, Peridea anceps

Great prominent, Peridea anceps. Bombyx trepida. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Carl Bock from Eugenius Johann Christoph Espers Die Schmetterlinge in Abbildungen nach der Natur

Background imageSwallow Collection: Figure of eight, swallow prominent and Drymonia

Figure of eight, swallow prominent and Drymonia
Figure of eight moth, Diloba caeruleocephala, swallow prominent, Pheosia tremula, and Drymonia velitaris moth. Bombyx caeruleocephela, dictaea, velitaris

Background imageSwallow Collection: Candlenut, Crotn laccifer

Candlenut, Crotn laccifer. Croton lacciferum Linn. Sp. 1426, Burm. 204. Halecus terrestris, Rumph. 3 p.199 T.127. Ricin en arbre aromatique

Background imageSwallow Collection: Starfish plant and white swallow-wort

Starfish plant and white swallow-wort
Starfish plant, Orbea variegata 1 and white swallow-wort, Vincetoxicum hirundinaria 2. Stapelia variegata Linn. Asclepias du Cap de Bonne Esperance 1, Asclepias vincetoxicum Linn. Dompte-venin

Background imageSwallow Collection: Elkhorn plant, Rhombophyllum dolabriforme

Elkhorn plant, Rhombophyllum dolabriforme (Hatchet-leaved fig marigold, Mesembryanthemum dolabriforme). Mesembryanthemum a feuilles en forme de langue

Background imageSwallow Collection: Swallow bus

Swallow bus. Date: circa 1940

Background imageSwallow Collection: Swallow Falls - the Rhaeadr Ewynnol, Wales

Swallow Falls - the Rhaeadr Ewynnol, Wales
Swallow Falls - the Rhaeadr Ewynnol - a multiple waterfall system in Wales, located on the Afon Llugwy near Betws-y-Coed, in Conwy County Borough. Date: 1953

Background imageSwallow Collection: Bridge near Swallow Falls - the Rhaeadr Ewynnol, Wales

Bridge near Swallow Falls - the Rhaeadr Ewynnol, Wales
Bridge near Swallow Falls - the Rhaeadr Ewynnol - a multiple waterfall system in Wales, located on the Afon Llugwy near Betws-y-Coed, in Conwy County Borough. Date: 1953

Background imageSwallow Collection: Greater striped swallow, Hirundo cucullata

Greater striped swallow, Hirundo cucullata (Cape swallow, Hirundo capensis). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Background imageSwallow Collection: Leopard moth, sallow kitten and prominent moths

Leopard moth, sallow kitten and prominent moths
Wood leopard moth, Zeuzera pyrina, sallow kitten, Furcula furcula, iron prominent, Notodonta dromedarius, pebble prominent, Notodonta ziczac, and lesser swallow prominent, Pheosia gnoma

Background imageSwallow Collection: Lindo chatterer

Lindo chatterer. Perhaps the swallow tanager, Tersina viridis, but with the under part of the body blue, not white. Handcoloured copperplate drawn

Background imageSwallow Collection: Wire-tailed swallow, Hirundo smithii

Wire-tailed swallow, Hirundo smithii. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester, 1823

Background imageSwallow Collection: Pacific swallow, Hirundo tahitica

Pacific swallow, Hirundo tahitica (Otaheite swallow, Hirundo tahitiae). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester, 1823

Background imageSwallow Collection: Edible-nest swiftlet, Aerodramus fuciphagus

Edible-nest swiftlet, Aerodramus fuciphagus, and nest of saliva, used in bird s-nest soup. (Esculent swallow, Hirundo esculenta)

Background imageSwallow Collection: Indian cliff swallow, Petrochelidon fluvicola

Indian cliff swallow, Petrochelidon fluvicola. (Rufous-headed swallow, Hirundo indica.) Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester

Background imageSwallow Collection: Mosque swallow, Cecropis senegalensis

Mosque swallow, Cecropis senegalensis (Great Senegal swallow, Hirundo senegalensis). Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after William Swainson from Sir William Jardines Naturalists

Background imageSwallow Collection: Streamer-tailed tyrant, Gubernetes yetapa

Streamer-tailed tyrant, Gubernetes yetapa (Scissortail or swallow blackcap, Gubernetes forficatus). Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after an illustration by William Swainson from Sir

Background imageSwallow Collection: Glossy swiftlet, Collocalia esculenta

Glossy swiftlet, Collocalia esculenta, pair on nest (Esculent swallow, Hirundo esculenta). Handcoloured engraving after an illustration by Samuel Howitt from Edward Griffiths The Animal Kingdom by

Background imageSwallow Collection: Pacific swift, Apus pacificus

Pacific swift, Apus pacificus (New Holland swallow, Hirundo pacifica). From an illustration by John Lewin. Handcoloured engraving by Griffith, Harriet or Edward

Background imageSwallow Collection: French card, souvenir of first communion

French card, souvenir of first communion. circa 1890s

Background imageSwallow Collection: B. A. Swallow II VH-UUM

B. A. Swallow II VH-UUM
B.A. Swallow II VH-UUM (msn 409), at Mildura on 28 September 1962. Exported to R.H.F. Hickson, Maylands WA, Australia in 1935

Background imageSwallow Collection: B. A. Niagara Swallow II G-AFCL 10

B. A. Niagara Swallow II G-AFCL 10
B.A. Niagara Swallow II G-AFCL (msn 462), circa 1949, at White Waltham. G-AFCL is still currently registered in the UK. (B.A. - British Aircraft Manufacturing Company Ltd.) Date: circa 1949

Background imageSwallow Collection: B. A. Swallow II G-AFIH

B. A. Swallow II G-AFIH
B.A. Swallow II G-AFIH (MSN 500), circa 1950, at White Waltham. Exported to Eire on 9 June 1952. (B.A. - British Aircraft Manufacturing Company Ltd.) Date: circa 1950

Background imageSwallow Collection: British Aircraft Company - B. A. - Cataract Swallow 2 G-AELG

British Aircraft Company - B. A. - Cataract Swallow 2 G-AELG
British Aircraft Company (B.A.) Cataract Swallow 2 G-AELG (msn 449), at Lympne for the 1946 or 1947 (it competed in both) Folkestone Aero Trophy air races

Background imageSwallow Collection: British Aircraft Company Swallow 2 G-ALEG

British Aircraft Company Swallow 2 G-ALEG
British Aircraft Company Swallow G-ALEG (msn 449), a Pobjoy Cataract III powered example, with race number 28. Date: circa 1950

Background imageSwallow Collection: Barn swallow, Hirundo rustica

Barn swallow, Hirundo rustica.. Handcolored copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his own Natural History of British Birds, London, 1794-1819

Background imageSwallow Collection: SWALLOWS ON CARD

SWALLOWS ON CARD
SWALLOWS ON A CARD (Hinundo rustica) Date: circa 1880

Background imageSwallow Collection: PLANTS / CHELIDONIUM MAJUS

PLANTS / CHELIDONIUM MAJUS
GREATER CELANDINE, or SWALLOW WORT, or TETTERWORT Date: early 20th century

Background imageSwallow Collection: Gluttony

Gluttony
A SWALLOW AT CHRISTMAS satire on seasonal gluttony Date: 1841

Background imageSwallow Collection: 1910s 1920s Flower Flowers Floral Plastic Card

1910s 1920s Flower Flowers Floral Plastic Card
1910s, 1920s, flower, flowers, floral, plastic, card, greetings, cutout, green, blue, forgetmenot, forget, me, white, red, pink, gold, sea, waves, water, transport, boat, boats, sail, sails, sailing

Background imageSwallow Collection: Four birds in a park on a Christmas card

Four birds in a park on a Christmas card -- Cuckoo, Swallow, Goose and Robin, representing the four seasons. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageSwallow Collection: Robins and swallows on a cutout Christmas card

Robins and swallows on a cutout Christmas card
Robins and swallows with pink flowers on a cutout Christmas card. circa 1890s

Background imageSwallow Collection: Variety of birds eggs

Variety of birds eggs
1- swallow, 2- cuckoo, 3- rook, 4- crow, 5- jackdaw, 6- jay, 7- sparrowhawk, 8- kestrel, 9- ringed plover, 10- snipe, 11- black tern, 12- common tern. Date: 1894

Background imageSwallow Collection: Tachycineta bicolor, tree swallow

Tachycineta bicolor, tree swallow
Plate 100 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1827-30), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Background imageSwallow Collection: Printed chiffon dress and coatee

Printed chiffon dress and coatee
Illustration of a printed sleeveless chiffon frock and coatee, on sale at Mavis Murray, Swallow Street, London. 1930

Background imageSwallow Collection: Swallows migrating amongst the ruins, WW1

Swallows migrating amongst the ruins, WW1 1915

Background imageSwallow Collection: Greetings from Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa

Greetings from Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa, showing the Police Station, Vermeulen Street and Mole Valley. Date: circa 1905

Background imageSwallow Collection: Greetings card in the shape of a violin

Greetings card in the shape of a violin, decorated with swallows. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageSwallow Collection: Swallows and rusty horseshoe on a Christmas card

Swallows and rusty horseshoe on a Christmas card
Swallows and a rusty horseshoe on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageSwallow Collection: Advertisement for the French Riviera

Advertisement for the French Riviera, with recommended Gordon Hotels in Monte Carlo, Beaulieu and Cannes -- Follow the Swallows Southward. 1926

Background imageSwallow Collection: Christmas card in the shape of a lifebelt

Christmas card in the shape of a lifebelt, with swallows in flight. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageSwallow Collection: Christmas card in the shape of a pink parasol

Christmas card in the shape of a pink parasol, with swallows and green foliage. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageSwallow Collection: Swallows in flight on a triangular New Year card

Swallows in flight on a triangular New Year card
Swallows in flight over water on a triangular New Year card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageSwallow Collection: Girl sends a letter to her love

Girl sends a letter to her love
Victorian Christmas card. Girl sending or receiving a greeting, watches a swallow flying with a sealed missive. Date: circa 1885

Background imageSwallow Collection: Procne and Philomela

Procne and Philomela
Tereus, king of Thrace, wed to Procne, rapes her sister Philomela : Procne serves their son to him for supper, becomes a swallow, Philomela a nightingale, Tereus a hawk

Background imageSwallow Collection: Swallow Street, Piccadilly, London

Swallow Street, Piccadilly, London, with the Swallow pub on the right. Date: circa 1910

Background imageSwallow Collection: Flying swallow on a greetings card

Flying swallow on a greetings card with blue flowers in its beak. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageSwallow Collection: Pigeons - Burmese or Florentine, Starling and Spot Fairy

Pigeons - Burmese or Florentine, Starling and Spot Fairy
A portrait illustration showing three breeds of pigeon. At the top of the illustration is a Burmese pigeon, now commonly known as a Florentine

Background imageSwallow Collection: Sopwith Swallow monoplane

Sopwith Swallow monoplane, with standard Camel fuselage and parasol-mounted wings, serial no. B 9276 (the only one made), photographed in October 1918

Background imageSwallow Collection: Lousefly, Craeterina hirundinis, a parasite of the swallow

Lousefly, Craeterina hirundinis, a parasite of the swallow.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from George Shaw and Frederick Nodders The Naturalists Miscellany, London, 1799



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