The Collection (page 8)

French Grand Prix of 1921
The first road race to be won by an engine powered by a straight-eiggt engine was the French Grand Prix of 1921 in which J Murphy averaged 78.1 mph for 322 miles at Le Mans

The Gleaners, Blockley, Gloucestershire
A family group collecting left over corn at Blockley. The title might be a reflection of the painting by Jean-Francois Millet noted for depicting peasant workers in a sympathetic way Date: 1905

Chapel Royal, St James
The Chapel Royal at St James Palace, London, is an establishment in the Royal Household serving the spiritual needs of the sovereign of the British royal family

Sherwood Foresters Memorial, Passchendaele Museum
The memorial is on the outside wall of the Museum and was presented to the Commune of Zonnebeke (in which the Museum lies)

Tredegar Union Cottage Homes
The childrens cottage homes at Bedwellty, Monmouthshire, run by the Tredegar Poor Law Union. Date: circa 1907

The Bronze Horseman, statue of Peter the Great in St. Petersburg, Russia. Illustration from Andrew Swintons Travels into Norway, Denmark and Russia, 1792

Lilies of the Valley, Purity and return of
Lilies of the Valley, Convallaria majalis, Purity and return of happiness; The purple Emperor Butterfly, Apatura iris, Immortality of the soul

Wild Thyme, Oxlips, Violet, Woodbine, Musk-roses and Eglantine (Midsummer Nights Dream). Handcoioured botanical illustration drawn

Roan antelope, Hippotragus equinus (Antilope equina). Handcoloured engraving by Thomas Landseer after an illustration by Charles Hamilton Smith of a specimen in the British Museum from Edward

Skull, jaw and sclerotic bones of dodo
Back view of skull, upper and lower view of lower jaw, inner view of jaw, and circle of sclerotic bones in the dodo. Lithograph from Hugh Edwin Strickland and Alexander Gordon Melvilles The Dodo

Upper and lower views of the skull of a dodo. Lithograph from Hugh Edwin Strickland and Alexander Gordon Melvilles The Dodo and its Kindred, London, Reeve, Benham and Reeve, 1848

Side view of the skull of a dodo. Lithograph from Hugh Edwin Strickland and Alexander Gordon Melvilles The Dodo and its Kindred, London, Reeve, Benham and Reeve, 1848

Jews mallow, Corchorus olitorius
Nalta jute, tossa jute, Jews mallow, Corchorus olitorius. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Swan after an illustration by William Jackson Hooker from Samuel Curtis Botanical Magazine, London, 1828

Paphiopedilum insigne orchid (Remarkable cypripedium, Cypripedium insigne). Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a botanical illustration by Miss Jane Taylor from Benjamin Maund and the Rev

Haworthia minor or Tulista minima (Least pearl aloe, Aloe margaritifera minima). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by F. Sansom after an illustration by Sydenham Edwards from William Curtis The

Widows tears, Tinantia erecta. Upright spiderwort, Tradescantia erecta. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by F. Sansom after an illustration by Sydenham Edwards from William Curtis The Botanical

A saddler making a saddle in his leather workshop
A saddler in leather apron making a saddle in his workshop. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts, Phillips, London, 1818

A weaver weaving fabric on a loom in a cottage. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts, Phillips, London, 1818

Basket maker weaving a basket from willow taken from an osier-bed. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts, Tabart, London, 1810

Gentlemen fencers in Tierce guard and thrust position
Gentlemen fencers in position for the outside-guard called Tierce, and the thrust in Tierce. Copperplate engraving by after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from Mr

The Ray Ellington Quartet. Ray Ellington (1916-1985) London-born singer, drummer and bandleader best known for his appearances on radio and TV in The Goon Show from 1951 to 1960. Date: 1950s

The Lifeboat Men. People You See, from Teddy Bear magazine, 1966. Date: 1966

Stationers Hall interior
The first Stationers Hall was burned down in the Great Fire of London in 1666 and the new Hall and its interior are much the same now as when the Hall reopened in 1673. Date: 19th century

Father William 3. Fuller & Richard - The Wonderland Postcards - Seven Designs Date: 1910

Father William. Fuller & Richard - The Wonderland Postcards - Seven Designs Date: 1910

The Village, Wissett, Halesworth, Waveney, Suffolk, England. Date: 1910s

British Overseas Airways Corporation Lockheed 18-08 Lodestar G-AGDD Loch Losna (msn 2087, ex NX34901, to Royal Norwegian Air Force July 1945 as 2087)

High Force, Ullswater, The Lake District, Cumbria Date: 1960s

The Aran Islands, Multi-View (fishermen), Republic of Ireland

The Front Square, Trinity College, Dublin, Republic of Ireland

A study of the dancer Phyllis Bedells, 1922 formerly of the Empire Theatre. She has arranged the dances and ensembles for The Island King at the Adelphi Theatre, London. Date: 1922

The Russian ballet at the Alhambra, London, 1921 featuring a scene from Scheheraze with Mme D Albaicin, Pavlov and Singaienvski and a portrait of the Spanish dancer Mme D Albaicin Date: 1921

Repentant Mary Magdalene. Engraving. Colored
Mary Magdalene or Mary of Magdala, sometimes The Magdalene. Saint. Repentant Mary Magdalene. Engraving by Perez at La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana, 1885. Colored

Room of Martin Luther (1483-1546) at Wartburg. Engraving. Co
Martin Luther (1483-1546). German reformer. Luthers room at Wartburg. Engraving by Hurel. The Religious Revolution, 1880. Colored

Dinah Craik (1826-1887). Engraving. Colored
Dinah Craik (1826-1887). English novelist and poet. Engraving in The Iberian Illustration, 1888. Colored

Chaging of the guard. Athens. Greece
Changing of the guar. The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Athens. Attica. Greece

The Village, Newton Under Roseberry, England
The Village, Newton Under Roseberry, near Guisborough/Great Ayton, Yorkshire, England. View of Roseberry Topping. Date: 1907

The Pier & Ferry, New Brighton, Wallasey, England
The Pier & Ferry, New Brighton, Wallasey, near Liverpool, Lancashire, England. Date: 1920s

The Village, Knipton, Grantham, England
The Village, Knipton, Grantham, Leicestershire, England. Date: 1906

The Village, Chagford, England
The Village, Chagford, near Moretonhampstead, Devon, England. Date: 1910s

The Street, Worlington, Mildenhall, England
The Street, Worlington, Mildenhall, Suffolk, England. Showing Morris Ten Vintage Car. Date: 1930s

Paddle Steamer Balmoral, Isle of Wight
Paddle Steamer Balmoral, near The Solent, Isle of Wight, England. Date: 1922

The Village, Jevington, Sussex
The Village, Jevington, Eastbourne, near Willingdon, Sussex, England. Date: 1910s

The River Crouch from Pooles Lane, Hullbridge, Essex
The River Crouch from Pooles Lane, Hullbridge, Hockley, near Battlesbridge, Essex, England. Showing Holidaymakers and Boats Date: 1950s

The Village, Cummertrees, Dumfries-shire
The Village, Cummertrees, Annan, near Powfoot, Dumfries-shire, Scotland. Date: 1908

The Village, Oxted, Surrey
The Village, Oxted, near Croydon, Surrey, England. Date: 1910s

The Empress - Horse Drawn Carriage, Bournemouth, Dorset, England. Showing Holidaymakers Date: 1913

The Waterfall, Rouken Glen, Lanarkshire
The Waterfall, Rouken Glen, Giffnock, near Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Date: 1910s

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