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Thirteen Collection

Background imageThirteen Collection: Grace Darling, rowing with her father

Grace Darling, rowing with her father
Grace Horsley Darling (1815 - 1842), daughter of the lighthouse keeper, William Darling, on the Farne Islands, seen here rowing with her father to the sinking steamboat the SS Forfarshire in 1838

Background imageThirteen Collection: Grace Darling, lighthouse keeper's daughter

Grace Darling, lighthouse keeper's daughter
Grace Horsley Darling (1815 - 1842), daughter of the lighthouse keeper, William Darling, on the Farne Islands, who rowed with her father to the sinking steamboat the SS Forfarshire in 1838

Background imageThirteen Collection: PRINCE JOHN / 1914-19 / ILN

PRINCE JOHN / 1914-19 / ILN
PRINCE JOHN Youngest son of George V. Died aged thirteen, having suffered severe epileptic fits from infancy onwards

Background imageThirteen Collection: Mrs Patrick Campbell in The 13th Chair, London

Mrs Patrick Campbell in The 13th Chair, London
Mrs Patrick Campbell in The 13th Chair, an Albert de Courville Production, Duke of York's Theatre, London Date: 1917

Background imageThirteen Collection: White Star Line, RMS Titanic, Jacob Milling postcard

White Star Line, RMS Titanic, Jacob Milling postcard
White Star Line, RMS Titanic. An exceptional handwritten postcard postmarked 11pm on 9 April 1912 sent by Second Class passenger Jacob Christian Milling (1863?1912)

Background imageThirteen Collection: The Thirteen Days Of Leandre, The Medal

The Thirteen Days Of Leandre, The Medal
An illustration which shows the scene of two men speaking, amongst others in the background, about the acquisition of a military medal, and how one of them does not have it. Date: circa 1901

Background imageThirteen Collection: The Thirteen Days Of Leandre, Two Sketches

The Thirteen Days Of Leandre, Two Sketches
A pair of sketches, one displaying a scene in which a military tailor is trying to force close a jacket that is clearly too small, on a poor man who risks being suffocated

Background imageThirteen Collection: The Thirteen Days Of Leandre, Recruitment General

The Thirteen Days Of Leandre, Recruitment General
An illustration which shows the scene of two men speaking with a military general, who is judging how they look as the basis of recruitment. Date: circa 1901

Background imageThirteen Collection: RMS Titanic - Maria Robinson's brooch

RMS Titanic - Maria Robinson's brooch
RMS Titanic - property of Maria Robinson, fiancee of Wallace Hartley, bandleader and violinist, who died in the disaster. An early 20th century gold

Background imageThirteen Collection: American War of Independence. Anglo-Spanish War (1779-1783)

American War of Independence. Anglo-Spanish War (1779-1783)
American War of Independence. Revolution of the Thirteen Colonies. Anglo-Spanish War (1779-1783). Spanish Siege of Pensacola (March 9-May 8, 1781). Capture of Pensacola

Background imageThirteen Collection: Princess Elizabeth wins at swimming

Princess Elizabeth wins at swimming
Princess Elizabeth (born 1926), later to be Queen Elizabeth II. Here, aged 13, she is participating in a swimming race at the Bath Club. She won the over-nines challenge shield

Background imageThirteen Collection: General Lambarte of the Nationalist Army at Oviedo

General Lambarte of the Nationalist Army at Oviedo
General Lambarte (centre with beard), commander of the Nationalist Army that relieved Oviedo, pictured with Oviedo Nationalists, 1936

Background imageThirteen Collection: Princess Mary

Princess Mary (1897 - 1965), third child and only daughter of George V and Queen Mary at the age of thirteen. Born at Sandringham

Background imageThirteen Collection: Tatler cover - jockey Steve Donoghue & son Front cover of The Tatler featuring

Tatler cover - jockey Steve Donoghue & son Front cover of The Tatler featuring
Front cover of The Tatler featuring champion jockey, Steve Donoghue (1884-1945) with his son, Pat, at Salisbury. Donoghue Junior, aged 13

Background imageThirteen Collection: Children Sing in Church

Children Sing in Church
Thirteen children sing in a church pew : they dont seem to be a formal choir, but they are all in their best clothes, and most are singing heartily. Date: circa 1900

Background imageThirteen Collection: St Katharines Hospital

St Katharines Hospital
Engaving depicting St Katharines Hospital in 1781. Around 1148 Matilda, wife of King stephen, established a hospital in the parish of St

Background imageThirteen Collection: Thirteen seaside bathers in swimming costumes and caps

Thirteen seaside bathers in swimming costumes and caps
Thirteen seaside bathers in swimming costumes and bathing caps. Many look similar and were likely all rented from the same outlet for this purpose. Date: 1920s

Background imageThirteen Collection: Spad S-Xiii

Spad S-Xiii
Pilot Standing with 103Rd Aero Sqn La Fayette Us Signal Corps Aviation Section Spad S-Xiii Parked Date: 1910s

Background imageThirteen Collection: Fanny and Dora Watson, Kent / 178

Fanny and Dora Watson, Kent / 178
Fanny (right) and Dora (left) Watson. Taken at the Houghton photographic studio. The Watson Fanny Watson is wearing three War Service Bar stripes on her left arm

Background imageThirteen Collection: WW1 Recruitment Poster -- To the Young Women of London

WW1 Recruitment Poster -- To the Young Women of London
To the Young Women of London. Is your " Best Boy" wearing Khaki? Recruitment poster, one of thirteen produced in Britain between August 1914 - March 1916. Date: 1914

Background imageThirteen Collection: WW1 Recruitment Poster -- If the Cap Fits You

WW1 Recruitment Poster -- If the Cap Fits You
f the Cap Fits You, Join the Army Today. Recruitment poster, published by the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee as Poster No. 53

Background imageThirteen Collection: WW1 Recruitment Poster -- More Men

WW1 Recruitment Poster -- More Men
Lord Kitchener Calls For More Men -- God Save the King. Recruitment poster, issued 19 May 1915. One of thirteen printed posters produced in Britain between August 1914 and March 1916. Date: 1915

Background imageThirteen Collection: Queen Elizabeth II visiting Dartmouth College in 1939

Queen Elizabeth II visiting Dartmouth College in 1939
Thirteen year old Princess Elizabeth and her sister, Margaret Rose, accompanied by their governess, Marion Crawford attend a service at the college chapel at the Royal Naval College at Darmouth

Background imageThirteen Collection: Uniformed figure of the young Leopold, Duc de Brabant

Uniformed figure of the young Leopold, Duc de Brabant
At the tender age of thirteen he was presented by his parents to the Belgian Army's 3rd Division. He became King in 1934. WW1 Date: 1915

Background imageThirteen Collection: Dinner Party with Thirteen People

Dinner Party with Thirteen People
THIRTEEN AT TABLE - the hostesss ultimate nightmare ! Date: 1925

Background imageThirteen Collection: WW1 Recruitment Poster -- Letter from George V

WW1 Recruitment Poster -- Letter from George V
An open letter To my people from King George V. One of thirteen printed posters produced in Britain between August 1914 - March 1916. Date: 1916

Background imageThirteen Collection: WW1 Recruitment Poster -- Special Jewish Unit

WW1 Recruitment Poster -- Special Jewish Unit
Britain has been all she could be to Jews. Jews will be all they can be to Britain. Join the Special Jewish Unit. Recruitment poster

Background imageThirteen Collection: WW1 Recruitment Poster -- To the Women of Britain

WW1 Recruitment Poster -- To the Women of Britain
To the Women of Britain -- Some of your men folk are holding back on your account. Won t you prove your love for your Country by persuading them to go

Background imageThirteen Collection: Balaklava Harbour, looking north

Balaklava Harbour, looking north
Photograph: Balaklava Harbour, looking north. Photograph by James Robertson. One of thirteen photographs, Crimean War (1854-1856). Date: 1856

Background imageThirteen Collection: WW1 - HMS E13 British submarine - Aground and attacked

WW1 - HMS E13 British submarine - Aground and attacked
WW1 - HMS E13 was a British E class submarine. Due to a compass failure, it ran aground on the Danish Island of Saltholm in the Oresund

Background imageThirteen Collection: Advertisement for Fenwick tailoring

Advertisement for Fenwick tailoring
Advertisement for Fenwick ladies tailoring department, , with a silhouette of tailors at work by H.L. Oakley. Tailor gowns to order, twelve and a half guineas (just over thirteen pounds)

Background imageThirteen Collection: Bells for Christ Church, Boston, Massachusetts

Bells for Christ Church, Boston, Massachusetts
A chime of thirteen bells for Christ Church, Cambridge, Massachusetts, in the foundry yard.The bells were manufactured by Henry N. Cooper and Co, of Boston. Date: 1860

Background imageThirteen Collection: WW1 Recruitment Poster -- Army Reserve

WW1 Recruitment Poster -- Army Reserve
Proclamation regarding Army Reserve (Military Service Act, 1916) Army Form D 471/1, dated 10 February 1916. One of thirteen printed posters produced in Britain between August 1914 - March 1916

Background imageThirteen Collection: WW1 Poster -- Silver Bullets

WW1 Poster -- Silver Bullets
You have in your pocket Silver Bullets that will stop the Germans. Lend them to your Country by investing in the War Loan today

Background imageThirteen Collection: WW1 Recruitment Poster -- Y Darn Papur

WW1 Recruitment Poster -- Y Darn Papur
Y Darn Papur. Recruitment poster, published by the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee as Poster No. 15. Welsh version of The Scrap of Paper - Prussias Perfidy

Background imageThirteen Collection: WW1 Recruitment Poster -- The Scrap of Paper

WW1 Recruitment Poster -- The Scrap of Paper
The Scrap of Paper - Prussias Perfidy - Britains Bond. Enlist Today. Recruitment poster, published by the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee as Poster No. 7

Background imageThirteen Collection: Notice published by London Licensed Victuallers, WW1

Notice published by London Licensed Victuallers, WW1
Prohibition of Treating (ie buying a drink for another person). Notice published by London Licensed Victuallers, 11 October 1915

Background imageThirteen Collection: Guide for Sir Malcolm Campbells run

Guide for Sir Malcolm Campbells run
Marking the black line with diesel fuel oil as a guide for Sir Malcolm Campbells run - thirteen miles long

Background imageThirteen Collection: Art de la Guerre, par principes et par regles

Art de la Guerre, par principes et par regles
" Art de la Guerre, par principes et par regles" (Paris, 1749), by marshal de Puysegur. Representation of a battalion in five lines of thirteen companies. Engraving. SPAIN. Barcelona

Background imageThirteen Collection: United States

United States. The Declaration of Independence of the Thirteen United States of America (July 4, 1776), wrtien by Thomas Jefferson

Background imageThirteen Collection: Greenbelt, Maryland. Childs bedroom in a house in which a t

Greenbelt, Maryland. Childs bedroom in a house in which a thirteen year-old boy has rigged up model trains and a chemical laboratory. Date 1942 June

Background imageThirteen Collection: Auto-Union Racing Car

Auto-Union Racing Car
The car with which Germany will win eight out of thirteen Grand Prix races. Date: 1936

Background imageThirteen Collection: Family group of thirteen, Mid Wales

Family group of thirteen, Mid Wales
A family group of thirteen, covering three generations, with the grandparents in the middle -- three men, three women, three boys, two girls, and two toddlers

Background imageThirteen Collection: The Ewelme Almshouses (3 / 4)

The Ewelme Almshouses (3 / 4)
The Ewelme Almshouses, founded in 1437 with a Grammar School attached by William de la Pole, 1st Duke and 4th Earl of Suffolk at Ewelme, Oxfordshire

Background imageThirteen Collection: The Ewelme Almshouses (2 / 4)

The Ewelme Almshouses (2 / 4)
The Ewelme Almshouses, founded in 1437 with a Grammar School attached by William de la Pole, 1st Duke and 4th Earl of Suffolk at Ewelme, Oxfordshire

Background imageThirteen Collection: The Ewelme Almshouses (1 / 4)

The Ewelme Almshouses (1 / 4)
The Ewelme Almshouses, founded in 1437 with a Grammar School attached by William de la Pole, 1st Duke and 4th Earl of Suffolk at Ewelme, Oxfordshire

Background imageThirteen Collection: The Ewelme Almshouses (4 / 4)

The Ewelme Almshouses (4 / 4)
Inside the Cloisters at the Ewelme Almshouses, founded in 1437 with a Grammar School attached by William de la Pole, 1st Duke and 4th Earl of Suffolk at Ewelme, Oxfordshire

Background imageThirteen Collection: Boys Club evening activities, train sets, February 1932

Boys Club evening activities, train sets, February 1932
Toy train sets hold an eternal fascination for young boys and these thirteen boys from a Boys Club are no exception



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