Times Collection (#23)

Commemorative Serviette - First Anniversary of Armistice
Commemorative Serviette dated the 11th of the 11th 1919. Souvenir in Commemoration of the First Anniversary of Armistice Day and President Poincar駳 visit to London

Sensations of the Times We Live In by George Studdy
What it feels like to read that another ship has been sunk. A metaphorical view of bad news received on the home front during the early months of the First World War

Other Times, Other Manners by Bairnsfather
Other Times, Other Manners The decline of poetry and romance in war A cartoon by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather, in The Bystander Date: 1916

The Knickerbocker Hotel, New York. 6 Times Square Date: 1900s

Advert for the National Savings Committee 1942
The gift that grows. National Savings gift tokens. Heres the simple answer to all your gift problems this christmas - gift tokens

Chateau de Mondemont, France, in ruins during WW1
The Chateau de Mondemont, near the river Aisne in north eastern France, in ruins after the Battle of the Marne in the early stages of the First World War

Pinocchio -- with the green fisherman
Pinocchio -- The green fisherman plunged him five or six times in the flour. Date: 1911

John Corlett, Vanity Fair, Lib
JOHN CORLETT of East Sutton, Maidstone, Kent. Founder of the Sporting Times, informally known as The Pink Un, as it was printed on pink paper. Caption: The Pink Un Date: -

Lebanon Cedars
The cedar trees for which Lebanon was renowned in biblical times. Date: circa 1840

Louis XVI Found Wanting
A hundred times to blame, a hundred times forgiven - Louis the Last is weighed in the balance and found wanting... Date: circa 1791

Performing Bears
Performing bears in Anglo- Saxon times. Date: medieval

John Walter - 2
JOHN WALTER (junior) statesman, proprietor of The Times Date: 1818 - 1894

John Walter - 3
JOHN WALTER (junior) statesman, proprietor of The Times Date: 1818 - 1894

James Thomson Alcove
The arbour or alcove in the garden of the cottage in Kew (or Kew-foot) Lane, near Richmond, Surrey, where the poet James Thomson was oft- times visited by his muse. Date: 18TH CENTURY

Michael Ignatius Schmidt
MICHAEL IGNATIUS SCHMIDT German churchman and historian - of classical times, to judge by the ornaments. Date: 1736 - 1794

William Howard Russell
sir WILLIAM HOWARD RUSSELL journalist, Times correspondent in the Crimea and elsewhere. Date: 1820 - 1907

Croquet / D. D. Steele
Ms D.D. Steele, famous croquet player, four times winner of the Beddow Cup. Date: early 1930s

Sharing a loving moment behind The Times
A couple share a loving moment behind The Times ! Date: 1916

WW2 - Austerity - Getting by with Shreds and Threds
WW2 - Austerity - Getting by with Shreds and Threads. Lovely card by Evelyn E Morris, relating to the need for austerity during wartime and hence a lack of available cloth for new clothes or repairs

WW2 - Safe Arrival in Paris - GIs enjoying the nightlife
Humorous WW2 era French postcard postcard, bearing the caption " I confirm I have arrived safely..." These two American GIs certainly seem to be enoying their arrival in France

The Times Building, New York City, USA
The Times Building - One Times Square, New York City, USA. Now completely obscured by advertising hoardings! Date: 1905

Cover of a Japanese Railway Timetable - Tokyo to Kobe
The beautifully illustrated cover of a Japanese Railway Timetable - covering the route from Tokyo to Kobe, Japan. Date: circa 1930

Dancing in feudal times 15th Century

Boat tilting in medieval times
Boat tilting contest in medieval times 15th Century

CHARLES X GUSTAV (1622-1660). King of Sweden

Printing works in 15th c Engraving of 1849
Printing works in 15th c.. Engraving of 1849

Map of the coast of New Spain. Ms. 2957. Sheet 95v. and 97. SPAIN. Madrid. National Library

MOURA, Crist󢡬de (1538-1613). Portuguese politician
MOURA, Crist󢡬 de (1538-1613). Portuguese politician at the service of Spain. Engraving. SPAIN. Zaragoza. Academia General Militar (General Military Academy)

BATONI, Pompeo Girolamo (1708-1787). Pope Pius VI. 1775. Oil on canvas. ITALY. Turin. Galleria Sabauda (Sabauda Gallery)

Spain (17th c. ). Catalan Revolt or Reapers War
Spain (17th c.). Catalan Revolt or Reapers War (1652). Barcelona besieged from sea and land by the troops of Felipe IV. SPAIN. Barcelona. Barcelona City History Museum

Spanish galleons and vessels (17th c. ). Engraving
Spanish galleons and vessels (17th c.). Engraving. SPAIN. Barcelona. Sant Jordi Catalan Royal Academy of Fine Arts

AVALOS, Fernando Francisco (1490-1546). Spanish general. Xylography. SPAIN. Madrid. National Library

CLEMENT VIII (1536-1605). Pope from 1592-1605. Engraving. SPAIN. Madrid. National Library

England (16th c. ). Kingdom of Henry VIII. Ships
England (16th c.). Kingdom of Henry VIII. Ships. Facsimile after an engravng

Bronze gun (1751), melted in the Duchy of Modena by master Herivel. SPAIN. Barcelona. Barcelona Maritime Museum

BENVENUTO DI GIOVANNI (1436-1518). The Council

Coin with portrait of king Philip II of Spain (1567). Coin. SPAIN. Barcelona. Numismatic Cabinet of Catalonia

German swords handle (late 16th c. ). ITALY
German swords handle (late 16th c.). ITALY. Venice. Ducal Palace

Spanish sword formerly belonging to Tom᳠de
Spanish sword formerly belonging to Tom᳠ de

BARENTS, Willem (1550-1597). Dutch Navigator

MAXIMILIAN II (1527-1576). Holy Roman Emperor (1564-1576). Painting. FRANCE. Versailles. National Museum of Versailles

The gardeners. French engraving (18th c. ). Engraving
The gardeners. French engraving (18th c.). Engraving. FRANCE. Paris. National Library

PATIя, Jos頨1666-1736). Spanish politician
PATIя, Jos頨 1666-1736). Spanish politician

PEREZ, Antonio (1540-1611). Spanish politician

Almohade dobla (piece) minted in Ceuta in times of Abu Hafs Homar (10th c.). Coin

CincuentѮor fifty reales coin minted in Segovia in times o
CincuentЮ or fifty reales coin minted in Segovia in times of Philip III (1620). Coin

Sheltering on underground stations 1940
During the blitz of the Second World War, Londoners made uses of the underground tube stations as air raid shelters, because they felt secure. Date: 1940

Advert for buying Defence Bonds in WW2 1941
Advert issued by The National Savings Committee, london. When the axis crumbles before the thunder of British tanks, will you be able to say.... I played my part to the full. Buy 3% Defence Bonds

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