Unknown Collection (page 5)

Town River Bridge Etching
Etching of a river running under bridge connecting a town or large property, unknown location. Date: circa 1929

Portrait of a Lady
Oil painting, a dark portrait of an unknown lady dressed in black. Date: circa 1929

Old Prison, Lingfield
The Old Prison, a local lock-up also known as The Cage at Lingfield, Surrey. Date: Date unknown

Elizabeth Fry Reading Scriptures at Newgate Prison
Prison reformer Elizabeth Fry gives a Bible reading to female inmates at London's Newgate Prison. Date: Date unknown

H. M. Prison, Stafford
A view of Stafford prison. A group of uniformed prison officers stands in front of the building. Date: Date unknown

St Andrew's Waifs and Strays Home, Ashbourne
Boys and master outside the Waifs and Strays Society home for boys at Ashbourne, Derbyshire. Date: Date unknown

National Union for Christian Social Service
Portraits of leading lights of the National Union for Christian Social Service. Date: Date unknown

Commercial Travellers Schools, Pinner, Middlesex
Junior House at the Commercial Travellers Schools at Pinner. Date: Date unknown

National Children's Home (NCH) St Leonards Sussex
National, Children's, Home, (NCH), St, Leonards, Sussex, Date, A, multiview, postcard, of, the, branch, Views, include, home's, sitting, room, and, bedroom, childrens, children, welfare

Nazareth House, Bishopston, Swansea
The Nazareth House at Murton Grange, Bishopston, Swansea, was opened in 1933 as a home for Roman Catholic boys. Date: Date unknown

National Children's Home (NCH), Edgworth, Lancashire
A smartly dressed group gather at the National Children's Home (NCH), Edgworth, Lancashire Date: Date unknown

John Groom's Home Parade, Clacton, Essex
A parade of girls from the John Groom's Home at Clacton, led by the founder, process along Hayes Road, Clacton. The Marine Hotel is in the background. Date: Date unknown

Royal Institution for the Deaf and Dumb, Derby
Girls play with a ball on the recreation ground at the Royal Institution for the Deaf and Dumb, Derby Date: Date unknown

Cumberland Industrial School Cockermouth Cumbria
Cumberland, Industrial, School, Cockermouth, Cumbria, Date, The, County, on, Lorton, Road, was, opened, in, 1881, childrens, children, home, welfare, care, accomodation, society, housing, , 13548643

Royal Caledonian Asylum, Bushey
Children outside the Royal Caledonian Orphan Asylum at Bushey, designed by William Emerson. The site is now occupied by the Purcell School for Young Musicians. Date: Date unknown

Whittingham's London Hotel, Taunton - with a fine array of motor cars, vehicles and patrons arranged in front of the exterior

Worcester Steeplechase Fair day with carousel & crowd
Swings and other attractions, advertising boards including one for High Flying Boats and another for the Grand National Steeplechase Worcester'. Judging by a large puddle it has been raining

Superb four horse fire engine with firemen
This magnificent highly polished fire engine with six helmeted firemen standing to attention on top, is outside its Fire Station. The card was posted in Bootle so the Station is probably there

A two horse carriage with hatted ladies on excursion
The coach and horses are outside the London South Western Railway offices in Lynton. A poster on the wall offers excursions by Sam Colwill

Open air charabanc with smart lady passengers
The open charabanc belongs to Lynton & Clovelly Motors and appears to have five doors at the side. The half a dozen ladies are setting off on a tour

View along Eastbourne pier with sign for Rifle Saloon
Opposite the Rifle Saloon with its Electric Targets is the American Bowling Saloon and in the centre distance is a magnificent multistoried building with many flags. Date: 1903

Horse and cart making deliveries in a flooded street
The flood is in Watford and someone in an upper story of a house has a basket hanging on a rope and the baker in the horse and cart is putting things in it. Date: 1903

Horse drawn carriage full of ladies in big hats
Two horses, one black and the other white, wait patiently while the smart driver looks behind to see if the other carriages are ready

Pit pony with handler underground in Lanarkshire mine
Pony is pulling trolleys, known as hutches, of coal along small railway lines. From a postcard posted from Hamilton to the French Legation in Tangier Date: 1902

Edwardian lady hailing a top hatted cabbie
The lady is beautifully dressed in pink with matching hat. The cabbie is fully booted. The cab is horse drawn. Date: circa 1900

The Blue Bird - Girl with wings resting on a tree trunk
The girl is wearing a crown Date: circa 1902

Real photo of tobacco drying sheds Church Crookham
Picture shows a long row of tall drying sheds in the tobacco field, with plants and, just visible, figures. Date: 1914

Elegant couple in evening dress dancing the tango
The artist is well known. She was born in Vienna where this card was drawn and moved to Sweden in the 1930s. The man is dressed in tailored black tie and the lady has a long frilled tube dress

Thomas Cook Vesuvius Postcard pictures & map
Cook had the Funicular built for their growing tours. Travellers rushed to the kiosk at the top to buy and then post right there a postcard

Arlington Memorial Ampitheatre, Virginia. Aerial view
This structure, inaugurated in May 1920, is in the grounds of Arlington National Cemetery and near the Tomb of the Unknowns, where the Unknown Soldier of WW1 is buried. Date: circa 1920

Alleged first residence of American General Sam Houston
The small wooden building is ramshackle. It was on Caroline Street, Houston, Texas. Date: 1904

Gang of men with shovels planting tomatoes, Evesham
The men all wear flat hats. In the background is a man with a horse and cart. One man has a wheelbarrow. The farm is in Evesham, Worcestershire. Date: 1907

Double decker New York electric trolley bus
The streetcar is bright yellow Date: circa 1920

Head and shoulders portrait of Marshal Radetzky
One of a large series of postcard portraits of men and women who featured prominently in the 19th Century -the Great Century - Das Grosse Jahrhundert

Church of San Satiro, Milan, Baptistry and Bell Tower
This Italian Renaissance church was built in the 1400s. Date: circa 1920

A quaint street view in the village of Chipstead
Chipstead is near Sevenoaks in Kent. Nearby is a large lake created by gravel extraction. It is now used for swimming and sailing. Date: circa 1920

Cobbled main street Clovelly looking towards the sea
The card is one of series of advertising cards offered by Godfrey Phillips Tobacco Company based upon Great Western Railway Posters. The view is downhill past the New Inn. Date: circa 1930

Charlie Chaplin with members of the cast of The Vagabonds
The Vagabonds was a 2 reeler film made for the Mutual Distribution Company in 1916. This postcard was an advertisement for a showing at the Picturedrome Birmingham. Date: 1917

Novelty line drawing of a lion's head faces the Union Flag
The head is made up from the names of the Colonies - Canada, India, Australia, New Zealand and African Colonies. WW1 Date: circa 1915

All the flags of the Allies fanned out
The card carries a verse entitled For a little Scrap of Paper'. This is a play on the German Chancellor's reported exclamation when he learned that Britain would honour her treaty obligations

British propaganda postcard 10 July 1916
Bulldog and Union flag represent the Nation's fighting spirit 9 days after the Battle of the Somme. WW1 Date: 1916

The Tomb of The Unknown Warrior, in Westminster Abbey, during the burial ceremony, with members of the public paying their respects. Date: 1920

Alick Warrand, Mrs. G. Warrand, R. R. Caton and unknown man
Scottish friends left to right Alick Warrand, Mrs. G. Warrand, R.R. Caton and unknown man. Date: 1861

Scottish friends grouped around a drawing room window
Scottish friends left to right Alick Warrand, Mrs. G. Warrand in drawing room window, R.R. Caton and unknown man. Date: 1861

Light Cruiser at anchor
An unknown Light Cruiser, at anchor, somewhere in the Far East. Date: 1921

Lockheed Vega 5 NC658E (msn 55), in American Airways livery, with noted aviatrix Elinor Smith, at age 19, standing in front of it

Unknown - Unidentified Tropical Location Date: circa 1935

Unknown French mountain lake, with a family fishing from a boat. Date: 1935

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