Vernon Collection (page 2)

America - Washington Chosen As President
Charles Thomson The Clerk Of Congress Announcing To Georgw Washington At mount Vernon His Election To The Prsidency Date: 30 April 1789

Dorothy Vernon eloping from Haddon Hall, Derbyshire (a popular legend which may not be true). Date: 16th century

A Sound Proposition by Vernon Ward (talkies)
The advent of talking pictures recorded by Vernon Ward in an illustration showing people gathering outside a cinema where a poster proclaims the movie showing is All Talking. Date: 1929

Garden at Washingtons Mansion, Mount Vernon, Virginia, USA
Formal flower garden with box-bordered beds at Washingtons Mansion, Mount Vernon, Virginia, USA Date: circa 1910

Sir William Vernon Harcourt, Chancellor of the Exchequer
Aspiring H. Sir William Vernon Harcourt (1827-1904) - Chancellor of the Exchequer (1892-1895) - seated by the bedside of the church - bearing medicine for Bishops. Date: 1900

Admiral Vernon bombards Cartagena. Date: circa 1741

Yachting Terms Illustrated - A Dog Watch
circa 1906

Musical terms up to date - Fortissimo - very loud
1903

WASHINGTON XMAS DINNER
George Washington, at Christmas dinner at his home at Mount Vernon, proposes a toast To all our friends Date: circa 1790

Mr Wu, Grand Theatre, Croydon, Surrey
Mr Wu, a play by Harry M Vernon and Harold Owen, at the Grand Theatre, Croydon, Surrey. Previously at the Strand and Savoy Theatres, London. 1910s

Popular Fiction Illustrated - The Eternal City by Hall Caine. Businessmen head on their regular train commute from the suburbs (or beyond) into London eyes-front, expressions-fixed

Market Reports Illustrated - Tobacco"
Market Reports Illustrated - " Tobacco - There was a sudden downward tendency!" A school Master spies three naughty boys grabbing a crafty smoke outside the school wall

Stephen Vernon and Ursula Filmer-Sankey
Stephen Vernon and Lady Ursula Filmer-Sankey, eldest daughter of the Duke of Westminster, pictured in The Bystander after their wedding. 1940

Edwardian lady with roses
Painting of a fashionable Edwardian young lady in a summer dress holding a large bunch of roses. Date: circa 1905

Yachting Terms Illustrated - A Spanker!"
Yachting Terms Illustrated - " A Spanker!" A housewife reacts with furious anger to the indiscretions of her younger son, who has spilt black ink all over her pressed white tablecloth

Washington DC, USA - Tomb of Washington, Mount Vernon Date: circa 1910s

Washington DC, USA - Washingtons Home at Mount Vernon, Virginia. Date: circa 1910s

Aerial view of Marion, Ohio, USA, including a planned new town called Vernon Heights. Date: 1922

Irene Vernon Castle
IRENE CASTLE (nee FOOTE) Dancer, with her husband Vernon Castle known as Americas Dancing Sweethearts ; they were also in films. Date: 1917

Mount Vernon Hotel at Cape May, New Jersey
The palatial Mount Vernon Hotel at Cape May, New Jersey. Built in the Italianate style, it could accomodate 3, 500 guests, who came seeking the sea air and healthful recreation

Vickers Vernon ambulance J7143 of 45 Squadron over Iraq
Vickers Vernon ambulance, J7143, of 45 Squadron over Hinaidi, Iraq

Open to Any Suitable Offer by Vernon Ward
An elegant woman in a wrap coat and cloche hat walks down the street with her Pekingese dog on a lead, passing a residence available to let. Date: 1930

Mrs Vernon Castle (Irene Castle)
Irene Castle, nee Foote. Dancer, with her husband Vernon Castle known as Americas Dancing Sweethearts. The pair were incredibly successful and their earnings were high

The Face at the Window by L. Vernon Wyrall. For the R. Amos Jones Co. touring to Royal West London Theatre. A play with this title by F

Mr & Mrs Vernon Castles New Dances for the Winter (part 2 of 2): The Castle Gavotte Date: 1914

The Dangerous Age by H. V. Esmond
The Dangerous Age by Henry Vernon Esmond (30 November 1869 17 April 1922). First produced as The Dear Fool, at the Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh

The Bing Boys on Broadway by Fred Thomson & Harry M. Vernon; music Nat D. Ayer. First produced at The Alhambra, 16/2/1918

The Fan
Illustration of a young girl with a fan. Date: 1907

Music cover, Now and Forever, music by Harry Parr-Davies, words by Christopher Hassall, title song of a film starring Janette Scott and Vernon Gray. 1956

Cartoon, Sir William Vernon Harcourt, Home Secretary
Cartoon, Sir William Vernon Harcourt (1827-1904), Home Secretary in Gladstones newly elected Liberal government. On his appointment

Caricature of Sir William Harcourt, Liberal politician
Caricature of Sir William George Granville Venables Vernon Harcourt (1827-1904), Liberal politician, at this time Home Secretary in Gladstones government

An older gentleman professing his love to a young ladyfriend
Tennis Illustrated - 40- Love. An older gentleman down on his knees, professing his undying love to a young lady companion; she is yet to cast judgement on his proposal. Date: circa 1904

Two nervous Edwardian Gentlemen - possibly twins
Tennis Illustrated - Doubles ! Two slightly nervous Edwardian Twins fidget and fluster as they await their female companions for a night on the town... Date: circa 1904

Phyllis Neilson-Terry & Vernon Steel as Romeo & Juliet Date: Early twentieth century

Actor in Romeo & Juliet
Miss Phyllis Neilson-Terry & Mr. Vernon Steel as Romeo & Juliet Date: Early twentieth century

Irene Castle / Pathe
IRENE CASTLE (nee FOOTE) Dancer, with her husband Vernon Castle known as Americas Dancing Sweethearts ; they were also in films Date: 1893 - 1969

W V Harcourt / Vfair 1870
SIR WILLIAM GEORGE GRANVILLE VENABLES VERNON HARCOURT English Liberal MP, in turn Home Secretary and Chancellor of the Exchequer Date: 1827 - 1904

Vernon at Cartagena / 1741
The Spanish American port of Cartagena besieged by Admiral Vernon. Despite Vernons claims, the operation was a failure, and many men were lost through disease. Date: March 1741

Nelly Custis / Aw Betts
NELLY CUSTIS George Washingtons stepdaughter in the Mount Vernon Garden Date: -

W V Harcourt
Sir William Vernon Harcourt - British statesman, in 1890. Date: 1827 - 1904

Effigy of Richard Vernon
SIR RICHARD VERNON - aka Richard Pembruge (speaker in the House of Commons) Date: ? - 1451

I ll buy that dream - Music Sheet Cover, music by Herb Magidson, music by Allie Wrubel, starring Jack Haley, Marcy McGuire, Glenn Vernon and Anne Jeffreys

Mr Wu by H M Vernon and Harold Owen
Promotional postcard for Mr Wu by H. M. Vernon and Harold Owen. First produced at the New Theatre, Manchester, 27th October and Strand Theatre, 27th November 1913

Rickenbacker, Edward Vernon, Pilot and US leading air ace in WW2, born Columbus, Ohio, 1890

Dress of the reign of King Henry V and early Henry VI, 1413-1430, based on Lady Vernon.. She wears an ermine-trimmed dress with low-cut collar showing the shoulders

Reopening of the Little Theatre, 1920
Feature in The Sphere reporting on the reopening of the Little Theatre, Adelphi, London which opened its doors in 1920 after it had been destroyed in a bombing raid on 4 September 1917

Construction of Vernon Dam, Vermont, USA
Construction of the Vernon Dam, Dummer, Vermont, USA. Date: 1908

Preparing for Santa
Excited boys the night before Xmas, getting ready for Santas visit. Artists: Alan Wright & Vernon Stokes Date: circa 1910

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