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West Collection (page 18)

Background imageWest Collection: Woman and girl outside a shop, Handsworth, Birmingham

Woman and girl outside a shop, Handsworth, Birmingham. Date: circa 1910

Background imageWest Collection: Memorial Fountain, Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire

Memorial Fountain, Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire
Memorial Fountain, Rother Street, Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire. Date: circa 1900s

Background imageWest Collection: River Avon in summer, Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire

River Avon in summer, Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire. Date: circa 1900s

Background imageWest Collection: Ann Hathaways Cottage, Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire

Ann Hathaways Cottage, Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire. Date: circa 1900s

Background imageWest Collection: Nave - Ely Cathedral, Cambridgeshire - looking west

Nave - Ely Cathedral, Cambridgeshire - looking west. Date: 1954

Background imageWest Collection: The corner of Shaftesbury Avenue and Greek Street, London

The corner of Shaftesbury Avenue and Greek Street, London - large advertising hoardings/billboards for The Talk of the Town revue at The Adelphi Theatre and Crazy Gang at the Victoria Palace Theatre

Background imageWest Collection: Children playing Ryecroft Estate, Walsall

Children playing Ryecroft Estate, Walsall
Children play football in the street on the Ryecroft Estate, Walsall, West Midlands. A girl watches from the footpath. Winter backlight casts long shadows

Background imageWest Collection: Barefoot boy with mattock, Sierra Leone

Barefoot boy with mattock, Sierra Leone
A barefoot West African farm boy pauses from working on a smallholding outside Freetown, Sierra Leone. He wears a crucifix on his forehead and carries a heavy digging mattock Date: circa 1982

Background imageWest Collection: Sunday morning, Regent, Sierra Leone

Sunday morning, Regent, Sierra Leone
Churchgoers walk down the hill from St Charles Church, after Sunday morning service. Regent Village, Sierra Leone, West Africa. Date: circa 1982

Background imageWest Collection: Goderich Beach, Sierra Leone

Goderich Beach, Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone, Goderich Beach. People crowd on to the beach when the fishing boats return from sea. In 1982 the beach was a busy fishing village

Background imageWest Collection: Boy with fishes, Sierra Leone

Boy with fishes, Sierra Leone
African boy with handful of five fishes freshly landed on Goderich Beach, Sierra Leone, West Africa Date: circa 1982

Background imageWest Collection: Old ladies, Piece Hall Halifax - 2

Old ladies, Piece Hall Halifax - 2
Dressed in identical raincoats and woolly hats, twin old ladies stand in the Piece Hall square, Halifax, West Yorkshire, and eat their ice creams. First published The Daily Telegraph Date: 1989

Background imageWest Collection: DUTCH MERCHANT VESSELS

DUTCH MERCHANT VESSELS
Dutch West Indies Merchant Vessels. Date: early 17th century

Background imageWest Collection: Rare south west Indian Stag Beetle - Odontolabis delesserti

Rare south west Indian Stag Beetle - Odontolabis delesserti (male). Date: circa 1920s

Background imageWest Collection: West Mersea Village & Post Office - Essex

West Mersea Village & Post Office - Essex
West Mersea Village & Post Office (left) - Essex - the shop sign in the distance reads: " Oysters - Fresh Daily". Date: 1912

Background imageWest Collection: The Dyke Railway Station near Brighton, West Sussex

The Dyke Railway Station near Brighton, West Sussex
The Dyke railway station near Devils Dyke in West Sussex, England which opened in 1887 and closed in 1939. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageWest Collection: Minnie Everette Kirby - Mistress of William West Durant

Minnie Everette Kirby - Mistress of William West Durant
Minnie Everette Kirby (1876-1944) - Mistress of William West Durant. Graduated from State Teachers College of Potsdam in 1895. Date: circa 1900s

Background imageWest Collection: Sierra Leone - Gbangbama Devils (Native Jesters)

Sierra Leone - Gbangbama Devils (Native Jesters). Sierra Leone has a rich cultural history, with a strong presence of traditional local mascots, who (to this day) appear in the form of devils

Background imageWest Collection: WW1 - Scottish American War Memorial, Princes Street Gardens

WW1 - Scottish American War Memorial, Princes Street Gardens
WW1 - Scottish American War Memorial, West Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh, Scotland. Erected by Scottish Americans in memory of Scottish soldiers who fell in the Great War

Background imageWest Collection: Dingle and Castletownbere Workhouses, Ireland

Dingle and Castletownbere Workhouses, Ireland
Architect George Wilkinsons design for the new union workhouses at Dingle, County Kerry, and Castletownbere, County Cork, in the west of Ireland. Date: 1848

Background imageWest Collection: British Aerospace ATP freighter, SE-LGU, of West Air Sweden

British Aerospace ATP freighter, SE-LGU, of West Air Sweden

Background imageWest Collection: The first Saunders-Roe A19 Cloud, G-ABCJ, at a RAeS Gar?

The first Saunders-Roe A19 Cloud, G-ABCJ, at a RAeS Gar?
The first Saunders-Roe A19 Cloud, G-ABCJ, at a RAeS Garden Party (possibly at the Fairey Aviation Aerodrome, Great West Road, Hayes, Middlesex, on 10 May 1936)

Background imageWest Collection: University of East London Stratford Campus, University House

University of East London Stratford Campus, University House
The University of East London Stratford Campus is based in and around University House, a Grade II* listed building (formerly the West Ham Technical Institute), located in Stratford

Background imageWest Collection: West Africa - Nigeria - Kano Woman - Sanusi People

West Africa - Nigeria - Kano Woman - Sanusi People
West Africa - Nigeria - Kano Woman with a wicker mat rolled-up under her arm - Sanusi People. Date: circa late 1950s

Background imageWest Collection: Sierra Leone, West Africa - Husking of Rice pestle & mortar

Sierra Leone, West Africa - Husking of Rice pestle & mortar
Sierra Leone, West Africa - The husking of rice using a pestle and mortar - common traditional domestic scene of food preparation. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageWest Collection: Lower portion of Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Lower portion of Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageWest Collection: Aerial (birds eye) view - Bridgetown, Barbados, West Indies

Aerial (birds eye) view - Bridgetown, Barbados, West Indies. Date: 1930s

Background imageWest Collection: The Proclamation of King George V at Worthing

The Proclamation of King George V at Worthing, West Sussex - May 9th, 1910. Posted 8 days later! Date: 1910

Background imageWest Collection: Tuareg Tribesmen - Sahara - West Africa - with spears

Tuareg Tribesmen - Sahara - West Africa - with spears
Tuareg Tribesmen - Sahara - West Africa - posing for this photograph with their spears. Two other Tuareg self-designations are Kel Tamasheq meaning " speakers of Tamasheq"

Background imageWest Collection: Toll House on Putney Bridge, London

Toll House on Putney Bridge, London
Old Toll House at the Northern end of Putney Bridge, London. Built by local master carpenter Thomas Phillips to a design by architect Sir Jacob Acworth

Background imageWest Collection: Market Buildings - Bradford, West Yorkshire

Market Buildings - Bradford, West Yorkshire Date: 1905

Background imageWest Collection: Midland Hotel and Station - Bradford, West Yorkshire

Midland Hotel and Station - Bradford, West Yorkshire
Midland Hotel and Railway Station Station - Forster Square, Bradford, West Yorkshire. The statue (centre) is of Richard Oastler, who fought against the use of child labour in the mills. Date: 1912

Background imageWest Collection: Susans Bay, Freetown, Sierra Leone

Susans Bay, Freetown, Sierra Leone Date: circa 1930s

Background imageWest Collection: Looking down over the old Fish Market, Tangier, Morocco

Looking down over the old Fish Market, Tangier, Morocco. Date: 1929

Background imageWest Collection: Miss Arizona tomahawk juggler

Miss Arizona tomahawk juggler
Miss Arizona of the music hall act The 3 Arizonas, tomahawk jugglers. Also juggled knives and flaming torches. Wearing Wild West costume with fringed trousers, knotted scarf

Background imageWest Collection: Pathan Dancing Girls, Peshawar, Pakistan - NWFP

Pathan Dancing Girls, Peshawar, Pakistan - NWFP (North West Frontier Province).. Date: circa 1909

Background imageWest Collection: First Court of the London Season at Buckingham Palace, 1922

First Court of the London Season at Buckingham Palace, 1922
A cut-away diagram of Buckingham Palace showing where the first court of the London Season, 1922. The entry for those attending Court was by way of the West Portico entrance

Background imageWest Collection: Guinea, Africa - A Susu Girl

Guinea, Africa - A Susu Girl
A girl of the Susu tribe (Soussou) in Guinea, West Africa. The Susu are a major Mande ethnic group and are descendants of the thirteenth century Mali Empire. Date: 1910

Background imageWest Collection: Kissy-kiss-kissy a Japanese missy

Kissy-kiss-kissy a Japanese missy -- a western man kisses a supposedly oriental woman. circa 1910s

Background imageWest Collection: The Death of Kalulu, Kalulu Falls, Central Africa, 1876

The Death of Kalulu, Kalulu Falls, Central Africa, 1876
Engraving showing the death of Kalulu, at the Kalulu Falls, during Sir Henry Morton Stanleys Anglo-American expedition of 1874-1877

Background imageWest Collection: West Kent Kennels At Otford, Kent and Birling Manor

West Kent Kennels At Otford, Kent and Birling Manor

Background imageWest Collection: Meet of West Kent Hunt At Sevenoaks, Kent

Meet of West Kent Hunt At Sevenoaks, Kent

Background imageWest Collection: Island of St Christophers, West Indies

Island of St Christophers, West Indies

Background imageWest Collection: Island of Dominica, West Indies

Island of Dominica, West Indies

Background imageWest Collection: Island of Grenada, West Indies

Island of Grenada, West Indies

Background imageWest Collection: Island of St Vincent, West Indies

Island of St Vincent, West Indies

Background imageWest Collection: West Coast of India

West Coast of India

Background imageWest Collection: St Kitts, West Indies

St Kitts, West Indies



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