White Collection (#18)

Country Flowers and Butterflies
Many varieties of wild flowers with a Cabbage White and Tortoiseshell butterflies. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

White Star Line flag and clock
A White Star Line flag mounted on a brass stand, alongside a ships clock with key attached by string

White Star Line letter holder
A wooden letter holder with two compartments, with the words White Star Line printed in gilt on the front

Spring fashion from The Tatler, by Gordon Conway
A fashion illustration by Gordon Conway of an elegant black and white woollen suit worn with a silk shirt

Tatler cover of 1964
Front cover from The Tatler

R. M. S. Queen Mary under construction, Clydebank, 1934
Photograph of Queen Mary, then known as 534, under construction at John Browns shipyard, Clydebank. Work on the massive liner had been halted between 1931 and 1934 due to lack of funds

Gents Private Carriage
The comfort of being driven like a gentleman

Thos Cranmer / Lambeth Pal
THOMAS CRANMER Archbishop of Canterbury

Romans in Britain 54Bc
Following his preliminary expedition of 55 BC, Julius Caesar and his 5 Roman legions (25, 000 men) and 2, 000 cavalry land again in Britain between Deal and Dover

Paris fashions for November, 1864
A selection of dresses designed for the winter of 1864. From left, The manteau marchesa made from cloth and velvet, trimmed with a silk border

Young Girl and Pet Dog
A young girl dressed in her best white dress, with her pet dog, a Manchester Terrier

Coach at Red Lion 1868
A coach laden with hampers and hares, geese and other game halts at the Red Lion pub at Christmas time - and a white Christmas, too !

The forerunner of the modern type writer- a piano like machi
Photograph of a typewriter from 1851. This typewriter resembled a toy piano with black and white keys

English Setter and Nest
A white English setter discovers a birds nest

The Old House, Hereford, completed in 1621 by John Abel, " Kings Carpenter" to Charles I. An extremely fine example of Jacobean domestic architecture, now a museum

Rosset Watermill
Rosset watermill, near Chester, Cheshire, England

Nautical Pin-Up / Shorts
Saucy sailor pin-up girl in a naughty nautical outfit of white t-shirt, very short shorts & naval cap

Pin-Up in Blue Shorts
A pretty blonde with plaited hair & wearing tight blue shorts & white bikini top with the straps dangling in front, leans against the trunk of a large tree

Edwardian Blushing Bride
A nervous looking Edwardian bride complete with veil and bouquet stands upon a Turkish carpet in order to be photographed, her long train draped over her arm

Face of White Persian
A close-up facial portrait of a fluffy white Persian cat

Bakers Shop / Loaves
A scene in a bakery, with the preparation and baking of standard size loaves of white bread

James Brindley / Holl
JAMES BRINDLEY English canal engineer

Coronation Exhibition
The Coronation Exhibition was held at White City, West London to celebrate the coronation of King George V

Social / Night on Town
She wears an evening coat by Worth: oriental cherry blossom fabric, wide full sleeves, fur cuffs & collar. He wears a black tailcoat & white tie

Woman / Mode Illustre / 1923
Barrel-line dress with fold over scarf collar & apron front in an orange & white rose print fabric with a tie belt worn low on the hips. She holds a hat with a broad brim

Fiat Ardita Advert 1932
Publicity for Fiats Ardita - as you see, it has a nice well-rounded steering wheel : but does the rest of it reach this high standard ?

Woman / Toilet / Mirror 1923
A woman looks at herself in the mirror, held up by her daughter. They both wear dresses by Lanvin

Woman with Dogs 1929
Pretty young woman in skimpy costume, relaxing by the sea with her four fluffy white dogs

Lady Queen Anne, words and music
Lady Queen Anne she sits in the sun, As fair as a lily, as white as a swan

Gustav Hamel posting an airmail letter
The aviator Gustav Hamel posting an airmail letter which he himself will transport by air to Windsor. The first aerial mail service took place on 9 September 1911 from Hendon to Windsor

Gustav Hamel signing receipt for mail, Hendon
The aviator Gustav Hamel in the cockpit of his aeroplane, signing the official receipt for the mail, just before setting out from Hendon Aerodrome to Windsor on the very first airmail flight

Francis White
FRANCIS WHITE Bishop of Ely, controversialist

Edward Jenner / Ridley
EDWARD JENNER Physician and pioneer of vaccination

Caro Brunswick / Players43
Caroline of Brunswick Queen to George IV

Joseph Haydn / Rotary Pc
JOSEPH HAYDN Austrian musician and composer

Darwin / Sister / Children
CHARLES DARWIN Naturalist, depicted as a young boy with his sister Catherine

James Brindley / Parsons
JAMES BRINDLEY English canal engineer

Costume / 13th C Nobility
A medieval nobleman and his wife: he wears armour and carries a sword; her plain white dress is decorated with embroidery and ermine

Mayan Deities
Mayan deities, represented on a vase from Chama

John Rennie / Sepia Anon
JOHN RENNIE Scottish civil engineer

Sir Wh Preece / Russell 06
SIR WILLIAM HENRY PREECE British electrical engineer

James Madison / Scrap
JAMES MADISON 4th American President (1809-17) Date: 1751 - 1836

Princess Victoria / Maud
PRINCESS VICTORIA Daughter of Edward VII with her younger sister Maud (1869-1938) in 1901

John William Draper / Harp
JOHN WILLIAM DRAPER American scientist and author, born in England Date: 1811 - 1882

George Crabbe / Phillips
GEORGE CRABBE English poet

Colquhoun / Freeman
PATRICK COLQUHOUN Police magistrate, Scottish merchant and reformer, founder of the Glasgow Chamber of Commerce in 1783

Sir Eg Clarke / B&w Photo
SIR EDWARD GEORGE CLARKE Statesman and lawyer, reading

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