White Collection (page 2)

Jersey Airways Poster
Poster, Jersey Airways Ltd, Regular Daily Services, Multi-Engined Air-Liners. Showing a De Havilland biplane with a map below. 20th century

Jean-Paul Sartre, French writer and philosopher
A graffiti comment on Jean-Paul Sartre (1905-1980), the French writer and philosopher -- no doubt a witty reference to his existentialist philosophy

Kitten in a Maltesers cardboard box
A sweet little black and white kitten pokes its head out from a Mars Maltesers cardboard box

Mount Pleasant Hotel, Kings Cross, London
The Mount Pleasant Hotel at the corner of Kings Cross Road and Calthorpe Street, Central London. The building was originally erected in 1894 as one of Londons six Rowton Houses - large

Milkman delivering milk
Fresh milk is delivered by the milkman, who stands by his milk float. Date: 1975

Shirland Road, Maida Vale, London, with the Shirland Hotel (pub, now the Truscott Arms) on the left. Date: circa 1910

Suffragette Cat I Want My Vote. A suffragette cat or kitten against a background of purple, White and green (The colours of the Womens Social & Political Union) says I Want My Vote Date: circa 1908

Provincial Airways Poster
Poster, Travel by Provincial Airways, with a propeller above a red and black car, and details of the south-west coast route from Croydon to Plymouth. 20th century

Air Race for the Kings Cup Poster
Poster, Air Race for the Kings Cup, at Hatfield Aerodrome, with a stylised image of two planes racing. July 1934

National Aviation Day Display poster
Poster, National Aviation Day Display, new events, new thrills, new aircraft, fly with the three aces, under the direction of Sir Alan Cobham, Coming Soon. 20th century

Screaming Lord Sutch
DAVID SCREAMING LORD SUTCH British politician, musician and maverick, founder of the Official Monster Raving Looney Party (1983). Sadly, a manic depressive, committed suicide. Date: 1940 - 1999

NADIA-JULIETTE BOULANGER, French music teacher
NADIA-JULIETTE BOULANGER (1887-1979), French music teacher and conductor. Her students included Aaron Copland, Roy Harris, Lennox Berkeley, Virgil Thomson and Leonard Bernstein. Date: early 1960s

Postcard from Tom Mudd, RMS Titanic
A handwritten postcard from Tom (Thomas Charles) Mudd to his mother in Halesworth, Suffolk, to let her know that he has arrived safely at Southampton for the departure of the Titanic on her maiden

Olympics / 1932 / Ice Hockey
Ice hockey: Canada beating USA 2-1 at Lake Placid

Olympics / 1932 / Fencing
Fencing: Piller (Hungary) defeats Gaudini (Italy) in sabres

Flapper on Bonnet 1927
A girl on a bonnet: wears a skimpy sleeveless white drop waist dress hitched up to expose her thighs, T-bar shoes, a cloche hat & a scarf a la Isadora Duncan

Uffington White Horse
The famous White Horse of Uffington, Berkshire, probably the oldest example of such a figure, believed to ascribe the victory of Alfred over the Danes in 871 AD

Rabbits & Hares / Lydon
An assortment of rabbits (Himalayan, Lop-eared, Flemish Giant, Angora, Black & Tan, Silver Grey, Dutch Grey & White, Dutch Black & White), and a Belgian Hare

Children on a Street
A group of working class children, black and white, playing together on Crown Street, probably in Acton, London W3

Alice / Rabbit as Herald
The White Rabbit in heralds costume

Starting Post, Saratoga Race Course, NY State, USA
Jockeys and their horses, including War Admiral, approaching the Starting Post, Saratoga Race Course, Saratoga Springs, New York State, USA. Date: 1939

Illustration, Railway Ribaldry by W Heath Robinson -- The building of Saltash Bridge. Date: 1935

Cunard Line poster -- The largest passenger fleet on the Atlantic. Showing the fleet of ships, led by the Queen Elizabeth and the Queen Mary, together with a key, November 1956. Date: 1956

Sports arena interior, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA
Interior of the Hershey sports arena, home of the Hershey Hockey Club (Hershey Bears), Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA. Date: 1937

WW2 poster, Fly with the RAF
WW2 poster, Men in reserved occupations can now fly with the RAF as pilot or observer. Apply nearest combined recruiting centre. Date: 1941

Girls with their books in Balham, SW London
Four girls with their books and drawings, sitting on a pavement in Balham, SW London. Date: circa 1961

Titanic and Olympic - Harland & Wolff, Belfast
Fascinating photograph taken on 6th March 1912, showing The RMS Titanic (left) and The RMS Olympic (right), the brand new ships of the White Star Line at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast

Poster advertising Imperial Airways flights around the world, in collaboration with Cunard White Star cruises to Europe

Coats of Arms for Colleges of Cambridge University. Date: circa 1910

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Group photo, Claridges Hotel kitchen staff, Mayfair, London W1. Date: 1908

The City Hotel, Freetown, Sierra Leone
The City Hotel, Sierra Leone, made famous by author Graham Greene. Now demolished. The hotel was first mentioned in Greenes 1936 book Travel Without Maps

Poster advertising Linherr Vermouth, showing an elegant woman sipping from a glass. circa 1950s

RMS Queen Mary, Cunard Line cruise ship. Date: 1957

Illustrations of a Sealyham terrier puppy by Cecil Aldin
Illustrations of a Sealyham terrier called Bunch, by Cecil Aldin. Seen here running away from his owners (left) and winding his lead round his masters legs (right). Date: 1932

White Star Liner Titanic, . Date: 1912

British Butterflies - Various - including: Chalk Hill Blue Butterfly (male), Wood White Butterfly, Purple Hairstreak Butterfly (female), Purple Hairstreak Butterfly (at rest)

Clubland White Port advertisement
Advertisement for Clubland White, the finest old port procurable...to be found among the members of Londons celebrated West End Clubs

Fabric design, Art Gout Beaute, 1924
Fabric design for Moroccan crepe in a multicoloured, Middle Eastern style, Art Gout Beaute, 1924. 1924

Advert for Cadburys cup chocolate
Hot Chololate instantly by simply shaking the soft flakes into a cup of boiling hot milk. 1930

Pierrot and Columbine -- Smile, Please
Columbine tickles a gloomy Pierrot with a peacock feather and asks him to Smile, Please!

White Star Line pipe rack with drawers
A wooden item, possibly a pipe rack, with two drawers, from the White Star Line cruise liner company

The Yorkshire County Cricket Team, 1912
Photograph showing 13 members of the Yorkshire County Cricket team for the 1912 season. Yorkshire were winners of the County Championship that year. Top row, left to right: Sir A.W

First airmail letter delivered, Windsor Castle
The first airmail letter ever to be delivered is handed to the Postmaster of Windsor, to whom it is addressed, on the East Lawn of Windsor Castle

Saint Brigid of Ireland
Saint Brigid (Bride, Bridget) of Ireland (or of Kildare, or Mary of the Gael), one of Ireland's patron saints. She is thought to have been a slave who became a Christian nun

Portland vase in the British Museum. Cameo vase in blue and white glass with historical or mythological figures. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Henry Moses from A Collection of Antique Vases

Norton Motorbike, winner of 28 TT Races
Norton Motorbike - winner of 28 TT Races, September 1952. 1952

Dance at Bougival Date: 1883

Sandbanks Chain Ferry No. 1 - Entrance to Poole Harbour
The No.1 steam-powered Sandbanks chain ferry. Sandbanks Ferry is a vehicular chain ferry which crosses the entrance of Poole Harbour in the English county of Dorset

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