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Widow Collection (page 7)

Background imageWidow Collection: Martin PTV-N-2 (Gorgon IV) ramjet engine testbed

Martin PTV-N-2 (Gorgon IV) ramjet engine testbed after launch from a Black Widow fighter off Point Magu, California, Naval Air Test Center

Background imageWidow Collection: VEGA CARPIO, F鬩x Lope de (1562-1635). La gallarda

VEGA CARPIO, F鬩x Lope de (1562-1635). La gallarda
" VEGA CARPIO, F鬩 x Lope de (1562-1635). La gallarda toledana", comedy by Lope de Vega included in the compilation " Parte catorze de las comedias de Lope de Vega"

Background imageWidow Collection: Inya Lake House site - Rangoon

Inya Lake House site - Rangoon - Lake House. We were immediate neighbours of Daw Kin Gee (widow of Aung San), and her three children. We and they played and punted on the lake together

Background imageWidow Collection: Lady Isabel Burton

Lady Isabel Burton
LADY ISABEL BURTON widow of Richard Burton, traveller and translator. Date: 1831 - 1896

Background imageWidow Collection: Elizabeth / Q Mother 60S

Elizabeth / Q Mother 60S
ELIZABETH as QUEEN MOTHER Widow of George VI in an open- backed car - a crowd waves as she speeds past Date: 1900 - 2002

Background imageWidow Collection: The celebrated trotting mare Widow McChree, formerly called

The celebrated trotting mare Widow McChree, formerly called Mary Hoyt: Owned by Capt. Isaiah Rynders, N.Y. sired by Old American Star, he by Sir Henry, by Sir Archy, by imp Diomed, her dam by Duroc

Background imageWidow Collection: Joe Webers burlesque of The merry widow by arrangement with

Joe Webers burlesque of The merry widow by arrangement with Henry W. Savage; original music by Franz Lehar; book by Geo. V. Hobart; staged by Julian Mitchell. Date c1908

Background imageWidow Collection: The Tarrytown widow a big comedy success

The Tarrytown widow a big comedy success. Date c1897

Background imageWidow Collection: The widow Jones John J. McNallys new comedy

The widow Jones John J. McNallys new comedy. Date c1895

Background imageWidow Collection: The real Widow Brown

The real Widow Brown. Date c1899

Background imageWidow Collection: AQ Scammons The real Widow Brown

AQ Scammons The real Widow Brown. Date c1899

Background imageWidow Collection: Buckland Abbey

Buckland Abbey, near Yelverton, Devon, founded in 1278 by Amicia, widow of Baldwin de Redvers, Earl of Devon. Date: 13th century

Background imageWidow Collection: Funeral

Funeral
Wake. The widow grieves for her husband. c. 1900

Background imageWidow Collection: Louisa Vctess Beresford

Louisa Vctess Beresford
LOUISA, viscountess BERESFORD, wife of general William Beresford, viscount; widow of Thomas Hope. Date: ? - 1851

Background imageWidow Collection: The visit of Dr Syntax to the widow hopeful at York

The visit of Dr Syntax to the widow hopeful at York
Dr Syntax talks to the hopeful widow whilst a gentleman eavesdrops on their conversation behind a screen

Background imageWidow Collection: Princess Beatrice with her Battenberg children

Princess Beatrice with her Battenberg children
Princess Beatrice, youngest child of Queen Victoria, later Princess Henry of Battenberg pictured as a widow with her four children

Background imageWidow Collection: Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent with her children

Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent with her children
The widowed Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent poses with her daughter, Princess Alexandra, for an informal photograph taken by her eldest son, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent at Bailiffscourt, Climping

Background imageWidow Collection: Dudley / Georgina 1890

Dudley / Georgina 1890
GEORGINA, COUNTESS OF DUDLEY Daughter of Thomas Moncreiffe, 7th Bt; married (as 2nd wife) 1st Earl of Dudley in 1865 (he died in 1885) Date: -

Background imageWidow Collection: Lawyer and Client / 1881

Lawyer and Client / 1881
A widow sits in a lawyers office and explains her predicament. Date: 1881

Background imageWidow Collection: Female Type / Hat & Coat

Female Type / Hat & Coat
An elegant woman in a rather nice hat and warm winter clothes. Date: 1922

Background imageWidow Collection: Victorian widow, Mrs Lort Mansel

Victorian widow, Mrs Lort Mansel
A Victorian widow, Mrs Lort Mansel, who came from an old Welsh family. Seen here in black dress and white bonnet, with a book in her hand

Background imageWidow Collection: Baby Gauge Railway at widow Borax mine, Ryan

Baby Gauge Railway at widow Borax mine, Ryan
Baby Gauge Railway at widow Borax mine at Ryan, Death Valley, California

Background imageWidow Collection: Colliers widow, Hook, Pembrokeshire, South Wales

Colliers widow, Hook, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
The elderly widow of a miner from Hook Colliery, near Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, South Wales. She is walking along a lane with the aid of a stick, and carries a tin tray in her hand

Background imageWidow Collection: The Disaster of the Scott Expedition

The Disaster of the Scott Expedition
Page from The Sphere, a journal which took great interest in the expedition to the South Pole of Captain Scott, which gives a commentary on the disaster

Background imageWidow Collection: Miss Lily Elsie, The Merry Widow

Miss Lily Elsie, The Merry Widow
The popular English actress, Lily Elsie here in the role of Franz Lehars operetta, The Merry Widow

Background imageWidow Collection: First World War medal ceremony

First World War medal ceremony
Widows and next of kin sit at a First World War medal ceremony waiting to receive medals on behalf of their relatives

Background imageWidow Collection: Nikephoros II Phokas (c912 - 969 AD)

Nikephoros II Phokas (c912 - 969 AD)
An actor dressed up as Nikephoros II Phokas (c912 - 969 AD) - Byzantine Emperor of Armenian descent - married to Theophano, who was Romanos IIs widow and was regent for Basil II

Background imageWidow Collection: Treaty of Arras

Treaty of Arras
Guillaume de Champagne, arch- -bishop of Reims, arranges the treaty of Arras between Baudouin V, comte de Hainaut, and Matilda of Portugal, widow of Philip comte de Flandre

Background imageWidow Collection: Louis D orleans Slain

Louis D orleans Slain
The widow of Louis I d Orleans, murdered by order of the duc de Bourgogne, demands justice from his brother, king Charles VI. Civil war will ensue

Background imageWidow Collection: Picuss Widow Grieves

Picuss Widow Grieves
When her husband Picus is turned into a magpie by Circe, his widow Canenta has nothing to live for : she is (literally) consumed by grief, haunting his deathplace

Background imageWidow Collection: Merry Widow Hat C. 1907

Merry Widow Hat C. 1907
A lady wearing a " Merry Widow" hat seductively sips a glass of champagne

Background imageWidow Collection: Grandmother / 3 Children

Grandmother / 3 Children
A grandmother dressed in black talks to her three grandchildren with a book open on her lap

Background imageWidow Collection: Artemisia / Caria / Thevet

Artemisia / Caria / Thevet
QUEEN ARTEMISIA Asian queen (reigned 352-350), widow of her brother Mausolus; erected a Mausoleum to his memory at Halicarnassus (one of the Seven Wonders)

Background imageWidow Collection: Merry Widow Hat

Merry Widow Hat
Beautiful young lady wearing a rather large, plume laden hat - a style that became known as the " Merry Widow" after a hat worn by Lily Elsie in the operetta of the same name

Background imageWidow Collection: Suttee, India

Suttee, India
A widow of Malabar, southern India, prepares to throw herself onto her husbands funeral pyre

Background imageWidow Collection: Merry Widow Hat C. 1910

Merry Widow Hat C. 1910
Beautiful young lady wearing a rather large, plume laden hat - a style that became known as the " Merry Widow" after a hat worn by Lily Elsie in the operetta of the same name

Background imageWidow Collection: Society Enrollment Doc

Society Enrollment Doc
A large certificate for the Manchester Unity of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows Widows and Orphans Fund, showing a widow and family saved from Want

Background imageWidow Collection: Anne, Duchess Somerset

Anne, Duchess Somerset
Anne Stanhope, duchess of SOMERSET wife of Edward Seymour, duke and protector : depicted as a widow

Background imageWidow Collection: Marie De Medicis / 1638

Marie De Medicis / 1638
French closed carriage used by Marie de Medicis, widow of Henri IV, during her travels in the Netherlands

Background imageWidow Collection: Happier Now

Happier Now
Revelations from the beyond - a distressed widow learns that her husband is far happier now than when he was living

Background imageWidow Collection: Mr Popple and the Widow

Mr Popple and the Widow
An attractive widow asks Mr Popple to retrieve her hat, but he dare not risk making a fool of himself in attempting to jump the fence

Background imageWidow Collection: Elisha and the Widow

Elisha and the Widow
To help a pious widow, he tells her to buy as many jars as she can, then fills them with oil which she sells to pay her debts

Background imageWidow Collection: Corneille / Pompee

Corneille / Pompee
LA MORT DE POMPEE Cornelie, widow of Pompee, with his ashes in an urn

Background imageWidow Collection: Lauderdale and Wife

Lauderdale and Wife
JOHN MAITLAND, duke of LAUDERDALE, prime minister of Scotland, with his second wife, Elizabeth countess of Dysart, widow of Sir Lionel Talmash

Background imageWidow Collection: Social / Japan / Widow 18C

Social / Japan / Widow 18C
A widow and her daughters walk on the banks of the Sumida, on their way back from market, with a boy hired to carry their purchases

Background imageWidow Collection: Cosima Wagner / Postcard

Cosima Wagner / Postcard
COSIMA WAGNER Daughter of Franz Liszt, wife of (1) Hans von Bulow, (2) Richard Wagner

Background imageWidow Collection: Too Young to Work 1866

Too Young to Work 1866
A mother is told that her children are too young to be sent to work



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