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Williams Collection

Background imageWilliams Collection: Defenders of the Empire - British Army, Navy and Airforce

Defenders of the Empire - British Army, Navy and Airforce with the King at the fore. Date: 1924

Background imageWilliams Collection: Borthwick Castle, Midlothian

Borthwick Castle, Midlothian. Williams, Hugh William Grecian 1773 - 1829 (attributed to)

Background imageWilliams Collection: Atlas and Vulcana music hall strongman, strongwoman

Atlas and Vulcana music hall strongman, strongwoman
(Atlas) Hedley Roberts (1864-1946) and Vulcana (Miriam Kate Roberts (nee Williams) (1874-1946) - performed shows of strength and classic poses

Background imageWilliams Collection: Defenders of the Empire - British Military Might

Defenders of the Empire - British Military Might
Defenders of the Empire - an allegory: King Edward VII stands surrounded by his loyal and devoted military. Image produced by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd

Background imageWilliams Collection: FLEMING-WILLIAMS, C. R. (19 c. -20 c. ). Hit!: A patrol

FLEMING-WILLIAMS, C. R. (19 c. -20 c. ). Hit!: A patrol
FLEMING-WILLIAMS, C.R. (19 c.-20 c.). Hit!: A patrol of F2A flying boats bombing a German submarine. ca. 1918. Watercolour. UNITED KINGDOM. ENGLAND. London. Imperial War Museum

Background imageWilliams Collection: Northern comedians

Northern comedians - including Stan Laurel, Eric Morecambe, Ken Dodd, Charlie Williams, Lary Grayon, Peter Kaye, George Formby, Les Dawson, Bernard Manning

Background imageWilliams Collection: The Wales rugby team, 1905

The Wales rugby team, 1905
A team photograph celebrating the player of the Welsh rugby team, who beat the previously undefeated New Zealand by three points to nil in the cup final match on 16th December 1905. Date: 1905

Background imageWilliams Collection: Room in Gwen Farrars Chelsea home panelled in pine

Room in Gwen Farrars Chelsea home panelled in pine
A room in the Chelsea home of popular entertainer, Gwen Farrar panelled in pine. The scheme was carried out by Messrs. Ernest Williams, Ltd, of 27 Davies Street, Berkeley Square. Date: 1926

Background imageWilliams Collection: The Great Athelda music hall strongwoman

The Great Athelda music hall strongwoman
The Great Athelda (Frances Rheinlander) born in Manchester, England. Music hall strongwoman and great rival to Vulcana (Kate Williams). Signed card. Date: circa 1913

Background imageWilliams Collection: Deana Martin and Ray Williams dancing at a 1960s nightclub

Deana Martin and Ray Williams dancing at a 1960s nightclub
Deana Martin (1948-), daughter of American singer Dean Martin, dances with music producer Ray Williams (1947-) in Tiles, a swinging nightclub in Oxford Street, London. 1966

Background imageWilliams Collection: Cecil Beaton, caricature by Glan Williams

Cecil Beaton, caricature by Glan Williams
CECIL WALTER HARDY BEATON (1904-1980) British photographer of fashion and celebrities. Also stage and costume designer for theatrical productions

Background imageWilliams Collection: John Williams - Snooker Referee

John Williams - Snooker Referee Date: 1980s

Background imageWilliams Collection: Great telescope at Yerkes Observatory, USA

Great telescope at Yerkes Observatory, USA
Great telescope at Yerkes Observatory, University of Chicago, Williams Bay, Wisconsin, USA

Background imageWilliams Collection: Les Cloches de Corneville by Clairville and Charles Gabet

Les Cloches de Corneville by Clairville and Charles Gabet. It was adapted into English by H. B. Farnie and Robert Reece. Reverse of the previous flyer for the Halifax Amateur Operatic Society

Background imageWilliams Collection: John Flavel / Williams Lib

John Flavel / Williams Lib
JOHN FLAVEL Presbyterian divine Date: 1630 - 1691

Background imageWilliams Collection: Town Hall, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA

Town Hall, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA
The Town Hall, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA, framed by the front page of The Amherst Record for 19 September 1906. Date: 1906

Background imageWilliams Collection: A Rain Squall, Concarneau

A Rain Squall, Concarneau. Williams, Terrick John 1860-1936

Background imageWilliams Collection: Hwfa Williams

Hwfa Williams
HWFA WILLIAMS sportsman, clerk of the course at Sandown Park Date: circa 1891

Background imageWilliams Collection: Belvoir Castle, seat of John Manners, 5th Duke of

Belvoir Castle, seat of John Manners, 5th Duke of
Belvoir Castle, Leicestershire, seat of John Manners, 5th Duke of Rutland. Built in the romantic Gothic Revival style to designs by the architect James Wyatt and restored by Sir James Thornton

Background imageWilliams Collection: Captain Newcome saying goodbye to old crew members

Captain Newcome saying goodbye to old crew members
Captain Johnny Newcome saying goodbye to old crew members and veterans at Greenwich Hospital. Midshipmen in uniforms, peg-legged veterans with walking sticks

Background imageWilliams Collection: Fight between officers in the Ward Room, HMS Victory

Fight between officers in the Ward Room, HMS Victory
Lt. Newcome attacking Captain Clackit with a chair while other officers in nightgowns emerge from their cabins, HMS Victory. Clackit had stabbed Newcome with his sword

Background imageWilliams Collection: Squalls by Wilton Williams

Squalls by Wilton Williams
Two women struggle in wind to control their umbrellas and skirts. Date: 1923

Background imageWilliams Collection: Miss Modern magazine fortune teller

Miss Modern magazine fortune teller
Front cover of Miss Modern magazine for November 1931, featuring a young gipsy fortune teller with a crystal ball (and the free gipsy ring, found FREE inside the magazine!). Date: 1931

Background imageWilliams Collection: Waiting for the bus they never catch

Waiting for the bus they never catch
Two flappers posing prettily at a bus stop. Date: 1923

Background imageWilliams Collection: Asian Watson Orange Juice drink advertising poster

Asian Watson Orange Juice drink advertising poster with a bottle for freshly made orange juice, rich in vitamin D from the Williams Company General Agency

Background imageWilliams Collection: JPR Williams - Welsh rugby player

JPR Williams - Welsh rugby player Date: 1970s

Background imageWilliams Collection: Thomas Howell Williams Idris, founder of drinks company

Thomas Howell Williams Idris, founder of drinks company
Thomas Howell Williams Idris, founder of the Idris soft drinks company. late 19th century

Background imageWilliams Collection: The Dennistoun case in the law courts

The Dennistoun case in the law courts
A page from the Sphere showing portraits of the people involved in the scandalous Dennistoun law case, also known as the Bachelors Case

Background imageWilliams Collection: Professor Lambert Rogers and Surgical Unit, Cardiff

Professor Lambert Rogers and Surgical Unit, Cardiff Royal Infirmary. Formal group of 16 men in white coats, two women in white coats, and two sisters

Background imageWilliams Collection: Fokker D. VII replica - G-BFPL - Duxford

Fokker D. VII replica - G-BFPL - Duxford
Williams Flugzeuge Fokker D.VII replica - G-BFPL - Duxford Date: 1983

Background imageWilliams Collection: Barnaby Rudge, theatre production

Barnaby Rudge, theatre production based on the Dickens novel

Background imageWilliams Collection: Albatros D. Va replica NX36DV

Albatros D. Va replica NX36DV
Albatros D.Va replica NX36DV (msn 0036, company model L.24), reproduced by Art Williams and Jim and Zona Appleby, at Champlin Fighter Museum, Falcon Field, Mesa AZ. Date: circa 2000

Background imageWilliams Collection: RMS Titanic, First Class passenger, Richard Norris Williams

RMS Titanic, First Class passenger, Richard Norris Williams
R.M.S. TITANIC: First-Class passenger and Wimbledon Tennis Champion Richard Norris Williams. Extremely rare C.Q.D. Titanic Survivor's Self-Published hard bound book, heavily illustrated. 11ins

Background imageWilliams Collection: Couple by the Fireside

Couple by the Fireside - Colour illustration of a couple relaxing by the fireside. Artist: John Alonzo Williams. Date: 1929

Background imageWilliams Collection: I'm Sending A Letter To Santa Claus

I'm Sending A Letter To Santa Claus
An illustrated WW2 music sheet cover for I'm Sending A Letter To Santa Claus, by Lanny Rogers and Spencer Williams. Featured, recorded and broadcast by Gracie Fields

Background imageWilliams Collection: White Star Line, RMS Olympic, with crane, on postcard (back)

White Star Line, RMS Olympic, with crane, on postcard (back)
White Star Line, RMS Olympic, rare original postcard by Walton of Belfast, either 1910 or 1911 - as seen here, it was posted from Northern Ireland much later, in 1939

Background imageWilliams Collection: Terrick John Williams RA, artist

Terrick John Williams RA, artist
Caricature of Terrick John Williams RA, artist, by Philippe Ledoux Date: circa 1930

Background imageWilliams Collection: Red And Gold, Brixham

Red And Gold, Brixham
This painting depicts a large cluster of boats with sails in red and gold, at a port in Brixham, a fishing town in Devon, south west England. Date: circa 1919

Background imageWilliams Collection: Ypres

Ypres
An oil painting which shows part of the Cloth Hall, a medieval commercial building in Ypres, Belgium, originally constructed in the 13th century

Background imageWilliams Collection: Dyffwys

Dyffwys
A landscape oil painting of Diffwys, a large mountain in Snowdonia, Wales, within the mountain range of Rhinogydd. Date: 1917

Background imageWilliams Collection: Willys Overland Advertisement

Willys Overland Advertisement
An illustrated advertisement for Willys Overland Ltd, an automobile company. The image is promoting the 12 H. P. black model, which is parked outside the gates of a fine estate

Background imageWilliams Collection: Dressing Table Reflection

Dressing Table Reflection
A painting which shows a young, red haired woman, checking her reflection at a dressing table mirror as she plays with her red necklace. Date: circa 1916

Background imageWilliams Collection: Chrysanthemums

Chrysanthemums
A still life oil painting showing a pair of vases, in blue and orange, containing chrysanthemum flowers in various colours. Date: circa 1918

Background imageWilliams Collection: William Walker and Sons Dri-Ped Advertisement

William Walker and Sons Dri-Ped Advertisement
An advertisement drawing for William Walker & Sons Ltd, promoting Dri-Ped leather, which bears the purple diamond trademark

Background imageWilliams Collection: Sunset

Sunset
A seascape oil painting of a sunset over a broad sea view, which casts brilliant warm colours in the sky and water reflection. A small bit of land can be seen on the right. Date: circa 1918

Background imageWilliams Collection: RMS Titanic - Arthur Williams, storekeeper and victim

RMS Titanic - Arthur Williams, storekeeper and victim
RMS Titanic - signed photo postcard written by First Class storekeeper and victim Arthur John Williams. The postcard was postally used on 24 December 1909

Background imageWilliams Collection: Leading musicians during the reign of King George V

Leading musicians during the reign of King George V
Leading classical musicians and composers during the first 25 years of the reign of King George V: Wood, Beecham, Elgar, Vaughan Williams, Walford Davies. Date: 1935

Background imageWilliams Collection: Music cover, The Merveilleuses Lancers

Music cover, The Merveilleuses Lancers, melodies by Hugo Felix, arranged by Leonard Williams Date: 1906

Background imageWilliams Collection: General Williams, cargo ship

General Williams, cargo ship

Background imageWilliams Collection: Williams Talc Powder Advertisement

Williams Talc Powder Advertisement
An advertisement illustration for Williams Talc Powder. The fragrance of an old-fashioned garden, promoting a nostalgia, the purity of mountain air and the softness of thistle down

Background imageWilliams Collection: Midsummer Flowers

Midsummer Flowers
Still life watercolour painting showing a very colourful display of flowers, including poppies and sweet williams. Date: circa 1931

Background imageWilliams Collection: Etching

Etching
An etching showing a small cluster of tall trees dominating the foreground. Date: circa 1929

Background imageWilliams Collection: Advert, Williams, Lea & Co Ltd, London

Advert, Williams, Lea & Co Ltd, London, mechanical hand painting, art deco pochoir print, silent movie film studio Date: 1929

Background imageWilliams Collection: General Dynamics F-16B Fighting Falcon 87-0403

General Dynamics F-16B Fighting Falcon 87-0403
United States Air Force - General Dynamics F-16B Block-15AA OCU Fighting Falcon 87-0403 (msn 28-3, base code LF'), of the 311th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron, 58th Tactical Training Wing

Background imageWilliams Collection: Advertisement, Dr Williams pink pills for pale people

Advertisement, Dr Williams pink pills for pale people. Afraid to face traffic. Nerves in a terrible state and anaemia made her as pale as death

Background imageWilliams Collection: Fantastic Adventures - Dr. Destiny Master of the Dead

Fantastic Adventures - Dr. Destiny Master of the Dead
Cover of Fantastic Adventures, June 1940, featuring the story Dr. Destiny Master of the Dead by Robert Moore Williams. A weird looking man with a huge head sits on a chair pressing buttons

Background imageWilliams Collection: NUS President Trevor Phillips and campaigners

NUS President Trevor Phillips and campaigners
NUS President Trevor Phillips (left, b. 1953, later a writer and broadcaster) and campaigning students from the London Boroughs of Harrow and Kingston, outside the Education Department in Waterloo

Background imageWilliams Collection: William Shirley Roy David Owen Headquarters 1981

William Shirley Roy David Owen Headquarters 1981
william, shirley, roy, david, owen, headquarters, 1981, social, democratic, party, founders.bill, rodgers, williams, jenkins, politics, sdp, centre, democracy, history, historical, 10644725

Background imageWilliams Collection: Daily Mirror Building

Daily Mirror Building
The Daily Mirror Building at Holborn, London, home to the Mirror Group of newspapers, including the Daily Mirror, Sunday Mirror, Sunday People and Sporting Life

Background imageWilliams Collection: United States Air Force - Republic YRF-84F Thunderstreak

United States Air Force - Republic YRF-84F Thunderstreak 49-2430 FICON parasite, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, seen with the retractable nose hook extended

Background imageWilliams Collection: United States Air Force North American T-6G Texan 50-1279

United States Air Force North American T-6G Texan 50-1279, buzz-number TA-279, (msn 168-443), at the USAF Museum storage compound at Wright-Patterson AFB, OH

Background imageWilliams Collection: A portrait of Bert Williams (1919) Date: 1919

A portrait of Bert Williams (1919) Date: 1919

Background imageWilliams Collection: As the magazine itself describes it: 'The smile on the face of a tiger would warn off the least

As the magazine itself describes it: "The smile on the face of a tiger would warn off the least wary but the smile
As the magazine itself describes it: " The smile on the face of a tiger would warn off the least wary but the smile on the face of a chorister is plainly to be trusted

Background imageWilliams Collection: A royal programme signed by performers and management at the London Hippodromes Warriors

A royal programme signed by performers and management at the London Hippodromes Warriors Day charity performance attended by the Prince of Wales

Background imageWilliams Collection: Ettie Williams as Lieutenant Wren in The Queens Prize

Ettie Williams as Lieutenant Wren in The Queens Prize Date: 1890s

Background imageWilliams Collection: Norman Williams, cartoonist and artist Date: circa 1930

Norman Williams, cartoonist and artist Date: circa 1930

Background imageWilliams Collection: Etty Williams, actress

Etty Williams, actress Date: 1890s

Background imageWilliams Collection: John Stuart Williams ?Confederate States Army

John Stuart Williams ?Confederate States Army
Vintage 19th century photograph: captioned on the back as John Stuart Williams (July 10, 1818 - July 17, 1898), who was a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War

Background imageWilliams Collection: London Asylum for the Deaf, Margate Branch

London Asylum for the Deaf, Margate Branch
Two children, identified as Evan Williams (with Indian clubs) and Rhoda Pippeck (with barbells), both inmates of the Margate branch of the London Asylum for the Support and Education of the Deaf

Background imageWilliams Collection: WW2 era - Comic Postcard - But you said Fall In

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - But you said Fall In
The Caption is But you said - Fall In.The lad in the pool is wearing a forage cap, the Officer has a wooden sword and the girls has an oar and a walking stick for rifles

Background imageWilliams Collection: WW2 era - Comic Postcard - That ll stop your careless talk

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - That ll stop your careless talk
The Caption is P raps that ll stop your careless talk!. Three little kids cover-up a younger toddlers mouth with a spotty hankerchief

Background imageWilliams Collection: WW2 era - Comic Postcard - In Convoy

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - In Convoy
The Caption is In Convoy. The convoy system for the merchant ships bringing in vital supples was introduced to counter the German U Boat attacks

Background imageWilliams Collection: WW2 era - Comic Postcard - All quiet on the Home Front

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - All quiet on the Home Front
The Caption is All quiet on the Home Front. This derives from All Quiet along the Potomac tonight, a song written during the American Civil War, and repeated in WW1 with Eric Maria Remorques book

Background imageWilliams Collection: WW2 era - Comic Postcard - and NO matches

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - and NO matches
The Caption is ??? and NO matches. The Natzi wearing a saucepan on his head is confronted across a broken wooden fence by two boys, one with a make-shift bayonet and the other with a Union flag

Background imageWilliams Collection: Designs for a Channel Bridge by Sir Owen Williams

Designs for a Channel Bridge by Sir Owen Williams. Date: 1960

Background imageWilliams Collection: Steam Engine

Steam Engine
Image from an alphabet book. A steam engine passing a signal box. Artist: Richard James Williams Date: 1919

Background imageWilliams Collection: Nursery Beadspread

Nursery Beadspread
A nursery beadspread made from soft fluffy material. Artist: Richard James Williams Date: 1909

Background imageWilliams Collection: Photograph of Williams Arms, Braunton, Devon

Photograph of Williams Arms, Braunton, Devon. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Face on view of the pub. The back of the print (available on request) details

Background imageWilliams Collection: Golden jackal, Canis aureus

Golden jackal, Canis aureus. The Jackals in the Gardens of the Zoological Society. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by W

Background imageWilliams Collection: Moor Park, Hertfordshire, the seat of Robert Williams, 1825

Moor Park, Hertfordshire, the seat of Robert Williams, 1825. Built in the Palladian style by surveyor Sir James Thornhill from designs by Giacomo Leoni and gardens by Capability Brown

Background imageWilliams Collection: Midshipman Newcome bowing as he leaves dinner in

Midshipman Newcome bowing as he leaves dinner in the captains cabin, HMS Victory. Captain Spring, Admiral Hearty and other offiicers drink wine after dinner

Background imageWilliams Collection: Captain Newcome is shaved roughly on the Equator in

Captain Newcome is shaved roughly on the Equator in
Captain Newcome is shaved roughly before being dunked in a tub of bilge water on the Equator. A sailor dressed as Neptune holds a trident and sits on a throne on a gun carriage

Background imageWilliams Collection: Johnny in the West Indies pursued by a black squadron

Johnny in the West Indies pursued by a black squadron
English Navy officer fleeing from an angry Massa planter and Quashee enslaved men barndishing cudgels in Jamaica. Captain Newcome waves his bicorn at a rowboat in the bay

Background imageWilliams Collection: Midshipman Newcome and Spunyarn drinking Malaga wine

Midshipman Newcome and Spunyarn drinking Malaga wine
Midshipman Newcome and Masters Mate Spunyarn drinking black strap or Malaga wine at the Navy Tavern, at the summit of Scud Hill, Gibraltar. Widow Cummings brings more wine, a monkey sits on a cannon



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