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Background imageWillie Collection: Old & Young Tom Morris

Old & Young Tom Morris
A golf match involving Willie Park, Old Tom Morris, and Young Tom Morris at Leith Links, Scotland

Background imageWillie Collection: Wee Willie Winkie

Wee Willie Winkie runs through the town, upstairs and downstairs in his nightgown, rapping at the window, crying through the lock, Are the children in their beds...?

Background imageWillie Collection: Whisky Drinking

Whisky Drinking
Scottish Whisky drinkers : " Willie Brew d A Peck O Maut" - poem by Robert Burns

Background imageWillie Collection: A Meet of the New Forest Buck-Hounds at Fountain Court, Broo

A Meet of the New Forest Buck-Hounds at Fountain Court, Broo
Members of the New Forest Buck-hounds meet at Fountain Court, the hunters and dogs at the ready. Those present include Constance, Duchess of Westminster, Lady Mary Grosvenor, Harry, Fry

Background imageWillie Collection: La Poupee by Arthur Sturgess

La Poupee by Arthur Sturgess
Promotional postcard for La Poupee, a comic operetta by Arthur Sturgess from the French of Maurice Ordonneau (Theatre de la Gaiete, Paris, 21st October 1896); music Edmond Audran

Background imageWillie Collection: Playing billiards

Playing billiards
Mrs. Frances Hoppe & Her Son Willie. Mrs. Frances Hoppe playing billiards with her son Willie (William F. Hoppe) in a billiard room with seated spectators watching

Background imageWillie 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 imageWillie Collection: Willie Thorne - Snooker Player

Willie Thorne - Snooker Player Date: 1980s

Background imageWillie Collection: Richard Green, (with hat), 5 year old newsie, Richmond, Va

Richard Green, (with hat), 5 year old newsie, Richmond, Va. Willie - -, who said he was 8. (Compare them.) Many of these little newsboys here. Location: Richmond, Virginia. Date 1911 June

Background imageWillie Collection: Fathers Kilt will soon fit Willie (but not quite yet, hence the universal merriment

Fathers Kilt will soon fit Willie (but not quite yet, hence the universal merriment on the faces of Willies young friends!). Date: circa 1930s

Background imageWillie Collection: Hanging the Kaiser at Brackley

Hanging the Kaiser at Brackley
After the signing of the Armistace on November 11th 1918 effiges of The German Kaiser and Little Willie were hung at Brackley Northants in front of a large crowd illustrating the anger felt by

Background imageWillie Collection: Norman Tebbit and Willie Whitelaw, Conservative politicians

Norman Tebbit and Willie Whitelaw, Conservative politicians
Norman Beresford Tebbit, Baron Tebbit (b 1931), Conservative politician and government minister. Seen here with his colleague Willie Whitelaw (William Stephen Ian Whitelaw, 1st Viscount Whitelaw)

Background imageWillie Collection: Margaret Thatcher, British Conservative Prime Minister

Margaret Thatcher, British Conservative Prime Minister
Margaret Thatcher (Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, nee Roberts, 1925-2013), who served as British Conservative Prime Minister from 1979 to 1990

Background imageWillie Collection: Willie Whitelaw, Conservative politician and minister

Willie Whitelaw, Conservative politician and minister
Willie Whitelaw (William Stephen Ian Whitelaw, 1st Viscount Whitelaw, 1918-1999), Conservative politician and government minister. Date: circa 1980s

Background imageWillie Collection: Wee Willie Winkie rhyme and picture

Wee Willie Winkie rhyme and picture by M. Sherborne (no title)

Background imageWillie Collection: Place marker - Wee Willie Winkle

Place marker - Wee Willie Winkle
Place marker - Willie Winkles here to show ______________ the way to go. Date: circa 1937

Background imageWillie Collection: Rev. W. Carlile found of the Church Army, lantern slide

Rev. W. Carlile found of the Church Army, lantern slide
William Carlile, founder of the Church Army, shown giving a lantern slide lecture

Background imageWillie Collection: Thw Wimple Children

Thw Wimple Children
I say, whispered Willie, if I didn t know better, I should think we are walking across a large leaf. Artist: Hilda Cowham Date: circa 1908

Background imageWillie Collection: English huntsman dragged in the middle of the hounds

English huntsman dragged in the middle of the hounds by his headstrong horse, 19th century. Martin Muffington unable to control his horse during a fox-hunt. Mr

Background imageWillie Collection: Willie Renfrew, works gatekeeper

Willie Renfrew, works gatekeeper. circa 1890

Background imageWillie Collection: Willie wagtail, Rhipidura leucophrys

Willie wagtail, Rhipidura leucophrys (Whiskered fantail, Leucocirca laticauda). Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after an illustration by William Swainson from Sir William Jardines

Background imageWillie Collection: Woodbine Willie - Rev. G. A. Studdert-Kennedy

Woodbine Willie - Rev. G. A. Studdert-Kennedy
Geoffrey Anketell Studdert Kennedy MC (18831929), English Anglican priest and poet. He was nicknamed Woodbine Willie during World War I for giving Woodbine cigarettes along with spiritual aid to

Background imageWillie Collection: Willie Smith - Snooker Referee

Willie Smith - Snooker Referee Date: 1980s

Background imageWillie Collection: Willie Carson - Flat race jockey

Willie Carson - Flat race jockey Date: 1970s - 1980s

Background imageWillie Collection: Willie Shoemaker - Flat race jockey

Willie Shoemaker - Flat race jockey Date: 1970s - 1980s

Background imageWillie Collection: Wee Willie Winkie Date: 1932

Wee Willie Winkie Date: 1932

Background imageWillie Collection: The Girl from Kays by Owen Hall

The Girl from Kays by Owen Hall
Date: 1904

Background imageWillie Collection: From the Western Front To Willie with compliments 1916

From the Western Front To Willie with compliments 1916
Sergeant seen lying down beside a large shell bearing the message To Willie with compliments on the side. During WWI gunners often sent massages etched in chalk on shells. Date: 1916

Background imageWillie Collection: Willie Rose - cab driver

Willie Rose - cab driver
Willie Rose, a London taxi cab driver picture in 1965. Described in London Life magazine as the grand old man of the cab trade his son followed him into the business. Date: 1965

Background imageWillie Collection: Wee Willie Winkie

Wee Willie Winkie " Wee Willie Winkie runs through the town, upstairs and downstairs in his nightgown, rapping at the window, crying through the lock

Background imageWillie Collection: British Mother or Big Willie tank being tested, WW1

British Mother or Big Willie tank being tested, WW1
British " Mother" or " Big Willie" tank being tested at Burton Park, Lincoln, during the First World War

Background imageWillie Collection: Famous rugby players

Famous rugby players (Martin Johnson, JPR Williams, Brian Moore, Gareth Edwards, Willie John McBride, Gavin Hastings, Keith Wood, Bill Beaumont, Jonny Wilkinson, Will Carling) - Date: 1970-2000

Background imageWillie Collection: Cartoon, Oscar Wilde and William Wilde

Cartoon, Oscar Wilde and William Wilde
Cartoon, Oscar Wilde (1854-1900), poet and playwright, comforted by his brother William Wilde (1852-1899) in the face of American criticism of his play, Vera

Background imageWillie Collection: WW1 - 96th Batt. Canadian Highlanders - Terrified Germans

WW1 - 96th Batt. Canadian Highlanders - Terrified Germans
WW1 - Humorous patriotic postcard in support of the 96th Battalion (Canadian Highlanders), an infantry battalion of the Great War Canadian Expeditionary Force

Background imageWillie Collection: Illustration, Wee Willie Winkie

Illustration, Wee Willie Winkie. circa early 20th century

Background imageWillie Collection: Richard Culley and Walter Tuckwell - businessmen

Richard Culley and Walter Tuckwell - businessmen
Richard Culley, New Zealand-born business men, working with Walter Tuckwell and Associates and Walter Tuckwell, New-Zealand-born business men and holder of Walter Tuckwell and Associates

Background imageWillie Collection: The Sad Experiences of Big and Little Willie. - WWI

The Sad Experiences of Big and Little Willie. - WWI
A bound copy with gold-leaf edges of The Sad Experiences of Big and Little Willie during the first 6 months of the Great War as portrayed by W. K. Haselden in the Daily Mirror

Background imageWillie Collection: Edouin, Willie in The Girl from Kay s

Edouin, Willie in The Girl from Kay s
Promotional flyer for The Girl from Kays Promotional postcard for The Girl from Kays by Owen Hall; music Ivan Caryll and Cecil Cook. First produced at the Apollo Theatre, London 15th November 1902

Background imageWillie Collection: Amorelle by Barton White and Gaston Serpette

Amorelle by Barton White and Gaston Serpette
Amorelle by Barton White, with music by Gaston Serpette. First produced at the Comedy Theatre, London, January 1904. Postcard celebrating Willie Edouin (1846-1908)

Background imageWillie Collection: Willie Neilson, Scottish International Rugby player

Willie Neilson, Scottish International Rugby player
William Willie Neilson (1873-1960), Scottish International Rugby player who also played for London Scottish RFC. He later became President of the Scottish Rugby Union. 1890s

Background imageWillie Collection: Ettie, Lady Desborough in fancy dress costume

Ettie, Lady Desborough in fancy dress costume
Ethel Anne Priscilla ( Ettie ) Grenfell (n饠 Fane), Lady Desborough (1867-1952), Wife of William Henry Grenfell, Baron DesboroughEttie, Lady Desborough

Background imageWillie Collection: Little Folk Misfitz - Wee Willie Winkie

Little Folk Misfitz - Wee Willie Winkie. Date: circa 1910

Background imageWillie Collection: Caricature of Wiliam Wilde, Irish journalist and poet

Caricature of Wiliam Wilde, Irish journalist and poet
Caricature of Wiliam Willie Charles Kingsbury Wilde (1852-1899), Irish journalist, poet and drama critic, elder brother of Oscar. Seen here sitting in the theatre stalls. 1881

Background imageWillie Collection: Willie James, Sportsman

Willie James, Sportsman
WILLIE JAMES Sporting gentleman and fashionable racegoer. Date: 1909

Background imageWillie Collection: Advertisement, W Clarkson Wig Manufacturer

Advertisement, W Clarkson Wig Manufacturer
Advertisement, W Clarkson, Theatrical, Court and Private Wig Manufacturer, Wellington Street, Strand, London. 1883

Background imageWillie Collection: Willy Clarkson

Willy Clarkson
William Berry " Willy" Clarkson (1861 - 12 October 1934), theatrical costume designer and wigmaker. Date: 1929

Background imageWillie Collection: Illustration, Willie Brew d a Peck o Maut

Illustration, Willie Brew d a Peck o Maut
Illustration to Willie Brew d a Peck o Maut, a poem by Robert Burns. Date: 1866

Background imageWillie Collection: Towser the dog looking happy

Towser the dog looking happy and full of mischief. Date: circa 1933



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