Wing Collection (page 38)

1920s lady and converible
A lady poses alongside her two-seater convertible car, seemingly parked up in a wood

Kaiser Wilhelm II in civilian dress
Wilhelm II (1859-1941), the last German Emperor and King of Prussia, in civilian dress during a royal visit

Earwig, also showing its eggs and newly-hatched young

The Hungry Fox (animal as human) 2 of 5
Reaching a farmers yard he takes a grey goose by the wing. Madam Goose, and by your leave, I ll take you away without reprieve, and carry you home to my den

1957 nuclear test: The men who dropped Britains H-bomb
Britains first nuclear weapons test took place on May 15th 1957, when a nuclear device was successfully exploded high in the air over Christmas Island in the Central Pacific

The West Wing of Somerset House, London, 1853
Engraving showing the then newly built West Wing of Somerset House, London, 1853

The Licensed Victuallers Asylum, London, 1858
Engraving showing the exterior of the Albert Wing of the Licensed Victuallers Asylum, Old Kent Road, London, 1858

Officers of the naval wing of the R. F. C with their mechanics
Officers of the naval wing of the R.F.C with their mechanics

Gibraltar in C17
A fine early engraving of Gibraltar, at a time when the French and Spanish were casting covetous eyes on the rock, but the English had yet to take it under their wing

Aerial view of the Capitol, Washington, 1861
Engraving showing an aerial view of the Capitol, when under construction in 1861. The famous Capitol dome and Western wing are scaffolded and incomplete

Sir Edward Grey / Leaning
Sir Edward Grey Viscount of Fallodon Statesman

Elie Ducommun / Nobel 02
ELIE DUCOMMUN Swiss journalist and peace worker

Lloyd George / 1920
DAVID LLOYD GEORGE British Prime Minister in America in 1920, singing the Battle Hymn of the Republic

Beaufort / 9th Duke / Oval
HENRY SOMERSET 9TH DUKE OF BEAUFORT Master of the Badminton Foxhounds

Louis Botha / Jacomb-Hood
LOUIS BOTHA South African soldier and statesman in 1907

Thomas Holloway
THOMAS HOLLOWAY Manufacturer of patent medicines and founder of Holloway College for women (now Royal Holloway College, University of London)

George Curzon / Anon Photo
GEORGE NATHANIEL MARQUESS CURZON Viceroy of India and statesman

C. 1895 Seaside Outfit
A young woman, wearing a blouse with mutton-sleeves, a wing-collar & bow-tie, a skirt decorated with 7 contrasting bands & a straw boater-style hat, seen at Brighton beach

Confederate Army Winter Quarters, Rapidan; American Civil Wa
The winter quarters of the left wing of the Confederate army, on the Rapidan. The Confederate army cut down most of the surrounding trees for use as fuel and heating during the winter

Airship of Pluto
The people of Pluto solve the problem, how to fly when theres no atmosphere, by developing this flying wing which uses electro-magnetic force for propulsion

Boulanger in England
General Boulanger, successful general and right- wing politician, no friend of the government, visits England where he is welcomed by supporters at Charing Cross

Right-Wing Menace
The Third Republic lives in constant fear of a right-wing coup : police raid the headquarters of the Ligue des Patriotes, a royalist organisation

Jules Valles
JULES VALLES - French left- wing journalist, periodically imprisoned or banned, enthusiastic but moderate in his views; supported Commune, then in exile in England

Green Costume 1877
Vertical silhouette enhances by vertical trim on the cuirasse bodice and skirt. The front plastron is in the same shade as the cuffs. The skirt has a rounded train

France / Meeting Attacked
Communists in Paris attack a right-wing poitical meeting

Underwear C. 1923
A silk crepe nightgown with wing sleeves & pin tucks & chemise & knickers to match; pleated cami-knickers; princess petticoat & knickers composed of fine pleats

West Palace Wing / Knossos
A restored view of a section of the West Palace Wing. The picture shows the columns, shrines and stepped porch

Robins Head under Wing
A robin in winter tucks its head beneath its wing. (Erithacus rubecula)

Four Clear Wing Moths
Ruby Fly Clear-Wing Breeze Clear Wing Black-And-White Horned Clear- Wing Bee Clear-Wing

Freikorps Set up Mortars
The Freikorps set up mortars in Berlins Alexanderplatz. These right wing units were used in 1919 to suppress the Communist Spartacist uprisings

Red Army Offensive
Workers form a Red Army and go on the offensive against the right wing soldiers who had taken part in the Kapp Putsch. Their general strike had helped defeat Kapp

Red Army First Aid / 1920
First Aid workers of the Red Army in Dinslaken at a time when the German communists were in conflict with the government and right wing extremists

DE LESSEPS FREGATE
LA FREGATE of Robert De Lesseps is an elegant monoplane whose dipped wing- tips are designed to resemble those of a bird, containing the air for lift and stability

Motoring Hand Signal
A fashionable female motorist uses a hand signal to indicate her intention to turn right. Note her leather driving glove with a built-in make-up mirror!

Male Type / Forbes Actor
A typical late Victorian: Johnston Forbes-Robertson, actor-manager (1853-1937)

Ingres / Paquier / Chapon
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres French Artist

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled pepper; a peck of pickled pepper Peter Piper picked... etc. a famous tongue-twister!

Sir Arthur Wing Pinero, actor, dramatist, director
Sir Arthur Wing Pinero (1855-1934), English actor, dramatist and stage director

Four thirsty geese, words and music
Four thirsty geese on the wing Who wanted to drink at the well of the king... and five geese, and six geese, and seven geese and a gosling

Douglas Jerrold / Photo
DOUGLAS WILLIAM JERROLD English playwright and humourist; contributor to Punch

Heinrich Heine / Quinnell
HEINRICH HEINE German poet and critic, based in Paris from 1831

Nathaniel Hawthorne / 58
NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE (originally Hathorne) American writer at the age of 58

Communist Patrol / 1920
A Communist patrol at a time when the German Communists were involved in street fighting with right wing sympathizers

Einstein / Ils 1922
ALBERT EINSTEIN Scientist, during his visit to Paris in 1922

Jm Barrie / Elderly
SIR JAMES MATTHEW BARRIE Scottish novelist and dramatist, best known for writing Peter Pan

Sir James Barrie / Sepia
SIR JAMES MATTHEW BARRIE Scottish novelist and dramatist, best known for writing Peter Pan

Wolfgang Kapp
WOLFGANG KAPP German Chancellor after the right-wing Kapp-Putsch of 1920

Wilhelm Wien 1911
WILHELM WIEN German physicist and Nobel Prizewinner in 1911

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