Wonders Collection (page 2)

Cairo, Egypt - The Pyramids of Giza - Khufu, Khafra and Menkaure. Date: circa 1930s

Distant view of the Taj Mahal, Agra, India from Agra Fort
Distant view of the Taj Mahal, Agra, India from the Musamman Burj (Agra Fort) Date: circa 1908

The Lighthouse of Alexandria. Le Theatre du Monde. 17th cent
Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. The Lighthouse of Alexandria. 3rd century BC. Le Theatre du Monde, by Guillaume et Joan Blaeu. Amsterdam, 1645

Egypt. The Great Pyramid of Giza, called the Pyramid of Khufu and the Pyramid of Cheops. Is the oldest and largest of the three pyramids in the Giza Necropolis

Egypt. Blocks of stone fallen from one of three satellite pyramids of the Great Pyramid of Khufu or Cheops in the Giza Necropolis. 4th Dynasty. 26th century B.C. Old Kingdom

Pharos of Alexandria
A strong light shining from the tower of the Pharos of Alexandria Date: Ancient

Fairy tale, Jack the Giant Killer
An illustration to the fairy tale, Jack the Giant Killer -- Jack blows his horn at the door of the Giants castle. Two dragons lurk round the corner, breathing fire, while a lizard

7 Wonders / Diana / Calmet
Built by the Greeks, almost entirely from marble, in Ephesus, now part of Turkey. Destroyed by Herostratus in 356 BC in an attempt to immortalise his name

Advertisement, Welgar Shredded Wheat - Welgar Works Wonders. 1950

First Street, San Jose, Santa Clara County, California, USA
First Street (southern end), San Jose, Santa Clara County, California, USA - the Road of a Thousand Wonders. Date: circa 1908

Actress in costume as the Diable (devil) in Les Sept Merveilles du Monde at La Porte St. Martin.. The Seven Wonders of the World was a great fairy spectacle by Adolphe d Ennery with music

Adolphe Paert as Fortunio in Les Sept Merveilles du Monde at La Porte St. Martin.. The Seven Wonders of the World was a great fairy spectacle by Adolphe d Ennery with music and ballet by Gondois

Gil-Peres as Prince Broccoli in Les Sept Merveilles du Monde at La Porte St. Martin.. The Seven Wonders of the World was a great fairy spectacle by Adolphe d Ennery with music and ballet by Gondois

Alexandria, Egypt - Panoramic View, looking out into the Mediterranean Sea beyond the harbour, the site of the ancient Pharos Lighthouse, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

Atlas Novus, 17th c Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
BLAEU, Jan (1596-1673). Atlas Novus or Atlas Maior. 1635 - 1665. Nova totius terrarum orbis geographica ac hydrographica tabula

Museum of Antiquities, San Francisco, California, USA
Museum of Antiquities on the Road of a Thousand Wonders, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California, USA. Date: circa 1915

Chinese women, San Francisco, California, USA
Chinese women at Sutro Heights, on the Road of a Thousand Wonders, San Francisco, California, USA. Date: circa 1910

Suffragette, Baby sees Votes for Women paper. A baby looks at a copy of a Votes for Women newspaper, the organ of the WSPU it wonders. Whatever will they want next? Date: circa 1910

Diagrammatic view of home of Great Eight
Interior wonders of Inveresk House in the Strand, London, the new home of the Great Eight, containing the offices of the Illustrated London News, Sketch, Sphere, Tatler, Graphic, Bystander

The Pyramids of Giza - Cairo, Egypt - inset Arabic Script
The Pyramids of Giza - Cairo, Egypt - inset box with Arabic Script. Date: circa 1904

Circular discussion concerning the catch of the day
" Did yer Father cotch ony fish?" " yes." " Was they Biggins?" " They was bigger than the Little uns." " How big was the Little uns

KUBLAI KHAN (1215-1294); Polo, Marco (1254-1324)

Polo, Marco (1254-1324). Venetian traveller. Book of World Wonders, manuscript edition in French (14th c.). The city of Pekin

Boy on Beach
A boy on a rock-strewn beach discovers the wonders of the mighty deep : perhaps he will grow up to be a marine biologist ? Date: 1910

The seven wonders of the world acclaim the eighth!. Illustration shows Uncle Sam holding the American flag raised in his right hand and with George W

Americas master mentalist, Newmann the Great and his show of wonders. Date 19 - ?

A night in the Orient the pioneer mentalist Newmann the Great and his marvelous show of wonders. Date 1929

The marvel of the century! Newmann and his marvelous show of wonders. Includes small portrait of Newmann and small images of 4 posters advertising his performances. Date ca. 1930

The master mentalist, Newmann the man who knows and his marvelous show of wonders : including the science baffling Simla seance

General Tom Thumb & Wife, Commander Nutt & Minnie Warren. Four wondrously formed & strangely beautiful ladies & gentlemen in miniature, natures smallest editions of her choicest works

Motor bike & sidecar & tram
The Wonders of Speed. Book illustration.Date: 1924

7 Wonders / Mausoleum / Mus
In 353 BC, Greek architects Satyros and Pythios were ordered to design & build a huge tomb for Mausolus of Caria, provincial ruler of the Persian Empire, by his wife

Weighing Machine
A lady on a weighing machine wonders if she ought to cut down on polysaturates Date: circa 1890

The Discovery of The Chamber of Wonders, 1922
Howard Carter, Mrs Arthur Merton, Lady Allenby and Lord Carnarvon waiting to enter the newly discovered Chamber of Wonders

Sunset over the desert and Pyramids, Egypt

Camel group close to the Pyramid of Khufu, Egypt

Pyramids at Giza
The pyramids of Khufu and Khafre at Giza with the Sphinx in the foreground. A very early aeroplane flies above these wonders of the Ancient World

The Restraining Hand
Constantine I, King of the Hellenes wonders whether to join the Triple Entente, or to remain neutral. The mailed fist of the German Emperor, Kaiser Wilhelm II, tries to influence his decision

Napoleon and Son
NAPOLEON III contemplates his son and wonders what their future will be : he has good reason to be pessimistic - four years from now, they will both be in exile in England

Cyprus / Larnaca
The Bazaar at Larnaca : a priest wonders whether to buy a pot, a donkey approaches, but its too hot for very much activity

Strauss / Salome / Destinn
Emmy Destinn, in a production at the Koniglich Opera, Berlin, contemplates the head of Johannes : should she have it mounted, she wonders ?

Fable / Mountain in Labour
THE MOUNTAIN IN LABOUR When a mountain is heard to utter prodigious groans, multitudes flock to it in expectation of wonders, but all that appears is a mouse

Pyramid of Chephren / Giza
The Pyramid of Chephren, son of Cheops, built around 2600BC. Often described as the Great Pyramid of the Giza site

Pyramid of Cheops / Giza
The Pyramid of Cheops at Giza. 146.6 metres high, 13 acre base, 6 million tonnes of stone, 20 years in construction

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)

Davenport Publicity
The World-Renowned DAVENPORT BROTHERS will appear in their Extraordinary Wonders at Pikes Opera Hall, Cincinnati - mediumship ? or magic ?

Wonders of the telephone
Advertisement from 1925 by the Telephone Development Association illustrating the benefits of having a telephone to counteract that womanly feeling of loneliness

Pacific / Sewing Machine
Civilisation comes to the Caroline Islands (West Pacific) - natives learn the wonders of the Singer sewing machine Date: circa 1900

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