Writing Collection (page 12)

German soldier kissing the flag, WW1
A patriotic German soldier kissing his countrys flag during the First World War. Below are the words of the German national anthem, Deutschland uber alles. Date: circa 1914

George Chapman, spiritual healer and medium
George Chapman (1921-2006), English trance spiritual healer and medium. He was active for 60 years through the spirit of Dr William Lang (1852-1937)

Winifred Coombe-Tennant (Mrs Willett), medium
Winifred Margaret Serocold Coombe-Tennant (pseudonym: Mrs Willett, 1874-1956), British suffragette, politician, philanthropist, patron of the arts and spiritualist who engaged in automatic writing

Prince Albert Writing
PRINCE ALBERT, consort of Victoria, queen of England with his autograph Date: 1819-1861

Sultan Abdulhamid II - ruler of the Ottoman Turks
Abdulhamid II (1842-1918) - 34th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and the last to exert effective control over the Empire as a whole entity. Date: circa 1916

Sultan Murad V - ruler of the Ottoman Turks
Murad V (1840-1904) - 33rd Sultan of the Ottoman Empire who reigned (rather briefly) from 30th May to 31st August 1876. Date: 1876

Sultan Mahmud II - ruler of the Ottoman Turks
Mahmud II (1789-1839) - the 30th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1808 until his death in 1839. Date: circa 1830s

Sultan Mustafa I Deli - ruler of the Ottoman Turks
Mustafa I Deli (15911639) son of Mehmed III, the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1617 to 1618 and from 1622 to 1623. Date: circa 1623

Sultan Selim I (The Grim) - leader of the Ottoman Turks
Selim I, nicknamed Yavuz, " the Stern" or " the Steadfast", but often rendered in English as " the Grim" (1465/1466/14701520)

Sultan Mehmed I Celebi - leader of the Ottoman Turks
Mehmed I Celebi (13901421) - Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1413 to 1421. Date: circa 1420

Sultan Orhan - leader of the Ottoman Turks
Orhan or Orhan Bey (12811362), the second bey (ruler) of the Ottoman Empire (at this stage known as the Ottoman Beylik or Emirate). Date: circa 1360

Sultan Osman I - leader of the Ottoman Turks
Osman I or Othman I or Osman Gazi (12581326) Ottoman Turkish Sultan Osman Ghazi, Turkish, nicknamed " Kara" (black) - leader of the Ottoman Turks

Map of the World. ca. 700 BC - 500 BC. Tablet with world map of the Mesopotamian world, with Babylon in the middle. Babylonian art. UNITED KINGDOM. London. The British Museum. Proc: IRAQ. Sippar

Four Sea Scouts at Colchester, Essex
Four Sea Scouts under instruction and making notes at Colchester, Essex. circa 1950

Copying a Manuscript
A secretary of Philippe le Bon, duc de Bourgogne, copies a manuscript circa 1460

Captain Scott and his tent
Artists impression of Captain Scott writing in his diary in his tent during his expedition to the South Pole in which he and his four companions perished

Kuda Bux and one of his experiments
Undated photograph of Kuda Bux and one of his experiments with " eyeless sight" : with head bandaged, he is duplicating shorthand characters drawn on a blackboard by Lucie Kay

Peruvian Quipo
Quipos - coloured cords, with knots at appropriate points, enabled the ancient Peruvians and Mexicans to communicate in a non-verbal manner

Remington Standard Typewriter No. 7
The Remington Standard Typewriter No. 7 -- an improved model

Kukulkan Carving (Mayan)
A Mayan carving of the God Kukulkan (the Feathered Serpent God also known as Quetzalcoatl) now in the British Museum after removal from Chichen Itza

China / Cartoons / 1898
THE ARTFUL DOWAGER Empress-Dowager Xi Taihou (to the son of Heaven ) " Reform, Indeed! I ll Reform You! Go and stand in the corner till I tell you to come out!"

Writing Valentines
Two young ladies writing their Valentines

Blackboard with comic verse on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Christmas card in the shape of a red pillar box, open to reveal the greeting inside. (2 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Cat and Elizabethan poet on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Inkpot with comic verse on a Christmas and New Year card
Overturned inkpot with comic verse on a Christmas and New Year card. Date: circa 1890s

Three bird and animal judges on a cutout Christmas card
Three bird and animal judges (a goose, a turkey and a bull) wearing long wigs in a courtroom on a cutout Christmas card. (1 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Christmas card in the shape of a portable writing case
Christmas card in the shape of a portable wooden writing case. (1 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

New Year card in the shape of a gift box. Date: circa 1890s

Boiled egg in an eggcup on a cutout New Year card. Date: circa 1890s

Greetings card in the shape of a white leaf
Greetings card to a friend in the shape of a white leaf with purple writing. Date: circa 1890s

Moth on a handmade Christmas card, with a handwritten label and a little pink bag, perhaps containing pot pourri. Date: circa 1890s

Two boy scouts on an outdoor activity, Mauritius, signalling with a flag

German boy scout in a tent at camp, wondering what to write

Cartoon, Mr James Willing and the Ghost
Cartoon, Mr James Willing, Jun, is busy writing another stirring drama. Our artist has caught him at that moment when the " ghost" comes in

Advertisement for Pears Soap from Illustrated London News. 1894

Arabic writing on a map of Italy and North Africa, WW2
Arabic writing on a map of Italy and North Africa during the Second World War. 1940s

Robert Morrison, Protestant missionary
Robert Morrison (1782-1834), Anglo-Scottish Protestant missionary to Portuguese Macao, Qing-era Guangdong and Dutch Malacca, seen here with Li Shigong (left) and Chen Laoyi (centre)

Palestinian Arabic Scribe in London
Palestinian Arabic Scribe at the Palestine in London Exhibition held at the Royal Agricultural Hall (now the Business Design Centre) in Islington, London - June, 1907

Advert for Swan fountain pens 1901
Swan fountain pens with intricate design cases and chains, for Christmas gifts, free post catalogue available or in store at Cheapside, London. 1901

Neo-Hittite hieroglyphic Inscription from Carchemish, Syria
Hieroglyphic inscription, Neo-Hittite, c9th century BC. A large relief carving on a basalt slab found near Aleppo, Syria - the Carchemish (Karkemish) site

The Love Letter by William A Breakspeare -- a pensive woman sits at a writing desk. late 19th century

Francois-Rene de Chateaubriand (1768-1848) writing his Memoi
Francois-Rene de Chateaubriand (1768-1848). French writer and politician. Chateaubriand writing his Memoirs from Beyond the Grave, 1848-1850, during his trip to Thionville. Engraving

Boys with IRA graffiti, Belfast, Northern Ireland
A group of boys stand in front of IRA graffiti on a wall in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Date: 1969

Ottoman Empire - Long Live the Sultan - Flag Date: circa 1910

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