Images Dated 28th December 2016

Tecla pearls counterparts for the natural 1913

Women models wearing the Tecla pearl jewellery that made a more unified necklace, and also cheaper to the pocket. Date: 1913

© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans

1913, Earrings, Edwardian, Female, Head, Headdress, Headdresses, Jewellery, Model, Models, Necklace, Necklaces, Pearl, Pearls, Pre, Profile, Shoulders, Tecla, War

Vancouver, Canada - Hastings Street and Dominion Building

Vancouver, British Columbia, Western Canada - Hastings Street. The thirteen-storey, Second Empire style Dominion Building (right) was the tallest commercial building in the British Empire upon its completion in 1910. The architect was John S. Helyer. Date: circa 1920

© Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection

1920s, 20s, Architect, Aug16, Bc, Block, British, Building, Canada, Canadian, Columbia, Commerical, Dominion, Empire, Hastings, Helyer, John, Street, Style, Tall, Thirteen Storey, Twenties, Vancouver, Western

Shakespeare - Venus and Adonis

Shakespeare - Venus and Adonis - Vouchsafe, thou wonder, to alight thy steed.
circa 1830s

© Mary Evans Picture Library

1830s, Adonis, Alight, Attraction, Encounter, Goddess, Horse, Horseback, Horses, Love, Lust, Man, Meeting, Men, Narrative, Poem, Romance, Seduction, Shakespeare, Steed, Thou, Thy, Venus, Vouchsafe, Young