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Biddy The Tubman Stonham - Hastings, East SussexBiddy " The Tubman" Stonham - Hastings, East Sussex - Acrobat and Seaside Entertainer (1910s - 1930s). There are a number of (hilarious)
Employees - Ford Motor Company, Detroit, Michigan, USAThe 36, 000 Employees of the Ford Motor Company, Detroit, Michigan, USA pose for a group photograph in front of the factory buildings
Flo Dixie - impersonating a male army officerFlo Dixie, Music Hall Performer - impersonating a male army officer. Known as the bantam male impersonator'. Dressed as an army officer with cane, monocle and cigar. Signed card.. Date: circa 1921
Hetty King music hall male impersonator 1883-1972Hetty (Hettie) King (Winifred Emms) as sailor seated on a barrel leaning forward with pipe in hand. Coil of rope and parcel wrapped in a handkerchief at her side. Date: circa 1907
Jennie Benson music hall comedienne and mimicJennie Benson comedienne and mimic. Known for her character studies. Dressed as a soldier during the First World War in greatcoat and cap, smoking a cigarette. Signed card. Date: circa 1917
Bessie Bonehill music hall male impersonator 1855-1902Bessie Bonehill started on the halls as a clog dancer as part of the Sisters Bonehill act and became a male impersonator. Jaunty pose with hands in pockets
Franco-British Exhibition - We are Enjoying the ExhibitionBritish Comic Postcard - Franco-British Exhibition of 1908 at White City (in West London near Shepherds Bush) - " We are Enjoying the Exhibition" (written in French and English!). Date: 1908
Vesta Tilley music hall male impersonator 1864-1952Vesta Tilley (Matilda Alice Powles) male impersonator, actress and pantomime star. In costume as ?Algy, the Piccadilly Johnny with the little glass eye
The Bungalow, Bowring Park, St. Johns, Newfoundland, CanadaThe Bungalow, Bowring Park, St. John s, Newfoundland, Canada Date: 1930s
The British Consulate Building - Cairo, Egypt. Date: circa 1908
Pan American Boeing 314 - Yankee Clipper, USAPan American Boeing 314 - Yankee Clipper - USA. IN service 1939-1943 - crashed in Portugal when coming in to dock when the wing hit the sea when turning. Of the 39 people on board, 24 died
San Francisco, California, USA - Chinatown, Fortune Teller. Date: 1904
Hungary - A Road hog makes insulting gesture to donkey riderComic Postcard - Road Rage - Hungary - A Road hog makes an insulting gesture to a donkey rider who seemingly did not get out of the way fast enough! Date: circa 1917
The Somerset County Cricket Team of 1905. The Captain is Samuel Moses James Woods ) an Australian sportsman, who represented both Australia and England at Test cricket
French April Fools Card - Flying Fish Aeroplane sending Best Wishes.....!! Date: circa 1909
Profile - Bust of Pharoah Akhenaten from AmarnaProfile - Bust of Egyptian Pharoah Akhenaten - from Amarna, the capital city newly established and built by Akhenaten of the late Eighteenth Dynasty, and abandoned shortly after his death
German Men at an open air spa, taking exercise, playing cards and lifting weights. Date: circa 1905
Redwood Highway, Scotia, California - Pacific Lumber CompanyRedwood Highway, Scotia, California, USA - Pacific Lumber Company, Redwood Mill. Date: 1936
Susi - in a long scarfSusi - sitting in the corner wrapped up in a long scarf Date: 1950s
Fragments of Zeppelin, 1916Three fragments obtained from a recently-destroyed Zeppelin. No 1. outer covering of Zeppelin (a doped fabric, i.e. a woven material treated with waterproofing solution). No 2
Jean Russell in Fancy Dress as Britannia Date: circa 1920s
Beach Yacht - Hastings, East Sussex. Date: circa 1910s
Paris, France - A. Barrot standing outside his Chemist ShopParis, France - Proprietor (possibly Chemist/Pharmacist) A. Barrot standing outside his Chemist Shop. Date: 1913
Boats on Lake Balaton - Hungary - evening light. Date: 1913
Scene on the Cumberland River, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. Date: 1911
Syrian Porter carries two enormous trunks on his backA Syrian Porter carries two enormous trunks on his back. Date: circa 1910s
WW1 Propaganda - Vive L Italie - Gloire aux Allies. Date: circa 1916
Town Hall - Reims, France. Date: 1890s
Guayaquil, Ecuador - Headquarters of Philanthropic SocietyGuayaquil, Ecuador - Headquarters of the Philanthropic Society. Date: 1909
Old Father Time and The Times (Le Temps) Newspaper, as well as other time-keeping mechanisms including an hourglass and a sundial. Date: circa 1890s
Man and daughter - Doorway of Old House - Quimper, France - Rue du Gueodet.. Now Les Caratides Bar Restaurant Date: circa 1910
Menton, France - Promenade de Midi - Mules on the beach. Date: circa 1907
Syrian Women making Bread Date: circa 1907
Field of Chumbera Nopal Cactus (Prickly Pear) at Las Palmas, Cran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain. Insects are gathered off of the cactus they grow up in
Police rescue a small boy during the Floods in Norwich, Norfolk - August, 1912. Date: 1912
Lighter than Air - sculpture by Ebbe" Lighter than Air" - sculpture by Axel (Emil) Ebbe (1868-1941). Date: 1912
Toad discovered in a flint - found at Lewes, Sussex" Memorials of a Quiet Life". Toad discovered in a flint - found at Lewes, Sussex. Now on display at Brightons Booth Museum. Date: 1910
The Orchestra promenade, Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri, USA. Date: circa 1930s
London Fire Brigade Headquarters, LambethThe iconic LFB (London Fire Brigade) Headquarters building - Lambeth, London. Date: circa 1930s
The Jacknife Bridge, Michigan Street, Buffalo, NY, USA. Date: circa 1906
Barnum Institute of Science and History, Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA. Now a Museum celebrating the life and craeer of P. T. Barnum. Date: circa 1908
Hotel Castleton, St. George, Staten Island, New York, USAHotel Castleton, St. George, Staten Island, New York State, USA. Date: circa 1906
Hotel Arlington, New York City, USA - 25th Street near Broadway and 5th Avenue. Date: circa 1906
Sponge Fleet in Harbour - Tarpon Springs, Florida, USAThe Sponge Fleet in Harbour Tarpon Springs, Florida, USA. Date: 1935
Tomb of Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Painter and PoetTomb of Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828-1882), Painter and Poet at Birchington on Sea. Date: circa 1910s
Whitehall Building, New York, USA. Date: 1906
Curtis High School, New Brighton, NY, Staten Island, USACurtis High School, New Brighton, New York State, Staten Island, USA. Date: 1906
Fond du Lac, Wisconsin - The Public LibraryFond du Lac (French for Bottom of the Lake ), Wisconsin, USA - The Public Library. Date: 1906
Free Library and Municipal Court, 20th Street, PhiladelphiaFree Library and Municipal Court, 20th Street and Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Date: circa 1920s
Masonic Temple, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA Date: circa 1909
Ruins of the State Armory, Chelsea, Massachusetts, USA - Great Chelsea Fire of 12th April, 1908. Date: 1908
Naulhaka, Home of Rudyard Kipling, Brattleboro, Vermont, USA. Date: circa 1920s
International Banking Corporation Building, New York, USA Date: 1906
Boston Massachusetts, USA - The Mechanics Building Date: circa 1910s
Old Mission, Dolores, San Francisco, California, USA Date: circa 1950s
The Woolworth Building, USA - Above the CloudsThe Woolworth Building, New York City, USA - Above the Clouds. Date: circa 1907
The Woolworth Building, USA - The Cathedral of CommerceThe Woolworth Building, New York, USA - The Cathedral of Commerce. Date: circa 1907
Brick School House, Dover, New Hampshire, USA - over 100 years old (when this postcard was published in the early 20th century). Date: circa 1908
Purse Seinors Catching Salmon, Seattle, Washington, USA. A purse seine is a large wall of netting deployed around an entire area or school of fish
Central Park Boat House in Autumn, New York City, USA. Date: circa 1910s
Sea Gull Dining Room - Jacksonville Beach, Florida (" The Worlds Finest Beach" ). Date: 1930s
The American Child - Young girl in purple dressThe American Child - A sweet young girl in purple dress, striped purple stockings and a large spotty purple bow in her hair. Date: 1910
The English Child - Young girl in yellow dress - toy horseDelightful postcard illustration entitled The English Child - A young girl in yellow dress - pulling along a toy horse with a string. Date: 1910
Main Street from the Town Hall, Geneseo, New York State, USAMain Street from the Town Hall - Geneseo, New York State, USA. Date: 1920s
Statue of Atlas - Rockefeller Center - New York, USA. Date: 1930s
City Hall Park, New York, USA. Surrounded by centuries-old majestic government buildings that date back to 1812, this park provides a much-needed green spot in a bustling downtown area
Worlds Theosophical Center of the Universal BrotherhoodView of the Worlds Theosophical Center of the Universal Brotherhood - Point Loma, San Diego, California, USA. Date: 1897
Times Square and Paramount Building, New York, USA. Date: 1933
YMCA, Los Angeles, California, USAYMCA (Young Mens Christian Association), Los Angeles, California, USA Date: 1920
Barlum Hotel, Detroit, Michigan, USABarlum Hotel, Detroit 26, Michigan, USA. On Cadillac Square, one block east of Woodward. Radio in every room - " no added charge"... Date: circa 1950s
Roosevelt Memorial unveiled at Grosvenor Gardens, LondonThe Roosevelt Memorial unveiled at Grosvenor Gardens, London by Mrs Roosevelt in the presence of King George VI and members of the British Royal Family on 12th April 1948 - Statue of Franklin Delano
New York World Fair 1939, New York City - " Riders of the Elements". Date: 1939
May Lilian Levey music hall male impersonatorMay Lilian Levey male impersonator, dancer, pantomime principal boy. Here dressed in top hat and tails with cane. Called herself the ?premier male character comedienne?
Louie Tracy music hall male impersonatorLouie Tracy male impersonator dressed as a man about town with top hat and cane. ?Faultlessly attired, by everyone admired?. Billed as the ?Dapper, Dandy Boy?. Signed card. Date: circa 1910
Madeline Rossiter actress, musician and managerMadeline Rossiter dressed in male attire as Algy. She worked in revue, summer seasons, musical comedy and pantomime. Described as a comedienne, impressioniste and musician
Pauline Travis music hall male impersonatorPauline Travis male impersonator billed as ?the new male impersonator? in 1915. Dressed as a man about town wearing evening suit, white waistcoat, top hat and monocle. Signed card. Date: circa 1915
Wee Georgie Wood music hall comedian and actor 1894?-1979Wee Georgie Wood comedian, actor and writer. Here dressed as Vesta Tilley in uniform with cigar and cane. Card entitled Vesta Tilley. Date: circa early 1900s
Vesta Tilley music hall male impersonator 1864-1952Vesta Tilley (Matilda Alice Powles) male impersonator, actress and pantomime star. Dressed in costume as an Eton schoolboy with bum-freezer jacket and top hat
Winifred Ward music hall male impersonator 1880-1975Winifred Ward male impersonator and pantomime principal boy. In costume for ?Jack Horner? pantomime, Princes Theatre, Bristol. Wearing light coloured suit with trouser turn-ups
Hetty King music hall male impersonator 1883-1972Hetty (Hettie) King (Winifred Emms) in pantomime costume as Aladdin. Seated on table. Elaborate hat with feathers, Chinese-style satin jacket with shorts, tights and satin shoes with large bow
San Francisco, California, USA - Chinatown, Fish Alley. Date: 1904
Victorian Spoof Joke 1880s New Year Weatherlyvictorian, spoof, joke, 1880s, new, year, weatherly, travel, tickets, season, ticket, 1889, health, prosperity, line, verse, text, printed, 12008963
Christmas card in the shape of an apple -- Under the rind my wish you ll find, May Christmas be bright and Fortune kind. circa 1890s
Greetings card in the shape of a red pillar box -- Cleared at Bed Time. circa 1890s
