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New Items from the Grenville Collins Collection (page 22)

The latest additions to this remarkable collection of postcards, photography and illustration.

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Background imageNew Items from the Grenville Collins Collection: St Mary Magdalene Canvas Church Crusade

St Mary Magdalene Canvas Church Crusade - Highbury Corner, Holloway - run by the Rev Arthur William Goodwin Hudson (1906-1985) (who signed the back of the card in May 1953). Date: circa 1952

Background imageNew Items from the Grenville Collins Collection: Young Austrian Girl with flowers in her hair

Young Austrian Girl with flowers in her hair - The (very faint) German inscription at th base reads: Happy Birthday. Date: 1917

Background imageNew Items from the Grenville Collins Collection: William Cowpers Summer House, Olney, Buckinghamshire

William Cowpers Summer House, Olney, Buckinghamshire. William Cowper (1731-1800) was an English poet and hymnodist. Date: circa 1950s

Background imageNew Items from the Grenville Collins Collection: The Continental Boat Express - Southern Railway

The Continental Boat Express - Southern Railway - the up-continental Boat train which runs between Dover and Victoria and is drawn by a Lord Nelson Class locomotive No. 859 " Lord Hood"

Background imageNew Items from the Grenville Collins Collection: Souvenir Medal to the pioneers of Transatlantic Flight

Souvenir Medal to the pioneers of Transatlantic Flight
Souvenir Medal/Medallion to the pioneers of Transatlantic Flight - both those who lost their lives and then (finally) the one (Lindbergh) who succeeded. Date: circa 1927

Background imageNew Items from the Grenville Collins Collection: Kaiser Wilhelm I and his grandson - future Kaiser Wilhelm II

Kaiser Wilhelm I and his grandson - future Kaiser Wilhelm II
Kaiser Wilhelm I (1797-1888) and his grandson - future Kaiser Wilhelm II (1859-1941) waving to crowds (seemingly) below - A Greeting to the People. Date: 1887

Background imageNew Items from the Grenville Collins Collection: Ballet dancer Alexis Rassine in Le Spectre de la Rose

Ballet dancer Alexis Rassine in Le Spectre de la Rose
Ballet dancer Alexis Rassine (1919-1992) in Le Spectre de la Rose (with Margot Fonteyn). Date: 1944

Background imageNew Items from the Grenville Collins Collection: Swan Lake - Robert Helpmann as Prince Siegfried

Swan Lake - Robert Helpmann as Prince Siegfried
Ballet dancer Robert Helpmann (1909-1986) in the role of Prince Siegfried in Swan Lake (Le Lac des Cygnes) at Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London (Sadlers Wells Ballet). Date: 1946

Background imageNew Items from the Grenville Collins Collection: Swan Lake - Robert Helpmann and Margot Fonteyn

Swan Lake - Robert Helpmann and Margot Fonteyn
Ballet dancers Robert Helpmann (1909-1986) in the role of Prince Siegfried and Margot Fonteyn (1919-1991) in the role of Odette in the finale of Swan Lake (Le Lac des Cygnes) at Royal Opera House

Background imageNew Items from the Grenville Collins Collection: Robert Helpmann as A Young Man in Nocturne

Robert Helpmann as A Young Man in Nocturne
Robert Helpmann (1909-1986) - Ballet dancer - as A Young Man in Nocturne (with Fonteyn - music by Delius). Date: 1936

Background imageNew Items from the Grenville Collins Collection: Julia Farron - Ballet Dancer in Mlle. Theodore - Scene 1

Julia Farron - Ballet Dancer in Mlle. Theodore - Scene 1
Julia Farron (1922-2019) - Ballet Dancer performing as Mademoiselle Theodore in The Prospect Before Us, scene 1, a one-act comic ballet in seven scenes

Background imageNew Items from the Grenville Collins Collection: Robert Helpmann and Margot Fonteyn in Facade

Robert Helpmann and Margot Fonteyn in Facade
Robert Helpmann (1909-1986) - ballet dancer - as A Dago in Facade with Margot Fonteyn (1919-1991) - prima Ballerina. Music by Walton, choreography by Sir Frederick Ashton. Date: 1936

Background imageNew Items from the Grenville Collins Collection: Byrd Antarctic Expedition II - Dog team on dangerous ice

Byrd Antarctic Expedition II - Dog team on dangerous ice
Byrd Antarctic Expedition II - Dog team crossing treacherous pressure ice. On his second expedition in 1934, Richard E. Byrd (1888-1957)

Background imageNew Items from the Grenville Collins Collection: Bales of cotton, ready for shipment - USA

Bales of cotton, ready for shipment - USA. Date: circa 1911

Background imageNew Items from the Grenville Collins Collection: Nave - Ely Cathedral, Cambridgeshire - looking west

Nave - Ely Cathedral, Cambridgeshire - looking west. Date: 1954

Background imageNew Items from the Grenville Collins Collection: Market Square and Corn Exchage, Saffron Walden, Essex

Market Square and Corn Exchage, Saffron Walden, Essex Date: 1954

Background imageNew Items from the Grenville Collins Collection: Alhambra Palace, Granada, Spain - Mirador of Lindaraja

Alhambra Palace, Granada, Spain - Mirador of Lindaraja (or Daraxa) - The dressing room or bedroom of the Sultana had this bay window (or a mirador)

Background imageNew Items from the Grenville Collins Collection: The Norman Doorway - Glastonbury Abbey, Somerset

The Norman Doorway - Glastonbury Abbey, Somerset. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageNew Items from the Grenville Collins Collection: Mont Blanc Massif - French Alps - Chamonix

Mont Blanc Massif - French Alps - Chamonix - The Plan Praz Terrace (2064m altitude.) Date: circa 1910s

Background imageNew Items from the Grenville Collins Collection: Napoli and the Bay of Naples - View toward Mount Vesuvius

Napoli and the Bay of Naples - View toward Mount Vesuvius and Villa (Palazzo) Donna anna (left) Date: circa 1903

Background imageNew Items from the Grenville Collins Collection: International Exhibition in Paris - 1937

International Exhibition in Paris - 1937 - English Pavilion, designed by Olivier Hill, alongside Abella (French collaborator). Date: 1937

Background imageNew Items from the Grenville Collins Collection: Exmouth, Devon - St. John-in-the-Wilderness Church

Exmouth, Devon - St. John-in-the-Wilderness Church - in all of its wild glory. Date: circa 1908

Background imageNew Items from the Grenville Collins Collection: Harvard House, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England

Harvard House, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England. Built in 1596 by Thomas Rogers, grandfather of the benefactor of Harvard University, John Harvard. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageNew Items from the Grenville Collins Collection: Steamboat passing through lock near St. Louis. Missouri, USA

Steamboat passing through lock near St. Louis. Missouri, USA Date: circa 1910s

Background imageNew Items from the Grenville Collins Collection: Steamboats in the Harbour - Toronto, Canada

Steamboats in the Harbour - Toronto, Canada. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageNew Items from the Grenville Collins Collection: Honeymoon - mid-channel - Making the best of a bad situation

Honeymoon - mid-channel - Making the best of a bad situation
Our Honeymoon - mid-channel - Making the best of a bad situation... A kiss before disaster. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageNew Items from the Grenville Collins Collection: Villagarcia, Spain - Playa de la Marina (Marina Beach)

Villagarcia, Spain - Playa de la Marina (Marina Beach) - North western Spain on the Atlantic coast. Date: circa 1900s

Background imageNew Items from the Grenville Collins Collection: Maidens Tower (Kyz Kulesi), also known as Leanders Tower

Maidens Tower (Kyz Kulesi), also known as Leanders Tower
Eveing silhouette view of Maidens Tower (Turkish: Kyz Kulesi), also known as Leanders Tower (Tower of Leandros) since the medieval Byzantine period, at Salacak on the Bosphorus - Constantinople

Background imageNew Items from the Grenville Collins Collection: The Mint House, Pevensey, East Sussex

The Mint House, Pevensey, East Sussex dating from 1342 (see also: 10910489 for an ivy-less view...). Date: circa 1910s

Background imageNew Items from the Grenville Collins Collection: Gold Mine Headgear - Witwatersrand (East) - South Africa

Gold Mine Headgear - Witwatersrand (East) - South Africa. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageNew Items from the Grenville Collins Collection: Hotel Riffelalp and the Matterhorn, Zermatt, Switzerland

Hotel Riffelalp and the Matterhorn, Zermatt, Switzerland. Date: 1928

Background imageNew Items from the Grenville Collins Collection: The Largest Glacial Kettle at Taylor Falls, Minnesota, USA

The Largest Glacial Kettle at Taylor Falls, Minnesota, USA
The Largest Glacial Kettle (Pot Hole) at Taylor Falls, Minnesota, USA. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageNew Items from the Grenville Collins Collection: Wrestling Match (Wrestlers - Luchadas) - Canary Islands

Wrestling Match (Wrestlers - Luchadas) - Canary Islands
Canarain Wrestling Match (Wrestlers - Luchadas) - Canary Islands, Spain. Canarian Wrestling is a form of folk wrestling, originally from the Canary Islands, where it is known as Lucha Canaria

Background imageNew Items from the Grenville Collins Collection: Hansi Arnstadt - Actress, Film Star and Dancer

Hansi Arnstadt - Actress, Film Star and Dancer
Hansi Arnstadt (1878-1945) - German Actress, Film Star and Dancer. Date: 1920s

Background imageNew Items from the Grenville Collins Collection: Skogen Station - Norway

Skogen Station - Norway - on the Holmenkollen Line located between Voksenlia and Lillevann, in Oslo. The architect for the station was Erik Glosimodt. Date: 1932

Background imageNew Items from the Grenville Collins Collection: The Chowk, Allahabad (Prayagraj), Uttar Pradesh, India

The Chowk, Allahabad (Prayagraj), Uttar Pradesh, India
The Chowk (marketplace), Allahabad (Prayagraj), Uttar Pradesh, India Date: circa 1905

Background imageNew Items from the Grenville Collins Collection: Stack Polly and Monarchs of the Glen, Ullapool

Stack Polly and Monarchs of the Glen, Ullapool
Stack Polly (Stac Pollaidh) and Monarchs of the Glen, Ullapool - a village of around 1, 500 inhabitants in Ross and Cromarty, Scottish Highlands, located around 45 miles north-west of Inverness

Background imageNew Items from the Grenville Collins Collection: Sangerfest - Rostock, Germany

Sangerfest - Rostock, Germany
Commemorative card produced for the Sangerfest (Song Festival) held at Rostock, Germany - in the German federal state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

Background imageNew Items from the Grenville Collins Collection: London - St. Jamess Palace

London - St. Jamess Palace Date: circa 1903

Background imageNew Items from the Grenville Collins Collection: London - Poultry

London - Poultry, a short street in the City of London, the historic nucleus and modern financial centre of London. Date: circa 1903

Background imageNew Items from the Grenville Collins Collection: London - Traffic crossing the old London Bridge

London - Traffic crossing the old London Bridge Date: circa 1903

Background imageNew Items from the Grenville Collins Collection: London - The Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours

London - The Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours
London - Premises on Piccadilly of The Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours (RI) - now (since 1970) home to BAFTA. Date: circa 1903

Background imageNew Items from the Grenville Collins Collection: London - The National Gallery on Trafalgar Square

London - The National Gallery on Trafalgar Square Date: circa 1903

Background imageNew Items from the Grenville Collins Collection: London - Somerset House - north bank of River Thames

London - Somerset House - north bank of River Thames Date: circa 1903

Background imageNew Items from the Grenville Collins Collection: London - The Guildhall from the South

London - The Guildhall from the South. Date: circa 1903

Background imageNew Items from the Grenville Collins Collection: London - Cheapside, looking east

London - Cheapside, looking east Date: circa 1903

Background imageNew Items from the Grenville Collins Collection: London - The Monument

London - The Monument (to the Great Fire of London designed by Robert Hooke) at the end of Pudding Lane. Date: circa 1903

Background imageNew Items from the Grenville Collins Collection: London - The Albert Memorial, Hyde Park

London - The Albert Memorial, Hyde Park Date: circa 1903



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