Images Dated 30th April 2018

Cartoons, W H Smith as Secretary for War

Cartoons, W H Smith as Secretary for War - a Fancy German Portrait, and the Reality. William Henry Smith, newsagent, bookseller and Conservative MP, served as Secretary of State for War from 1886 to 1887.
circa 1886

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Viscountess Valletort and her son

Caroline Augusta Edgcumbe, Viscountess Valletort (1808-1881) and her son, William Henry Edgcumbe, 4th Earl of Mount Edgcumbe (1832-1917).
circa 1837

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British naval ships by W Fred Mitchell

British naval ships, from left to right: Arrogant, Majestic, Resolution, Magnificent, Repulse, Diadem.
1899

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