Images Dated 16th August 2021

In the witness box William Gordon-Cumming a decorated lieutenant colonel in the Scots

In the witness box William Gordon-Cumming a decorated lieutenant colonel in the Scots Guards, was accused of cheating at baccarat, during a house party in September 1890, with the attendance of Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII). Date: 1891

© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans

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Map of Sognefjord Norway 1898

The Sognefjord or Sognefjorden nicknamed the King of the Fjords ( Norwegian: Fjordenes konge ), is the largest and deepest fjord in Norway.
Original edition from my own archives
Source : Brockhaus 1898

© Ralf Hettler

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I was in too much need of an omnibus, but as soon as it starts raining

I was in too much need of an omnibus, but as soon as it starts raining, they all seem to disappear as if by magic. from the Little Miseries of Human Life, 1843

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