Interesting Collection (page 5)

General Post Office Advertisement
An interesting advertisement illustration for the General Post Office, showing a repetition of a hand clutching a telephone, at your service!, as it were

Pigeons on roof
Group of fancy pigeons on a loft roof. Including some interesting feather foot varieties. Date: circa 1890s

Beira, Mozambique - Private tram-car system
Beira, Mozambique - The private tram-car system - undoubtedly one of the most unusual forms of conveyance in the world. The cars ran on tiny tracks which rose out of the sand

Earlier Titanic, Certificate of Discharge, William Edwards
Earlier ship named Titanic - a rare Certificate of Discharge issued to Seaman William Edwards, following his discharge from the ship as an able bodied seaman on 4 January 1890

Letter from Captain Edward Smith to his daughter
Future Titanic Captain Edward J. Smith, from RMS Baltic - a unique handwritten letter to his daughter Helen, dated 29 November 1906: My Dear Daughter

Letter written by Ida Stanton on board RMS Carpathia
Handwritten letter written on board RMS Carpathia dated 15 August 1912 with original Cunard envelope. Dear Papa and boys... we were delayed by boarding a large cargoe (sic) of spaghetti

RMS Olympic and Titanic - brochure cover design, White Star Line. The Largest and Finest Steamers in the World. Olympic 45, 000 tons, Titanic 45, 000 tons. Some Interesting Views

Sporting Curiosities
Golfers in North Carolina wagering that they won't be put off their game when accompanied by musicians and dancing caddies

Innovative Starting Gate
An innovative starting gate, designed by Professor H. Rottenburg, being tested at a public schools athetics meeting. Date: 1932

Racing at Kempton Park
A low-angled shot captures both spectators and competitors at the Easter Saturday horserace at Kempton Park. Date: 1932

Smith's Weekly Photograph Advert
An advertisement portrait photograph, for Smith's Weekly, a magazine, which is promoting the travelogues of Mrs. T. H. Kelly, who visits the most interesting places in Europe. Date: circa 1923

Neville and Anne Chamberlain in the park
Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain (1869-1940) with his wife Anne (1883-1967) taking a stroll in the park. The watching soldiers are signallers under instruction. Date: 1939

Annie Benham, a Romany traveller
A portrait of Annie Benham, a Romany traveller pictured in the Dorset Downs. Date: 1939

Advert for Harella coats, emphasising their smart fit from any angle. Date: 1943

Ocean Pier Wildwood New Jersey at night
The card is one of a series of finely printed Tichnor images of interesting sites in America. Wildwood is a tourist destination beside the Atlantic

An der Somme photogravure record of the Somme Front
Book entitled An der Somme. Erinnerungen der 12. Infanterie-Division an die Stellungskampfe und Schlacht an der Somme, Oktober 1915 bis November 1916. Not paginated, approximately 240 photos

Sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) large group gathering together, rubbing together to shed skin, interacting and defecating. Indian Ocean, March

A Risque Passage; Un Passage Risque (oil on canvas)
827474 A Risque Passage; Un Passage Risque (oil on canvas) by Consuelo-Fould, Madame (1862-1927); 185.4x105.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Risque Passage; Un Passage Risque)

Interesting treatment of cattle on an argentine stock farm to make the meat tender and soft before killing (litho)
1090703 Interesting treatment of cattle on an argentine stock farm to make the meat tender and soft before killing (litho) by Robinson

DDE-90035243
Europe, Spain, Bilbao. The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao. Date: 12/07/2006

DDE-90035242
Europe, Spain, Bilbao. The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao. Date: 12/07/2006

Deeply Interesting, 1904 (pencil and watercolour)
659793 Deeply Interesting, 1904 (pencil and watercolour) by Smith, Carlton Alfred (1853-1946); 41x57.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Deeply Interesting. Carlton Alfred Smith (1853-1946)

The Letter, c. 1903-1910 (oil on canvas)
989875 The Letter, c.1903-1910 (oil on canvas) by Villegas y Cordero, Jose (1844-1921); 61x90.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Letter. Jose Villegas Cordero (1844-1921). Oil on canvas

The Three Sisters, 1902 (watercolour heightened with gum arabic over traces of pencil and)
989984 The Three Sisters, 1902 (watercolour heightened with gum arabic over traces of pencil and) by Smith, Carlton Alfred (1853-1946); 77.5x25.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Lunch by the River, (black and brown ink and watercolour)
659702 Lunch by the River, (black and brown ink and watercolour) by Grunwald, Isaac (1889-1946); 32.4x33 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Lunch by the River. Isaac Grunewald (1889-1946)

The tussle would have been interesting and thrilling to a spectator (colour litho)
2813050 The tussle would have been interesting and thrilling to a spectator (colour litho) by Noble, John Edwin (1876-1941); Private Collection; (add.info)

Endemic Hawaiian pom-pom crab / Boxer crab (Lybia edmondsoni) on reef, waving anemones (Triactis sp.) in its claws, North Pacific, Hawaii, USA

Welcomed Attention (oil on canvas)
1769865 Welcomed Attention (oil on canvas) by Andreotti, Federigo (1847-1930); 154.9x110.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Welcomed Attention. Frederico Andreotti (1847-1930). Oil on canvas

Leonie Garrido Looking at an Album of Prints, (oil on panel)
1197485 Leonie Garrido Looking at an Album of Prints, (oil on panel) by Garrido, Eduardo-Leon (1856-1906); 55x45.7 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Spanish, out of copyright

Girls Reading, (oil on canvas)
989531 Girls Reading, (oil on canvas) by Carriere, Eugene (1849-1906); 64.8x91.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Girls Reading. Eugene Carriere (1849-1906). Oil on canvas

A Conversation, (pen and ink and watercolour on paper)
989530 A Conversation, (pen and ink and watercolour on paper) by Guys, Constantin (1802-92); 25.1x19.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Conversation. Constantin Guys (1802-1892)

Woman in a White Dress; La Femme en Robe Blanche, c. 1923 (oil on canvas)
656729 Woman in a White Dress; La Femme en Robe Blanche, c.1923 (oil on canvas) by Lebasque, Henri (1865-1937); 50x61 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Interior of the Lollards Prison, Lambeth Palace (engraving)
3655821 Interior of the Lollards Prison, Lambeth Palace (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Interior of the Lollards Prison, Lambeth Palace)

Brighton Chain Pier, before and after the Storm in 1833 (engraving)
3655814 Brighton Chain Pier, before and after the Storm in 1833 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Brighton Chain Pier, before and after the Storm in 1833)

Sherbrooke, Lower Canada (engraving)
3655807 Sherbrooke, Lower Canada (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sherbrooke, Lower Canada)

Herne Bay, Kent, and Opening of the Pier (engraving)
3655804 Herne Bay, Kent, and Opening of the Pier (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Herne Bay, Kent, and Opening of the Pier)

Ancient Sparta (engraving)
3655794 Ancient Sparta (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ancient Sparta. Illustration for Interesting and Remarkable Places by C Mackenzie (John Reynolds)

Toddington, Gloucestershire (engraving)
3655783 Toddington, Gloucestershire (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Toddington, Gloucestershire)

Canterbury Cathedral (engraving)
3655781 Canterbury Cathedral (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Canterbury Cathedral)

Vermillion Towers of the Alhambra (engraving)
3655779 Vermillion Towers of the Alhambra (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vermillion Towers of the Alhambra)

New Houses of Parliament (engraving)
3655776 New Houses of Parliament (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: New Houses of Parliament)

The Quadrangle, Somerset House (engraving)
3655772 The Quadrangle, Somerset House (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Quadrangle, Somerset House)

Thornbury Castle (engraving)
3655767 Thornbury Castle (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Thornbury Castle. Illustration for Interesting and Remarkable Places by C Mackenzie)

Convent and Church at Neuberg (engraving)
3655761 Convent and Church at Neuberg (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Convent and Church at Neuberg)

Passage of the River Amazon (engraving)
3655755 Passage of the River Amazon (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Passage of the River Amazon)

St Heliers, Jersey (engraving)
3655750 St Heliers, Jersey (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Heliers, Jersey)

South London Metropolitan Cemetery, Norwood (engraving)
3655746 South London Metropolitan Cemetery, Norwood (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: South London Metropolitan Cemetery, Norwood)

Interior of Chelsea Bun-House (engraving)
3655730 Interior of Chelsea Bun-House (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Interior of Chelsea Bun-House)

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