Jun16 Collection (#5)

West End riots: ducking an unpopular speaker, 1886
Ducking an unpopular speaker at an open air meeting of unemployed East End dock workers and artisans in Trafalgar Square. The people were stirred to violence following incendiary speeches

West End riots: shops looted by rioters, 1886
Articles of plunder from shops, used as missiles during the 1886 West End riots. At an open air meeting of unemployed East End dock workers and artisans in Trafalgar Square

West End riots: break up of Trafalgar Square meeting, 1886
At an open air meeting of unemployed East End dock workers and artisans in Trafalgar Square, the people were stirred to violence following incendiary speeches, and rioted

West End riots: shops damaged by rioters, 1886
The damage caused by rioters to Messrs T. Goode and Co, a large china ware shop on South Audley Street, during the 1886 West End riots

West End riots, 1886 - a crowd
A crowd of unemployed men debating ths issues of the moment, sketched at the demonstration at Trafalgar Square, London, at the time of the West End riots in 1886

West End riots, 1886 - What do you think?
three unemployed men debating the issues of the moment, sketched at the demonstration at Trafalgar Square, London, at the time of the West End riots in 1886

West End riots, 1886 - a two men in discussion
Two men in discussion, sketched at the demonstration at Trafalgar Square, London, at the time of the West End riots in 1886

Mr John Burns
John Elliot Burns(1858-1943) radical statesman and trade unionist, pictured in 1886 at the time of his incendiary speech that was credited with causing the riot in Trafalagar Square in February 1886

Knees versus knuckles - handshake
Should hands be clasped in prayer or clenched in aggression? A visual rumination on how hands can express peace, anger and reconciliation or friendship. Date: 19th century

The Columbus skate invention - ice skating
The Columbus newest skate invention. Awarded at the Vienna Industrial Exhibition 1890 with first diploma of honour. Ice skates from G. Rohonery of Budapest. 19th century

Ice skates
An ice skate from 1892. 1892

Drums and Fifes by H. M. Bateman
An old man, dozing on a bench, is disturbed by the distant sound of the drums and fifes of a marching military band. Suffused with patriotism, he races off to find them and falls in

Chiswick Art Workers Guild making Cecil Aldin toys
At the toy-makers: a glimpse at Mr Aldins works at Bedford Park. Members of the Chiswick Art Workers Guild busily manufacturing Mr Aldins toys

Cecil Aldin in his studio
Cecil Aldin (1870-1935), sporting artist, illustrator and Master of the South Berkshire Foxhounds. Known particularly for his pictures of animals, especially dogs

At a vegetable party - a salad fancy dress
Delightful idea for a fancy dress costume. Why not go as a salad, complete with salad serving spoon and fork? Date: 1903

Air raid shelter de luxe, WWII
A luxurious air raid shelter, equipped with a variety of material comforts including a wireless set in order to provide music which would be, soothing in times of stress. Date: 1939

Protective colouring for black outs, WWII - hi vis dog
A night time shot illustrating the use of white accessories to ensure visibility during black outs, making pedestrians visible to motorists during the early weeks of the Second World War. Date: 1939

Protective colouring for black outs, WWII
Protective, reflective clothing adopted by civilians to ensure visibility during black outs in the early days of the Second World War. A couple prepared for the hours of darkness to come

Hon. Mary Katharine Coke by Madame Yevonde
The Hon. Mary Katharine Coke, younger daughter of Viscount and Viscountess Coke, and granddaughter of the Earl of Leicester

Sizing up at the Miss California Beauty Contest
Judges at the Miss California beauty contest held at Venice, California in the summer of 1939, using a scientific device to assist them in their decision

The Dispensary at the London Hospital, Whitechapel
Patients with a variety of ailments being administered medicine at the Dispensary at the London Hospital in Whitechapel, East London in 1888. Date: 1888

New buildings at the London Hospital, Whitechapel
New buildings of the London Hospital in Whitechapel, East London, opened in 1887 by the Prince and Princess of Wales. Top left is the library of the medical college

Two soldiers of the First World War
Frederick Edward Soar, a private soldier in the Royal Army Medical Corps, posing with a friend, also in the uniform. The maple leaf shaped badge on his cap suggests he is a member of the Second

Fred Soar, RAMC soldier, WW1
Frederick Edward Soar, a private soldier in the Royal Army Medical Corps during the First World War. Date: c.1915

Page from catalogue of safety razors
Page of safety razors for sale Harrods catalogue (1911 - 1912), Cutlery Department. Included on this page are various safety razors and stropping machines. Date: 1911

Page from catalogue of nickel toilet mirrors
Page of nickel toilet mirrors from Harrods catalogue (1911 - 1912), Brushes and Turnery Department. Also included on this page are nickel shaving sets. Date: 1911

Baltimore, Maryland, USA - Unloading Oysters. Set within an oyster shell border.. Date: 1910

A Carpet Shop, Maidan, Tbilisi, Georgia. Date: circa 1902

Ukraine - Alupka - Southern facade of the Vorontsov Palace
Ukraine - Alupka - The striking Oriental appearance of the southern facade of the Vorontsov Palace, situated at the foot of the Crimean Mountains in Crimea. Date: circa 1910s

Turkmenistan - Local Judges Date: 1908

Russian Hunter-Scouts of the Turkestan Battalion. Date: 1904

Turkmenistan - Travel by cart (note remarkable large wheels). Date: circa 1909

Turkmenistan - Muslims pray outdoors after a storm - Friday prayers. Date: circa 1910s

Turkmenistan - Delivery of some modern cot beds
The Modern World reaches everywhere (or at least the Soviet propaganda machine!)... A family in Turkmenistan receive some new metal-frame cot beds for their young children

Turkmenistan - Family group standing in front of their yurt tent. Date: circa 1910s

Turkmenistan - Local Mounted Police. Date: 1908

Norma and Constance Talmadge - American actresses
Norma Talmadge(1894-1957), American actress and film producer of the silent era and her younger sister Constance Talmadge (1898-1973), also a silent movie star. Date: circa 1910s

Lady Elcho and her children
Lady Violet Catherine Manners, Lady Charteris, Lady Elcho (1888-1971), second daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Rutland, wife of Captain Hugo Francis Charteris, Lord Elcho

Wedding of Earl of St Germans & Blanche Somerset
Spread from The Sketch magazine reporting on the marriage of Lady Blanche Somerset, daughter of the Duke of Beaufort and the Earl of St. Germans at St. Margaret s, Westminster in June 1918

Arrival of cattle at the railway terminus, Euston Square
Chaos on the platform at Euston terminus, due to the arrival of cattle for the Smithfield Cattle Club Show. Date: 1849

Lord Andrew Cavendish & Deborah Mitford
Lord Andrew Cavendish, pictured with a woman described as, a friend, in fact, Deborah Freeman Mitford, his future wife. Andrew Robert Buxton Cavendish, 11th Duke of Devonshire (1920-2004)

Tito Ruffo, Ethel Levey & Peppie D Albro at Cannes
Tito Ruffo (left), one of the worlds greatest singers, Peppie D Albro (right), a Brazilian singer and dancer standing either side of the actress and entertainer, Ethel Levey

Lord and Lady Carisbrooke at Monte Carlo
Lord and Lady Carisbrooke (formerly Prince Alexander of Battenberg and Lady Irene Denison) pictured on holiday in Monte Carlo on the French Riviera in very relaxed attire - she in beach pyjamas

Celebrities at Monte Carlo
A group of well-known personalities holidaying at Monte Carlo on the fashionable French Riviera in August 1930. At the back on the left in the white hat is Mr Robert Garden

The Four Seasons, Summer by John Hassall
A jolly summer scene by John Hassall featuring children having fun on the beach, digging in the sand, tumbling about and laughing. 1902

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