20th Century Collection (page 18)

Ava Gardner, American actress, 20th century. Artist: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Ava Gardner, American actress, 20th century. Ava Gardners cinematic career began in 1941, but she did not become a star until she appeared opposite Burt Lancaster in The Killers in 1946

Praying before a sphinx, Cairo, Egypt, c1920s. Plate taken From In the Land of the Pharaohs, published by Lehnert & Landrock (Cairo)

Arunta tribesmen of central Australia preparing a new corroboree, 1922. Artist: Baldwin Spencer
Arunta tribesmen of central Australia preparing a new corroboree, 1922. For indigenous Australians, the corroboree comes closest to a modern concept of theatre

First line Gurkhas storming and capturing a German trench, World War I, 1914-1918. Artist: Crown
First line Gurkhas storming and capturing a German trench, World War I, 1914-1918. Stereoscopic card. Detail

The Parade, Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, early 20th century. Artist: Photochrom Co Ltd of London
The Parade, Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, early 20th century

Clark Gable (1901-1960) and Vivien Leigh (1913-1967), actors, 1940. Gable and Leigh in a scene from Gone With the Wind (1939). From the front cover of Picturegoer magazine (27 April 1940)

The Battle of Texel, 1673 (c1920). Artist: Eugene Louis Gabriel Isabey
The Battle of Texel, 1673 (c1920). In 1653, the Dutch admiral Maarten Tromp was killed in a battle with the English navy off the coast of Texel, Holland

Chimney sweep, London, 1926-1927. Artist: McLeish
Chimney sweep, London, 1926-1927. From Wonderful London, volume II, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London, 1926-1927)

Ferry across the Thames to the London Apprentice inn, Isleworth, London, 1926-1927. Artist: McLeish
Ferry across the Thames to the London Apprentice inn, Isleworth, London, 1926-1927. Illustration from Wonderful London, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, Volume I, published by Amalgamated Press

Two Mashona tribeswomen pounding maize and millet, Zimbabwe, Africa, 1936. Artist: Wide World Photos
Two Mashona tribeswomen pounding maize and millet, Zimbabwe, Africa, 1936. From Peoples of the World in Pictures, edited by Harold Wheeler, published by Odhams Press Ltd (London, 1936)

Tentation de St Antoine, c1615-1635 (1924)Artist: Jacques Callot
Tentation de St Antoine, c1615-1635 (1924). A print from A History of French Etching from the 16th Century to the Present Day, by F L Leipnik, John Lane the Bodley Head Limited, London, 1924

The Battle of Towton, 29 March 1461, (c1920). The Battle of Towton (1461) took place near Towton in Yorkshire and was one of the bloodiest ever battles fought in Britain

St. Alkmunds, Shrewsbury, 1801, (1938). Artist: John Varley I
St. Alkmund s, Shrewsbury, 1801, (1938). From A Catalogue of the Pictures and Drawings in the collection of Frederick John Nettleford, Volume IV, by C. Reginald Grundy and F. Gordon Roe

A View of the Thames: Greenwich in the distance, 1820 Artist: Patrick Nasmyth
A View of the Thames: Greenwich in the distance, 1820. Painting held at The Tate, London. From A Catalogue of the Pictures and Drawings in the collection of Frederick John Nettleford Volume III

Henry Charles Keith Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne, 1920. Artist: Philip A de Laszlo
Henry Charles Keith Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne, 1920. Henry Charles Keith Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne (1845-1927)

Street in Lahore, the capital of the Panjab, c1942. From The Studio Volume 124. [The Studio Ltd, London & New York, 1942]

Off Valparaiso, 1899, (1938). Artist: J Greig Pirie
Off Valparaiso, 1899. Painting held at the Tate Britain, London. From World-Famous Paintings edited by J. Greig Pirie [W. & G. Foyle, Ltd, London, 1938.]

Two Strings To Her Bow, 1887, (1938). Artist: John Pettie
Two Strings To Her Bow, 1887. Painting housed in Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum. From World-Famous Paintings edited by J. Greig Pirie [W. & G. Foyle, Ltd, London, 1938.]

The Duk Duk society, Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea, 1920. Young men being initiated before they can marry. The Duk Duk is a secret society of the Tolai people of the Rabaul area of New

Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Table-Talking, 1904. Artist: Max Beerbohm
Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Table-Talking, 1904. Illustration from The Poets Corner, by Max Beerbohm, (London, 1904)

The Cliff, Castlerock, Londonderry, Northern Ireland, 1924-1926. Artist: MC Green
The Cliff, Castlerock, Londonderry, Northern Ireland, 1924-1926. A print from Hutchinsons Britain Beautiful, edited by Walter Hutchinson, volume III, 1924-1926

Italian national football team, Berlin Olympics, 1936. Italy won the gold medal, beating Austria in the final. A print from Olympia 1936, Die Olympischen Spiele 1936, Volume II

Athletes Frank Wykoff, Paul Hanni, Ralph Metcalfe and Jesse Owens, Berlin Olympics, 1936. Americans Owens, Metcalfe and Wykoff finished first

George VI, Admiral of the Fleet in the Royal Navy, 1936. The future King George VI (1895-1902) served in the Navy from 1910 until 1918

Vera Nemchinova, Russian ballet dancer, 1910s. Nemchinova (1899-1984) as Golden Bird in the Ballet Russes production of Childrens Tales

Woman with a Rake, 1928-1932. Artist: Kazimir Malevich
Woman with a Rake, 1928-1932. Found in the collection of the State Russian Museum, St Petersburg

Woman! Learn your letters!, 1923. Artist: Elizaveta Sergeevna Kruglikova
Woman! Learn your letters!, 1923

Join the red forces to get a better life, 1921. Artist: Vladimir Mayakovsky
Join the red forces to get a better life, 1921

Arrival in Saigon of Paul Beau, Governor General of Indochina, 1902. Beaus term as Governor-General of French Indochina lasted from 1902 until 1907

Macedonia revolt, 1903. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 26th July 1903

General Gouraud escapes an assassination attempt on route from Damascas to Kunaitra, 1921. General Henri-Joseph-Eugene Gouraud (1867-1946), French High Commissioner of Syria

The occupation of the Ruhr by France and Belgium troops, 1923. The occupation of the Ruhr between 1923 and 1925, by troops from France and Belgium

RMS Queen Elizabeth, Cunard ocean liner, 20th century. Built by John Brown & Co at Clydebank, the Queen Elizabeth was the worlds largest ocean liner when she was launched in 1938

Midsummer Eve, c1871-1914. Artist: Edward Robert Hughes
Midsummer Eve, c1871-1914

Relief from mausoleum of Hercules chaining Cerberus, c2nd century. Trier Museum

Greek Head of Gorgon or Medusa, Syracuse, Sicily. In Greek mythology, Medusa was a monster, a Gorgon, generally described as a winged human female with living venomous snakes in place of hair

St. Hilda of Whitby holding an ammonite, West window, Hereford Cathedral, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
St. Hilda of Whitby holding an ammonite, West window, Hereford Cathedral, 20th century. Medieval stained glass window in Hereford Cathedral depicts Hilda of Whitby or Hild of Whitby (c)

Pendeen Lighthouse

Sergei Prokofiev, Dmitri Shostakovich and Aram Khachaturian, Russian composers, 1945. Prokofiev (1891-1953), Shostakovich (1906-1975) and Khachaturian (1903-1978)

Minoan fresco showing a boy with fishes, 20th century
Minoan fresco from Thera showing a boy with fishes, 20th century

Scene from All About Eve, Twentieth Century Fox film, 1950. Artist: Joseph L Mankiewicz
Scene from All About Eve, Twentieth Century Fox film, 1950. Starring Bette Davis and Anne Baxter. Producer: Darryl F Zanuck. Director: Joseph L Mankiewicz

Agnes, Countess of Dunbar (1312?-1369), known as Black Agnes, 1338 (early 20th century). She is seen on the battlements at the defence of Dunbar Castle in 1337-1338 when her husband

Alfred the Great (849-899), Anglo-Saxon king of Wessex from 871, (c1920). Much of Alfreds reign was taken up with the struggle against the Danish invaders

General Methuen surrendering to de la Rey, 2nd Boer War, 7 March 1902. Paul Sandford Methuen (1845-1932) British Lieutenant-General

Welder making boilers for a ship, Combustion Engineering Co. Chattanooga, Tenn. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Welder making boilers for a ship, Combustion Engineering Co. Chattanooga, Tenn

Bethune-Cookman College, Daytona Beach, Florida, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
Daytona Beach, Florida. Bethune-Cookman College. Girl welder in the NYA (National Youth Administration) school

Mrs. Cleaver is raising five sons on new farm, Malheur County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Mrs. Cleaver is raising five sons on new farm. Malheur County, Oregon

George Cleaver who is trying to develop 177 acres of raw land, Malheur County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
George Cleaver who is trying to develop 177 acres of raw land. He has five sons. Malheur County, Oregon

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