Odhams Press Ltd Collection (page 2)

Gertrude Ederle, first woman to swim the Channel, 1926, (1935). Creator: Unknown
Gertrude Ederle, first woman to swim the Channel, 1926, (1935). Miss Gertrude Ederle [1905-2003], the young American swimmer, was the first woman to swim the Channel [between England and France]

The Four Courts, Dublin, Ireland, July 1922, (1935). Creator: Unknown
The Four Courts, Dublin, Ireland, July 1922, (1935). The scene at the Four Courts in Dublin during the battle for their possession

The marriage of Princess Mary and Viscount Lascelles, 28 February 1922, (1935). Creator: Unknown
The marriage of Princess Mary and Viscount Lascelles, 28 February 1922, (1935). Mary, Princess Royal (1897-1965) and Henry Lascelles

The Mauretania, 1922, (1935). Creator: Unknown
The Mauretania, 1922, (1935). In May 1922, the liner Mauretania set a new record of 5 days 8 hours 56 minutes for the crossing from New York to Southampton

Sir Austen Chamberlain, 1921, (1935). Creator: Unknown
Sir Austen Chamberlain, 1921, (1935). British statesman (Joseph) Austen Chamberlain (1863-1937). Mr. Austen Chamberlain became leader of the House of Commons and of the Conservative Party

Andrew Bonar Law, 1922, (1935). Creator: Unknown
Andrew Bonar Law, 1922, (1935). Portrait of British Conservative Party statesman and Prime Minister Andrew Bonar Law (1858-1923)

Ernest Shackleton with James Marr and Norman Mooney, 1921, (1935). Creator: Unknown
Ernest Shackleton with James Marr and Norman Mooney, 1921, (1935). British explorer Shackleton (1874-1922) with boy scouts Marr and Mooney, specially chosen to accompany the expedition

Armistice Day, London, 11 November 1918, (1935). Creator: Unknown
Armistice Day, London, 11 November 1918, (1935). A scene in Whitehall at 11 o clock on November 11th, 1918, when it was known that at long last hostilities has ceased

The Fishermans Wife, 1885 (c1940). Artist: Arthur Hacker
The Fishermans Wife, 1885. Painting held at the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool. From The Worlds Greatest Paintings, Vol. 1, edited by T. Leman Hare [Odhams Press Ltd, London, c1940]

The Welcome to the Victims of Masculine Tyranny 1908, (1933). Creator: Unknown
The Welcome to the Victims of Masculine Tyranny 1908, (1933). A group of British suffragettes, recently released from prison, with a Welcome banner

Trouble in Belfast, 1907, (1933). Creator: AE Brown
Trouble in Belfast, 1907, (1933). In a dock strike, Jim Larkin, the notorious Irish agitator, created so great an upheaval in Ulster [later Northern Ireland] that the military were called out by

Loss of H. M. S. Gladiator, 1908, (1933). Creator: R Norton
Loss of H.M.S. Gladiator, 1908, (1933). On 25 April 1908, during a late snowstorm off the Isle of Wight, the armoured cruiser HMS Gladiator struck the outbound American steamer SS Saint Paul

First L. G. O. C. Motor Bus, 1904, (1933). Creator: Unknown
First L.G.O.C. Motor Bus, 1904, (1933). Steam bus of the London General Omnibus Company Ltd, a single-decker which ran from Piccadilly Circus to Hammesmith

Back to the Land, 1905, (1933). Creator: Unknown
Back to the Land, 1905, (1933). Agricultural workers. Three acres and a cow, a slogan originally used by British land reform campaigners of the 1880s

Life By The Thames in Early Edwardian Days, 1902, (1933). Creator: Unknown
Life By The Thames in Early Edwardian Days, 1902, (1933). People sitting in the garden of the Ray Mead Hotel, Boulters Lock, Maidenhead, Berkshire

End of the Serbian Dynasty, c1903, (1933). Creator: Unknown
End of the Serbian Dynasty, c1903, (1933). Portrait of King Alexander I of Serbia (1876-1903) and his queen consort Draga Masin (1864-1903)

The Express Bus, 1900, (1933). Creator: Unknown
The " Express" Bus, 1900, (1933). Open-top horse-drawn bus outside Ye Olde Swiss Cottage public house in north London

The Knifeboard Bus, 1900, (1933). Creator: A Moull
The Knifeboard Bus, 1900, (1933). Passengers on a London open-top horse-drawn bus, so-called because the seat on the top along which the passengers sat back to back...similar to the boards on which

A Traffic Block in 1900 - A scene outside the Mansion House, (1933). Creator: Unknown
A Traffic Block in 1900 - A scene outside the Mansion House, (1933). Horse-drawn buses and a policeman in the City of London. From " The Pageant of the Century". [Odhams Press Ltd, 1933]

Boer and Briton Nursed Together, 1900, (1933). Creator: Horace Walter Nicholls
Boer and Briton Nursed Together, 1900, (1933). Red Cross nurses treating wounded of both sides during the Boer War in South Africa

A betrousered lady feeding pigeons in Trafalgar Square, 1933. Creator: Unknown
A betrousered lady feeding pigeons in Trafalgar Square, 1933. Smoking woman wearing a trouser-suit in central London. This style of dress became increasingly popular

Milk pram, 1933. Creator: Unknown
Milk pram, 1933. Pneumatic tyres on ball-bearing wheels, bumpers, and a hand-brake have been fitted to the latest type of milk " pram" - to the delight of sleepers

Traffic in Trafalgar Square, London, 1933. Creator: Unknown
Traffic in Trafalgar Square, London, 1933. Buses, taxis and pedestrians with the equestrian statue of King George IV on the left

Bert Hinkler, 1933. Creator: Unknown
Bert Hinkler, 1933. Portrait of Australian pioneer aviator and inventor Hinkler (1892-1933), who in 1928 set up a record of 15 1/2 days for a solo flight to Australia, set out to beat his victor

Lieutenant Norman Baillie-Stewart, 1933. Creator: Unknown
Lieutenant Norman Baillie-Stewart, 1933. The Prisoner in the Tower. British army officer Lt Norman Baillie-Stewart (1909-1966)

Prince Gustav Adolf of Sweden and Princess Sybille of Coburg drew together at their
The marriage of Prince Gustav Adolf of Sweden and Princess Sybille of Coburg, 1932, (1933). The prince and princess drew together at their wedding in November many of the crowned

Franz von Papen and Kurt von Schleicher, 1932, (1933). Creator: Unknown
Franz von Papen and Kurt von Schleicher, 1932, (1933). Herr Von Papen, the Junker Chancellor of Germany at the crisis...with General Schleicher, his right-hand man

Scottish marchers, Means Test protests, Hyde Park, London, 1932, (1933). Creator: Unknown
Scottish marchers, Means Test protests, Hyde Park, London, 1932, (1933). The Scottish demonstrators make their entry. Most of the marchers made their way peaceably to their homes

Mounted police and marchers, Means Test protests, Hyde Park, London, 1932, (1933). Demonstrators under escort. The National Hunger March of September to October 1932 was the largest of a series of

Women with yo-yos, 1932, (1933). Creator: Unknown
Women with yo-yos, 1932, (1933). The world went wild in the summer of 1932 over a game known as " Cheerioh Yo-Yo"...a grooved disc of wood was spun by string like a top

Painters at work on the White City tote, West London, 1932, (1933). Creator: Unknown
Painters at work on the White City tote, West London, 1932, (1933). The largest tote in the world was erected in the White City stadium in time for the Greyhound Derby of 1932

Cabinet of the National Government, 1931, (1933). Creator: Unknown
Cabinet of the National Government, 1931, (1933). Group portrait of British politicians in the newly formed National Government which contained members of the Conservative Party, Liberals

The Granada cinema, Tooting, London, 1931, (1933). Creator: Unknown
The Granada cinema, Tooting, London, 1931, (1933). The Granada, Tooting: modelled on the Spanish-Moorish architecture of the city from which it took its name

Jim Mollison at Croydon Airport, 1931, (1933). Creator: Unknown
Jim Mollison at Croydon Airport, 1931, (1933). On August 6, 1931, James Mollison broke, by one day, the Australia-England record established but a few days before by his friend C.W.A. Scott

British police on BSA motorbikes, 1931, (1933). Creator: Unknown
British police on BSA motorbikes, 1931, (1933). A force of motor-cycle police, copied from the American model, was inaugurated to combat the ever-rising flood of car-thieves

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1930, (1933). Creator: Unknown
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1930, (1933). Portrait of Scottish writer Conan Doyle (1859-1930), creator of Sherlock Holmes. From " The Pageant of the Century". [Odhams Press Ltd, 1933]

Straw hats return to favour, 1930, (1933). Creator: Unknown
Straw hats return to favour, 1930, (1933). Workers at a milliners with piles of straw boaters. Luton, the centre of the straw hat industry

Beach pyjamas, 1930, (1933). Creator: Unknown
Beach pyjamas, 1930, (1933). Women wearing trousers and linen hats, like those worn by American sailors. From " The Pageant of the Century". [Odhams Press Ltd, 1933]

Sir Sultan Mahomed Shah, Aga Khan III, 1930, (1933). Creator: Unknown
Sir Sultan Mahomed Shah, Aga Khan III, 1930, (1933). H.H. Prince The Aga Khan, the leader of all the Moslems in India and one of the most progressive rulers in the world

Former king Manuel II of Portugal with tennis players, Britain, 1930, (1933). Creator: Unknown
Former king Manuel II of Portugal with tennis players, Britain, 1930, (1933). Lady Wavertree arranged her tenth charity tennis party in this year: Cochet, Joan Lycett, Susan Palfrey, ex-King Manuel

People watching an early television broadcast, c1930, (1933). Creator: Unknown
People watching an early television broadcast, c1930, (1933). Television! By the genius of James L. Baird, sight as well as sound was successfully broadcast in 1930. One of the pioneer experiments

Amy Johnson, 1930, (1933). Creator: Unknown
Amy Johnson, 1930, (1933). Amy Johnson reading congratulatory telegrams en route. In 1930, British aviator Johnson (1903-1941)

The Opening of Selfridge s, 1909, (1933). Creator: Unknown
The Opening of Selfridge s, 1909, (1933). View of Selfridges department store in Oxford Street, London. The shop, founded by Harry Gordon Selfridge and designed by Daniel Burnham of Chicago

Bert Hinkler, 1928, (1933). Creator: Unknown
Bert Hinkler, 1928, (1933). Australian pioneer aviator and inventor Hinkler (1892-1933), dubbed Australian Lone Eagle, designed and built early aircraft

Mute Evidence of Tragedy: All That Was Left of the Greatest Ship in the World, 1912, (1933). A number of the ill-fated Titanic White Star liners boats which in the general panic that ensued were

Britains First Labour Government, 1924, (1933). Creator: Elliott & Fry
Britains First Labour Government, 1924, (1933). Back row: Sidney Webb, John Wheatley, FW Jowett; middle row: CP Trevelyan, Stephen Walsh, Lord Thomson, Lord Chelmsford, Lord Olivier, Noel Buxton

Funeral of Marie Lloyd, Hampstead, London, 12 October 1922, (1933). Creator: Unknown
Funeral of Marie Lloyd, Hampstead, London, 12 October 1922, (1933). English music hall singer and actor Marie Lloyd (1870-1922), youngest of eleven children

Landru - Bluebeard of France!, 1921, (1933). Creator: Unknown
Landru - Bluebeard of France!, 1921, (1933). French serial killer Henri Desire Landru (1869-1922), nicknamed The Bluebeard of Gambais, killed at least ten women (and one man) between 1915 and 1919

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