Parsons Collection

Map of Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England, 1926. From An Outline of Christianity, The Story of Our Civilisation, volume 5: Christianity Today and Tomorrow, edited by RG Parsons and AS Peake

Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910), Russian author and philosopher, 1926. As a fiction writer, Tolstoy is widely regarded as one of the greatest of all novelists

Poplars in the Thames Valley, c19th century, (1938). Artist: Alfred William Parsons
Poplars in the Thames Valley. Painting held in the Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museum. From World-Famous Paintings edited by J. Greig Pirie [W. & G. Foyle, Ltd, London, 1938.]

St Augustine with his mother St Monica, 1855 (1926). Artist: Ary Scheffer
St Augustine with his mother St Monica, 1855 (1926). From An Outline of Christianity, The Story of Our Civilisation, volume 2: Builders of the Church, edited by RG Parsons and AS Peake

The Moabite Stone, 1926. The Moabite Stone, discovered in 1868, is a black basalt stone bearing an inscription by the 9th century BC Moabite King Mesha

The potteries, 1926. Artist: Edgar & Winifred Ward
The potteries, 1926. From An Outline of Christianity, The Story of Our Civilisation, volume 5: Christianity Today and Tomorrow, edited by RG Parsons and AS Peake

The Denial of Saint Peter, 1926. Artist: Ferdinand Graf von Harrach
The Denial of Saint Peter, 1926. From An Outline of Christianity, The Story of Our Civilisation, volume 1: The Birth of Christianity, edited by RG Parsons and AS Peake

The Venerable Bede Translating the Last Chapter of St John, 1926. Artist: James Doyle Penrose
The Venerable Bede Translating the Last Chapter of St John, 1926. From An Outline of Christianity, The Story of Our Civilisation, volume 2: Builders of the Church, edited by RG Parsons and AS Peake

Boy scouts camping, 1926. The boy scout movement was started in 1907 by Lieutenant-General Robert Baden-Powell (1857-1941)

The Covenanters, 1926. Artist: William Harris Weatherhead
The Covenanters, 1926. The Covenanters formed an important movement in the religion and politics of Scotland in the 17th century

Nelsons First Farewell, 1926. Artist: George William Joy
Nelsons First Farewell, 1926. One of Britains greatest military figures, Admiral Nelson (1758-1805) was the victor at a number of naval battles in the Napoleonic Wars

Damascus Gate, Jerusalem, Israel, 1926. From An Outline of Christianity, The Story of Our Civilisation, volume 1: The Birth of Christianity, edited by RG Parsons and AS Peake

Jan Hus Before the Council of Constance, 1415 (1926). Artist: Vaclav Brozik
Jan Hus Before the Council of Constance, 1415 (1926). From An Outline of Christianity, The Story of Our Civilisation, volume 2: Builders of the Church, edited by RG Parsons and AS Peake

Governor Lewis E. Parsons, between 1865 and 1880. Creator: Unknown
Parsons, Gov. Lewis E. between 1865 and 1880. [Politician, soldier: lieutenant in the Confederate States Army; Governor of Alabama]

The Parsonage, c1780-1825. Creator: Thomas Rowlandson
The Parsonage, c1780-1825. This drawing of The Parsonage is vigorous, emphatic, and one might say brilliant in Rowlandsons best manner

Illustration from The genus rosa by Ellen Willmott, 1914. Private Collection

The Ouse Bridge, York, 1844. Creator: Smyth
The Ouse Bridge, York, 1844. Meetings of the British Association for the Advancement of Science were held in York, and... have continued through the week with increasing interest and popularity

Clipper Ship "Red Jacket"- In the Ice off Cape Horn
Clipper Ship " Red Jacket" - In the Ice off Cape Horn, on Her Passage from Australia, to Liverpool, August 1854, 1855

Central Park, Winter - The Skating Pond, 1862. Creator: Lyman Wetmore Atwater
Central Park, Winter - The Skating Pond, 1862

An Interior View of the New York Crystal Palace, 1853. Creator: Charles Parsons
An Interior View of the New York Crystal Palace, 1853

Brewster & Co. Coach Makers, 372 & 374 Broome St. ca. 1860-70

Scene in a Farce called The Quaker, December 22, 1783. December 22, 1783
Scene in a Farce called The Quaker, December 22, 1783

Dog Rose, c1890-1908, (1944). Creator: Alfred William Parsons
Dog Rose, c1890-1908, (1944). Botanical illustration from " The Genus Rosa" by Ellen Willmott. [1910-1914]. Published in " Wild Flowers in Britain", by Geoffrey Grigson

The Great Telescope constructed by Lord Rosse, 1828-1845, 1901. Creator: Unknown
The Great Telescope constructed by Lord Rosse, 1828-1845, (1901). Irish astronomer and engineer William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse (1800-1867)

Our Three Little Maids - Parsons, Fletcher & Co. Ltd. advertisement, 1909. From " The British Printer Vol. XXII". [Raithby, Lawrence & Co. Ltd, London and Leicester, 1909]

Our Three Little Maids - Parsons, Fletcher & Co. Ltd advertisement, 1909. Creator: Unknown
Our Three Little Maids - Parsons, Fletcher & Co. Ltd advertisement, 1909. From " The British Printer Vol. XXII". [Raithby, Lawrence & Co. Ltd, London and Leicester, 1909]

Poplars in the Thames Valley, late 19th century, (1935). Creator: Alfred William Parsons
Poplars in the Thames Valley, late 19th century, (1935). Painting in the Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums, Scotland. From " Modern Masterpieces", Part 18. [George Newnes Ltd, London, 1935]

The City of San Francisco, 1878. Private Collection

The Lord Mayor at the Red Lion Brewhouse, St Katherines Way, London, c1703 (c1850(?)). Sir John Parsons leaving for Westminster by barge

The Lord Mayor departing for Westminster, St Katherines Way, London, 1703 (c1850(?)). Sir John Parsons embarking on the Lord Mayors Barge at the Red Lion Brewhouse. He was Lord Mayor in 1703

Ford V8 saloon of HJ Parsons competing in the South Wales Auto Club Welsh Rally, 1937 Artist
Ford V8 Saloon. 1936 Vehicle Reg. No. CAF825. Event Entry No: 4. Driver: Parsons, H.J. Place: S.W.A.C. Welsh Rally. Date: 30.6-3.7.37

Jimmy Parsons, Ronnie Scotts, London, 2003. Artist: Brian O Connor
Jimmy Parsons, Ronnie Scott s, London, 2003

James Ramsay MacDonald (1866-1937), British Prime Minister, 1926. MacDonald was a British politician and twice Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Our Three Little Maids - Parsons, Fletcher & Co. Ltd advert, 1910. From The British Printer Vol. XXIII. [Raithby, Lawrence & Co. Ltd, London and Leicester, 1910]

Parsons, Fletcher & Co.s Ltd. Inks, 1917. Artist: Parsons Fletcher & Co
Parsons, Fletcher & Co.s Ltd. Inks, 1917. From The British Printer Vol. XXIV. [Raithby, Lawrence & Co. Ltd, London and Leicester, 1917]

James Brindley, 18th century English civil engineer and canal builder, (1836). Artist: JT Wedgwood
James Brindley, 18th century English civil engineer and canal builder, (1836). Brindley (1716-1772) rests a hand on a theodolite

The First Parsons Turbo-Electric Generating Station, c1916. A steam turbine is a device that extracts thermal energy from pressurized steam

Birr Castle, Count Offaly, Ireland, home of the Earl of Rosse, c1880. William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse, a keen astronomer

Harvesting hay, 1926. From An Outline of Christianity, The Story of Our Civilisation, volume 5: Christianity Today and Tomorrow, edited by RG Parsons and AS Peake

Aerial view of Ellis Island Immigration Station, New York, USA, 1926. From An Outline of Christianity, The Story of Our Civilisation, volume 5: Christianity Today and Tomorrow

United States Men-Of-War passing through a lock, Panama Canal, Panama, 1926
United States Men-Of-War passing through a lock, Panama Canal, 1926. The idea of building a canal between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans was first planned by the French civil engineer

Steelworks, 1926. Artist: Edgar & Winifred Ward
Steelworks, 1926. From An Outline of Christianity, The Story of Our Civilisation, volume 5: Christianity Today and Tomorrow, edited by RG Parsons and AS Peake

The Black Country, Staffordshire, 1926. Artist: Edgar & Winifred Ward
The Black Country, Staffordshire, 1926. From An Outline of Christianity, The Story of Our Civilisation, volume 5: Christianity Today and Tomorrow, edited by RG Parsons and AS Peake

Mustapha Kemal Pasha (1881-1928), Turkish revolutionary, 1926
Mustapha Kemal Pasha (1881-1938), 1926. Mustapha Kemal Ataturk (Pasha) was an army officer, revolutionary statesman, the founder of the Republic of Turkey and its first President

The Palace of the Senate, Rome, Italy, 1926. From An Outline of Christianity, The Story of Our Civilisation, volume 5: Christianity Today and Tomorrow, edited by RG Parsons and AS Peake

The Guardian Angel, 1926. Artist: Louis Tessier
The Guardian Angel, 1926. From An Outline of Christianity, The Story of Our Civilisation, volume 5: Christianity Today and Tomorrow, edited by RG Parsons and AS Peake

Signing the Locarno Treaties at the British Foreign Office, London, 1925 (1926). The Locarno Treaties were seven agreements negotiated at Locarno, Switzerland

Aerial view of Lower New York, USA, 1926. From An Outline of Christianity, The Story of Our Civilisation, volume 5: Christianity Today and Tomorrow, edited by RG Parsons and AS Peake

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