Sign Collection (page 17)

Street in Hong Kong, 1898. Creator: Christian Wilhelm Allers
Street in Hong Kong, 1898. Man carrying goods in a yoke and a child playing with a dog in the busy Chinese port city. Strasse in Hong Kong

Sign Board from the White Hart, Witley, Surrey, c1750, (1943). Creator: Unknown
Sign Board from the White Hart, Witley, Surrey, c1750, (1943). Wooden sign made c1750, from The White Hart pub which dates from the 16th century

Southwest Pass, 1872. Creator: Henry Duff Linton
Southwest Pass, 1872. Sailing boat passing a navigation aid on the Mississippi River Delta on the south coast of the USA. The mouth of the river...was found to consist of numerous arms, or passes

Our Foreign Guests, Spanish-American War, 8 June 1898, (1899). Creator: Burr McIntosh
Our Foreign Guests, Spanish-American War, 8 June 1898, (1899). Men off to fight in Cuba, ...photographed shortly after our arrival at Port Tampa [Florida, USA] on the morning of the 8th

Advertisement for Marie-Louise perfume, 1903. Creator: Unknown
Advertisement for Marie-Louise perfume, 1903. Bouquet Marie-Louise Parfum Exquis Ed. Pinaud, 18, Place Vendome, Paris. The Ed

Scottish soldiers and would-be recruits, Britain, First World War, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
Scottish soldiers and would-be recruits, Britain, First World War, (c1920). The Recruiting Campaign in the Winter of 1915-16

Bishopsgate Street, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Bishopsgate Street, 1872. Daily life in Bishopsgate outside the Sir Paul Pindar Stout House. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co

The Workmens Train, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
The Workmens Train, 1872. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co. 72-78, Turnmill Street, E.C. 1872]

Traffic at Road junction in India. Creator: Unknown
Traffic at Road junction in India

West on the Muski, Chief Arabian Thoroughfare of Cairo, Egypt, c1930s. Creator: Unknown
West on the Muski, Chief Arabian Thoroughfare of Cairo, Egypt, c1930s. Market street known as Sharia Al Muski From " Tour of the World". [Keystone View Company, Meadville, Pa

Start of the Grossglockner High Alpine Road, Fusch an der GroBglocknerstraBe
Start of the Grossglockner High Alpine Road, Fusch an der Groszglocknerstrasze, Austria, c1935. The Groszglocknerstrasze, named after the Groszglockner, Austrias highest mountain

Judengasse, Salzburg, Austria, c1935. Creator: Unknown
Judengasse, Salzburg, Austria, c1935. View of the bell tower of the town hall, from the narrow shopping street of Judengasse (Jews Alley)

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

Tokio, late 19th-early 20th century. Creator: Unknown
Tokio, late 19th-early 20th century. Decorative illustration for the city of Tokyo, capital of Japan, with a stylised crane and theatrical masks

Bucharest, late 19th-early 20th century. Creator: Unknown
Bucharest, late 19th-early 20th century. Decorative coat of arms for the city of Bucharest, capital of Romania, with the motto Patria Si Dreptul Meu, (The Homeland And My Right)

Athens, late 19th-early 20th century. Creator: Unknown
Athens, late 19th-early 20th century. Decorative coat of arms for the city of Athens, capital of Greece. Above a panel bearing the Greek key pattern design is the owl which traditionally represents

Rome, late 19th-early 20th century. Creator: Unknown
Rome, late 19th-early 20th century. Decorative coat of arms for the city of Rome, capital of Italy. The two crossed keys represent the promise of Christ to St Peter

Constantinople, late 19th-early 20th century. Creator: Unknown
Constantinople, late 19th-early 20th century. Decorative coat of arms for the city of Constantinople, capital of the Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman Empires

Lisbon, late 19th-early 20th century. Creator: Unknown
Lisbon, late 19th-early 20th century. Decorative coat of arms for the city of Lisbon, capital of Portugal. A caravel denotes the cities seafaring history

Vienna, late 19th-early 20th century. Creator: Unknown
Vienna, late 19th-early 20th century. Decorative coat of arms for the city of Vienna, capital of Austria, (formerly part of Austria-Hungary)

Geneva, 1891. Creator: Unknown
Geneva, 1891. Decorative coat of arms for the city of Geneva, capital of the Republic and Canton of Geneva, Switzerland. In the centre is a key, one of the two keys of heaven of St Peter

Street scene, Vienna, Austria, c1935. Creator: Unknown
Street scene, Vienna, Austria, c1935. Elderly man reading. From " Osterreich - Land Und Volk", (Austria, Land and People). [R. Lechner (Wilhelm Muller), Vienna, c1935]

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

Screen-Stars On Location, 1914, (1933). Creator: Unknown
Screen-Stars On Location, 1914, (1933). A group of actors pose on set during the making of a comedy for British and Colonial Films (B&C). From " The Pageant of the Century"

Trafalgar Square. Looking Towards Charing Cross. London by Night, 1928. Creator: Unknown
Trafalgar Square. Looking Towards Charing Cross. London by Night, 1928. Neon advertising for Bovril and Schweppes, reflected in the water of the Trafalgar Square fountains

Hindley Street, Adelaide, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Hindley Street, Adelaide, 1901. Hindley Street, one of the first built in Adelaide when the city was first developed in the 1830s, named after British parliamentarian and social reformist

Queen Street, Melbourne, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Queen Street, Melbourne, 1901. Laid out in 1837, Queen Street forms part of the original Hoddle Grid, Gordon & Gotch established a five-storey bookbinding and printing factory here in 1887

Russians praying for the success of their forces, Petrograd, First World War, 1914, (c1920). Citizens offering up prayers for the victory of Russias arms

The French Call to Arms: Reservists joining the Colours in Paris, 1920. Creator: Unknown
The French Call to Arms: Reservists joining the Colours in Paris, c1914, (c1920). Street singers and others joining up at the beginning of the First World War

The Monster Tea-Gardens, 1820, (c1876). Creator: Unknown
The Monster Tea-Gardens", 1820, (c1876). The " Monster" Tavern, on the corner of St. Georges Row and Buckingham Palace Road, From " Old and New London: A Narrative of Its History

The White Hart, Knightsbridge, 1820, (c1876). Creator: Unknown
The " White Hart", Knightsbridge, 1820, (c1876). From " Old and New London: A Narrative of Its History, Its People, and Its Places

The Brill, Somers Town, in 1780, (c1876). Creator: Unknown
The " Brill", Somers Town, in 1780, (c1876). The Brill was a farm in the 17th century, close to a brickfield with a couple of cottages and an inn called The Brill

General View of Old Kentish Town, 1820, (c1876). Creator: Unknown
General View of Old Kentish Town, 1820, c1876. Originally a small settlement on the River Fleet, Kentish town was modernised from early 20th century with large amounts of land purchased to build

The Castle Tavern, Kentish Town Road, in 1800, (c1876). Creator: Unknown
The " Castle" Tavern, Kentish Town Road, in 1800, c1876. The pub at 147 Kentish Town Road was present by 1651 and rebuilt in 1848

The Assembly Rooms, Kentish Town, 1750, (c1856). Creator: Unknown
The Assembly Rooms, Kentish Town, 1750, (c1856). Travellers would assemble and travel in large groups for protection against highwaymen. The building was boarded up in 1896 prior to demolition

The Old Mother Red Cap, in 1746, (c1876). Creator: Unknown
The Old " Mother Red Cap", in 1746, (c1876). The Worlds End pub on Camden High Street, formerly the Mother Red Cap first referenced when the area was entirely rural in 1690

The Black Lion, Church Street, Chelsea, in 1820, (c1876). Creator: Unknown
The " Black Lion", Church Street, Chelsea, in 1820, (c1876). Pub established in 17th century and rebuilt in its present form in around 1892. It is now called the Pigs Ear

Views in Highgate, c1876. Creator: Unknown
Views in Highgate, c1876. Highgate until late Victorian times, was a village outside London. From " Old and New London: A Narrative of Its History, Its People, and Its Places

The Spaniards, Hampstead Heath, c1876. Creator: Unknown
The " Spaniards", Hampstead Heath, c1876. Built in 1585, opposite a toll house built in c1710, The Spaniards Inn tavern is Grade II listed

The Bell Inn, Kilburn, 1750, (c1876). Creator: Unknown
The " Bell Inn", Kilburn, 1750, (c1876). The Bell Inn opened c1600, on the old Roman road known as Watling Street

The Plough at Kensal Green, 1830, (c1876). Creator: Unknown
The Plough at Kensal Green, 1830, (c1876). There were two dairy farms in Kensal Green by early 1800s, which expanded greatly after the 1864 Act of Parliament which made it illegal to keep cattle

Pizza Express Jazz, Dean Street, London, W1, England. Creator: Ethel Davies; Davies, Ethel
Pizza Express Jazz. Sign indicating the location of the Jazz Club at Pizza Express, Dean Street, London, W1, England

The George, Crawley, Sussex, 1936. Creator: Unknown
The George, Crawley, Sussex, 1936. The George Hotel, former coaching inn on the High Street in Crawley, Grade II listed. The first mention of The George was in 1579, its oldest parts date from c1450

The Fighting Cocks, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, 1936. Creator: Unknown
The Fighting Cocks, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, 1936. Ye Olde Fighting Cocks, with foundations claimed to date from 793 and earliest license records 1756

The Crown, Chiddingfold, Surrey, 1936. Creator: Unknown
The Crown, Chiddingfold, Surrey, 1936. The Crown Inn, Chiddingfold, one of the oldest pubs in England, built as a Rest House for monks on pilgrimage in 1285

The Falstaff, Canterbury, Kent, 1936. Creator: Unknown
The Falstaff, Canterbury, Kent, 1936. The Falstaff Hotel, 15th century coaching in dating to 1403. From " Old Inns - A Series of 40", 1936. [W. D. & H. O. Wills, 1936]

The Old Ship, Mere, Wiltshire, 1939. Creator: Unknown
The Old Ship, Mere, Wiltshire, 1939. The Old Ship Hotel in Mere, a former coaching inn dating to 17th century. From " Old Inns - Second Series of 40", . [W. D. & H. O. Wills]

The Lygon Arms, Broadway, Worcestershire, 1936. Creator: Unknown
The Lygon Arms, Broadway, Worcestershire, 1936. Lygon Arms Hotel, 17th-century coaching in dating to 14th century, Grade II listed. Played a role in the English Civil War

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