Sir John Hammerton Collection (page 5)

Totemistic Ritual Among the Australian Blacks, c1935. From Our Wonderful World, Volume II, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

Transporting a Modern Triumph of Carrara Quarrying Through Rome, c1935. Artist: GPA
Transporting a Modern Triumph of Carrara Quarrying Through Rome, c1935. From Our Wonderful World, Volume III, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

In the Wake of the Dawn: Green Mists Seen on Alpine Peak and Valley, c1935
In the Wake of the Dawn: Green Mists of Evil Portent Seen on Alpine Peak and Valley, c1935. From Our Wonderful World, Volume II, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

Masterpieces of Hunter Artists at the Dawn of Civilization, c1935. Artist: Henri Breuil
Masterpieces of Hunter Artists at the Dawn of Civilization, c1935. From Our Wonderful World, Volume I, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

Dance, Song and Supper in Underground Halls of Pleasure, c1935. Artist: Sport & General
Dance, Song and Supper in Underground Halls of Pleasure, c1935. From Our Wonderful World, Volume I, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

Ancient Forms of the Dance Still Maintained in England - The Horn Dance, c1935. From Our Wonderful World, Volume I, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

In the Bund The Enterprising Foreigner Has Come To Stay, c1935. From Our Wonderful World, Volume I, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

Grace and Animation in New Classical and Russian Dancing, c1935
From Our Wonderful World, Volume I, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

Quaint Pagan Superstitions That Stilll Survive in Holy Island, c1935. From Our Wonderful World, Volume I, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

Why Paris Needs Constant Planning: Traffic Block in a Main Street, c1935. From Our Wonderful World, Volume I, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

The Ancient Island Heart of Paris With Its Nine Bridges Seen From The Air, c1935. From Our Wonderful World, Volume I, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

Central Architectural Feature of Paris Enhanced By Foresight in Street Design, c1935. From Our Wonderful World, Volume I, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

Mephitic Cloud Belched Forth from the Mouth of Kilauea, c1935. From Our Wonderful World, Volume I, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

Unselfconscious Heroes Who Toil in Dangers Face, c1935. From Our Wonderful World, Volume I, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

Workers in the Metal Upon Which Our Civilization Depends, c1935. From Our Wonderful World, Volume I, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

Four Hundred Tons of Train Pulled By A Leviathan, c1935. Artist: Global Photographic Union
Four Hundred Tons of Train Pulled By A Leviathan, c1935. L.N.E.R express engine. From Our Wonderful World, Volume IV, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

Rays That Reveal The Secret Recesses of the Body, c1935. X-raying a patient at the London School of Hygiene. From Our Wonderful World, Volume IV, edited by J.A. Hammerton

Testing the patella reflex for indication of nervous disease, c1935
The Twentieth-Century Doctor Guards Health in the Rising Generation - Testing the patella reflex for indication of nervous disease, c1935

The Doctor listening to a childs heart beat, c1935
The Twentieth-Century Doctor Guards Health in the Rising Generation - The Doctor listening to a childs heart beat, c1935. Childrens medical examination held by London County Council Schools

A Prince of Zeppelins That Flew The World Round and Feared Not Storm Nor Tropic Sun, c1935. The Graf Zeppelin. From Our Wonderful World, Volume IV, edited by J.A. Hammerton

The Font of Baptism Personal Or By Proxy, c1935. From Our Wonderful World, Volume III, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

The Fruits of Far-Sighted Highway Planning: A Motorists Paradise, c1935. From Our Wonderful World, Volume III, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

Columns and Architrave Chiselled from the Rock with Wondrous Skill, c1935. From Our Wonderful World, Volume III, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

Individuality in Ecclesiastical Architecture Carried to Extremes, c1935. Artist: GPA
Individuality in Ecclesiastical Architecture Carried to Extremes, c1935. From Our Wonderful World, Volume III, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

Holiday-Makers Go Aloft, c1935. From Our Wonderful World, Volume III, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

Eiffels Master Toy: An Iron Foot of the Colossus of Towers, c1935. From Our Wonderful World, Volume III, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

Reconstructed Model of a Magnificent Maya Temple Pyramid at Tikal, c1935. From Our Wonderful World, Volume III, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

Monstrous Development of the See Saw to Please Simple Minds, c1935. From Our Wonderful World, Volume III, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

Forty Storeys for a Home of Grand Opera and Many Other Things Besides, c1935. From Our Wonderful World, Volume III, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

Glory of the Central Shrine in the Wat Suthat, Bangkok, c1935. Artist: ENA
Glory of the Central Shrine in the Wat Suthat, Bangkok, c1935. From Our Wonderful World, Volume III, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

Frowning Cliffs of Lihasas Red-Walled Palace Set Perfectly On Its Hill, c1935. From Our Wonderful World, Volume III, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

A Symbol of the Modern World - Passengers Embarking at Croydon Aerodrome, c1935. From Our Wonderful World, Volume III, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

Richly Carved Canopic Shrine Glittering with Gold, c1935. Artist: Harry Burton
Richly Carved Canopic Shrine Glittering with Gold, c1935. From Our Wonderful World, Volume II, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

Wealth Beyond the Dreams of Avarice Consigned to the Tomb, c1935. Antechamber of Tutankhamuns tomb, looking south. From Our Wonderful World, Volume II, edited by J.A. Hammerton

Silent Custodians of the Secrets of an Old Polynesian Culture, c1935. From Our Wonderful World, Volume II, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

Red Indian Sagas Told in Carved and Painted Wood, c1935. From Our Wonderful World, Volume II, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

Beauty of Light and Colour Produced by the Operation of Natural Laws, c1935. Blue Grotto, Capri. From Our Wonderful World, Volume II, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

Section By Section Mounts The Huge Steel Framework of the Hookers Cylinder, c1935. From Our Wonderful World, Volume II, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

Hedged Round With Steel and Concrete, the 100-Inch Reflector, c1935. From Our Wonderful World, Volume II, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

Mr. Churchill Spies the Enemy, 1943
Mr. Churchill Spies the Enemy, 1942. Winston Churchill pays a visit to the El-Alamein area, August 19th, 1942. From The War Illustrated Volume 6 edited by Sir John Hammerton

He Led Our Liberating Armies to Victory, 1945
He Led Our Liberating Armies to Victory, 1942. Dwight David Ike Eisenhower (1890-1969), Supreme Allied Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force during World War II

At the Front in Egypt: Mr. Churchill in Cairo with members of the Middle East War Council, 1942. Winston Churchill 19th August 1942, during his stay in the Middle East

Coming Ashore at Singapore, 1945. Members of the W.A.A.F disembarking the troop ship Devonshire, after a six day crossing from Ceylon, December 1945

Mr. Churchill Spies the Enemy, 1942. Winston Churchill pays a visit to the El-Alamein area, August 19th, 1942. From The War Illustrated Volume 6 edited by Sir John Hammerton

Aboard a British Minesweeper, 1945. From The War Illustrated Volume 9 edited by Sir John Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press Ltd, London, 1945]

Mr. Churchill gives the V-Sign to cheering members of the ships crew, 1943-1944
Mr. Churchill gives the V-Sign to cheering members of the ships crew as he walks down the gangway of the vessel that took him to America, 1943-44

H. M. The King learns details of the R. A. F. raid on the Ruhr dams on May 17, 1943, 1943-44
H.M. The King learns details of the R.A.F. raid on the Ruhr dams on May 17, 1943, 1943-44. George VI (1895-1952) learning details of the raid on the Ruhr dams, which was part of Operation Chastise

Wingate, Captain of the Chindits, 1943-44. Major General Orde Charles Wingate (1903-1944), British Army officer known for creating special military units in Palestine in the 1930s, and in Abyssinia

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