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The Silver Jubilee Book Collection (page 2)

Background imageThe Silver Jubilee Book Collection: Horse brakes, 1913, (1935). Creator: Unknown

Horse brakes, 1913, (1935). Creator: Unknown
Horse brakes, 1913, (1935). A Popular Trip by Road...for trips to the coast and for week-end " outings" the horse brake was an accepted means of travel

Background imageThe Silver Jubilee Book Collection: Hansom cab, c1910, (1935). Creator: Unknown

Hansom cab, c1910, (1935). Creator: Unknown
Hansom cab, c1910, (1935). The hansom cab was a popular form of conveyance in London. From " The Silver Jubilee Book - The Story of 25 Eventful Years in Pictures". [Odhams Press Ltd

Background imageThe Silver Jubilee Book Collection: David Lloyd George, 1935. Creator: Unknown

David Lloyd George, 1935. Creator: Unknown
David Lloyd George, 1935. British Liberal politician David Lloyd George, 1st Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor (1863-1945), with his dogs

Background imageThe Silver Jubilee Book Collection: The opening of the Masonic Peace Memorial, Great Queen Street, London, 19 July 1933, (1935)

The opening of the Masonic Peace Memorial, Great Queen Street, London, 19 July 1933, (1935). The Masonic Temple...was opened by the Duke of Connaught

Background imageThe Silver Jubilee Book Collection: King George V at the wheel of of his yacht, Britannia, during Cowes Regatta week, 1924, (1935)

King George V at the wheel of of his yacht, Britannia, during Cowes Regatta week, 1924, (1935). George V (1865-1936) sailing HMY Britannia off the coast of the Isle of Wight

Background imageThe Silver Jubilee Book Collection: The new Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, 1932, (1935)

The new Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, 1932, (1935). View of the Shakespeare Royal Theatre, dedicated to William Shakespeare, designed by Elizabeth Scott

Background imageThe Silver Jubilee Book Collection: Amelia Earhart, 1928, (1935). Creator: Unknown

Amelia Earhart, 1928, (1935). Creator: Unknown
Amelia Earhart, 1928, (1935). American aviation pioneer and author Amelia Earhart (born 1897; disappeared 2 July 1937), was the first woman to to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean

Background imageThe Silver Jubilee Book Collection: The scene in the Lord Chancellors office... General Election, 1923, (1935). Creator: Unknown

The scene in the Lord Chancellors office... General Election, 1923, (1935). Creator: Unknown
The scene in the Lord Chancellors office when the writs were issued for the General Election, 1923, (1935). Officials with paperwork during the British general election of 1923

Background imageThe Silver Jubilee Book Collection: Anti-government demonstration, Hyde Park, London, 6 February 1933, (1935). i Creator: Unknown

Anti-government demonstration, Hyde Park, London, 6 February 1933, (1935). i Creator: Unknown
Anti-government demonstration, Hyde Park, London, 6 February 1933, (1935)....a mass Labour Demonstration against the Governments economy measures, cuts in salaries and unemployment benefit

Background imageThe Silver Jubilee Book Collection: Performers singing a duet in one of the studios of 2LO, Savoy Hill, London, 1923, (1935)

Performers singing a duet in one of the studios of 2LO, Savoy Hill, London, 1923, (1935). 2LO was the second radio station to broadcast regularly in the United Kingdom

Background imageThe Silver Jubilee Book Collection: Great Britain wins the Davis Cup tennis championship, Paris, 30 July 1933, (1935)

Great Britain wins the Davis Cup tennis championship, Paris, 30 July 1933, (1935). Great Britain won the Davis Cup for the first time in twenty-two years

Background imageThe Silver Jubilee Book Collection: Jack Hobbs, c1923, (1935). Creator: Unknown

Jack Hobbs, c1923, (1935). Creator: Unknown
Jack Hobbs, c1923, (1935). English cricketer Sir John Berry Hobbs (1882-1963) played for Surrey from 1905 until 1934 and played 61 test matches for England

Background imageThe Silver Jubilee Book Collection: The SS L Atlantique on fire, 1933, (1935). Creator: Unknown

The SS L Atlantique on fire, 1933, (1935). Creator: Unknown
The SS L Atlantique on fire, 1933, (1935). L Atlantique caught fire off the coast of France on the way to be refitted. The crew abandoned ship, and L Atlantique was considered a total loss

Background imageThe Silver Jubilee Book Collection: British Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin with his wife and daughter, London, 27 January 1923, (1935)

British Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin with his wife and daughter, London, 27 January 1923, (1935). Stanley Baldwin (1867-1947), Conservative Party statesman, with his wife Lucy (nee Ridsdale)

Background imageThe Silver Jubilee Book Collection: A family listening to the results of the general election of 1923, (1935). Creator: Unknown

A family listening to the results of the general election of 1923, (1935). Creator: Unknown
A family listening to the results of the general election of 1923, (1935). Wireless brought the election results into the homes of the people

Background imageThe Silver Jubilee Book Collection: Workers leaving... after construction of Cunarder 534 was suspended, December 1931, (1935)

Workers leaving... after construction of Cunarder 534 was suspended, December 1931, (1935)
Workers leaving the shipyards after construction of Cunarder 534 was suspended, Clydebank, Scotland, December 1931, (1935)

Background imageThe Silver Jubilee Book Collection: Building work at Piccadilly Circus in London, 1926, (1935). Creator: Unknown

Building work at Piccadilly Circus in London, 1926, (1935). Creator: Unknown
Building work at Piccadilly Circus in London, 1926, (1935). Worlds Busiest Roundabout - to simplify congestion of traffic in the main London thoroughfares

Background imageThe Silver Jubilee Book Collection: Civil servants protesting against salary cuts, London, October 1931, (1935). Creator: Unknown

Civil servants protesting against salary cuts, London, October 1931, (1935). Creator: Unknown
Civil servants protesting against salary cuts, London, October 1931, (1935). Protest Against Economy Cuts...a mass demonstration of an entirely peaceful nature

Background imageThe Silver Jubilee Book Collection: Ascot fashion, 1935. Creator: Unknown

Ascot fashion, 1935. Creator: Unknown
Ascot fashion, 1935. Women dressed up for the horse racing at Royal Ascot in Surrey. Flowing Frocks: showing a tendency to return to the flowing lines of 1914

Background imageThe Silver Jubilee Book Collection: Ramsay MacDonald, first Labour Prime Minister, at Chequers with his his daughter, 1924, (1935)

Ramsay MacDonald, first Labour Prime Minister, at Chequers with his his daughter, 1924, (1935). British politician James Ramsay MacDonald (1866-1937) with his daughter Sheila (1910-1994)

Background imageThe Silver Jubilee Book Collection: George Lansbury, c1930, (1935). Creator: Unknown

George Lansbury, c1930, (1935). Creator: Unknown
George Lansbury, c1930, (1935). Portrait of British politician George Lansbury (1859-1940) who became a socialist in the early 1890s, and was elected to Parliament in 1910

Background imageThe Silver Jubilee Book Collection: John Logie Baird watching the first play to be televised, 14 July 1930, (1935). Creator: Unknown

John Logie Baird watching the first play to be televised, 14 July 1930, (1935). Creator: Unknown
John Logie Baird watching the first play to be televised, 14 July 1930, (1935). Mr. John L. Baird watching Pirandellos The Man with the Flower in his Mouth, the first play to be televised

Background imageThe Silver Jubilee Book Collection: Launch of the Empress of Britain, Glasgow, 11 June 1930, (1935). Creator: Unknown

Launch of the Empress of Britain, Glasgow, 11 June 1930, (1935). Creator: Unknown
Launch of the Empress of Britain, Glasgow, Scotland, 11 June 1930, (1935). The new Canadian Pacific Liner, Empress of Britain, which was launched at Glasgow by the Prince of Wales

Background imageThe Silver Jubilee Book Collection: Arthur Henderson, 1929, (1935). Creator: Unknown

Arthur Henderson, 1929, (1935). Creator: Unknown
Arthur Henderson, 1929, (1935). British iron moulder and Labour politician Arthur Henderson (1863-1935) was the first Labour cabinet minister

Background imageThe Silver Jubilee Book Collection: Margaret Bondfield, 1929, (1935). Creator: Unknown

Margaret Bondfield, 1929, (1935). Creator: Unknown
Margaret Bondfield, 1929, (1935). Portrait of Margaret Grace Bondfield (1873-1953), British Labour politician, trade unionist and womens rights activist

Background imageThe Silver Jubilee Book Collection: General Bramwell Booth with his two grandchildren, 1929, (1935). Creator: Unknown

General Bramwell Booth with his two grandchildren, 1929, (1935). Creator: Unknown
General Bramwell Booth with his two grandchildren, 1929, (1935). William Bramwell Booth (1856-1929) was the son of William Booth, the founder of the Salvation Army

Background imageThe Silver Jubilee Book Collection: Frank Billings Kellogg, US Secretary of State, 1928, (1935). Creator: Unknown

Frank Billings Kellogg, US Secretary of State, 1928, (1935). Creator: Unknown
Frank Billings Kellogg, US Secretary of State, 1928, (1935). Frank Billings Kellogg (1856-1937) was US Ambassador to Great Britain from 1923-1925

Background imageThe Silver Jubilee Book Collection: Milk churns at Hyde Park during the General Strike, London, 1926, (1935). Creator: Unknown

Milk churns at Hyde Park during the General Strike, London, 1926, (1935). Creator: Unknown
Milk churns at Hyde Park during the General Strike, London, 1926, (1935). Hyde Park was closed to the public, and used as a food depot

Background imageThe Silver Jubilee Book Collection: The wireless transmission room at Croydon Aerodrome, south London, 1928, (1935). Creator: Unknown

The wireless transmission room at Croydon Aerodrome, south London, 1928, (1935). Creator: Unknown
The wireless transmission room at Croydon Aerodrome, south London, 1928, (1935). A view of a wireless transmission room, whence contacts can be made with pilots in the air as to direction

Background imageThe Silver Jubilee Book Collection: Filming City of Play, 1928, (1935). Creator: Unknown

Filming City of Play, 1928, (1935). Creator: Unknown
Filming " City of Play", 1928, (1935). Actor and crew during shooting of a drama film at the Gainsborough film studios in London, notice the microphone above the actors head

Background imageThe Silver Jubilee Book Collection: Miners playing cards during the General Strike, Britain, 1926, (1935). Creator: Unknown

Miners playing cards during the General Strike, Britain, 1926, (1935). Creator: Unknown
Miners playing cards during the General Strike, Britain, 1926, (1935). The Miners Fight for their Wages - the dispute dragged on until nearly the end of November

Background imageThe Silver Jubilee Book Collection: Earl Haigs coffin being carried from the house where he died, London, 29 January 1928, (1935)

Earl Haigs coffin being carried from the house where he died, London, 29 January 1928, (1935). Field Marshal Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig (1861-1928) died from a heart attack, aged 66

Background imageThe Silver Jubilee Book Collection: Thomas Hardy, 1920s, (1935). Creator: Unknown

Thomas Hardy, 1920s, (1935). Creator: Unknown
Thomas Hardy, 1920s, (1935). Novelist and poet Hardy (1840-1928), regarded as one of the greatest of British writers. His books, set in the fictional county of Wessex, based on Dorset

Background imageThe Silver Jubilee Book Collection: The Menin Gate is unveiled, Ypres, Belgium, 24 July 1927, (1935). Creator: Unknown

The Menin Gate is unveiled, Ypres, Belgium, 24 July 1927, (1935). Creator: Unknown
The Menin Gate is unveiled, Ypres, Belgium, 24 July 1927, (1935). Field Marshal Lord Plumer unveiled the Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing in memory of British

Background imageThe Silver Jubilee Book Collection: George Bernard Shaw, 1926, (1935). Creator: Unknown

George Bernard Shaw, 1926, (1935). Creator: Unknown
George Bernard Shaw, 1926, (1935). Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1925

Background imageThe Silver Jubilee Book Collection: Rudolph Valentino in The Sheik, 1921, (1935). Creator: Unknown

Rudolph Valentino in The Sheik, 1921, (1935). Creator: Unknown
Rudolph Valentino in " The Sheik", 1921, (1935). Portrait of Rudolph Valentino (1895-1926), film actor born in Italy, one of the first Hollywood heartthrobs

Background imageThe Silver Jubilee Book Collection: Gertrude Ederle receiving advice from her trainer Jabez Wolff, 1926, (1935). Creator: Unknown

Gertrude Ederle receiving advice from her trainer Jabez Wolff, 1926, (1935). Creator: Unknown
Gertrude Ederle receiving advice from her trainer Jabez Wolff, 1926, (1935). Miss Gertrude Ederle [1905-2003], the young American swimmer

Background imageThe Silver Jubilee Book Collection: Volunteer going to retrieve bodies in the Gresford Colliery disaster, Wales, 1935

Volunteer going to retrieve bodies in the Gresford Colliery disaster, Wales, 1935. A man with a gas mask recieving last-minute instructions

Background imageThe Silver Jubilee Book Collection: Tennis match on Centre Court at Wimbledon, c1930s, (1935). Creator: Unknown

Tennis match on Centre Court at Wimbledon, c1930s, (1935). Creator: Unknown
Tennis match on Centre Court at Wimbledon, c1930s, (1935). The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club moved to its present site in Church Road, Wimbledon, south London, in 1922

Background imageThe Silver Jubilee Book Collection: William Thomas Cosgrave making a speech, Dublin, Ireland, 1922, (1935). Creator: Unknown

William Thomas Cosgrave making a speech, Dublin, Ireland, 1922, (1935). Creator: Unknown
William Thomas Cosgrave making a speech, Dublin, Ireland, 1922, (1935). William Thomas Cosgrave (1880-1965), President of the Executive Council of the Irish Free State. Under the guidance of Mr

Background imageThe Silver Jubilee Book Collection: The opening of Dail Eireann, or Chamber of Deputies, Dublin, Ireland, 9 September 1922, (1935)

The opening of Dail Eireann, or Chamber of Deputies, Dublin, Ireland, 9 September 1922, (1935)
The opening of Dail Eireann, or Chamber of Deputies, of the Irish Free State Parliament in Dublin, Ireland, 9 September 1922, (1935). Mr William Thomas Cosgrave was elected President

Background imageThe Silver Jubilee Book Collection: The Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race, London, 1923, (1935). Creator: Unknown

The Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race, London, 1923, (1935). Creator: Unknown
The Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race, London, 1923, (1935). Oxford wins the Boat Race!. Annual rowing competition between Oxford and Cambridge Universities, on the River Thames

Background imageThe Silver Jubilee Book Collection: Marie Lloyd, c1910s. Creator: Unknown

Marie Lloyd, c1910s. Creator: Unknown
Marie Lloyd, c1910s. Portrait of English music hall singer and actor Marie Lloyd (1870-1922): one of the most popular comediennes of her time

Background imageThe Silver Jubilee Book Collection: Schoolboys and teacher observing a solar eclipse, Britain, 1921, (1935). Creator: Unknown

Schoolboys and teacher observing a solar eclipse, Britain, 1921, (1935). Creator: Unknown
Schoolboys and teacher observing a solar eclipse, Britain, 1921, (1935). Children using smoked glass to watch an eclipse of the Sun

Background imageThe Silver Jubilee Book Collection: Passengers waiting at Goldhawk Road Station in London during the railway strike, 1919, (1935)

Passengers waiting at Goldhawk Road Station in London during the railway strike, 1919, (1935). For nine days, from September 27 to October 6

Background imageThe Silver Jubilee Book Collection: Alcock and Brown... after the first non-stop transatlantic flight, London, June 1919, (1935)

Alcock and Brown... after the first non-stop transatlantic flight, London, June 1919, (1935)
Alcock and Brown are welcomed after the first non-stop transatlantic flight, London, June 1919, (1935). British aviators Captain John Alcock (1892-1919) and Lieutenant Arthur Whitten Brown (1886-1948)

Background imageThe Silver Jubilee Book Collection: Some women are able to vote for the first time, Britain, 14 December 1918, (1935)

Some women are able to vote for the first time, Britain, 14 December 1918, (1935). In the General Election on December 14, 1918

Background imageThe Silver Jubilee Book Collection: King George V attends a baseball match at Stamford Bridge, London, (1935). Creator: Unknown

King George V attends a baseball match at Stamford Bridge, London, (1935). Creator: Unknown
King George V attends a baseball match at Stamford Bridge, London, (1935). George V (1865-1936) at a sports event during the First World War, arranged in honour of the American allies



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