Wheeler Collection

Two Mashona tribeswomen pounding maize and millet, Zimbabwe, Africa, 1936. Artist: Wide World Photos
Two Mashona tribeswomen pounding maize and millet, Zimbabwe, Africa, 1936. From Peoples of the World in Pictures, edited by Harold Wheeler, published by Odhams Press Ltd (London, 1936)

Miss Wheeler defending herself against the Sepoys at Cawnpore, 1857, (c1860). Massacre of British civilians in what is now known as Kanpur, India

A witch-doctor, Uganda, Africa, 1936. Artist: Wide World Photos
A witch-doctor, Uganda, Africa, 1936. From Peoples of the World in Pictures, edited by Harold Wheeler, published by Odhams Press Ltd (London, 1936)

The Ingenious Spinning Jenny Invented by James Hargreaves, c1925. James Hargreaves, (c1720-1778), English inventor. From Cassells Romance of Famous Lives, Volume 3 by Harold Wheeler

Dante Aligheri - Dante and Beatrice in the Garden, c1925. Artist: Cesar Saccagi
Dante Aligheri - Dante and Beatrice in the Garden, c1925. Dante Alighieri, (1265-1321), Italian poet. From Cassells Romance of Famous Lives, Volume 1 by Harold Wheeler

A Kikuyu warrior, Kenya, 1936. Artist: Martin Johnson
A Kikuyu warrior, Kenya, 1936. From Peoples of the World in Pictures, edited by Harold Wheeler, published by Odhams Press Ltd (London, 1936)

A woman from the Sara-Kaba tribe, Congo Republic, Africa, 1936. Artist: Wide World Photos
A woman from the Sara-Kaba tribe, Congo Republic, Africa, 1936. Her beauty has been ruined to prevent rivals. From Peoples of the World in Pictures, edited by Harold Wheeler

Tossing the caber at the Highland games, Scotland, 1936. Artist: Fox
Tossing the caber at the Highland games, Scotland, 1936. From Peoples of the World in Pictures, edited by Harold Wheeler, published by Odhams Press Ltd (London, 1936)

Wheeler Survey, Season of 1872, 1872. Creator: William H. Bell
Wheeler Survey, Season of 1872, 1872. [Colorado River Series. Canon of Kanab Wash, Looking South]

Grand Canyon of the Colorado River, Mouth of Kanab Wash, looking West, 1872

Limestone Walls, Kanab Wash, Colorado River, 1872. Creator: William H. Bell
Limestone Walls, Kanab Wash, Colorado River, 1872

Canon of Kanab Wash, Looking South, 1872. Creator: William H. Bell
Canon of Kanab Wash, Looking South, 1872. [Colorado River Series]

Black Canon, From Camp 8, Looking Above, 1871. Creator: Tim O Sullivan
Black Canon, From Camp 8, Looking Above, 1871

Head of Canyon de Chelle, Looking Down, 1873. Creator: Tim O Sullivan
Head of Canyon de Chelle, Looking Down, 1873

Conference After Rough Riders Battle, Spanish-American War, June 1898, (1899)
Conference After " Rough Riders" Battle, Spanish-American War, June 1898, (1899). American military personnel and war correspondents: journalist Richard Harding Davis (lying down)

Edward G. E. L. Bulwer-Lytton, Lord Lytton, (1850), c1884. Creator: Unknown
Edward G.E.L. Bulwer-Lytton, Lord Lytton, (1850), c1884. Edward Bulwer-Lytton (1803 -1873), English writer and politician educated at Trinity College, Cambridge

Interior view of the Church of St Andrew Undershaft, Leadenhall Street, London, c1820(?)

Alfa Romeo RLS of PC Wheeler competing in the Inter-Varsity Trial, November 1931
Alfa Romeo RLS 1924 2996 cc. Vehicle Reg. No. XY3229. Event Entry No: 55 Driver: Wheeler, P.C. Place: Inter-Varsity Trial. Date: Nov-31

Kenny Wheeler, Watermill Jazz, Dorking, Surrey, 2009. Artist: Brian O Connor
Kenny Wheeler, Watermill Jazz, Dorking, Surrey, 2009

Kenny Wheeler, Brecon Jazz Festival, Powys, Wales, 2002. Artist: Brian O Connor
Kenny Wheeler, Brecon Jazz Festival, Powys, Wales, 2002

George Bernard Shaw, c1925. George Bernard Shaw, (1856-1950), Irish playwright and Nobel Prize in Literature. From Cassells Romance of Famous Lives, Volume 2 by Harold Wheeler

Lord Northcliffe - The Famous Journalists Favourite Portrait, c1925. Alfred Charles William Harmsworth, (1865-1922), Lord Northcliffe, British newspaper and publishing magnate

The Brownings in the Gondola City, c1925. Artist: Arthur Percy Dixon
The Brownings in the Gondola City, c1925. Robert Browning, (1812-1889), English poet and playwright. Elizabeth Barrett Browning, (1806-1861), English poet

Magellan Consults with his Navigators, c1925. Artist: Arthur Percy Dixon
Magellan Consults with his Navigators, c1925. Ferdinand Magellan, (c1480-1521), Portuguese explorer. From Cassells Romance of Famous Lives, Volume 3 by Harold Wheeler

Ruskin in the Land of His Inspiration, c1925. Artist: Charles Dudley Tennant
Ruskin in the Land of His Inspiration, c1925. John Ruskin, (1819-1900), English art critic. From Cassells Romance of Famous Lives, Volume 3 by Harold Wheeler. [The Waverley Book Company, Ltd

Ruskin and Holman Hunt Enjoy a Conversation On Art, c1925. Artist: Frederick Hollyer
Ruskin and Holman Hunt Enjoy a Conversation On Art, c1925. John Ruskin, (1819-1900), English art critic. William Holman Hunt, (1827-1910), English painter

Crookes, Rontgen and Finsen - Using the Marvellous X-Rays Apparatus, c1925. Niels T. Finsen, (1860-1904). From Cassells Romance of Famous Lives, Volume 2 by Harold Wheeler

Carmen Sylva - Late Portrait of the Author-Queen, c1925. Elizabeth of Wied, (1843-1916), also known as Carmen Sylva, was Queen Consort of King Carol I of Romania, who she married in 1869

Wellington on the Eve of Waterloo, c1925. Artist: Charles Dudley Tennant
Wellington on the Eve of Waterloo, c1925. Arthur Wellesley, (1769-1852), 1st Duke of Wellington, was an Anglo-Irish soldier and politician

Charles Lamb - The Edmonton Home of Charles and Mary Lamb, c1925. The home of Charles Lamb, (1775-1834), English writer. From Cassells Romance of Famous Lives, Volume 2 by Harold Wheeler

Sir Squire Bancroft and Madame Sarah Bernhardt, c1925. Sir Squire Bancroft, (1841-1926), English actor-manager. Sarah Bernhardt, (1844-1923), French actress

Camille Flammarion - A Veteran Watcher of the Heavens, c1925. Nicolas Camille Flammarion, (1842-1925), French astronomer. From Cassells Romance of Famous Lives, Volume 2 by Harold Wheeler

Camille Flammarion - The Distinguished Astronomer Among His Books, c1925. Nicolas Camille Flammarion, (1842-1925), French astronomer

George Romney - At Work On A Picture Of His Favourite Model, c1925. Artist: Charles Dudley Tennant
George Romney - At Work On A Picture Of His Favourite Model, c1925. George Romney, (1734-1802), English portrait painter. From Cassells Romance of Famous Lives, Volume 2 by Harold Wheeler

Amelita Galli-Curci - The great diva gathering roses, her favourite flowers, c1925. Amelita Galli-Curci, (1882-1963), Italian soprano

Auguste Rodin - Rodin and his Wife in their Garden at Meudon, c1925. Francois Auguste Rene Rodin, (1840-1917), French sculptor. From Cassells Romance of Famous Lives, Volume 2 by Harold Wheeler

Henrik Ibsen - In the Heyday of His Success, c1897, (c1925). Henrik Ibsen, (1828-1906), Norwegian playwright. From Cassells Romance of Famous Lives, Volume 2 by Harold Wheeler

Napoleon at the Retreat from Moscow, c1925. Artist: Stanley Llewellyn Wood
Napoleon at the Retreat from Moscow, c1925. From Cassells Romance of Famous Lives, Volume 2 by Harold Wheeler. [The Waverley Book Company, Ltd. London, c1925]

David Lloyd George - The Great Statesman Surrounded By His Family, 1905, (c1925). David Lloyd George, (1863-1945), British Liberal politician

Victor Hugos study at Hauteville House - The Room in Which Les Miserables Was Written, c1925. The study of Victor Marie Hugo, (1802-1885), French writer

Enrico Caruso - Italys Famous Tenor at the Piano, c1925. Enrico Caruso, (1873-1921), Italian tenor. From Cassells Romance of Famous Lives, Volume 2 by Harold Wheeler. [The Waverley Book Company, Ltd

Stanley Baldwin in the Gallery at Chequers, c1925. Stanley Baldwin, (1867-1947), British Conservative politician and three times Prime Minister

George Cadbury - A Many-Sided Business Builder, c1925. Artist: Henry Joseph Whitlock
George Cadbury - A Many-Sided Business Builder, c1925. George Cadbury, (1839-1922), entrepreneur. From Cassells Romance of Famous Lives, Volume 2 by Harold Wheeler. [The Waverley Book Company, Ltd

High Adventure in the Arctic Regions, c1925. Artist: Archibald Bertram Webb
High Adventure in the Arctic Regions, c1925. From Cassells Romance of Famous Lives, Volume 2 by Harold Wheeler. [The Waverley Book Company, Ltd. London, c1925]

Fulton Explains His Submarine to Napoleon, c1925. Artist: Arthur Percy Dixon
Fulton Explains His Submarine to Napoleon, c1925. Robert Fulton, (1765-1815), American engineer and inventor. From Cassells Romance of Famous Lives, Volume 1 by Harold Wheeler

Sir Robert Baden-Powell, arrayed in the dress of a Red Indian tribe, c1925. Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, (1857-1941), 1st Baron Baden-Powell, British Army officer and writer

William Gladstone - The Grand Old Man Seated At His Study Table, c1925. William Ewart Gladstone, (1809-1898), British politician. From Cassells Romance of Famous Lives, Volume 1 by Harold Wheeler

Cleopatra - The Serpent of Old Nile in the Royal Galley, c1925. Artist: Arthur Percy Dixon
Cleopatra - The Serpent of Old Nile in the Royal Galley, c1925. From Cassells Romance of Famous Lives, Volume 1 by Harold Wheeler. [The Waverley Book Company, Ltd. London, c1925]

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