Wheeler Collection (page 2)

The Brontes - Words Inspired By Hope That Won Renown, c1925. The Bronte sisters, Charlotte, (1816-1855), Emily (1818-1848) and Anne, (1820-1849), poets and novelists

Edison and Steinmetz Join Forces to Achieve Success, 1922, (c1925). Thomas Alva Edison, (1847-1931), American inventor and businessman

James Bruce Helps His Follower, c1925. Artist: Charles Dudley Tennant
James Bruce Helps His Follower, c1925. James Bruce, (1730-1794), Scottish traveller. From Cassells Romance of Famous Lives, Volume 1 by Harold Wheeler. [The Waverley Book Company, Ltd. London, c1925]

Jean-Henri Fabre - The Humble Study of One of the Greatest of Naturalists, c1925. Jean-Henri Casimir Fabre, (1823-1915), French naturalist

Sir Henry Irving - The Greatest of Victorian Actors, c1925. Sir Henry Irving, (1838-1905), English actor. From Cassells Romance of Famous Lives, Volume 1 by Harold Wheeler

Sir Francis Drake - The First Englishman To See The Pacific, c1925. Artist: Arthur Percy Dixon
Sir Francis Drake - The First Englishman To See The Pacific, c1925. Sir Francis Drake, (c1540-1596), English navigator and politician

William Shakespeare - A Dainty Bloom for the King of Poets, c1925. Artist: Charles Dudley Tennant
William Shakespeare - A Dainty Bloom for the King of Poets, c1925. From Cassells Romance of Famous Lives, Volume 2 by Harold Wheeler. [The Waverley Book Company, Ltd. London, c1925]

The Sword and the Soul of Italy, c1925. Artist: Arthur Percy Dixon
The Sword and the Soul of Italy, c1925. Giuseppe Garibaldi, (1807-1882), soldier of the Risorgimento. From Cassells Romance of Famous Lives, Volume 2 by Harold Wheeler

Tapping for maple syrup, Canada, 1936. Artist: Canadian Government
Tapping for maple syrup, Canada, 1936. From Peoples of the World in Pictures, edited by Harold Wheeler, published by Odhams Press Ltd (London, 1936)

Gatherering myrrh and frankincense, Somalia, Africa, 1936. Artist: Wide World Photos
Gatherering myrrh and frankincense, Somalia, Africa, 1936. From Peoples of the World in Pictures, edited by Harold Wheeler, published by Odhams Press Ltd (London, 1936)

An Abyssinian (Ethiopian) woman, 1936. Artist: Wide World Photos
An Abyssinian (Ethiopian) woman, 1936. From Peoples of the World in Pictures, edited by Harold Wheeler, published by Odhams Press Ltd (London, 1936)

A chieftan prince of Abyssinia (Ethiopia), Africa, 1936. Artist: Daily Herald
A chieftan prince of Abyssinia (Ethiopia), Africa, 1936. From Peoples of the World in Pictures, edited by Harold Wheeler, published by Odhams Press Ltd (London, 1936)

People of the Shilluk (Chollo), Sudan, Africa, 1936. Artist: Major R Whitbread
People of the Shilluk (Chollo), Sudan, Africa, 1936. From Peoples of the World in Pictures, edited by Harold Wheeler, published by Odhams Press Ltd (London, 1936)

A water seller, Cairo, Egypt, 1936. Artist: Donald McLeish
A water seller, Cairo, Egypt, 1936. From Peoples of the World in Pictures, edited by Harold Wheeler, published by Odhams Press Ltd (London, 1936)

Craftsmen, Cairo, Egypt, Africa, 1936. Artist: Donald McLeish
Craftsmen, Cairo, Egypt, Africa, 1936. Age-old designs woven on modern cloth. From Peoples of the World in Pictures, edited by Harold Wheeler, published by Odhams Press Ltd (London, 1936)

Desert warrior of Africa, 1936. Artist: Fox Photos
Desert warrior of Africa, 1936. From Peoples of the World in Pictures, edited by Harold Wheeler, published by Odhams Press Ltd (London, 1936)

A Turkana tribesman, Kenya, Africa, 1936. Artist: Wide World Photos
A Turkana tribesman, Kenya, Africa, 1936. From Peoples of the World in Pictures, edited by Harold Wheeler, published by Odhams Press Ltd (London, 1936)

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

Two witch-doctors, Tanganyika (Tanzania), Africa, 1936. Artist: GPA
Two witch-doctors, Tanganyika (Tanzania), Africa, 1936. From Peoples of the World in Pictures, edited by Harold Wheeler, published by Odhams Press Ltd (London, 1936)

The fashionable wife of a wealthy Arab, Africa, 1936. Artist: ENA
The fashionable wife of a wealthy Arab, Africa, 1936. From Peoples of the World in Pictures, edited by Harold Wheeler, published by Odhams Press Ltd (London, 1936)

Bandsmen of the Northern Rhodesia Regiment beat a military tattoo, Zimbabwe, Africa, 1936. Artist: LNA Images
Barefooted bandsmen of the Northern Rhodesia Regiment beat a military tattoo, Zimbabwe, Africa, 1936. From Peoples of the World in Pictures, edited by Harold Wheeler

A South African tribesman smoking, 1936. Artist: South African Railways
A South African native smoking, 1936. From Peoples of the World in Pictures, edited by Harold Wheeler, published by Odhams Press Ltd (London, 1936)

The wife of an Angoni chieftain, Mozambique, Africa, 1936. Artist: Wide World Photos
The wife of an Angoni chieftain, Mozambique, Africa, 1936. From Peoples of the World in Pictures, edited by Harold Wheeler, published by Odhams Press Ltd (London, 1936)

Royal bodyguard in ancient armour, northern Nigeria, 1936. Artist: Wide World Photos
Royal bodyguard in ancient armour, northern Nigeria, 1936. The man is a bodyguard to the Emir of Fika. From Peoples of the World in Pictures, edited by Harold Wheeler

A Nigerian girl, 1936Artist: Wide World Photos
A Nigerian girl, 1936. From Peoples of the World in Pictures, edited by Harold Wheeler, published by Odhams Press Ltd (London, 1936)

A man and a boy from the Ashanti people, Ghana, Africa, 1936. Artist: LNA Images
A man and a boy from the Ashanti people, Ghana, Africa, 1936. From Peoples of the World in Pictures, edited by Harold Wheeler, published by Odhams Press Ltd (London, 1936)

A Yafouba tribesman juggles with a girl, Ivory Coast, West Africa, 1936. Artist: Wide World Photos
A Yafouba tribesman juggles with a girl, Ivory Coast, West Africa, 1936. From Peoples of the World in Pictures, edited by Harold Wheeler, published by Odhams Press Ltd (London, 1936)

Boy dancers dressed as girls, the Yafouba tribe, West Africa, 1936. Artist: Wide World Photos
Boy dancers dressed as girls, the Yafouba tribe, West Africa, 1936. From Peoples of the World in Pictures, edited by Harold Wheeler, published by Odhams Press Ltd (London, 1936)

Visored mask of highland people, Africa, 1936. Artist: Wide World Photos
Visored mask of highland people, Africa, 1936. Probably from either the Dogon (Mali) or the Habe (principally Nigeria) tribe

Two Arabs riding camels in the Sahara Desert, Africa, 1936. Artist: Fox Photos
Two Arabs riding camels in the Sahara Desert, Africa, 1936. From Peoples of the World in Pictures, edited by Harold Wheeler, published by Odhams Press Ltd (London, 1936)

Tunisian boy in the Sahara Desert, 1936. Artist: Ewing Galloway
Tunisian boy in the Sahara Desert, 1936. From Peoples of the World in Pictures, edited by Harold Wheeler, published by Odhams Press Ltd (London, 1936)

Berber horseman of the French Army, 1936. Artist: Donald McLeish
Berber horseman of the French Army, 1936. From Peoples of the World in Pictures, edited by Harold Wheeler, published by Odhams Press Ltd (London, 1936)

White-robed inhabitants of Korea, 1936. Artist: Wide World Photos
White-robed inhabitants of Korea, 1936. From Peoples of the World in Pictures, edited by Harold Wheeler, published by Odhams Press Ltd (London, 1936)

Japanese women washing their hands prior to entering a temple, 1936. Artist: Sport & General
Japanese women washing their hands prior to entering a temple, 1936. From Peoples of the World in Pictures, edited by Harold Wheeler, published by Odhams Press Ltd (London, 1936)

Printing election posters in Japan, 1936. Artist: Fox Photos
Printing election posters in Japan, 1936. From Peoples of the World in Pictures, edited by Harold Wheeler, published by Odhams Press Ltd (London, 1936)

A man eating, Mukden (Shenyang), China, 1936. Artist: Wide World Photos
A man eating, Mukden (Shenyang), China, 1936. From Peoples of the World in Pictures, edited by Harold Wheeler, published by Odhams Press Ltd (London, 1936)

Chinese family on a cart, 1936. Artist: Sport & General
Chinese family on a cart, 1936. From Peoples of the World in Pictures, edited by Harold Wheeler, published by Odhams Press Ltd (London, 1936)

A portrait of mandarins, China, 1936. Artist: Fox Photos
A portrait of mandarins, China, 1936. From Peoples of the World in Pictures, edited by Harold Wheeler, published by Odhams Press Ltd (London, 1936)

Painted warriors, Papua, New Guinea, 1936. Artist: Sport & General
Painted warriors, Papua, New Guinea, 1936. From Peoples of the World in Pictures, edited by Harold Wheeler, published by Odhams Press Ltd (London, 1936)

Goblin masks and visors worn as beauty aids, Papua, New Guinea, 1936. Artist: Fox Photos
Goblin masks and visors worn as beauty aids, Papua, New Guinea, 1936. From Peoples of the World in Pictures, edited by Harold Wheeler, published by Odhams Press Ltd (London, 1936)

A mother and her child, Papua, New Guinea, 1936. Artist: Ewing Galloway
A mother and her child, Papua, New Guinea, 1936. From Peoples of the World in Pictures, edited by Harold Wheeler, published by Odhams Press Ltd (London, 1936)

Pygmy tree dweller using a blow-gun, Malaya, 1936. Artist: Malayan Information Agency
Pygmy tree dweller using a blow-gun, Malaya, 1936. From Peoples of the World in Pictures, edited by Harold Wheeler, published by Odhams Press Ltd (London, 1936)

Primitive methods in the worlds richest tin district, Taiping, China, 1936. Artist: Ewing Galloway
Primitive methods in the worlds richest tin district, Taiping, China, 1936. From Peoples of the World in Pictures, edited by Harold Wheeler, published by Odhams Press Ltd (London, 1936)

Youthful devotee of the great Buddha, 1936. Artist: Ewing Galloway
Youthful devotee of the great Buddha, 1936. From Peoples of the World in Pictures, edited by Harold Wheeler, published by Odhams Press Ltd (London, 1936)

Burmese dancers, 1936. Artist: Fox
Burmese dancers, 1936. From Peoples of the World in Pictures, edited by Harold Wheeler, published by Odhams Press Ltd (London, 1936)

Afghan tribesman, 1936. Artist: Fox
Afghan tribesman, 1936. From Peoples of the World in Pictures, edited by Harold Wheeler, published by Odhams Press Ltd (London, 1936)

Masked dancers, Tibet, 1936. Artist: Ewing Galloway
Masked dancers, Tibet, 1936. Traditional Buddhist dance performed by monks. From Peoples of the World in Pictures, edited by Harold Wheeler, published by Odhams Press Ltd (London, 1936)

Tibetan priests, 1936. Artist: Ewing Galloway
Tibetan priests, 1936. From Peoples of the World in Pictures, edited by Harold Wheeler, published by Odhams Press Ltd (London, 1936)

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