Images Dated 19th May 2018 (page 8)

Too Late said The Rabbit, 1930. Artist: John Tenniel
Too Late said The Rabbit, 1930. The White Rabbit from Lewis Carrolls (1832-1898) Alice in Wonderland. After an illustration by John Tenniel (1820-1914) colour printed by Edward Evans (1826-1905)

The Dodo, 1930. Artist: John Tenniel
The Dodo, 1930. The Dodo from Lewis Carrolls (1832-1898) Alice in Wonderland. After an illustration by John Tenniel (1820-1914) colour printed by Edward Evans (1826-1905)

The Rabbit Running Away, 1930. Artist: John Tenniel
The Rabbit Running Away, 1930. The White Rabbit from Lewis Carrolls (1832-1898) Alice in Wonderland. After an illustration by John Tenniel (1820-1914) colour printed by Edward Evans (1826-1905)

The blessing of the Spanish troops, (1890s), 1920s
The blessing of the Spanish troops. The troops were blessed before going into war. Cigar card from the History of Cuba, Geografico Universal, Propaganda de los Cigarros Susini y La Corona

The Torment of Hatuey, (16th century), 1920s
In 1511, Diego Velazquez set out from Hispaniola to conquer the island of Caobana (Cuba). He was preceded, however, by Hatuey

Marta Abreu de Estevez, (1845-1909), 1920s
Marta Abreu of Estevez, Patriot and benefactor of Santa Clara, was born in 1845, wife of Dr Luis Estevez; from Paris sent to the Delegate Estrada Palma over one hundred thousand pesos of their

Mayia Rodriguez, (born 1848), 1920s
Mayor General Mayia Rodriguez, born in Santiago de Cuba in 1848. Joined the revolution in 1868 and at the end of the war in 1878 was a Lieutenant Colonel

Ulises Heureaux, (1845-1899), 1920s
General Ulises Heureaux. President of Santo Domingo in 1695. The president who contributed $ 40, 000 to the cost of Martis expedition

Federico Capdevila, (1844-1898), 1920s
Federico Capdevila, was Catalonian and defended students in the council of war held in November 1871, asking for their acquittal and reproving the conduct of the volunteers

Benjamin Guerra, (1850-1905), 1920s
Jose Marti named Benjamin Guerra, Treasurer of the Cuban Revolutionary Party, a post he held for several years. He committed suicide at the end of the war of independence

The Coronation of King George VI (1895-1952), 12 May 1937. The anointing of King George VI. The anointing is the most religious part of the coronation ceremony

The Royal Family on the balcony of Buckingham Palace, on the occasion of King George VIs coronation, 1937. Here with King George VI are his consort Queen Elizabeth

Marie Leczinska, (1703-1768) Queen of France, 1909
Marie Leczinska, (1703-1768). Was the longest serving queen consort of France. She was a daughter of King Stanislaw Leszczynski (1677)

Playing at Marbles, 1906. Artist: Francesco Bartolozzi
Playing at Marbles. A stipple engraving by Francesco Bartolozzi (1727?1815) after a painting by William Hamilton (1751-1801). A group of four children entertain themselves by playing marbles

Doctorfish tang, Common snapper, Short-snouted unicornfish
Doctorfish tang (Acanthurus chirvrgus), Common snapper, Short-snouted unicornfish

Dame Fanny Lucy Houston, DBE (1857-1936), 1935
Dame Fanny Lucy Houston, DBE (1857-1936), British benefactor, philanthropist, adventuress and patriot, 1935. She published Britains Saturday Review

Prince Charles and Princess Anne as children at Balmoral, 28th September 1952. Artist: Lisa Sheridan
Prince Charles and Princess Anne as children at Balmoral, 28th September 1952

The deck of HMS Victory, 1805. Artist: Newton & Co
The deck of HMS Victory, 1805. Scen during the Battle of Trafalgar, at which Victory was Admiral Lord Nelsons flagship. The British defeated a combined French and Spanish fleet

Les Invalides, Paris, France, late 19th or early 20th century. Artist: Photographic Company
Les Invalides, Paris, France, late 19th or early 20th century. The church at Les Invalides was designed by Liberal Bruant and Jules Hardouin Mansart and built in 1679

The Wishing Chair, Giants Causeway, County Antrim, Ireland, 1887. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
The Wishing Chair, Giants Causeway, County Antrim, Ireland, 1887. Legend has it that the Irish giant, Finn McCool, built the Giants Causeway in order to cross the Irish sea to fight his Scottish

Mount Kronos and Temple of Hera, Olympia, Greece, late 19th or early 20th century. The wife of Zeus, Hera was one of the major goddesses of Ancient Greece. The Romans worshipped her as Juno

Janice Jarratt, American actress, 1938. Janice Jarratt (1914-1991) made one film appearance, uncredited, in Kid Millions in 1934

Fountain of the Muses, Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden, Brazil, late 19th or early 20th century
Fountain of the Muses and the avenue of Royal Palms, Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden, Brazil, late 19th or early 20th century. The gardens first opened to the public in 1822

Anita Page, American film actress, c1938. Anita Page (1910-2008) reached stardom in the last years of the silent film era and became a highly popular young star

Kathleen Burke, American film actress, c1938. Kathleen Burke (1913-1980) appeared in several films in the 1930s, including The Lives of a Bengal Lancer, with Gary Cooper, and The Last Outpost

Irene Ware, American film actress, c1938. Irene Ware (1910-1993) was Miss United States at the 1929 International Pageant of Pulchritude (Miss Universe pageant)

Street scene, showing the cathedral spire, St Malo, Brittany, France, 20th century. The spire dates from the mid 19th century. Stereoscope Camerascope card detail

Colonel Albino Jara, Paraguayan soldier and politician, 1911. Jara (1877-1912) became provisional President of Paraguay in January 1911 after he led a military coup against the government of Manuel

Ted Broadribb, British boxer and manager, 1938. Broadribb (1888-1968) fought under the nickname Young Snowball. Among the fighters he managed was British world heavyweight champion Freddie Mills

Sailors pulling the gun carriage carrying the coffin of Queen Victoria, Windsor, Berkshire, 1901. A print from The Sphere, 9 February 1901

Western Franz Josef Land, 1899. Map showing discoveries and sledge journeys from 1894 to 1897. From an account of the Jackson-Harmsworth Expedition to Franz-Josef Land in the Arctic

Beethoven, 1906. Artist: Franz Hanfstaengl
Beethoven, 1906. A portrait of German composer Ludwig von Beethoven (1770-1827) sitting in a wood. A print from The Girls own Paper, 18 August 1906

Battle of Manila Bay, Philippines, Spanish-American War, 1898. The battle, the first major engagement of the war, resulted in the destruction of the Spanish Pacific Squadron by the US Navys Asiatic

Young girls with sticks in their noses and lips, Terrakekka to Aweil, Sudan, 1925 (1927). Artist: Thomas A Glover
Young girls with sticks in their noses and lips, Terrakekka to Aweil, Sudan, 1925 (1927). A print from Cape to Cairo, by Stella Court Treatt, George G Harrap & Company Ltd, 1927

A characteristic Dinka attitude, Terrakekka to Aweil, Sudan, 1925 (1927). Artist: Thomas A Glover
A characteristic Dinka attitude, Terrakekka to Aweil, Sudan, 1925 (1927). A print from Cape to Cairo, by Stella Court Treatt, George G Harrap & Company Ltd, 1927

Kensington Palace. The Sussex Library, c1841. Artist: Henry Melville
Kensington Palace. The Sussex Library, c1841. The Duke of Sussex sat in a specially designed library chair. From London Interiors with their Costumes & Ceremonies from Drawings made by permission of

Now for the Painter (Rope) Passengers Going on Board, 1827, (1938). Artist: JMW Turner
Now for the Painter (Rope) Passengers Going on Board, 1827, (1938). Painting held at the Manchester Art Gallery. From A Catalogue of the Pictures

Interrupted, 1875, (1938). Artist: Joseph Wolf
Interrupted, 1875, (1938). From A Catalogue of the Pictures and Drawings in the collection of Frederick John Nettleford, Volume IV, by C. Reginald Grundy and F. Gordon Roe. [Emrose and Sons Ltd

Plantacao de Mandioca, 1895. Artist: Axel Frick
PlantathOo de Mandioca, 1895. (Cassava plantation). From Sao Paulo by Gustavo Koenigswald. [S. Paulo, 1895]

The Fishermans Wife, 1885 (c1940). Artist: Arthur Hacker
The Fishermans Wife, 1885. Painting held at the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool. From The Worlds Greatest Paintings, Vol. 1, edited by T. Leman Hare [Odhams Press Ltd, London, c1940]

The Rookery of St Giles, London, 1850 (1878). Situated between Great Russell Street and Seven Dials, the St Giles Rookery was one of the worst slums in Britain

Claridges Hotel, Mayfair, Westminster, London, c1877 (1878). Claridges was founded in 1812 as Mivarts Hotel but was renamed after the hotel was sold to a Mr and Mrs Claridge in 1854

Ace of Diamonds from a deck of Goodall & Son Ltd. playing cards, c1940.[Goodall & Son Ltd. London, c1940]

Iceland visit. Churchill - with Ensign Franklin D. Roosevelt Jnr. following - saluting the Stars and Stripes as he walks among British and U.S. troops and Norwegian sailors, 1941

De La Rue & Cos Pneumatic Playing Cards, cover, 1925. From De La Rue & Cos Pneumatic Playing Cards. [Thomas De La Rue & Co. London, 1925]

Churchill, jubilant, aboard H. M. S. Prince of Wales with Lord Beaverbrook, about to say farewell t
Churchill, jubilant, aboard H.M.S. Prince of Wales with Lord Beaverbrook, about to say farewell to President Roosevelt (aboard Augusta) aftet the Atlantic Charter had been announced, August, 1941

Architects of Victory: Historic meeting between Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the U.S.A. aboard H.M.S. Prince of Wales, 1941

The Queen Dowager of Edward IV parting with her son, the Duke of York, 1483 (1793)
Elizabeth Woodville, the Queen Dowager of Edward IV, parting with her son, the Duke of York, 1483 (1793). From Ashburtons History of England, by Charles Alfred Ashburton. [W. & J

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