England
Found in 82 Collections and/or Records:
Jumping Horses at Agricultural Shows, 1870s-1930s
Photographs of riders jumping horses at agricultural shows in the early 20th century. The top photograph shows, 'Mr. C. A. Brown's Old Sport clearing the gate gallantly at Henley and District Agricultural Show'; and the bottom photograph shows, 'Miss Ormond on Georgette at the water jump, Newbury and District Agricultural Show, which provided a full programme of good sport.'
Juno, 1870s-1930s
Illustration of the 4 year old Shorthorn cow, "Juno" 'bred by Robert Colling of Barmpton near Darlington.'
Lecture on 'The Origin of the Scenery of the British Isles', 1884
Notes for 5 lectures on 'The Origin of the Scenery of the British Isles' given to the Royal Institution in 1884, along with printed abstracts. Sir Archibald Geikie focused on geological formations around the British Isles, with comparisons from European and North American locations, looking at the materials of which they are composed and the processes which went into their creation.
Lectures on American geological history, c1879
Notes and text for seven lectures looking at the geological history of the American continent, looking at specific locations therein, based partly on results from American survey work. These locations were related to to other places around the world, particularly in Britain and Europe. A variety of geological formations were looked at, including that of the continent itself, considering the materials which make them up and the geological timeframe.
Letter from George William Lamplugh, 1903
George William Lamplugh (1859-1926) wrote to Sir Archibald Geikie on 14 January 1904 regarding 'Pleostocene changes of level in our Islands'. He was glad that Geikie was piecing together scattered information on the subject and refers to his own research in areas of England and Ireland.
Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Capt Clarence Edward Dutton, 26 February 1885
"Look Out This Doesn't Happen", 1870s-1930s
Illustration on the cover of the magazine, Fragments, Vol. 1, No. 7, Wednesday August 27, 1919 of a British bulldog standing on a Union Jack flag with a dachsund with the words, 'German Trade' written on its side standing beneath the bulldog. Above the dogs is written, 'Look Out This Doesn't Happen!' and signed by Bruce Bairnsfather.
Lusitania, 1870s-1930s
Photograph of the Cunard Line's 4-day steamship, "Lusitania", on the water in the early 20th century.
Milk-White Hunter Mare, 9 Years Old, by "Bonaparte", 1870s-1930s
Photograph of the 9 year-old, milk-white Hunter mare by "Bonaparte" standing in a paddock with her foal in the early 20th century. The text beneath the image notes that the hunter mare was bred in Yorkshire and sold by J H Stokes, Leicestershire to J B Thorneycroft, Netherplace, Mauchline to breed hunters. The foal was born in 1904; by "The Rush," a dark chestnut by "Barcaldine," out of "Whirlpool."