Barker Collection

Backyard carnival, 1800s
Children putting on a circus in the backyarrd, 1800s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Advertisement for a book about flying saucers
An advertisement for a book by Gray Barker, They Knew Too Much About Flying Saucers, suggesting cover-ups, conspiracy and paranoia surrounding UFO sightings

Ufos / Books / Barker
Jacket of Gray Barkers They knew too much about Flying Saucers

Advert, Atkinson & Barkers Royal Infants Preservative
Atkinson & Barkers Royal Infants Preservative, claimed to be the best medicine in the world, by royal appointment, with portraits of Queen Victoria and Princess Alexandra in their bridal dresses

William George Barker, RFC pilot and air ace
William George Billy Barker (1894-1930), Canadian member of No. 9 Squadron, RFC, seen here wearing a fur coat, standing by his Sopwith Camel. His confirmed victories totalled 50

The Studio of Salvator Rosa in the Mountains of the Abruzzi, (oil on canvas)
827524 The Studio of Salvator Rosa in the Mountains of the Abruzzi, (oil on canvas) by Barker, Thomas Jones (1815-82) (after); 111.8x183.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

A motor field kitchen: A present to the Queen of Belgium
The field kitchen was donated by Dr Hector Munro and designed by Barker and Co

Villageois économes se contentant... ; A la campagne, pas de grèves de cochers... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Villageois economes se contentant... ; A la campagne, pas de greves de cochers... 19th century. The festival of the nearby village, sketch by H Daumier - Thrifty villagers content

Arthur Balfour, c1920s, (1941). British statesman and Prime Minister Arthur James Balfour, 1st Earl of Balfour (1848-1930)

Colonel Barker - Valerie Smith
Page from The Graphic reporting on the case of Colonel Barker (aka John Hill and Geoffrey Norton), who was born Lilias Irma Valerie Barker in 1895

Colonel Barker - Valerie Smith Page from The Graphic reporting on the case of Colonel
Page from The Graphic reporting on the case of Colonel Barker (aka John Hill and Geoffrey Norton), who was born Lilias Irma Valerie Barker in 1895

Funfair side show

The English Armada. Statement of causes which moved the chief commanders of the Navy of Her Most Excellent Majesty the Queen of England on the Voyage and Expedition to Portugal

Old Amsterdam
An illustration of steepled building in a town in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Figures can be seen lining the street. Date: circa 1915

Mosman Bay
An etching of some harbour houses, one with a Colley sign, with some boats docked outside at Mosman Bay, one of the bays belonging to Sydney Harbour, New South Wales. Date: circa 1921

Lady Trumpington and Nigel Wright discuss Sunday trading
The Conservative peer Lady Trumpington (Jean Alys Barker, Baroness Trumpington, b.1922) and Nigel Wright, the Dickie Dirts clothing retailer, discuss the issue of Sunday trading, 4 February 1982

Sand Pies. Seaside Holidays by Cicely Mary Barker

Looking for Shells. Seaside Holidays by Cicely Mary Barker

The Telescope Seaside Holidays Children's Postcard
The, Telescope, Seaside, Holidays, Children's, Postcard, design, Watercolour, painting, Cicely, Mary, Barker, 12022013

The Sand Castle. Seaside Holidays by Cicely Mary Barker

Paddling. Seaside Holidays by Cicely Mary Barker

Bathing. Seaside Holidays by Cicely Mary Barker

Serbia & Montenegro. WWI Children of the Allies, artwork by Cicely Mary Barker

Russia. WWI Children of the Allies, artwork by Cicely Mary Barker

Portugal. WWI Children of the Allies, artwork by Cicely Mary Barker

Japan. WWI Children of the Allies, artwork by Cicely Mary Barker

Italy. WWI Children of the Allies, artwork by Cicely Mary Barker

Great Britain. WWI Children of the Allies, artwork by Cicely Mary Barker

France. WWI Children of the Allies, artwork by Cicely Mary Barker

Belgium. WWI Children of the Allies, artwork by Cicely Mary Barker

Barker at the grounds at the Vermont state fair, Rutland, 1941. Creator: Jack Delano
Barker at the grounds at the Vermont state fair, Rutland

David Barker Race Horse Trainer Southwell Racing Southwell Racecourse, Southwell 12 April 2002 Date: 12 April 2002

D. Barker Race Horse Trainer 11 December 1996 Date: 11 December 1996

H A Barkers view of Grand Cairo, painted on 10, 000 square feet of canvas, Panorama, Leicester Square
585743 H A Barkers view of Grand Cairo, painted on 10, 000 square feet of canvas, Panorama, Leicester Square, London (engraving) by English School

Group from Barkers Grand Historical Pictures, "The Relief of Lucknow"(engraving)
1612668 Group from Barkers Grand Historical Pictures, " The Relief of Lucknow" (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Relief of Lucknow, and The Triumphant Meeting of Havelock
1767272 The Relief of Lucknow, and The Triumphant Meeting of Havelock, Outram and Sir Colin Campbell, 1862 (engraving) by Barker

Best of Friends, (oil on canvas)
659745 Best of Friends, (oil on canvas) by Barker, Wright (1864-1941); 63.5x76.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Best of Friends. Wright Barker (1864-1941). Oil on canvas

H A Barkers view of Gibraltar and Bay, Panorama, Leicester Square, London (engraving)
585764 H A Barkers view of Gibraltar and Bay, Panorama, Leicester Square, London (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: H A Barkers view of Gibraltar and Bay)

H A Barkers two views of Paris, Panorama, Leicester Square, London (engraving)
585838 H A Barkers two views of Paris, Panorama, Leicester Square, London (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: H A Barkers two views of Paris, Panorama)

H A Barkers view of Flushing during the Siege of Malta, 1810, Panorama, Leicester Square, London (engraving)
585742 H A Barkers view of Flushing during the Siege of Malta, 1810, Panorama, Leicester Square, London (engraving) by English School

The Bible: This is the Secret of Englands Greatness, Englands Glory
1772172 The Bible: This is the Secret of Englands Greatness, Englands Glory!, 1864 (mixed method engraving) by Barker, Thomas Jones (1815-82) (after); 73.7x85 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

A Shepherd and his Flock on a Path in Winter, (oil on canvas)
989690 A Shepherd and his Flock on a Path in Winter, (oil on canvas) by Barker, Wright (1864-1941); 71.8x91.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Shepherd and his Flock on a Path in Winter)

H A Barkers view of Messina in Sicily, Panorama, Leicester Square, London (engraving)
585836 H A Barkers view of Messina in Sicily, Panorama, Leicester Square, London (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: H A Barkers view of Messina in Sicily)

H A Barkers view of Paris, Panorama, Leicester Square, London (engraving)
585835 H A Barkers view of Paris, Panorama, Leicester Square, London (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: H A Barkers view of Paris, Panorama)

A Shepherd with his Flock in a Winter Landscape, 1919 (oil on canvas)
1199488 A Shepherd with his Flock in a Winter Landscape, 1919 (oil on canvas) by Barker, Wright (1864-1941); 91.4x121.9 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

Niagara Falls, ca. 1888. Creator: George Barker
Niagara Falls, ca. 1888

Stern-Wheeler Arriving at Silver Springs, Florida, after an Overnight Run up the St. Johns, Oklawaha, & Silver Rivers, 1886

BARKERS SALE - 2
Queuing for a sale at Barkers, Kensington, London. Date: 1928

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