1913 Collection

Pilot at the J. L. Hall School of Flying at Hendon Avro T?
Pilot at the J.L. Hall School of Flying at Hendon Avro Type 500 and a Caudron Biplane Behind Date: 1913

UVF - Ulster Volunteer Force Poster
Notice posted by the Ulster Volunteer Force intending to quell speculation that its founding was a direct violent challenge to those of differing views within Ulster

Mushrooms Larousse 1913
A large number of mushroom varieties, with helpful information on which ones are edible, poisonous, or suspect

Mushrooms
A large number of mushroom varieties. Date: 1913

The Main Entrance - The Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel Date: 1913

WAGNER, Richard (1813-1883). Parsifal. Poster by Regg advertising the performances at the Zurich Opera (1913). Painting;

Captain Scott and his men at the South Pole, 1912
Photograph showing Captain Scott and his sledge team at the South Pole, 18th January 1912. Left to right, standing: Lt. Oates, Captain Scott, Petty Officer Evans. Seated, left to right: Lt

MONDRIAN: COMPOSITION, 1913. Composition VII. Oil on canvas by Piet Mondrian, 1913

BALLET: RITE OF SPRING. A soloist from the first English production of Igor Stravinsky s
BALLET: RITE OF SPRING. A soloist from the first English production of Igor Stravinskys ballet The Rite of Spring, choreographed by Vaslav Nijinsky, 1913

Kings Own Scottish Borderers - The uniform, reginemtal flags, crest and listings of International deployments are featured on this card. Date: 1913

ROWING TEAM, c1913. The Cambridge rowing team on a river. Photograph, c1913

Assorted Insects
Insects divided into their two kinds, useful and harmful. Theres no such thing, it seems, as an insect thats sometimes one, sometimes the other, or not really either

The hollow head of the Sphinx, Egypt
Remarkable discoveries within the Sphinx: the temple within its hollow head. Professor G. A. Reisners interesting discoveries. A diagrammatic view of hidden temples and a stairway inside the Sphinx

Cambridge Univ Girton Co
Cambridge: Girton College tower and chapel Date: 1913

Manchester Warehousemen Orphan Schools, Cheadle Hulme
The Manchester Warehousemen Orphan Schools, on Claremont Road, Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire. The school was founded in 1855 by a group of Manchester businessmen to care for and educate orphans

Jewish Scroll Ms
A carved Esther scroll case depicting the story of Purim. This is a Jewish manuscript from Eastern Europe

The Piper at the Gates of Dawn from Wind in the Willows, pub. 1913 (colour lithograph), 1913

Atlas and Vulcana music hall strongman, strongwoman
(Atlas) Hedley Roberts (1864-1946) and Vulcana (Miriam Kate Roberts (nee Williams) (1874-1946) - performed shows of strength and classic poses

A large variety of mushrooms, 1913. Date: 1913

Scout Pageant - Owlerton FC, Sheffield
Scout Association Pageant and Rally at Owlerton Football Ground, Sheffield poster. Date: 1913

Wassailing Apple Trees
In Devon and Somerset, apple growers wassail orchards on 17 January, with songs and a bucket of hot cider; a tree is lightly sprinkled, then the wassailers drink the rest

The Golden Temple, Amritsar, 1913
In the water of immortality: the heart of the Sikh religion. Eastern and western architecture in the sacred tank of Amritsar

Italy / Siena Palio 1913
Siena: crowds gather in the Campo in front of the Palazzo Pubblico to watch the annual horse race, known as the Palio Date: 1913

Tango craze: British ballroom version imagined, 1913
" The tango untangled, and made suitable for use in British ballrooms." The Bystander imagines a sanitised version of the tango, suitable for dancing in respectable British ballrooms

Cottages, Achill Island, Co Mayo (1913). Henri, Robert 1863-1929. Date: 1913

RUPERT BROOKE (1887-1915). English poet. Photographed, 1913, by Sherill Shell

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Looe, South Cornwall, for Ideal Homes and Holidays, GWR Poster, 1930

Solution to the first crossword puzzle, from the fun supplement of the Sunday edition of the New York World
CROSSWORD PUZZLE, 1913. Solution to the first crossword puzzle, from the fun supplement of the Sunday edition of the New York World, 21 December 1913

Bedwas Navigation Colliery, Monmouthshire, South Wales
View of Lewis Merthyr Pit, Bedwas Navigation Colliery, Monmouthshire, South Wales. The colliery opened in 1913 and closed in the mid-1980s, after the Miners Strike

H. G. Wells playing Little Wars
H.G.Wells playing Little Wars. His book of the same name, published in 1913, described a set of rules for playing with toy soldiers

Cut-away Diagram of the Tower of London, 1913
Cut-away illustration showing a number of the rooms of the Tower of London, including the Chapel of St. John, the Armouries and the cells of Guy Fawkes, Sir Thomas More and Sir Walter Raleigh

The Main Street of Dove Holes, Derbyshire, 1913
Photograph of the main street of Dove Holes, near Buxton in Derbyshire, pictured in 1913. Between 1905 and 1913 a quarter of the village population, about 250 people, emigrated to Canada

Forth Bridge Construct
The Forth Bridge during construction. Designed by Sir John Fowler (1817- 1898) and Sir Benjamin Baker (1840-1907) and constructed by Sir William Arrol (1839-1913)

Dachshund and Piano
A musical dachshund plays a tune on the piano

EMILY DAVISON Died after throwing herself in front of the King's horse at the Derby in June 1913, She is wearing a prisoner's brooch & another medal. 1872 - 1913

Dynamism of a Cyclist (Dinamismo di un Ciclista), 1913. Found in the collection of Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice

Erik Satie / Comoedia 1913
ERIK SATIE French musician Date: 1866 - 1925

Lord Street at Night, Southport, Lancashire, England. Date: 1913

Austria, Vienna, Dolomite landscape Tre Croci, 1913
Oskar Kokoschka (1886-1980), Dolomite Landscape: Tre Croci, 1913, oil on canvas, 79, 5x120, 3 cm

Fishing Flies (American)
Fishing flies Date: 1913

Butterflies in Larousse
Various decorative butterflies Date: 1913

FRANCISCO PANCHO VILLA (1877-1923). Mexican revolutionary leader. Photographed wearing bandoliers with his military staff during the Mexican Revolution, c1913

Kandinsky: Small Pleasures
KANDINSKY: SMALL PLEASURES. Oil on canvas, 1913, by Wassily Kandinsky

Some of the Officers of the British Antarctic expedition
Officers on board the Terra Nova on its return to New Zealand in February 1913 after the discovery of the bodies of Captain Scott and his companions. From left to right. Back row, Mr

James Doughty, oldest clown in England
James Doughty of Brighton, at the time of this photograph the oldest clown in England, about to celebrate his 94th birthday. Seen here in costume with two of his performing dogs

Michael Foot (1913-2010) British politician when he was the Labour Party candidate for Ebbw Vale, at the election caused by the death of Aneurin Bevan

W. G. Grace batting at Gravesend, 1913
Photograph of Dr. William Gilbert Grace (1848-1915) batting in the Gravesend vs. Eltham cricket match, held at Gravesend cricket ground, 1913

Carson Speaks 1913
Edward Carson, leader of the Irish Unionists (1910-21) speaks out against Home Rule at a meeting in Belfast

Letchworth / Hillshott
Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire: Hillshott, a street of small houses

Menelik Ii / Ethiopia
MENELIK II Emperor of Ethiopia (1889-1913)

As I see my soul reflected in Nature... the Female I see... Date: 1913

The Cromdale wrecked at Bass Point, The Lizard, Cornwall
The Cromdale, a fully rigged iron sailing barque, wrecked in heavy fog at Bass Point, The Lizard, Cornwall, on 23 May 1913. Date: 1913

Clyde paddle steamer Mercury approaching a jetty in Western Scotland in August 1913 Date: 1913

Suffragette Emily Wilding Davison In Memoriam. In Memoriam leaflet produced for the memorial service for Emily Wilding Davison (1872-1913) held at St Georges Church. Bloomsbury on 14th June 1913

Paddington Station, 1913
Passengers board Windsor Royal Garden Party trains on Platforms 4 and 5 at Paddington Station in 1913. The County of Wilts locomotive can be see to the left of the image

RUPERT BROOKE (1887-1915). English poet. Photographed in 1913 by Sherril Schell

General Zapata, leader of rebels in Southern Mexico, 1913
Mexican rebel and revolutionary hero, Emiliano Zapata (1879-1919), whose followers, known as Zapatistas, fought for the restoration of lands taken from the people by ex-President Diaz

Tea Samovar, Russia
Russian couple drink tea from a samovar Date: 1913

Cave painting of a mammoth, artwork
Cave painting of a mammoth. Artwork of a prehistoric cave drawing from the cave of Font-de Gaume, in the Dordogne region of France. It shows a mammoth (Elephas primigenius)

Kandinsky: White, 1913
KANDINSKY: WHITE, 1913. Painting with White Border. Oil on canvas by Wassily Kandinsky

The Grand Hotel Des Bains, Lido, Venice 1913

Brandenburg gate procession: Berlin royal wedding 1913
King George V and the Kaiser, Queen Mary and the Kaiserin on their arrival, immediately passing through the Brandenburg gate.The occasion of the royal visit was the marriage of Princess VIKTORIA

Danny Kaye and Bette Davis
Danny Kaye (1913-1987) American actor and singer with Bette Davis (1908-1989) American actress

Rupert Brooke
RUPERT BROOKE English writer, in 1913

The Schneider Trophy, presented by French industrialist Jacques Schneider, himself a record- breaking balloonist; his aim, to encourage aviation. The cup is worth 67000 euros

Apple Picking a LA Mode
Travesti costume by Redfern in which Eve is depicted as the serpent in a green dress with a snakes-head headdress. She sinfully picks an apple

Various Reptiles / 1913
An amazing illustration covering the whole range of reptilian species from snakes to newts

Metric System
Applications of the metric system to dimensions, weight and money

Wymans Bookstall at Paddington Station, 1913
This bookstall is cramed full of books, leaflets and posters. GWR publicity can clearly been seen in this image

Champion Lady Steer Roper
Lucille Mulhall - the Champion Lady Steer Roper of the World at the Winnipeg Stampede of 1913. She only took 33 4/5 seconds to rope this unfortunate bull!

Couple Meditating 1913
A couple sit meditating on a hill overlooking a lake, while a new moon shines across the water

Tango Argentino
TANGO ARGENTINO

Chalice with a paten. Vermeil. 20th century. Cabot workshop, Barcelona, 1913. Treasure of the Cathedral of Barcelona

Arnold Bennett
ENOCH ARNOLD BENNETT English novelist, dramatist and critic Date: 1867 - 1931

Sheet Music Suffragettes Humorous One or Two Step. Written by Montague Ewing, cover illustration by Reginald Rigby with suffragettes in the colours, one holding a hammer

Egon Schiele, Dancer (Die TaÔé¼nzerin), Austrian, 1890 - 1918, 1913, watercolor and gouache over graphite on wove paper

Advertisement for the Brinsmead grand piano
An advertisement for the Brinsmead grand piano, the best that British craftsmanship can produce, with a pure singing tone and beauty of finish. Payment by instalments can be arranged... Date: 1913

Michelin Tyre Advert
The Michelin Man sits atop Olympia and makes sure all the exhibits for the 1913 motor show are equipped with the best tyres. Date: 1913

1914 Royal Enfield 3hp motorcycle

Butterick Jubilee
The Butterick Building in New York, jubilee celebrations - 50 years of fashion supremacy

Mr Percy Holden Illingworth, MP, and Lord Murray
Mr Percy Holden Illingworth, the chief whip for the Liberal Party pictured with Lord Murray whose purchase of the American Marconi shares had been leaked, causing much scandal at the time

The Champions

Hurdlers / Nos Loisirs
Two men jump a hurdle

Rupert Brooke
RUPERT BROOKE English writer, in 1913

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"Exploring the Timeless Treasures of 1913: From Mushroom Delights to UVF Posters" Step back in time to the year 1913, where a world of captivating moments awaits. In the culinary realm, Mushrooms Larousse takes center stage as a delectable delicacy that graced dining tables with its exquisite flavors. Meanwhile, the enchanting world of mushrooms itself unveils its mysteries and wonders. Shifting our focus to history, an iconic UVF - Ulster Volunteer Force Poster emerges as a symbol of strength and unity during tumultuous times. It serves as a reminder of the resilience and determination displayed by individuals who fought for their beliefs. As we wander through London's bustling streets, The Main Entrance of The Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel stands tall, welcoming patients seeking solace and healing within its walls. A testament to compassion and medical advancements that have shaped countless lives throughout history. The arts take center stage with Wagner's timeless melodies resonating from every corner. Richard Wagner's legacy continues to captivate hearts even beyond his passing in 1883, leaving an indelible mark on classical music enthusiasts worldwide. In another realm altogether lies bravery personified by the Kings Own Scottish Borderers; their unwavering commitment echoes through time as they protect what they hold dear. Their valorous acts inspire generations long after their service ended. The chilling tale unfolds at Captain Scott's expedition towards the South Pole in 1912; his journey embodies courage amidst adversity while paving new paths for exploration. His team's triumphs and tribulations serve as a reminder of humanity's relentless pursuit of discovery. Sportsmanship thrives along riverbanks with Cambridge rowing team capturing camaraderie frozen in time through an evocative photograph from c1913. Their synchronized strokes epitomize teamwork and dedication etched forever into sporting history. Artistic expressions flourish across canvases like Piet Mondrian's mesmerizing "Composition VII.