Chester Collection (#8)

Coat of arms of the Diocese of Chester. From Cathedrals, published 1926

Laxey Wheel, Isle of Man, c1896. Artist: Chester Vaughan
Laxey Wheel, Isle of Man, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]

The Peppermint Bottle, 1893-1895. Artist: Paul Cezanne
The Peppermint Bottle, 1893-1895. The painting is part of the Chester Dale Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

A View Near Volterra, 1838. Artist: Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
A View Near Volterra, 1838. The painting is part of the Chester Dale Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. From Masterpieces of Painting, edited by Huntington Cairns and John Walker

Stanley Palace, Chester
The exterior of Stanley Palace, Chester. Date: 1936

Scenes from the Music Box Revue, Palace Theatre, London, 1923 featuring Joe Santley and Ivy Sawyer, Ethelind Terry in the Fan scene, Chester Hale and Albertina Vitak and the Brox Sisters Date: 1923

Chester FC football team 1936. Back row: Wrightson, Pitcairn, Burke, Skitt, Hall, Ross (Trainer). Front row: Common, Horsman, Williams, Wilson (Captain), Cresswell, Sargeant. Date: 1936

Red Lion, Chester Road, Hartford, Northwich, England
Red Lion, Chester Road, Hartford, Northwich, Cheshire, England. Date: 1908

Street Scene, Chester-le-Street, County Durham
Street Scene, Chester-le-Street, near Washington, County Durham, England. Date: 1903

Tobacconists shop in Chester, Cheshire
The House of Bewlay tobacconists shop in Eastgate Street, Chester, Cheshire, where paranormal activity was reported from 1968 onwards

Old Chester Road
The Old Chester Road, now a very modern one, Bebbington, Wirral, Merseyside, England. Date: 1950s

de Havilland DH114 Heron XM295
de Havilland DH114 Heron, XM295, of the Queens Flight flying over Chester

President Chester A. Arthur suffers from dealing with the feuding factions of the Republican party
CHESTER A. ARTHUR CARTOON. President Chester A. Arthur suffers from dealing with the feuding factions of the Republican party. Cartoon, c1884

MARY ARTHUR MCELROY (1842-1917). Sister of Chester A. Arthur, 21st President of the United States. Wood engraving, 19th century

Chester Races
Scene overlooking the track at Chester Races, Cheshire, England. These popular horse races are held annually in May. Date: circa 1960

Canal Barge Couple
A young couple on a barge on a quiet stretch of the Shropshire Union Canal, near Chester, Cheshire, England. Date: 1950s

Albertina Vitak and Chester Hale - Dancers
Albertina Vitak (1907-?) and Chester Hale (1899-?) - Dancers, performing in The Music Box Revue written by Irving Berlin, performed at the Palace Theatre Date: 1923

John Wilkins / Sturt Eng
JOHN WILKINS Bishop of Chester and writer of fantasy books

A View Of The River Dee From The Walls Of Chester, Cheshire, England In The Late 19Th Century. From Our Own Country Published 1898

John Travers Cornwell Vc 1900- 1916 First World War British Naval Hero. Here Seen Awaiting Orders By His Gun On Hms Chester During The Battle Of Jutland

John Pearson 1612 To 1686. English Theologian And Scholar. Bishop Of Chester. From The Book Crabbes Historical Dictionary Published 1825

John Travers Cornwell Vc 1900 - 1916 Usually Known As Jack Cornwell First World War Hero

Rev Beilby Porteus 1731 To 1809 Bishop Of Chester And London Anglican Reformer And Abolitionist Engraved By H Meyer After J Hoppner From The Book National Portrait Gallery Volume V Published C 1835

Hugh Mcneile, 1795-1879. Anglican Churchman, Canon Of Chester. Engraved By D.J.Pound From A Photograph Byjames T. Foard. From The Book The Drawing-Room Of Eminent Personages Volume 1

Hugh Stowell. Born Isle Of Man 1799-1845. Canon Of Chester. Engraved By D.J. Pound From A Photograph By J. Eastham Of Manchester

Golden Wheat Heads; Chester, Oklahoma, United States Of America

Chester Castle, Cheshire, 1894. Creator: Unknown
Chester Castle, Cheshire, 1894. View of the Castle overlooking the River Dee. Following the English civil war the castle was used as a prison, a militrary garrison, a court and a tax office

Byrons Elm, Harrow, c1896. Artist: Chester Vaughan
Byrons Elm, Harrow, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]

Margate, from Royal Crescent, c1896. Artist: Chester Vaughan
Margate, from Royal Crescent, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]

The Koh-I-Noor Nearing Harwich, c1896. Artist: Chester Vaughan
The Koh-I-Noor Nearing Harwich, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]

Watergate Street Row, Chester, c1896. Artist: Catherall & Pritchard
Watergate Street Row, Chester, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]

St. Patricks Island, Peel, Isle of Man, c1896. Artist: Chester Vaughan
St. Patricks Island, Peel, Isle of Man, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]

The Wall and Roodee, Chester, c1896. Artist: Catherall & Pritchard
The Wall and Roodee, Chester, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]

Douglas, Isle of Man, c1896. Artist: Chester Vaughan
Douglas, Isle of Man, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]

Bonchurch, Isle of Wight, c1896. Artist: Chester Vaughan
Bonchurch, Isle of Wight, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]

High Street, Guildford, c1896. Artist: Chester Vaughan
High Street, Guildford, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]

Canterbury Cathedral, c1896. Artist: Chester Vaughan
Canterbury Cathedral, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]

St. Albans Cathedral, c1896. Artist: Chester Vaughan
St. Albans Cathedral, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]

Harrow, the Speech House, c1896. Artists: William Burges, Chester Vaughan
Harrow, the Speech House, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]

Promptuarium, Chester Cathedral. Artist: Edward Arthur Heffer
View of the crypt at Chester Cathedral, 1857

Daniel Boone, American pioneer and hunter, (19th century). Artist: James Barton Longacre
Daniel Boone, American pioneer and hunter, (19th century)

Portrait of Vincent van Gogh, 1825-1828. Artist: Vincent van Gogh
Portrait of Vincent van Gogh, 1825-1828. Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890), Dutch painter. The painting is part of the Chester Dale Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

La Mousme, 1888. Artist: Vincent van Gogh
La Mousme, 1888. The painting is part of the Chester Dale Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. From Masterpieces of Painting, edited by Huntington Cairns and John Walker

Boulevard Montmartre, 1897. Artist: Camille Pissarro
Boulevard Montmartre, 1897. The painting is part of the collection of the National Gallery, London. From Masterpieces of Painting, edited by Huntington Cairns and John Walker

Odalisque, 1870. Artist: Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Odalisque, 1870. The painting is part of the Chester Dale Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. From Masterpieces of Painting, edited by Huntington Cairns and John Walker

Still Life, 1866. Artist: Henri Fantin-Latour
Still Life, 1866. The painting is part of the Chester Dale Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. From Masterpieces of Painting, edited by Huntington Cairns and John Walker

Achille de Gas in the Uniform of a Cadet, 1856-1857. Artist: Edgar Degas
Achille de Gas in the Uniform of a Cadet, 1856-1857. The painting is part of the Chester Dale Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

The Old Musician, 1862. Artist: Edouard Manet
The Old Musician, 1862. The painting is part of the Chester Dale Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. From Masterpieces of Painting, edited by Huntington Cairns and John Walker

Agostina, 1866. Artist: Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
Agostina, 1866. The painting is part of the Chester Dale Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. From Masterpieces of Painting, edited by Huntington Cairns and John Walker

Carnavon Castle, 1903. Artist: Chester Vaughan
Carnavon Castle, 1903. From Social England, Volume II, edited by H.D. Traill, D.C.L. and J. S. Mann, M.A. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1903]

Archbishop Abbots Hospital, Guildford, 1903. Artist: Chester Vaughan
Archbishop Abbots Hospital, Guildford, 1903

Canterbury Cathedral, c1900. Artist: Chester Vaughan
Canterbury Cathedral, c1900. Canterbury Cathedral in Canterbury, Kent, is one of the oldest and most famous Christian structures in England. It forms part of a World Heritage Site

Chester Cathedral, c20th Century. Artist: John Bartholomew
Chester Cathedral, c20th Century. [John Bartholomew & Son, Edinburgh]

Chester, c20th Century. Artist: John Bartholomew
Chester, c20th Century. [John Bartholomew & Son, Edinburgh]

An instructor explaining engine details to a pupils at Sealand Aerodrome
An instructor explaining engine details to a group of pupils at the Service Flying Training School at Sealand Aerodrome, Flintshire, Wales, c1936 (c1937). From Wonders of World Aviation, Vol

Hoisting the British flag in New Guinea, 1883 (1908). From Harmsworth History of the World, Volume 2, by Arthur Mee, J.A. Hammerton, & A.D. Innes, M.A. [Carmelite House, London, 1908]

The Holyhead and Chester Mails, 1905. Artist: Robert Havell
The Holyhead and Chester Mails at Hockley Hill, near Dunstable. Engraving by Robert Havell after a drawing by Henry Thomas Alken (1785-1851). Coaches stuck in snow drifts

Charlie Chester, British stand-up comedian and TV and radio presenter, 20th century

The choir, Chester Cathedral, Cheshire, 1924-1926. The choir of Chester Cathedral was built between 1283 and 1315 and was designed by Richard Lenginour

Bishop Lloyds Palace, Chester, 1908-1909

The River Dee at Chester, Cheshire, 1926. Artist: Cavenders Ltd
The River Dee at Chester, Cheshire, 1926. From the River Valleys set of hand-coloured cigarette cards issued with Army Club Cigarettes, Cavanders Ltd, 1926

Chester Cathedral, 1936. Sights of Britain, second series of 48 cigarette cards, issued with Senior Service, Junior Member, and Illingworth cigarettes

Ancient Roman walls, city of Chester, 1905. The walls, built in 61 AD, are said to vary between 12 and 40 feet in height. Below is a chronology of events

Gods Providence House, Chester, c1920s. During an outbreak of the plague during the 17th century, it is said that not a house in the city was spared except for this one in Watergate Street

King Charles I Tower, Chester, c1920s. Cigarette card produced by the Westminster Tobacco Co Ltd, The second series of British royal and ancient buildings

Chester Water Works, from the fields, 1852. Artist: John Romney
Chester Water Works, from the fields, 1852. Steam-powered pumping station for raising water from the river Dee for the towns water supply

The Woodman, c late 19th century. Artist: M & N Hanhart
The Woodman, c late 19th century. A woodman setting off to work in a snowy landscape, axe under his arm and billhook tucked in his belt, with a pipe for comfort and a dog for company

Port Chester, Westchester County, New York State, USA
Corner of Irving Avenue and North Regent Street, Port Chester, Westchester County, New York State, USA. Date: circa 1911

Liqueur set in a preserved elephants foot, 1903 (c). Silver and glass, made by R P, hallmarked Chester, 1903-1904. Two-handled elephants foot bound with silver

San Juan Bay, Puerto Rico, North Atlantic Ocean, with a US Navy Chester class cruiser, a five-mast schooner and other vessels. circa 1922

The King Charles Tower on the City Wall, Chester Date: 1909

Fantastic Adventures - Return of Sinbad by Chester S. Geier. A man in Arabian dress flies in space on a giant bird of prey. The distressed bird is being attacked by the lasers of several spaceships

Chester Museum Interior - room showing Statuary and paintings. Part of Box 12 Boswell collection. Counties of England. Date: circa 1900

The Rows, Chester - part of timbered Buildings. Part of Box 12 Boswell collection. Counties of England. Date: circa 1900

Chester Avenue, Whitehead - an elevated view of a street scene with shop fronts and hotel to the left. On the road are two policemen and a boy

Greetings card in the shape of a travelling case, labelled MR Bradford and Chester, London Victoria. circa 1890s

Cathedral Chester - Cathedral. Part of Box 12 Boswell collection. Counties of England. Date: circa 1900

Fantastic Adventures - Minions of the Tiger
Cover of Fantastic Adventures, September 1946, featuring the story Minions of the Tiger by Chester S. Geier. A young beautiful woman stares into the distance like in trance

The Rows, Chester, Cheshire Date: 1890s

Fantastic Adventures - Forever is too long
Cover of Fantastic Adventures, March 1947, featuring the story Forever is to long by Chester S. Geier. A Man stands next to a hour glass

Sir John Guy Egerton
SIR JOHN GUY EGERTON Member of Parliament for the City of Chester Date: CIRCA 1800

Young Archaeologists
Archaeology students on a dig at the site of a Roman amphitheatre at Chester, Cheshire, England. Date: 1960s

Thomas Cartwright
THOMAS CARTWRIGHT Churchman, bishop of Chester. Date: 1634 - 1689

Battle of Chester
SIEGE OF CHESTER After a three-month siege, the Parliament army finally takes the city of Chester Date: 1645

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