Contribution Collection (page 2)

Immigrants with their belongings from Euro leaving the ship in Ellis Island, to start their new life in America. Date: 1909

Sir Bennett Melvill Jones, CBE, HonFRAeS, 1887-1975, wa?
Sir Bennett Melvill Jones, CBE, HonFRAeS, 1887-1975, was presented with the Musick Memorial Trophy awarded for the most practical contribution to the safety of aircraft with special regard to

Alexandra of Hohenlohe-Langenburg with her children
Princess Alexandra of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg, Princess Ernst of Hohenlohe-Langenburg with her daughters and future son-in-law in 1915: (l to r) Princess Irma, Alexandra herself

Humanised bottles and fruit on a Christmas card
Humanised bottles and fruit contributing to a bowl of punch on a Christmas and New Year card. Date: circa 1890s

Advert for Pliofilm from Goodyear 1944
What is Pliofilm ? Developed by Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, was a rubber-based clear plastic used to protect equipment, especially weapons, from water and sand during the D-Day landings

Volunteer firefighters help the war effort in London, WW2
With a Heavy Unit donated by a private company, volunteer firefighters are greeted by a VIP and congratulated for their contribution to the War Effort

Organ Grinder 1886
Schoolboys stop to admire the monkey who solicits a financial contribution to the upkeep of himself and his organ-grinding partner

Signallers with the King?s African Rifles
Photograph: Signallers with the King?s African Rifles taking down a message, 1943. Captioned: Signaller taking down a messge

Sir Henry Roscoe
SIR HENRY ROSCOE chemist, whose greatest contribution to science was the preparation of pure vanadium Date: 1833 - 1915

Caproni Ca 42 three plane line up - Italys early contribution to heavy bomber development

WW2 Christmas card from home (inside). Date: circa 1942

WW2 Christmas card with farming scene of ploughing in a field, with the motto Carry On! Date: circa 1942

WW1 - Tank used in Trafagar Square to sell War Bonds
WW1 - Mk.1 Tank used in Trafagar Square to sell National War Bonds. The sign visible at rear details which British city had sold the most war bonds. Date: 1917

WWI Poster, Think!... Join Today
WWI Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Poster, Think! Are you content for him to fight for you? Won t you do your bit? We shall win but YOU must help. Join Today. Date: 1915

WWI Poster, War Loan
WWI Parliamentary War Savings Committee Poster, War Loan, quoting from a speech by the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Date: circa 1916

WWI Poster, Back Them Up, Invest in the War Loan
WWI Parliamentary War Savings Committee Poster, design by E J Kealey, Back Them Up, Invest in the War Loan. Date: circa 1916

When all men are mobilised
An illustration of two women contributing to the war effort, shown by their military dress, calling another woman who isn t helping a slacker. Date: 1916

Use of radar in the air war by G. H. Davis
Radar: how the most important secret weapon of offence and defence was applied to the air war. Its vital contribution to all the fighting services during the Second World War. Date: 1945

Cartoon, Night in Venice, showing people sitting out on the roofs of their houses during a hot summer night. It was the last contribution to The Bystander by the cartoonist Horace Sydney

Sir Andrew Noble
SIR ANDREW NOBLE Physicist and engineer, noted for his contribution to the study of ballistics. Date: 1831 - 1915

UNIVERSITY LIFE AT OXFORD, THE PROCTOR: 1. Tandem driving, the Eighth Deadly Sin; 2. Flight; 3. The Academical Costume; 4. & 5. " Are you a Member of this University, Sir?" ; 6

The Great Exhibition, London, Uk: Model Houses for the Working Classes: Prince Albert s
THE GREAT EXHIBITION, LONDON, UK: MODEL HOUSES FOR THE WORKING CLASSES: PRINCE ALBERTs MODEL LODGING HOUSE; The contribution of his Royal Highness to the Great Exhibition is a block of model houses

Citizens contributing their assignats to equip a young man for war (gouache on card)
XIR192449 Citizens contributing their assignats to equip a young man for war (gouache on card) by Lesueur Brothers, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Sir John Denton French - WWI - Belgian Relief Funds
Sir John Denton French (1852-1925) - British Military General during WWI. Pictured on a postcard requesting contributions for the Charitable Belgian Relief Funds in 1915. Date: 1915

Musick Memorial Trophy
Awarded for the most practical contribution to the safety of aircraft with special regard to trans-oceanic aviation, the Musick Memorial Trophy was presented by R.M

Gebbard Leberech Von Blucher (1742-1819) Prussian general. Important contribution to Wellingtons victory at Waterloo. Etching by John Kay 1814

The Great Exhibition, London, Uk: Model Houses for the Working Classes: Prince Albert s
THE GREAT EXHIBITION, LONDON, UK: MODEL HOUSES FOR THE WORKING CLASSES: PRINCE ALBERTs MODEL LODGING HOUSE; The contribution of his Royal Highness to the Great Exhibition is a block of model houses

Advert for Charnaux womens beachwear 1935
An advertisement for American beachwear for women by Charnaux - their newest contribution to summer gaiety and smartness. Date: 1935

The Bosss Anxiety. Mr. Platt to Governor Roosevelt: You wouldn t rob the Old Man, would you
TEDDY ROOSEVELT CARTOON. The Bosss Anxiety. Mr. Platt to Governor Roosevelt: You wouldn t rob the Old Man, would you? Senator Thomas Collier Platt fears the possibility of corporate campaign

CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS. The Benodellocinch. American cartoon, 1904, commenting on the influence of campaign contributions on elected office holders

SPANISH ARMADA, 1588. The Pope Consulting with his Cardinals and Contributing a million of Gold towards the Charge of the Armada

STATUE OF LIBERTY, c1884. The Sons of Liberty collecting money for the completion of the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty, donated by France. Wood engraving, American, c1884

Propaganda card for the Italian Red Cross
An injured World War One Italian soldier is comforted by the personification of the Italian Health service in a patriotic propaganda card, encouraging Italians to contribute toward this noble cause

Scottish Penny Wedding
A Penny Wedding where the guests are expected to make a financial contribution to the cost of the wedding and setting up the newly-weds in the necessities of life. Date: early 19th century

Man-made pollution, conceptual artwork
Man-made pollution, conceptual computer artwork

WAR POSTER, c1918. An American war poster depicting a woman dressed as the Statue of Liberty, talking on the telephone saying Hello! This is Liberty speaking

Some Guy by Frank Newbould
An American soldier, with a torch saying Unlimited Manpower, lights a bonfire upon which sits a stuffed guy of Prussian militarism

America & World War One
Uncle Sam, symbol of the United States of America, waves the Stars & Stripes flag and represents the contribution American made in troops to the First World War

Great Scot, Some Growth
A comment on the impressive growth of contribution by Canada to the Allied effort during World War I. The towering Canadian soldier here is a symbol of numerical force

Lady Jane Franklin (1792-1875)
Engraving of Lady Jane Franklin, nee Griffin, the wife of the English explorer, Sir John Franklin. Lady Jane travelled extensively with Sir John through Syria, Turkey, Egypt and Tasmania

A Snapper-up of Unconsidered Trifles by William Heath Robins
Detailed colour illustration by William Heath Robinson (1872-1910) for the Midsummer number of the Graphic showing an elf, or possibly goblin in a fantastical country setting

Richard Parkes Bonington
RICHARD PARKES BONINGTON British artist who despite his short life made a notable contribution to art techniques

Seamens Pension Book
A members contribution book for a pension with the National Union of Seamen

CHANUTEs GLIDER 1895
Octave Chanutes glider experiments at Miller Beach, Indiana, not only attracted great public interest, they made a substantial contribution to aeronautics

Fire / Hose Carriage
Hand-drawn hose-carriage and reel, partly maintained by the ratepayers of London, partly by a contribution from the Fire Insurance Companies, and partly by the Government

Josephs Dream
JOSEPHs DREAM When Joseph has a dream of wheatsheaves, he is able to make a timely contribution to the Egyptian economy

Dowry Chest
A bride-to-be shows off her DOWRY CHEST - linen for board and bed, for apron, bust, or head as her contribution to the future home

Perseval Airship
Major von Persevals contribution to military aviation will be eclipsed by the Zeppelins

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