East Gallery

Mail day is the great day of the week, 1903 (drawing)

3744544 Mail day is the great day of the week, 1903 (drawing) by Raven-Hill, Leonard (1867-1942); Private Collection; (add.info.: From An Indian Sketch-Book, Impressions of the East and the Great Durbar, 1903
Raven-Hill calls himself a war correspondent. He certainly travelled widely there and spent time with the British troops stationed in various places. In "Mail Day," even the memsahib and a pet dog are shown in an encampment. Is the visitor reading the newspaper, the short-sighted and cigar-puffing Raven-Hill himself?); English, out of copyright

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The old Strand, looking east, from Southampton Street; The new Strand, looking east

5990600 The old Strand, looking east, from Southampton Street; The new Strand, looking east, from Southmapton Street (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The old Strand, looking east, from Southampton Street; The new Strand, looking east, from Southmapton Street. Illustration for London Rebuilt 1897-1927 by Harold Clunn. Contains a mixture of late 19th and early 20th century photographs.); A© Look and Learn; English, out of copyright

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The Crisis in Egypt, the British Fleet available to defend our Interests in the East

1624105 The Crisis in Egypt, the British Fleet available to defend our Interests in the East (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Crisis in Egypt, the British Fleet available to defend our Interests in the East. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 1882.
English School (19th Century)); Look and Learn / Illustrated Papers Collection; English, out of copyright

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