Armstrong Collection (#10)

Dr John Armstrong, 1709 To 1779. English Poet. From Crabbs Historical Dictionary Published 1825

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Space Memorabilia - Apollo XI lapel pin
Space Memorabilia - Apollo XI (11) mission space flown lapel pin. An incredible piece of Apollo 11 flown history, Apollo 11 was the spaceflight that landed the first two humans on the moon

Space Memorabilia - the three Apollo 11 astronauts
Space Memorabilia - Apollo 11 photograph from the collection of Joan Aldrin. Astronauts Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin. Date: 1969

The Largest Floating Dry Dock in the World - Southampton
The Largest Floating Dry Dock in the World (960 ft. long and 134 ft. wide) at Southampton, Hampshire, England. Built in 1922 by Armstrong, Whitworth, for the Southern Railway. Date: circa 1923

Japanese Battleship - Kashima - launched at Elswick
The Japanese Battleship - Kashima, shown at the Armstrong Whitworth shipyard at Elswick, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England, just after launch in March, 1905

Bob Fitzsimmons v Bob Armstrong in boxing match
Bob Fitzsimmons (1863-1917), British boxer, v Bob Armstrong (1873-1933), American boxer, in a boxing match. Date: circa 1900s

Marriage HRH The Princess Margaret & Anthony Armstrong-Jones
The marriage of HRH The Princess Margaret (1930-2002) to Anthony Armstrong-Jones, (1st Earl of Snowdon) ( (1930-2017). The couple pictured kneeling before the Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Geoffrey

Lord Snowdon by Stephen Ward
Anthony Charles Robert Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl Snowdon, husband of Princess Margaret (born 1930) sketched by the society osteopath

Armstrong Whitworth crane
A hydraulic crane at the Armstrong Works, Elswick, Newcastle upon Tyne, lifting 120 tons. Date: 1887

Mystery: Inspirational Quote and Motivational Poster
Mystery - Inspirational Quote and Motivational Poster. It reads: Mystery creates wonder and wonder is the basis of mans desire to understand. ~ Armstrong

LADY CLAUDE MACDONALD Nee Ethel Armstrong. Wife of Sir Claude MacDonald

Miles M69 Marathon II G-AHXU later VX231
Miles M69 Marathon, II, G-AHXU, later VX231, was powered by two Armstrong Siddeley Mamba turboprops

Armstrong Whitworth AW15 Atalanta cabin

Armstrong Whitworth Argosy cabin interior

Cabin of the Armstrong Whitworth Argosy

Armstrong Whitworth Whitley I K7191
Armstrong Whitworth Whitley I, K7191

The second Armstrong Whitworth Argosy I G-EBLO
The second Armstrong Whitworth Argosy I, G-EBLO, City of Birmingham, of Imperial Airways

The second Gloster Javelin F(AW)8 built XJ125
The second Gloster Javelin F(AW)8 built, XJ125, was used by Armstrong Siddeley for development trials on the Sapphire Sa7R

Armstrong Whitworth Seaslug ship-to-air missile

Avro Lancaster VI ND784
Avro Lancaster VI, ND784, showing the installation of an Armstrong Siddeley ASX in the bomb bay. Testing was carried out from Bruntingthorpe

Apollo Moon landing, artwork
Apollo Moon landing. Computer artwork of the original Apollo mission lunar lander on the Moon

John Hartell and Nick Roche (Armstrong) 1988 Sidecar TT
John Hartell and Nick Roche (Armstrong) at Quarter Bridge 1988 Sidecar TT

Hydraulic hoists at the Rosedale Iron Works W G Armstrong & Co

Princess Margaret honeymoons on the Britannia
Page from the ILN Royal Wedding Number, commemorating the marriage of Princess Margaret to Anthony Armstrong Jones on 6 May 1960

Wedding of Princess Margaret - the Going Away
Princess Margaret and her new husband Anthony Armstrong Jones drive through Queen Victoria Street in the City of London en route to board the Royal Yacht Britannia at Tower Pier for their honeymoon

Apollo 11 Moon landing, computer artwork
Apollo 11 Moon landing. Computer artwork of NASAs Apollo 11 lunar module LM-5 Eagle landing on the Moons surface. Apollo 11 was the first manned lunar landing mission

Apollo Moon boot. This boot is from the A7LB spacesuit that was used in the last three Apollo missions to the Moon. A total of twelve US astronauts have walked on the Moon as part of NASAs Apollo

Princess Margaret Outfit
Design for the going away outfit of Princess Margaret following her marriage to Anthony Armstrong Jones in 1960. By Victor Stiebel. Date: 1960

Sultan Mehmed VI leaving the HMS Superb, at anchor in the Bosphorus, Constantinople, Turkey. Mehmed VI Wahid ed-din (Turkish)

Marriage A La Mode - Toilette Scene, c19th century. Artist: Armstrong
Marriage A La Mode - Toilette Scene, c19th century. Marriage a-la-mode is a series of six pictures painted by William Hogarth between 1743 and 1745

Jesmond Dene, Newcastle, c1905. Park laid out in 1860s by the industrialist William George Armstrong and his wife

Edwin Buzz Aldrin descends the steps of the Lunar Module ladder to walk on the Moon, 1969. Artist: NASA
Edwin Buzz Aldrin (b1930) descends the steps of the Lunar Module ladder to walk on the Moon, 1969. This photograph was taken by Neil Armstrong

The crew of Apollo 11, 1969. Artist: NASA
The crew of Apollo 11, 1969. Apollo 11 was fifth manned Apollo mission and was launched on 16th July 1969. It comprised Commander Neil Alden Armstrong

Martin Donisthorpe Armstrong (1882-1974), English writer and poet, early 20th century

House at Ningbo, China, 1847. Artist: Armstrong
House at Ningbo, China, 1847. Illustration from The History of China and India, by Miss Corner, (Dean and Co, London, 1847)

Ladies walking, garden scene of one of the wealthier classes, 1847. Artist: Armstrong
Ladies walking, garden scene of one of the wealthier classes, 1847. Chinese women with fans. Illustration from The History of China and India, by Miss Corner, (Dean and Co, London, 1847)

Mandarins house, China, 1847. Artist: Armstrong
Mandarins house, China, 1847. Illustration from The History of China and India, by Miss Corner, (Dean and Co, London, 1847)

Camoens grotto, Macao, 1847. Artist: Armstrong
Camoens grotto, Macao, 1847. Illustration from The History of China and India, by Miss Corner, (Dean and Co, London, 1847)

Mandarin throwing himself with the infant emperor into the sea, 13th century, (1847). Artist: Armstrong
Mandarin throwing himself with the infant emperor into the sea, 13th century, (1847). Illustration from The History of China and India, by Miss Corner, (Dean and Co, London, 1847)

The Australian XI for the Fourth Test vs England at Melbourne, 1911 (1912). Artist: Sears
The Australian XI for the Fourth Test vs England at Melbourne, 1911 (1912). From Imperial Cricket, edited by P F Warner and published by The London and Counties Press Association Ltd (London, 1912)

His Royal Highness Edward, Duke of Kent, 1801. Artist: Armstrong
His Royal Highness Edward, Duke of Kent, 1801

Henry Armstrong, American boxer, 1938. Regarded as one of the greatest fighters in boxing history, Armstrong (1912-1988) won his first world title, at featherweight, in 1937

Lord William Armstrong, 1890. Artist: W&D Downey
Lord William Armstrong, 1890. From The Cabinet Portrait Gallery, first series, Cassell and Company Limited (London, Paris and Melbourne, 1890)

John Armstrong, 18th century Scottish physician and poet. Artist: W Ridley
John Armstrong, 18th century Scottish physician and poet. Illustration from Cookes edition of select poets

George I, King of England, (1823). Artist: Cosmo Armstrong
George I, King of England, (1823). Portrait of George I (1660-1727), the first Hanoverian King of Great Britain and King of Ireland. He ruled from 1714 until his death

William George Armstrong, English industrialist, (c1924). Armstrong (1810-1900) was the effective founder of the Armstrong Whitworth manufacturing empire

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