Down Collection (#7)

EIDER (MORRIS)
EIDER (Somateria mollissima) Mollissima means very soft, and this birds down is favoured for bedding. Date: 1851

The Appian Way (Via Appia) at Perugia, Italy - view looking down toward the Aqueduct. Date: 1905

Picture No. 12479669
Ragdoll cat indoors Date:

Fall / Irish Water Spaniel
CHAMPION BREIFNY COUNT, sitting down. Owned by Mr Trench O Rorke. Date: 1925

Picture No. 12019146
Black Poodle dog indoors. Date:

Picture No. 11991909
Bichon Frise puppy indoors Date:

Royal Air Force display at Hendon
Crazy flying stunts at the Royal Air Force Display at Hendon. Date: 1933

John Mad Jack Fullers Obelisk The Brightling Needle, Sussex
John " Mad Jack" Fullers Obelisk: The Brightling Needle, Robertsbridge, East Sussex. Date: 1905

Castle Warders of the Royal fort of Hillsborough
Castle Warders of the Royal Fort of Hillsborough - a view of three warders outside a door. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Down; Hillsborough). Date: circa early 1900s

Ross Monument Between Warrenpoint and Rostrevor - a view across the beach and bay to the Monument in the distance, with trees in the foreground. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Down; Rostrevor)

Bangor - an elevated view of the McKee clock and Quay street, there are people sitting and walking and motor cars parked.. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Down; Bangor). Date: circa early 1900s

Isle-O-Valla, Strangford - a view down the Lough to a footbridge and the land beyond. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Down; Isle-o-Valla). Date: circa early 1900s

Strangford Lough at Delamont Nr. Killyleagh - a view of the Lough with a thatched cottage to the left. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Down; Killyleagh). Date: circa early 1900s

Academy School, Saintfield - a front view of the whitewashed schoolhouse. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Down; Saintfield). Date: circa early 1900s

Ardglass - a view of the town from along the rocks and sea wall, showing the Castle and other buildings. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Down; Ardglass). Date: circa early 1900s

R. Maine at Galgorm Bridge, Co. Antrim - a view down the river to a stone bridge. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Antrim; Galgorm). Date: circa early 1900s

Galgorm, Co. Antrim - a view down a street in the town. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Antrim; Galgorm). Date: circa early 1900s

Yachting at Strangford - a view of yachts on the Lough. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Down; Strangford Lough). Date: circa early 1900s

Orlock Point and Copeland Island, Co. Down - a view of the rocks and island in the distance. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Down; Groomsport). Date: circa early 1900s

Seacliffe Road, Bangor - a low view of the road taken from the Long Hole with boats to the left. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Down; Bangor). Date: circa early 1900s

Shore Street, Donaghadee - a street scene with shop fronts and a horse and trap on the shore side of the road. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Down: Donaghadee). Date: circa early 1900s

Donaghadee - a view of the piers and lighthouse and a fishing boat putting to sea. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Down: Donaghadee). Date: circa early 1900s

High St. Holywood and Maypole from N. E
High St. Holywood and Maypole from N.E. - a street scene with shop fronts and a large group of children around the maypole and a horse vehicle. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Down: Holywood)

Royal Ulster Yacht Club, Bangor - a low front view of the building with a crowd outside. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Down: Bangor). Date: circa early 1900s

Groomsport Harbour and Pier - a general view of the harbour and pier taken from a distance with boats and people on the pier. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Down: Groomsport)

Main St. Killough, Co. Down - a rural street scene with a woman standing in front of buildings, to the left is a cart and a church is visible. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Down; Killough)

Kircubbin Looking South - a street scene with shop fronts and children to the left. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Down; Kircubbin). Date: circa early 1900s

Main Street and Church, Dundrum - a view of the main street with the church obscured, with horse vehicle and small boy. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Down: Dundrum). Date: circa early 1900s

The Hares Gap, Mourne Mountains - a view along the valley with three ladies. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Down: Newcastle). Date: circa early 1900s

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, end of a perfect day
Illustration by Cecil Aldin -- Cracker the bull terrier at the end of a perfect day, having organised a successful dog show. Date: 1927

World War One - Perham Down Army Camp, Hampshire
World War One Soldier in Tent, Thought to be Perham Down Army Camp, Andover, Hampshire, England. Postmarked Windmill Hill, Andover Date: 1910s

Pussys Breakfast by Muriel Dawson -- a little boy bends down to give a kitten a saucer of milk. Date: 1945

Piltdown Man reconstructed, 1912
Piltdown Man, as imagined by Illustrated London News special artist Amedee Forestier, soon after the discovery of the bones was made public in 1912

Picture No. 11807896
English Burmese Cat Date:

Picture No. 11807631
Golden Retriever Dog puppy with toy ball Date:

Burrishoole Abbey near Newport, County Mayo, Connacht, Republic of Ireland, Europe

circa 1930: High-angle view of the Chase National Bank building, looking down from the Bank of Manhattan, New York City. (Photo by Edwin Levick/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

High Street and Sullivan School, Holywood, County Down, Northern Ireland Date: circa 1904

Huntley, Aberdeenshire - repairing a flat tyre
Huntley, Aberdeenshire, Scotland - repairing a flat tyre. The number plate, identifies this fine vehicle as from Liverpool (" K" ) and it was vehicle number 388 registered

Picture No. 10856898
DOG - Jack Russell Terrier, lying in stable Date:

Picture No. 10982812
Dog - Short-haired St Bernard studio Date:

LCC-LFB Recruit firemen training at Brigade HQ, SE1
During the 1950s recruit firefighters were trained at the Brigade Headquarters, Lambeth. Here the recruit squad are rescuing by carrying down on the 50 foot wheeled escape ladder pitched to the third

Book cover design, The Cloud King: or up in the air & down in the sea, by W Stephens Hayward, London: Darton and Hodge, 1866. Showing a balloon attached to a whale. 1866

Warrenpoint, Co. Down, Northern Ireland

Tollymore Barbican Gate
The Barbican Gate entrance to Tollymore Forest Park, near Newcastle, County Down, Northern Ireland. It was built by Lord James Limerick as the eastern entrance to the park. Date: 1780s

Jumping Sheet Drill - London Fire Brigade Date: circa 1940s

England / Farnborough
A little girl walking home from school down a country lane in the village of Farnborough, Warwickshire, England. Date: early 1960s

Teignmouth Bay
A striking panoramic view of Teignmouth bay, Devonshire, England, seen from Holcombe Down. Date: 1950s

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