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Duff Collection (#3)

"Duff: A Journey Through British History and Culture" Step back in time to the year 1897

Background imageDuff Collection: Matinee in aid of the Concerts of the Front fund, Lady Diana

Matinee in aid of the Concerts of the Front fund, Lady Diana
A group at Lena Ashwells special matinee at the Lyric Theatre on 29 June 1917, in aid of the Concerts at the Front Fund. A number of society ladies took part

Background imageDuff Collection: This is Duff, by Muriel Dawson

This is Duff, by Muriel Dawson -- a cute black and white puppy. Date: 1948

Background imageDuff Collection: Behind the scenes in a Test Match

Behind the scenes in a Test Match
The Australian eleven in their dressing room on the Melbourne cricket ground. In the right hand corner of the picture is C. Hill smoking a pipe. Other players are M. A. Noble, W.P. Howell, R.A

Background imageDuff Collection: Sir M. E. Grant Duff, Vanity Fair, Ape

Sir M. E. Grant Duff, Vanity Fair, Ape
SIR MOUNTSTUART ELPHINSTONE GRANT DUFF (1829-1906) Scottish politician, statesman, and author. Date: 1829 - 1906

Background imageDuff Collection: H. H. Princess Maud of Fife

H. H. Princess Maud of Fife
H.H. Princess Maud of Fife (1893 - 1945), previously Lady Maud Duff, younger daughter of Princess Louise, the Princess Royal and the Duke of Fife. Married Lord Carnegie in 1923. Date: 1909

Background imageDuff Collection: Andrew Halliday - 2

Andrew Halliday - 2
ANDREW DUFF HALLIDAY Writer, essayist and dramatist, worked with Dickens, wrote many farces and a stage adaptation of Nicholas Nickleby. Date: 1830 - 1877

Background imageDuff Collection: Source Size = 3762 x 4847

Source Size = 3762 x 4847
The Lady Alexandra Duff, and the Duke and Duchess of Fife

Background imageDuff Collection: Source Size = 3523 x 2210

Source Size = 3523 x 2210
Duff House, Near Banff, the Seat of the Earl of Fife, 1871

Background imageDuff Collection: Duff House, Banff, Scotland, the Seat of the Earl of Fife, Lately Visited by The

Duff House, Banff, Scotland, the Seat of the Earl of Fife, Lately Visited by The
Duff House, Banff, Scotland, the Seat of the Earl of Fife, Lately Visited by the Prince of Wales, Uk, 1883

Background imageDuff Collection: RAILROAD DIRECTORS, c1868. The directors of the Union Pacific Railroad in a private car

RAILROAD DIRECTORS, c1868. The directors of the Union Pacific Railroad in a private car. Second from left, seated: Silas Seymour, Sidney Dillon, Thomas Clark Durant, and John Duff. Photograph by A.J

Background imageDuff Collection: JAMES DUFF (1776-1857). 4th Earl Fife. Scottish nobleman. Aquatint engraving, English

JAMES DUFF (1776-1857). 4th Earl Fife. Scottish nobleman. Aquatint engraving, English, 1830

Background imageDuff Collection: ALEXANDRA DUFF (1891-1959). Duchess of Fife and Princess Arthur of Connaught. Photograph by W

ALEXANDRA DUFF (1891-1959). Duchess of Fife and Princess Arthur of Connaught. Photograph by W. & D. Downey, c1893

Background imageDuff Collection: Queen Mary of Teck and son Edward

Queen Mary of Teck and son Edward
QUEEN MARY (1867 - 1953) Wife of George V, with her son Edward (later Edward VIII), her sister-in-law Louise, Duchess of Fife, and Lady Alexandra Duff

Background imageDuff Collection: TAHITI: MISSIONARIES, 1797. The reception of the first missionaries at Otaheite (modern Tahiti)

TAHITI: MISSIONARIES, 1797. The reception of the first missionaries at Otaheite (modern Tahiti). Line engraving, American, 1832

Background imageDuff Collection: Wedding presents to Princess Louise and Duke of Fife

Wedding presents to Princess Louise and Duke of Fife
Wedding presents given to Princess Louise of Wales and her husband the Duke of Fife, including a dressing case, a gold, flower vase, a mirror, a paper knife, a diamond bangle

Background imageDuff Collection: Bridesmaids dress for Princess Maud of Fife

Bridesmaids dress for Princess Maud of Fife
The bridesmaid dress worn by Princess Maud of Fife (later Countess of Southesk) to her elder sister, Princess Alexandra, Duchess of Fifes wedding to Prince Arthur of Connaught in 1913

Background imageDuff Collection: Duke of Fife marries Princess Louise of Wales

Duke of Fife marries Princess Louise of Wales
Alexander William George Duff, 6th Earl and 1st Duke of Fife (1849-1912) marries Princess Louise Victoria (1867-1931), eldest daughter of Edward Prince of Wales (Later King Edward VII)

Background imageDuff Collection: Titanic

Titanic
Granger Art on Demand Titanic

Background imageDuff Collection: LUCY DUFF-GORDON (1863-1935). Lucy Christiana, Lady Duff-Gordon. English fashion designer

LUCY DUFF-GORDON (1863-1935). Lucy Christiana, Lady Duff-Gordon. English fashion designer and survivor of the RMS Titanic

Background imageDuff Collection: TITANIC: PASSENGERS, 1912. Illustration from a contemporary English newspaper

TITANIC: PASSENGERS, 1912. Illustration from a contemporary English newspaper

Background imageDuff Collection: FIDDLER, c1930. James Duff, a fiddler from Hazard, Kentucky. Photographed by Doris Ulmann, c1930

FIDDLER, c1930. James Duff, a fiddler from Hazard, Kentucky. Photographed by Doris Ulmann, c1930

Background imageDuff Collection: Advert for Lucile, 1920, Paris

Advert for Lucile, 1920, Paris Date: 1920

Background imageDuff Collection: Advert for Lucile, 1919, Paris

Advert for Lucile, 1919, Paris (one of the most famous of couturiers in Paris, London and New York) Date: 1919

Background imageDuff Collection: Advert for Relph & Rosslyn couture, London, 1927

Advert for Relph & Rosslyn couture, London, 1927

Background imageDuff Collection: The Dolly Sisters in bridal wear

The Dolly Sisters in bridal wear
The Dolly Sisters in His Bridal Night, Republic Theatre, New York, 1916 in creations by Lucile (Lady Duff Gordon) 1916

Background imageDuff Collection: Duff Carnegie Wedding

Duff Carnegie Wedding
MAUD DUFF, Princess Maud of Fife pictured with her new husband Charles Alexander Carnegie, 11th Earl of Southesk leaving the Guards Chapel, Wellington Barracks. Date: 1893 - 1945

Background imageDuff Collection: Duff Carnegie Wedding

Duff Carnegie Wedding
Lady Maud Duff, Princess Maud of Fife with her new husband, Charles Alexander Carnegie, 11th Earl of Southesk following their marriage in November 1923. Date: 1893 - 1945

Background imageDuff Collection: Fife / Alexander 6th Earl

Fife / Alexander 6th Earl
ALEXANDER WILLIAM GEORGE DUFF 6th EARL and 1st DUKE of FIFE with his wife Princess Louise Victoria, eldest daughter of Edward VII Date: 1849 - 1912

Background imageDuff Collection: Music cover for I Met Her In The Crystal Halls

Music cover for I Met Her In The Crystal Halls, a Ballad inspired by the Great Exhibition, with words by J E Carpenter (1813-1885) and music by Stephen Glover (1812-1870)

Background imageDuff Collection: Mr Duff and Lady Diana Cooper at Palm Beach, Florida

Mr Duff and Lady Diana Cooper at Palm Beach, Florida
The couple holidaying in Palm Beach, Florida, were the guests of the Countess Haugwitz-Reventlow. Mr Duff had also been touring the USA, giving a series of lectures

Background imageDuff Collection: Lady Diana Cooper sitting on her bath-chair

Lady Diana Cooper sitting on her bath-chair
Lady Diana Cooper, British socialite and actress, here at the Victory Ball in the Royal Albert Hall

Background imageDuff Collection: Modern Athenians plate 14 - Edinburgh

Modern Athenians plate 14 - Edinburgh
Adam Duff (d. 1840) Sheriff of Midlothian approaching The Hon. Henry, Lord Cockburn (1779-1854) Two legal gentleman, the former a confirmed Tory, the later with Whig sentiments

Background imageDuff Collection: Australian Cricket Team 1905

Australian Cricket Team 1905
Australian Cricket Team visiting England in 1905, D.R.A. Gehrs, S.E. Gregory, F. Laver, W.W. Armstrong, W.P.Howell, A. Cotter, J.J. Kelly, J. Darling, V. Trumper, C.E. McLeod, P.M. Newland, A.J

Background imageDuff Collection: Queen Alexandra with Alexandra Duff

Queen Alexandra with Alexandra Duff
Queen Alexandra (1844-1925) with her eldest grandchild, Lady Alexandra Duff, later Princess Arthur of Connaught (1883-1938), daughter of Princess Louise, Duchess of Fife

Background imageDuff Collection: Lady Diana Manners and the Hon. Irene Lawley

Lady Diana Manners and the Hon. Irene Lawley
Photographic portrait of Lady Diana Manners (1890-1981), later Lady Diana Cooper and later Diana, Viscountess Norwich, the English actress, society figure and wife of Duff Cooper

Background imageDuff Collection: Lady Alexandra and Maud Duff

Lady Alexandra and Maud Duff
The daughters of Princess Louise of Wales, Duchess of Fife, Alexandra (1891-1959) and Maud (1893-1945) perched in a rather elaborate cane carriage

Background imageDuff Collection: Princess Mauds Wedding

Princess Mauds Wedding
MAUD DUFF. Marriage of the daughter of the Duke & Duchess of Fife to Charles Alexander Carnegie, 11th Earl of Southesk in the Guards Chapel, Wellington Barracks

Background imageDuff Collection: Duff Carnegie Wedding

Duff Carnegie Wedding
MAUD DUFF, daughter of the Duke & Duchess of Fife, marrying Charles Alexander Carnegie, 11th Earl of Southesk at the Guards Chapel, Wellington Barracks

Background imageDuff Collection: R a Duff - Cricketer

R a Duff - Cricketer
Reggie A Duff - Australian Test cricketer shown here hitting an on-drive

Background imageDuff Collection: Alexander Duff

Alexander Duff
ALEXANDER DUFF Scottish missionary in India

Background imageDuff Collection: Birmingham Sinks U-15

Birmingham Sinks U-15
The British light cruiser HMS Birmingham, commanded by Captain Arthur Duff, sinks the first German submarine of the war (the U-15)

Background imageDuff Collection: Lady Alexandra Duff

Lady Alexandra Duff
Lady ALEXANDRA DUFF Duchess of Connaught

Background imageDuff Collection: Carnegie / Southesk

Carnegie / Southesk
CHARLES ALEXANDER CARNEGIE 11th EARL of SOUTHESK and his wife, Princess Maud (formerly Duff), daughter of the Duke of Fife and Princess Louise Victoria

Background imageDuff Collection: Fife / Alexander 6th Earl

Fife / Alexander 6th Earl
ALEXANDER WILLIAM GEORGE DUFF 6th EARL and 1st DUKE of FIFE Husband of Princess Louise Victoria, eldest daughter of Edward VII

Background imageDuff Collection: Duff / Maud / Postcard

Duff / Maud / Postcard
MAUD DUFF Younger daughter of Princess Louise Victoria and Alexander, Duke of Fife - she later married Lord Carnegie

Background imageDuff Collection: Duff / Alexandra / 1904

Duff / Alexandra / 1904
ALEXANDRA DUFF daughter of Princess Louise Victoria and the Duke of Fife, with her sister Maud (1893- 1945) and their grandfather, King Edward VII

Background imageDuff Collection: Fife / Louise Victoria

Fife / Louise Victoria
LOUISE VICTORIA DUCHESS OF FIFE Eldest daughter of Edward VII with her younger daughter Maud (Duff, later Carnegie)

Background imageDuff Collection: Alexandra / Grand-Dtrs

Alexandra / Grand-Dtrs
QUEEN ALEXANDRA with her two granddaughters Alexandra Duff (later Duchess of Connaught) and Maud, daughters of Princess Louise- Victoria, Duchess of Fife




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"Duff: A Journey Through British History and Culture" Step back in time to the year 1897, where we find ourselves amidst the grandeur of The Royal Family of Great Britain. This captivating photograph captures their regal presence, reminding us of a bygone era. Transporting us to the enchanting landscapes of Scotland, two Duff Highlanders proudly showcase their heritage at the Braemar Games. Their traditional attire and unwavering spirit embody the rich Scottish traditions that have been passed down through generations. In 1911, Mr C G Assheton-Smith and his loyal companion Cloister take center stage in this intriguing image. The unknown creator skillfully captures their bond, leaving us captivated by their undeniable connection. As winter embraces its icy grip, ice skating becomes a cherished pastime for many. Here we witness individuals gracefully gliding across frozen lakes, embracing both beauty and danger simultaneously. Lady Duff-Gordon's mannequins come alive in this mesmerizing display of fashion artistry. Each gown tells a unique story as Lady Duff-Gordon's creative genius shines through her creations - truly capturing hearts with every stitch. The name "Duff" resurfaces once again as Lady Duff Gordon herself graces our presence multiple times throughout history. Her elegance and sophistication are immortalized in these photographs - an icon who left an indelible mark on British society. Another notable figure emerges from history's pages - Lady Diana Manners portrayed by John Sargent. Her striking beauty is captured effortlessly on canvas, forever preserving her allure for future generations to admire. British silent film "Paddy the Next Best Thing" takes us on a cinematic journey filled with laughter and tears. As it unfolds before our eyes, we become immersed in its storytelling magic - yet another testament to British creativity at its finest. Amidst World War I's turmoil, Hazel Lavery dons a Lucile gown for the Petticoat Lane Tombola.