Leading Collection (#44)

Royal Bengal Tigers on the track, Ranthambhor National Park, India

Edward VII, Persimmon Derby victory
Edward VIIs horse, Persimmons victory at the Royal Derby of 1896. The Royal owner leading in the winner after the race

Watching Bayardo at exercise
The British thoroughbred racehorse exercising at Alec Taylors stable at Manton, near Marlborough. Bayardo was sent to trainer Alec Taylors stud farm at the age of two

Landgirls leading cattle to market
A group of landgirls leading cattle to market along a country lane

Scene at a racecourse in the Far East. A fashionable Western woman in a long coat leads a horse and jockey along, watched by crowds of people

Argentina - Unloading cattle
Cattle unloaded from a river barge Las Palmas no.13. The water is still deep as can be seen by the cattle who are submerged up to their heads and the solitary gaucho on his horse

People and animals on a road, Kashgar, western China
People leading animals along a road in Kashgar, western China

If Gossip we Must
Double-page spread relating the social matters of the day. The photographs included show the cast of Little Catherine, as well as Jessie Matthews, the leading lady in Hold my Hand and Olga Lindo

Poster advertising Airwork Limited, Britains leading independent airline

Gentleman wait at the stage door
A group of well dressed gentlemen wait for their leading lady at the stage door armed with bouquets of flowers. True Stage Door Johnnies in their silk top hats

The Hennessy Gold Cup 1984
The leading riders jump a fence in the Hennessy Gold Cup race of 1984. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Nathaniel St Andre, Rabbit Docto
Undated upper body engraving of Nathaniel St Andre, " Rabbit Doctor". Attended to the phenomenon of Mary Tofts the Pretend Rabbit Breeder and was taken in by her deception

Young Egyptian boy with his donkey

India - Van Gari Woman leading an Ox and carrying cloth in a basket on on her head

Prince Charles Edward of Albany, Duke of Saxe-Coburg
Prince Charles Edward, 2nd Duke of Albany, Duke of Saxe-Coburg (1884-1954) in German military uniform during World War I. When the Duke of Saxe-Coburgs son Alfred died in 1899

Bosnia & Herzegovina - Muslim leading his horse
Bosnia & Herzegovina - A Bosnian Muslim (in traditional costume)leading his horse

Leading from Dummy
Cartoon, Leading from Dummy. A popular hostess conducting a dress rehearsal of her first at home of the season, practicing with a dummy

New Years Eve Party at the Royal Albert Hall, 1925
Illustration showing balloons cascading down onto the revellers at the New Years Eve Party held at the Royal Albert Hall, 1925-6

Blacksmith shoeing a horse
A Blacksmith changes the shoes on a working horse. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Sir Robert Baden-Powell leading a cavalry charge, 1899
Illustration showing Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell, leading a cavalry charge in South Africa, 1899. He is shown in the uniform of the Special Corps

Lt. General Sir Miles Dempsey, 1945
Painting showing Lieutenant-General Sir Miles Dempsey (1896-1969), the British Army Commander, pictured when leading the British Second Army, 1945

British Troops making a stand near Dunkirk; Second World War
Illustration showing Captain Ervine-Andrews (top left) leading his men of the East Lancashire Regiment in a determined stand against an attack by three German Battalions, near Dunkirk, 1940

German Boys on a disused Railway, Berlin, 1948
Photograph showing two German boys playing on a railway track leading into the American Sector of West Berlin, November 1948

Doing his Little Bit
Humorous illustration from the First World War period showing a boy scout leading three German soldiers, plus a Zeppelin behind him. Earnshaw regularly drew boy scouts

The Wynaad Goldfields, Southern India. The Verandah
Engraving of verandah on grand Indian estate where gold has been found. Three servants in turbans are waiting on their master, one servant is leading a horse to the master

Manning Barricades 4
Storming a barricade : the government troops of general Lamoriciere charge the barricade at the Petit Pont, leading to La Cite

Sophie Arnould
SOPHIE MADELEINE ARNOULD leading French singer, depicted in the opera of Pyrame et Thisbe

Riots in Croatia
Just who will rule Croatia is much disputed, leading to riots such as these at Agram : eventually count Khven- Hedervary will be installed as Ban of Croatia

Eugenie at Lille
The Empress Eugenie visits Lille, where she meets the leading ladies of the district at the Prefecture

Emperor Visits - 1
Franz-Joseph, emperor of Austria, visits Paris where he meets the leading ladies of the court at the Elysee palace

European Ambassadors in Constantinople, 1896
Photograph of the ambassadors of the leading European powers, photographed in the garden of the Austrian Embassy, Constantinople (now Istanbul), 1896. Those pictured are (from left to right) P

Lord Dudley Stuart, (1803-1854)
Portrait of Lord Dudley Coutts Stuart, leading advocate of Polish Independence, engraved in 1843

Birthplace of Sir John Franklin, Spilsby, Lincolnshire, 1859
Engraving showing the house in Spilsby, Lincolnshire, where the British naval commander and explorer, Sir John Franklin, was born in 1786

Bicycle Race at the Catford Cycling Club, 1892
Engraving showing one of the bicycle races between Catford Cycling Club and a Dutch team, held at Catford, August 1892. The Dutch team won the event by 9 points to Catford Clubs 11

Grand Saloon of an American Steam-boat, 1875
Engraving showing the Grand Saloon of an American Steam-boat, possibly the Bristol which operated between New York and Boston

The 2nd Marquis of Salisbury (1791-1868)
Engraving of James Brownlow William, 2nd Marquis of Salisbury, who served as Lord Privy Seal (1852) and Lord President of the Council (1858)

Anti Home-Rulers attacking Winston Churchills car, Belfast
Illustration showing a crowd of anti home-rulers attacking the car carrying Winston Leonard Spencer Churcill (1874-1965), then First Lord of the Admiralty

Joffre and King Albert of Belgium
General Joffre in conversation with King Albert of Belgium (1875-1934), Commander-in-Chief of the Belgian army. Albert was credited with leading a gallant Belgian resistance against the German army

SS Ophir and the Royal Yacht Alberta at Portsmouth, Marc
Photograph of the Royal Yacht Alberta, with King Edward VII on board, leading SS Ophir, with the Duke of Cornwall and York, out of Portsmouth harbour, March 1901

Four leading cricketers of 1874
Engraving showing four leading English cricketers of the 1874 season. From top left, clockwise: G.F. Grace Esq. W.G. Grace Esq. J. Southerton and H.Jupp

USA Saratoga Springs
At the races : Saratoga is one of Americas leading horse racing centers

The Civil War in America. The Picket leading the ships of th
General Burnside took his troops to engage with the Confederates on Roanoke Island

Greece Piraeus
Reconstruction of Piraeus, the port of Athens, BCE, showing the highway leading to the city

Sir Francis Younghusband and the American Ambassador, 1922
Photograph showing the American Ambassador to Great Britain, Mr. Harvey (on left), presenting an American Geographical Society Medal to Sir Francis Younghusband; London, 1922

Venice Fabric Trade
Venice becomes Europes leading trading centre for fabrics

Sir Henry Morton Stanley leaving Yambuya Camp during the Emi
Engraving showing Sir Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904) (on right, wearing dark jacket) setting out from Yambuya Camp on the 28th June 1887 during the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition

Church in Shere, Surrey
A lovely corner in the village of Shere, leading to its fine old church

CHRYSIPPUS - Greek philosopher at Athens, leading exponent of Stoicism, succeeding Cleanthes as head of the Stoa, promoting the views of Zeno while enlarging them

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