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Leslie Collection (#2)

Leslie, a name that echoes through time and leaves its mark on various realms of art, sports, and history

Background imageLeslie Collection: The Owl and the Pussycat by Edward Lear

The Owl and the Pussycat by Edward Lear Date: 1922

Background imageLeslie Collection: Lord Scarman, new press conference to release his report into The Brixton Disorders 10-12

Lord Scarman, new press conference to release his report into The Brixton Disorders 10-12 April 1981, London, Wednesday 25th November 1981

Background imageLeslie Collection: Lord Scarman visits Brixton, London, Wednesday 15th July 1981

Lord Scarman visits Brixton, London, Wednesday 15th July 1981, he is conducting an inquiry into Brixtons April riots, the unplanned visit was to see for himself the damage caused by police officers

Background imageLeslie Collection: Thornton and MacDonald released after the Metro-Vickers Affair, 1933, (1935). Creator: Unknown

Thornton and MacDonald released after the Metro-Vickers Affair, 1933, (1935). Creator: Unknown
Thornton and MacDonald released after the Metro-Vickers Affair, 1933, (1935). L.C. Thornton and W.L. MacDonald arrive back in England after an international crisis

Background imageLeslie Collection: Plum, 1903. Creator: Sir Leslie Matthew Ward

Plum, 1903. Creator: Sir Leslie Matthew Ward
Plum, 1903. British right-handed batsman Pelham Plum Warner (1873-1963) played for Oxford University, Middlesex and England during a career lasting from 1894 until 1920

Background imageLeslie Collection: The Original War Cabinet, 1939, (1945). Creator: Unknown

The Original War Cabinet, 1939, (1945). Creator: Unknown
The Original War Cabinet, 1939, (1945). British politicians at the start of the Second World War. Standing from left to right: Sir John Anderson, Lord Hankey, Leslie Hore-Belisha, Winston Churchill

Background imageLeslie Collection: Vicar General, 1902. Artist: Spy

Vicar General, 1902. Artist: Spy
Vicar General, 1902. Charles Alfred Cripps KC MP, British barrister and politican. Cripps (1852-1941) became a QC in 1890 and served as Attorney General to the Prince of Wales from 1895 until 1914

Background imageLeslie Collection: The Recorder, 1903. Artist: Spy

The Recorder, 1903. Artist: Spy
The Recorder, 1903. The Recorder of London. Cartoon from Vanity Fair, 9th July 1903

Background imageLeslie Collection: Thrice Champion, 1904. Artist: Spy

Thrice Champion, 1904. Artist: Spy
Thrice Champion, 1904. Lawrence Doherty won the mens singles title at Wimbledon five consecutive times between 1902 and 1906

Background imageLeslie Collection: WW2 - Careless Lives

WW2 - Careless Lives
An illustrated front cover for a WW2 story book, Careless Lives, written by Desmond Leslie. The image shows tw opposing side profiles of young women

Background imageLeslie Collection: Good Night (Got Your Torchlight?)

Good Night (Got Your Torchlight?)
An illustrated WW2 music sheet cover for Good Night (Got Your Torchlight?) written and composed by Leslie Sarony. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageLeslie Collection: WW2 - Captain Cullen Comes Home

WW2 - Captain Cullen Comes Home
A short story illustration which shows a British WW2 Royal Navy captain looking through his binoculars at sea, a lady is shouting towards him excitedly. Date: circa 1940

Background imageLeslie Collection: Bodiam Castle, East Sussex

Bodiam Castle, East Sussex - Painted by artist Leslie Rowsell for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J. Salmon, and reproduced as a local view postcard - Painted 1946 Date: 1946

Background imageLeslie Collection: Samuel Code letter on The Klondyke Nugget stationery

Samuel Code letter on The Klondyke Nugget stationery
EARLY AVIATION PIONEERS - THE SAMUEL CODY ARCHIVE: Handwritten letter signed S. F. Cody dated May 22nd 1901 on Klondyke Nugget stationery relating to his Wild West show. Date: 1901

Background imageLeslie Collection: Beer Is Best Advertisement Illustration

Beer Is Best Advertisement Illustration
An advertisement illustration promoting Beer Is Best, showing a glass tankard of beer on a surface, to the side the message to set a man up for the winter, is scrawled on the window. Date: circa 1939

Background imageLeslie Collection: Leslie Gilbert Illingworth, Welsh political cartoonist

Leslie Gilbert Illingworth, Welsh political cartoonist
Leslie Gilbert Illingworth (1902-1979), Welsh political cartoonist, best known for his work in Punch and the Daily Mail Date: circa 1940s

Background imageLeslie Collection: Gulls On Water

Gulls On Water
An oil painting which simply shows a flock of gulls swimming on the water, all going in different directions. Date: circa 1920

Background imageLeslie Collection: Gulls

Gulls
An oil painting of a flock of seagulls nestled in the sand, with miniature streams of water trickling between them. Date: circa 1919

Background imageLeslie Collection: Rock Pool

Rock Pool
A textural pastel painting of some rock pools on a beach, vividly showing their reflections. Date: circa 1919

Background imageLeslie Collection: The Down

The Down
A landscape artwork of some windswept trees taking a beating from the gusty wind, in an English countryside. Date: circa 1914

Background imageLeslie Collection: The Paris Box

The Paris Box
A still life painting of some balls of wool, with their entrails spilling out of a floral patterned cylindrical box, with a vase of poppies stood behind. Date: circa 1914

Background imageLeslie Collection: RMS Lusitania - three sheet music covers

RMS Lusitania - three sheet music covers. Lusitania, Two Step and March by Leslie H Stowe; Lusitania Two Step, and Lusitania March and Two Step by John M Gray. Date: 20th century

Background imageLeslie Collection: A Map of New Zealand

A Map of New Zealand
A truly outstanding, and large scale, Empire Marketing Board poster map designed by Leslie MacDonald ('Max') Gill

Background imageLeslie Collection: Post Office Radio Telephone Services and Fisheries

Post Office Radio Telephone Services and Fisheries
A wonderful, original, poster map showing Post Office Radio Telephone Services commissioned by the General Post Office and designed by Leslie MacDonald Gill, 1935

Background imageLeslie Collection: Post Office Wireless Stations and Fisheries

Post Office Wireless Stations and Fisheries
A simply magnificent, large scale, poster map of Post Office Wireless Stations commissioned by the General Post Office and designed by Leslie MacDonald Gill, 1939

Background imageLeslie Collection: A Map Of Irish Free State And Northern Ireland

A Map Of Irish Free State And Northern Ireland
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Background imageLeslie Collection: A Map of Scotland

A Map of Scotland
A truly outstanding, and rare, original Empire Marketing Board poster by the master of decorative map making, Leslie MacDonald ('Max') Gill

Background imageLeslie Collection: In Memoriam, Heroic Musicians of the Titanic

In Memoriam, Heroic Musicians of the Titanic who died at their posts like men - Wallace Hartley, bandleader and violinist; Percy C Taylor, cellist; Georges Krins, violinist; Roger Bricoux

Background imageLeslie Collection: Leslie Henson Golfing

Leslie Henson Golfing
Comedian Leslie Henson (1891-1957) posing on the golf course. At the time he was appearing in the farce It's A Boy! at the Strand Theatre. Date: 1931

Background imageLeslie Collection: Music cover, Pasadena, an American Love Song

Music cover, Pasadena, an American Love Song, by Grant Clarke, Edgar Leslie and Harry Warren, sung by Miss Florrie Forde Date: 1923

Background imageLeslie Collection: Leslie Howe of Tottenham Hotspur with chimney sweep

Leslie Howe of Tottenham Hotspur with chimney sweep
Leslie Howe of Tottenham Hotspur, lucky handshake with chimney sweep supporter William Carpenter Date: 1946

Background imageLeslie Collection: Sir Forest Fulton, Red Judge, The Recorder

Sir Forest Fulton, Red Judge, The Recorder Date: 1903

Background imageLeslie Collection: Prince Francis of Teck, Frank

Prince Francis of Teck, Frank Date: 1902

Background imageLeslie Collection: Major General Sir Henry Trotter, Home District

Major General Sir Henry Trotter, Home District Date: 1902

Background imageLeslie Collection: Physics Building, University of Sydney

Physics Building, University of Sydney
An architectural sketch of the Physics building of the University of Sydney, at Camerdown, Darlington. Date: circa 1922

Background imageLeslie Collection: Villefranche

Villefranche
An oil painting of Villefranche, on the French Riviera. Houses of different heights and colours can be seen dotted around the rocky outcrops. Date: circa 1931

Background imageLeslie Collection: The Secretary of State for War in Paris

The Secretary of State for War in Paris
British Secretary of State for War Leslie Hore-Belisha (1893-1957) attending a banquet of the Franco-British Association in Paris

Background imageLeslie Collection: British actors at a microphone

British actors at a microphone
British actors Greer Garson (1904-1996), Leslie Howard (1893-1943), Vivien Leigh (1913-1967), Brian Aherne (1902-1986), Ronald Coleman (1891-1958) and Basil Rathbone (1892-1967) in Hollywood

Background imageLeslie Collection: A street dress from Susan Small, a ready-to-wear fashion label founded in the 1940s by Leslie Carr

A street dress from Susan Small, a ready-to-wear fashion label founded in the 1940s by Leslie Carr Jones. Date: 1954

Background imageLeslie Collection: Argosy Productions film, Ringing the Changes

Argosy Productions film, Ringing the Changes, featuring Henry Edwards and Margot Landa, based on the novel Jix by R Raleigh King, directed by Leslie Hiscott Date: 1929

Background imageLeslie Collection: British Filmcraft studios, Walthamstow, NE London

British Filmcraft studios, Walthamstow, NE London
A corner of British Filmcraft's studios, Wood Street, Walthamstow, NE London, with Captain Banfield and Leslie Eveleigh at the table Date: 1929

Background imageLeslie Collection: HMS Kale, E-class - River-class destroyer

HMS Kale, E-class - River-class destroyer
Royal Navy - HMS Kale, a Hawthorn Leslie type River-class destroyer ordered under the 1903-1904 Naval Estimates and named after the Kale Water in the Scottish Borders

Background imageLeslie Collection: The Grosvenor Family by C R Leslie

The Grosvenor Family by C R Leslie
The Grosvenor Family, monochrome reproduction of a painting by C R Leslie, with key. Date: 1833

Background imageLeslie Collection: David Leslie, 1st Lord Newark, Royalist General

David Leslie, 1st Lord Newark, Royalist General
David Leslie, 1st Lord Newark (c1600-1682). He fought on behalf of Sweden, Russia, the Scottish Covenanters and the Scottish Royalists. Date: 17th century

Background imageLeslie Collection: Leslie Sarony - British songwriter and entertainer

Leslie Sarony - British songwriter and entertainer
Leslie Sarony (Leslie Legge Frye) (1897-1985) - British entertainer, singer, actor and songwriter

Background imageLeslie Collection: IAE President, 1928-29, Leslie Haywood Hounsfield

IAE President, 1928-29, Leslie Haywood Hounsfield. Date: 1929

Background imageLeslie Collection: Prescott John Leslie Baron Labour Socialist Socialism

Prescott John Leslie Baron Labour Socialist Socialism
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Background imageLeslie Collection: Joan Ruddock and John Prescott, Labour politicians

Joan Ruddock and John Prescott, Labour politicians
Joan Ruddock (Joan Mary Ruddock, nee Anthony, b 1943), Labour politician, with John Prescott (John Leslie Prescott, Baron Prescott, b 1938), Labour politician




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Leslie, a name that echoes through time and leaves its mark on various realms of art, sports, and history. From the whimsical illustrations of "The Owl and the Pussycat" by Leslie Brook to the thrilling adventures of "The Scarlet Pimpernel, " this name holds a sense of creativity and intrigue. In the world of sports, Leslie's presence can be felt in Yorkshire Cricket as captured by Spy's artistic prowess. The Calthorpe Racing Car zooms past with Leslie at its helm, showcasing a passion for speed and adrenaline. But it's not all about excitement; relaxation is also key. Bank holidays at Goodwood bring joy to many, including our dear Leslie who revels in the festivities. And when it comes to capturing moments frozen in time, portraits of Victorian royalty, politicians, and entertainers bear witness to Leslie's talent behind the lens or brush. Curiosity takes flight with Flying Saucers Have Landed book cover where Leslie explores extraterrestrial mysteries beyond our imagination. Meanwhile, The Leslie Girls dance troupe mesmerizes audiences with their graceful moves that transcend boundaries. Traveling afar brings us to Sri Lanka - Ceylon where tea plantations thrive under Leslie's watchful eye while other industries flourish alongside them. Even British financier Horace Lord Farquhar finds himself immortalized through an artist named Spy. Hollywood glamour intertwines with our story as Norma Shearer graces screens alongside dashing leading man Leslie Howard. And let us not forget Charles Thurston Fogg-Elliot portrayed by Sir Leslie Matthew Ward in 1894 – an embodiment of elegance captured forever on canvas. With each hint revealing a different facet of this enigmatic figure named Leslie, we are left captivated by their diverse interests and talents spanning across centuries. A name that has left an indelible mark on literature, artistry, photography, sportsmanship – truly embodying the essence of a Renaissance soul.