Lighting Collection (#99)

Cliffords Inn: The Oldest and One of the Most Important Inns of Chancery, c1935. Cliffords Inn was located between Fetter Lane, Cliffords Inn Passage

The great ball-room at the Palace, Christiania, Norway, c1905. Creator: Unknown
The great ball-room at the Palace, Christiania, Norway, c1905. From " The Underwood Travel Library - Norway". [Underwood & Underwood, London ]

La Seine a Argenteuil, 1877. Private Collection

The Grand Canal with the Rialto Bridge from the South, 1740. Found in the Collection of Muse e Jacquemart-Andre, Paris

The Molo with Palazzo della Zecca and Column of San Teodoro, ca 1735. Found in the Collection of Pinacoteca del Castello Sforzesco, Milan

The Grand Canal looking South from Ca? Foscari to the Carita, ca 1738. Private Collection

The Lagoon. Private Collection

Santa Maria della Salute at Night. Private Collection

Grands Boulevards in Paris. Private Collection

Lamppost and church, c1951. Creator: Shirley Markham
Lamppost and church, c1951. Shirley Markham (1931-1999) studied Graphic Design and Illustration at Central School of Art in London from 1950-1952

Inside Jamaica Inn, 1952. Creator: Shirley Markham
Inside Jamaica Inn, 1952. Woman cleaning glasses, drunk men. Illustration for " Jamaica Inn" by Daphne du Maurier

Cafe in Piccadilly Circus?, 1952. Creator: Shirley Markham
Cafe in Piccadilly Circus, 1952. People drinking tea in a London cafe. Shirley Markham (1931-1999) studied Graphic Design and Illustration at Central School of Art in London from 1950-1952

Lamppost, 1951. Creator: Shirley Markham
Lamppost, 1951. Shirley Markham (1931-1999) studied Graphic Design and Illustration at Central School of Art in London from 1950-1952

Bombed site, Hampstead, 1951. Creator: Shirley Markham
Bombed site, Hampstead, 1951. Empty lot in London after World War Two bombing. Shirley Markham (1931-1999) studied Graphic Design and Illustration at Central School of Art in London from 1950-1952

Paraffin lamp, c1950. Creator: Shirley Markham
Paraffin lamp, c1950. Shirley Markham (1931-1999) studied Graphic Design and Illustration at Central School of Art in London from 1950-1952

Statue of Joshua Reynolds at the Royal Academy, London, c1950. Creator: Shirley Markham
Statue of Joshua Reynolds at the Royal Academy, London, c1950. Rear view of a sculpture of Joshua Reynolds, first president of the Royal Academy, by Alfred Drury

Graphic design studio, c1950. Creator: Shirley Markham
Graphic design studio, c1950. Shirley Markham (1931-1999) studied Graphic Design and Illustration at Central School of Art in London from 1950-1952

Fireside scene, c1950. Creator: Shirley Markham
Fireside scene, c1950. Slippers warming on the hearth. Shirley Markham (1931-1999) studied Graphic Design and Illustration at Central School of Art in London from 1950-1952

The Boulevard Montmartre on a Winter Morning, 1897 (oil on canvas)
3471277 The Boulevard Montmartre on a Winter Morning, 1897 (oil on canvas) by Pissarro, Camille (1830-1903); 64.8x81.3 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Portrait of Mrs. John White Alexander, 1902 (oil on canvas)
3432820 Portrait of Mrs. John White Alexander, 1902 (oil on canvas) by Alexander, John White (1856-1915); 158.2x132.4 cm; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, CA

The End of Luncheon, 1879 (oil on canvas)
3087056 The End of Luncheon, 1879 (oil on canvas) by Renoir, Pierre Auguste (1841-1919); 81x100 cm; Stadelsches Kunstinstitut, Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany; French, out of copyright

Waiting for Interrogation by the Inquisition (engraving) (b / w photo)
XIR252906 Waiting for Interrogation by the Inquisition (engraving) (b/w photo) by European School; Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; (add.info.: Spainish Inquisition; ); European

General Post Office, O connell Street, Dublin, Ireland

Co Kerry, Ross Castle, Killarney

City Hall, Belfast, Ireland

New Bridge Street and the Obelisk in 1755, (1897). Creator: Unknown
New Bridge Street and the Obelisk in 1755, (1897). View of the obelisk on New Bridge Street at the junction of Fleet Street and Ludgate Hill in London, looking towards Blackfriars Bridge

Interior of Merchant Taylors Hall, 1897. Creator: Unknown
Interior of Merchant Taylors Hall, 1897. Headquarters of the Worshipful Company of Merchant Taylors, one of the livery companies of the City of London

Bat-Fowling, (1924). Creator: Unknown
Bat-Fowling, (1924). Catching bats in a churchyard at night. No.1 in a series of 25 Old Sporting Prints Cigarette Cards. After Samuel Howitt. [John Player & Sons, 1924]

Paris, France - L Eglise de la Madeleine - Nighttime view Date: 1936

Gas and Electric Building at Night - Denver, Colorado, USA - " The Best Lighted Building in the World" ! Date: circa 1910s

French Humorous Postcard - Gent riding a Pike. Date: circa 1907

Westminster Abbey, London - with the Victoria Tower (part of the Houses of Parliament) visible in the background. Date: 1910s

Exposicion Internacional de Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Date: 1929

Panama-Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco, California, USA. The Scintillator and Tower of Progress Date: 1915

The Boat to Gozo with Fort St. Angelo in background - Malta. Date: circa 1930s

Venice, Italy - Nighttime Panorama. Date: circa 1910s

Chicago Worlds Fair - Electrical Group
Chicago Worlds Fair - A Century of Progress - Electrical Group by night. This consisted of three sections located on Northerly Island and housed the Radio Hall Date: 1933

Florence, Italy - The River Arno - Ponte a S. Trinita. Date: circa 1920

Palmolive Building by Night, Chicago, Illinois, USA Date: 1937

New York Skyline Illuminations - New York Worlds Fair of 1939 as seen from the top of the Empire State Building, NYC, USA. Date: 1939

The Empire State Building, New York, USA. Date: 1931

View of the Serpentine, Hyde Park, London - Springtime Date: circa 1910s

View across Serpentine past Peter Pan - Kensington Gardens
View across the Long Water (Northern section of the Serpentine) past Sir George Framptons statue of Peter Pan at Kensington Gardens, London. Date: circa 1910s

The Victoria Memorial on a foggy night - view from Buckingham Palace. Date: circa 1910s

Naples, Italy - View toward Vesuvius in strong moonlight Date: circa 1920s

The Orchestra promenade, Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri, USA. Date: circa 1930s

Duchess of York - Toc H League of Helpers - lighting lamps
Elizabeth the Duchess of York (later Elizabeth the Queen Mother 1900-2002) lighting lamps at the Toc H League of Helpers Festival and lamplighting Ceremonial at the Royal Albert Hall

East Room of the White House, Washington DC, USA, c1900. Creator: Unknown
East Room of the White House, Washington DC, USA, c1900. Event and reception room in the official residence and workplace of the President of the United States

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