Members Collection (#38)

House of Commons - early 17th century
A depiction of the House of Commons at the time of the reign of King James I

Members of the rescue parties at Gresford Colliery, Wales
Equipped with oxygen apparatus, these are some of the men who battled for a day and a half to save the lives of miners who had been trapped by flames following an explosion in the mine

Tom Titt / Will Thorne
William James Thorne, known as Will Thorne. British trade unionist, activist and one of the first Labour Members of Parliament

1957 nuclear test: The men who dropped Britains H-bomb
Britains first nuclear weapons test took place on May 15th 1957, when a nuclear device was successfully exploded high in the air over Christmas Island in the Central Pacific

1957 nuclear test: Student protest in Japan
Tokyo, Japan: a small group of Japanese students, entirely surrounded by police, demonstrating against the British nuclear tests

Cairo, Egypt - a Royal visit
Cairo, Egypt - a visit from Princess Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood - here she meets the families of serving members of the Royals Scots Guards regiment, stationed in Egypt at this time

Charles Edward, 2nd Duke of Albany, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (1884-1954), as a member of the Borussia Corps of Bonn University in about 1904

Queen Victoria greeting the Duke of Edinburgh and the Grand
Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh together with his new wife, the Duchess of Edinburgh (formerly the Grand Duchess Marie Alexandrovna of Russia)

Family Golf at Burhill
Four members of the Worplesdon Golf Club - the Frame family seen taking part in a family foursomes tournament at Burnill near Walton-on-Thames

Election Results at the Carlton Club, London, 1892
Engraving showing the hall of the Carlton Club, with a large group of members watching the notice boards for news of the General Election of 1892

Their Masters Voice
Members of the Hunt testing the carrying power of the Masters View Halloo before the opening of the season. Robinson was a regular contributor to the Sketch

I Remember that in 1870
Indignant members of a gentlemens club line up to write to the papers during World War I, no doubt to expound their views on the mishandling of the war

Wait Your Turn
Disgruntled members of a gentlemens club must take a ticket and wait their turn to read a copy of The Bystander during World War One - a humorous comment on the paper shortages affecting the press

The Alexandra Park Horse Show, London, 1875
Engraving showing members of the Four in Hand and Coaching Clubs enjoying their chosen sport/method of transport at the Alexandra Park Horse Show of 1875

Revellers at the Savage Club Ball, 1883
Engraving showing a number of the Savage Club members in fancy dress at their clubs summer ball at the Royal Albert Hall, London, 1883

The Corps of Commissioners, London, 1880
Engraving showing a number of scenes relevant to the Corps of Commissioners, London, 1880. The images show (clockwise from top left): Mrs

The Savage Club Entertainment at the Royal Albert Hall, 1883
Engraving showing members of the Savage Club, dressed as American Indians, entertaining their fellow club members at the Royal Albert Hall, London, 1883

Yeomen of the Guard searching the Vaults of the Houses of Pa
Engraving showing Yeomen of the Guard, members of the Royal Bodyguard, searching the vaults of the Houses of Parliament prior to the opening of the Parliamentry session in January 1872

Ataturk Primary School
Pupils at the Ataturk Primary School -

Driving cattle for rent in Ireland
A mans livestock is being driven away in lieu of outstanding rent. The owner and his family can only stand by and watch. Two young women carrying wood and water stand sadly

British Soldiers playing Bounce the Beecham, Hong Kong, 19
Series of photographs showing members of the 25th and 40th Companies of the Royal Engineers playing the Bounce the Beecham game invented by William Heath Robinson, Hong Kong, 1910

Members of Parliament playing Golf, 1906
Photographs showing Dr. J. Macnamara (left) and David Lloyd-George playing golf in a Ranelagh vs. House of Commons match at Barn Elms, London, 1906

British labour Battalion having lunch; First World War, 1916
Photograph showing members of a British labour Battalion having their lunch near the Western Front, France, 1916

Coventry Volunteer Fire Brigade, 1862
Engraving showing four members of the Coventry Volunteer Fire Brigade, standing beside their fire engine, 1862

Theophilanthropie
La Reveillere-Lepaux, the pope of this cult, baptises a child in a former church : members celebrate their love for humankind in ceremonies involving fruit and flowers

Bourgeois Working
A carefully posed photo showing members of the bourgeoisie forced to clear snow in the streets of Petrograd

The Dutch Arctic Expedition at Zeeuwsche Uitkyk, North Spitz
Engraving showing members of the Dutch Arctic Expedition ashore at Zeeuwsche Uitkyk, North Spitzbergen during 1878. The expeditions schooner Willem Barents can be seen in the background

Fridtjof Nansen, Franz Josef Land, 1896
Engraving showing Fridtjof Nansen (1861-1930), the Norwegian explorer, biologist and oceanographer, pictured at Cape Flora, Franz Josef Land, 1896

Ramsay MacDonald leaving Buckingham Palace, 1924
Photograph of (James) Ramsay MacDonald (on left in top hat) being congratulated by members of the Labour Party as he leaves Buckingham Palace after accepting the office of British Prime Minister

Benjamin Disraeli and the Conservative Party at the Carlton
Engraving of Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881) (front right) in discussion with members of the Conservative Party at the Carlton Club

South Africa Zulu Villag
Village of the Ring-Kop people, members of the Zulu race

Footprints of a mysterious creature in the Himalayan mountai
A track made by a langur bounding along and placing all four feet together, or by a bear? The footprints of the abominable snowman in the Himalayan snow

Travelling by hammock; H. M. Stanleys Emin Pasha Relief Expe
Photograph showing one of the members of Sir Henry Morton Stanleys Emin Pasha Relief Expedition being carried by hammock, Central Africa, 1888

Members of the Womens Crusade surrounding a Whisky Saloon
Engraving showing a group of American men in a whisky saloon as, outside, members of the Womens Crusade, a temperance movement, lay siege to the venue, Ohio, 1874

PRS Discovery and hydrogen balloon, Antarctic, 1902
Photograph showing members of the National Antarctic Expedition of 1901-4 deflating an hydrogen balloon, with the Polar Research Ship Discovery in the background, Antarctic, 4th February 1902

Checking the Thermometers at the Winter Quarters
Two members of the British Arctic Expedition of 1875-1876 checking the thermometers used at their Winter Quarters. In 1875 the British Admiralty sent Captain George Nares with two ships

Highlanders
An illustration by French military painter, M. Georges Scott, showing members of the Scottish regiments, most feared by the Germans

Crew members of the emigrant ship, Indus, 1872
Engraved portraits of some of the ships crew: a black cook and other weathered faces

Sergeant at Arms / Commons
Members bow, as the speaker, accompanied by the Sergeant at Arms enters the House during the State Opening of Parliament

Ross / A Sail! a Sail
John Rosss arctic expedition: " A sail! A sail!" - the expedition members finally see a sailing ship - the whaler Isabella, which picks them up

Women Cricketers using Indoor Nets, St. Brides Institute, 1
Illustration of the female members of St. Brides Institute using the indoor cricket nets of their club, during the winter of 1905

At the Club
Comic illustration by Lawson Wood showing a club waitress eavesdropping on the gossip of two cigar and pipe smoking club members (monkeys essentially)

Pickpocket School
Lessons on how to pickpocket. A gang of pickpockets plagued Berlin in 1906, using old techniques to steal from members of the public

Amundsens Antarctic Expedition pitching camp, 1911
Photograph showing members of the Amundsen Antarctic Expedition of 1910-12 erecting their tent near Axel Heibergs Glacier, Antarctica, 1911

Petty Officer Edgar Evans, c. 1910
Photograph of Petty Officer Edgar Evans, one of the members of Robert Falcon Scotts ill-fated expedition to the South Pole of 1910-12

Roald Amundsen calculating his position, South Pole, 1911
Illustration showing how the members of Roald Amundsens Antarctic Expedition of 1910-12 calculated their position, using a sextant and an artificial horizon; South Pole, 1911

Polar Explorers on the summit of Mount Erebus, Antarctica, 1
Photograph showing members of the Nimrod Antarctic Expedition of 1908-09 reaching the summit of Mount Erebus, Antarctica, 10th March 1908

Amundsen Antarctic Expedition at the South Pole, 1911
Illustration showing members of the Amundsen Antarctic Expedition of 1910-12, at the South Pole, checking their position using a sextant and an artificial horizon

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