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Charles Collection

Background imageCharles Collection: Balloon designs by Charles & Robert and Montgolfier

Balloon designs by Charles & Robert and Montgolfier
Balloon designs by Charles and Robert (1, 5) and the Montgolfier Brothers (2, 3, 4). No. 3 ascended from Versailles. No. 4 ascended from the Chateau de la Muette. No

Background imageCharles Collection: Balloon event, Charles Green, Macclesfield

Balloon event, Charles Green, Macclesfield
Charles Green ballooning poster advertising his 74th ascent, under the patronage of the Mayor and Magistrates, from the Gas Works near Waters Green, Macclesfield

Background imageCharles Collection: Balloon event, Charles Green, Stockport

Balloon event, Charles Green, Stockport
Charles Green ballooning poster advertising his 75th ascent, from Stockport, under the patronage of Henry Hodgkinson, the Mayor, with a second ascent from Castle Yard, a band of music in attendance

Background imageCharles Collection: A Seat in the Stalls: Faust

A Seat in the Stalls: Faust, based on the opera by Charles Gounod. Mad Marguerite is visited in her cell by Faust and Satan

Background imageCharles Collection: Balloon ascent over Lyons, France

Balloon ascent over Lyons, France
Balloon ascent over Lyons, containing Montgolfier the elder, Pilatre de Rosier, Prince Charles de Ligne, Le Comte de la Porte d Anglefort, Le Comte de Laurencin, Le Comte de Dampiere

Background imageCharles Collection: Balloon event, Charles Green, Leicester

Balloon event, Charles Green, Leicester
Charles Green ballooning poster, advertising his 411th ascent in his Royal Victoria Balloon, from the Cricket Ground, Leicester. With special trains laid on from nearby cities. 27 June 1849

Background imageCharles Collection: Balloon ascent from Prairie de Nesle, northern France

Balloon ascent from Prairie de Nesle, northern France
Balloon ascent by M Charles from the Prairie de Nesle, northern France, where it had landed after taking off from the Tuileries Gardens, Paris, on 1 December 1783

Background imageCharles Collection: Balloon event, Charles Green, Chichester

Balloon event, Charles Green, Chichester
Charles Green ballooning poster advertising his 25th ascent in the Coronation Balloon under the patronage of the Mayor, from the Gas Works, Chichester. 9 November 1824

Background imageCharles Collection: Balloon descent, Prairie de Nesle, France

Balloon descent, Prairie de Nesle, France
Balloon descent of Charles and Robert onto the Prairie de Nesle, northern France, surrounded by various witnesses, including an English gentleman, Mr Fares, who was the first to greet M Charles

Background imageCharles Collection: Balloon ascent from the Tuilieries Gardens, Paris

Balloon ascent from the Tuilieries Gardens, Paris
Second balloon ascent, made from the Tuileries Gardens by Charles and Robert, watched by a crowd of spectators. 1 December 1783

Background imageCharles Collection: Balloon event, Charles Green, Stowmarket

Balloon event, Charles Green, Stowmarket
Charles Green ballooning poster, advertising his 413rd ascent, from the Vicarage Grounds, Stowmarket in his Royal Victoria Balloon

Background imageCharles Collection: Air balloon of Charles and Robert, Paris

Air balloon of Charles and Robert, Paris
The air balloon of Charles and Robert, exhibited in Paris, from where they ascended from the Tuileries Gardens. 1 December 1783

Background imageCharles Collection: Three ballooning personalities

Three ballooning personalities
Three miniature portraits of ballooning personalities, arranged in a triangle, with a small balloon at the centre, and signatures below

Background imageCharles Collection: Flying Globe and Air Balloon

Flying Globe and Air Balloon
Two fanciful technical drawings. Above is a Globe Volant (Flying Globe) in which Giroud de Villette and M Rozier passed over Paris on 19 October 1783

Background imageCharles Collection: Balloon race, Green brothers

Balloon race, Green brothers
Scene during a balloon race between Charles Green and his brother, which began at the Royal Gardens, Vauxhall, London. Seen here is one balloon which has descended into slightly rough water

Background imageCharles Collection: Book cover design, The Romance of Aeronautics

Book cover design, The Romance of Aeronautics: an Interesting Account of the Growth and Achievements of All Kinds of Aerial Craft, by Charles C Turner, London: Seeley, Service & Co. Limited, 1912

Background imageCharles Collection: Charles Greens Nassau balloon over Medway, Kent

Charles Greens Nassau balloon over Medway, Kent
View of Charles Greens Nassau balloon with several passengers, flying over the River Medway in Kent. 7 November 1836

Background imageCharles Collection: Balloon and parachute lecture, Charles Green

Balloon and parachute lecture, Charles Green

Background imageCharles Collection: Charles Green, aeronaut and balloonist

Charles Green, aeronaut and balloonist
Portrait of Charles Green (1785-1870), the aeronaut and balloonist, from an original painting in the possession of Robert Holland Esq MP

Background imageCharles Collection: Greens balloon ascent, Surrey Zoological Gardens

Greens balloon ascent, Surrey Zoological Gardens

Background imageCharles Collection: Charles Green in the Coronation Balloon

Charles Green in the Coronation Balloon
An imaginary depiction of Charles Green on a horse, riding in the Coronation Balloon, in which he ascended from White Conduit Gardens, London. 13 August 1828

Background imageCharles Collection: Balloon event, Charles Green, Aylesbury

Balloon event, Charles Green, Aylesbury
Grand Aerostatic Fete at Aylesbury, 416th Balloon Ascent by Mr Charles Green in his Royal Victoria Balloon. From a spacious meadow belonging to Mr T J Hinds of the Black Swan Inn, Cambridge Street

Background imageCharles Collection: Return of a balloon, Paris

Return of a balloon, Paris
The ceremonial return of a balloon to Paris, with various people of distinction. Charles and Robert made the ascent from the Tuileries Gardens the previous day. 2 December 1783

Background imageCharles Collection: Royal Vauxhall Balloon ascent

Royal Vauxhall Balloon ascent

Background imageCharles Collection: Balloon event, Green and Cocking

Balloon event, Green and Cocking

Background imageCharles Collection: Spectators of balloon ascent, Paris

Spectators of balloon ascent, Paris
Aux Amateurs de Physique, Vue d Optique. An image of chaos as spectators try to get over the wall without a ticket, to watch the balloon ascent of Messrs Charles

Background imageCharles Collection: Handbill for balloon race, Green brothers

Handbill for balloon race, Green brothers
Handbill advertising a balloon race between Charles Green and his brother in two balloons, taking place from the Royal Gardens, Vauxhall, London, to celebrate the Queens birthday. 13 August 1835

Background imageCharles Collection: Satirical cartoon, An Appropriate Text

Satirical cartoon, An Appropriate Text!, showing a street preacher preaching to four bored-looking people while a large crowd watches the launch of the Charles Green balloon

Background imageCharles Collection: Balloon event, Charles Green

Balloon event, Charles Green
227th Ascent of Mr Charles Green in the Royal Vauxhall Nassau Balloon, from the Barracks of the Rue du Faubourg-Poissonniere, Paris. 19 December 1836

Background imageCharles Collection: Lord Lansdowne, Viceroy of India

Lord Lansdowne, Viceroy of India
Henry Charles Keith Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne, (1845-1927), British politician and Irish peer. Probably at the time he served as Viceroy and Governor-General of India (1888-1894)

Background imageCharles Collection: Oliver Twist

Oliver Twist
A scene from Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens, depicting Mrs Corney and Mr Bumble Date: 1905

Background imageCharles Collection: The Express Train passing a signal-box

The Express Train passing a signal-box

Background imageCharles Collection: Feeding the Fowls

Feeding the Fowls
A young girl in a wide-brimmed red hat feeds a large cockerel on a farm. She carries a wide wooden bowl contian feed/seed. Date: circa 1908

Background imageCharles Collection: The Hatters Shop

The Hatters Shop. A smartly-attired young gentleman tries on a top hat in front of a full-length mirror in a Hatters shop

Background imageCharles Collection: Cutting the Corn

Cutting the Corn
A young boy stands in a field watching a horse-drawn harvesting machine cutting the corn. Date: circa 1908

Background imageCharles Collection: Programme for Bon Ton at the Trocadero

Programme for Bon Ton at the Trocadero
Programme cover for Charles B. Cochrans Bon Ton, song and dance show, at the Torcadero Grill Room, London (August 1925- February 1926) 1925

Background imageCharles Collection: Advertisement for Parfumerie Charles Laurent

Advertisement for Parfumerie Charles Laurent

Background imageCharles Collection: Programme cover for Ca C est Paris, 1933

Programme cover for Ca C est Paris, 1933
Programme cover for Ca C est Paris, staged at the Prince of Wales Theatre (described as Londons Folies Bergere) by Jacques Charles, London, 1933. Art work probably by Louis Curti. Date: 1933

Background imageCharles Collection: Illustration for the programme cover of Ca C est Paris, 1933

Illustration for the programme cover of Ca C est Paris, 1933
Programme cover for Ca C est Paris, staged at the Prince of Wales Theatre (described as Londons Folies Bergere) by Jacques Charles, London, 1933. Art work probably by Louis Curti. Date: 1933

Background imageCharles Collection: Programme for Eve in the Park at the Trocadero

Programme for Eve in the Park at the Trocadero

Background imageCharles Collection: Programme cover for Femmes et Sports

Programme cover for Femmes et Sports, featuring Georges Carpentier and Florence Walton at the Palace Theatre, Paris 1927. Artwork by Charles Gesmar 1927

Background imageCharles Collection: Costume design by Charles Gesmar

Costume design by Charles Gesmar
Costume design by Gesmar for jewelled earing, Paris, 1920s 1920s

Background imageCharles Collection: Programme for Magic Nights at the Trocadero

Programme for Magic Nights at the Trocadero
Programme cover for Charles B. Cochrans Magic Nights at the Trocadero Grill Room, London from November 1932 1932

Background imageCharles Collection: Programme cover for Round and Round

Programme cover for Round and Round
Programme cover for Charles B. Cochrans Round and Round at the Trocadero Grill Room, London, 1936 1936

Background imageCharles Collection: Costume design by Charles Le Maire

Costume design by Charles Le Maire for showgirl in the Havana Casino number from an edition of Earl Carroll Vanities, New York, 1920s 1920s

Background imageCharles Collection: Lord Lansdowne, British politician, in group photo

Lord Lansdowne, British politician, in group photo
Henry Charles Keith Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne, (1845-1927, seated, second from left), British politician and Irish peer

Background imageCharles Collection: Victorian floral dress

Victorian floral dress
Ripe Corn. Victorian floral dress design by Charles Wilhelm. Date: 1898

Background imageCharles Collection: Lord Lansdowne and circle, India

Lord Lansdowne and circle, India. Henry Charles Keith Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne, (1845-1927, seated in chair, left), British politician and Irish peer

Background imageCharles Collection: Autocar Poster -- Circuit des Ardennes race

Autocar Poster -- Circuit des Ardennes race
Autocar Poster -- British driver Charles Jarrott winning the Circuit des Ardennes race in the famous 70 Panhard. His average speed during the race was 54 mph. 1903

Background imageCharles Collection: Greens Ascent in his Nassau Balloon

Greens Ascent in his Nassau Balloon
Poster advertising Charles Greens ascent in his Nassau Balloon on October 6th 1840 from the grounds of the Commercial Gas Company, Ben Jonsons Fields, Stepney Date: 1840

Background imageCharles Collection: British soldiers decorated with VCs, WW1

British soldiers decorated with VCs, WW1
Three British soldiers who were decorated with the Victoria Cross on the Western Front in France during World War One. They are, from left to right, Captain J. J

Background imageCharles Collection: The Confectioners Shop

The Confectioners Shop. A little girl in red dress and bonnet holds onto both her umbrella and a large paper bag, stuffed to the rim with cakes. Date: 1902

Background imageCharles Collection: Bewitched book front cover by David Wright

Bewitched book front cover by David Wright
Front cover of a pulp fiction novel by Louis Charles Royer, featuring an illustration by British pin-up artist, David Wright

Background imageCharles Collection: The Barbers Shop

The Barbers Shop. A young lad with striking ginger hair pays a visit to the barber and experiences the effects of a large spinning brush across his recently shorn locks. Date: 1902

Background imageCharles Collection: Off for a drive in the trap

Off for a drive in the trap
Three children take a horse and trap out for a ride on a country lane. Date: circa 1905

Background imageCharles Collection: Naval Steamship - Charles Robinson

Naval Steamship - Charles Robinson
One of the Men-O -War that " guard our shores". Date: circa 1905

Background imageCharles Collection: The Railway Junction

The Railway Junction. A signal changing from stop to go. This is a classic British semaphore stop signal (lower quadrant type)

Background imageCharles Collection: To The Rescue

To The Rescue
A Fireman climbs a ladder to gain access to a building seeimgly totally ungulfed by flame. He has an axe attached to his belt and wears a shiny gold helmet. Date: circa 1908

Background imageCharles Collection: The Butchers Shop

The Butchers Shop. A young girl in red dress and bonnet looks at the variety of cuts of meat available at the Butchers Shop. Date: 1902

Background imageCharles Collection: The Childrens Window

The Childrens Window
Children crowd round the window of a Toy Shop to look at the sale bargains within. Date: circa 1908

Background imageCharles Collection: Little girl in a Milliners Shop

Little girl in a Milliners Shop
A little girl in a Milliners Shop tries on an elegant hat and checks her reflection in a full-length mirror. She holds an adjusting pin in her mouth. Date: 1902

Background imageCharles Collection: The Book Shop

The Book Shop
Two girls (one hardly older than a toddler!) look through a variety of volumes in a Bookshop Date: 1902

Background imageCharles Collection: The Fishermans Town

The Fishermans Town
A Girl in a red bonnets sits on the hillside overlooking a coastal town, with fishing boats moored up against the harbour wall and pulled up on the beach Date: circa 1908

Background imageCharles Collection: Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens (1812-1870) - the most popular English novelist of the Victorian era. The illustration is from a Christmas Carol as the Christmas pudding arrives

Background imageCharles Collection: The Bakers Shop

The Bakers Shop. A young girl with her shopping basket selects a loaf at the Bakers. Date: 1902

Background imageCharles Collection: The Night Train Leaving a Station

The Night Train Leaving a Station Date: circa 1905

Background imageCharles Collection: Foxhunting - The Meet

Foxhunting - The Meet Date: circa 1908

Background imageCharles Collection: A Happy Party of Little Motorists

A Happy Party of Little Motorists. Six young children are taken for a spin in an open-top car. They are all wrapped up warm against the elements. Date: circa 1905

Background imageCharles Collection: Boudoir Beauty by Charles Robinson

Boudoir Beauty by Charles Robinson
A lady at her toilette is brought yet more bottles and boxes to add to the rather lavish collection already in her dressing room. Date: 1922

Background imageCharles Collection: The Roundabout

The Roundabout
A village fair in full swing. Date: circa 1908

Background imageCharles Collection: Unhabitable by Charles Pears

Unhabitable by Charles Pears
Painting by maritime artist, Charles Pears of a warship, visible sailing over the horizon under a dramatic sky of billowing clouds. Presumably the ship is named Unhabitable. Date: c.1917

Background imageCharles Collection: Fitting out the HMS Titanic

Fitting out the HMS Titanic (at night) in Belfast Harbour. 1912

Background imageCharles Collection: The Stationers Shop

The Stationers Shop. A Stationer looks sternly down at a young boy who has approached the counter. 1902

Background imageCharles Collection: Design on a tea package, Charles Delacre, Brussels

Design on a tea package, Charles Delacre, Brussels
Tea packaging design for The de la Caravane (Caravan Tea), marketed by Charles Delacre of Brussels, Belgium. Three Chinese people are depicted, two men and a woman. early 20th century

Background imageCharles Collection: The Baby Linen Shop

The Baby Linen Shop
A Young girl lifts up her very young baby sibling outside the fron of the Baby Linen Shop, displaying little dresses and bonnets for little people. Date: 1902

Background imageCharles Collection: Children ride on the top deck of an open omnibus

Children ride on the top deck of an open omnibus
Children ride on the top deck of an open horse-drawn omnibus. A conductor makes sure everyone has purchased a ticket. The driver, who bears an uncanny resemblance to Mr Punch

Background imageCharles Collection: Advertisement for Cacao Lacte

Advertisement for Cacao Lacte (cocoa with added milk powder), marketed by Charles Gravier, Rue du Louvre, Paris, France. Showing a boy doing his best to keep his bowl of cocoa away from his pet dog

Background imageCharles Collection: Postcard from Tom Mudd, RMS Titanic

Postcard from Tom Mudd, RMS Titanic
A handwritten postcard from Tom (Thomas Charles) Mudd to his mother in Halesworth, Suffolk, to let her know that he has arrived safely at Southampton for the departure of the Titanic on her maiden

Background imageCharles Collection: The Green-grocerss Shop

The Green-grocerss Shop. A little girl examines the variety of fruit and veg for sale Date: 1902

Background imageCharles Collection: Programme cover for Night Lights at the Trocadero

Programme cover for Night Lights at the Trocadero
Programme cover for Charles B. Cochrans Night Lights at the Trocadero Grill Room, London, 1937 1937

Background imageCharles Collection: Costume design by Charles Gesmar

Costume design by Charles Gesmar for the Rocky Twins in matching blue suits, Paris, 1927 1920s

Background imageCharles Collection: Programme cover for Palace Aux Nues

Programme cover for Palace Aux Nues at the Palace Theatre, Paris 1927. Artwork by Charles Gesmar 1927

Background imageCharles Collection: Programme for Revels in Rhythm at the Trocadero

Programme for Revels in Rhythm at the Trocadero
Programme cover for Charles B. Cochrans Revels in Rhythm at the Trocadero Grill Room, London from December 1933 1933

Background imageCharles Collection: Programme cover for Casino de Paris

Programme cover for Casino de Paris, Paris, 1923-1926. Artwork by Charles Gesmar Date: 1923




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