Henry Collection

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

The meaning of Christmas around the world
Christmas Crackers! The meaning of Christmas around the world. (1) Christs Mass greetings; (2) Robert Louis Stephenson; (3) Captain Cook off Christmas Island; (4) Christmas in Australia; (5)

Cardinal Wolsey. Cardinal Wolsey from Shakespeares Henry VIII> Date: circa 1910

John Cadbury and his family
John Cadbury (1801-1889), founder of the Cadbury business, seen here with his family. Standing at the back are sons John and Richard

Book cover design, The Air Patrol: a Story of the North-West Frontier, by Herbert Strang, London: Henry Frowde, Hodder & Stoughton, 1913. Showing an airman with a map. 1913

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)

Black dog named Henry-Poo by Muriel Dawson
A black dog named Henry-Poo by Muriel Dawson. 1947

Costume design by William Henry Masters

Advertisement for the Biro ballpoint pen, retail price a staggering 55 shillings -- two pounds and fifteen shillings in pre-decimalisation money, which was a lot in those days

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

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

Mr Asquith inspecting a plane, Western Front, WW1
The British Prime Minister, Herbert Henry Asquith, visiting the Western Front during World War One. He is inspecting a plane full of bullet holes which has just returned from a flight. circa 1916

Coronation of King Henry VI 1429
On November 6th, 1429, a month before his eighth birthday and less than four months after the coronation of his rival, the Dauphin, in Reims

Major General Tombs VC, staff and dog, India
Major General Sir Henry Tombs VC KCB (1825-1874) (seated, left), British army officer, with members of his staff and a dog, in India. circa 1860s

Mr Asquith visiting the Western Front, WW1

Letter to Thomas Henry Ismay
A letter to Thomas Henry Ismay from twenty of his colleagues and employees on White Star Works headed paper, dated Bootle, 6 February 1899

Captain Rostron watch back
The back of an 18 carat gold Tiffany watch presented to Captain Rostron of the RMS Carpathia, as a token of gratitude from three of the survivors rescued by the Carpathia on 15 April 1912 shortly

RMS Oceanic medal
A medal presented to Thomas Henry Ismay to mark the launch of the RMS Oceanic on 14 January 1899. The ornate gilt design includes the British and American flags

Boxers by David Wright
Sketches of boxers, including Henry Cooper, sparring

Miles Standish
Scene from The Courtship of Miles Standish by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Date: circa 1900

Portrait of the artist, David Wright
Pencil portrait of the artist David Wright, best known for his pin-up illustrations during World War II and the Daily Mail strip cartoon, Carol Day

Pencil portrait of the artist David Wright, best known for his pin-up illustrations during World War II and the Daily Mail strip cartoon, Carol Day

Coronation Banquet of King Henry V
Banquet following the Coronation ceremony for King Henry V in 1413, featuring the Kings Champion, an office instituted by William I

Three British Army commanders, Western Front, WW1
Three British Army commanders on the Western Front in France during World War One. They are: General Sir Herbert Plumer (nicknamed Old Plum), General Sir Edmund Allenby, and General Sir Henry Horne

Haig and Rawlinson, Western Front, WW1
Sir Douglas Haig, British Commander-in-Chief, with Sir Henry Rawlinson, Army commander, at an HQ on the Western Front in France during the Battle of the Somme, World War One. circa 1916

Tarka the Otter
Dustwrapper for1st edition of Tarka the Otter by Henry Williamson Date: 1927

Henry Moore Exhibition, Whitechapel Art Gallery
Scene at the opening of the Henry Moore Exhibition at the Whitechapel Art Gallery, East London, with a large sculpture in the style of a totem pole

A surprised cat by g h Thompson
A surprised cat by gh Thompson. George Henry Thompson (1859-1959) specialised in illustrating humorous animals. He was also a landscape painter. This image in books and postcards by Ernest Nister

Series of silhouettes by August Edouart
Series of silhouette portraits by August Edouart cut during his tour of the United States between 1839 and 1849. They form part of the most remarkable social pictorial record of any nation

Thurland Castle, Lancashire, England, dates from 1402, when Sir Thomas Tunstall, knighted by King Henry V at Agincourt, was given a licence to crenellate his manor house. Date: early 1930s

Advertisement for fish -- Buy Fish tomorrow! Featuring a lovely plate of traditional fish and chips -- so economical, so easy to make. Especially when you buy it at your local fish and chip shop. 1957

Poster design for La Boheme, by Henry Murger

Poster advertising Miss Hook of Holland, an English musical comedy by Henry Dallas and Louis Casson, at the Prince of Wales Theatre, London. The stars were Harry Grattan and isabel Jay. Date: 1907

German Fire Engine
A fire engine with a brass pump, dating from the reign of Friedrich II. It was presented to Prince Henry of Prussia. Photographed when it was in the Firemans Museum, Berlin. Date: 18th century

Walter Henry Gilbey
WALTER HENRY, 2ND BARON GILBEY OF ELSENHAM, ESSEX. Eldest son and heir of Sir Walter Gilbey the wine merchant and horse breeder. Chatting (in top hat) to a mounted policeman. Date: 1859 - 1945

Children queueing for the cinema
Children queue outside the Coliseum, in the Harrow Road, West London, to see Buster Crabbe in Gun Brothers. 1957

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