Sybil Fenton Newall (1854 - 1929), known as Queenie Newall, was a British archer who won the gold medal at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. She was 53 years old at the time, still the oldest female
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Raymond Ray Clarence Ewry (1873 - 1937) was an American track and field athlete who won 8 gold medals at the Olympic Games and 2 gold medals at the ""Intercalated Games"" (1906 in Athens). This puts h
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'Three brothers who have made the supreme sacrifice, sons of Mr and Mrs Shand. Quarry Keig, Aberdeenshire. From the left : James, New Zealanders (regiment), died of wounds, February, 24th, aged 24; Wi
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[Detail] Marginal drawing of Llywelyn ap Gruffydd (known as Llywelyn the last), Prince of Wales, killed by Adam de Frankton in Wales, 11 December 1282. He was the last prince of an independent Wales b
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'In other lands'. First pictures of the much criticised German play on Captain Scott's last journey'. 'Above and right are two scenes from  The South Pole expedition of Captain Scott, as staged at the
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Crystal Palace, Saturday, September 17th. American Fete, to celebrate simultaneously in America and London the hundredth anniversary of the adoption of the American Constitution. American amusements.
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World's Fair, Royal Agricultural Hall, Islington, N. ... Open daily until Saturday, Febry. 9th. Continued success! Everyone filled with wonder and amazement at the entertainment given for six-pence. B
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A sketch of William Shakespeare's family home in Stratford-uopn-Avon, where he lived for the last 20 years of his life. New Place was the name of the house which stood on the corner of Chapel street a
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'In Ruhleben Camp'. It's a long way to Tipperary"". A man and woman dancing by a wire fence. Ruhleben P.O.W. Camp was a civilian detention camp during World War I. The camp detainees arranged their ow
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A portrait, entitled 'City Law'. A mature man in a three piece suit smoking a cigar. It is inscribed 'Wiiliam Capel Slaughter', so is possibly a portrait of one of the co-founders of 'Slaughter and Ma
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The Gowan. 'As if a fly had tickled slumber.' Study of two girls (Margaret and Mary McCandlish), lying in each other's arms in a garden, Mary asleep, with Margaret in the act of tickling her neck with
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St Andrews Fisherfolk. Group of women and children seated in the street baiting lines. [Stevenson (1981), 'St Andrews 35,' there titled: 'North Street, Fishergate, women and children baiting the lines
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The Pastor's Visit, Newhaven. Group of five Newhaven fisherwomen seated around the minister James Fairbairn (1804-1879), himself seated at a small table piled with books. Four of the women identified
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Newhaven Fisherwomen. Group portrait of five women with their creels, the figure on the left reading a letter. Three of the women are identified as Mrs Margaret (Dryburgh) Lyall, Marion Finlay and Mrs
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The Letter, Newhaven. 'Frae Jamie at the Sea.' Tableau group of three women, one seated reading a letter, her mother looking over her shoulder and another young woman standing to the right. Identified
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Newhaven. Saunders, Mucklebackit of Musselcrac. Full-length portrait of the Newhaven fisherman Sandy (or James) Linton, leaning against a Newhaven fishing boat, with three young boys seated beside the
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Elizabeth Johnston, Newhaven. Full-length portrait of the fisherwoman Elizabeth Johnston, seated looking downwards with a pensive expression, her right arm resting on an arrangement of two wicker fish
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P. S. Fraser Esq. and Dr. Burt. An intimate and relaxed half-length portrait of the the two men, both reading the same book. John MacDonald Burt (1811-1868) looks over and rests his hand on the left s
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The Martyr's Tomb,Grayfriars ??? Edinburgh. View of the Martyr's Memorial and the McCulloch Monument, with a couple in conversation in the foreground. She is seated with her back to the camera, he lea
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Monument to Sir Walter Scott, Edinburgh. View across Prince's Street towards the Scott Monument, with Edinburgh Castle on the skyline beyond. The monument is here seen completed, although the statue h
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Edmonstone's Tomb (Dennistoun Monument), Grayfriars, Edinburgh. Group of four figures posed in front of the monument: David Octavius Hill stands on the left, his nieces the Misses Watson are seated on
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Bonaly. Group of Lord Cockburn's family posed on the lawn of Bonaly Towers. Presumably taken on the same occasion as print 69, this view is primarily an architectural rather than a portrait study, the
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Nasmyth's (Naismith's) Tomb, Grayfriars ??? Edinburgh. View of the tomb, with two figures examing the monument: these have been identified as David Octavius Hill (1802-18700 seated on the ground point
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Lord Cockburn's family, Bonaly. Group of Lord Cockburn's family, posed with David Octavius Hill and John Henning in front of Bonaly Tower. Sitters identified (left to right) as follows: David Octavius
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Dr. George Bell, Miss Bell and Revd. Thomas Bell. Outdoor portrait group, with Rev. Thomas Blizzard Bell (1815-1866) seated at a table, Dr George Bell (d. 1889) and Alexina Bell (Lady Alexina Moncrief
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