PROTESTS BERLIN GERMANY Airship Graf Zeppelin Survey of the Arctic GERMAN GREENLAND EXPEDITION Mountaineering Matterhorn BRITISH EXPEDITION MT. KAMET INDIA Lake Blausee Trout Switzerland JAPANESE MEDICINE CASES INRO New York Ganster Outrage PYJAMA SUIT FASHION JUAN LES PINS FRANCE
The Illustrated London News
DATED 1931
The First Man to Tread the Summit of Mount Kamet - Lerwa, The Porter Ill after the Ascent Being Hauled Over the Dhaoli River in a Cat's Cradle - full page photograph on inner front page - the Garhwal region of India, the caption mentions Frank Smyth one of the the mountaineers on the expedition. Info. Lewa Sherpa.
Lady May Cambridge and Her Fiance Captain Henry Abel Smith. '
The World's Largest Passenger Aeroplane - Aerial View of the "Hannibal" with Severed Tail After an Emergency Landing, Made by Captain F. Dismore, in a Field at Tudeley, Near Tonbridge in Kent.
The Hannibal Aeroplane - Shows the Damage Done After the Wing Collided with a Telegraph Pole.
The Australia to England World Record Flight: Mr J. A. Mollison Greeted at Croydon by Mr F. Montague the Secretary of State for Air.
Mr J. A. Mollison and Mr C. W. A. Scott Examining Routes on a Map.
The Two American Airmen Who Recently Broke the Non Stop Flight Record - Mr Russell Boarman and Mr John Polando Having Just Landed at Constantinople After their Flight from New York.
Mr Russell Boardman And Mr John Polando With the Ghazi Pasha After Having Received the Turkish Medals.
Disturbances in Germany:
Berlin - Karl Liebknecht House the German Communist Party HQ, Covered with Referendum Slogans ...
German Police Dispersing Communist Demonstrators in a Berlin Street - On the Corner of Kaiser Wilhelm Strasse.
After the Murder of Police Captains Lenk and Anlauf - Berlin Police About to Occupy the Communist Party's Headquarters in the Bülowplatz.
Men and A Woman Being Arrested and Conveyed to a Police Station During the Search for the Murderers of the Two Berlin Police Officers.
An Arrested Girl Being Escorted to a Police Station in Berlin by Two Policemen.
Communist Graffite on a House in the Hagenauer Strasse, Berlin - "Fur einen erschossenen arbeiter fallen, zwei Schupo-Offiziere - Rot Front nimmt Rache " etc. - the last part of the inscription has been rubbed out - it translates "For one workman shot, two police officers will lose their lives - The Red Front".
German Police Searching Men for Arms in the Bulowplatz, Berlin.
Wreckage of a German Train - Damage done to a Train and Tracks by a Bomb.
The Basel Frankfurt Berlin Express - The Overturned Carriages of the Train.
Counting Votes for the Stahlhelm Referendum Reive Proposing the Dissolution of the Prussian Diet - group of men around a table
Science Page entitled Ghost Shrimps and Sea Spiders:
Shrimp of Sedentary Habits - the Skeleton Shrimp Phtisica marina - from a drawing.
Shrimp of Active habits - The locost Shrimp or Sea Locust Gammarus locusta - a drawing after Sars.
A Sea Spider Phoxichilus spinosum - phtoograph.
Two Types of Sea Spider Pycnogonum, and Phoxichilus.
The United States Destroyer "Stoddert" - A Wireless Controlled Target Ship for Aircraft.
A Sailor, The Operator on the US Navy Ship "Perry" Operating the Remote Control for the "Stoddert" ....
Constantinople Fire - Aerial View of Burnt Out Houses in the Moslem (muslim) Quarter.
Le Touquet France - Aerial View of the Fire at the Royal Picardy Hotel.
The 107th Street Gangster Outrage in New York - The Funeral of One of the Child Victims - info. the funeral of five-year-old Michael Vengalli.
New York - Crowds Gather Where the Children Were Shot.
A Baby Carriage Riddled With Bullet holes after the Outrage in New York - photograph of a pram.
USA - Farmland After Suffering the Effects of a Plague of Grasshoppers.
Grasshopper Plague USA - Farmers and Families Praying at a Roadside Altar at Jefferson South Dakota.
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: The Emperor Haile Selassie, Signing the Historic Document Granting a Constitution to his Subjects - others present according to th ecaption were Prince Asfau - Monsignor Kyril - Abuna - and by the Rases, Dejasmatches and Ritauraris.
The Welsh National Eisteddfod: Miss Megan Lloyd George MP with a Group at the Chairing of the Bard Mister D. Gwenallt Jones of Alltwen, Swansea Valley - and others.
Two Walruses from Greenland at TheZoological Gardens London.
A Mountaineering School in Bavaria, near Hollriegelsreuth Grunwald:
A Pupil Negotiating ther So Called "Sixt Cleft" in the Isar Valley - x4 photographs.
The Matterhorn, North Wall: A Photograph Autographed by the Brothers Schmid, Who Made the First Successful Ascent of the North Wall, Showing Their Route on the Mountain.
The Conquest of Mount Kamet:
A Bridge in the Gorge Below Niti: Laden Yaks Crossing Over the Small Bridge.
Crossing the Dhaoli River by Cat's Cradle After Miel the Snow Bridge Had Collapsed.
The Dhaoli River - Yaks Swimming Across The River After The Snow Bridge Had Collapsed, Their Handler Overseeing the Operation.
The Climbers Nearing the Top of Kamet, The East Kamet Glacier Seen Below and Mana Peak on the Extreme Right - a wonderful double page; the caption mentions Mr Frank S. Smythe, Captain E. St J. Birnie.
Archaeological Discoveries at Kish Found by the Herbert Weld of Oxford, and Field Museum of Chicago Expedition - Rare Persian Pottery, Jars and Glazed Ware - - - ' Bahram the Great Hunter - Bust of a Sassanian King.
The Famous Fish of the Blausee in Switzerland - Full page:
The Blausee Below Kandersteg, With the Blumlisalp - A Lake in Switzerland Home to Tame Trout.
Blausee Trout.
The Trout in the Lake. Keenlyside.
The Trout Coming to be Fed By Hand.
The World of the Kinema (Cinema) Page:
Scene From the Gangster Film "City Streets": Gary Cooper and Sylvia Sidney.
Will Rogers as LEmuel Morehouse in "young as You Feel".
Scene From "City Streets" Paul Lukas - Wynne Gibson.
Fashion at Juan les Pins:
Pyjama Suits - Visitors in the Fashionable Figured Silk Outfits Crossing a Road.
A Lady in a Light Woollen Jersey Pyjama Suit Buying Refreshments at a Stall.
A Nannie in Practical Pyjamas with her Young Charges on the Promenade.
Young Girls of the Divided Skirt Fashion - two young girls on the beach in their flared trousers
Children in Very Smart Beach Suit.
Trousers Worn with a Little Bolero Coat on the Riviera - woman walking her dog .
The Pyjama Clad World of Fashion: The Beach Suit as Universal Seaside Wear - a beautiful double centre page "Drawn by Steven Spurrier Specially for the Illustrated London News"; a wonderful insight into the fashion style on the French Riviera - People taking a stroll along a promenade, fashionable women in large floppy hats and tighter fitting skull hats, fashionable children, older people etc - the centre of the page has two rusty staple witness marks .
The Airship Graf Zeppelin Survey of the Arctic Northward from Archangel - Double page:
One of the Strange Circular Marshes with a Whirlpool Appearance.
Dropping Supplies from the Graf Zeppelin by Parachute Above the Dickson Station a northerly Russian Outpost.
Timber "Dumping" - Gigantic Timber Rafts in the harbour of Archangel, An Example of Russia's Inexhaustible Supplies of Timber.
An Aerial View of Archangel from the Graf Zeppelin Whos Shadow is Clearly Visible in the Centre Part of the Photograph - Timber Stacks Looking Like Wooden Buildings.
Page entitled "Blowpipes, Spears, Bows and Arrows, Clubs: Weapons of the Aboriginals of Guiana:
Spears: A Tukano Indians Spear Rattle - A Serpo or Chieftains Pike French Guiana Indians - A Harpoon Spear of the Warrau Indians - Two Pronged Fish Spear - diagram.
Blowpipes and Bows - a diagram showing various aspects of the weapons made by various tribes, Wapisana, Akawoia, Carib, Arawak etc.
Arrows - Tips of Various Forms and A Knob Head for Stunning ' diagrams
Blowgun Equipment, Darts, etc for Fishing.
Harpoon Arrow Tips and A Method of Carrying Arrows with Poisoned Tips - diagrams.
A Dagger Type Club of the Maiongkong with a Blowpipe Dart.
Shields: The Ha-Ha or Wrestling Shield of the Warrau Indians (After im Thurn); Wickerworkd Dance Shield of The Tukano Indians ( After Koch-Grunbergt); Wooden Shield of the French Guiana Tribes (after Barriere); - from drawings
Quiver for Poison Darts and A Bundle of Pison Darts with Basket.
Paddly Type of the Arekuna, Wapisana, Arawak etc Tribes - Truncheon Variety - Spatulate Type - War Clubs x3 - Block Types of the Arawak and Carib Tribes - Paddle Type of the Macusi , Arawak, Warrau, etc Tribes.
Life in an Arctic Ice Hut - The German Greenland Expedition - Double page:
The Central Station - Walls Built of Frozen Snow Blocks Over an Underground Shelter.
Dr Sorge Digging a Pit 10ft Deepto Ascertain Strata and Temperature of the Last Year's Snow.
the First Propeller Sledge Pos in the World - The Vehicle That Conveyed These Photograpohs to the Coast, A New Revolutionary Type of Arctic Transport.
The "Surgical Instruments" Used for Amputating Some of Dr Lowew's Frostbitten Toes -pliers, scissors, penknife etc.
Living Under a 24 Ton Ceiling of Ice - The Interior of Dr Georgi's hut With the Prop Support inthe Middle of The Dug-out - man lying on an ice bed covered in blankets, etc.
The Entrance to the Living Room Cut in the Ice.
Dr Georgi Coming Up to Observe Snowstorm Condition s at Night in a Face Mask etc.
Christmas - Dr Sorge and Dr Loewe Who Lost Some of His Toes Through Frostbite, In Their Underground Ice Cave.
Dr Sorge at Work in His Pit Nearly 50ft Deep.
Alessandro Algardi's Marble Bust of Francesco Bracciolini at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
Deck Flying and Problems Met by Pilots of the Fleet Air Arm - full page of diagrams and drawing Drawn by Our Special Artist G. H. Davis From Information Supplied by the Air Ministry; the caption article mentions Rear Admiral Reginald G. H. Henderson.
The Tomb of Sun Yat Sen the Founder of the Chinese Republic - info Dr. Sun Yat-sen's Mausoleum at the foot of the second peak of Mount Zijin (Purple Mountain) in Nanjing.
The Chung Shan Arterial Road in Nanking.
The New Gate, I Chiang Men, Through Which the Artery Road is Driven at Nanking.
The Walls of Nanking, Part of the Ming Ramparts.
Archaeology at Home and Abroad - Full page:
Roman Trinkets Found at Colchester, Dolphin and Fish.
A Votive Chariot in Clay Conveying a Bird Headed Deity - FromYugoslavia.
Romano British Figures of Pluto and Proserpine in Lincolnshire.
Bronze Age Idol from Eastern Serbia '
14thC Religious Wall Painting Discovere in the Church at Walter Belchamp Essex.
Stone Idol of the Ancient Indian Mound Builders of Illinois USA.
Mosaics at Alexandretta in Syria - x2
Personalities of the Week Page - Full page:
Lieutenant General A. G. Wauchope the High Commissioner and CinC for Palestine.
Dr R. H. Gamble the Dean of Exeter.
The Late Maharajah of Benares.
Canon F. J. Kendall Canon Residentiary of Norwich - Killed in a Car Accident.
Mrs Falconer Jameson the Novelist aka J. E> Buckrose.
Mr Ramsay Macdonald Meeting with Mr Stimson: Mr Macdonald - Mr Stimson - Mrs Stimson - Ishbel Macdonald.
Marriage of Lord Reading: The Bridegroom and The Bride the Former Miss Stella Charnaud - info Rufus Daniel Isaacs.
Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret Rose at Glamis for the Golden Wedding of the Earl and Countess of Strathmore - arriving at the railway station, Princess Elizabeth holding the hand of a uniformed man, and the baby Princess Margaret being carried by a lady.
After the Forced Landing of the "Hannibal" near Tonbridge: - Captain F. Dismore the Pilot - Sir Henry Birkin a Passenger and Famous Racing Motorist - With Other Passengers.
German Ministers at the Palazzo Venezia at Rome: Signor Grandi - Dr Bruning - Signor Mussolini - Dr Curtius - Dr Von Schubert.
Radiant Tours - travel advert, full page with text.
Collectors Page - Japanese Medicine Cases "Inro":
An Inro or Medicine Case in Kiri Wood - the Badger, Tanuki, Sitting Up ...
Anm Inro of Shibuichi, A Japanese Alloy of Copper and Silver, showing TheHero Tsunemoto ...
Ivory Inro - Tokiwa Gozen the Fairest Woman in 12thC Japan ...
An Inro with Fine Metal Inlay.
Inro of Gold Lacquer Inlaid with Silver: The Lion Dog a Guardian of Buddha.
Inro of Soft Yellow Bornze (Sentoku): The Shojo, Little Red Haired Goblins of Japanese Legend, Addictedf to Saki.
Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Company Ltd - full page of adverts showing many types of jewellery, many in art deco style.
Castrol Motor Oil - half page advert.
To China and Japan on the Great White Empress of the Canadian Pacific Line - half page advert .
Madeira: Visitors Taking their Morning Aperitif Next to a Cliff Side Swimmingpool With the Surf Below.
Players Country Life Smoking Mixture - advert.
Tutankhamen Treasures - advert for postcards etc of Tutankhamun relics.
If Mark Tapley Were Alive Today ... King George IV Whisky - full page advert.
Beautiful Spain: Burgos - Salamanca - Coca Castle - Santander Elsedo - Barcelona Monastery of Montserrat - full page advert showing five photographs.
Note Book Page by G. K. Chesterton.
The Referendum in Germany.
Collectors page by Frank Davis.
The Voice of the Tax-{ayer by A. A. B. - Economy or More Taxation XII.
The Mount Kamet Expedition, INdia.
The Self Made Man of Letters. Being an Appreciation of "Dawn" By Theodore Dreiser.
The World of Kinema by Michael Orme.
The Pyjama Beach Suit Fashion on the Riviera.
The Graf Zeppelin Survey to the Arctic.
Blowpipes, Spears, Bows and Arrows, and Clubs - Weapons of theAboriginals of Guiana by K. H. Cregan.
German Greenland Expedition.
Books of the Day Page by Charles E. Byles.
Nanking as Capital China Once Again Nationalists Modernisation Mediaeval Seat of the Ming Emperors - by C. P. Fitzgerald
Gardening page by Clarence Elliott VMH.
Science Page by W. P. Pycraft.
Motoring Column by H. Thornton Rutter.
The Playhouses - "The Life Machine" Written by Sophie Treadwell, at the Garrick.
Sleekburnc. 1508
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