Northern European Descent Collection

Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale
Vintage engraving of Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale

St Nicholas Church in Hamburg
Formerly one of the five Lutheran Hauptkirchen (main churches) in the city of Hamburg

Rothenburg landscape
Rothenburg ob der Tauber is a town in the district of Ansbach of Mittelfranken (Middle Franconia), the Franconia region of Bavaria, Germany

Maccario and Nurmi on Shoulders of Spectators
(Original Caption) 9/9/20-Antwerp Olympics: Paavo Nurmi of Finland (r) finishing first in 10, 000 metre race and running mate Maccario of Italy who finished fourth on the shoulders of the crowd

Paavo Nurmi Winning 5, 000 Meter Race
(Original Caption) 7/19/1924-Paris, France- Paavo Nurmi, Finland, Winning the 5, 000-meter race. Ritole finishes second, one yard behind Nurmi. Nurmi is called Wonder Man of the 1924 Olympics

Finnish Olympic Runner Paavo Nurmi
Paavo "The Flying Finn" Nurmi set world records for most of the middle and long distance races. However, he was not allowed to compete in 1932

Start of Olympic Steeplechase
(Original Caption) 8/6/1932-Los Angeles, CA- Photo shows the start of the 3000-meter steeplechase (left to right) #117, Volmari Iso-Hollo of Finland; #417, G.W. Dawson of U.S.A.; #194, T

Volmari Iso-Hollo Hurdling in the 3000-Meter Steeplechase
(Original Caption) 8/17/1936-Berlin, Germany- Volmari Iso-Hollo, of Finland, winner of the Olympic 3, 000 meter steeplechase

Nobel Prize Winning Novelist Frans Eemil Sillanpaa
Nobel Prize winning novelist Frans Eemil Sillanpaa at a table reading

Nobel Prize Winners of 1945
The Nobel Prize winners for 1945 are, left to right: Artturi Virtanen for Chemistry, Alexander Fleming and Ernst Boris Chain for Medicine, Gabriela Mistral for Literature

Beauty Contestants Examining Large Fish in Miami
(Original Caption) Miami Beach: During lull in Miss Universe pageant activities for aspirants to Miss Universe contest visit docks and get a close look at a dolphin

Convicted Communists in Police Van
Five of the twelve Communists convicted of advocating the overthrow of the government, being returned to their jail cells. Pictured (L-R) are: Benjamin Davis, Jr

Finnish President Juho Paasikivi and Anastas Mikoyan
(Original Caption) Soviet vice premier in Finland. Helsinki, Finland: President Juho Passikivi of Finland (left) seems to be applauding A.I

Alvar Aalto Receiving Honorary Degree
Finnish architect Alvar Aalto receives an honorary degree from Dr. Grayson Kirk, President of Columbia University

Finnish Girl in Ball Chair
A woman relaxes in a ball chair created by Finnish designer Eero Aarnio

Portrait Of Alvar Aalto
(Original Caption) Architect, professor, member of the Academy of Finland Alvar Aalto

Lasse Viren Celebrating
Finland's Lasse Viren exults 7/30 after he completed an unprecedented Olympic repeat double gold medal performance by holding off 3 runners down the stretch to win the 5, 000 meters

1976 Olympics Marathon Runners
(Original Caption) Montreal: Running the Olympic marathon in a driving rain, USA's Frank Shorter takes an early lead, followed by Finland's Lasse Viren, (left, behind Shorter)

Winner Of 10, 000 Meter Raises Hand
(Original Caption) 7/27/1980-Moscow: Ethiopia's ageless Miruts Yifter raises his arm in triumph after producing one of this famous last-lap kicks 7/27 to win the gold medal in the 10, 000-meters

May day on the time of Queen Elizabeth I
Vintage engraving of an Elizabethian may day celebration, with people dancinig round the Maypole. 1857

18th Century Fashion - Madame de Pompadour
Vintage engraving of Madame de Pompadour during the Reign of Louis XV, 1746

18th Century Fashion - Paris
Vintage engraving of a caouple in the fashion of Paris during the Reign of Louis XV, 1763. Modes et costumes historiques 1864

Marie Antoinette
Vintage engraving of Marie Antoinette during the Reign of Louis XVI, 1788

Paris Fashion of the late 18th Century
Vintage engraving of Paris Fashion during the Directoire, 1798. Modes et costumes historiques 1864

Princess of Lamballe
Vintage engraving of the Princess de Lamballe during the Reign of Louis XVI, 1788

18th Century Fashion - Baroness
Vintage engraving of a Baroness during the Reign of Louis XVI, 1783. Modes et costumes historiques 1864

Paris Fashion of the 18th Century
Vintage engraving of Paris fashion during the Reign of Louis XVI, 1787. Modes et costumes historiques 1864

18th Century Fashion - The Baskets
Vintage engraving of a lady wearing a Hoop skirt (Pannier) during the Reign of Louis XV, 1729. Modes et costumes historiques 1864

18th Century Fashion - Duchess
Vintage engraving of a Duchess during the Reign of Louis XVI, 1783. Modes et costumes historiques 1864

18th Century Fashion - Marie Salle
Vintage engraving of Marie Salle during the Reign of Louis XV, 1730

Lobby of the House of Commons
The Lobby of the House of Commons, London, during the 1870s. The old Houses of Parliament were destroyed by fire in 1834 and the current buildings were designed by Charles Barry and Augustus Pugin

Interior of the House of Commons before 1834
The interior of the House of Commons, London, before 1834 when the old Houses of Parliament were destroyed by fire. The current buildings were designed by Charles Barry and Augustus Pugin

Frenchmen at a 19th century cafe
Two men having drinks, smoking and chatting at a 19th century French cafe. From a bound volume of copies of " Punch Almanack" for 1865-79

Frederick the Wise
Vintage engraving by Albrech Durer, showing a Frederick the Wise, 1524

Coat of Arms with a Skull
Vintage engraving by Albrech Durer, showing a Coat of Arms with a Skull, 1503

The Promenade
Vintage engraving by Albrech Durer, showing The Promenade or Young Couple Threatened By Death, c.1498

The Large Horse
Vintage engraving by Albrech Durer, showing The Large Horse, 1505

The Small Horse
Vintage engraving by Albrech Durer, showing The Small Horse, 1505

Landscape with Cannon
Vintage engraving by Albrech Durer, showing a Landscape with Cannon, 1518

Coat Of Arms With Lion And Rooster
Vintage engraving by Albrech Durer, showing a Coat Of Arms With Lion And Rooster, 1503

Three farmers talking
Vintage engraving by Albrech Durer, showing Three farmers talking, c.1514

The ensign
Vintage engraving by Albrech Durer, showing a ensign, c.1514

Six Warriors
Vintage engraving by Albrech Durer, showing Six Warriors, c.1514

The Bagpiper
Vintage engraving by Albrech Durer, showing a Bagpiper, c.1514

Liebeshandel - The Love Affair
Vintage engraving by Albrech Durer, showing Liebeshandel - The Love Affair, c.1514

Willibald Pirckheimer
Vintage engraving by Albrech Durer, showing Willibald Pirckheimer, 1524

Erasmus of Rotterdam
Vintage engraving by Albrech Durer, showing Erasmus of Rotterdam, 1526

Philipp Melanchthon
Vintage engraving by Albrech Durer, showing Philipp Melanchthon, 1526

Farming Couple
Vintage engraving by Albrech Durer, showing a farmer and his wife selling their produce, 1512

Cardinal Albrecht of Brandenburg
Vintage engraving by Albrech Durer, showing Cardinal Albrecht (Albert ) of Brandenburg, 1519

The Monstrous Sow Of Landser
Vintage engraving by Albrech Durer, showing The Monstrous Sow Of Landser, c.1496. On March 1, 1496, an abnormal pig was born in the village of Landser in Alsace

Cook and his wife
Vintage engraving by Albrech Durer, showing a cook and his wife, c.1514

Belle Epoque - The Interrupted Letter 1890
Vintage photogravure engraving of a young french woman writing a love letter. Les Saisons: Le Panorama 1890

Her Majesty, Queen Victoria
Queen Victoria (1819-1901), Queen of Great Britain and Ireland, and Empress of India. She was widowed in 1861 and wore mourning clothes thereafter

Vanity Fair Print of George Bentinck (MP)
Victorian caricature of George Bentinck (MP) 1803 to 1886, a British Conservative politician. By James Tissot. Vanity Fair 1871

The Gothic Revival Church of St. Nicholas
The current condition of the Church of St. Nicholas is the result of the bombing of Hamburg in World War II, resultant demolition in 1951 and restoration work in the 1990s and 2012

Goslar Cathedral
The church known as Goslar Cathedral was the collegiate church of St. Simon and St. Jude in the town of Goslar in central Germany

Cologne Cathedral Facade Door - Cologne, Germany
Main entrance door at Roman Catholic Cologne Cathedral in Germany. It has Gothic architecture and it`s the most visited landmark in Germany

Rothenburg street and clock tower
Rothenburg ob der Tauber is a town in the district of Ansbach of Mittelfranken (Middle Franconia), the Franconia region of Bavaria, Germany

Symbols of the Norse culture of the Stone Age and Bronze Age
Illustration of a Symbols of the Norse culture of the Stone Age and Bronze Age

Prince Albert
Antique illustration of a Prince Albert

Kamp-Bornhofen and St Nikolaus Church on the River Rhine, Germany
Parish Church of St. Nicholas, Kamp-Bornhofen, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis district, Rhineland-Palatinate

Germany, Bavaria, Regensburg, View Of River Danube, Historic Salt House, And Clock Tower

The Holsten Gate or Holstein Tor (Holstentor)
Low angle view of the Holstentor, Lubeck, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Loreley Besucherzentrum
Sculpture in the entrance of Loreley Besucherzentrum, this is a touristic information center in the side of the Rhine River

Brandenburg gate close up
The Brandenburg gate is an 18th century neoclassical triumphal arch in Berlin, and one of the best known landmarks of Germany

Life of Charles Dickens
Vintage engraving of a scene from the Life of Charles Dickens. If he weakly showed the least disposition to hear it, Captain Porter, in a loud sonorous voice, gave him every word of it. Dalziels

Charles Dickens - The Old Curiosity Shop
Vintage engraving showing a scene from Charles Dickenss novel The Old Curiosity Shop

Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens
Vintage engraving from the Works of Charles Dickens. From Our Mutual Friend. Lizzie, looking for her father, saw him coming, and stood upon the causeway that he might see her

LAOEbeck, Germany
LAOEbeck is a city in northern Germany. Its renowned for its Brick Gothic architecture, dating to its time as the medieval capital of the powerful Hanseatic League trading confederation

Port of Hamburg
Fish on ice at the fishmarket in the port of Hamburg, Germany, named Germanys Gateway to the World and is the largest port in Germany

St Marys Church Lubeck, was built between 1250 and 1350

Europe, Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia, Cologne (Or Koln), View Of Cologne Cathedral (Koelner Dom)

Cologne Panorama, Cologne - Germany
View of Rhine River and river bank with Cologne Cathedral, Great St. Martin Church, Musical Dome, Hohenzollern bridge and other buildings at Cologne skyline

Berlin Cathedral is the short name for the Evangelical Supreme Parish and Collegiate Church in Berlin, Germany. It is located on Museum Island in the Mitte borough

Mother and daughters, carrying picnic baskets, looking at waterfall

Man and woman playing tennis

Alexander the Great fighting in battle

Mother and children (3-8) watching father change flat tire (B&W)
Archival image 1950 s

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