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Esther Bruce & Kathy Joyce in Brighton. Josephine Esther Bruce (1912-1994) working-class mixed race seamstress born in Fulham, London to a Guyanese father & an English mother
Esther Bruce in Fulham, London. Josephine Esther Bruce (1912-1994) working-class mixed race seamstress born in Fulham, London to a Guyanese father & an English mother
Esther Bruce & neighbour celebrating the CoronationEsther Bruce & her neighbour Mrs Bennett celebrating the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in Fulham, London. Josephine Esther Bruce (1912-1994) working-class mixed race seamstress born in Fulham
Portrait of Pope Gregory XV (1554-1623). Engraving by PeterPope Gregory XV (1554-1623). Born Alessandro Ludovisi. Engraving by Peter Isselburg (1580-ca.1630). Colored
Johann Christian Bauer (1802-1867). Born in Hanau, Germany. Type designer, punchcutter, and founder of the Bauer Type Foundry in 1837. Date: Date unknown
Paseo de Born - Palma de Majorca, SpainThe Paseo de Born - Palma de Majorca, Spain. Date: circa 1920
Anna Magnan (1909 - 1973), Italian film actress, born in Egypt
Pola Negri (Appolonia Chalupek) (1897 - 1987), Polish-born actress who went to Hollywood in the 1920s and was successful in silent films
SA Waksman - COL LithSelman Abraham Waksman (1888 - 1973) American biochemist, born in Russia
14th Marquess WinchesterCaptain Matthew WEBB, who on 24 August 1875 was the first person to swim the English Channel Date: 1848 - 1883
Maxim Gorky / SorrentoMAXIM GORKY Russian writer (born Aleksey Maksimovich Peshkov) at Sorrento in 1868 Date: 1868 - 1936
Joan Fontaine (1917 - 2013), (Joan de Havilland) British-born actress in American films; sister of Olivia
Two-Headed BoyTwo-headed boy, five years old, born in Turin, Italy in 1877 : each is a distinct individual, and controls his own arm and leg; both are friendly and intelligent Date: 1882
Baroness Emma OrczyBaroness Emma Magdolna Rozalia Maria Jozefa Borbala Emmuska Orczy de Orczi (1865-1947), Hungarian-born British novelist and playwright, writer of The Scarlet Pimpernel series. Date: 1925
Woman asleep and dreaming on a Christmas card. She has been playing music from Handels Messiah on a pipe organ, and dreams of angels announcing the birth of Christ -- For unto us a child is born
Barnardos child Michael born with one handA photograph of Michael, born with one hand and being cared for by Barnardo s. Date: circa 1930s
Camille Clifford (1885 - 1971), Belgian-born stage actress and the most famous model for the " Gibson Girl" illustrations, drawn by Charles Dana Gibson, who married the Hon
Cambrai road Army advances Dated September 7th 1918Cambrai road. Army advances. Dated September 7th 1918. 313870 Gunner Vivian John Cummings, Born 31.07.1875, 3Rd Canadian Division, Canadian Expeditionary Force
Death Plaque in the name of Ernest Emmerson. There are two Ernest Emmersons listed on Soldiers Died. They are : 1) 12/1247 Lance Corporal Ernest Emmerson, York and Lancaster Regiment
Life Amongst the Sand Bags by Hugo Morgan, WW1Book Cover mounted on card - Life Amongst the Sand Bags by Hugo Morgan (The Soldier Books). Design by 240455 Private George Barrow, 6th Battalion, Oxford & Bucks Light Infantry (formerly 7389)
Cora Pearl PhotoCORA PEARL (born Eliza Emma Crouch) - English-born courtesan whose convent-school upbringing led to a brilliant career as the queen of the Paris demi-monde : in 1867. Date: 1835 - 1886
Ludovico ViscontiLUDOVICO TULLIO GIOACCHINO VISCONTI Italian-born architect working in France Date: 1791 - 1853
Muhammad Ali PashaMUHAMMAD ALI (or Mehmet and other spellings) Albanian-born viceroy of Egypt, who carried out useful reforms but was ruthless and greedy. Date: 1769 - 1848
Hiob Ludolf - 2HIOB LUDOLF German oriental scholar, born in Erfurt, died in Frankfurt. Date: 1624 - 1704
BENEDICT XIII. Antipope, born Pedro de Luna. Polychrome wood sculpture, Spanish-Flemish style. Detail. Antipope Pedro de Luna. 16th c. Sculpture on wood. SPAIN. Barcelona. Frederic Mares Museum
Charles Rowell. The Celebrated Pedestrian. Born in Chesterton, Cambridgeshire, England, August 12th 1853. Height 6 ft. 5 ins. Weight 140 lbs. Winner of the Astley Belt
Ye Olde Nell Gwynne, now an antique shop in Windsor, Berkshire, England. Nell Gwyn would stay here while Charles II was at Windsor Castle. Their two sons were born here. Date: 1650 - 1687
Sundays Child by May Bowley. A fortune-telling song telling a childs character or future based on the day they were born and help young children remember the days the week. Date: circa 1903
Wagner / BirthplaceRICHARD WAGNER House in Leipzig where the German composer was born on 22 May 1813 Date: 1813 - 1883
Thumbelina is born -- the flower opens and a tiny girl appears. Beginning of a fairytale by Hans Christian Andersen, first published 1835
Adelaide Hall (1901-1993), American-born British jazz singer and entertainer, seen here in later life. She began her career on Broadway, New York, in 1921, and made her name in 1928
Duchess of Albany with Charles EdwardPrincess Helena of Waldeck-Pyrmont, Duchess of Albany with her son, Prince Charles Edward of Albany (1884-1954). Charlie was born posthumously
The Hesse- Cassel childrenThe children of Princess Margarete of Prussia and Prince Friedrich Karl of Hesse-Cassel: from left; Wolfgang (1896-1989), Friedrich Wilhelm (1893-1916), known as Freddy, Richard (1901-1969)
Oh, well, she knows the ropes by Merlin EnabnitPin up girl by Merlin Enabnit (1903-1979) wearing boxing gloves posed strategically across her chest. Enabnit was born in Des Moines, Iowa and was a successful commercial artist
Why, I ve known him since he was so high by Merlin EnabnitBrunette pin up girl by Merlin Enabnit (1903-1979) dressed in a satin pyjama suit. Enabnit was born in Des Moines, Iowa and was a successful commercial artist
Marlene Dietrich, 1933Photograph showing Marlene Dietrich (1901-1992) in a flannel suit with a waist coat, teamed with a bere, 1933. Marlene Dietrich
Hughie Green & his Rolls RoyceHughie Green with his Rolls Royce. Born 2/2/1920 in Kent, Green was one of the first great British TV stars, well-known as the host of popular show, Opportunity Knocks
Robert Radford, SingerROBERT RADFORD English bass, born in Nottingham. First English Boris Godunov. Date: 1874 - 1933
Terentius / Terence / IngoufPUBLIUS TERENTIUS AFER known as TERENCE Roman playwright, born in Carthage
Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922), US inventor and telephone pioneer. Born in Edinburgh, Bell began his career in assisting his father teach elocution
Eleonore Zugun - 1Romanian peasant girl who manifested strange stigmata
Rossows MidgetsROSSOWs MIDGETS Franz and Carl, two Viennese brothers, with Hermann Rossow their impresario; their brothers and sisters are of normal size
Victor Franz Hess / NobelVICTOR FRANZ HESS American physicist, born in Austria
Szent-Gyorgyi / Nobel 1937ALBERT VON NAGYRAPOLT SZENT-GYORGYI American biochemist, born in Hungary Date: 1893 - 1986
Sun Hou TzuThe mischievous monkey fairy/ god, Sun Hou-Tzu, is born from a rock. The legend of the Journey to the West (Hsi Yu Chi) tells of his part in a quest for a Buddhist text
Shakespeare / BirthplaceWILLIAM SHAKESPEARE The house in Stratford-upon- Avon in which Shakespeare was born
Franklin McLeayFranklin (Franklyn) McLeay (1864 - 1900), Canadian-born actor, shown here in costume as Jediah in The Daughters of Babylon. Date: 1899
Friends of Sapper Wilbert, with motorcyclesOne of 8 photograph postcards of friends of Sapper Wilbert, with motorcycles. Some photographs are signed and dated. From a collection of 18 photograph postcards collected by 316956 Sapper Harold