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When Grandpa was Young by Charles RobinsonIllustration captioned When Grandpa was Young. The image is of two young children on a snowy hillside. The girl faces us and the boy stands behind holding a small piece of mistletoe. Date: 1906
Ca d Oro Palace, Grand Canal, Venice, ItalyCa d Oro is a palace on the Grand Canal in Venice, northern Italy. One of the older palaces in the city, it is known as Ca d Oro due to the gilt
Venice, Italy - Covered gondola and the Railway Bridge. Date: circa 1910s
Torcello, Venice, canal and Cathedral of Santa Maria AssuntaTorcello - Venice - Disused canal. Torcello is the island at the northern end of the Venetian Lagoon. It is the oldest continuously populated region of Venice
St. Marks Square, Venice, Italy - Flooded - two gentleman are being conveyed across in a makeshift trolley (to safe their trousers getting wet - possibly...). Date: circa 1906
Venice, Italy - Covered Gondola with view of Doges Palace. Date: circa 1895
A Champion Hybrid Freesia (Ragionieri) from the AntibesHybrid Freesia (Ragionieri) from the Antibes (a Mediterranean resort in the Alpes-Maritimes department of southeastern France) which won the gold medal at the 1911 Cannes Exposition Horticole
Venice, Italy - Ponte Vecchio, Grand Canal with covered gondola in foreground. Date: circa 1895
Venice, Italy - Canonica Canal - Palazzo Trevisan-Cappello. Date: circa 1895
The Postman by Charles RobinsonThe Postman heavily laden with a sack on his back and holding a parcel as he arrives at a gate greeted by two young girls. Date: 1906
Statue of a Charioteer (Roman) - Capitoline Museum, Rome. Date: 1920s
The colourful Illuminated Fountain, Bournemouth, Devon. Date: 1931
Unilever House - view from St. Pauls Dome, London Date: 1939
The Mettelhorn and the Weisshorn, Switzerland Date: circa 1920s
High Street Kensington - looking westHigh Street Kensington, London - looking west - showing the Queen Victoria column (which was moved to Warwick Square in 1934). Date: circa 1908
Cyprus - Stavrovouni Monastery - founded by Saint HelenaStavrovouni Monastery in Cyprus - founded by Saint Helena (Saint Constantines mother) in around 327-329 AD - one of the oldest monasteries in the world. Date: circa 1930s
The Matterhorn, Switzerland and Kulm-Hotel Gornergrat, near Zermatt. Date: circa 1920s
The Matterhorn, Switzerland. Date: circa 1930s
Waking on Christmas Morning by Charles RobinsonWaking on Christmas Morning. The illustration is of two young children in a large bed having just awoken on Christmas day. A candle that has been snuffed out the night before sits in the foreground
Fishing boats in Narrows, St. Johns, Newfoundland, CanadaFishing boats in the Narrows, St. Johns, Newfoundland, Canada. Date: circa 1905
St. Moritz, SwitzerlandHotels at St. Moritz, Switzerland on the banks of the Lej da San Murezzan - nowadays a luxury alpine resort town in Switzerlands Engadin valley. Date: circa 1910s
Santa Claus climbing into a chimney by Charles RobinsonIllustration of Santa Claus climbing into a chimney pot with a full moon behind him. Date: 1906
WW2 - Sunset on Western front - British soldiers on guard. Date: circa 1942
King George V, Queen Mary and the Prince of WalesKing George V (), Queen Mary of Teck () and Edward the Prince of Wales () (later King Edward VIII). Date: circa 1911
HRH Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (Arthur William Patrick Albert) (1850 1942). A member of the shared British and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha royal family
Feluccas on the River Nile, Cairo, Egypt - Evening. Date: circa 1910s
Comic Postcard - Hat theme - Who Cares for RainComic Postcard - satire on the penchant for women to wear large and enveloping hats durng this period. Who Cares for Rain! (5/6). Date: circa 1900
Comic Postcard - Hat theme - Goodbye Sweetheart GoodbyeComic Postcard - satire on the penchant for women to wear large and enveloping hats durng this period. Goodbye Sweetheart Goodbye (4/6). Date: circa 1900
Anna Neagle - popular English actress, singer and dancerAnna Neagle (1904-1986) - Dame Anna Neagle, DBE, born Florence Marjorie Robertson - a popular English stage and film actress and singer and dancer (see 10638893 !) Date: circa 1935
Comic Postcard - Hat theme - We never speak as we pass byComic Postcard - satire on the penchant for women to wear large and enveloping hats durng this period. We never speak as we pass by (6/6). Date: circa 1900
Comic Postcard - Hat theme - Three Little MaidsComic Postcard - satire on the penchant for women to wear large and enveloping hats durng this period. Three Little Maids (3/6). Date: circa 1900
Comic Postcard - Hat theme - Scandal (under difficulties)Comic Postcard - satire on the penchant for women to wear large and enveloping hats durng this period. Scandal (under difficulties) (2/6). Date: circa 1900
Comic Postcard - Hat theme - Auntie Goes WadingComic Postcard - satire on the penchant for women to wear large and enveloping hats durng this period. Auntie Goes Wading (1/6). Date: circa 1900
Gare du Nord, Paris, France. Date: circa 1900
Royal visit to India: Prince of Wales presented with addressRoyal visit to India: Mr Layard presenting to the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII) the address of the municipal council at Colombo, Ceylon, 1876 Date: 1876
The Prince of Waless bedroom on board HMS Serapis, on the voyage to India. Date: 1875
Royal visit to India: preparations in Bombay 1875Royal visit to India: preparations for illuminating Bombay. Students of the Jamsetjee Jheejebhoy school of art putting up decorations to welcome Edward, Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII)
Prince of Wales riveting bolt of Alexandra Railway BridgeRoyal tour of India: the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII) riveting the last bolt of the Alexandra Railway Bridge in the Punjab. 1876
Royal visit to India: illuminations at Benares 1876Royal visit to India: illuminations at Benares in honour of the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII). The Princes boat ride along the River Ganges. Date: 1876
Orange-peel waste basket on a London streetAfter numerous accidents in London streets through people slipping on pieces of orange peel thrown onto the pavement, the City authorities instituted a system of wire baskets into which eaters of
The Childrens Fancy Dress BallA childrens fancy dress ball with youngsters dressed in a wide variety of costumes from Pierrots to jesters. Date: 1903
A skating costume, 1903A costume of fine blue serge trimmed with coarse black braid and black and white tassels; embroidered yoke of green silk and front and ruffles of ivory lace - just the thing for ice skating in 1903
Balancing act at the AlhambraLes Kiners-Moulins performing The Tribulations of a Soubrette, an extraordinary balancing act at the Alhambra in London in 1903. Date: 1903
Ticketed motorists, 1903Some early motorists who, having found to be exceeding the speed limit, have received tickets. Date: 1903
The Ruined Gift by F. Newton SheppardA small Cavalier King Charles Spaniel looks rather sheepish, having managed to destroy his mistresss hat. She looks at him questioningly. Date: 1903
Making Christmas Crackers at Tom Smith sPage from The Tatler reporting on the various stages involved in manufacturing Christmas crackers at the famous Tom Smiths factory
Life in a Womens Prison, 1903Female convicts at work in Aylesbury Gaol. Date: 1903
First Christmas card designed by W. N. EgleyAn 1842 design for a Christmas card by Mr W. N. Egley, though the general consensus is that the first was by John Calcott Horsley for Sir Henry Cole in 1846