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La Mousme, by Van GoghLa Mousme (also: La Mousme, Sitting in a Cane Chair), half-figure, with a branch of oleander, by Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890) - oil painting on canvas. Date: 1888
The Man Who Bid Half a Guinea at Tattersalls by H M Bateman. Obviously half a guinea is not what you should bid for a horse. This illustration shows the establishment in turmoil
British coin, George VI halfpennyBritish coin, a George VI halfpenny for 1952, with a ship on the reverse. Date: 1952
Old Clothes Exchange, Phils Buildings, Houndsditch 1882The court of Phils buildings was found directly opposite St Mary Axe. A barrier was placed across steps leading up to the court, as there was an admission fee of one penny
Half penny dinners for poor children, East London 1870Dinners for children cost half a penny in this soup kitchen in East London. Date: 1870
VARIOUS ENGLISH COINSA selection of British coins, including a half crown, a sixpence and a penny. Date: 1960s
OLD ENGLISH COINSOld (pre-Decimalisation) British coins (left to right): Top - penny, half penny, threepenny bit. Bottom - half crown, two shillings, one shilling, sixpence - heads. Date: 1960s
MAKING GLOBES 1930SMaking globes: The girl is pasting newspaper over a globe shape. The globe is then baked in an oven until hard. The boy is preparing a half globe for joining. Date: 1930s
YOUNG BULL TERRIER / 1957ABRAXAS ATHOS at four and a half months old. Owned by Drummond-Dick. Date: 1957
Dapper Racegoer 1908P P Gilpin at the races wears a top hat, morning coat & trousers with a front crease, black & white half-boots, white waistcoat, carnation buttonhole & a patterned bowtie Date: 1908
White Waistcoat 1910Herbert Haynes Twining wears a dark grey suit with a morning coat, black & white striped cravat with a gold ring, wing collar, white waistcoat & black & tan half boots. Date: 1910
Ladies at TournamentMedieval ladies watch a tournament. Date: second half 15th century
Men Travelling 1389Charles VI of France and his brother the duc de Touraine ride from Montpellier to Paris in four and a half days. Date: 1389
FALL / PYRENEAN DOG / 1973Unidentified dog, half asleep on its bench at a dog show. It looks bored and rolls its eyes. Date: 1973
LE PARTIE DE WISCHA well-to-do group of French ladies and gentlemen in fine clothes play a game of whist Date: 18th century
MAURICE ON ROCKING HORSEMaurice, age 3 and a half, with his toy horse Date: circa 1872
WORKING CLASS CLOTHINGAn image that shows working class clothing for men, women, a boy and a baby. The central figure is a carter who wears half-gaiters and a long coat with a cape collar. Date: 1796
COSTUME / GINGERBREAD 1796A gingerbread seller wears black shoes, black half- gaiters, dark woollen stockings, rust-coloured plain coat and a small hat with the brim turned up. Date: 1796
FALL / MINI POODLE / ARDIANARDIAN FUTURE STAR Owned by Kerr-Peterjon. Colour: white. Clipped legs and back half. Date: 1959
FALL / MINI POODLE / SCARLETCHAMPION SCARLETT MANETTE Owned by Miss M. Thomson. The back half of the dog is clipped in an unusual design. Date: 1929
COTTON CLEANED / INDONESIACleaning cotton in the village of Sembalum, half-way up the volcanic mountain of Rinjani, on the island of Lombok, Indonesia. Date: 1932
THE PIG BONZETCHOU PA-KIAI a bonze who is the victim of a mistake during reincarnation, forced to live this life half- pig, half-man Date: 1914
Leg Half VolleyThe Draw Date: 1845
COLERIDGE / CROLLSAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE Writer Half-length portrait in middle age Date: 1772 - 1834
BLUNT / SAGITTARIUS / PL 46The constellation of Sagittarius, half man and half horse with a bow and arrow. Date: 1849
PERSEPHONE (BOISSARD)Persephone (= Proserpina) is abducted by Hades (= Pluto); eventually it is agreed that she will spend half the year down there, returning to Earth for the summer months
Fantasy Animals - NeptuneHippocampi, beasts who were half horse, half fish, draw Neptunes chariot across the sea. Date: circa 1860
Thaxted, Essex showing the old Yarn Market. Date: 1950s
Detached head - Bronze Greek Equestrian sculpture - FlorenceThe detached head of a full-scale Greek equestrian sculpture in bronze from the second half of the 4th century BCE. It was already recorded in 1494 as part of the collections in the Medici palace
Female contortionist Diana Gaye and car bootThe female contortionist Diana Gaye sitting half in and half out of an open car boot, helped by a young male assistant. (2 of 5) Date: 1971
GERMAN DRESS 1500-1550German costumes of the first half of the 16th century: Knights, Nobles, Court Dress, Soldiers, Standard bearers & a drummer. N.B slashed clothing - Landsknecht. Date: 16th century
General Guderian with Enigma machineGeneral Heinz Guderian in his armoured half-track command vehicle. To the lower left of the picture is his Enigma coding machine. Date: 1941
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Banknote 500000000000 DinarThe Former Federal Republic of Yugoslavia - Banknote - 500000000000 Dinar, bearing the portrait of Jovan Jovanovic Zmaj (18331904) - Serbian poet. Date: circa 1990s
Portrait of King James I, by John de Critz the ElderHalf length portrait of King James I, by John de Critz the Elder (c.1552-1642)
Milk and squash vending machinesTwo cold drinks vending machines standing side by side, one for cool refreshing milk, the other for cool refreshing Kia-Ora fruit squash
Hells Half Acre, Yellowstone, 1883Engraving of Hells Half Acre ; the boiling, muddy springs of Yellowstone National Park, 1883
Olympics / St Louis / SwimC Rausch wins the mile and half mile swimming races for Germany
Priestley / Chelsea F ballJ Priestley, Half Back for Chelsea and Grimsby Town
Box-Back Overcoat 1907American box-back overcoat with fly-front, velvet collar & cuffs with buttton detail. Worn with trousers with a front crease, a bowler (derby) hat & half-boots
RMS Titanic - nail scissors recovered by CS Mackay-BennettRMS Titanic - from inventory of items recovered from bodies by cable ship Mackay-Bennett - silver mounted steel nail scissors with rusted steel blades
Comic German postcard -- Two Better HalvesComic German postcard by Arthur Thiele -- Two Better Halves -- two grossly overweight women followed by their two skinny husbands. Date: early 20th century
Princess Feodora of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1807 - 1890), daughter of the Duchess of Kent and Karl, Duke of Leiningen. Half-sister to Queen Victoria. Date: Circa 1880s
Bounteous fishing trawler half submerged, Newlyn, CornwallBounteous fishing trawler half submerged at low tide off the coast of Cornwall, near Newlyn harbour, being pumped out and pulled upright after rolling and sinking in rough seas, 17 January 1980
15th century Costume1. Jean de Linden (1394) 2. Duc de Baviere (1430-1470) (whose name is unknown) 3. Albert III, Achilles de Brandebourg (1475) wearing an Electors cap 4. Ludwig von Hutten (1414) 5
The Old Turnpike, Dromore, a Relic of the Coaching Days - a view of a Toll House with people peering over the half door. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Down: Dromore). Date: circa early 1900s
Head of Alexander the Great (356-323 BC). Marble. 2nd centurAlexander the Great (356-323 BC). King of Macedon. Head in marble. First half of the 2nd century. From Pergamon. Archaeological Museum. Istanbul. Turkey
Silver Evening JacketA silver lame evening jacket with large, pointed, over- stitched revers, waistcoat basque & half-length sleeves with gathers at the shoulder. Date: 1930s
Lunar Landscape DemisunA lunar landscape in half sunlight : the Earth in the distance is half in sunlight, half in darkness. Date: circa 1890