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Spain. Cuellar. Castle built in different architectural styles from 13th century to 18th century, but mainly in Gothic and Renascence styles. Has round towers and a sqaure defensive tower
The Tower of Hercules. Ancient Roman lighthouse. Detail. A Coruna. Galicia. Spain
The Alhambra. 14th Century. Mexuar. Granada. Andalusia. SpaiThe Alhambra. 14th Century. Nasrid period. Mexuar. Initiated by Abu-LWalid Isma il and rebuilt by Yusuf I and Mohammad V, between 1333 and 1391. Granada. Andalusia. Spain
Sir Kenelm DigbySIR KENELM DIGBY - Scholar and statesman, depicted with a shelf of books representative of his interest in science, including Plants, Bodyes and the Powder of Simpathie. Date: 1603 - 1665
Frank Buckland - 3FRANK BUCKLAND Naturalist who took a special interest in natural curiosities. with his autograph Date: 1826 - 1880
Winter Rural SceneA country home in winter : two women break up sticks for firewood, not much helped by a young man smoking a pipe, while two cows look on with interest. Date: circa 1850
Torquay Aviation MeetingPublic interest in aviation is vividly expressed by this scene at a flying meeting at Torquay, England, where crowds throng round a biplane. Date: circa 1910
Survey Party / AustraliaThree aboriginal men look on in interest as three surveyors map out part of the Hampton Plains in Western Australia. Date: 1891
Pedlar Sells Cloth / 1880The women of a country village take an interest in the fabrics of a passing pedlar. Date: circa 1880
Teresa and the virginSaint Teresa of Avila (1515-1582) She received instructions for the design of her convent from the Queen of Heaven, who shares with Prince Charles a royal interest in architecture
Zangwill / Vfair 1897ISRAEL ZANGWILL English playwright and novelist, with a special interest in Jewish themes Date: 1864 - 1926
Charles Beresford / ChinaCHARLES WILLIAM BERESFORD Charles William de la Poer Known as Lord Charles - British naval officer, satirised here for his interest in China Date: 1846 - 1919
Preparing for FlightPreparing a biplane for flight at the Semaine d Aviation, Nantes (France) : this kind of air show is repeated throughout France, attracting immense public interest. Date: 14-21 August 1910
C Vanderbilt - SeabaldCornelius Vanderbilt (1794 - 1877) Powerful 19th century rail and shipping magnate. Gained a controlling interest in numerous provincial railroads
Site of a Wartime Hospital - St. Michaels Cave, GibraltarSite of a Wartime Hospital and Now a Place of Interest to Visitors to Gibraltar: St. Michaels Cave, with Its Strange and Wonderful Stalactites and Stalagmites
The Duke of Edinburgh at the Road Research LaboratoryPrince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, examining the motor-cycle combination fitted with devices for recording aspects of road surfaces, when he toured the Road Research laboratory in Harmondsworth
WW1 poster, The New War LoanWW1 poster, If you buy the New War Loan your country gets funds to carry on and Win the War. Date: circa 1916
WW1 poster, War Loan, subscriptions here, five shillings upwards, with a 4.5 per cent interest rate. Date: 1914-1918
Poster, Buy National Savings CertificatesFor your children, Buy National Savings Certificates. Date: 1920
South Africa - Kaffir CavesBlack and white photograph of mouth of cave used as dwelling-place, South Africa.. This slide dates from the late 19th century. The racial term kaffir was commonly used at the time
Grand Chalet, Rossiniere, Vaud, SwitzerlandThe Grand Chalet, a building of historical interest in Rossiniere, Vaud, Switzerland
Three fleets worth watching by G. H. DavisThree fleets which are worth watching: the naval forces of Brazil, Argentine and Chile. 1910
King Alfonso photographed talking to a womanWho Would Be King? Photograph of King Alfonso XIII of Spain, captured by snapshotters during a trip to San Sebastien, talking to an unidentified young woman
Advert for Jigsaw puzzles, 1939Advert for The London Electrotype Agency. Theres nothing like a puzzle ! To keep the children out of mischief... to amuse and entertain the convalescent
Street scene with fire engineStreet scene with people watching a fire engine in action
France CherbourgSinking caissons in Cherbourg harbour earlier in the century; published in 1794, this print reflects English interest in the French fortifications. Date: 1735
Martin Hope SuttonMARTIN HOPE SUTTON seed merchant, author of a book on grasses in which the Prince Consort took an interest : philanthropist. Date: 1814? - 1901
Ebbing & Flowing WellEbbing and Flowing Well, near Giggleswick, Yorkshire, England, excites much interest to passers-by, for the level of the water rises and falls at regular intervals. Date: 1930s
William NicholsWILLIAM NICHOLS (or Nicholls) churchman and theological writer whose Discourses on the Common Prayer are of interest to those who are interested in such things. Date: 1664 - 1712
Aln. Baron LondesboroughALBERT DENISON, first baron LONDESBOROUGH antiquarian, collector and archeologist with a special interest in tumuli. Date: 1805 - 1860
Boy with pet dogBoy with Dog. Ceruti, Giacomo 1698-1767. Born in Milan, Ceruti trained there and absorbed the north Italian interest in still-life painting associated with the work of Caravaggio
Boy with Vegetables. Ceruti, Giacomo 1698-1767. Born in Milan, Ceruti trained there and absorbed the north Italian interest in still-life painting associated with the work of Caravaggio
Comic Postcard - Woman bemoans lack of male interestComic Postcard - Woman bemoans and mourns the loss of 500 men in a (fictional) disaster, not that it appears she is (unfortunately) a magnet for male interest! Date: circa 1910
North Yorkshire, Filey Sands - Bleriot Light Type Monoplane (likely to have been) of Robert Blackburn, a pioneer of powered flight in the area. Date: circa 1910
Nautical chart depicting the West Coast of Africa, Brazil, the North Atlantic Ocean and the South Atlantic Ocean, by Jorge Reinel. 1535
Movie Marquee - Rangoon - Went to see maha Penmai a legendary character derived from the ancient drama of Rama. Costumes like those of the gnats in pagodas
Egyptian Style 1914An image that demonstrates that the interest in Egypt as a source of inspiration predates the discovery of Tutankhamens tomb by Howard Carter in 1922. Date: 1914
London Spelling BookTitle page of a spelling book, showing a girl and boy reading a book while their dog watches with interest. Date: 1851
GLC-LFB Brigade photographer Dolly GrayThe brigade had three Sub Officers skilled in photography, who attended all fires of special interest, fatal fires and those requiring more than eight pumps to record evidence
Satirical cartoon, An Appropriate Text!, showing a street preacher preaching to four bored-looking people while a large crowd watches the launch of the Charles Green balloon
Kishineff must be paid for - with interest. Illustration shows Nicholas II, emperor of Russia, sitting on a throne, wearing a large skull topped with a cross as a crown; a Japanese man is offering
Buy United States government war savings stamps Your money back with interest from the United States Treasury. Poster showing a variety of people lined up at a window tended by Uncle Sam
New York: a birdseye view from the harbor, showing Manhattan Island in its surroundings, with various points of interest in the city and the location of Rogers, Peet & Co.s building
Leoncavallo visiting Rowton House, London
Page of text from the Illustrated London News, 1889A page of text from the Illustrated London News, 1889, describing, amongst other items of interest, the Savoy Hotel, London. For the illustration which accompanies this text, see image 10507364
Hungarian ArtistAn old, dilapidated part of Budapest, Hungary, is a source of interest to this artist at his easel. Date: 1930s