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Background imageLights Collection: Broadway, New York, 1945

Broadway, New York, 1945
Photograph showing the lights of Broadway, New York, at night in 1945. After war-time austerity, these lights signalled an up-swing in American recreation

Background imageLights Collection: Ufos / Imbeault / Montreal

Ufos / Imbeault / Montreal
Student Michel Imbeault, 16, delivering papers at 5.30 am, sees string of 10 lights following St Lawrence river, Montreal, and takes this photo, never explained

Background imageLights Collection: Titanic Sinks

Titanic Sinks
The Titanic disappears with lights still working on the ship (illustration based on account given by Frederick Hoyt)

Background imageLights Collection: King Henry VI of England married to Margaret of Anjou

King Henry VI of England married to Margaret of Anjou at Titchfield Abbey, 23 April 1445. The mad king was 24 and the queen 15

Background imageLights Collection: Drury Lane Theatre in London

Drury Lane Theatre in London
Scene outside the Drury Lane Theatre in London. Designed by Benjamin Dean Wyatt, it opened on 10 October 1812. Artist signature is Shepherd. Date: 1900s ?

Background imageLights Collection: Steamship in port of Mollendo, Peru, South America

Steamship in port of Mollendo, Peru, South America
Moonlit scene with a steamship in the port of Mollendo, southern Peru, South America. Date: 1916

Background imageLights Collection: French Customs officers X-Ray for smuggled goods

French Customs officers X-Ray for smuggled goods 1897

Background imageLights Collection: Evening photo of lights along the Embankment

Evening photo of lights along the Embankment with the Houses of Parliament as a backdrop. Date: 1950s

Background imageLights Collection: Night scene, Battle of Jutland, WW1

Night scene, Battle of Jutland, WW1
Night scene during the Battle of Jutland, First World War, showing the German ship, SMS Thuringen, with its searchlights on a British ship. Date: 31 May 1916

Background imageLights Collection: Metropolitan Police launch on the River Thames

Metropolitan Police launch on the River Thames
A Metropolitan Police launch on the River Thames, with Tower Bridge in the background

Background imageLights Collection: Veritas Mantles & Burner

Veritas Mantles & Burner
Veritas mantles and burners

Background imageLights Collection: Traffic lights in Oxford Street

Traffic lights in Oxford Street
The new traffic light system in operation in Oxford Street, London in 1931 with uncertain pedestrians still warily looking for oncoming traffic

Background imageLights Collection: Tivoli Gardens - Concert Hall Illuminations

Tivoli Gardens - Concert Hall Illuminations
Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen, Denmark - Concert Hall. The Illuminations

Background imageLights Collection: Railway signal at night

Railway signal at night
Colour-light signalling, a modern innovation in the early 1960s, on an electrified railway line. Electrification of busy routes demanded a system of train control that was rapid

Background imageLights Collection: Grevy at Cherbourg

Grevy at Cherbourg
Cherbourg is festooned with lights when president Grevy visits the town

Background imageLights Collection: Lighting a Cigarette

Lighting a Cigarette
A monochrome woman lights her cigarette from a candle in a red and black interior

Background imageLights Collection: Philips Lamp Advert

Philips Lamp Advert
A girl in Dutch costume lights a Philips lamp simply by holding it

Background imageLights Collection: Stationary traffic along a busy Piccadilly at night

Stationary traffic along a busy Piccadilly at night, showing a London taxi cab for hire, and the illuminated signs of Piccadilly Circus in the background in London

Background imageLights Collection: 18th Century Oil Lights

18th Century Oil Lights
Ladies going home in sedan chairs after an evening out enter streets with oil lanterns

Background imageLights Collection: LIGHTING AT L OPERA 1887

LIGHTING AT L OPERA 1887
The illumination of the new stage lighting and gas and electric lights at l Opera, Paris

Background imageLights Collection: Osram Light & Family

Osram Light & Family
Advertisement for Osram lamps - Twenty hours for one penny

Background imageLights Collection: Shoot for the invitation for one-woman exhibition

Shoot for the invitation for one-woman exhibition
The shoot for the cover photography for the fold-out invitation card to Nancy Sandys Walker's one-woman exhibition Feminine Eye View at the Ilford Gallery, 106/7 High Holborn

Background imageLights Collection: 925 Exhibition of Decorative Arts - Paris

925 Exhibition of Decorative Arts - Paris
1925 Exhibition of Decorative Arts - Paris - The car manufacturer Citroen places one of the most famous advertisements in history on the sides of the Eiffel Tower! Nighttime view. Date: 1925

Background imageLights Collection: Adelaide, South Australia by Night - viewed from Mount Lofty

Adelaide, South Australia by Night - viewed from Mount Lofty. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageLights Collection: Lake Placid, N. Y. USA - Lake Placid Club

Lake Placid, N. Y. USA - Lake Placid Club
Lake Placid, N.Y. USA - Lake Placid Club Date: 1940

Background imageLights Collection: Cecil Aldin, Snowed Up on Christmas Eve

Cecil Aldin, Snowed Up on Christmas Eve

Background imageLights Collection: The Paramount cinema, Tottenham Court Road, London

The Paramount cinema, Tottenham Court Road, London, lit up at night. Date: 1937

Background imageLights Collection: Lighting up the face of the Clock Tower, London 1900

Lighting up the face of the Clock Tower, London 1900
Every night the caretaker climbs the spiral steps of the the Clock Tower (Elizabeth Tower) to ignite the gas lights behind the dials of the infamous clockface so that London can see the time

Background imageLights Collection: The bird-charmer in the new Tuileries Gardens, 1880

The bird-charmer in the new Tuileries Gardens, 1880. Two fashionable women in the new Jardin des Tuileries near one of the famous bird charmers. Handcoloured lithograph by R.V

Background imageLights Collection: Harolds Club at night, Virginia Street, Reno, Nevada, USA

Harolds Club at night, Virginia Street, Reno, Nevada, USA
Harolds Club at night with its giant ceramic mural, Virginia Street, Reno, Nevada, USA, with the Reno Club on the right. Date: 1949

Background imageLights Collection: Club Row at night, Virginia Street, Reno, Nevada, USA

Club Row at night, Virginia Street, Reno, Nevada, USA. Date: 1940s

Background imageLights Collection: Forbes Field Stadium, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Forbes Field Stadium, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Forbes Field Stadium, Schenley Park, Oakland District, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, home of the Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball Team. Date: 1941

Background imageLights Collection: Advert for Elkington & Co Victorian items 1895

Advert for Elkington & Co Victorian items 1895
Advert for Elkington & Co, with eleotro plate household items including; Irish inkstand, vegetable dish, tea and coffee set, case of four serviette rings, salt and spoons, salad bowl and servers

Background imageLights Collection: Magic Lantern 1858

Magic Lantern 1858
Evenings entertainment, with children amazed by the bright glass lantern slides been projected on the wall. 1858

Background imageLights Collection: Beechcraft C-45H Expeditor N8640E

Beechcraft C-45H Expeditor N8640E (msn AF-510, ex 52-10580), of Grimes Manufacturing Company, in use as a flying laboratory for navigation and anti-collision lights

Background imageLights Collection: Chicago Worlds Fair 1933 - Hall of Science

Chicago Worlds Fair 1933 - Hall of Science. 1933

Background imageLights Collection: Berwick-upon-Tweed bridges at night

Berwick-upon-Tweed bridges at night. The Royal Tweed Bridge nearest to the camera and the Royal Border Bridge - the railway bridge is illuminated in the distance Date: 2014

Background imageLights Collection: Lobster pot lit by harbour light at night, Newlyn, Cornwall

Lobster pot lit by harbour light at night, Newlyn, Cornwall
An old, traditional lobster pot lit by a harbour light at night on the quayside the Old Quay at Newlyn, Cornwall, England. The deck lights of fishing trawlers can be seen in the distance

Background imageLights Collection: Electric Avenue, Brixton, London

Electric Avenue, Brixton, London - note the delightful arcade-style covering of the sheltered walkways, providing shelter to the shopfronts

Background imageLights Collection: New York Times Building - Times Square, NYC, USA

New York Times Building - Times Square, NYC, USA. Note the Charlie Chaplin Film City LIghts showing at the cinema on the left. Date: 1931

Background imageLights Collection: Hotel Russischer Hof - Grand Hotel de Russia - Berlin

Hotel Russischer Hof - Grand Hotel de Russia - Berlin
Night Scene at the Hotel Russischer Hof - Grand Hotel de Russia - Berlin - Georgenstrasse 21-22 Date: 1935

Background imageLights Collection: Moving UFO in the night sky over Hessdalen, Norway

Moving UFO in the night sky over Hessdalen, Norway
Because of the long exposure time its not possible to say how much of the apparent shape of these Hessdalen lights is real, or due to movement

Background imageLights Collection: Beechcraft C-45H Expeditor N8640E

Beechcraft C-45H Expeditor N8640E (msn AF-510, ex 52-10580), of Beechcraft C-45H Expeditor N8640E (msn 7053 (C-564F) - AF-510 (C-54H)), of Grimes Manufacturing Company

Background imageLights Collection: Till The Lights Of London Shine Again

Till The Lights Of London Shine Again
An illustrated WW2 music sheet cover for Till The Lights Of London Shine Again, words and music by Tommy Connor and Eddie Pola

Background imageLights Collection: When The Lights Go On Again

When The Lights Go On Again
An illustrated WW2 music sheet cover for When The Lights Go On Again (All Over The World), by Eddie Seiler, Sol Marcus and Bennie Benjemen

Background imageLights Collection: WW2 Greetings Card, R. A. F. Spitfire

WW2 Greetings Card, R. A. F. Spitfire
A small WW2 greetings card with an attached metallic Spitfire fighter plane, placed over a night sky with search lights beaming up. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageLights Collection: White Star Line, RMS Titanic off Cherbourg, French postcard

White Star Line, RMS Titanic off Cherbourg, French postcard
White Star Line, RMS Titanic, rare French postcard showing the ship at night off Cherbourg, all lights on, with pink caption ?Le Titanic en rade de Cherbourg le soir du 10 avril 1912 ? Collection P

Background imageLights Collection: Cunard agent's poster, Queen Mary to USA and Canada

Cunard agent's poster, Queen Mary to USA and Canada



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