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HMS Good Hope in Great War Deeds, WW1
HMS Good Hope of the British Royal Navy going down with her last guns firing, in an action against overwhelming odds off the coast of Chile, South America

First Portrait of King Charles III
Portrait of King Charles III commissioned from artist Alastair Barford by ILN. The portrait was painted in oils by the artist Alastair Barford

L Battery, Royal Horse Artillery. How our gunners won the VC and silenced the fire of the German guns in face of overwhelming odds Retreat from Mons, 1st September 1914

Under the Protection of the Gods: A Fantasy of ancient and Modern Egypt. A drawing by Howard Carter showing a hoopoe in the crack of a wall which has ancient Egyptian paintings

The Strongest "
" The Strongest.". Fortunino Matania, Ri (1881-1963). One of the most accomplished realistic illustrators and artists of his time

Sunday Sport - World War Two Bomber Found on Moon
Front cover of the Sunday Sport Newspaper - April 24th 1988 - World War Two Bomber Found on Moon *Note usage restrictions as outlined below* 1988

The Royal Bride - Queen Elizabeth II portrait - Published in the Illustrated London News November 29 1947 1947

Illustrated London News Christmas number cover, 1904
A beautiful fairy with wings, looks thoughtful as she gazes out to the sea and starry sky. Front cover of The Illustrated London News Christmas Number 1904. Date: 1904

Stephen Wards sketches of celebrities, 1960
Through a doctors eyes: a page of celebrities drawn by osteopath and gifted amateur artist Doctor Stephen Ward(1912-1963), as featured in The Illustrated London News in 1960

The Unknown Warrior - scene at Westminster Abbey, 11th November 1920. Fortunino Matania, Ri (1881-1963). One of the most accomplished realistic illustrators and artists of his time

Daily Telegraph - printing room 1900
Daily Telegraph, printing room in Fleet Street, London. Date: 1900

The Huntsman, painting by W Smithson Broadhead
Colour photograph in the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News of 24th October 1925 of The Huntsman painting by W Smithson Broadhead. Date: 24th October 1925

Foot guards at Battle of Waterloo
Up, Guards, and at them!.Colour oleolithograph after Richard Caton Woodville.Published as a Supplement to Holly Leaves the Christmas Number of the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News

Army Chaplain in Great War Deeds, WW1
An Army Chaplain holding a night service on the battlefield, with a packing case as an altar and a tin mug as a chalice. Reproduction of a painting by A C Michael in Great War Deeds

Port Sunlight - a workers utopia
Page from The Illustrated London News with photographs reporting on the model factory village of Port Sunlight on the Wirral, near Birkenhead

Photo of The Dolly Sisters
Black and white photograph of popular revue stars the Dolly Sisters in the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News of 19th December 1925

Gun Running by Ulster Volunteer Force
Rifles and ammunition are landed at Donaghadee, County Down, by the Ulster Volunteer Force and loaded onto a charabanc usually used in the summer for tourists to the area

Daily Telegraph front pages, 1914, 1918 and 1919, WW1
Daily Telegraph front pages for 3 August 1914 and 11 November 1918, marking the beginning and end of the First World War

Advertisement for W H Smith -- newsboy on an enamel sign. circa 1925

Illustrated London News Christmas Number 1906
Front cover of The Illustrated London News Christmas Number 1906 with an illustration of a young girl trying to force feed her terrier dog Christmas pudding. Date: 1906

Advert for The Ford Typewriter. 1902

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, by Dr. Stephen Ward, 1961
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, as drawn from life at Buckingham Palace by Doctor Stephen Ward, at a sitting specially granted to the Illustrated London News in 1961

The Daily Courant
Front page of The Daily Courant, the first daily paper. The paper began in 1702 and was at first a single sheet printed on one side only. This copy three years later is printed on both sides

Illustrated London News Silver Jubilee Number 1935
Front cover of The Illustrated London News conjuring up the pomp and pageantry of the Silver Jubilee celebrations of King George V with a parade of liveried riders

Daily Chronicle, Never more confident of victory, WW1
Daily Chronicle, original news stand poster, " Never more confident of victory" -- Mr Asquith, 29 July 1915, First World War. 1915

Photo of Miss Alice Delysia
Black and white photograph in the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News of 21st November 1925 showing Miss Alice Delysia in On with the Dance at the London Pavilion. Date: 21st November 1925

Silhouettes of a fox hunt in the York and Ainsty country
Black and white silhouette pictures by Captain H L Oakley in the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News of 12th December 1925

Advertisement, Carters Little Liver Pills, WW1
Advertisement, Carters Little Liver Pills for Active Service, showing a man undergoing an army medical examination during the early stages of the First World War. Date: 1914

Gordon Highlander interrogated by German Officers
I won t - After a raid on the British lines in Northern France, a Gordon Highlander is being interrogated by German Officers.. Fortunino Matania, Ri (1881-1963)

Michael Collins at Armagh, 1921
Michael Collins as Sinn Fein Minister of Finance(1890-1922). Pictured here in 1921 on the front cover of the Illustrated London News, speaking at Armagh

Illustrated London News Christmas supplement 1848
The Illustrated London News Christmas supplement 1848 - Front Cover Date: 1848

Town crier, St Marys, Scilly Isles
The local town crier, Wilfred Tonkin, on St Mary s, Scilly Isles. Seen here announcing the fact that the Prime Minister, Harold Wilson, has taken up residence in his holiday bungalow

Belfast riots, August 1920
A double page spread from the Illustrated London News, reporting on rioting in Belfast that began on the night of the 23rd August, and continued for a week

Belfast riots, July 1920
A double page spread from the Illustrated London News, reporting on rioting in Belfast from 20th to 23rd July 1920. 18 people were killed, and 200 wounded during the disturbances

Repulsing the famous Prussian guard at Ypres. With the British Army on the Western Front - published in 1916 for Tatler and Sphere, though the illustration was first done in 1914

The Farewell. Fortunino Matania, RI (1881-1963). One of the most accomplished realistic illustrators and artists of his time

Affray of rival Aboriginal tribes, three miles from Brisbane in New South Wales, Australia. The Illustrated London News notes with undisguised disgust

Harrow Road tram on Route 60 going to Paddington, London
Harrow Road tram on Route 60 going to Paddington, advertising The News of the World newspaper. Date: circa 1920s

ILN cover - Kuwait and its ruler, 1961
Front cover of The Illustrated London News featuring the ruler of Kuwait, H. H. Sheikh Sir Abdullah As-Salim As-Sabah with telegrams of support from Kuwaiti citizens

Jack Hobbs by Smithson Broadhead
Jack Hobbs (Sir John Berry Hobbs), English cricketer (1882-1963), in a painting by W. Smithson Broadhead, specially done for The Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic News in 1925

A Corporal of the 1st / 9th Battalion Highland Light Infantry
A Corporal of the 1st/9th (Glasgow Highlanders) Battalion Highland Light Infantry in full marching kit. Hommage du Capitaine Andre. Tres sympathique souvenir. (Very warm memories of Captain Andre)

Taking the wounded aboard a British ambulance train on the Western Front. With the British Army on the Western Front - published in 1916 for Tatler and Sphere.. Fortunino Matania, Ri (1881-1963)

With the field guns on the Western Front. A visit to a British battery. With the British Army on the Western Front - published in 1916 for Tatler and Sphere.. Fortunino Matania, Ri (1881-1963)

The crew of English Electric Canberra B2 WD932
The crew of English Electric Canberra B2, WD932, arrive at Andrews Field, Washington DC, and pose for news reels. From left: Flt Lt Ernest A.J. Haskett, Sqn Ldr Arthur E

Last known photo of Captain Smith of RMS Titanic
RMS Titanic - extremely rare first generation press photograph taken by Dr McLean from the tender Ireland as she brought mail and a handful of passengers to the Titanic

King George VI in USA, ILN cover
Cover of the Illustrated London News, 17th June 1939, featuring King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, the first king and queen of England to visit America

Cartoon, Henry Irving and F B Chatterton
Cartoon, Henry Irving (1838-1905), legendary actor-manager, and Frederick Balsir Chatterton (1834-1886), theatre manager, with a bust of Shakespeare in the background -- Shakespearian Experimenters

Photo of HRH Prince of Wales aboard HMS Repulse
Black and white photograph in the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News of 24th October 1925 of HRH Prince of Wales aboard HMS Repulse on the way home from a South American tour

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