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Felix DzerzhinskyFELIX DZERZHINSKY Polish/Russian agitator, banished to Siberia, exiled for part in 1905 rising, returned 1917, head of secret police (Cheka) etc
Lesbians Kiss 1908Lesbian lovers steal a kiss
The Ladder of Fortune. Industry and Morality bring solid rewards. Idle schemes and speculations yield poverty and ruin. Date: 1875
Britains frogmen divers by G. H. DavisIntroducing Britains frog-men: diving wreckers who blasted open a path to the Normandy beaches. These underwater commandos worked off the D-Day beaches
Carrier Pigeon posterPoster warning people of the dangers of shooting carrier pigeons who may be carrying life or death messages. Carrier pigeons, we are told, are a vital part of RAF
Initiation of a freemasonThe initiation ceremony of a freemason (central detail); watercolour in the Musee du Grand Orient de France de la Franc-Maconnerie Europeene. Date: 19th Century
A Library Study of Salvador DaliSalvador Dali (1904-1989) is seated at a desk for a library study of the surrealist artist as an author. At the time he was working on his book The Secret Life of Salvador Dali
HMS Habbakuk in sectionIllustration showing a cross section of the top secret design for HMS Habbakuk a giant aircraft-carrier built of ice and wood pulp, which was proposed as a secret weapon in the Second World War
HMS Habbakuk with HMS Indefatigable, 1946Illustration showing the top secret design for HMS Habbakuk (centre), a giant aircraft-carrier built of ice and wood pulp, which was proposed as a secret weapon in the Second World War
Amazing Stories Scifi magazine cover, Martian CityTHIA OF THE DRYLANDS (Harl Vincent) A secret service man from Earth navigates his ronsal along a street in a Martian city
Mary in Secret GardenMary explores the gardens of Misselthwaite Manor
Mr and Mrs Salvador DaliThe surrealist artist, Salvador Dali (1904-1989) and his wife, Gala. At the time he was working on his book The Secret Life of Salvador Dali
Fishy! by W. Heath RobinsonThe Poacher. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the Estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/ILN/Mary Evans
Fantastic Adventures - The Secret of Elenas TombCover of Fantastic Adventures, September 1947, featuring the story The Secret of Elenas Tomb by Karl Tanzler von Cosel. A young woman in long white dress stands on a tomb with the inscription Elena
Super Constellation 145925 Project Magnet UFO InvestigationA very rare photograph of a modified Super Constellation 145925, fitted with highly sensistive magnetometers. The aircraft was part of the TOP SECRET Project Magnet - a UFO Investigation run by
Secret Societies (nineteenth century). Initiation ceremony of a new member. Colored engraving
WW2 - Secret Of The Scarlet BomberAn illustrated front cover for a WW2 story book, Secret Of The Scarlet Bomber, written by Phillip Conde. The image portrays a wartime policeman writing notes
The Farce by William BarribalA young red-headed woman seated in a box at the theatre, feigns interest in what her older male companion has to say while secretly enjoying a kiss on the hand from a young, handsome beau. Date: 1917
Invisible inkCoded invisible ink message demonstrated by German spy Kurt H de Rysbach, 1915 Date: 1915
Elderly mans secret reading materialAn elderly pipe smoking gent raises an eybrow as he reveals it is not the daily newspaper which is grasping his attention
Looting Secret WhiskeyIn America, crowds loot a secret whiskey store of confiscated liquor
World War I spy drawingWhat appears to be an innocent landscape drawing is in fact a plan of a harbour and its forts. The sketch has been made in accordance with a secret pictorial code known to the government in whose
Very Great SecretA small girl whispers a very big secret to her conspiratorial grandmother
COLIN IN SECRET GARDENColin recovers his health
Initiation / Secret MasterInitiation of a Secret Master
Moyamba, Sierra Leone, Madam Yoko, Chiefs, Colonial OfficersAt Moyamba, the capital and largest city of Moyamba District, in the Southern Province of Sierra Leone ( Sierra Leone Colony and Protectorate - British colonial administration) - D.C
Not a word to the boss - I m writing this to you! Date: 1954
Col David Sutherland - British Army and Intelligence OfficerColonel David George Carr Sutherland CBE MC TD DL (1920-2006) - British Army officer, intelligence officer (1939-1977) and military author
China Clay - The Secret. Florence Mary Anderson / Molly MacArthur (1893-1972) had two distinct styles of illustration. From the middle of the 1920s
Ufos / HollomanUFO photographed near Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico; never satisfactorily explained but a secret military device seems a possibility
Tarzan's Secret Treasure cinema projection slide 1941
Johnny Weissmuller Tarzan's Secret Treasure movie advertisement
WW2 - The Girls Of Today, Careless TalkA WW2 children's book illustration from The Girls Of Today. Hush Hush! Said the typist, I work on a secret Government task. Unseen and unheard these office girls show by keeping it dark
The Secret Of RomserstrandA front cover illustration for a WW2 children's story book, The Secret Of Romserstrand, written by Erroll Collins. The image shows some German tanks advancing out of the water
The Secret Of The EvacueeAn illustrated front cover for The Secret Of The Evacuee, written by Paul Urquhart, no. 731 in the pulp fiction series, The Sexton Blake Library
The Affair Of The Spiv's SecretAn illustrated front cover for The Affair Of The Spiv's Secret, written by John Hunter, no. 170 in the pulp fiction series, The Sexton Blake Library
A Family Group of Firewalkers - Fiji, Oceania. Only one family on one island possesses the mysterious secret of walking bare-footed on red hot stones. Date: 1924
Secret Service SantaCartoon showing how even Father Christmas has a role to play in the war effort. Date: 1940
Bell H-13J-BF Sioux 57-2728United States Air Force (USAF) - Bell H-13J-BF Sioux 57-2728 (MSN 1575). ne of two H-13Js purchased for use by President Eisenhower
Mussolini's Secret Weapon Disclosed!A new secret weapon devised for the use of the Italian forces in Albania. Date: 1941
Spitting Image puppet of Margaret ThatcherA puppet of Margaret Thatcher, British Conservative Prime Minister, used on the satirical TV programme, Spitting Image. The book is Spycatcher by Peter Wright
British Secret Weapons to Surprise the BocheMilitary invention by William Heath Robinson to surprise the enemy. Jumping tanks, Boche-grabbers composed of expanding and retracting claws of great size and strength. Date: 1940
Front cover of The Sketch with a photograph of the actress, Brigitte Helm dressed as her character, the Italian spy, the Marchesa Marcella Galdi in Atlantide by Pabst
Lewis Waller in La Tosca and in The Wifes SecretLewis Waller, English actor and theatre manager, as Cavaradossi in La Tosca, and as Lord Arden in The Wifes Secret Date: 1890s
Comic postcard, Different interpretations of business Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Scotsman on a windy day at the seaside, watched by a young woman Date: 20th century
The Sketch Photographic Interviews XXXiX - Mr John HassallPage from The Sketch featuring a photographic interview with the artist John Hassall. He is seen at work in his studio at 88 Kensington Park Road, sweeping up and working on his large watercolour
Woman sleeping at a desk while a man reads her secretWoman asleep in a library while her guardian reads her secret thoughts. Miseries of Reading and Writing. Handcoloured copperplate engraving designed