Images Dated 17th September 2019 (#2)

Royal wedding ceremony Louise and Alexander 1889
Royal wedding ceremony of Princess Louise, the eldest daughter of the then-Prince and Princess of Wales, to Alexander Duff, 1st Duke of Fife at he Private Chapel at Buckingham Palace

CIMETIERE MONTMARTRE
Looking down on the Montmartre cemetery from a nearby house, close to where it is crossed by the Pont Caulaincourt Date: circa 1905

EVENTS/ANCIENT ROME
THE FALL OF ROME Alaric, after sacking Rome, dies, and is buried in the Busento riverbed Date: 410

Odessa - supporters of the Black Hundreds
The little father is with us : revolutionaries bearing the Tsars portrait through the streets of Odessa (in Ukraine). On the first publication of the Tsars manifesto promising liberty to Russia

Underground Reservoir at Crossness 1865
Interior of the underground reservoir of the Metropolitan Main Drainage Works at Crossness in 1865, officially opened by the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII) in that year

London Metropolitan Main Drainage at Crossness 1865
London Metropolitan Main Drainage: the southern outfall works (machine house) at Crossness (about 3km below Woolwich) - interior view. Date: 1865

Diana and Nancy Mitford at the Midnight Ballet
Nancy Mitford and her sister Diana (Mrs Bryan Guinness) at The Midnight Ballet Party which took place the Carlton Theatre in aid of Queen Charlottes Hospital

Light and Variable 1931
Humorous illustration showing a young woman perched on top of a weather vane, her short skirt revealing a lace garter from her breezy vantage point. Date: 1931

Edward Huskinson, editor of The Tatler
Portrait of Edward ( Peter ) Huskinson (1878 - 1941), editor of The Tatler for thirty-two years until his retirement in 1940 and a director of Illustrated Newspapers Ltd

Goodbye Piccadilly, Farewell Leicester Square by Autori
Group caricature by Autori of music and stage stars of various nationalities who would, if the contemplated restrictions on foreign artistes in London were passed, leave Londons West End

A Little Disinfectant by H. M. Bateman
A speaker on a soap box, clearly with Communist leanings given the red flag, is sprayed by disinfectant, much to the delight of an assembled crowd. Date: 1932

The future Lady Warwick, Miss Margaret Whigham
Portrait of Margaret Whigham, later Mrs Charles Sweeny, and then the Duchess of Argyll, pictured in The Tatler at the time of her engagement to the Earl of Warwick

The Countess of Seafield by Madame Yevonde
Nina Caroline Ogilvie-Grant, 12th Countess of Seafield (1906 - 1969), by Madame Yevonde. Married Derek Herbert Ogilvie-Grant-Studley-Herbert in 1930, divorced 1957

Fay Compton in Dick Whittington at London Hippodrome
Fay Compton in the role of Dick Whittington for the pantomime Dick Whittington at the London Hippodrome in 1932-3. Date: 1932

Laura Cowie with daughter Ursula by Madame Yevonde
Actress Laura Cowie (1892 - 1969), who in private life was Mrs John Hastings Turner, wife of the author and playwright, pictured with her daughter Ursula on the front cover of The Sketch in 1932 at

The Jugglers by Averil Burleigh
The Jugglers: A Study in Modernity, by Averil Burleigh (1883 - 1949). Exhibited at the Society of Women Artists in 1929. Date: 1929

Elsa Maxwell and her Moods painting
Feature in The Sketch showing party thrower, entertainer and social fixer Elsa Maxwell alongside a painting she did as part of an exhibition organised by her in Paris on the theme of Moods in which

Supplement, The Seven Ages by Louis Wain - Two. " And then, the whining schoolboy, with his satchel, and shining morning face

Supplement front cover, The Seven Ages by Louis Wain - Shakespeares Seven Ages of Man, reapplied to cats! Design in the form of a coat of arms, with the Latin motto: Cave Canem (Beware of the Dog)

Lawson Wood
Clarence Lawson Wood (1878-1957), successful illustrator and comic artist, best-known for his wily orang-utan Gran pop who was published in The Sketch

Scene from the film Roadhouse
Swimming pool scene from the film Roadhouse based on the play by Walter Hackett and directed by Maurice Elvey. The play and the film, starring Gordon Harker and Violet Loraine

Advert for Elizabeth Arden sun cream 1934
Advertisement for sunbathing products by Elizabeth Arden including her Ardena Sunpruf Cream for protection and Velva Beauty Film to make you appear tanned and chic

Prince Chula of Siam
H.R.H. Prince Chula Chakrabongse of Siam (1908-1963), only child of Prince Chakrabongse Bhuvanath and his Russian wife, Ekaterina Desnitskaya

Completion of Sacre Coeur, Montmartre, Paris, France
Completion of the Basilica (church) of the Sacre Coeur, Montmartre, Paris, France. Date: 1914

Map of Batignolles-Monceau, Paris, France
Map of Batignolles-Monceau, 17th arrondissement, Paris, France. Date: circa 1900s

La Montmartroise statue, Montmartre, Paris, France
La Montmartroise statue by Theophile Camel, Square Carpeaux, 18th arrondissement, Montmartre, Paris, France. The statue was unveiled in 1907 in homage to the sculptor and artist

Vineyard in Montmartre, Paris, France. Date: 1950s

Funicular station, Montmartre, Paris, France
Funicular station for the Sacre Coeur, Montmartre, Paris, France. Date: circa 1900s

Pont Caulaincourt, Montmartre, Paris, France. Date: circa 1900s

Hopital Bretonneau, Montmartre, Paris, France
Hopital Bretonneau, Montmartre, 18th arrondissement, Paris, France. Date: circa 1900s

Hopital Bichat, Boulevard Ney, Montmartre, Paris, France
Hopital Bichat, Boulevard Ney, Montmartre, 18th arrondissement, Paris, France. Date: circa 1900s

Theatre de l Opera, Paris, France. Date: circa 1900s

St Germain l Auxerrois, Paris, France. Date: circa 1900s

London Underground station booking hall, with automatic ticket machines at different prices. Date: circa 1930

London Underground ticket and change giving machine, issuing twopenny tickets. Date: 1928

Underground railway petrol locomotive, London
Underground railway petrol-fuelled locomotive, London. Date: 1908

Section of underground railway tunnel, City Line, London
Section of the underground railway tunnel on the City Line, London, between City and Elephant & Castle stations. Now part of the Northern Line

Scene outside Mansion House underground station, London, showing the arrival of City workers in their top hats at 10am. Date: 1896

Interior of electric underground train, City Line, London
Interior of an electric underground train on the City Line, London. Now part of the Northern Line, the City Line originally ran from City (now Bank) to Stockwell, via Borough, Elephant & Castle

Map of underground and overground stations, South London
Map of underground and overground stations connecting the City to South London. The overground lines are the London & South Western Railway and the London Chatham & Dover Railway

Examination of underground railway tunnel after explosion
Examination by government officials of the underground railway tunnel between Charing Cross and Westminster after the explosion of a bomb in the tunnel on 30 October 1883. Date: October 1883

Train from Charing Cross to Westminster after explosion
Conducting the first train from Charing Cross to Westminster after the explosion of a bomb in the tunnel on 30 October 1883. Date: 1883

Manufacturing hard steel rails for the railway. Date: 1880

Baker Street underground station, London
A train arrives at Baker Street underground station, London, on the Metropolitan Line: the high roof is needed because the first trains are pulled by steam locomotives. Date: 1881

Metropolitan underground steam locomotive, London
Metropolitan District steam locomotive, as used on the London underground in the late 19th century. Date: circa 1880s

New York, Crystal Palace 1853
New York, Crystal Palace was an exhibition building constructed for the Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations in New York City, between 14 July 1853 to 5 October 1858, when it was destroyed

Cartoons, The Guide to the Metropolitan Railway, London
Cartoons in Fun, 1866. The Guide to the Metropolitan Railway. A humorous commentary on the popularity of the new London underground railway, showing people travelling for business and pleasure

Gower Street Station, Metropolitan underground, London
Platform scene at Gower Street Station, one of the first stations on the Metropolitan underground, London. It was later renamed Euston Square Station. Date: circa 1860s

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