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Franciscea Etcive Floral
Franciscea and tropaeolum tastefully juxtaposed Date: circa 1840

Tram Company Uniform
FAMILY GROUP WITH TERRIER DOG POSE FOR PHOTO IN STREET. FATHER OF FAMILY WEARING A LONDON TRAMWAYS UNIFORM Date: 1911

French Emigres
Une soiree de Coblentz - French emigres flee France, and take refuge in Coblentz just across the German border, where they wait for the Revolution to blow over.. Date: circa 1805

Cross Paris Street - 1815
An elegantly dressed Parisienne raises her skirts as she crosses a Paris street with its flowing gutter Date: circa 1815

Old woman spinning in her cottage
An old cottage woman spins with a distaff at her fireside. Date: circa 17th century

Aeneas Meets Dido
Aeneas arrives at Carthage while the city is being rebuilt by Dido, its Queen

BELLEROPHON & CHIMERA BELLEROPHON & CHIMERA
One of the tasks he has to perform for Iobates, king of Lycia, is to slay the CHIMERA, which he does with the aid of the winged horse PEGASUS

Guildes at Crystal Palace 1854
A military band perform in the Crystal Palace before a large crowd. Date: 1854

ELECTRIC AIRSHIP
Frank Reade and his New Electric Air Ship, the Eclipse - a dramatic scene as the wonderful aircraft deals with the Yellow Peril Date: 1892

Achelous Vanquished
River-god Achelous and Herakles fight for love of Dejanira : Achelous turns himself into a bull, but Herakles wins, pulling off a horn, the cornucopia

Folklore - Chimaera
To clear his name, Bellerophon performs various tasks for Iobates of Lydia, including slaying the monstrous Chimaera

Folklore - Sirens
Odysseus and his companions avoid the charms of the Sirens

BACCHANTE
A Bacchante, worshipper of Bacchus, in ecstasy

Herakles - Cerberus
The last Labour of Herakles is to descend to the Underworld and capture the three-headed dog Cerberus; he does this, but returns the dog to Hades who needs him as a watchdog

Battle of Hafrsfjord
The Norwegians at the Battle of Hafrsfjord. Date: 872

Lady at Her Easel
A lady sits at her easel, mixing paint on her palette, while her friend watches, hlding an album Date: 1848

EVENING DRESS 1830
Gowns with transparent lace over-skirts with deep scalloped & embroidered flounces & wide over-sleeves that taper to a point. The white gown has lace manchettes. Date: 1830

Drummer-boy of the British Army Date: circa 1850

Street Violinist
Billy Waters, who lost a leg in an accident, plays the violin in the street. Date: 1823

Plants - Ilex Aquifolium
HOLLY PERSONIFIED Date: 1906

Duel with Pistols
A duel with pistols, at surprisingly close quarters - no wonder one of the protagonists has succeeded in hitting his opponent ! Date: circa 1820

Hunt - Private Carriage
A noblewoman attends a hunt in her coach, while her women follow on foot or on horseback Date: 15th century

Music - Instruments - Bells
Big Ben of Westminster Date: 1856

Man in Black 1813
Black woollen suit: cut-away coat, short waistcoat with stand collar, breeches with falls, knitted stockings, pumps, top hat & pink lining, white cravat & shirt ruffles. Date: 1813

Wigan Colliery Lasses
Colliery lasses of Wigan Date: 1900

Papa Explains Nature
Papa explains the wonders of nature to his children Date: 1869

Child Fashions circa 1870
Boy: D-B jacket with cape, knickerbockers, striped socks & heeled boots. Girls: striped polonaise & fringed cape; tunic dresses with dentate hems, bustles & button trim Date: circa 1870

Motoring in England
An early motor car passes through an English village - to the astonishment of the villagers ! Date: 1903

Watching a game of Polo at Ranelagh
Elegant people watching the polo at Ranelagh, south-west London Date: 1912

VIEW OF DAWLISH
General view of the beach at Dawlish in Devon. Along the beach there are several bathing machines. Date: 1892

Two Danish Women 1901
Two Danish women cross a wet Copenhagen street. Date: 1901

Stone Age Carving
Carving with stone tools during the Stone Age at Laugerie Basses, France Date: circa 3000 BC

Scarborough Beach
The Foreshore Road at Scarborough which follows the coast beside the beach. Date: circa 1890

Scarborough Harbour
The harbour and lighthouse at Scarborough, Yorkshire. Date: circa 1890

ENGLAND / BURTON ON TRENT
General view of industry in Burton on Trent. Date: Circa 1840

Industry Landscape - 1830
Early 19th century print showing the steady rise of industry in Birmingham. Date: 1830

Minstrels on Beach
Three brightly dressed minstrels entertain a group of holidaymakers on a beach Date: late 19th century

Aldeburgh Beach
At this date, Aldeburgh, on the Suffolk coast, is still a thriving fishing village : but that bathing hut is a sign that the holidaymakers are coming... Date: 1895

German Wild Man
Schembartlaufer The Wild Man, character in a medieval German morality drama Date: circa 16th century

Bianchi MCycle Factory
The Bianchi motorcycle factory in Italy Date: 1917

Harpist 1798
An elegant lady plays the harp Date: 1798

Commedia Ballerina dancing
The Ballerina dances and plays her tambourine. Date: 1500

GALILEO / JUPITER-MEDICI
Galileo shows the satellites of Jupiter to Cosimo de Medici

Proteus
A greek sea god who possessed the gift of prophecy, but changed his shape to avoid being questioned

Zeus - Jupiter Ammon
ZEUS/JUPITER AMMON - the Libyan/Egyptian form of the god, who had a famous oracle at the oasis of Siwwa, Libya

Branchus
BRANCHUS - a Greek priest of Apollo, a seer who possessed oracular powers

Louis of Sicily Weds 14th century
A noble marriage - Louis, king of Sicily and son of the duc dAnjou - weds the daughter of king Pedro of Aragon Date: 14th century

Evolution - Baby - Monkeys
The advent of the first human baby is celebrated by an admiring congregation of apes, who are holding a lamp to Darwins book The Descent of Man (1871)

Golf Player - Sepia Photo
A gentleman in his plus-fours ready to play a game of golf. Date: circa 1910

Iliad - Hecuba
Wife of Priam, Queen of Troy according to the text, they reigned in 1237 BC

Iron Age Spinning
Early spinning and weaving, probably during the Iron Age Date: circa 500 BC

Tourists - Rhine - Kronheim
Tourists admire the Rhine. Sitting on a rock they look along the valley at the Rolandseck, the Drachenfels and the Island of Nonnenwerth. Date: 1864

Lancelot Saves Arthur
Sir Lancelot prevents Sir Bors from slaying King Arthur

Religion - India - Ganga
King Shantanu meets GANGA, the goddess of the Ganges river, and she becomes his first queen provided he never speaks an angry word to her (which of course one day he does...)

Galahad - Round Table
Sir Galahad is introduced to the Round Table

Great Eastern - Port Paddle
The view (looking aft) from the port paddle box of the Great Eastern showing the trough for cable. Date: 1865

Music - Choir Boy
Choirboy Date: Late 19th Century

Crusaders Ships
Crusaders embarking for the Holy Land - galleys row them out from the shore to the sailing ship where the crew are stowing away the cargo Date: circa 1100

Battle of Sluys
English and French warships locked in combat at Sluys (LEcluse) : almost the entire French fleet is destroyed Date: 24 June 1340

First Paris Omnibuses
The first omnibuses to ply the streets of Paris - in the foreground, an Ecossaise, in the background, a Dame Blanche Date: circa 1830

Paris Five Sous Carriage
CAROSSE A CINQ SOUS Public carriage carries Parisians for five sous a journey Date: 1662

Vaubans Horse Litter
Horse litter used by the French general Vauban while travelling Date: circa 1680

Oil - Horse Cart - in Water
Horses transport oil in barrels on an oil creek by pulling the carts through the water. Date: 1875

Postman of Venezuela
The postman of Venezuela carries his mail bag under his cape as he walks barefoot from house to house Date: circa 1900

Postman of Montenegro
A postman of Montenegro brings a letter to a housewife as she sits at her spinning wheel. Date: circa 1900

Transvaal Postman
A postman rides his horse urgently across the veldt, uncertain whether strangers are friend or foe. Date: circa 1900

Romanian Policeman
The Romanian policeman delivers his mail by bicycle Date: circa 1900

Norwegian Postman
Neither snow, ice, hail nor trolls discourage the Norwegian postman as he skis oer fjell and fjord Date: circa 1900

Postman of Natal
A native postman delivers mail to a British officer serving in Natal Date: circa 1900

Javanese Postman
A Javanese postman travels from village to village on horseback Date: circa 1900

German Postman - circa 1909
The German postman hands a sealed letter to the son of the house while his mother watches. Date: circa 1909

Vietnamese Postman
In French Indo-China, the postman delivers mails on horseback from village to village Date: circa 1900

Indian Postman
An Indian postman delivers mail personally to a high- ranking recipient, attended by a servant with a fly-swat. Date: circa 1900

Netherlands Postman
A Dutch postman on his rounds stops for a chat with a milkwoman with her dog-drawn delivery cart. Date: circa 1900

Haiti Postman
A postman on horseback delivers mail to a servant at the gate of a hacienda Date: circa 1900

Bolivian Postman
In the mountainous terrain of Bolivia, a rural postman uses mules to carry the mails. Date: circa 1900

Austrian Postman
This lucky Austrian postman, delivering mails on a rainy day, has met two pretty girls who invite him to share their umbrella. Date: circa 1900

Australian Postman
An Australian postman catches up with the news and enjoys a refreshing drink when he calls on a farmer in the bush. Date: circa 1900

Thames Viaduct Railway
The Thames viaduct railway plan, designed by James Samuel and John M Heppel Date: 1864

GAMES ON A CRUISE SHIP
Off to play games on the deck of a liner Date: 1926

Vauxhall Gardens - 1820
Tom, Jerry and Logic making the most of an evening at Vauxhall Gardens. Date: 1820

Laundrymaid Ironing
A laundrymaid ironing Date: circa 1870

17th century Mason
A mason saws a piece of stone for the construction of an ecclesiastical looking building. Date: 17th century

C17 BAKER
A baker rolls out his dough using an early type of rolling pin, Date: 17th century

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