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Double page spread in The Sphere showing British warriors lined up waiting before the Battle of Agincourt. The original watercolour by John Hassall
RMS Carpathia, 1903Photograph of the Cunard Lines RMS Carpathia, launched by the Swan Hunter Shipyard, in 1902. She was the first vessel built for the Cunard Line which was exclusively for second
A Game of Bowls, Britain, 1903Photograph showing an English gentleman about to deliver his bowl during a game of lawn bowling, 1903. Fellow players and spectators closely watch his technique
Marie CurieBorn in Poland in 1867, after receiving her secondary education she worked as a governess for eight years. Marie moved to Paris and read Physics at the Sorbonne
Pope Pius X in TiaraPope Pius X (Giuseppe Sarto) wears the TIARA, the traditional Triple Crown symbolising his power and authority
George Gissing / 1895 PhotGEORGE ROBERT GISSING English novelist
Pope Pius X PhotoPOPE PIUS X (Giuseppe Sarto) pope and saint
Thames Sailing BargeA Thames sailing barge is a type of commercial sailing boat once common on the River Thames in London. The flat-bottomed barges with a shallow draught and leeboards
Whipps Cross Hospital, EssexPart of Whipps Cross Hospital, Leytonstone, Essex. Several patients can be see in beds on the open balconies. The hospital was opened in 1903 by the West Ham Union for the sick poor in the area
Imperial Institute, LondonThe Imperial Institute, London. Originally, it had three copper-roofed Renaissance-style towers (two of which are shown here), but a single 85-metre tower, Queens Tower
Oxford / Lincoln CollegeOxford: Lincoln College, with Exeter College alongside Date: circa 1903
Wright 1903 PhotoOrville Wright, watched anxiously by his brother Wilbur, achieves the first powered flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
ANIMAL / OKAPI 1903Okapia Johnstoni. Date: 1903
Altrincham Railway Station - Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. Date: 1903
Leyton Cricket GroundEssex host 1902 champions Yorkshire in a County Championship cricket match at the Leyton Ground, East London. Essex are in the field, with Denton and Wilkinson batting for Yorkshire
Autocar Poster -- Circuit des Ardennes raceAutocar Poster -- British driver Charles Jarrott winning the Circuit des Ardennes race in the famous 70 Panhard. His average speed during the race was 54 mph. Date: 1903
Tooting Bec Asylum, SurreyA woman pushes a pram at the entrance to the Tooting Bec Asylum at Tooting Graveney, erected in 1899-1903 by the Metropolitan Asylums Board
Welsh women road builders, South WalesA group of twenty Welsh women road builders in Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales, holding their spades. They built the road to Hook in 1903-4 to facilitate transport to the colliery
West Ham Infirmary, Whipps Cross, EssexWest Ham Infirmary, Whipps Cross, Leytonstone, Essex, viewed across a small lake. The infirmary, better known as Whipps Cross Hospital
Connel Ferry BridgeThe Connel Ferry Bridge, the worlds 2nd largest steel cantilever bridge, Argyllshire, Scotland, opened in 1903. The Ballachulish railway line closed in 1966
Southampton High StreetThe high Street, with a tram and a number of open carriages
London arms and sealsThe Arms and Common Seals of the Metropolitan Boroughs of London and of the City of London, with a block map showing their boundaries
1903 Wright Flyer on display in the Science Museum, LondonThe original 1903 Wright Flyer lent by Orville Wright for display at the Science Museum, London. Date: circa 1907
The Fat Boy of Peckham and his fatherJohn Trundley, or sometimes, Trunley (1898 - 1944), known as the Fat Boy of Peckham appearing with his father on the front cover of The Tatler magazine in 1903 when he was aged five
Perfume bottles, from thes Maw & Sons catalogue Date: 1903
Whipps Cross Hospital, EssexEntrance to Whipps Cross Hospital, Leytonstone, Essex. Several patients can be see in beds on the open balconies. The hospital was opened in 1903 by the West Ham Union for the sick poor in the area
Stobhill Hospital, Springburn, Glasgow, ScotlandStobhill Hospital was erected in 1903-4 at Springburn, Glasgow, by the citys poor law authority. It provided around 2000 beds for the infirm and chronically sick poor, and for children
Delhi Durbar ElephantsState elephants of the Maharajah of Gwalior superbly decorated for the Delhi Durbar
The Adventure of the Norwood Builder, Sherlock HolmesThe Return of Sherlock Holmes, the Adventure of the Norwood Builder, a Sherlock Holmes story by Arthur Conan Doyle. " A wild-eyed
Tortoiseshell PersiansTwo Persian cats, one tortoiseshell and one tortoiseshell-and-white, sit together. Date: 1903
The Haunted Wood C1903
Ewell Epileptic Colony, Epsom, SurreyLime Villa at the Ewell Epileptic Colony, Hook Road, Epsom, Surrey. The colony, opened in 1903 by the London County Council, was later known as Ewell Mental Hospital and then as St Ebbas Hospital
Union Workhouse, Bagthorpe, NottinghamFront entrance of the Nottingham Union Workhouse at Bagthorpe, Nottingham, with staff seated outside. Designed by Arthur Marshall
This cost a pretty figure by Merlin EnabnitPin up girl by Merlin Enabnit (1903-1979) posed provocatively in her underwear while examining a string of pearls. Enabnit was born in Des Moines, Iowa and was a successful commercial artist
George GissingGEORGE GISSING George Robert Gissing, English novelist
Buffalo Bills Wild WestPromotional postcard for Buffalo Bill Codys Wild West Show and Congress of Rough Riders of the World featuring the Union Jack flag and the Stars and Stripes
1903-Trouble; 1930-Reliability: The Motor cars wonderful adSix photographs illustrating the development of the motor car over a period of 27 years starting with the old Siddeley of 1903 next to its latest descendant of the time
Corry / Vanity Fair 1877MONTAGU WILLIAM LOWRY CORRY BARON ROWTON Statesman and philanthropist, Disraelis private secretary
Vladimir Horowitz / HrandVLADIMIR HOROWITZ American pianist, born in Russia
Douglas-Home / AlecSIR ALEC DOUGLAS-HOME British Prime Minister (Conservative) 1963-4
Felixstowe, the BeachThe beach at Felixstowe, Suffolk, with its row of beach huts
Boys Brigade Boy C1903A boy in his Boys Brigade uniform, posing for a studio photograph with a garden backdrop
Sher. Holmes ThinkingTHE ADVENTURE OF THE DANCING MEN Sherlock Holmes studies the case at his desk
LacrosseA run up the field. From a postcard published by CW Faulkner Date: 1903
Measuring up an end of Bowls, 1903Photograph showing the measuring from a jack during a game of bowls, Britain, 1903
SS Norman arriving at Southampton, 1903Photograph of the SS Norman arriving at Ocean Quay, Southampton, 14th March 1903. Joseph Chamberlain, Colonial Secretary, was on board the Norman arriving back from a foreign tour
Oxford / Christ ChurchOxford: Christ Church College Tom Quadrangle
Sport / Rugbya successful tackle