Queen of the Night by Marjorie MillerMoody colour illustration by Marjorie Miller showing woman clad in a diaphonous dress roaming moonlit forests with a savage-looking wolf-like dog
All Aboard for Brooklands by The Tout 1931Humorous colour illustration by The Tout showing caricatures of various personalities from the motoring world in 1931. From left: Lord Howe, Mr. Raymond Mays, Mr. Hugh P
Gandhi in England 1931MAHATMA GANDHI with enthusiastically supportive factory workers in Lancashire, 1931. Date: 1869 - 1948
Nellie Melba / PostcardNELLIE MELBA (born Helen Porter Mitchell) Australian soprano
Jim Pike, Australian jockey, on his horse, Phar LapJames Edward (Jim) Pike (1892-1969), Australian jockey, on his horse, Phar Lap (1926-1932). circa 1931-1932
Monaco Grand Prix Poster - 1931Poster for the 3rd Monaco Grand Prix - held on the 19th April 1931. The race was won by Louis Chiron in a Bugatti. 1931
Schneider Trophy Air RaceSouvenir programme cover design, Schneider Trophy Contest. Date: 12 September 1931
Rolls-Royce Merlin X / 10 Supercharged Piston Aero-Engine Date: 1931
Programme cover, Schneider Trophy ContestSouvenir programme cover, The Schneider Trophy Contest, September 12th 1931, The Royal Aero Club. Showing a seaplane in flight. 1931
Poster for the Chateau de Sully sur LoirePoster advertising French railways, with trips to the Chateau de Sully sur Loire
Admiring an Austin 7She admires his Austin Seven
Tatler cover - Ronald Colman and his Sealyham TerrierFilm star Ronald Colman (1891-1958) pictured on the front cover of The Tatler with his Sealyham Terrier in 1931. Date: 1931
Mick the MillerLegendary greyhound racing champion, Mick the Miller, owned by Mrs Arundel Kempton, pictured enjoying a well-earned rest after winning the St. Leger 700 yards race at Wembley. Date: 1931
Irish Guards ShamrockThe duke of Connaught presents Irish Guardsmen with a sprig of shamrock each
Lyons Corner House, 1931LYONS CORNER HOUSE, OXFORD STREET Opened in 1923, the Oxford Street restaurant was one of a chain owned by J Lyons and Co Ltd
Margaret Morris, 1931Photographic portrait of Margaret Morris (1891-1980), the English dancer and teacher, in costume for her Hungarian Rhapsody, 1931
Talking Mongoose HouseThe home of Voirrey Irving at Cashens Gap, Isle of Man, where Gef, the " Talking Mongoose" manifested : Voirrey stands with her father at the front door
MOTOR BUSA classic double-decker of the London General Omnibus Company on the 11 route which still links Liverpool Street with Victoria via Charing Cross
James Dean / Warner BrosJAMES DEAN American film actor Date: 1931 - 1955
Anna Pavlova / ProgrammeANNA PAVLOVA Russian ballet dancer
Ginger Rogers / W Way 1931GINGER ROGERS American film actress and dancer Date: circa 1931
West Middlesex Hospital, Isleworth, MiddlesexThe West Middlesex Hospital, originally erected as an infirmary for the Brentford Union workhouse on Twickenham Road, Isleworth
Thomas Edison / PhonographTHOMAS ALVA EDISON American inventor with his Edison Business Phonograph
AL CAPONE/1931 PHOTOAlphonse Scarface Capone, Chicago gangster Date: 1931
LCC-LFB Warehouse fire, Butlers Wharf, BermondseyA major docklands fire at Butlers Wharf, Bermondsey, SE London. It happened during a particularly cold spell for March. The attack on the fire by a large number of firefighters
Advert for Underwood portable typewriters 1931Underwood creates the new portable typewriter. With a quiet carriage that never interrupts the train of thought, a quieter key action and shift key
Union Workhouse and Infirmary, Crumpsall, ManchesterAerial view of the Manchester Union workhouse and infirmary at Crumpsall. At the bottom of the picture can be seen the original workhouse (later Springfield Hospital) with an entrance on the right
Dance-Time at the Dorchester HotelThis painting by Matania shows people dancing in the ballroom of the Dorchester Hotel in Park Lane
Stylish Horse Race by Victor HicksA stylised illustration showing an elegant lady leading a racehorse in the paddock. The illustration is accompanied by the following poem; Airs and graces
Street AccordionistsSelected from the ranks of Londons street artists, these musicians perform on the kerb for a BBC broadcast
Stockings Advert. 1931Advertisement for Bembergs stockings, depicting a black cat curling itself around the legs of a woman
The Schneider Trophy, presented by French industrialist Jacques Schneider, himself a record- breaking balloonist; his aim, to encourage aviation. The cup is worth 67000 euros
Atlantic Islands / MadeiraMadeira: looking inviting, with palm trees and flowers
Mahatma Gandhi spinning at his wheelMahatma Gandhi, Indian nationalist and spiritual leader, spinning at his wheel (Charakha) in 1931, demonstrating his strong work ethic
East Africa - Eritrea - Massawa - The Governors Palace Date: circa 1931
King George VIPainting by Philip de Laszlo of King George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George; 18951952) - King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11th December 1936 until his
Imperial Airways Poster, seaplane ScipioImperial Airways Poster, showing a diagrammatic drawing of the seaplane Scipio, one of the new Kent class, for use on the trans-Mediterranean service. 1931
Beddington & Wallington Urban District Council fire brigadeThe Beddington and Wallington Urban District Council fire brigade
Advert for Shelley Vogue China 1931Shelleys Vogue shape coffee set, usual in yellow and black overlapping block pattern. Advertisement for new catalogue with Shelley china tea, coffee, morning and dinner sets. Date: 1931
Eric Liddell (1902 - 1945), Scottish athlete, rugby union international and missionary, Olympic gold medal winner in the 400m at the 1924 Paris Olympic Games
Mikhail GorbachevMIKHAIL SERGEYEVICH GORBACHYOV Leader of the former Soviet Union from 1985 to 1991. Date: 1931 -
Advert for Malcolm campbell 1931Dunlop Tyres pay tribute to Malcolm Campbell when he drives his Bluebird on Daytona Beach, Florida, at a speed of 395 km/h. Date: 1931
H. M. S. PoseidonH.M.S. Poseidon, the submarine which sank after colliding with a Chinese merchant ship, the SS Yuta, on 9 June 1931, 21 miles north of Wei-hai-wei, China
Hanworth Park, Londons Country Flying ClubIllustration showing Londons Country Flying Club, a mansion set in the middle of Hanworth Park
Talking Mongoose / VoirreyVoirrey Irving, of Cashens Gap, Isle of Man, where Gef, the " Talking Mongoose" manifested : with her dog
Golf / Book by CottonGolf by the famous player Henry Cotton
Borley PeopleBORLEY PEOPLE - Investigators Harry Price and Molly Goldney, with the rev. L A Foyster, his wife Marianne Foyster and their two foster- children
Ice Hockey / Agenda PlmAn ice-hockey match in Chamonix, France
