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Poster for Welsh GuardsSmart men wanted to join the Welsh Guards, pictured here in full uniform during the Changing of the Guard ceremony at St. James Palace
Margot Fonteyn and Rudolph NureyevDame Margot Fonteyn de Arias (1919-1991) British ballerina with Rudolph Nureyev (1938-1993) Russian ballet dancer in 1962 with Sir Frederick Ashton (1904-1988) British choreographer
Tower Ballroom, BlackpoolThe magnificent Tower Ballroom, at Blackpool : spectators in the balconies enjoy refreshments while the dance floor is crowded - all in formal evening dress
1938 Scott Flying Squirrel motorcycle1938 Scott Flying Squirrel 500cc twin two stroke motorcycle roadside circa 1938
Nelson outlining his battle plans for Trafalgar, 1805This picture illustrates the famous incident when Nelson, visiting Lord Sidmouth five weeks before Trafalgar, dipped a finger in the port and sketched his plan for the expected battle
Passenger Plane ImperialAn Armstrong Whitworth Ensign of Imperial Airways takes off: it has the same Dunlop tyres as the smart red motor car on the ground
200-inch observatory at Palomar, drawn by Russell Porter, 1938. ?The glass giant of Palomar? by David O Woodbury. 1940. pp.304-5 Date: 1938
Ataturk Mustapha Kemal(MUSTAPHA) KEMAL ATATURK Soldier, reformer, and Founder of the Turkish State
Tazio Nuvolari - D Type Auto-UnionTazio Nuvolari, probably the finest driver seen in this period, on a D Type Auto-Union with 3-litre, twelve cylinder, 450 hp rear mounted engine
Guidebook - Seeing Glasgow by Tram and Bus. Issued in conjunstion with the Empire Exhibition at Bellahouston Park, Glasgow, Scotland
Crabble Cricket ground, DoverThe lovely Crabble cricket ground at Dover, Kent, which was used by Kent County Cricket Club from 1907 to 1976. The match in progress is between Kent and Yorkshire
Nearco after winning Grand Prix de ParisLeading in the winner of the Grand Prix de Paris, Nearco, ridden by Pietro Gubellini, and bred and trained by Federico Tesio
Perfume advertisement for Guerlain MitsoukoStriking advertisement for the classic Guerlain fragrance, Mitsouko, asking, " Are you her type?". Mitsouko, a fruity chypre, with floral middle notes and spice base notes
Churchill speaking at Theydon BoisIn a speech at Theydon Bois on 27th August, Winston Churchill declared that the whole state of Europe was moving steadily towards a climax which could not be long delayed
Golfing cartoonA sequential cartoon showing a patient caddy accompanyinig a tenacious golfer as he tackles a wide variety of clubs and greens
Gas proof pram, 1938. A resident of Hextable in Kent, invented a gas proof pram in which a baby could be kept safe during an air raid
RMS Mauretania (Launched 1938)RMS Mauretania. A successor to RMS Mauretania of 1906. Launched 28th July, 1938 she saw only the briefest period of commercial operation before being requisitioned by the British Government for use
Blackpool, Grand TheatreInterior view during the performance of a musical comedy
Advert / Schiaparelli 1938Schiaparelli " Shocking" - perfume, powder and lipstick
Ventriloquist, E BergenEdgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy, his ventriloquists dummy
Catching the 5: 15 at Liverpool Street by Grace GoldenScene inside Liverpool Street Station in the City of London showing commuters and travelling swarming around the station concourse and platforms as they rush to catch trains to NE London suburbs
Territorial Army poster - Inter-war periodFor England and Freedom! Join the Territorial Army. Recruitment poster Number 8. Chromolithograph after Lance Cattermole, published by His Majestys Stationery Office, 1938. Date: 1938
The Womens League of Health & Beauty exercise classes, 1938Health and beauty-a morning exercise class at Harrington Road, London, as conducted by Helen Stack(cousin of Prunella Stack)for the Womens League of Health and Beauty
West Middlesex Hospital, Isleworth, MiddlesexThe West Middlesex Hospital, originally erected as an infirmary for the Brentford Union workhouse on Twickenham Road, Isleworth
Maharaja of Patiala / StampMAHARAJA BHUPINDER SINGH (1891 - 1938) Ruling Maharaja of the princely state of Patiala from 1900 to 1938. He served on the General Staff in France, Belgium
Noel Coward (1899-1973)Caricature of Noel Coward (1899-1973), the English playwright, actor and composer, in 1938
George Mutch scores for Preston North End at the FA Cup FinaPhotograph of George Mutch scoring a penalty to make the score 1-0 for Preston North End against Huddersfield Town in the last minute of the FA Cup Final, 30th April 1938
Tour De France CutoutCut-out figures for a do-it- yourself Tour de France : 18 riders, with follow-up motor-cycle and cars, and a general race scene
Senate House (University of London) from Store Street. Date: 1938
Circus scene. Illustration by G鲡rd Laplau (1938-2009)Circus scene. Illustration by G鲡 rd Laplau (1938-2009). Naive art. Painting
Joseph Kennedy, American Ambassador & family, 1938The new U.S.A Ambassador in London, Joseph P. Kennedy pictured with his wife and nine children. Left to right are the ambassador, Patricia (aged 13), John (aka Jack, JFK, aged twenty), Jean (nine)
Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs released in UK, 1938Page from The Bystander showing two scenes from the Disney full-length animation, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs at the time it was released in Britain
The Cutty Sark in dry-dock, Falmouth, 1938Photograph showing the clipper ship Cutty Sark in dry-dock at Falmouth in 1938. The ship was being prepared for what was predicted to be her last journey - under tow
Pan American Airways route mapPan American Airways System global route map of the Flying Clipper Ships (passengers, mail, express). circa 1938
First Metropolitan Police-DogsFront cover photograph showing two London policemen with the first Metropolitan police-dogs in 1938, thirty years after the first dogs were used by the North Eastern Railway Police to patrol Hull
Blackpool EntertainmentThe front cover of a souvenir programme for the Blackpool Tower & Winter Gardens, including the Tower circus and ballroom
Advert / Martini VermouthMartini Vermouth - what is Christmas without it?
(Mustapha) Kemal Ataturk(MUSTAPHA) KEMAL ATATURK Turkish statesman, in 1925; at the time of the ban on wearing the fez
Graf Zeppelin TakeoffGRAF ZEPPELIN People mill around as the Airship prepares for take off
British Countryside - A 75 year-old Shepherd at Crondall, Hampshire Date: 1938
N. Y. K. Line - M. S. Heiyo MaruN.Y.K. Line (Nippon Yusen Kaish) - M.S. Heiyo Maru. Date: 1938
Arrival of the Queen Mary - New York - after maiden voyageArrival of the Queen Mary after her maiden voyage, in New York. America. Photograph. August 8th 1938. Date: 1938
LCC-LFB changeover from brass to cork fire helmetsTwo firemen in the foreground wearing new style cork helmets and Proto Mark IV breathing apparatus sets. The man on the right is from Station 34, Shadwell
Whitsun walk in Abertillery, South Wales. c.1938
Metropolitan Police officers with hand ambulanceThree Metropolitan Police officers posing for their photograph with a Bischoffsheim hand ambulance at the rear of Uxbridge Police Station
Goodwins toilet soap, 1930sAn advert for Goodwins toilet soap, featuring a smiling young woman holding a tennis racket. 1937-1938
Princess Elizabeth at the Bath ClubPrincess Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth II) pictured in a swimming costume at the Bath Club. Date: c.1938
Steve Bloomer, English footballer and managerSteve Bloomer (1874-1938), English footballer and manager. He played for Derby County, Middlesbrough and England during the 1890s and 1900s, and was famous for his prolific scoring of goals
Delage car driven by R J Seaman at the Isle of Man, 1938 Date: 1938
BSA three wheeler sports car and driver, South WalesMr Jack Holt driving his 1932 BSA three wheeler sports car, bought in 1938 from Morgan of Caerphilly. Probably photographed in the Haverfordwest area, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
Eiger Ascent 1938A report of the succesful ascent of the north face of the Eiger by an Austro-German expedition - Heckmeier and Vorg from Munich and Kasparek and Harrer from Vienna
Some Grand NationalA number of jockeys who were expected to ride in the 1938 Grand National Steeplechase at Aintree " walking the plank" at the famous Bechers Brook
Poster for 1938 Eucharistic Congress, BudapestPoster for 34th International Eucharistic Congress, Budapest. The poster shows an angel flying over the globe holding a chalice with the bright moon forming a glowing orb above the cup
Neville Chamberlain PM, 1938Portrait of (Arthur) Neville Chamberlain (1869-1940), British Prime Minister, photographed in 1938
Cricket Scoreboard at Guildford, Surrey, 1938Photograph showing the scoreboard at Guildford Cricket Ground, venue of the Surrey vs. Hampshire County Cricket match of 1938
Say when - David DugginsIllustration showing a terrier puppy dispensing soda water and a drink, possibly whiskey to a choosy looking feline companion
Ataturk, Photo(MUSTAPHA) KEMAL ATATURK Turkish soldier, statesman and president who created modern Turkey
Palace Ballroom, BlackpoolThe sumptously decorated Palace Ballroom, at Blackpool Lancashire - evening dress is de rigueur in this popular venue
Thrilling Wonder Stories Scifi Magazine Cover, Giant AntsHANDS ACROSS THE VOID - The giant ants of Titan help the Earth travellers against their enemies
Dreamland, Margate, 1938Dreamland Amusement Park, Margate - a crowd waiting at the Scenic Railway station
Poster for the world motor boat championships 1938Poster for the world motor boat championships in Geneva from the 6th-8th August 1938
HAWKER HURRICANE 1The supremely efficient fighter as it appears at the outbreak of World War One - less glamorous than the Spitfire but in practice the more effective aircraft
Tower Circus / BlackpoolTwo girls perform tricks while riding a white horse. A clown holds a hoop with a paper surface which one of them has just leapt through
ATATURK (1881 - 1938)(Mustapha) KEMAL ATATURK military, reformer, founder of Turkish State, with officials at the headquarters of nationalist government of Turkey in Angora
British Countryside - The Bridge at Eynsford, KentBritish Countryside - The 15th century stone bridge at Eynsford, Kent. Date: 1938
Card celebrating 20 years of Czechoslovakia (1918 - 1938)
TRURO - 1938The Cathedral from the Square, Truro, Cornwall
Cyclists & WindmillsThree men cyclists admire the the two windmills at Outwood, Surrey, England. The left one was built in 1665 and still stands today. The right, built 1790, blew down in a gale 1960
Amy Johnson helping to tow a Kirby Kite sailplane c 1938Amy Johnson helping to tow a Kirby Kite sailplane. circa 1938. The driver is Ann Edmonds who later became Ann Welch. Date: 1938
Advert / Dubonnet AperitifDubonnet aperitif - the strength that gives you wings
Hungarian Grand PrixRudolf Caracciola for Mercedes at the Hungarian Grand Prix in Budapest. He took the first championship title in 1935 and again in 1937 and 1938
Le Touquet / Beach 1938On a sandy French plage, a mother drags her reluctant son away from his pleasures
Fats Waller AlbumCover for album of swing compositions featuring Fats Waller, dated 1938 to 1942
French Riviera / J SimontLe Touquet: sunbathers by the swimming pool
Henry Newbolt / MorganSIR HENRY JOHN NEWBOLT English poet and man of letters
Chaliapin / Don QuixoteFYODOR IVANOVICH CHALIAPIN Russian opera singer as Don Quichotte (Don Quixote)
Advert / Gold Flake CigsWillss Gold Flake at Ascot - the Mans cigarette that Women like
Pumping EngineKempton Park, Surrey : the triple expansion pumping engine in the waterworks. Note the size of the men
Welles and Newsmen 1938Orson Welles speaks with newsmen, 30 October 1938, after the sensational broadcast of a dramatised version of the book by the Mercury Theatre, NY
Tatler cover - The Hon. Lady Mosley, Diana MitfordThe Hon. Lady Mosley, formerly Mrs Bryan Guinness and before that, Diana Freeman Mitford (1910-2003), one of the notorious Mitford sisters
The Spirella Building, Letchworth Garden City, HertfordshireThe Spirella Building, Letchworth Garden City, near Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England. Date: 1938