Gowns That Express Poetic IdeasPurple and blue wigs to complete the colour-schemes of dresses: gowns that express poetic ideas. Costumes from the house of Madame Lucile
Design, Aberdeen, Its Trades & Industries. 1905
Banquet of the Amsterdam Civic Guard in Celebration of the PBartholomeus van der Helst (1613-1670). Dutch painter. Banquet of the Amsterdam Civic Guard in Celebration of the Peace of Munster, 1648. Rijskmuseum. Amsterdam. Netherlands
Franco-Italian Convention of 1902French President Emile Francois Loubet (1838-1929) and the King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy - a allegorical card showing the increased unity of purpose of the two nations
WWII - Buy War Bonds - First Day CoverThe Roosevelt-Churchill " Atlantic Charter" of World Freedom - August 1941 - surplanted with a large red V for Victory. Date: 1941
The Anglo-Japanese Alliance of 1902An English Girl and a Japanese Girl stand in front of their national flags holding hands and lifting up flowers, symbolising the Anglo-Japanese Alliance
Minutes of the Council of Jaca. 11th century. Fragment of an illuminated scroll. At the bottom, bishops. Diocesan Archives. Huescas Cathedral. Spain
Cow Suckling LambsDrink more Milk! Mary the cow mothered nine lambs when two ewes died. The cow, who had lost her own calf, did this of her own accord and was very protective of her family. Date: 1930s
Paris Tram CrashLeft to itself, a Paris tram starts - seemingly of its own accord - and crashes at 60 km/hour
Tommy and Yank 1944Tommy and Yank, British and American brothers in arms, celebrate the Allied victory in Germany