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Mount Fuji, Japan - A small sailing boat crosses wetlands Date: circa 1904
Japan - Watching volcanic disturbance, Mount AsoJapan - Watching volcanic disturbance at the Mount Aso volcano, Higo Province (an old province of Japan in the area that is today Kumamoto Prefecture on the island of Kyushu)
Caricature of Sir Michael Costa, conductor and composerCaricature of Sir Michael Andrew Angus Costa (1808-1884), Italian-born conductor and composer active in England. 1882
Early woman police officer, Mrs M B CrowleEarly woman police officer, Mrs Mary Beatrice Crowle, one of the first members of a special womens patrol set up at the start of the First World War
See-saw in the gardenEight men are around a wooden structure, probably some sort of see-saw. The man on the right of the see-saw has fallen off and the man on the left has landed heavily on the ground as a result
Photograph of a Belgian ex-patientPhotograph of a Belgian soldier holding a copy of the newspaper Het Vaderland. Below the photograph is written Artieme Mettrie, Arme頂 elge, Guerre 14-15-1916
Studio photograph of Artieme MettrieA studio photograph of Artieme Mettrie. On the reverse is written Souvenir de l yser 24-12-17 avec mes meilleurs amitiez Artieme Mettrie. The card has been stamped by a military censor
Belgian soldiers larks at Quex ParkSeven men are larking about with a large bath chair or basket. One man is underneath it, two others are sitting on top or behind it, others are standing around. They are all very amused
Antoine De GranvielleANTOINE DE GRANVELLE Devious French churchman, cardinal, active in the Netherlands. Date: 1517 - 1586
O D Gordon, Dutch MilitO D GORDON Dutch patriot and soldier during the Revolutionary War. Date: ACTIVE 1796
Joshua Ellison, NavalJOSHUA ELLISON British naval captain, probably active during the Napoleonic Wars. Date: CIRCA 1800
Edhem PashaEDHEM PASHA Turkish soldier and statesman, active during the war of 1876. Date: 1815 - 1890
Jules F Dupuis-DelcourtJULES FRANCOIS DUPUIS-DELCOURT French balloon pioneer, with many ambitious projects which only occasionally bore fruit. Date: ACTIVE 1820S-1850S
David Davis, JuristDAVID DAVIS American lawyer, jurist and statesman, active in securing Lincolns nomination. Date: 1815 - 1886
Henry Seymour Conway 1HENRY SEYMOUR CONWAY British military commander, an active if not brilliant soldier : friend of Horace Walpole. Date: 1721 - 1795
Henry Seymour Conway 2HENRY SEYMOUR CONWAY British military commander, an active if not brilliant soldier : friend of Horace Walpole. Date: 1721 - 1795
Henry Seymour Conway 3HENRY SEYMOUR CONWAY British military commander, an active if not brilliant soldier : friend of Horace Walpole - this portrait was in his collection. Date: 1721 - 1795
Cassius Marcellus ClayCASSIUS MARCELLUS CLAY American statesman : active abolitionist, publishing abolition newspaper : served in Mexican War; later U.S. minister to Russia. Date: 1810 - 1903
George Rogers ClarkGEORGE ROGERS CLARK American military, active on the frontiers of civilisation against the Native Americans, British and suchlike lesser breeds. Date: 1752 - 1818
James Earl of BerkeleyJAMES, 3rd earl of BERKELEY, British naval commander, active throughout his life, initially at sea, in later life in administrative posts related to the Navy. Date: 1680 - 1736
John Bell, BishopJOHN BELL Bishop of Worcester, in his episcopal robes. An active churchman in Henry VIIIs service, involved in the controversies of the divorce. Date: ? - 1556
William P. Earl of BathWILLIAM PULTENEY, earl of BATH Statesman, depicted in his peers robes : a fine orator, he was very active in political affairs with a finger in every pie. Date: 1684 - 1764
Sir John BarnardSIR JOHN BARNARD (1685 - 1764) Merchant, alderman of the City of London and Lord Mayor in 1737, politically active as an opponent of Walpole. Date: circa 1740
Arthur Aikin, ScientistARTHUR AIKIN Chemist, geologist and author of educational works, active in the encouragement of science education. Date: 1773 - 1854
David Ferguson (124)DAVID FERGUSON Scotsman, youngest of 15 : shoemaker by trade, but he served as a soldier for much of his life and was active till nearly the end. Date: 1694 - 1818
Evarista GherardiEVARISTA GHERARDI Italian writer and actor, active in France Date: 1670? - 1700
Bartle FrereSIR HENRY BARTLE FRERE statesman and administrator, active in Indian and African affairs : photo 1876 Date: 1815 - 1884
Tennis gowns, 1906Tennis gowns for sporty women in 1906. On the left a sleeveless zouave to allow the arm full swing in playing. The other has a full blouse bodice with elbow sleeves
Skating costume, 1906A charming skating costume with full bolero coat with epaulet trimmings of heavy braid. The tunic, graduated upwards at the back, shows a full skirt
Skating fashions, 1908A trio of suitable costumes for skating. The figure in front wears a charming skirt cut in the latest fashion, the points of the stripes going upwards
Advert, Huntley & Palmers Tribrek Breakfast CerealAdvertisement for Huntley & Palmers Tribrek Breakfast Cereal. 1937
Christening 1918 Tree Planting Soldiers GroupChristopher Powell-Cotton (1918-2006) was christenend at All Saints Church, Birchington on 20 April 1918. Afterwards a tree was planted in the grounds of Quex Park
Four ladies and boy on the ice on a Christmas cardFour ladies and a boy in a sailor suit skating on the ice on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s
Five boys, one swimming, on a birthday cardFive boys, one of them swimming, on a birthday card. Date: circa 1890s
Cartoon, Encounter, WW1Cartoon, Encounter. A young soldier meets his uncle who seems younger than when he last saw him. The uncle replies that he was in the territorial army
Great Fire Pit, Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii, USA. A man stands on the edge, looking down. Date: 1920
Junkers Ju 523m -active across every theatre of German operations throughout the war
WW1 - Practical Gifts for the soldier at the frontWW1 - Practical Christmas Gifts for the service men at the front from John Pound & Co. These include lamps watches a map ase, a khaki campaign roll and an aluminium canteen Date: 1915
Keep Your Distance, Currier and Ives, (active 1857-1907). Litography
Switzerland - Basel, Old Bridge and Three Kings HotelColoured lantern slide depicting a view of the Three Kings Hotel, Basel. Old Bridge can be seen in the foreground, as can the River Rhine
Italy - Erupting Active VolcanoBlack and white lantern slide of erupting active volcano.. Part of Box 214, Italy, Boswell collection. Date: circa 1890s
Steppe / Horsfields Tortoises graze (Agrionemys horsfieldii). near Karahoudan village - foothills of Kopetdag mountains - Turkmenistan. Testudo - Spring - April
Green Cicada, which is active around dusk, in daytime hides in vegetation in undergrowth of rainforest (Dundubia vaginata). Tioman Island, 30 km east off peninsula Malaysia in South China Sea; June
Atlas Moth - male (has feathery antennae used for searching females by their pheromones) - in hand - taken from a window of a house in the morning (its active at night) (Attacus atlas )
Steppe / Horsfields Tortoise - active during day in a desert (Agrionemys horsfieldii). Caspian sea shore - Turkmenistan. Testudo - April
Womens War Work WW1 PloughingLithograph by A.S Hartrick (Archibald Standish Hartrick 1864-1950) entitled, Womens Work: On the Land Ploughing Two women undertaking agricultural work as they replaced men on active service as part
Suffragist Lasy McLaren. Lady Laura McLaren (1854-1933) was active in the woman suffrage campaign for many years, member of the Womens Liberal Federation
Cage of the unenfranchised. A wicker cage constrains hens and a parrot with a ticket listing those who are outside the democratic process criminals, aliens, Paupers, lunatics and women