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Background imageAdded Collection: Swan Fountain Pens 1932

Swan Fountain Pens 1932
A selection of Swan pens for you to give your friends at Christmas, knowing that the pleasing hues give added charm to fine craftsmanship

Background imageAdded Collection: England / Alton Towers

England / Alton Towers
Alton Towers, Staffordshire, seat of the earl of Shrewsbury - begun 1814, much added to, greatly admired for its magnificence indoors and out Date: circa 1840

Background imageAdded Collection: Margram Abbey Church

Margram Abbey Church
Margram Abbey church, near Port Talbot, Wales, a Cistercian monastery, founded by Robert, Earl of Gloucester, dedicated to St. Mary. The two towers were added later. Date: founded 1147

Background imageAdded Collection: Bisley Farm School No. 2 Ground-floor Plan

Bisley Farm School No. 2 Ground-floor Plan
Ground-floor plan of the new building added to the Bisley Farm School, Surrey, in 1873, and later known as the Shaftesbury School block. Date: circa 1888

Background imageAdded Collection: Venus flytrap, Dionaea muscipula

Venus flytrap, Dionaea muscipula. Illustration from John Ellis, Directions for bringing over seeds and plants from the East Indies to which is added

Background imageAdded Collection: Francisco Pizarro

Francisco Pizarro
FRANCISCO PIZARRO Spanish conquistador who added Peru to the Spanish dominions

Background imageAdded Collection: Barnesmore Gap

Barnesmore Gap - a view along a road going to a gap in the mountains, with a composite turf cart and driver added in.. (Location: Republic of Ireland; County Donegal; Barnesmore Gap)

Background imageAdded Collection: Pregnant Guppy N1024V under construction

Pregnant Guppy N1024V under construction with On Mark Engineering at LAX - March 1962. the conversion was carried out in stages

Background imageAdded Collection: WW2 - Gracie Hat And Uniform Doll

WW2 - Gracie Hat And Uniform Doll
A WW2 children's illustrated Gracie doll card, used as a base layer for wartime uniforms and hats to be added on. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageAdded Collection: WW2 - How A Camera Gun Works

WW2 - How A Camera Gun Works
A photograph with educational illustrations added to show how a camera gun works, the device was used to help aid the Royal Air Force in practising war manoeuvres by automatically registering a hit

Background imageAdded Collection: The Moss Gear Company of Birmingham

The Moss Gear Company of Birmingham
The Moss Gear Company finds its origins, in Aston Manor, Birmingham, in 1910. Those engineers who established the company were not named Moss, but Duckitt

Background imageAdded Collection: Dunfermline Stables Proposed Orangery

Dunfermline Stables Proposed Orangery
The top photograph provides a view of some old stables, with illustrative retouching highlighting the proposal for a new lake and bridge and the west side of an orangery

Background imageAdded Collection: Noted Breviary (Incunable Fragment)

Noted Breviary (Incunable Fragment)
Fragment of a leaf from an incunable breviary, parchment. Includes printed 4-line staves but the musical notation has not been added

Background imageAdded Collection: Way to Increase your Greengage Jam Ration

Way to Increase your Greengage Jam Ration
Owing to the short supply of sugar, it was necessary to cut down the amount used in the jam production. Illustrated by William Heath Robinson showing inside a jam factory where every part of

Background imageAdded Collection: The Old Curiosity Shop, Holborn, london

The Old Curiosity Shop, Holborn, london
Vintage, 19th, century, photograph, A, shop, named, The, Old, Curiosity, can, be, found, at, 13-14, Portsmouth, Street, Holborn, London, WC2A, 2ES, amongst, buildings, of, School, Economics

Background imageAdded Collection: Polish Memorial, Cloth Hall, Ypres, Belgium

Polish Memorial, Cloth Hall, Ypres, Belgium
The memorial, which is on an outside wall, commemorates the Polish Forces who liberated Ypres in September 1944. In September 2016 researcher Chris Lock discovered that three Polish soldiers were not

Background imageAdded Collection: USN - Lockheed R7V-2 Super Constellation BuNo

USN - Lockheed R7V-2 Super Constellation BuNo
United states Navy - Lockheed R7V-2 Super Constellation BuNo 131630 or 131631. Turbo-Prop conversion of the R7V-1 for the US Navy

Background imageAdded Collection: The PEACE OF WESTPHALIA signed at Osnaburg (or MUNSTER where further signatures were

The PEACE OF WESTPHALIA signed at Osnaburg (or MUNSTER where further signatures were added on 24 October) brings the war to an end though France and Spain continue fighting Date: 6 August 1648

Background imageAdded Collection: VERSAILLES DRAGON POOL

VERSAILLES DRAGON POOL
BASSIN DU DRAGON The mythological figures are doubtless added to give artistic effect to the picture rather than being a literal representation of the scene Date: 1688

Background imageAdded Collection: Canonbury Tower

Canonbury Tower
Engaving depicting Canonbury Tower circa 1800. The manor house of Canonbury was constructed by William Bolton of St Bartholomews Priory between 1509 and 1532. The tower was added in the 1590s

Background imageAdded Collection: St Dunstans-in-the-East

St Dunstans-in-the-East
Severely damaged in the Fire of London in 1666, it was patched up between 1668 and 1671. A steeple was added around 1700 to the designs of Sir Christopher Wren

Background imageAdded Collection: St Pauls choir

St Pauls choir
A new choir was added around the 14th century, much enlarged and built in the latest modern Gothic style. The new choir was double the size of the one it replaced which made the cathedral some 585

Background imageAdded Collection: Albania. Gjirokaster. Castle and clock tower

Albania. Gjirokaster. Castle and clock tower
Albania. Gjirokaster castle (18th century) and the clock tower, added from 1811 by the Ottoman governor Ali Pasha of Tepelena. Eastern side. Date: 20070809

Background imageAdded Collection: Food adulteration, 1845

Food adulteration, 1845
London improvements : adulteration of food in 1845. Sand is added to sugar, milk is watered down, bone dust and plaster of paris is added to dough and Vitriol is mixed into gin. Date: 1845

Background imageAdded Collection: MAKING CHRISTMAS CAKE

MAKING CHRISTMAS CAKE
Making a Christmas cake, beating eggs to add to the butter and sugarr, with other ingredients, such as flour, dried sultanas, etc. to be added later. Date: 1930s

Background imageAdded Collection: Pilgrims at the Grotto, Lourdes, France

Pilgrims at the Grotto, Lourdes, France
Pilgrims at the Grotto in Lourdes, France. More benches have been added, and the quantity of discarded crutches has increased over the years, each one of them representing a miracle cure ! Date: 1905

Background imageAdded Collection: Chocolate Easter Egg

Chocolate Easter Egg
Preparations for Easter are already in full swing. The final touches are added to a beautifullly decorated egg at a chocolate factory near London. Date: 3 February 1933

Background imageAdded Collection: Workhouse Infirmary, Newport, Shropshire

Workhouse Infirmary, Newport, Shropshire
The infirmary block added to Newport Union workhouse in around 1908. Date: 1911

Background imageAdded Collection: Llwynypia Homes, Rhondda, South Wales

Llwynypia Homes, Rhondda, South Wales
The Llwynypia Homes, Rhondda, South Wales, were opened in 1903 as a subsidiary workhouse for the Pontypridd Poor Law Union

Background imageAdded Collection: Milk Advertisement

Milk Advertisement
Two children on skis carry cartons of Mont Blanc milk - with added sugar or without, according to taste

Background imageAdded Collection: Bisley Farm School No. 2

Bisley Farm School No. 2
The second of the main buildings at Bisley Farm School, Surrey, added to the premises in 1873. This building was later known as the Shaftesbury School. Date: circa 1888

Background imageAdded Collection: Albania. Gjirokaster. Castle, 18th century and the clock tow

Albania. Gjirokaster. Castle, 18th century and the clock tow
Albania. Gjirokaster. Castle built in 18th century ordered by the tribal leader Gjin Bue Shpata and the clock tower added in 1811 by the Ottoman governor Ali Pasha of Tepelena

Background imageAdded Collection: A road sign is rudely added to in Eccles, Manchester

A road sign is rudely added to in Eccles, Manchester Date: circa 1977

Background imageAdded Collection: Albania. Gjirokaster. Castle, clock tower and tower houses

Albania. Gjirokaster. Castle, clock tower and tower houses
Albania. Gjirokaster. Castle built in 18th century ordered by the tribal leader Gjin Bue Shpata and the clock tower, added from 1811 by the Ottoman governor Ali Pasha of Tepelena

Background imageAdded Collection: Alphonse XII with a Moroccos embassy. 19th century. Engravi

Alphonse XII with a Moroccos embassy. 19th century. Engravi
Alphonse XII (1857-1885). King of Spain. Alfonso XII in audience with Moroccos ambassador Sid Abdesslam Esuisi and embassys added. Engraving in The Spanish and American Illustration, 1877. Colored

Background imageAdded Collection: Hand-coloured birthday card with added photograph

Hand-coloured birthday card with added photograph
Hand-coloured birthday card with the added photograph of a man in a rural setting. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageAdded Collection: St Pancras Station / Hotel

St Pancras Station / Hotel
St. Pancras Station and Hotel, a fine example of Victorian Gothic architecture. The hotel was added to the front of the station between 1868 and 1874, by the architect Gilbert Scott Date: 1960s

Background imageAdded Collection: Leopard up a Tree

Leopard up a Tree
An African leopard recently added to the Zoological Societys collection in Regents Park. (panthera pardus) Date: 1860

Background imageAdded Collection: German Gas Attack

German Gas Attack
German gas attack : the red hue is unusual, perhaps colouring has been added in order that German troops will be able to distinguish it from harmless smoke Date: 1915

Background imageAdded Collection: A smart note is added to the sports blouse

A smart note is added to the sports blouse, page of instructions in a brochure, Dy-o-la Dyes. Date: 1920s

Background imageAdded Collection: Added protection for warship by G. H. Davis

Added protection for warship by G. H. Davis
Added protection to the possible capital ship of tomorrow (see 10652993), in the form of fast submarine-chasers. Date: 1942

Background imageAdded Collection: Paris Pantheon

Paris Pantheon
Crowds gather as another illustrious Frenchman is added to the number of illustrious Frenchmen memorialised in this cathedral-like edifice. Date: circa 1836

Background imageAdded Collection: England / Lindfield

England / Lindfield
Lindfield, a charming old village of mellowed houses, with the added attraction of a pretty village pond, Sussex, England. Date: early 1950s

Background imageAdded Collection: SEASIDE HEADS

SEASIDE HEADS
Two men and a woman poke their heads through a board, so that they can be added to silly bodies! Date: 1910

Background imageAdded Collection: Frederick Locker-Lampson

Frederick Locker-Lampson
FREDERICK LOCKER-LAMPSON Writer, noted for his London lyrics - he added Lampson to his name when he married a lady of that name. Date: 1821 - 1895

Background imageAdded Collection: Containers for transporting & storing plants & seeds

Containers for transporting & storing plants & seeds. Illustration from John Ellis, Directions for bringing over seeds and plants from the East Indies to which is added

Background imageAdded Collection: Dassault Mirage III 001 with a SEPR rocket pack added

Dassault Mirage III 001 with a SEPR rocket pack added

Background imageAdded Collection: Paddington Workhouse Infirmary, London

Paddington Workhouse Infirmary, London
The infirmary block added to Londons Paddington workhouse in 1886. Date: 1906



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