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Proust (Age about 31)MARCEL PROUST aged about 31
Postcard from Tom Mudd, RMS TitanicA handwritten postcard from Tom (Thomas Charles) Mudd to his mother in Halesworth, Suffolk, to let her know that he has arrived safely at Southampton for the departure of the Titanic on her maiden
Don Bradman square cuts at Lords, 1930Photograph of Don Bradman square cutting during the second Test Match between England and Australia, held at Lords Cricket Ground, London, 1930
Quad-Ro-Bike at Butlin sA Quad-ro-bike at a Butlins Holiday Camp
Two Duff Highlanders at Braemar Games, ScotlandTwo kilted Duff Highlanders from the Mar Estate discussing the Braemar Highland Games where King George V and Queen Mary were in attendance
Ladywell Lodge, Lewisham, south east LondonAerial view of Ladywell Lodge, a residential institution for the elderly, near Lewisham, in south east London. The site was formerly St Olaves Union workhouse, designed by Newman & Newman
W. G. Grace batting at Gravesend, 1913Photograph of Dr. William Gilbert Grace (1848-1915) batting in the Gravesend vs. Eltham cricket match, held at Gravesend cricket ground, 1913
Duke Wellington / LawrenceDUKE OF WELLINGTON - formal portrait, aged circa 40
Street scene in Porthgain, Pembrokeshire, South WalesA street scene in the coastal village of Porthgain, Pembrokeshire, South Wales. A middle aged woman stands and smiles at the camera
HMS Implacable, 1920Photograph of HMS Implacable, formerly the Duguay-Trouin, 1920. This ship was built in France in 1789, served at Trafalgar, and was captured by the Royal Navy shortly thereafter
Highwayman CottingtonJohn Cottington (aka Mulled Sack) robs an army pay wagon on Shotover Hill, near Oxford, and relieves it of 4000 pounds. He will hang in 1656 aged 45
Walter SickertWalter Richard Sickert (1860 - 1942), English Impressionist painter in middle age
St Vincents Industrial School, Dartford, KentThe main building of St Vincents Industrial School, Dartford, Kent. The School, for Roman Catholic boys, was established in 1872
Ae Housman / Aged 35ALFRED EDWARD HOUSMAN English scholar and poet at the age of 35
Toilet / Manicure 1930Frumpish middle-aged woman gives a manicure to a pretty young woman in her bedroom
Patrick Cotter O brienThe celebrated Irish Giant Patrick Cotter O Brien. Aged 38 years, 8 feet 7 inches high
PRINCE JOHN / 1914-19 / ILNPRINCE JOHN Youngest son of George V. Died aged thirteen, having suffered severe epileptic fits from infancy onwards
Alice Aged 10ALICE LIDDELL Alice Liddell aged about ten
Gipsy couple on their horse-drawn cartA middle-aged gipsy couple riding along a country road on their horse-drawn cart. A London Transport bus stop can be seen in the background
Lady Jane Vane-Tempest-Stewart, elder daughter of the Marquess of Londonderry and the later Marchioness of Londonderry, was chosen by the Queen as one of the six maids of honour to carry her train at
Bermondsey Military Hospital, LondonBermondsey Military Hospital operated during the First World War on the premises of the St Olaves Union workhouse at Ladywell, near Lewisham, in south east London
Kenneth Kendall (b 1924), retired British broadcaster. He worked for many years as a newsreader for the BBC and other channels, and also hosted the game show Treasure Hunt for Channel 4 (1982-1989)
Travellers at Jersey Airport, Channel IslandsA group of travellers make their way towards a small aeroplane on the tarmac at the States of Jersey Airport, Channel Islands. Date: circa 1970s
Cricket for the middle-aged / W H RobinsonMore sensible cricket for the middle-aged. Every player has his own comfortable seat and drinks are served on a tray mid game
Scene in the International Stores, Crediton, Devon, with two middle-aged women chatting in an aisle. The photograph dates from before decimalisation of the currency -- tins of peaches are priced at
Portslade Industrial School near Brighton in Sussex, opened in 1902 to house children aged 7-15 placed there by magistrates for reasons such as vagrancy, begging, disrupting schools
Carroll at Various AgesLEWIS CARROLL Four pictures of Carroll, aged 8, 25, 49 and 66. Date: 1832 - 1898
Liberton Industrial School, EdinburghA view of the Industrial School at Liberton, Edinburgh. Industrial Schools, often privately run, housed children aged 7-15 placed there by magistrates for a variety of reasons such as vagrancy
Yeoman Warder of the TowerA Yeoman Warder of the Tower of London
Thomas Mann / Aged 30THOMAS MANN German novelist
Duke Wellington / PhilipsDUKE OF WELLINGTON - formal portrait, aged circa 40
Training Ship, Exmouth, Grays, EssexShips company on the TS Exmouth, operated from 1876 by the Metropolitan Asylums Board on the Thames off Grays, Essex. In 1903
Kenya - KikuyuAn old Kikuyu Chief - Kenya, East Africa. The President of the United States Barack Obamas Grandfather was alledgedly imprisoned as a Mau Mau guerilla (dominated by the Kikuyu)
John Conrad Russell and his mother Dora BlackJohn Conrad Russell, 4th Earl Russell (1921-1987) and his mother Dora Black, Lady Russell (1894-1986). Dora Black was a British author, feminist and socialist campaigner
Jean Shrimpton in Penzance, CornwallJean Shrimpton (b 1942), nicknamed The Shrimp, fashion model and actress of the 1960s, an icon of Swinging London. Seen here at the age of 44 in a hotel in Penzance, Cornwall
Items belonging to Edmond Stone, Steward on TitanicAssorted items belonging to Edmond J Stone, Steward on the ill-fated Titanic cruise ship which sank on 15 April 1912 -- two penknives, a pocket watch, two keys with brass tags
Sir James Brooke / EdwardsSIR JAMES BROOKE Rajah of Sarawak
Krao the Hairy Girl - 1When KRAO was brought from Burma to London, aged about 6/7, some thought she might be the missing link between apes & men : but in fact she was simply a very hairy girl
Husband / Wife Paice 1860A middle-aged couple in the photographers studio
Henry VIII / MiniatureKING HENRY VIII Aged 35 in 1526
William Doran, veteran of the Battle of Navarino, at St GeorWilliam Doran ( Old Navarino ), aged 96, was once a powder monkey on the Genoa at the Battle of Navarino. In his old age, he was discovered to have entered the St Georges Fulham Road workhouse
Dingle WinnersA happy middle-aged man and some children, with the glassware and ceramics they have won at the fair at Dingle racecourse County Kerry, Ireland. Date: 1962
Ewhurst Place, East SussexPeter aged 4, Heather aged 2, Betty asleep in her cot upstairs, aged one month. Ewhurst Place, East Sussex. May 1917
Surface worker, South Wales collieryA middle aged surface worker at a colliery in South Wales
Two middle aged miners with their lamps, South WalesTwo middle aged miners with their lamps, at a colliery in South Wales
Three women playing cards at a tableThree middle aged women playing cards at a table. They are playing for money, and there are three half-empty glasses of sherry
Six men playing cards at a table in the streetSix men playing a game of cards at a table in the street
Inmates of Union Workhouse, Shipston on Stour, WorcsAged female inmates of the Union workhouse believed to be at Shipston on Stour, Worcestershire. The women are wearing the typical workhouse uniform of long dress, shawl, apron, and bonnet