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Soho, London - Greek Street W1 - a middle-aged couple about to cross the road. 1973
Gertrude Bell aged 26Gertrude Bell (1868-1926) aged 26 in 1894. Date: 1894
Birthday card - Man relaxing in a chairBirthday card, Man relaxing in a chair. circa 1930s
Nun looking at the camera, with her finger covering her lips as if in a conspiracy of silence. Date: circa 1970s
British Countryside - A 75 year-old Shepherd at Crondall, Hampshire Date: 1938
Suffragette Hyde Park Demonstration 1908. Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst stands beside Mrs. Wolstenholme Elmy (1833-1918) Pioneer Suffragist then aged 75 yrs, in a Votes for Women sash
Movie Chief Technical Advisor General Adolf Galland (Lef?Movie Chief Technical Advisor General Adolf Galland (Left), Former Head of the Real Luftwaffe
W Heath Robinson - At the At Home
Cartoon, Henry Jameson Turner, actorCartoon, Henry Jameson Turner -- A Strand Veteran. He was the longest-serving actor at the Strand Theatre, London, and also ran a theatrical agency. 1883
Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale (1864 - 1892) - elder son of Edward VII, died of pneumonia aged 28. Date: circa 1890
Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale - British Royalty, elder son of Edward VII (1864-1892), died of pneumonia aged 28. Part of Box 63 Boswell collection. Celebrities of the day
Two neighbours chatting over a fence. Date: circa 1950s
Kenneth Kendall with teddy bearsKenneth Kendall (1924-2012), 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)
W Heath Robinson - Opening the Wine Bottle
Early Motor Cars - Karl Benz aged 81Early Motor Cars - Karl Benz in 1925 aged 81, seated in his first car of 1885. 1925
Lady Letitia Louisa Kerr (1800-1885), amateur silhouettist. circa 1850s
Sir Ralph Richardson, English actorSir Ralph Richardson (1902-1983), renowned English actor. 1960s
Edward Boyle and Anthony Crosland, EastbourneEdward Boyle (1923-1981), Conservative MP, and Anthony Crosland (1918-1977), Labour MP, at Eastbourne. They wrote a book together, The Politics of Education, published in 1971. Date: 1975
Harold Wilson, British Labour Prime MinisterHarold Wilson (1916-1995), British Labour Prime Minister from 1964-1970 and 1974-1976. Date: mid-1960s
Pope Leo XIII (1810-1903). Engraving. ColoredLeo XIII (1810-1903). Italian Pope (1878-1903), named Vincenzo Gioacchino Pecci. Engraving by Knesing in The Catalan Illustration, 1893. Colored
Esther Hammerton, SextonESTHER HAMMERTON Female sexton of Kingston on Thames : the work was evidently too much for her, she dug herself into an early grave aged only 35. Date: 1711 - 1746
Embossed Victorian mourning card, Mary HickmanEmbossed Victorian mourning card with a funerary monument. In Memory of Mary, relict of the late Job Hickman, of the Bilston Quarries, she departed this life, December 2nd, 1857, aged 73 years
Coach party having lunch in a pubA coach party stops for lunch in a pub. circa 1950s
George Woodcock, TUC General SecretaryGeorge Woodcock (1904-1979), British trade unionist and TUC General Secretary from 1960 to 1969. Date: 1963
Millicent Duncan, early woman police officerMillicent Duncan, an early woman police officer. Date: 1910s
Little Women - Professor Bhaer entertains the childrenLittle Women by Louisa May Alcott - Professor Bhaer from Berlin entertains the children (Tina and Kitty) during Jos visit to New York. 1880
W Heath Robinson - Peeling Potatoes by Gramophone
A Memorial Notice of Julian Gould, D Company, 16th Battalion Middlesex Regiment. k.i.a. 30th May 1917 near Monchy-le-Preux aged 25 years. This book was privately printed by his father, Frederick J
Louis Napoleon Photo 4Prince LOUIS NAPOLEON as a cadet : aged only 13, he goes to war with papa. After the defeat at Sedan, he flees to Belgium and thence to England. Date: 1856 - 1879
Two early women police officers -- one of them is Millicent Duncan (right). Date: 1910s
Edwardian couple at Lion Rock, Dovedale, DerbyshireFinely dressed, on the left is Kate Nash and beside her is Edgar Battersby, brother of the photographer
A Woman of No ImportanceA rather dark humoured illustration by Phil May, entitled A Woman of No Importance, a skit on the title of the play by Oscar Wilde of 1893
Embossed Victorian mourning card, James WoodheadEmbossed Victorian mourning card, with a woman and a girl grieving at a tomb in a cemetery
Karl Marx and his wife, Jenny (nee von Westphalen)Karl Marx (1818-1883), German philosopher, political economist, historian, political theorist, sociologist, communist and revolutionary
Comic postcard, Husband after riotous night out Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Man kneeling in bed, praying for a woman Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Woman kneeling in bed, praying for a man Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Servant and angry mistress Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Policeman and fainting woman Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Couple at an underwear counter - real silk undies Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Grieving woman in cemetery Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Man and seaside landlady Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Woman on the phone - reducing diet Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Wife, husband and secretary Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Couple getting dressed Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Maid and mistress Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Woman buying material in a shop Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Neighbours chat over garden fence Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Temperance speaker and audience Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Chauffeur and seaside landlady Date: 20th century
Woman and vegetable stall, East End of LondonWoman selling vegetables from a stall in a market in Londons East End. The prices are in old currency, with D for penny. Date: circa 1950s
Two people pass each other in a London streetTwo people pass each other in a Central London street. Date: circa 1950s
Stephano in The Tempest by William Shakespeare, at the Theatre Royal, Birmingham, 4 December 1905 for one week
Comic postcard, Plump couple in the sea - having a spanking time Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Two women talking over fenceComic postcard, Two women talking over the garden fence. Well, the only pleasure I have in life now is taking my boots off! Date: 20th century
Two mature women with a younger man pose for a snap on a bench along the sea front at an unidentified British resort. Date: c.1950
Fight between officers in the Ward Room, HMS VictoryLt. Newcome attacking Captain Clackit with a chair while other officers in nightgowns emerge from their cabins, HMS Victory. Clackit had stabbed Newcome with his sword
W Heath Robinson - The Lullaby Bed, to save getting out of bed to rock baby when he is troublesome at night
Thomas Howell Williams Idris, founder of drinks companyThomas Howell Williams Idris, founder of the Idris soft drinks company. late 19th century
Dr Guthries Boys Industrial School, Liberton, EdinburghThomas Guthries Boys Industrial School opened in 1888 on Lasswade Road, Liberton, Edinburgh
WW2 - Home Guard Goings OnAn illustrated front cover for a WW2 children's story book, Home Guard Goings On, written by Basil Boothroyd
Middle aged woman in long fur-trimmed coat in LewishamSunny Snaps Candid Walking Postcard from London - A middle aged woman in long fur-trimmed coat in Lewisham, South East London, May 1936. Date: 1936
Irresistible! by John Hassall - The Boy's Own Paper Date: circa 1910
Silhouette portrait of Charles Dickens aged about fourteen Date: circa 1820s
A Wholesale Distributor, Covent Garden Market, London, by Hablot K Browne (Phiz) Date: 1862
William Ewart Gladstone, Liberal politician and Prime Minister Date: circa late 19th century
The Consumer, Covent Garden Market, London, by Hablot K Browne (Phiz) Date: 1862
Ernest Meissonier, French artistErnest Meissonier (1815-1891), French artist Date: circa 1850s
The Children Who Lived In The HouseThis is a reproduction of a painting, originally done by a child aged 15, at the Vienna School of Arts and Crafts, it shows a boy, playing a horn beside a girl, who is laid on her chest
Boy With GoatThis is a reproduction of a painting, originally done by a child aged 13, at the Vienna School of Arts and Crafts, it shows a young boy with a feather in his hat, running with some adult goats
RMS Titanic - Maria Robinson's memorial plaqueRMS Titanic - property of Maria Robinson, fiancee of Wallace Hartley, bandleader and violinist, who died in the disaster. Extremely rare, possibly unique, In Memory plaque printed May 1912
Alexander Carlisle, Managing Director, Harland & WolffPortrait photograph in sepia of the Olympic class designer Alexander Montgomery Carlisle, Managing Director of Harland & Wolff, signed bottom right ever your old father'. Date: early 20th century
Louis Calvert as Stephano, The Tempest, ShakespeareLouis Calvert as Stephano in The Tempest by William Shakespeare Date: 1904
Studio portrait of a woman on a carte de visite Date: 19th century
Advert, Robinson's Lemon Barley Water Date: 1949
Middle aged man in cabinet photographMiddle aged man in a cabinet photograph Date: early 20th century
Stealing wool to Fly a Kite, Henry cartoon by Carl Anderson Date: 1936
Comic Score Card for Bridge Playing Card Game No. 7 Date: 1920s
Comic Score Card for Bridge Playing Card Game No. 5 Date: 1920s
Comic Score Card for Bridge Playing Card Game No. 3 Date: 1920s
Comic Score Card for Bridge Playing Card Game No. 1 Date: 1920s
Briton Riviere RA, artist, holding a palette Date: circa 1910
Princess Margaret wins at swimmingPrincess Margaret, later Countess of Snowden (1930-2002) and the sister of Queen Elizabeth II. Here, aged 8, she is participating in a swimming race at the Bath Club. She won the under-nines cup
Princess Elizabeth wins at swimmingPrincess Elizabeth (born 1926), later to be Queen Elizabeth II. Here, aged 13, she is participating in a swimming race at the Bath Club. She won the over-nines challenge shield