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Marie Curie
Born in Poland in 1867, after receiving her secondary education she worked as a governess for eight years. Marie moved to Paris and read Physics at the Sorbonne

Wind in Willows / Grahame
The Water Rat & Mole picnicking: " The Mole begged as a favour, to be allowed to unpack it all by himself." Date: First published: 1908

Poster advertising The Better Ole, Theatre Royal, Chatham
Poster advertising a comedy produced by Charles Cochran, The Better Ole, or The Romance of Old Bill, at the Theatre Royal, Chatham. Performed twice nightly, with a Wednesday matinee

Prince of Wales with the Grendiers Guards, 1914
Edward, Prince of Wales (1894-1972), King Edward VIII, Duke of Windsor, on a route march with the Grenadier Guards in 1914

Women Get the Vote
British women over 30 years old allowed to vote for the first time

Post Office Wireless Stations and Fisheries
A simply magnificent, large scale, poster map of Post Office Wireless Stations commissioned by the General Post Office and designed by Leslie MacDonald Gill, 1939

RMS Titanic - telegram from Marconi to Carpathia
RMS Titanic - one of the rarest and finest Titanic related telegrams known, described by the late Ken Schultz as an exceptional piece of history'

RMS Titanic - Marconi portrait with Carpathia telegram
RMS Titanic - one of the rarest and finest Titanic related telegrams known, described by the late Ken Schultz as an exceptional piece of history'

Britain's First Foreign Postcard
In 1875 postcards were first allowed to be sent abroad. A Congress in Berne in 1875 agreed to the formation of the General Union of Posts within which Members could send postcards to each other

Prince Arthur of Connaught with his family
Prince Arthur of Connaught (1883-1938)with his wife Alexandra, Duchess of Fife (1891-1959) and their only son, Alastair Arthur, Earl of Macduff, 2nd Duke of Connaught (1914-1943)

Douglas DC-1 NR223Y of Transcontinental & Western Air (TWA) Flown by TWA as a flying laboratory and for occasional scheduled passenger flights

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - We ll be seeing you somehow
The Caption reads We ll be seeing you somehow. Petrol was severly rationed and only certain professions or trades were allowed to have any. Hence cycling became popular

Picture Postcard - Humour
A humorous write-away postcard allowed the sender to write a greeting or short note on the front of the postcard at a time when only the recipients address was permitted on the back of the postcard

National Childrens Home, Alverstoke, Hampshire
Children and their teacher in a classroom at the National Childrens Home (NCH), Alverstoke. The folding doors allowed one whole side of the room to be opened to the fresh air and sunshine

BOY CROP-MINDER
This boy is supposed to keep animals away from the crops by blowing his horn, but alas, he has allowed the cow to go into the meadow and the sheep into the cornfield ! Date: circa 1860

Monks at Dinner
Friday Though they have vowed to eat no meat on Friday, monks are allowed plenty of wine with their Friday meal of fish

Attack on Whig mug-house
The Whigs were a political faction and then a political party in the parliaments of England, Scotland, Great Britain, Ireland and the United Kingdom

Polling Booth. Woman in mortar board stands beside a convict in his prison uniform. Captioned, Companions in Disgrace with an accompanying rhyme which begins, Convicts and Women kindly note

Lowering the Titanic life boats
A view of the mechanism by which the Titanic lifeboats were lowered, showing a pair of Welin Davits on board. The Davit, an invention by Mr Axel Welin, could be found on most passenger liners

London Foundling Hospital - Tokens
Some example of the tokens left with children deposited at Londons Foundling Hospital. They allowed parents to prove their connection with their child if ever required to do so

Eadweard Muybridge with his animals in motion images
Eadweard Muybridge (1830-1904), US photographer and inventor, showing his instananeous photographs of animals in motion at the Royal Society

A gentleman drawing the first pension
A typical scene on January 1st 1909 showing a man drawing his first pension at the post office. The Old Age Pension Act, introduced by David Lloyd George

NEHEMIAH
Nehemiah, cupbearer to the king of Babylon, asks to be allowed to go to Jerusalem so that he can rebuild the walls there. The king says yes

Suffragette and Irish Prisoners
Illustrates the stark contrast between the treatment of Irishand suffragette prisoners citing The Value of the Vote The Voteless suffragette is subjected to barbaric forciblefeeding in Holloway

Ambulance dog at Maktau Camp, Kenya, WW1
Rare image of an ambulance dog at Maktau Camp, Kenya, East Africa, during WW1, equipped with a First Aid belt -- pets were not allowed in camp. 1916

The Channel Islands - Portelet Bay - Bay and small island with tower. Part of Box 234 Boswell Collection - The Channel Islands

William Thos. Fitzgerald
WILLIAM THOMAS FITZGERALD Civil servant who wrote verses during the moments of leisure his duties as a clerk in the Navy Office allowed him. Date: 1759 - 1829

Girl and Baby Bear
This adorable bear, born at the Paris zoo only a few months ago, is so tame that children are allowed to play with him. They much prefer him to a stuffed teddy bear! Date: early 1930s

Social / USA / Down & Outs
Down-and-outs in New York are allowed to sleep at a police station Date: 1898

House of Commons
Ladies are allowed to listen to the men as they debate the future of the country in the House of Commons Date: 1893

Boy in front of Schneeberg Hotel in another display of Edwardian humour as the child is allowed to pose with the photographers pipe Date: circa 1908

Suffragette Card Game PANKO Artwork
Original artwork by E.T Reed (Edward Tennyson Reed 1860-1933) for the suffragette card game PANKO. This shows Christabel Pankhurst holding a scroll labeled vfw and calling for Law Law Law

Munitions Workers WW1. Man and woman workers in Munitions factory, captioned, The only kind of matches allowed in a munition factory. Referring to safety notice on wall. Date: circa 1916

Women voting in Russian election
Women in Russia voting in an election in January 1918, they were just given the right to vote the year before. Date: 1918

Jeek the puppy in the new park
Jeek the mongrel puppy in the new park, where signs say: No Dogs Allowed Unless Led and Keep Off The Grass. Date: 1940

The Extinct Animals model-room at the Crystal Palace, Sydenh
These life sized models were based on the fossilised remains of the original animals, and allowed people to imagine their true scale. Date: 31st December 1853

Gates to Alexandra Palace Park and Airship pilot Dr Barton
An absolutely fascinating postcard showing the gates to Alexandra Palace Park and Airship pilot Dr Francis Alexander Barton (1861-1939), who made a successful flight on 24th July, 1905

Bangkok Grand Palace - Thailand - Invited to the modern Grand Palace, but Doug and Dad had to put on coats, ties, long pants and shoes. Mom not allowed to take photographs inside. Date: 1952

Heswall Tuberculosis Sanatorium, Liverpool
Heswall Sanatorium, jointly established in 1902 by Liverpool Parish, West Derby Union, and Toxteth Park Township for the treatment of children with phthisis - pulmonary tuberculosis

Ration of the British field forces 1939
A guild to show British field forces diet, and the amount allowed per man, per day of food, drink and tobacco. Date: 1939

Thistle Arrangement
Thistles can be picked and allowed to dry and they will keep their colour and firmness for a long time. Date: 1950s

Benjamin Heath
BENJAMIN HEATH town clerk of Exeter, and writer during the hours of leisure allowed him by his civic duties. Date: 1704 - 1766

Comic Postcard - A run on the Bank
A Run on the Bank - a policeman chases a young boy, who had been defying the notice not to bathe. A humourous card playing with the meaning of this phrase

The Old Lady of Thread-needle Street in the Hands of Beauty
Bank of England in the 1920s. The demolition of part of the building allowed for the public to view the statues for the first time, which can be seen in this image

Queen Victoria photographed with the Battenbergs
Queen Victoria with the Battenbergs in 1889; Prince Henry of Battenberg holds his son Alexander ( Drino - later Marquess of Carisbrooke), while Princess Beatrice holds their only daughter

Sensible of the Censor
A sailor writes a letter home during World War One, with very little news to tell, since nothing of interest was ever allowed to reach those at home in the interests of security of course

British Runner crossing No Mans Land; First World War, 1
Illustration showing a British runner carrying messages across No Mans Land under enemy shell-fire, France, 1916. Under the etiquette employed by British runners they were allowed to run when being

A British observation-officer testing his communications equ
A British observation-officer testing the communications equipment which allowed him to speak to the ground when aloft in his kite-balloon

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