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Wedding Feast by William Heath RobinsonFinely detailed colour illustration by William Heath Robinson (1872-1944) showing a wedding feast amid a rural setting. Robinson would follow this image with two more in subsequent years
London - Billingsgate Fish Market - Standing amid the catchOh My Cod! London - Billingsgate Fish Market - Standing amid the catch. Date: circa 1908
Alexis Soyer CookingALEXIS SOYER noted chef and authority on gastronomy, seen cooking amid the ruins of the Parthenon at Athens en route to the Crimea
The Curtain IllustrationAn illustration in reference to a poem, written by Australian poet, Zora Bernice May Cross, showing a woman in a blue dress, hiding behind a stage curtain
Cemetery at Bouzareah - Algiers, Algeria Date: circa 1910s
WELLINGTON FUNERALThe funeral procession of the duke of Wellington starts at his house at Hyde Park Corner, and passes through the streets of London amid the fervent acclamations of the populace. Date: 1852
Peace (Love Amid Ruins), by Frank BrangwynPeace (Love Amid Ruins), lithograph by Frank Brangwyn. In a war-torn landscape, a woodcutter offers a flower to a baby while the mother looks
I too with my soul and body wandering amid the shadowsI too with my soul and body.. wandering amid the shadows, with the apparitions pressing
WOMAN AMID NATURE We have found our own, O my soul ! Date: 1913
PROTESTANT CONFIRMATIONA large group of Protestants are confirmed amid the splendour of Westminster Cathedral. Date: 1871
FAMILY IN SWISS ALPSTwo little girls and their parents relax amid the splendour of the Swiss Alps, with snowy mountains looming behind them. Date: 1950s
NOBILE IN RADIO CONTACTAs snow falls amid the Arctic wastes, he Italian explorer Nobile, establishes radio contact with his own country Date: 1928
Hawker Typhoon 1b (on the ground), DN406 of No609 Squadron Mavis amid dispersal clutter
Seventeen Windows, Marple, Cheshire, a famous landmark named after its design which has since been largely demolished amid local controversy Date: circa 1908
Princess Elizabeth playing amid the liliesPrincess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II) (1926-2022) playing amid the lilies - photograph taken by her Father King George VI. Date: 1930
Farmer and his cropFarmer standing amid his crop holding two sheaves of corn. Date: 1945
Birthday card for an 8th Birthday - one of the two children playing amid the large number eight is dressed in Red Indian (Indigenous Native American) costume. Date: 1930s
Five Japanese girls reading a Fairy Tale amid the blossomA beautiful card showing five Japanese girls reading a Fairy Tale amid the blossom Date: 1905
Racial / Africa / Egypt 1847Local men women and children sit amid the fallen stones of the entrance to the Temple of Amun, Thebes. Date: 1847
Laodicea RuinsPeople camp amid the ruins of Laodicea, an important religious centre in the Byzantine era, due to it having one of the seven most sacred Christian churches. Date: 19th century
Ross and IcebergsThe Erebus and Terror amid icebergs in the course of James Rosss 1839- 1843 Antarctic expedition Date: 1842
Ross and South BarrierThe Erebus and Terror amid the ice off the South Polar Ice Barrier, 700 km long, in the course of James Rosss 1839- 1843 Antarctic expedition Date: 1842
Temple of SolomonAccording to Masonic doctrine, their craft has its origins in the building of King Solomons Temple, amid occult practices and sinister goings-on
A small biplane flying through the clouds. Date: 1920s
Consolidated B-24D Liberator -shown amid Pacific palms Here the Liberators long range was a vital asset, the aircraft being used by both the US Army and Navy, as well as the RAF
Romantic couple & ice carriageYoung girl with a bunch of holly being pushed along seated on her ice carriage amid a winter scene.Date: circa 1905
Chislehurst chirch - Black and white lantern slide. Tall spired church set amid trees.. Part of Box 399. Boswell Collection. Date: circa 1900
Art Nouveau Girl amid the BullrushesAn Austrian art nouveau postcard (potentially by Raphael Kirchner?) of some style and grace, showing a pretty girl with auburn hair sat amid the bulrushes. Date: circa 1900
William Edward Parry - 2WILLIAM EDWARD PARRY British naval commander, explorer of the Arctic - led an expedition there 1819-1820 - with a view of his vessels amid the ice. Date: 1790 - 1850
Ancient ruins, Upper Gymnasium in Pergamon (Bergama), TurkeyMembers of what appear to be a football team pose amid the Ancient ruins of the Upper Gymnasium in Pergamon, now Bergama, Turkey. Date: 1923
Turkish carpet seller amid tombstonesA Turkish carpet seller, who has set up his stall (somewhat oddly|) amongst some tomb stones. Date: circa 1920s
A Cosy Diner - Workmen have lunch amid the air raidsKeep Calm and Carry On. A quite fantastic photograph showing two workmen engaged in repairing air raid damage in the London area continue with their private luncheon although the sirens have sounded
Soldier sitting amid a group of children - Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Date: circa 1910s
Young boy standing amid the divergent trunks of a oak tree Date: early 1950s
Small Baby boy in a Moses Basket amid the reeds. The child is showing admirable resourcefulness in taking along a brolly, in case of showers or passing high speed motor boats
Koreans and ChineseKorean and Chinese Volunteers join forces amid mutual jubilation before they set off together to fight the Yanks Date: 1951
Soldier giving direction to a family, amid chaos and destruction of war. Date 1915
Father Gapon, the leader of the Red Sunday strike movementOne of the first authentic photographs of Father Gapon with General Fullon, the Governor of St Petersburg, amid the strikers
Winter Beech TreesThe bare branches of beech trees amid winter snow in Reynolds Park, Woolton, Lancashire, England. Date: 1950s
The Two Sisters
Telegraph WiresThe advance of civilisation - a bear investigates a telegraph pole amid the mountains of Sweden. Date: 1907
Sentimental Postcard - Two young girls amid blossoms
British infantry firing amid the historic pagodas - BurmaBurma - British infantry (17th Division) firing amid the historic pagodas - circa February, 194."
Singhalese Villager - Sri LankaA young man from a Singahlese Village in Sri Lanka poses for a photograph amid some banana plants, holding a seriously lethal-looking cleaver!
The Hotel de Ville, LouvainAn Oasis in a Desert of Devestation: The Hoteld de Ville, almost untouched amid the ruins of Louvain. With the church of St
Kingfisher amid the blossoms - JapanA small Japanese Kingfisher perched on a thorny twig amid the white blossoms. Watercolour painting by Malcolm Greensmith
Louis XVIII Flees - 2At the news of Napoleons return from Elba, Louis XVIII hastily quits the palais des Tuileries amid much bowing and scraping
Circassians DancingA Circassian pair perform a traditional dance amid a circle of solemn spectators