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Childrens nurse sitting with a child in a hospital bed reading a Mr Men book. Used in the first issue of the re-launched Nursing Standard
Royal Agricultural Societys show at Oxford 1870The annual gathering at the Royal Agricultural Society of England was opened at Oxford on July 11th 1870, starting in 1838. Date: 11 July 1870
Primrose Day 1893Primrose Day in Parliament Square, London, was an anniversary of the death of British statesman and prime minister Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield, who died on the 19th April 1881
ALGERIAN TRADE CARAVANIn Algeria, the annual trading caravan heads north Date: 1903
SOCIAL ORNITHOLOGYSocial Ornithology, Annual Emigration of Birds - English tourists of various social classes are shown flying, birdlike, across the channel while their Continental counterparts do likewise. Date: 1840s
BRUGES PROCESSIONBRUGES, Belgium The annual procession of the Holy Blood Date: 1940
Eton V. Harrow 1914Social elite gather for the annual Eton and Harrow cricket match at Lords. Date: 1914
RELIGION / EGYPT / HAPYThe God of the annual Nile inundation : because there is both an Upper and a Lower Nile, he is often depicted in dual form, with aquatic plants on each of his heads
Oyster Day 1851Oyster Day, 25th July (also St James Day) children sell oysters in the street to mark the beginning of the season Date: 1851
Football Writers Association - 1st Annual Dinner, held at The Hungaria RestaurantSONY DSC
Opera House, Central City, Colorado, USA - a mecca for summer visitors when the annual play festival is held (July) in this noted old Opera House. Date: circa 1930s
We re Here For Our Annual (Holiday) - smart young folk playing on the edge of the lido pool Date: 1930
The Old Slave Block, Fredericksburg, Virginia, USA. In the days prior to the US Civil War, the block was used for the sale and annual hire of slaves
Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret - 1933Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II 1926-2022) and Princess Margaret (1930-2002) at the annual sale of work by the Disabled Soldiers Embroidery Society, held in the grounds of Violet
Duchess of York and daughters - Disabled Soldiers SaleElizabeth, the Duchess of York (later Elizabeth, the Queen Mother 1900-2002) and her daughters Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II 1926-2022) and Princess Margaret (1930-2002)
Duke and Duchess of York, Party of Not-Forgotten AssociationAlbert, Duke of York (future King George VI 1895-1952) and Elizabeth, Duchess of York (later Elizabeth, the Queen Mother 1900-2002)
Ardwick Green Industrial School, Manchester - Camp BathingBoys from Ardwick Green Industrial School, Manchester sea bathing at their annual camp. Date: Date unknown
Wildebeest - with different species of social birds following them during their annual migration so as to feed on parasites (Connochaetes taurinus)
Hexagonal workhouse, first floor planThe first floor layout of the model hexagon (or Y-plan) workhouse design by Sampson Kempthorne, issued by the Poor Law Commissioners
Sunderland memorial service, Eastbourne, SussexMen laying a wreath on the sea during the Sunderland memorial service, Eastbourne, Sussex. A Sunderland flying boat broke up as it landed on the water on 4 June 1955
Dance card - programmeDance card for the Annual Ball of the Metropolitan Police, Holborn Division, held at the Holborn Restaurant on 27th January 1913, listing the 24 dances
Andrew Besley, photographer, and magazine, CornwallAndrew Besley, photographer, with Cornwall County Council press officers on the publication of the annual magazine, Discover the Magic of Cornwall, featuring his photograph on the front cover
Sandor Vegh, Hungarian-French violinist and conductorSandor Vegh (1912-1997), Hungarian (later French) violinist and conductor. Seen here taking part in an International Musicians Seminar at Prussia Cove, Cornwall (which he founded in 1972)
Good Friday skipping contest, Alciston, East SussexGood Friday skipping contest outside the Rose Cottage Inn at Alciston, East Sussex, an annual event for which the road is officially closed. Date: 1960s
Photography of a Smell by F BreitenbachThe odour of camphor made visible: photography of a Smell by F Breitenbach. Exhibited in the Royal Photographic Societys annual exhibition, with an explanatory note headed
Midday Dancers in Helston Floral Dance, CornwallDancing couples waiting to take part in the Midday Dance of the annual Helston Floral Day, Helston, Cornwall. Date: circa 1970s
Ivor Novello and Isabel Jeans in Downhill 1927)Ivor Novello and Isobel Jeans in Downhill 1927) directed by Alfred Hitchcock Date: 1929
Cartoon, Laugh It Off AnnualCartoon in the Laugh It Off Annual -- Demobbed! and glad to be back on the old job, sir! An employee returned from the war sits in his office with a young woman on each knee
Giant potato, Barnesville, Minnesota, USAA giant potato at Barnesville, Minnesota, USA, a big potato-growing area. An annual potato festival is held there. Date: circa 1910
Bonzo the cartoon dog getting stuck in the bath. Cartoon strip from Bonzos Annual, 1935 Date: 1935
Bonzo the cartoon dog playing a flute. Cheerio Children! Bonzo Annual 1935. Date: 1935
The Boat Race by Patrick BellewComic illustration of the annual Boat Race between Oxford and Cambridge showing, a possibility at Mortlake - if the oars will stand the strain
Various delegates badges from annual summer meetings
LFB - a Shand Mason MFB steam pump and crewLambeth LFB headquarters hosted regular annual displays and reviews. A popular feature was the inclusion of the working Victorian horse-drawn steam fire pump with the crew in period dress
LCC-LFB Brigade HQ Annual Review hook ladder drillThese coordinated hook ladders drills were a popular feature during the annual displays at Lambeth Headquarters. With one firefighter on each side of the drill tower and at every window
LCC-MFB Royal visit to Brigade HeadquartersA rare picture of the Chief Officer, Captain Eyre Massey Shaw, as he waits to greet the Prince of Wales (the future King Edward VII)
