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Village Street, Northop - Boot Hotel (on right)Village Street, Northop, Flintshire, Wales - with the Boot Hotel on right. Date: circa 1910s
Crickhowell, southeastern Powys, Wales and Table Mountain from the River Usk. Date: 1930
Nice - Avenue de la Victoire - Tram. Date: circa 1909
Man in traditional costume of Dubrovnik region of CroatiaMan in the traditional costume of Dubrovnik region of Croatia. Date: circa 1920s
Margate, Kent - Harbour and seafront - hold-to-light card Date: circa 1904
The Forum of Roman LondonArtists impression of the Forum of Roman London, located in what is now the City of London. Date: 1926
WWII September 1939 Circular sandbag redoubtAnti-aircraft post on the East Coast constructed of sandbags, formed in the first week of the Second World War. Date: 1939
Rio Ampayaco, Peru - Bora Indians in their village. The Bora are an indigenous tribe of the Peruvian, Colombian and Brazilian Amazon, located between the Putumayo and Napo rivers
King George V opens the Tyne Bridge, Newcastle-upon-TyneKing George V opens the new Tyne Bridge, Newcastle-upon-Tyne Date: 1928
Young South African girl in the bush Date: circa 1910s
Aerial view of the border - Free State of Fiume and SusekAerial view of the border between the Free State of Fiume and the district of Susak, Rijeka, Croatia. The Free State of Fiume was an independent free state which existed between 1920 and 1924
Prince Andrew of Greece at CannesPrince Andrew of Greece, father of the current Duke of Edinburgh, pictured at Cannes in the company of Margot Hambling, David Townsend and Gilbert Beale, whose yacht was in Cannes Harbour
George V inspecting Roman galley unearthed in London 1912George V and Queen Mary inspecting the only Roman boat to be found in Britain during a visit to the London Museum. The galley was unearthed in London on the site of the new County Hall
A Present from Caesar by Fortunino MataniaA Present from Caesar, a Vision of Imperial Rome. Painting by Fortunino Matania, exhibited at the R. I. Galleries, 1926. Date: 1926
Squalls by Wilton WilliamsTwo women struggle in wind to control their umbrellas and skirts. Date: 1923
Miss Modern magazine fortune tellerFront cover of Miss Modern magazine for November 1931, featuring a young gipsy fortune teller with a crystal ball (and the free gipsy ring, found FREE inside the magazine!). Date: 1931
Annie Raven-Hill as Cleopatra at Artists Ball, 1910Annie Raven Hill, wife of Leonard Raven Hill, the well-known Punch artist, dressed up as Cleopatra for the Artists Ball held at the Grafton Galleries in 1910. 1910
Outbreak of WWII men of Royal Artillery eating 1939Men of a battalion of the Royal Artillery have a meal beside of the guns, during training. Date: 1939
Crete, Greece, Village of Handra (Handras or Chandras), SitCrete, Greece - Village of Handra (Handras or Chandras), Sitia. Date: circa 1907
The New Krupp Munitions Factory, Essen, Germany Date: circa 1908
Havana, Cuba - The National Hotel (centre) (Hotel Nacional) Date: circa 1940s
Sasebo, Japan - Sasebo StationJapan - Sasebo Station, Sasebo, a city on Japans Kyushu Island. Note the fine 1950 Ford Tudor Sedan on the right and the evidence of the American occupation (jeeps and military trucks)
FA Cup Final 1934 - Cup presented to winners Manchester CityFA Cup Final 1934 - Cup presented to Sam Cowan, the captain of winners Manchester City FC by King George V. Man City defeated Portsmouth 2-1 on 28 April. Date: 1934
Swiss Mobile Post Office (Schweiz Automobil Postbureau) offering postal, telephone and telegram services to remote parts of the country. Date: 1939
Downing Street, London - Home of the British Prime Minister at No. 10 and the Chancellor of the Exchequer at No. 11. Date: circa 1907
Hindu Lady worshipping Tulsi (Plants)Hindu Lady worshipping Tulsi. Tulsi or Tulasi (Holy basil) or Vrinda is a sacred plant in Hindu belief
Paris Flood - Rue de Bievre - 28th January 1910Paris Flood - Rue de Bievre on 28th January 1910. The Maximum level of the flood waters was 9.5m above the normal level. Date: 1910
The signature of Queen Elizabeth I of England (1533-1603). Date: late 16th century
Col David Sutherland - British Army and Intelligence OfficerColonel David George Carr Sutherland CBE MC TD DL (1920-2006) - British Army officer, intelligence officer (1939-1977) and military author
Helen Mary Elizabeth Taylor as a Gypsy by Madame YevondeHelen Mary Elizabeth Taylor (nee Collins) (*to insert dates when known) dressed in gypsy costume
Sweetheart Abbey (New Abbey), Dunfries, ScotlandThe Abbey of Dulce Cor, better known as Sweetheart Abbey, was a Cistercian monastery founded in 1275 in what is now the village of New Abbey
Prince Andrew of Greece at Monte CarloPrince Andrew of Greece, father of the Duke of Edinburgh pictured with Grand Duke Dmitri, pictured poolside at Monte Carlo Beach on the French Riviera
King Edward VII at HomburgKing Edward VII (centre) at Bad Homburg in the 1880s. His companions are, from left to right, Sir Christopher Sykes, Capt
Ladies wheelbarrow race at Bad Homburg, 1882Ladies at the fashionable spa town of Bad Homburg take part in an energetic wheelbarrow race during a picnic, despite being encumbered with corsets and bustles
Hon. Eileen Hood by Madame YevondeThe Hon. Eileen Hood, sister to Viscount Bridport, and daughter of Maurice Hood by Madame Yevonde. Date: 1927
Brilliant Fashions for the Little Season, 1926Smartly dressed members of London society leaving the theatre on a night out
The Midwinter Festival in Roman London at the time of the Emperor Nero as imagined by the artist, Fortunino Matania
Caddie master selecting girl caddies at Le Touquet, 1914A caddie master selecting caddies from a group of clamouring French girls on a golf course at Le Touquet. Date: 1914
The Scarlet Macaw by Wilton WilliamsAn elegant lady with a feather fan and a macaw. Date: 1923
Advert for Dunhills Lytup Handbags 1923Advertisement for the Lytup handbag from Alfred Dunhill, with a small electric light illuminating the contents whenever it is opened up
Spring dress with Egyptian style embroidery by IsobelA frock of fine black silk jerseylene featuring embroideries in Egyptian colourings from Isobel, of 4 Maddox Street, London. Worn with a dashing hat and cane
Laura Cowie and her daughter AnneActress Laura Cowie (1892 - 1969), who in private life was Mrs John Hastings Turner, wife of the author and playwright, pictured with her daughter Anne. Date: 1923
Lady Eden by Madame YevondeEdith Mary Patricia (nÚÑáPrendergast), Lady Eden (died 1990), wife of Sir Timothy Eden, daughter of Arthur Prendergast. Date: 1923
Mrs. Louis Coatalen (Iris Graham)Mrs Louis Coatalen, aka Iris Graham, daughter of Mr
Frau Jobst Planckfelt by Durer - report in ILNPage from The Illustrated London News reporting on a rare oil painting by Albrecht Durer of Frau Jobst Planckfelt of Antwerp, mentioned in his diary of 1521
Fancy dress - men dressed up as cowboysTwo men in The Fancy Dress Studio, 37 Oxford Street, London, dressed in cowboy costumes complete with very hairy chaps! Date: c.1920
Sylvia Raven-Hill, daughter of the Punch artist Leonard Raven-Hill and his wife Annie
WWII September 1939 Holiday makers filling sandbagsHoliday makers filling sandbags at a beach on the East Coast of Britain in the week following the declaration of war in September 1939. Date: 1939
WWII Jewish refugees helping with sandbagsJewish refugees in Britain helping to place sandbags in front of a big hospital in the early days of the Second World War. Date: 1939
WWII Night time in London, September 1939Piccadilly after dark in the first few days of the Second World War, a man in uniform already in evidence on the streets. Date: 1939
Outbreak of WWII - crowds outside Downing StreetA large crowd gathered outside 10 Downing Street at 11 o clock on 3 September 1939, at the time the Prime Minister, Neville Chamberlain was broadcasting the announcement of war. Date: 1939
Outbreak of WWII - Queen visits Vincent Square hospital 1939Queen Elizabeth (later the Queen Mother) pictured visiting the Vincent Square Infants Hospital in Victoria, London, just before the declaration of war in September 1939
Outbreak of WWII - theatres close downCovers being drawn over seats in the auditorium of the Palace Theatre in Manchester
Outbreak of WWII - Sphere cover - Proclamation of war LondonFront cover of The Sphere with photograph depicting an official proclamation about the declaration of war made by Mr W. J
Outbreak of WWII - Germans leave London 1939Dr. Kordt, German Charge d Affaires in London, leaving the capital with his wife upon declaration of war in September 1939. Date: 1939
Outbreak of WWII - removing Canterburys priceless glassThe stained glass in the east windows of Canterbury Cathedral, being removed as a precaution after the outbreak of war in September 1939. Date: 1939
Outbreak of WWII Parisian greengrocer listens to the newsSeptember, 1939. A greengrocer from Montmartre in Paris enjoys a quiet supper behind his shop and switches on the radio to listen to the news. Date: 1939
Outbreak of WWII Arriving for cabaret in MontmartreArriving at the cabaret, Le Caveau Caucasien (a venue kept by White Russians) in Montmartre, Paris, in the opening weeks of the Second World War. Date: 1939
Lessons in elementary science at WhitechapelMiss Kate M. Hall, the curator of the Whitechapel Free Library and Museum, giving a demonstration of working bees to Board School children with the aid of a observatory hive, invented and made by Mr
Outbreak of WWII Germans trying to leave EnglandGermans resident in Britain attempting to return to Germany by the S. S. Europa which was scheduled to arrive at Southampton but never materialised. Date: 1939
Outbreak of WWII Evacuation of objects from British MuseumTrucks and carriages outside the British Museum as delicate objects were removed and taken to safety after the outbreak of hostilities in September 1939. Date: 1939
Outbreak of WWII Sandbagging flat roof of an office buildingLoading sandbags on the skylight apertures of a flat roof of a modern office building in London as precautions after the outbreak of hostilities in September 1939. Date: 1939
Outbreak of WWII English tourists at DieppeA large number of English tourists were caught on the Continent when war broke out in September 1939. Photograph shows crowds on the quayside at Dieppe trying to gain passage back to Britain
Oakham Church and Castle, Rutland. Date: 1903
Crete, Greece, Village of Komitadhes (Sfakia)Crete, Greece, Village of Komitadhes (Komitades), Sfakia. Date: circa 1907
Maltese Milk Seller - stocking up on his waresMaltese Milk Seller, Malta - stocking up on his wares... Date: circa 1910s
Zermatt, Switzerland - Gornergrat Railway Station. Date: circa 1920s
Statue of George Washington - New York Worlds Fair at Flushing Meadows (Corona Park), Queen s, NYC, USA. Date: 1939
Civic Centre, San Francisco, USA - Exposition AuditoriumCivic Centre (now the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium), San Francisco, California, USA - Exposition Auditorium
Newly Engaged couple at a large Dinner Party. Date: circa 1905
Jamaica, Myrtle Bank Hotel, Kingston, after Great EarthquakeJamaica, Myrtle Bank Hotel, Kingston, after the Great Earthquake of 14th January, 1907. Date: 1907
Brno - Czechoslovakia - early picture postcard. Date: 1899
Bedford, Bedfordshire - The River seen from the Boat YardBedford, Bedfordshire - The River Great Ouse seen from the Boat Yard. Date: 1908
Miss Phyllis Relph as CleopatraMiss Phyllis Relph (1888-1969) in the role of Cleopatra in Anthony & Cleopatra at the Queens Theatre, Manchester Date: circa 1909
Government House, St. Thomas - US Virgin Islands, Caribbean Date: circa 1910s
Mexico City - Canal de la VigaMexico City, Mexico - Canal de la Viga with traditional traffic of shallow pole-propelled open barges. Filled in during the 1940s - the route is now a road - the Calzada de la Viga. Date: circa 1910s
Marseille, France - Bassin de la Joliette. Date: circa 1908
Madeira, Portugal - Vista do Pico do Barcelos (Viewpoint). Date: circa 1930s
Wrecked Scottish Express at Creamlington - General StrikeWrecked Scottish Express at Creamlington, Northumberland - Deliberate derailment attributed to strikers during the General Strike. Date: 1926
WW1 - Home Front - Zeppelin Raid on Southend - bomb damageWW1 - Home Front - Zeppelin Raid on Southend - incendiary bomb damage. Date: 1915
Fire Curtain - Shakespeare Theatre - Stratford-upon-AvonFire Safety Curtain - Shakespeare Memorial Theatre - Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire. Date: circa 1920s
WW1 - Home Front - Naval Raid on Scarborough - shell damage on the lighthouse. Date: 1914
A stablehand and his charges - Horse and Foal Date: circa 1909
Damascus, Syria - The Sinan Pasha Mosque (Sinan Pasa Camii) - an early Ottoman-era mosque, located along Suq Sinaniyya Street. Date: circa 1907
