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Background imageArticle Collection: Emile Zola article

Emile Zola article
Article by Emile Zola denouncing the irregularities on the Dreyfus affair titled J Accuse...!, published in the

Background imageArticle Collection: Doyle Fairy Article

Doyle Fairy Article
The title page of Arthur Conan Doyles article discussing the evidence for the existence of fairies

Background imageArticle Collection: Page from The Bystander, 18th April 1928, featuring an article called Flying for Women by

Page from The Bystander, 18th April 1928, featuring an article called Flying for Women by Lady (Abe) Bailey, who is pictured top left as the champion woman aviator who flies a D.H. Moth

Background imageArticle Collection: Catalhoyuk (Catal Hoyuk and Catal Huyuk) - a very large Neolithic

Catalhoyuk (Catal Hoyuk and Catal Huyuk) - a very large Neolithic and Chalcolithic proto-city settlement in southern Anatolia, which existed from approximately 7100 BC to 5700 BC

Background imageArticle Collection: Front page, Youth Against the Bomb, CND newspaper

Front page, Youth Against the Bomb, CND newspaper, with an article about support from Paul McCartney of The Beatles pop group, Easter 1964. 1964

Background imageArticle Collection: Manchester Union Schools, Swinton

Manchester Union Schools, Swinton
The Manchester Union Industrial School at Swinton. The school, where 800 pauper children were housed and educated away from the workhouse, was established in 1843, one of the earliest of its type

Background imageArticle Collection: The Illustrated London News, 1940

The Illustrated London News, 1940
Page from the Illustrated London News describing the heroism of Lieutenant Robert Davies(1900-1975), who received the George Cross for commanding the bomb disposal unit which saved St

Background imageArticle Collection: Iraq-Kuwait tensions 1961

Iraq-Kuwait tensions 1961
Page from The Illustrated London News with an article written by Cyril Falls on the tensions in Kuwait arising over Iraqi claims to sovereignty over the oil-rich state

Background imageArticle Collection: Healthy Recreation

Healthy Recreation
A young woman prepares to take a putt whilst out playing golf with a female companion. A small boy stands behind acting as caddie for the day, looking away in to the distance

Background imageArticle Collection: Woman's Day magazine - article on shampooing - 1957

Woman's Day magazine - article on shampooing - 1957
Editorial photograph for Woman's Day magazine - article on shampooing - 1957. Date: 1957

Background imageArticle Collection: WW2, Reading About John Brown

WW2, Reading About John Brown
An illustration of a young girl reading a newspaper, she has seen an article about John Brown receiving a medal during WW2. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageArticle Collection: Three men in charge of the Queen Mary

Three men in charge of the Queen Mary - Captain, Chief and Assistant Chief Engineers Date: 1936

Background imageArticle Collection: A La Suite d'un Article Signe: Boulimy

A La Suite d'un Article Signe: Boulimy
This sketch shows a group of four gentlemen interacting, visually representing the following caption, translated in English. Mr

Background imageArticle Collection: The Charm of Beautiful Teeth

The Charm of Beautiful Teeth
An illustration for an article entitled, The Charm of Beautiful Teeth, showing a glamorous woman revealing her pearly white teeth with a smile, behind a decorative fan. Date: circa 1915

Background imageArticle Collection: Odds and Ends

Odds and Ends
An illustration for an article written by Doctor A. W. Oxford, in Colour Magazine, titled Odds and Ends. The image shows an array of items

Background imageArticle Collection: RMS Titanic items in a frame

RMS Titanic items in a frame: models of the ship and of a lifebelt, a nameplate, and various newspaper articles (including New York Times) and photographs

Background imageArticle Collection: Gas Mask Handbag

Gas Mask Handbag by Dolcis, 250 Oxford Street, London and branches, studio fashion photograph. From an advertorial article, Women at Home and on Parade'. Date: 1939

Background imageArticle Collection: Image of a woman mid-phone conversation, taken from a lifestyle article about living alone

Image of a woman mid-phone conversation, taken from a lifestyle article about living alone. Date: 1954

Background imageArticle Collection: Lockheed TR-1A 80-1068

Lockheed TR-1A 80-1068
United States Air Force (USAF) - Lockheed TR-1A 80-1068 (Article 068), at the SBAC Farnborough Air Show held between 5-12 September 1982

Background imageArticle Collection: Fletcher FU24 ZK-BHF

Fletcher FU24 ZK-BHF (msn 8), at Mangere, NZ. (This aircraft was destroyed on 5 February 1961, during top-dressing operations at a farm air-strip, after a loose article caused loss of control)

Background imageArticle Collection: Channel Tunnel proprosals, 1985(pages 2-3)

Channel Tunnel proprosals, 1985(pages 2-3)
Article from The Illustrated London News, November 1985, detailing four proposed plans for the construction of a Channel Tunnel. The fourth was revealed as an exclusive by the ILN. Page 2-3 of 6

Background imageArticle Collection: Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Evacuacion de

Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Evacuacion de Refugiados Espanoles a los Paises de America (Evacuation of Spanish Refugees to American Countries)

Background imageArticle Collection: Denis Healey, Labour politician, with colleague

Denis Healey, Labour politician, with colleague
Denis Healey (Denis Winston Healey, Baron Healey, b 1917), British Labour politician, served as Secretary of State for Defence 1964-1970 and Chancellor of the Exchequer 1974-1979

Background imageArticle Collection: Richard Corfield - obituary

Richard Corfield - obituary
The brief text which announced Richard Conyngham Corfield's (1882-1913) death in the Illustrated London News in 1913

Background imageArticle Collection: Homeless people catching up on sleep in St. James's Park in London at mid-day

Homeless people catching up on sleep in St. James's Park in London at mid-day. This was in the summer months where the homeless enjoyed the sunshine in an enclosure popularly known as the Bull

Background imageArticle Collection: National Mourning 1910

National Mourning 1910
The Boudoir - Dame Fashion's Diary in a commemorative issue to mark the death of Edward VII in 1910, showing appropriate mourning clothes, available from Konski's of Conduit Street, London

Background imageArticle Collection: Lockheed A-12 Oxcart 60-6925

Lockheed A-12 Oxcart 60-6925 (msn Article 122'), formerly of the Central Intelligence Agency, on the flight deck of USS Intrepid, moored in New York Harbour

Background imageArticle Collection: Lockheed U-2S 80-1074

Lockheed U-2S 80-1074
United States Air Force - Lockheed U-2S 80-1074 (Article 074). Date: circa 2000

Background imageArticle Collection: Rugby Football feature - Newport and Cardiff Ladies teams

Rugby Football feature - Newport and Cardiff Ladies teams
Rugby football feature/article mentioning Newport Ladies 22-0 defeat of Cardiff Ladies. Date: 1917

Background imageArticle Collection: Railway Mania - illustration by Alfred Crowquill - a steam train running out of track as

Railway Mania - illustration by Alfred Crowquill - a steam train running out of track as it heads to the edge of the precipice... Date: 1845

Background imageArticle Collection: Railway Mania - written and illustrated by Alfred Crowquill

Railway Mania - written and illustrated by Alfred Crowquill. Date: 1845

Background imageArticle Collection: Railway Mania - text written by Alfred Crowquill

Railway Mania - text written by Alfred Crowquill. Date: 1845

Background imageArticle Collection: Full page from Punch magazine - July 12, 1856 - featuring an article - Rude Questions to

Full page from Punch magazine - July 12, 1856 - featuring an article - Rude Questions to a Wife. Date: 1856

Background imageArticle Collection: Syrie Maugham

Syrie Maugham
Article in The Sphere by Derek Patmore profiling interior designer Syrie Maugham, wife of the novelist W. Somerset Maugham

Background imageArticle Collection: Private Lives, fashion on stage, Gertrude Lawrence

Private Lives, fashion on stage, Gertrude Lawrence
Article by Florence Roberts in The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News reporting on the fashions on stage (and in the stalls) during Noel Cowards play, Private Lives at the Phoenix Theatre

Background imageArticle Collection: Salve it, 1942

Salve it, 1942
Salve it article, 1942, about saving every scrap of paper for the war effort. Waste paper is a munition of war. Date: 1942

Background imageArticle Collection: Laying up your car in wartime, 1942

Laying up your car in wartime, 1942
Laying up your car? Some practical hints and tips, article by Alan Hess in Britannia & Eve, May 1942. The basic petrol ration was withdrawn at this time, leading many motorists to store their cars

Background imageArticle Collection: Driving under blackout conditions, 1939

Driving under blackout conditions, 1939
Driving under blackout conditions, article by the Earl of Cardigan in Britannia & Eve, November 1939. Date: 1939

Background imageArticle Collection: Dress 2 into 1 by Jean Burnup

Dress 2 into 1 by Jean Burnup
Dress, 1 into 2, 2 into 1 by Jean Burnup. Fashion in wartime. Date: 1941

Background imageArticle Collection: Dress by Jean Burnup

Dress by Jean Burnup. Article from Britannia & Eve, 1942, on how to dress in wartime. Home front in Britain. Date: 1942

Background imageArticle Collection: Passed by the censor

Passed by the censor. Article in Britannia & Eve, 1942, giving advice about writing to men posted abroad in wartime. Date: 1942

Background imageArticle Collection: Life below stairs, 1940

Life below stairs, 1940
Life below stairs article in Britannia & Eve, November 1940, about living with air raids during World War Two. Date: 1940

Background imageArticle Collection: Wedding in a hurry, 1944

Wedding in a hurry, 1944
Wedding in a hurry. Article with advice about speedy marriages in wartime, in Britannia & Eve, May 1944. Date: 1944

Background imageArticle Collection: Alascheir Railway Asia Minor constructed by Samuel Bayliss

Alascheir Railway Asia Minor constructed by Samuel Bayliss
Photograph from an original album, Alascheir Railway Asia Minor constructed by Samuel Bayliss, CE, belonging and inscribed to Charles Goeschler, Smyrna Cassaba Railway by Bayliss

Background imageArticle Collection: Sports outfit by Suzanne Talbot, 1930

Sports outfit by Suzanne Talbot, 1930
A sports outfit by Suzanne Talbot showing the nipped-in waist sported by the gaily-striped sweater which matches the wider-brimmed hat

Background imageArticle Collection: An article entitled What People are Wearing which features a Chinese badger fur

An article entitled What People are Wearing which features a Chinese badger fur coat from the London Fur Company, houndstooth check trousers, and a long kanga dress. Date: 1966

Background imageArticle Collection: Engravers work through the night to produce the latest news for that week

Engravers work through the night to produce the latest news for that week. Date: 1881

Background imageArticle Collection: Cover design, Womans Pictorial

Cover design, Womans Pictorial
Cover design by Margaret W Tarrant, Womans Pictorial magazine, 10 May 1924. Depicting a girl and a boy climbing a tree in blossom, watched by a white cat



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