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Floods in Norwich 1912Series of photographs showing the flooded area in Norfolk following excessive rain fall in August 1912. Houses are damaged, train tracks & bridges impassable
Mrs Thomas HardyEmma Gifford, first wife of Thomas Hardy. She died in 1912, inspiring Hardy to write some of his most moving love poems
The Crevasse by Alfred BestallIllustration by Alfred Bestall showing mountain climbers at the edge of a steep crevasse
Over the Garden Wall by H. M. BatemanHumorous illustration by the artist H.M. Bateman showing neighbours in adjacent gardens simultaneously rolling their lawns
The International Exhibition, DublinA large colour engraving by the Leighton brothers, issued as a special supplement by The Illustrated London News, depicting the International Exhibition at Dublin in 1865
Who Said Gentlemen Prefer Blondes? By Lawson WoodA colour illustration by artist Lawson Wood showing two male cats fighting over a pretty female cat. Date: 20th August 1930
The Sea Hath Pearls - Especially At Deauville In AugustStylised colour illustration showing a lady bathing in the sea swathed in pearls
Deborah Freeman-MitfordPhotograph of Deborah Freeman-Mitford as a debutante in 1938. She later became the Duchess of Devonshire after marrying Andrew Cavendish in 1941
Duncan Sandys(1908-1987) in helicopterLeaving Kuala Lumpar by helicopter to see operations in the Malayan Jungle: Mr Duncan Sandys, Minister of Supply. En route to his visit to Australia
King of Siam at reception 1897The King of Siam, Rama V, at the reception given in his honour at the Siamese Legation, Ashburn Place, South Kensington, London
The Brunswick royal familyPrincess Viktoria Luise, the Kaisers only daughter, with her husband Ernst August, Duke of Brunswick and their children (l to r) Friederike, Ernst August, Welf Heinrich, Georg Wilhelm and Christian
Prince Arthurs engagementPrince Arthur, Duke of Connaught (1850-1942) in 1878 with his fiancee Luise Margarete of Prussia and her sisters, Marie (centre)
The Empress of Russia with her daughtersTsaritsa Alexandra Feodorovna (formerly Princess Alix of Hesse) photographed with her four daughters in 1913; from left, Grand Princess Olga, Tatiana, Anastasia and Maria
A portrait of Alexander Ferdinand of PrussiaPrince Alexander Ferdinand of Prussia (1912-1985), only child of the Kaisers fourth son, Prince August Wilhelm in 1914, dressed in uniform
Prince Ernst August, Duke of Brunswick, eldest child of Kaiser Wilhelm IIs only daughter Viktoria Luise. He was born in March 1914 and by the following year was posing for phootographs
Home Guard march to lectureMembers of the Home Guard on their way to a field in the grounds of Osterley Park, in the suburbs of west London, where lectures
A Fan Fan-tasy. by BairdAn illustration of a model posed with a large decorative fan
Polo At Biarritz by Edmund BlampiedOur Artists impression of the new polo ground at Beyris, half-way between Biarritz and Bayonne, which was opened last year by the King of Spain
La Route Aux Courses by Edmund BlampiedAn impression of a typical scene on the road to the racecourse at Dinard. The all-conquering motor has not yet entirely ousted the more elegante horse equipage
Street Scene in Whitechapel, London, 1874Engraving showing a street scene in Whitechapel, East London, in 1874. This image shows a large number of children and adults loitering on the pavement beside their humble dwellings
So This Is Summer! By Charles RobinsonAn illustration by Charles Robinson (Brother of William Heath Robinson) of a group of ladies frolicking on boad a boat in the style of a motor car
Bosworth Field Leicestershire, where Richard III was defeated on 21 August 1485 by Henry, Duke of Richmond, who assumed the throne and established the Tudor dynasty
Berlin by Lester RalphProphetic vision of Berlin and the increasing militarism of Germany in the latter end of the 19th century. Kaiser Wilhelm II presiding over a parade of soldiers and weaponry
An Ashanti village before the 2nd Ashanti war in 1873Normal life in an Ashanti village before the outbreak of the second Ashanti War in 1873-74. The second Ashanti War fought between, 1873-74, was between King Kofi Karikari
Construction of Drainage Tunnels at Wick Lane, London, 1859Engraving showing the construction of mains drainage tunnels at Wick Lane, near Old Ford, London, in 1859
Interior of an Ashanti hut sketched before the 2nd Ashanti WInterior of an Ashanti hut sketched before the second Ashanti War. The second Ashanti War fought between, 1873-74, was between King Kofi Karikari, ruler of the Ashanti (or Asantehene)
Visitors to the National Gallery, London, 1872Engraving showing a number of visitors viewing the paintings of the National Gallery, London, during the summer holidays of 1872
Madame Tussauds Museum, London, 1884Engraving showing a number of views of Madame Tussauds waxwork museum, London, 1884. These images show the museum shortly after it moved to its Marylebone Road premises that year
Timothy Carew O Brien (1861-1948)Engraved portrait of Timothy Carew O Brien (1861-1948), the Anglo-Irish cricketer, pictured in 1884
Billingsgate Fish Market, London, 1852Engraving showing the, then recently opened, Billingsgate Fish Market on the north bank of the River Thames, in London, 1852
Declaration of War - Outside Buckingham Palace 1914Crowds cheering the King and Queen outside Buckingham Palace following the declaration of war against Germany in 1914
Feeding the Lions at London Zoo, 1871Engraving showing a large group of holidaymakers watching the feeding of the large carnivores at the Zoological Societys Gardens (London Zoo), Regents Park, 1871
Audience of children at a London Music Hall, 1882Engraving showing an audience of children at a performance at the Royal Victoria Coffee Music Hall, London, 1882. The original title for this image was Sit Down in Front
Installation of the Constable of the Tower of London, 1881Engraving showing the official installation of Sir Richard Dacres, G.C.B. (centre), as Constable of the Tower of London, 1881
People left in London during the Summer Holidays, 1881Engraving showing a number of the types of people left in London, whilst more fortunate folk went on holiday in the summer of 1881
Electric Lighting at Alexandra Palace Lakes, 1880Engraving showing a large crowd of Victorian holiday-makers enjoying the illumination of the Alexandra Palace lakes, London, by electric light, 1880. Date: 21 August 1880
Schoolchildren on Tower Bridge, London, 1897Illustration showing a large group of children dashing about on Tower Bridge to watch the passage of a large passenger steamship under the bridge, London, 1897
The Fort of Khelat-I-Ghilzai, Afghanistan, 1880Engraving showing the interior of the fort of Khelat-i-Ghilzai, Afghanistan, 1880
Fishing for Pilchards, 1871Engraving showing a group of fishermen, with rowing boat and steam launch, fishing for pilchards off the coast of Britain, 1871
London Corners, 1881Engraving showing a variety of scenes around London in 1881. The images show (clockwise from top left): St. Dunstan s, Thames Street; St
Opening of the Thames Embankment, London, 1868Engraving showing the opening of the Thames North Embankment, London, at Temple Pier to foot passengers in 1868. On the left of the image, several ferries are embarking passengers for Abbey Mills
The Balloon Societys Garden Party, 1881Engraving showing several views of the Balloon Societys Garden Party at Lillie Bridge, London, in 1881. The images show (clockwise from top left)
The Ashanti War (1873-74) - The Black Watch in actionThe Black Watch fighting in the forest of Ashanti, from the picture by Louis Desanges. The second Ashanti War fought between, 1873-74, was between King Kofi Karikari
Alexandra Palace, Muswell Hill, London, 1871Engraving showing a distant view of the Alexandra Palace, Muswell Hill, 1871
Horse Guard on Sentry Duty, London, 1872Engraving showing a soldier of the Horse Guards on sentry duty in Whitehall, London, 1872. A crowd of spectators, including a girl selling flowers and two children in a pram
Isaac Waltons House, Chancery Lane, LondonEngraving showing the exterior of the house of Isaac Walton (1595-1683), the English biographer, author and father of angling
Princess Elizabeths Prison in the Tower of LondonEngraving showing the interior of the room in the Bell Tower, at the Tower of London, which served as Princess Elizabeths (later Elizabeth I) prison in the middle of the sixteenth century
