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Background imageBackground Collection: Aero L-39 Albatros 5015

Aero L-39 Albatros 5015
Czechoslovakian Air Force - Aero L-39 Albatros 5015 (msn ), of 11 SLP - 1 Letka, at Boscombe Down on 13 June 1992 for the Air Tournament International, with the A Squadron hangars in the background

Background imageBackground Collection: Sukhoi Su-25K 9013

Sukhoi Su-25K 9013
Czechoslovakian Air Force - Sukhoi Su-25K 9013 (msn 25508109013), at Boscombe Down in July 1994, with the iconic Weighbridge Hangar in the background. Date: 1994

Background imageBackground Collection: Trafalgar Square: A couple enjoying a fountain

Trafalgar Square: A couple enjoying a fountain, with a guardian Lion and the statue of Major-General Sir Henry Havelock, in the background. Date: circa 1970

Background imageBackground Collection: Dassault Falcon 50

Dassault Falcon 50 at ILA 1990 at Hannover Airport. In the background acan be seen the Dorneier CD.2 Seastar and the Liquid Hydrogen powered Tupolev Tu-155. Date: 1990

Background imageBackground Collection: Fletcher FU24 ZK-CAY

Fletcher FU24 ZK-CAY (msn 79), of Thames Aerial Topdressing Co. Ltd. at Whenuapai, NZ, with a Royal New Zealand Air Force Douglas DC-6 in the background

Background imageBackground Collection: Ballantrae, Carrick, South Ayrshire, Scotland - Ailsa Craig

Ballantrae, Carrick, South Ayrshire, Scotland - Ailsa Craig
Ballantrae in Carrick, South Ayrshire, Scotland - viewed from the South with the iconic Ailsa Craig forming the backdrop. Date: circa 1900s

Background imageBackground Collection: Fairtravel Linnet II G-ASZR

Fairtravel Linnet II G-ASZR (msn 005), at Blackbushe Airport in February 1967, with ex Royal Navy WS-51 Dragonflies stored in the background

Background imageBackground Collection: Colomban MC. 12B Cri-Cri F-WYEA

Colomban MC. 12B Cri-Cri F-WYEA
Colomban MC.12B Cri-Cri F-WYEA (msn 4), at the Paris Air Show held at Le Bourget in June 1979, with an Eiri-Avion PIK-20E motor-glider in the middle ground

Background imageBackground Collection: English Electric Canberra B. 2 WJ730

English Electric Canberra B. 2 WJ730
English Electric Canberra B.2 WJ730, on the RAE Farnborough dump in June 1962, after being withdrawn from use by the Empire Test Pilot's School

Background imageBackground Collection: Kawasaki Z 650 motorcycle

Kawasaki Z 650 motorcycle at Torpoint. (with HMS Hermes in the background) Date: circa 1979

Background imageBackground Collection: Lockheed P-3A Orion 150605 Paisano Tres (Project Magnet)

Lockheed P-3A Orion 150605 Paisano Tres (Project Magnet)
United States Navy - Lockheed P-3A-30-LO Orion 150605 (msn 185-5057, base code LP, call-sign 5'), of VP-49, at the 1965 Paris Air Show

Background imageBackground Collection: Poster, Auto Barre, Niort, France. Date: circa 1895

Poster, Auto Barre, Niort, France. Date: circa 1895

Background imageBackground Collection: Railway Division members at British Rail Kingmore Depot

Railway Division members at British Rail Kingmore Depot
Group portrait of Railway Division members at British Rail Kingmore Depot, Carlisle. Cowans Sheldon 75 tons railway breakdown crane in the background. Date: 1981

Background imageBackground Collection: David with the Head of Goliath. 1620s by Domenico Fetti

David with the Head of Goliath. 1620s by Domenico Fetti
Domenico Fetti (1589-1624). Italian painter. David with the Head of Goliath. 1620s. National Museum. Stockholm. Sweden. Date:

Background imageBackground Collection: Mourning woman with cross and flowers

Mourning woman with cross and flowers. Date: circa 1880s

Background imageBackground Collection: White flowers on an Easter card

White flowers on an Easter card with devotional words and decorative lacy border. circa 1890s

Background imageBackground Collection: 88 mm German engraved artillery shell case - Bezalel School

88 mm German engraved artillery shell case - Bezalel School
77 mm. German artillery shell case engraved at the Bezalel School in Jerusalem. Inlaid silver and copper damascene work depicting Rachel sitting

Background imageBackground Collection: Hanif Kureishi, English writer

Hanif Kureishi, English writer
Hanif Kureishi (b 1954), English playwright, screenwriter and filmmaker, novelist and short story writer. Date: circa 1980s

Background imageBackground Collection: Turkish Hearse - Dead soldier

Turkish Hearse - Dead soldier
Dead Turkish soldier (very rare to see the face exposed like this) - on a horse-drawn hearse, returning his body from the battlefield. A number of his comrades in arms stand behind

Background imageBackground Collection: RACIAL/FLORIDA INDIANS

RACIAL/FLORIDA INDIANS
Widows of Florida who having lost their husbands in the wars beg the King for his assistance; in the background, hermaphrodites attend to the sick and bury the dead Date: 1564

Background imageBackground Collection: Cartoon, National Insurance Bill

Cartoon, National Insurance Bill. Patient to GP: This treatment will be the death of me'. Doctor: (National Insurance Bill): I dare say you know best, but there is always a chance'

Background imageBackground Collection: A modern Spode dinner service. This Wineberry design is in lovely colours on a cream background

A modern Spode dinner service. This Wineberry design is in lovely colours on a cream background. Designed by T. Hassell. Date: 1930s

Background imageBackground Collection: FLORIDA WIDOWS ASK

FLORIDA WIDOWS ASK
Women of FLORIDA who having lost their HUSBANDS in the WARS implore the Assistance of the KING - in the background, hermaphrodites attend the sick and bury the dead 1564

Background imageBackground Collection: FLORIDA WIDOWS ASK AID

FLORIDA WIDOWS ASK AID
Women of FLORIDA who having lost their HUSBANDS in the WARS implore the Assistance of the KING - in the background, hermaphrodites attend the sick and bury the dead 1737

Background imageBackground Collection: HOGARTH NOON HUGUENOTS

HOGARTH NOON HUGUENOTS
2. Noon Huguenot refugees attend chapel, opposite an eating house - St Giles in the Field is visible in the background. Date: 1738

Background imageBackground Collection: HOGARTH NOON

HOGARTH NOON
2. Noon Huguenot refugees attend chapel, opposite an eating house - St Giles in the Field is visible in the background. Date: 1738

Background imageBackground Collection: SPORTY LADY 1927

SPORTY LADY 1927
Cover for Die Dame featuring a sporty woman. The background is covered with hunting pictures, dogs, saddles &c. Taken from the printed page, the original no longer exists. Date: March 1927

Background imageBackground Collection: United States Air Force North American T-6G Texan 50-1279

United States Air Force North American T-6G Texan 50-1279, buzz-number TA-279, (msn 168-443), at the USAF Museum storage compound at Wright-Patterson AFB, OH

Background imageBackground Collection: Eiri-Avion PIK-20 OH-500 ER

Eiri-Avion PIK-20 OH-500 ER, at a regional gliding competition in the 1980s. (Note: The Standard Cirrus in the background, 569, is the glider I had a quarter share in, around the time this was taken)

Background imageBackground Collection: Springtime - a young German couple with a picture of a small rural town in the background

Springtime - a young German couple with a picture of a small rural town in the background. Date: 1904

Background imageBackground Collection: Good Luck postcard, Two black cats

Good Luck postcard, Two black cats Date: 20th century

Background imageBackground Collection: Draycott, Cotswold village, Butler Saw Mills workmen

Draycott, Cotswold village, Butler Saw Mills workmen with a steam traction engine in the background. Date: circa 1908

Background imageBackground Collection: Quiet Welsh country lane with steep rocky escarpment

Quiet Welsh country lane with steep rocky escarpment looming in the background. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageBackground Collection: 19th century vintage photograph: View of Sorrento, with some coming from the volcano

19th century vintage photograph: View of Sorrento, with some coming from the volcano Mount Vesuvius in the background

Background imageBackground Collection: Vintage 19th century photograph - horse and carriage on the road at Ampezzo

Vintage 19th century photograph - horse and carriage on the road at Ampezzo, with the lake Durrensee and mount Cristallo in the background, Italian Dolomites, mountains

Background imageBackground Collection: The city wall, York, Minster in the background

The city wall, York, Minster in the background
Vintage 19th century photograph: the city wall, York, Minster in the background

Background imageBackground Collection: North Deal seafront, Kent

North Deal seafront, Kent
Seafront at North Deal, Kent, with Royal Exchange Hotel in background. Date: circa 1950s

Background imageBackground Collection: Homeless man looks up at Buckingham Palace, London

Homeless man looks up at Buckingham Palace, London
Homeless man looks up at Buckingham Palace - changing of the guard and Victoria Memorial seen in background. Date: circa 1950s

Background imageBackground Collection: East End market barrow, London

East End market barrow, London
Londons East End - a market barrow, with washing pegged out to dry in the background. Date: 1950s

Background imageBackground Collection: Boat on a lake with factory probably Yokohama, Japan

Boat on a lake with factory probably Yokohama, Japan
small boat on a lake with factory in the background, probably Yokohama, Japan, late 19th century

Background imageBackground Collection: View of the canal, Tokyo, with palace in the background

View of the canal, Tokyo, with palace in the background. Vintage 19th century photograph

Background imageBackground Collection: Ruins at Pompeii, with Mount Vesuvius in the background

Ruins at Pompeii, with Mount Vesuvius in the background
Vintage 19th century photograph: Ruins at Pompeii, with Mount Vesuvius in the background

Background imageBackground Collection: Amphitheatre at Pompeii with Mount Vesuvius in background

Amphitheatre at Pompeii with Mount Vesuvius in background
Vintage 19th century photograph: Amphitheatre at Pompeii with Mount Vesuvius in the background

Background imageBackground Collection: French womens costumes of the 15th century

French womens costumes of the 15th century. Poetess Christine de Pizan writing in her room A, women in hennin headdresses B, D, and woman in tall headdress hawking on horseback C

Background imageBackground Collection: The Pier - Viareggio, Italy

The Pier - Viareggio, Italy
Viareggio - a city and comune in northern Tuscany, Italy - on the coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea. Fishing from the Pier. Date: 1904

Background imageBackground Collection: Main Street, Livingstone, Montana, USA

Main Street, Livingstone, Montana, USA. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageBackground Collection: Hopstore CWGC Cemetery, Vlamertinghe, Belgium

Hopstore CWGC Cemetery, Vlamertinghe, Belgium
The village, known as Vlam to the Tommies, was a pile of rubble by 1918 but the area of the Cemetery was just outside the range of the medium guns and the hop building, in the background here

Background imageBackground Collection: Angel with a violin

Angel with a violin
Christmas greeting card depicting an angel on a cloud playing a violin and stars in the background. Date: circa 1906



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