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Father chides son for smoking while drinking port
A father chides his son for smoking while drinking his best port! Date: 1867

Theodore Hook
(1788-1841). He was an English man of letters and composer and briefly a civil servant in Mauritius. He is best known for his practical jokes, particularly the Berners Street hoax in 1810

Bishop Butler
Bishop Joseph Butler (1692-1752). Born in Wantage, of Berkshire (now Oxfordshire). He is best known for his critique of Deism, Thomas Hobbess egoism, and John Lockes theory of personal identity

A young middle class couple pose for a photograph with their new little baby. Note the lovely net curtains and very smart Sunday best attire. Possibly a Christening picture. Date: circa 1900s

Honeymoon - mid-channel - Making the best of a bad situation
Our Honeymoon - mid-channel - Making the best of a bad situation... A kiss before disaster. Date: circa 1910s

Boatman and dog on the saltings at Askam, near Barrow
A happy boatman leans back across the thwarts of a rowing boat and cuddles his small dog. The boat is on the saltings at Askam, near Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria, England Date: 1990

Man with singing dog, Ireland
A man sits on the pavement outside a pub and sings a song with his dog. Donegal, Ireland Date: 1992

Churchgoer, Regent, Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone, Regent Village, near Freetown, St Charles Church. Woman holding bible looks out of church door during Sunday morning service Date: circa 1982

Old ladies, Piece Hall, Yorkshire
Two old ladies sit on a bench in the Piece Hall, Halifax, Yorkshire. They wear smart winter coats and hats

Grimsby - Mother and young daughter in Sunday best
Grimsby - Mother and young daughter in their Sunday best (note the fur coat and leather gloves) pose for a studio portrait photograph with some rather unusual box-shaped props/seating. Date: 1935

Two stylish Swimwear models posing with a beach ball
Two stylish French Swimwear models posing with a beach ball and showing off their likely highly-scandalous attire to its best advantage. Date: 1910s

Studio Portrait of a woman in elegant shift dress and string of pearls - note the attractive folding table she is resting against... Date: 1910s

Advertising Promotional card for a new Buick Motor Car
" Best Buick Yet" ! Advertising Promotional card for a new Buick Motor Car. Date: 1941

A lady in Sunday best and Monday work clothes - North West England. Date: circa 1907

Carved Cross Shaft, St Cuthberts Church, Bewcastle, Cumbria
Carved Cross Shaft, Churchyard of St Cuthberts Church, Hamlet of Bewcastle, Cumbria (7th / 8th century) - this has been described as the best pre-Norman carving in England. Date: circa 1910s

Spoons, forks and fish knives, Plate 220
Spoons and forks, fish knives and forks, electro silver plated on best nickel silver, Plate 220. Date: circa 1880s

Trotsky and Lenin disagree as to the best way of curing Russias ills Date: 1921

Patent Triplex Grate F Pattern with close-fitting mantel Best Grey Porcelain Enamelled finish Date: circa 1920s

WW2 Christmas card with plane and crew
WW2 pop-up Christmas card with plane and crew -- wishing you the best of luck. Date: circa 1942

AGUIRRE, Lope de (1515-1561). Spanish conquistador in South America. Nicknamed El Loco, the Madman, Aguirre is best known for his final expedition, down the Amazon river

Bottlenose dolphins - blowing air bubbles underwater (Tursiops truncatus). Distribution: Worldwide except polar regions. Complex play / creative behaviour

Bottlenose dolphins - pair dancing underwater (Tursiops truncatus). Distribution: Worldwide except polar regions

Bottlenose DOLPHIN - two, facing, one on top of the other (tursiops truncatus)

Best of Friends by Raphael Kirchner
A pretty young woman in pink blouse hugs a long-haired grey cat. Illustration by Raphael Kircher reproduced in The Illustrated London News Christmas Number

Road accident involving a bus, Elgin Avenue, London
Road accident involving a bus which has fallen down a large hole in Elgin Avenue, West London, on 5 May 1946. The advert on the side of the bus says: Look Your Best in Windsmoor. Date: 1946

Edward Burnett Tylor
EDWARD BURNETT TYLOR anthropologist, best known for his landmark book Primitive culture (1871) Date: 1832 - 1917

Mistaken identity - Very short man and a tall young woman " You Naughty Boy, you ll fall over!" " Oh...." Date: circa 1890s

Mambrino Pilot, Daisy Burns, and Rosamond: trotting for a purse, $100 mile heats, best 3 in 5 in harness. Date c1866

Victorian man in studio photo
A Victorian man in a studio photo, probably around the time of his marriage in 1879. He is Walter Watson of Derby, joiner and carpenter. Date: circa 1879

A Variety of Mens Hats
A selection of mens hats, including a Bowler Hat, a Tweed Cap, a soft felt hat, a best silk hat, an opera hat, a chauffeurs cap, a Ladies Riding hat and a Tweed hat

Cycles et Motos. De Dion Bouton
A De Dion-Bouton advertising poster by Felix Fournery, featuring a female cyclist and her dog. The French manufacturer De Dion-Bouton was best known for building cars

Cottage on an embossed greetings card
Cottage with purple flowers, ivy leaves, horseshoe and handshake on an embossed greetings card - With Best Wishes. Date: early 20th century

Birds, flowers and heart on a greetings card -- Best Wishes from my heart. Date: circa 1910s

Victorian 1890s Card Greetings White Ornate Lace
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Late Victorian 1890s Greetings Card Boy Boys
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Advertisement for Hixopad rubber heels - the best. Date: early 20th century

Girl with pug dog on a greetings card - Best Wishes. Date: circa 1900s

Toilet humour on a comic German greetings card - Karlsbad sparkling water is the best treatment for constipation. (2 of 2) Date: early 20th century

Two men with bottles on a comic German greetings card - Karlsbad sparkling water is the best treatment for constipation. (1 of 2) Date: early 20th century

New Year card in the shape of a gift box. Date: circa 1890s

Darby Foster and Mae Marsh in Paddy the Next Best Thing (1923) directed by Graham Cutts Date: 1923

Five people standing outside a house
Five people in smart clothes standing outside a house. circa 1920s

Caricature, Lillie Langtry and Henrietta Hodson
Caricature, Lillie Langtry (1853-1929) and Henrietta Hodson (1841-1910) -- The best of friends must part. Hodson (referred to here as Mrs Labouchere because of her relationship with Henry Labouchere)

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