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Background imageBottom Collection: Flags of the Allies run up a flagstaff

Flags of the Allies run up a flagstaff
Top to bottom the flags are - Britain, France, Belgium, Russia, Serbia, Japan and Italy. America was not yet in the war. WW1 Date: circa 1915

Background imageBottom Collection: Sole with comic verse on a Christmas card

Sole with comic verse on a Christmas card -- From the bottom of my sole. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageBottom Collection: Comic postcard, Large woman keeping cool at the seaside Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Large woman keeping cool at the seaside Date: 20th century

Background imageBottom Collection: Divers repairing the bottom of a ship at anchor

Divers repairing the bottom of a ship at anchor wearing John Bethells patent diving dresses. Day & Haghe Lithographers to the Queen. S. Bendixen Lith. Date: 1838

Background imageBottom Collection: Ballymagee St, Bangor

Ballymagee St, Bangor - a view looking down High street, in the foreground there is a motor bus with passengers going down the street and people on foot each side of the road

Background imageBottom Collection: The Moat, Bottom, Ballymena

The Moat, Bottom, Ballymena - a view of a moat with two trees. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Antrim). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageBottom Collection: Cutting Wedding Cake

Cutting Wedding Cake
A caterer in gloves explains how long in took to make their wedding cake as the newlyweds slice into the bottom tier! Date: 1960s

Background imageBottom Collection: Bible of Alba or Arragel. 1422 - 1430. Castilian

Bible of Alba or Arragel. 1422 - 1430. Castilian translation of the Hebrew Bible by Jewish Rabbi Mose Arragel of Guadalajara, commissioned by Don Luis de Guzmᮠ Gonzᬥ z

Background imageBottom Collection: Suffragette W. S. P. U Regalia Flag

Suffragette W. S. P. U Regalia Flag
A W.S.P.U flag or pennant in purple, white and green silk. At one end is a square additional section (24cm x 24cm) in cream silk with beautifully embroidered laurel wreath with purple ribbon bow at

Background imageBottom Collection: How a Submarine Dives & Rests on Sea Floor, WW1

How a Submarine Dives & Rests on Sea Floor, WW1
Diagrams showing how a submarine or U-boat dives below the water and rests at the bottom of the sea. Date: 1917

Background imageBottom Collection: Minesweeper trawling for mines in the North Sea, WW1

Minesweeper trawling for mines in the North Sea, WW1
A minesweeper trawling for mines in the North Sea on the outbreak of the First World War. A wire rope attached to a weight is dragged along the seabed

Background imageBottom Collection: Record Roach Catch

Record Roach Catch
A World Record brace of roach fish, caught in Lambeth Reservoir, Surrey, England on 6 September 1938 by W. Penney. The top fish weighed 3lb 1 oz, the bottom fish 3lb 14 oz! Date: 1938

Background imageBottom Collection: Mrs. Letitia Sage, first Englishwoman to ascend in a balloon

Mrs. Letitia Sage, first Englishwoman to ascend in a balloon
The Parachute or a Sage Ladys Second Experiment. A rather saucy 18th century cartoon by Thomas Rowlandson which depicts Mrs. Letitia Sage, the first Englishwoman to ascend in a balloon. Date: 1785

Background imageBottom Collection: Milking Boy - Grindelwald, Switzerland

Milking Boy - Grindelwald, Switzerland - with his own milking stool, pre-attached by leather straps to his behind! Date: circa 1910s

Background imageBottom Collection: Cheeky Beauty Contest - Bottoms

Cheeky Beauty Contest - Bottoms
A Beauty Contest A beautiful pair of buttocks often bring tenderness. A line up of Parisienne beauties, offering a cheeky angle on life in the French capital. Date: circa 1908

Background imageBottom Collection: Models of NASA supersonic transports SCAT-15 bottom

Models of NASA supersonic transports SCAT-15 bottom
Models of NASA supersonic transports. SCAT-15, bottom; SCAT-16, centre left; SCAT-17, centre right and SCAT-4, top. circa 1963. Date: 1963

Background imageBottom Collection: Boeing B-17C Flying Fortress

Boeing B-17C Flying Fortress
On the Boeing B-17C Flying Fortress the side gun blisters were eliminated from the fuselage, the bottom blister was replaced by a larger bathtub housing and the nose gun mounting increased

Background imageBottom Collection: Painting the bottom of a boat

Painting the bottom of a boat
A woman in natty shorts, knitted, short-sleeved top and fishnet sandals carefully paints the bottom of a boat

Background imageBottom Collection: The Higher the Fewer says Gran pop by Lawson Wood

The Higher the Fewer says Gran pop by Lawson Wood
Humorous illustration by Lawson Wood showing his orang utan character, Gran pop sitting in precariously in a homemade hot air balloon. A little piglet falls out of the bottom of the basket

Background imageBottom Collection: The King of Spain and his grandchildren

The King of Spain and his grandchildren
Infante Juan Carlos of Spain (now King Juan Carlos) shown bottom left, looking out of the picture, appearing with his grandfather, sisters and cousins in April 1939: from the left

Background imageBottom Collection: Dr Slade the spirit medium

Dr Slade the spirit medium
The trial of Henry Slade, the medium who was said to communicate with spirits by a slate board. Top sketch shows Mr G. Leis, counsel for the Prosecution and bottom image shows Professor E

Background imageBottom Collection: The Mutiny on the Caswell, 1876

The Mutiny on the Caswell, 1876
Engraving of a number of sketches of the Caswell Mutiny, which took place on the sailing ship Caswell between Valparaiso and Queenstown, Ireland, March 1876

Background imageBottom Collection: Changing a Nappy 1970S

Changing a Nappy 1970S
A grandmother changes her grandsons nappy

Background imageBottom Collection: Seals / Illustration

Seals / Illustration
Various species of seals. Left : Common Seal Bottom Right : Fetid Seal

Background imageBottom Collection: Dog and cat explore a shopping basket

Dog and cat explore a shopping basket
Unusual Friends - dog and cat explore the contents of a shopping basket. 1950s

Background imageBottom Collection: WW2 - Italy - The Military compelling an Academic to fight

WW2 - Italy - The Military compelling an Academic to fight
An allegorical card showing an Italian military Officers sleeve stripes kicking the backside of an Academic, who has his head stuck in the ground

Background imageBottom Collection: East Africans in Burma

East Africans in Burma
EAST AFRICANS IN BURMA. Photograph of the interior of a Dakota showing some cases with 48-sets ready packed, with heavy padding at the bottom of the cases and the chutes attached, 1944-1945

Background imageBottom Collection: Printed cotton handkerchief, ?The New Broad Sword Exercise?

Printed cotton handkerchief, ?The New Broad Sword Exercise?, published by William Hanson and Sons, Manchester, inscribed at bottom left ?WH 1798?, 1798

Background imageBottom Collection: Salins-les-Bains - Grape Harvest at the foot of Mount Poupet

Salins-les-Bains - Grape Harvest at the foot of Mount Poupet
Salins-les-Bains, Saint-Thiebaud, France - The Grape Harvest at the foot of Mount Poupet. Date: circa 1905

Background imageBottom Collection: Music cover, Bell Bottom Trousers

Music cover, Bell Bottom Trousers, words and music by Moe Jaffe, as performed by Max and Harry Nesbitt. 1944

Background imageBottom Collection: Almond Eye at the Scala Theatre and 12 J. W. Jackson English

Almond Eye at the Scala Theatre and 12 J. W. Jackson English
At the theatre: (Top) a scene from Almond Eye at the Scala Theatre and (bottom) the twelve J.W. Jackson English dancers at the Coliseum Theatre, London, 1924 Date: 1924

Background imageBottom Collection: Duckling with Donald Duck toy

Duckling with Donald Duck toy
Unusual Friends - duckling with a plastic Donald Duck toy appearing to bite its bottom! 1950s

Background imageBottom Collection: Man and boat, La Digue, Seychelles

Man and boat, La Digue, Seychelles
Man cleaning the bottom of his beached boat in the harbour of La Digue, Seychelles. circa 1967



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