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Background imageCareer Collection: Don Bradman

Don Bradman
Charcoal sketch of Donald George Bradman, nicknamed The Don. The Australian cricketer was widely acknowledged to be the greatest batsman of all time with a test career batting average of 99.94

Background imageCareer Collection: Winston Churchill at St James's Palace

Winston Churchill at St James's Palace
Winston Churchill (1874-1965) attending the first court of King George V at St James's Palace. Churchill had been appointed Home Secretary earlier in the year. Date: 1910

Background imageCareer Collection: Advert for Kinmel School, a boys public school in Denbighshire

Advert for Kinmel School, a boys public school in Denbighshire, aimed at preparing pupils for a career in business. Post-war, it became the site of the Clarendon School for Girls. Date: 1932

Background imageCareer Collection: HMS Courageous, aircraft carrier

HMS Courageous, aircraft carrier
Royal Navy - HMS Courageous, an aircraft carrier, (formerly a battle-cruiser). HMS Courageous was the lead ship of her class of three battlecruisers built for the Royal Navy during the First World

Background imageCareer Collection: HMS Courageous - Fleet aircraft carrier

HMS Courageous - Fleet aircraft carrier
Royal Navy - HMS Courageous, a Courageous-class battlecruiser built for the Royal Navy during the First World War. Designed to support the Baltic Project championed by First Sea Lord John Fisher

Background imageCareer Collection: Turner Layton

Turner Layton (1894-1978) began a solo career in Britain in 1935 as a popular cabaret artiste and music hall peformer. He also had a successful career as a recording star. Date: 1937

Background imageCareer Collection: Evelyn Dove by Kay Vaughan

Evelyn Dove by Kay Vaughan. Evelyn Dove (1902-1987) London-born singer & actress. Mixed race daughter of a Sierra Leone barrister & his English wife

Background imageCareer Collection: Sheila Scott, English record-breaking aviator

Sheila Scott, English record-breaking aviator
Sheila Scott (Sheila Christine Hopkins, 1922-1988), English aviator who broke over 100 aviation records through her long distance flights

Background imageCareer Collection: Quintin Hogg Hailsham Lord Mcgarel Baron Peerage

Quintin Hogg Hailsham Lord Mcgarel Baron Peerage
quintin, hogg, hailsham, lord, mcgarel, baron, peerage, aristocracy, st, marylebone, 2nd, viscount, 1907, 2001, british, conservative, tory, politics, political, politician, long, career, first

Background imageCareer Collection: Josephine Baker (1906 - 1975), American-born French entertainer

Josephine Baker (1906 - 1975), American-born French entertainer. Began her career as an entertainer dancing on Broadway. She travelled to Paris in 1925 to star in La Revue Negre

Background imageCareer Collection: Dangerous Moment In A Big Career by H. M. Bateman

Dangerous Moment In A Big Career by H. M. Bateman
Nervous judge face with the difficult decision of choosing between a room full of screaming babies, proudly presented by their mothers

Background imageCareer Collection: Edward VII's yacht, Britannia

Edward VII's yacht, Britannia
The Royal yacht, Britannia taken in 1909 during the reign of Edward VII. Originally commissioned by Edward when he was Prince of Wales from G

Background imageCareer Collection: Prince Arisugawa Takehito

Prince Arisugawa Takehito (1862 - 1913), 10th head of a cadet branch of the Japanese imperial family and a career officer in the Imperial Japanese Navy

Background imageCareer Collection: Fiat G. 91 R - 1 MM6314 - 2-57

Fiat G. 91 R - 1 MM6314 - 2-57
Fiat G.91 R-1 MM6314 - 2-57 (msn 178), on gate guard duties. (This aircraft was converted to G.91 PAN standard for the Frecce Tricolori, at some stage in its career). Date: 1999

Background imageCareer Collection: Turkish Law Courts - The trial of Ihsan Eryavuz, also known as 'Topcu'Ihsan ('Artilleryman'Ihsan)

Turkish Law Courts - The trial of Ihsan Eryavuz, also known as "Topcu"Ihsan ("Artilleryman"Ihsan)
Turkish Law Courts - The trial of Ihsan Eryavuz, also known as " Topcu" Ihsan (" Artilleryman" Ihsan), Mehmet Ihsan Bey (1877-1947) - a Turkish career officer

Background imageCareer Collection: HMS Hermes, Highflyer-class protected cruiser

HMS Hermes, Highflyer-class protected cruiser
Royal Navy - HMS Hermes, a Highflyer-class protected cruiser, before conversion to an experimental seaplane carrier / tender

Background imageCareer Collection: Lieutenant-General Charles Nicolas Victor, French officer

Lieutenant-General Charles Nicolas Victor, French officer
Vintage 19th century photograph: Lieutenant-General Charles Nicolas Victor Oudinot, 2nd Duc de Reggio (3 November 1791 in Bar-le-Duc - 7 June 1863 in Bar-le-Duc)

Background imageCareer Collection: Helen Mayo, well-known female dentist. Date: 1929

Helen Mayo, well-known female dentist. Date: 1929

Background imageCareer Collection: Captain Woodward, 1st Australian Tunneling Company

Captain Woodward, 1st Australian Tunneling Company
Captain Oliver Woodward was one of the heroes of the underground war at Hill 60. He had trained as a mining engineer and during his military career won the MC and two bars

Background imageCareer Collection: Two children in fancy dress; the little boy is dressed as a chef while a little girl

Two children in fancy dress; the little boy is dressed as a chef while a little girl makes a very respectable maid or waitress. Date: 1920s

Background imageCareer Collection: Orlando Martins

Orlando Martins (1899-1985) was a Nigerian actor who had a long and successful career in British cinema. Date: 1946

Background imageCareer Collection: Female Parisian barristers 1910

Female Parisian barristers 1910
Twelve individual photographs of female Parisian barristers, with the Palais de Justice in the background. The caption comments on how the new admissions to the Paris Bar has resulted in a ratio of

Background imageCareer Collection: Rachel Beer, British newspaper editor

Rachel Beer, British newspaper editor
Rachel Beer (nee Sassoon, 1858-1927), British newspaper editor, editor-in-chief of The Sunday Times and The Observer. 1897

Background imageCareer Collection: Ethel Comyns Lewer, editor of The Feathered World

Ethel Comyns Lewer, editor of The Feathered World
Ethel Harriet Comyns Lewer (1861-1946), periodical proprietor and editor of The Feathered World. and author of Poultry Keeping (1914). 1897

Background imageCareer Collection: Gillian Debenham, editor of Judy magazine

Gillian Debenham, editor of Judy magazine
Gillian Debenham, editor of Judy, the comic magazine. 1897

Background imageCareer Collection: Ella Hepwoth Dixon, English novelist and editor

Ella Hepwoth Dixon, English novelist and editor
Ella Hepwoth Dixon (pen name Margaret Wynman, 1857-1932), English novelist, and editor of The Englishwoman magazine. 1897

Background imageCareer Collection: Evelyn Dove by Macari (Italy)

Evelyn Dove by Macari (Italy). Evelyn Dove (1902-1987) London-born singer & actress. Mixed race daughter of a Sierra Leone barrister & his English wife

Background imageCareer Collection: Evelyn Dove

Evelyn Dove (1902-1987) London-born singer & actress. Mixed race daughter of a Sierra Leone barrister & his English wife. Trained at the Royal Academy of Music (1917-1919)

Background imageCareer Collection: Andrew Carnegies history, Chicago Tribune

Andrew Carnegies history, Chicago Tribune
Andrew Carnegies History as depicted by the Chicago Tribune -- the eventful life of a self-made man

Background imageCareer Collection: Recruitment poster, Join the Regular Army

Recruitment poster, Join the Regular Army, Moving stairway of quick promotion, why Not Now? Designed by Thomas Somerfield. 1919

Background imageCareer Collection: General Smuts had fought in the Boer war against the British

General Smuts had fought in the Boer war against the British. In World War I his career continued as he lead forces against the German army. Date: 1916

Background imageCareer Collection: Ex Armee de l Air Francaise - Douglas AD-4 126979

Ex Armee de l Air Francaise - Douglas AD-4 126979 (msn 7779), MK, at the Musee de l air et de l espace, Le Bourget, near Paris

Background imageCareer Collection: Grumman J2F-6 7790

Grumman J2F-6 7790
Grumman J2F-6 N67790 (marked as 7790) Built as a Grumman G-15 - J2F-6 with BuAer number: 33587, it was civilianized as N67790 on 21 October 1946

Background imageCareer Collection: Part of a feature from London Life magazine charting the daily routine of Patrick

Part of a feature from London Life magazine charting the daily routine of Patrick Lichfield, cousin of the Queen, who carved a career for himself as a photographer

Background imageCareer Collection: A Corporal of the 1st / 9th Battalion Highland Light Infantry

A Corporal of the 1st / 9th Battalion Highland Light Infantry
A Corporal of the 1st/9th (Glasgow Highlanders) Battalion Highland Light Infantry in full marching kit.Hommage du Capitaine Andre. Tres sympathique souvenir. (Very warm memories of Captain Andre)

Background imageCareer Collection: GUYNEMER IN HIS NIEUPORT

GUYNEMER IN HIS NIEUPORT
GEORGES GUYNEMER Both popular hero and an airman of distinction, Guynemer won many medals in his prolific career Date: 1916

Background imageCareer Collection: WILLIAM GORDON-CUMMING

WILLIAM GORDON-CUMMING
Sir WILLIAM GORDON-CUMMING (1854 - 1921), Distinguished soldier, his career destroyed when he was accused of cheating at cards in the Baccarat scandal, at Tranby Croft, 1890. Date: 1880

Background imageCareer Collection: General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna of Mexico

General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna of Mexico
General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna (1794-1876), 8th President of Mexico. After a successful political career he was overthrown in 1854 and lived most of his later years in exile. circa 1850s

Background imageCareer Collection: En Alsace

En Alsace. Georges Scott, (1873-1943). Scott Started His Career In The 1890S And Worked As War Correspondent For The News Magazine L Illustration During The Balkan Wars Of 1912-13

Background imageCareer Collection: La Croix d Honneur

La Croix d Honneur. Georges Scott, (1873-1943). Scott Started His Career In The 1890S And Worked As War Correspondent For The News Magazine L Illustration During The Balkan Wars Of 1912-13

Background imageCareer Collection: Chief Oskenonton, Mohawk tribe, Canada

Chief Oskenonton, Mohawk tribe, Canada
Chief Oskenonton (1886-1955) of the North American (Canadian) Mohawk tribe. He spent part of his career as a singer, and later became a spiritual leader. Date: 1920s

Background imageCareer Collection: Paul Morphy, Chess

Paul Morphy, Chess
PAUL MORPHY American chess player, born in New Orleans, considered the worlds greatest player before mental instability checkmated his career. Date: 1837 - 1884

Background imageCareer Collection: Full lemgth image of the Maharajah Sir Pratap Singh

Full lemgth image of the Maharajah Sir Pratap Singh
The Maharajah was a career officer in the Indian Army and Commanded his forces in Flanders in 1914. WW1 Date: 1914

Background imageCareer Collection: Friedrich Adler

Friedrich Adler
FRIEDRICH ADLER Austrian politician, who in 1916 assassinated Count Karl von Sturgkh, which does not seem to have interfered with his subsequent career. Date: 1875 - 1960

Background imageCareer Collection: The Duke of Edinburgh plays hockey for HMS Chequers

The Duke of Edinburgh plays hockey for HMS Chequers
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (wearing dark glasses) pictured in action in the midst of a hockey match in which his ship, HMS Chequers, took on HMS Forth in Malta. Date: 1950

Background imageCareer Collection: Mary Billington, journalist

Mary Billington, journalist
Mary Frances Billington (6 September 1862 27 August 1925), English journalist and writer, whose collected articles on women were published as Woman in India (1895)

Background imageCareer Collection: Col Augustus Francis Andrew Nicol Thorne - Papers

Col Augustus Francis Andrew Nicol Thorne - Papers
Papers relating to Col Augustus Francis Andrew Nicol Thornes military career and family life, 1930-1931.Including: letters relating to his marriage settlement

Background imageCareer Collection: Derni貥Vision

Derni貥Vision
Derni貥 Vision. Georges Scott, (1873-1943). Scott Started His Career In The 1890S And Worked As War Correspondent For The News Magazine L Illustration During The Balkan Wars Of 1912-13



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