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Display of JCB Extradig diggers in a fieldDisplay of bright yellow JCB Extradig Sitemaster diggers in a field, with a Turbo 4x4 underneath. Date: circa 1980s
Welwyn Garden City, an example of town planningAn advertisement for new houses and industrial sites at the new town of Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, an example of town planning, designed to take people away from polluted cities
DOLLY TUBA laundry worker using a dolly stock and tub to clean clothes, prior to the invention of the washing machine
Poster advertising Sunlight Soap -- for rest and leisure. Date: early 20th century
Rules to be Observed by a Victorian Family -- a typical summary of Victorian values, with advice including: Waste Not, Want Not; Do everything at its proper time; Be punctual, be regular
They say cleanliness is next to Godliness - but I say its next to impossible. A young child fails to clean their grimy knees no matter how hard they scrub! Date: 1933
Miles SparrowhawkA clean-lined single-seater aircraft designed for racing and other sporting uses : it can reach 290 km/h
Advertisement for Vinolia Soap - Mother! Mother!! Fidos eaten my soap!!! early 20th century
Poster advertising Acel chamois leather for cleaning cars, showing a chauffeur in green uniform holding a miniature red car. early 20th century
Hegel / SchlesingerGEORG WILHELM FRIEDRICH HEGEL German philosopher
Deal Aerial ViewAerial view of Deal, Kent, looking very picturesque, with lovely Victorian seafront buildings and pristine beach
Old mother hubbard: dog standing head and smoking pipeShe went to the hatters to buy him a hat, but when she came back he was feeding the cat. She went to the tavern for white wine and red, but when she came back the dog stood on his head
Sanitas disinfecting fluid advertisement, WW1Advertisement for The Sanitas Co. Ltd and Sanitas Disinfecting Fluid, indispensible in sick room and nursing wards for sponging the sick, washing wounds and sores
Water Baby by Muriel Dawson -- a little child in a bathtub. Date: 1939
British soldiers bathing in flooded shell hole by MataniaThe only advantage of the wet weather on the Western Front - a novel swimming bath used by British soldiers to bathe in. A scene captured at the front by The Sphere special artist, Fortunino Matania
Washing BoardA photograph demonstrating the use of a scrubbing board in a tub during washday in the early 20th century
Advert for Wrights coal soap 1916Advertisement for Wrights Coal Tar soap, the soldiers soap suitable for all, from private to general. 1916
Barman standing by well-stocked barBarman standing by a well-stocked bar. The cash register displays an advertisement for Bass & Co Barley Wine. Packets of Capstan cigarettes are on display below. Date: circa 1910
Last known photo of Captain Smith of RMS TitanicRMS Titanic - extremely rare first generation press photograph taken by Dr McLean from the tender Ireland as she brought mail and a handful of passengers to the Titanic
Vim advertising insert -- A Child Can Use It. circa 1900
Advertisement for Daimler hire cars with chauffeurAdvertisement for Daimler hire cars, complete with chauffeur. Showing a Daimler landaulette in front of a large country house. Date: circa 1930s
Thessaloniki, Greece - Bootblack Date: circa 1916
Cub Scouts cleaning fire engine
Boy Scouts cleaning street sign, LondonTwo Boy Scouts cleaning a street sign in Downshire Hill, Hampstead, north-west London during Scout Job Week. In their spare time
Queen Mother visiting London evacuees at Horsted Keynes, 1939The Queen Mother(1900-2002) with evacuated children from Battersea. A little four year old girl called Shirely here is playing " mothers"
Poster, The Magic of Soap and Water. Coo... is that me with the dirt off? Showing a boy admiring his nice clean face in a soap bubble. Issued by the Health and Cleanliness Council. circa 1940s
Poster, Don t be afraid of Soap and Water. Showing a little boy welcoming a humanised jug and a bar of soap. Issued by the Health and Cleanliness Council. 20th century
The Bath Parade by Muriel DawsonThree children dressedin pyjamas, dressing gowns and slippers march in a procession towards the bathroom armed with towels and soap
When the Hot Water Tap Runs ColdIngenious invention for improving the level of bath water, especially when hot water runs out, whereby the occupant inflates a large balloon to order to displace water and raise the level
Laundry at National Childrens Home, Harpenden, HertsGirls iron and fold clean washing in the laundry at the National Childrens Home, Harpenden, Hertfordshire
Elizabeth Arden Soaps advertisement, 1940Advertisement for Elizabeth Arden Soaps. A little luxury a woman earned after a hard day during the Second World War. The advertisement reads
Woman washing by David WrightBeautiful portrait of a woman, possibly the artists wife, Esme, sitting in a small metal bath. Date: c.1948
Harbour with sailing boat and religious statueView of a harbour with a sailing boat at the centre, and two men climbing a ladder to repair or clean a religious statue on the right
Good Boy by Muriel DawsonA little boy in a charming blue smock and shorts outfit, washes his face using a flannel, soap and metal wash bowl
Woman in shoe shine booth LisbonShoe shine booths in a Lisbon Street, Portugal. People sit in the small cabins to have their shoes cleaned and shined Date: 1988
Moorish Bathhouse - Algeria. Date: circa 1909
Jaguar car, registration WFJ 938. 1960s
Cartoon, Notice to Quit, electricity on London UndergroundCartoon, Notice to Quit, a comment on the introduction of electric trains on the London Underground, showing The Fairy Electra banishing the Steam Locomotive Underground Demon
Victorian Shoe Shine - Clean Your Boots, Sir? 19th century
Boeing YB-52 Stratofortress 49-0231 (msn 16249). The second B-52, initially ordered as an XB-52 and made the first B-52 flight on 15 April 1952, due to XB-52 49-230 having a hydraulic snag
Children bathing together Your Turn by C V MacKenzieSweet illustration showing two children sharing a tin bath. The smaller child soaks the older one with a sponge, all in the spirit of communal bathing! Date: 1920s
Rabbits Wash-Day - Birthday Greetings Postcard Date: 1944
Sunlight Soap - cut-out advertising trade card. A Young man gazes (somewhat glazed over) at a vast tract of text advertising Sunlight Soap which states (by dint of the headings)
Boy scouts sharing a shower at camp, British HondurasThree boy scouts sharing a shower at Loyola Camp, British Honduras (now Belize), Central America. Date: 1951
Shoe Black Victorian period Date: 19th century
Comic Postcard - Dirty Collar - Donald McGillA collar for your Father? Yes Miss - like the one I'm wearing? No - a clean one. Date: circa 1925
A despatch orderly mounting outside the troop stableMount - a despatch orderly of the 17th Lancers mounting outside the troop stable. The smartest men are generally chosen for this duty
Advert, Sunlight Soap, black baby girl and doll Date: 1901