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Food rationing comparison by G. H. DavisFood rationing in Great Britain during the two World Wars: a comparison of the periods 1917-1920 and 1940-1946. The chief topic of conversation today -- food
National Coal Strike, 1912National Coal Strike of 1912. A man inspects an important notice of a coal strike which has closed Cannon Street Station, London. Date: 1912
Closing Jewel House at Tower of London during 1937 CoronatioA Yeoman warder pinning up the Lord Chamberlains notice on the Wakefield Tower in the Tower of London, announcing that owing to the removal of the Regalia the place will be closed until May 17
Confident British soldier on a postcard, WW1Confident British soldier on a postcard during the First World War. Do I comprey? Not arf! Date: 1914-1918
Bagnigge WellsFashionable gardens off the Kings Cross Road, once the summer residence of Nell Gwyn who entertained Charles II here; closed in 1841. Date: late 18th century
Florence, Italy - View of the bridges over the River Arno Date: 1909
Luxor Temple Complex - Papyrus Columns of Amenhotep III showing the closed and open capitals. Date: circa 1930s
Chudov Monastery, Kremlin complex, Moscow, RussiaView of the Chudov Monastery (also known as Alexius Archangel Michael Monastery) in the Kremlin complex, Moscow, Russia. It was founded in 1358 by Metropolitan Alexius of Moscow
Fiscal Inquiry - Free Trade versus ProtectionismIllustration of the political and social argument between Free Trade and Protectionism, which rumbled along in Britain throughout the first decade of the 20th century
The seducer - Amorous advances by a young RussianThe seducer - The amorous advances by a young Russian on a pretty girl with flowers in her hair. Date: circa 1902
The Short Biplane No2 which won the Daily Mail prizeThe Short Biplane No2 which won the Daily Mail 1, 000 prize for the first flight of one mile in a closed circuit by a British pilot in an all-British in September 1909. Horace Short is on the right
The Short Biplane No2 which won the Daily Mail 1000The Short Biplane No2 which won the Daily Mail 1, 000 prize for the first flight of one mile in a closed circuit by a British pilot in an all-British in September 1909. Horace Short is on the right
J T C Moore-Brabazon winning the Daily Mail 1000 prizeJ.T.C. Moore-Brabazon winning the Daily Mail 1, 000 prize for the first flight of one mile in a closed circuit by a British pilot in an all-British aeroplane in the Short Biplane No2 at Leysdown in
Jade and gold casket (Lid shut)This casket was given to the Duchess of Cornwall and York in 1901 inscribed From many Loyal Women of the Province of Aukland
Papilio demoleus, Lime butterflyPapilio demoleus is also known as the swallowtail, common lime or lemon butterfly. It is found in Sri Lanka, India and Australia
Fleet sheltered in a castle with the drawbridge" Fleet sheltered in a castle with the drawbridge closed. Illustration of the epic poem " L entr饠 d Espagne" of the 14th C. that narrates Charlemagnes expedition to Spain
AUB, Max (1903-1972). Spanish writer. Title page of the novel Campo cerrado (Closed Field) by Max Aub. Edition
Advert for Selberite Arch Preserver shoes 1942A seletion of Selberite Arch Preserver shoes. 1942
LCC-LFB hose laying lorryA hose laying lorry from Lee Green fire station, SE London, with its side roller shutters closed
The closed canteen and the open dive. Illustration shows an old woman labeled Prohibition and holding an umbrella labeled Intolerance
Closed chair of upper classes of nobles - used by men & women. Drawing shows four porters, two in front and two in the rear, holding the long poles through an enclosed palanquin. Date ca. 1890
Advert for Selberite Arch Preserver shoes 1941
Tower Bridge, II. (closed), London, England. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900
Peterborough JailThe entrance to Peterborough Gaol (or Jail). The prison, designed by W J Donthorn, opened in 1842 but was closed in 1878. Part of the old building is now used as a restaurant. Date: 1905
Old Workhouse Infirmary, Hunslet, West YorkshireThe infirmary at the old Hunslet Union workhouse on Hillidge Road, Hunslet. The area next to the building was extensively cultivated to grow vegetables for consumption by the inmates
The Childrens Home and Orphanage, Lancashire Branch, EdgewoBoys constructing a reservoir at the Childrens Home on the Moor at Edgworth near Bolton. Founded in 1872 by Methodist minister Thomas Bowman Stephenson
Old Workhouse, HunsletThe old Hunslet Union workhouse on Hillidge Road, Hunslet. High wells separate the areas used by different categories of inmates
Silhouette, Back at 12. 30Silhouette of a man walking away, entitled Back at 12.30. No doubt a notice which H. L. Oakley displayed during his lunch breaks!
Peep and closed toe sandlals 1937
International Horse Show - Olympia - June 18th-27th 1908. A carriage drawn by a four-horse team. Date: 1908
Gipsy toddler peeping out of his caravanA gipsy toddler peeping out of the back of his caravan, through half-closed curtains
Gladys Cooper, actress of stage and screenA double-page portrait of Gladys Cooper (1888-1971), English actress of stage and screen. She is seen in profile with her eyes closed, holding a large bunch of flowers. Date: 1925
Llyn Padarn, Llanberis and Dolbadarn Castle, North WalesView of Llyn Padarn, Llanberis and Dolbadarn Castle, with Snowdon and Elidir Fach, in Snowdonia National Park, North Wales
Municipal bench, Nantlle Valley, North WalesClose-up view of a municipal bench with a decorative iron dragon support, in the Nantlle Valley, North Wales. A pile of slate waste indicates that the bench is not far from a closed-down slate quarry
Derelict slate workings, Nantlle Valley, North WalesView through an open window of derelict slate workings in the Nantlle Valley, Caernarvonshire (now Gwynedd), North Wales. When an industry dies, the area dies too, and only the pollution is left
Remains of Dinorwig Slate Quarry, North WalesView of the remains of Dinorwig (or Dinorwic) Slate Quarry, near Llanberis, North Wales. The National Slate Museum is nearby
Lady sleeping in an armchairA young woman asleep in an armchair, her head resting against a soft cushion, placed against the armrest. Pastel study by Raymond Sheppard
Woman sleepingA beautiful study of the head of a sleeping woman in black and white pastel on grey board by Raymond Sheppard
Special fraud-proof double cage sance tableUndated double photograph on one card of special fraud-proof double cage sance table for testing telekinesis, showing inner cage raised and trap door open, and inner cage raised and trap door closed
Lear / Nonsense / Rats DozedThere was an Old Man who supposed, that the street door was partially closed; But some very large rats, ate his coats and his hats, while that futile old gentleman dozed
The National Penny BankPhotograph showing a crowd of people outside the closed National Penny Bank in Queen Victoria Street, London. Many banks closed beyond the Bank Holiday after the proclamation of war in 1914 to
Close of business at Wall Street, New York, 1856Engraving showing a young black man sweeping up after the Wall Street market had closed for the end of the day, 1856
France SolesmesThe Benedictine Abbaye de Saint-Pierre has been periodically closed by the authorities, but survives and flourishes as the revivers of Gregorian chant
Falkirk TramOne of the single-decker closed front trams which used to run at Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland
An automatic milkmanPhotograph from 1909 showing a penny-in-the-slot milk-machine. The machine enabled shop owners to close at reasonable hours, and for customers to buy milk at any hour of the day or night
Coup: Deputies ExpelledThe Chambre des Deputes is closed : members are refused admission by troops loyal to Napoleon
Blonde Pin-Up 7 / ColourFifties blonde bombshell, in a strapless accordian pleated chemise, kneels, with eyes closed, on pink satin & points her shapely leg at the floor
Gates of Janus ClosedThe emperor Augustus closes the gates of the Temple of Janus, as a sign that Rome is at peace, both by land and by sea
