Too Many Cooks -- photograph of four chefs (possibly French). circa late 19th century
Diver and OctopusDivers are periodically at odds with octopi, and diver Palmer, at Cape Town, is one of many - but a tug on his line brings help from his colleagues
Manfred Von RichthofenMANFRED VON RICHTHOFEN Known as the " Red Baron", " Red Devil" and " Red Knight of Germany" ; he was Germanys greatest WWI pilot
Gutenbergs printing pressGutenberg inspects the first sheet of his Bible, which has just come off the press
Amundsen at the PoleNorwegian explorer Amundsen and his colleagues at the South Pole
Travis Walton AbductionFIRE IN THE SKY Travis Walton is abducted by a UFO, as he and colleagues return from work in the Apache Sitgreaves Forest, Arizona, USA
Denis Compton and Patsy Hendren at The Oval, LondonDenis Compton (1918-1997) and Patsy Hendren (1889-1962) at The Oval, London, coming out to bat in a match between Surrey and Middlesex, 1st innings, Monday 10 August 1936. Date: 1936
WW2 poster, The Girl Who Isn t There must realise that absenteeism lets her pals and her country down. Design by Victor Hicks. Date: 1940s
Rudi Schneider TestedAustrian medium Rudi Schneider is tested in London by Harry Price and colleagues. The findings suggest psychic powers but are controversial
Operation / ParisEminent surgeon Dr Doyen performs an operation at the Maison de Sante, Paris, watched by students and colleagues
Operation / Charing XAn operation at Charing Cross Hospital, London, watched by students and colleagues
Group of working men with a dog, FranceGroup of working men sitting on barrels, with a dog, France. Date: circa 1920s
WW2 Christmas card, Lloyds Bank, showing the white cliffs of Dover. Date: 1944
LCC-LFB firefighters with old hose cartFour LCC-LFB firefighters with a 60-year old hose cart, 17 August 1938. The cart was housed in the HQ in Cherry Garden Street
Chemist Demonstrates
Science / Claude BernardClaude Bernard, French physiologist, with a group of colleagues, discussing the anatomy of a rabbit
Iraqi Minister of Development Mohammad Ghussein & colleaguesThe Iraqi Minister of Development Mohammad Ghussein, colleagues and their spouses at the Department of Development - Baghdad, Iraq. Date: circa 1950s
Cartoon, Retribution, or the Greenwich Dinner, with Lord Palmerston, Liberal Prime Minister (L) and Lord John Russell, Liberal Foreign Secretary (R)
RMS Titanic - Artie Frost's measuring instrumentsRMS Titanic - Anthony (Artie) Wood Frost was a member of the Harland & Wolff Titanic Guarantee Group, one of nine employees chosen to oversee the smooth running of Titanic's maiden voyage
White Star Line - silver plate cruet, wedding presentWhite Star Line - silver plate cruet engraved D.F. Isaac from his colleagues in the White Star Line on the occasion of his marriage. Date: early 20th century
Sergeant John Hannah, VC and Pilot Officer C. A. ConnorRoyal Air Force Sergeant John Hannah, VC and Pilot Officer C.A. Connor, WW2 Date: 1942
NUS President Charles Clarke and three colleaguesNUS President Charles Clarke (standing, b.1950, later a Labour MP and Cabinet Minister)) with NUS executive colleagues, from left to right, Alastair Stewart (b)
Tailors in a workshop. Date: circa 1960s
Cartoon, A good idea, WW1Cartoon, A good idea. A French soldier says he has asked his father to write to say he is dead: that way, he will be able to get leave of absence from the Front. Date: 1916
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Cyril Smith and David Steel, Liberal politiciansSir Cyril Smith (1928-2010), British Liberal Party politician, MP for Rochdale, Lancashire from 1972 until he retired in 1992
David Steel and David Owen, SDP colleaguesDavid Steel (David Martin Scott Steel, Baron Steel of Aikwood, b 1938), Liberal and Liberal Democrat MP and Liberal Party leader, Member of the Scottish Parliament and of the House of Lords
Group of smiling Labour politiciansA group of smiling Labour politicians, including Tony Blair, John Smith, Neil Kinnock, Gordon Brown, Margaret Beckett and John Prescott. Cherie Blair can be seen in the lower left-hand corner
Norman Tebbit and Willie Whitelaw, Conservative politiciansNorman Beresford Tebbit, Baron Tebbit (b 1931), Conservative politician and government minister. Seen here with his colleague Willie Whitelaw (William Stephen Ian Whitelaw, 1st Viscount Whitelaw)
Ron Todd, General Secretary of the TGWURon (Ronald) Todd (1927-2005), General Secretary of the Transport and General Workers Union (TGWU) from 1985 to 1992. Seen here (left) with a colleague at a conference
Mstislav Rostropovich, renowned Russian cellistMstislav Rostropovich (1927-2007), renowned Russian cellist and conductor. Seen here (centre) with the Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich (left) and the English composer Benjamin Britten (right)
James Ramsay MacDonald and Stanley BaldwinJames Ramsay MacDonald (1866-1937), British Labour politician, Prime Minister in 1924, and again 1929-1935. Seen here with Stanley Baldwin (1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley, 1867-1947)
Tony Benn, John Silkin and Denis Healey at a conferenceTony Benn (Anthony Neil Wedgwood Benn, formerly 2nd Viscount Stansgate, 1925-2014), Labour politician, former Cabinet Minister and currently President of the Stop the War Coalition
WWI/GERMAN DEAD IN SNOWGerman infantry lie dead in the snow while their remaining colleagues fight on in the ruins of a small house Date: 1914 - 1918
Hotel staff including Chef, Scarborough, August 1952Hotel staff including Chef, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, August 1952 Date: 1952
Samuel Rogers house facing Green Park. Samuel Rogers (1763-1855), an English poet, during his lifetime one of the most celebrated
Samuel Rogers (1763-1855), an English poet, during his lifetime one of the most celebrated, although his fame has long since been eclipsed by his Romantic colleagues and friends Wordsworth
Cartoon, The Waits; or, Out in the Cold (Liberal Party)Cartoon, The Waits; or, Out in the Cold -- a satirical comment on the opposition Liberal Party, waiting patiently for a General Election so that they can return to power
Cartoon, A Friend in Need (Gladstone and Bright)Cartoon, A Friend in Need -- a satirical comment on the Third Anglo-Ashanti War (1873-1874) in West Africa. William Gladstone congratulates John Bright on his appointment as Chancellor of the Duchy
Cicely Hamilton and Edith Craig, suffragettesCicely Hamilton (1872-1952) and Edith Craig (1869-1947). Edith was the daughter of the actress Ellen Terry, a theatre director, producer, costume designer and pioneer of the womens suffrage movement
Captain G E T Eyston with Albert Denly, his co-driver and mechanic. 20th century
WW2 greetings card, RAF pilotWW2 pop-up greetings card (inside), RAF pilot shaking hands with a colleague. Date: circa 1942
Science - Claude BernardClaude Bernard, French physiologist, with a group of colleagues, discussing the anatomy of a rabbit Date: 1889
BARRISTER CARRIED AWAYBRITAIN A barrister in court is carried away by his feelings, to the astonishment of his colleagues Date: 1893
Evening with Dr JohnsonThis artists impression of an evening with Dr Johnson depicts an intense session with earnest friends and colleagues. Date: 19th century
Office party, 1930sDelightful photograph taken at what looks like an office party in the 1930s. Whatever the occasion, everyone looks to be having an extremely jolly time. Date: c.1935
Two women police officers at work in a station, LondonTwo women police officers at work in a London police station, having a discussion in an office. Date: circa 1950s
Two police officers in SPG van, Met Police, LondonTwo police officers, one male, one female (WPC McKay), in an SPG (Special Patrol Group) van, Met Police, London. The SPG was set up in 1961 to provide a centrally-based mobile capability for dealing