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Customs / Saint Swithin s
According to tradition, if it rains on the 15th of July - St Swithins Day - it will continue to rain for the following 40 days

Charteuse Advert 1906
Though expelled from France by the Republican Government, the Carthusian monks exiled to Tarragona, Spain, continue to produce their world-famous Chartreuse liqueur

Maypole, Ickwell, Beds
The children of Ickwell, Bedfordshire continue the English tradition of Maypole dancing on the village green as part of their May Day festivities

Maypole Dancing, Ickwell
The children of Ickwell, Bedfordshire continue the English tradition of Maypole dancing on the village green as part of their May Day festivities

Apparition at Knock
Apparitions of Mary, Joseph and John the Evangelist appear on the wall of the Catholic church in the village of Knock, County Mayo, Ireland : pilgrims continue to flock

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - For Evermore
The Caption is For evermore. Ground facilities for the fly boys was the responsibiiity of the RAF Regiment. The Prime Ministers message on the back is We shall continue steadfast in faith

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)

WW2 greetings card, London Carries On, by Joseph Bato, official war picture from the National Gallery. Date: circa 1942

Les Honneurs sous le feu. 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

The Divine Comedy. s. XIV. Virgil urges Dante
The Divine Comedy. s.XIV. Virgil urges Dante

Letter to Laura Francatelli, RMS Titanic survivor
White Star Line, RMS Titanic. Previously unseen letter dated 5th May 1938 on United Artists Studio Corporation, Hollywood notepaper to Titanic First Class passenger Laura Mabel Francatelli

Pears Soap Advertisement
An advertisement illustration for Pears soap, from the womanhood in war time series. The image shows a woman on an allotment, leaning on a spade handle

Showing men, formerly soldiers of the Republican Army, who became refugees at the end of the Spanish Civil War, in Perthus, France

A group of Spanish refugees, at the end of the Spanish Civil War, in Perthus, France. When the Nationalist Army finally won the Spanish Civil War, in 1939

Sacrifice Guinea Customs Human 1737 King Dies
sacrifice, guinea, customs, human, 1737, king, dies, buried, surrounded, heads, who, served, life, may, continue, serve, death, history, historical, 10063745

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - All quiet on the Home Front
The Caption is All quiet on the Home Front. This derives from All Quiet along the Potomac tonight, a song written during the American Civil War, and repeated in WW1 with Eric Maria Remorques book

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - and NO matches
The Caption is ??? and NO matches. The Natzi wearing a saucepan on his head is confronted across a broken wooden fence by two boys, one with a make-shift bayonet and the other with a Union flag

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - We have no Coupons
The long Caption blames the patches on the lack of clothing coupons but says what does that matter - to loyal pals like me and you

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Mary and her Little Lamb
The Caption is Mary and her little lamb. Even though the war is over rationing would continue. The little dog looking on was unlikely to get any of the meat

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - I know things ll be better soon
The Caption is Yes I know things ll be better soon. By this date the war is clearly near its end so the optimism is justified

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Five Inches
The public was asked to restrict the depth of water in their baths to 5 inches (13cm) in order to limit the use of power resources

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Good Egg
The caption is Good Egg. As the egg has not yet been opened let us hope so. A good egg is of course used to describe a reliable person

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - I ll walk beside you
The postcard caption says I ll walk beside you - a reference to the love song written by Murray and Lockton in 1939. It was sung by Vera Lynn among many others

The PEACE OF WESTPHALIA signed at Osnaburg (or MUNSTER where further signatures were added on 24 October) brings the war to an end though France and Spain continue fighting Date: 6 August 1648

While the battles of World War One continue to rage in the background, a woman ploughs her field, passing two wooden crosses

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)

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

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

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

Negative blood during treatment does not mean cure Continue treatment until discharged : New York State Department of Health

William Penn - Treaty with the Indians 1682
William Penn - Treaty with the Indians at Shackamaxon, on the Delaware (now Philadelphia) when he founded the province of Pennsylvania, 1682

The New Holland Ferry, on the Humber, April 1848
Engraving of the New Holland Ferry, on the Humber River, belonging the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway, from the Illustrated London News, 15th April 1848

Two Dance in Garden
A romantic couple have been dancing all night and now dawn is breaking - but they continue to dance, and their friend continues to accompany them on his fiddle... Date: early 19th century

Charlemagne Halts Sun
The emperor Charlemagne halts the sun so that a battle may continue Date: circa 780

American settlers on a difficult journey
American settlers on a long and difficult journey. Date: 1890

Masseur at work, Quex Park VAD Hospital
Jack Hedge, Masseur, at work in C Ward of Quex Park VAD Hospital in 1917. He is watched by eight patients and a VAD nurse

WW2 Christmas card, Carrying On! Date: 1939

Suffragette Protests at Liberal Meetings. Handbill/leaflet issued by the National Womens Social & Political Union, giving reasons why they will continue to protest at Liberal meetings

Suffragettes in Black Maria. A group of suffragettes arrested at a demonstration are carted off in a police van. Acts of defiance continue as a policeman is pushed

WW1 Recruitment Poster -- A Resolution
Recruitment poster, printed by A Thom and Company, Dublin. A Resolution passed in the Trenches. By an Irish Regiment (2nd Battalion Royal Irish Regiment)

Coucher de soleil dans la plaine de L Yser. Pi裥 de 75 allant prendre position.. Georges Scott, (1873-1943). Scott Started His Career In The 1890S And Worked As War Correspondent For The News

Head and shoulders oval portrait of an American Sergeant, 1917. Georges Scott, (1873-1943). Scott Started His Career In The 1890S And Worked As War Correspondent For The News Magazine L Illustration

Portrait of a Corporal of the 1 / 9th (Glasgow Highlanders) Ba
Portrait of a Corporal of the 1/9th (Glasgow Highlanders) Battalion of the Highland Light Infantry, 5th Brigade, 9th Division, 1st Army in full marching order. Georges Scott, (1873-1943)

La Medaille Militaire. 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

Pipers of the 1 / 9th (Glasgow Highlanders)
Pipers of the 1/9th (Glasgow Highlanders) Battalion of the Highland Light Infantry, 5th Brigade, 2nd Division, 1st Army, France, 1915

A heavy French transport en route. 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

A heavy artillery convoy. 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

Tsesarevich Nikolai of Russia
Engraving from a photograph of Nikolai, Tsesarevich of Russia (1843-1865), eldest son and heir of Tsar Alexander II. The Tsesarevich was a gifted young man trained in a liberal tradition by

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