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Australian troops counter-attack at Amiens, WW1
Australian troops hold the line at Villers Bretonneux nine miles east of Amiens during a German attack during the Battle of Amiens in April 1918

Middlesex Hospital entrance, Mortimer Street, London
Middlesex Hospital main entrance hall, Mortimer Street, London. Date: circa 1910s

German Panzer tank, 1944
A German Panzer tank, pictured during the Ardennes counter-offensive which became known as the Battle of the Bulge. Date: December 1944

Battle of the Bulge
American soldiers on a German Tiger II (Royal Tiger) tank which had been knocked out by American Air Force fighter-bombers during the Battle of the Bulge

Bar inside a martello tower, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex
View of a stylish circular bar which was built inside a martello tower at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex. Martello towers were small defensive forts

Silhouette of barmaid and customer in a pub
The best drink is the last drink -- scene at 10pm in The Crown, Harrogate, with a barmaid, a customer and his dog

Kellys Cellar, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Scene inside Kellys Cellar, a public house in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Date: 1969

The Fishmongers Shop

Mental Cruelty by H. M. Bateman
A banks customer struggles to control his reactions at seeing piles of money being handled by the staff behind the counter

Montreal Pharmacy, Canada. Allegedly (according to this card) the largest (and most luxiously appointed) of its kind in the world!

Kornilov / August 1917
LAVR GEORGYEVICH KORNILOV Russian General and counter-Revolutionary, in August 1917

Advert for Pears Soap - A Chemist Recommends... 1912
Advertisement for Pears Soap - A Chemist Recommends the product for its pure, genuine, good value and effective properties! Date: 1912

Gallis restaurant, Ignacio, Marin County, California, USA
Gallis bar and restaurant, Ignacio, Marin County, California, USA -- offering excellent food and wine. Date: circa 1950s

Convict in prison cell turning hand-crank

Coach party having lunch in a pub
A coach party stops for lunch in a pub. circa 1950s

Music cover, In the Quartermasters Stores (My Eyes are Dim I Cannot See), words and music adapted by Box, Cox and Bert Read. 1940

Gallaghers Steak House, New York City, USA
View of the Bar in Gallaghers Steak House, West 52nd Street, New York City, USA. Famous for steaks broiled over hickory logs, private dining room available for beefsteak parties. Date: circa 1930s

The Bureau, Claridge's Hotel, London Date: 1911

English Electric Canberra T. 17 WK111
Royal Air Force - English Electric Canberra T.17 WK111 EA, of No.360 Squadron, used for Electronic Counter Measures training and simulation for exercises. Date: circa 1980

Chinese Pharmacy 1864
Traditional Chinese dispensaries have changed little over time. Herbs are weighed out in daily doses, and patients receive bags of herbs to last the treatment. Date: 1864

Interior of ticket office at London Bridge railway station
The interior of the ticket booking office at London Bridge railway station. The clerks serve customers through windows at the right

General Store at Orphan Homes of Scotland, Bridge of Weir
The general store at the Orphan Homes of Scotland, Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire. Jars of sweets feature prominently on its shelves

London City / Midland Bank
A queue at the counter of the London City and Midland Bank, Ludgate Hill

French Happy Families - Bistro
French Happy Families - La Famille Lavinasse, Father, Bistro. early 20th century

Cheery Families - Mr Fin the Fishmonger. 1890s

From Cellar to Bar
How the beer gets from the barrels in the cellar to the beer-pull on the bar counter, thanks to carbonic acid gas in Hermann- Lachapelles apparatus

The Provision Shop. A General Grocers store selling rabbits, turkeys, chops, butter and tinned foods

Comic postcard, accident with bacon slicer Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Couple at an underwear counter - real silk undies Date: 20th century

Little Women - Meg buying silk for a new dress
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott - Meg buying silk for a new dress, far beyond her household budget, encouraged by her friend Sallie. 1880

Royal Air Force de Havilland Mosquito NF Mk. XV high-altitude fighter. This is an example of the rare NF Mk. XV with the extended wing-span wings, pressurised cockpit, 70 series Merlin engines

Advert, They've all had Begg's, John Begg Scotch Whisky

Main Booking Hall, Croydon Aerodrome, Surrey
Main Booking Hall, Croydon Aerodrome Continental Airport, Surrey Date: 1922

The Bunnies at the Shop Date: 1924

Tunisia, North Africa - A Perfume merchant. Date: circa 1908

Comic Postcard - Dirty Collar - Donald McGill
A collar for your Father? Yes Miss - like the one I'm wearing? No - a clean one. Date: circa 1925

The Shop of Geniani, 1772, by Luis Paret y Alcazar
Luis Paret y Alcazar (1746-1799). Spanish painter. The Shop of Geniani, 1772. Lazaro Galdiano Museum. Madrid. Spain

Un Loup De Mer
A portrait sketch of an older man leaning on a counter, smoking his pipe. Date: circa 1901

Letter sent by King Philip II to City Council of La Coruna
Philip II (1527-1598). King of Spain. Letter sent by King Philip II to the City Council of La Coruna thanking the city for its resistance to the English siege

The English Armada. Statement of causes which moved the chief commanders of the Navy of Her Most Excellent Majesty the Queen of England on the Voyage and Expedition to Portugal

Ephemeris expeditionis Norreysii & Draki in Lusitaniam
The English Armada. Ephemeris expeditionis Norreysii & Draki in Lusitaniam. Account of the expedition of Francis Drake and John Norris in 1589 against the Spanish-Portuguese ports

Siege of Corunna by the English Armada, 1589
Diary and relation of the siege of Corunna by the English Armada, 1589, by Captain Juan Varela. Manuscript, facsimile of the 19th century. From the Royal Galician Academy. Maria Pita House Museum

The Blouse Shop
A detailed painting which portrays a seated woman dressed colourfully, admiring a yellow fabric inside a blouse shop, a stack of books and an umbrella are placed next to her

Great-grandmama chooses the Christmas Sirloin, s Spurrier
Great-grandmama chooses the Christmas Sirloin, illustration by Steven Spurrier, artist (1878-1961). Showing woman and girl ordering at Victorian butcher's counter

Ordering Christmas Dainties, Steven Spurrier
Ordering Christmas Dainties, illustration by Steven Spurrier, artist (1878-1961). Showing a woman and girl ordering at the counter of a Victorian tea and grocery shop

Franking machine at the London General Post Office Date: 1923

Letters arrive for sorting at the London General Post Office Date: 1923

Stool Leap Frog, Henry cartoon by Carl Anderson Date: 1936

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