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The Graphic cover - Lord Hardinge, new Viceroy of IndiaCharles Hardinge, 1st Baron Hardinge of Penshurst, (20 June 1858 2 August 1944) British diplomat and statesman who served as Viceroy of India from 191016
Rain at Wimbledon, 1914The centre court at Wimbledon, with covers over the grass to protect it from rain during the summer of 1914 - the last tournament before the outbreak of war. Date: 1914
Sphere binding coverBinding for a volume of The Sphere magazine, subtitled, An Illustrated Newspaper for the Home. The design features two women representing East and West holding a globe
Women sitting at a table sewing arts and crafts. Date: circa 1920s
Women with display of homemade arts and craftsA group of women with a display of homemade arts and crafts. Date: circa 1920s
Miss Modern magazine August 1934 by Fred PurvisFront cover of Miss Modern magazine for August 1934 featuring a girl in a yellow bathing costume seated on a diving board over a pool or the sea
Miss Modern Christmas front cover by Wilton WilliamsFront cover of the Christmas number of Miss Modern magazine featuring a young woman in a brightly coloured paper party hat. Date: 1931
Woman in newspaper kiosk with magazines on display all around her. Date: circa 1930s
America joins the First World WarFront cover of The Graphic dedicated to America who will join the the Great War on the side of the allies. Date: 1917
A German 15cm siege gun captured by the French at the SommeFrench soldiers pose with a German 15cm siege gun which they have captured during the great Somme offensive. Date: 1916
Soldiers galloping up to the firing-line in the DardanellesSoldiers galloping up the the firing line with ammunition for the guns in the Dardanelles, during the Gallipoli campaign Date: 1915
Canada For EverIllustration by Bruce Bairnsfather showing a Canadian soldier at Vimy. The original illustration was sold at auction from the stage of His Majestys Theatre in 1917 at the Canadian Matinee in aid of
Grave Digger at St Andrews Church by Grave of John RuskinGrave Digger at St Andrews Church by the Gravestone of John Ruskin, Coniston, The Lake District, near Ambleside/Windermere, Cumbria, England
David Lloyd George becomes Prime MinisterThe face of David Lloyd George adorns the front of a tank as he takes on the role of British Prime Minister during World War I. Date: 1916
Tatler cover - 5 August 1914 - Princess MaryFront cover of The Tatler magazine from 5 August 1914, a day after the outbreak of war. As the magazine had already gone to press before this news
Sketch cover - midnight cocktail for the Midnight BallFront cover of The Sketch magazine with an illustration displaying the recipe for a midnight cocktail which would be served at the magazines Midnight Ball held at the Savoy Hotel in June 1914
Sketch cover - Anthony Wilding and Suzanne LenglenFront cover of The Sketch magazine showing the new French tennis star, fifteen year old Suzanne Lenglen, pictured with New Zealand Wimbledon champion
Sketch front cover - Lili de AlvarezLili D Alvarez, Spanish tennis player, famous not just for her game but for wearing shocking culottes designed by Schiaparelli on court at Wimbledon in 1931. Date: 1927
Nos Loisirs magazine cover - summer holiday 1923Front cover of Nos Loisirs magazines showing children paddling at the seaside and a fashionably dressed mama on the beach watching the fun
Island Love - front cover by Reginald HeadeFront cover of Island Love by Catherine Whitby showing a couple on a balcony gazing (a little stiffly) into each others eyes. Date: c.1950
Leave, by BairnsfatherLeave A cartoon by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather on the cover of The Bystander, 24 May 1916 1916
Bystander masthead 1929, playing with train setBystander masthead illustrated by Alfred Leete showing a mother and father rather taking over a little boys train set. Date: 1929
Bystander cover featuring Mrs Lee GuinnessFront cover of The Bystander featuring a portrait of Mrs Lee Guinness, formerly Miss Josephine Strangman, known as Posy or Posey
The Bystander front cover, Winter Sports number 1929Front cover of The Bystander magazines winter sports number featuring a society gathering on the piste for some ski action in 1929. Date: 1929
Alas! Poor Herr von Yorick!, by BairnsfatherAlas! Poor Herr von Yorick! Fricourt - July 1916 A cartoon by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather on the cover of The Bystander 1916
St. Barbara Church. CZECH Rep Kutna Hora. VaultSt. Barbara Church. CZECH Rep.. Kutna Hora. Vault that covers the central nave. Gothic art. Architecture
Bystander masthead featuring Old Bill by Bruce BairnsfatherMasthead of The Bystander magazine featuring characters on a London tube train (or bus?) drawn by some of the magazines most regular artistic contributors
ILN front cover - Royal Issue 1989Front cover of The Illustrated London News royal issue, 1989 featuring a picture of Prince Charles surrounded by modern buildings of which he was - and still is - so critically outspoken. Date: 1989
ILN front cover - Schleswig Holstein war, 1864A charge by Austrian troops during the Battle of Over-Selk, part of the Schleswig-Holstein conflict between Denmark and Prussia & Austria in 1864. Date: 1864
ILN front cover - Summer 1989, WestminsterFront cover of The Illustrated London News Summer 1989 issue featuring a painting of the Houses of Parliament by Philip Sutton. An exhibition of his paintings was held in June that year. Date: 1989
Illustrated War News - British soldier in captured dug-outFront cover of The Illustrated War News featuring a photograph of a British soldier posing inside the entrance of a captured German dug-out. Date: 1916
Illustrated War News - Dog in a trench mortar, WW1Front cover of the Illustrated War News featuring a photograph of a small dog peering out of the gun barrel of a German trench mortar captured by Canadians on the Western Front. Date: 1917
Illustrated War News - King decorates munition workerFront cover of The Illustrated War News with a photograph of King George V decorating Miss Lizzie Robinson, a munitions worker from Glasgow, for excellent conduct and attendance at her work
Illustrated War News front cover, Allied soldiers, Aug 1914Front cover of the second issue of the Illustrated War News featuring an illustration of British, Belgian and French infantrymen. Date: 1914
Illustrated War News front cover, naval, 12 August 1914Front cover of the first issue of the Illustrated War News, produced within a week of the outbreak of the First World War and dedicated to covering all aspects of the conflict
Sphere cover - British corporal with small German captivesA stalwart British corporal pictured with two German captives in a photograph which deliberately highlights the difference in stature of the men
Graphic front cover - visitors to Channel Tunnel worksFront cover of The Graphic newspaper with engravings showing scenes of a visit to the preliminary tunnelling works near Dover for the start of the Channel Tunnel in 1882
David Wright pin-up, American Weekly, Beauty on ParadeFront cover of The American Weekly featuring a David Wright pin-up of a dark-haired woman wearing a sheer, shawl-collared dress, surrounded by red roses. Date: 1951
ILN front cover - Autumn Issue 1989Front cover of the Illustrated London News, Autumn Issue 1989 featuring a painting of a London park scene by Michael Chase. Date: 1989
Sphere cover - Italy receiving shield of gold by MataniaFront cover illustration by Sphere special artist Fortunino Matania showing Italy in allegorical human form (with an impressive chest plate protecting her bosoms)
Made in the Trenches, Arf a Mo Kaiser, WW1 charity bookFront cover of Made in the Trenches, a book published to raise money for the Star and Garter Fund in aid of disabled soldiers and sailors during the war
Pierrot profileFront cover of Pan magazine, featuring a profile portrait of a Pierrot. Date: 1919
Couple embracingFront cover of Pan magazine, featuring a couple in fancy dress, holding each other close about to kiss. Date: 1920
Harlequin and Columbine, dancing under a moonlight skyFront cover of Pan magazine, featuring a couple in costume, the man dressed as Harlequin and the woman as Columbine, dancing under a moonlight sky. Date: 1920
Pan blowing butterflyFront cover of Pan magazine, featuring the mythology, Greek God Pan, blowing gently on his shoulder were a red admiral has landed. Date: 1920
Spanish flamenco dancerFront cover of Pan magazine, featuring a Spanish flamenco dancer with a enormous yellow headdress, and holding an ornate fan. Date: 1920
Woman in red backless dress smokingFront cover of Pan magazine, featuring a 1920s red haired woman smoking two cigarettes on holders. Date: 1920
Medieval feastFront cover of Pan magazine, featuring a Medieval banquet scene. Date: 14th century
