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Woman in negligeeWoman deep in thought, sitting crossed legged with just a negligee, slip and stockings, while a wired haired fox terrier looks fondly up at her. Date: 1935
Dutch boy scout preparing vegetables, HollandA Dutch boy scout preparing vegetables at camp, Holland
Wall-mounted matchbox with crossed swordsA wall-mounted matchbox contained in the shape of a shield, engraved with crossed swords, crown and Flanders. Trench Art
Bedouin Arabs making music in a photographic studio. A cross-legged man plays what looks like a rehab whilst surrounded by women
Man sitting on a stoolMan in a smart suit, sitting on a stool. Date: 20th century
Man at the seasideA man at the seaside, sitting on what is probably a pier. His coat and hat can be seen at his side. (The woman in the previous picture is probably the photographer.) (2 of 2)
Woman at the seasideA woman at the seaside, sitting on what is probably a pier. A mans coat and hat can be seen at her side, no doubt belonging to the photographer (see next picture). (1 of 2)
Charles Phillips - 2CHARLES PHILLIPS Irish lawyer and writer : this French engraving is from a series of Orators of the English bar, so his fame must have crossed the Channel ! Date: 1787 - 1859
Motorcycle StuntA stunt involving a motorcycle driving off rocks above a girl crouching on the beach below! Date: early 1930s
Advertisement for Lifeguard soap -- little girl and adult female models posing (Sandra Palmer and Geraldine Hill). 1959
Chinese Mining Boy, South AfricaA Chinese Mining Boy, South Africa. Between 1904 and 1910, over 63, 000 contracted miners were brought in to work the mines of the Witwatersrand
Ignacy Jan Paderewski - Polish pianist, composer, statesmanIgnacy Jan Paderewski (1860-1941) - Polish pianist, composer and statesman. Date: circa 1903
Young British Tommy - Studio Portrait WWI - seated. On the reverse, the soldier reports that he is still alive on 24th October 1914... Date: circa 1914
Playbill postcard for Alfs ButtonThe most popular manifestation of Orientalism after WWI seems to have been Alfs Button. W.A Darlingtons novel appeared in1920, was filmed (silent movie) the same year
Musical Terms Up to Date - Adagio - very Slow! A pretty young girl sits expectantly, whilst her elderly suitor takes a LONG TIME to make his move! Date: circa 1905
Russian ComissionnaireA Russian Commissionaire - an attendant, messenger or subordinate employed in hotels, whose chief duty is to attend at railway stations, secure customers, take charge of their luggage
Little girl approaching pub bar to ask for BrandyA Large Order. Little Girl - " Three penn orth o Brandy an I want a cork; an will ye wash the bottle out, cos its ad milk in it." Date: 1895
Character study by Phil May of an old man in a raincoat, seemingly down on his luck somewhat. Date: circa 1890s
Smug Cockney woman who has nabbed her rivals GentJilted! A smug Cockney woman who has nabbed her rivals Gent, throws her a very satisfied glance! Date: circa 1890s
Napoleon II by Moriitz Michael DaffingerNapoleon II (18111832), (after 1818 known as Franz, Duke of Reichstadt), was the son of Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, and his second wife, Marie Louise of Austria. Date: circa 1940s
Bleriots landing at Dover after his cross-channel flightLouis Bleriot (1872-1936) lands at Dover after his cross-channel flight on 25th July 1909. Date: 1909
Pinicola enucleator, pine grosbeakPlate 358 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1835-38), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London
SPAIN. Soria. Monastery of San Juan de Duero. Cloister from 13th century. Detail of crossed arches. Romanesque art. Architecture
Marconi Legs CrossedGUGLIELMO MARCONI the Italian inventor at Naples, on board the yacht Electra Date: 1874 - 1937
Conrad / Typhoon / ParasolTYPHOON Short story by Joseph Conrad Captain MacWhirr crossed the deck... Date: First published: 1902
Operating track, covered with rubber flooring, and crossed wFront of operating room in which are arranged parallel with track, 24 cameras at a distance of 12 inchdes from the center of each lens, and an electro-shutter in front of each. Date c1881
Two mice, one lying on the ground with head resting on forepaws, the other is standing on hind legs with forepaws crossed, they are looking at each other
They saw their Flying Dutchman - it crossed their path, and they were lost. Illustration shows the shipwreck of a ship that lost its course at the sight of the Flying Dutchman labeled Speeches with
Varina Landing, Virginia (vicinity). View of ships on James River. (Where Gen. Ords 18th Army Corps crossed the James). Date between 1861 and 1869
Richmond, VA. Wagon park crossed out Fair Oaks, June 1862. Date between 1862 and 1865
Maxim Gorky - Russian writerMaxim Gorky (1868-1936), born Alexei Maximovich Peshkov - Russian and Soviet author, a founder of the Socialist Realism literary method and a political activist. Date: 1906
Silhouette of a military badge, including a crown and two crossed lances
Opening of the docks at BirkenheadThe docks were opened on the 5th April 1847, with a great number of people coming to view the event. Steamers crossed from Birkenhead to Liverpool and back again for the whole day
Syrian woman in Baghdad, IraqA Syrian woman in Baghdad, Iraq Date: circa 1930s
Frenchwoman at her door, Bouchain, France, WW1A Frenchwoman speaks with a British soldier at her front door in Bouchain, northern France, during the First World War. The German words painted on her door say No lodging for troops. 25 October 1918
Three outfits by Lucien Lelong and Philippe et GastonThree fashionable ladies in the latest outfits. On the left, a brown cape with pink border design, fur collar and leather details, by Lucien Lelong
The Old Dutchman in His Garden
Canadian Village SnowDistant view of a French Canadian village, showing a frozen lake which must be crossed by sledge. Date: 1931
French Election MeetingAn appreciative crowd clap and cheer a speaker standing in front of crossed tricolore flags at an election meeting in France Date: 1902
Ethel Shipley, long distance champion swimmerMiss Ethel Shipley, Long Distance Lady Champion swimmer, and First Lady Home in the " Weekly Dispatch" swim through London (15 miles). Date: 1910s
Victor Hugo / GavarniVICTOR HUGO French novelist in his late 20s, sitting in a chair Date: 1802 - 1885
Estonian YachtsmenTwo Estonian boys, yachtsmen, who crossed the ocean in this yacht. Date: early 1930s
1905 MartiniAutomobile (Cars). 1905 Martini automobile, with a crossed out sign at the base reading Geissberger/Zurich and numbered 206
David Wright woman in wide green skirtElegant woman with dark brown hair, wearing black blouse and a wide green skirt. She is sitting on a long pink couch. David Wright (1912 - 1967), was a popular British artist specialising in glamour
Tailoring class, NIPRCC East Harling, NorfolkBoys taking part in a tailoring class at the East Harling, Norfolk, branch of the National Institutions for Persons Requiring Care and Control
Three people on a Devon terraceA woman and two men sitting on the rear terrace of a large house in Devon
Family group sitting on a Devon terraceA family group of three men and a woman sitting on the rear terrace of a large house in Devon
Buddha in Vihara Maha Devi Park, Colombo, Sri LankaA seated Buddha in the Vihara Maha Devi Park, Colombo, Sri Lanka