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Reids Palace Hotel advertisementReids Palace Hotel in Madeira, boasting happy sunny days, no rain, no dust...unequalled private sea-bathing, afternoon and evening open air dances, childrens seawater pool, 100 bathing cabins
Waterloo - HighlandersBattle of WATERLOO The Highlanders form a square to withstand the cavalry charge of the French cuirassiers
Scots Greys charge at the Battle of WaterlooBattle of WATERLOO : Scotland for ever ! the charge of the Scots Greys Date: 18 June 1815
Poster, Zeppelin to South AmericaPoster advertising the German Zeppelin Hamburg-American Line, LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin airship service from Friedrichshafen, Germany, to Buenos Aires, Argentina. circa 1934
Battle of WaterlooTHE HUNDRED DAYS Battle of WATERLOO The action at 11 am - the French attack Houguemont, Napoleon tempting Wellington to expose his centre
Scotland Forever! The Charge of the Scots Greys, the British heavy cavalry regiment thatBattle of WATERLOO : Scotland for ever ! the charge of the Scots Greys
Imperial Airways Poster, flights to AustraliaImperial Airways Poster, advertising flights to Australia taking ten and a half days. 1935
The Days Work by Muriel DawsonA little boy in dungarees or overalls and with a wide brimmed hat stands on the end of a jetty fishing with a makeshift rod and line. Swans fly overhead
Map / Afghanistan C1860SMap of Afghanistan and Beluchistan (note camel routes are measured in days, not miles)
Mayflower in Full SailThe Mayflower carried the Pilgrim Fathers to America in 63 days, reaching New England in December 1620
St Petersburg-Tampa Airboat Line Benoist Xiv / 14 Biplan?St Petersburg-Tampa Airboat Line Benoist Xiv / 14 Biplane Seaplane, 43 Lark of Duluth - the Original Flight of the Worlds First Scheduled Airline over Tampa Bay, Florida
Wigan PierBoys in swimming shorts jump off Wigan Pier into the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. First published The Sunday Times Date: 1990
Art deco illustration for Christmas Card, 1920sArt deco illustration fro Christmas Card, 1920s 1920s
Rolls-Royce Merlin 61 Piston-Engine Date: 1942
Codex Borgia. Ritual and divinatory mesoamerican manuscript written in Nahuatl before of the conquest of Mexico. It is related with the aztec calendar Tonalpohualli
SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, 1900Photograph of the North German Lloyd Liner Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse at sea, 1900. This liner was built by the Vulcan Shipyards at Stettin with the aim of winning the Blue Riband
Alexandra Palace, the home of the B. B. C. The large transmittAlexandra Palace as the home of the B.B.C television service in 1936 showing the mast and transmitting aerials for vision and sound
St Swithin / Dudley / MaximsSAINT SWITHIN or SWITHUN Anglo-Saxon ecclesiastic, Bishop of Winchester, associated with a prediction of rain for 40 days
The Last Days of the Dinosaurs - Time of Great ChangeThe Last Days of the Dinosaurs - Cretaceous Period - a time of great change, about 80 Million Years ago. Illustration by Neave Parker (with the co-operation of Dr. W. E. Swinton)
Perch Rock Lighthouse - New Brighton LighthouseLiverpool - Rock Lighthouse New Brighton - Lighthouse and crowds. Part of Box 62 Boswell Collection - Liverpool. The New Brighton Lighthouse was originally known as Perch Rock Lighthouse
Broadstairs 1950SAn incredibly crowded beach at Broadstairs in Kent, showing how popular British holiday resorts used to be in the days before package holidays. Date: 1950s
Fridays Child by May Bowley. A fortune-telling song telling a childs character or future based on the day they were born and help young children remember the days the week. Date: circa 1903
Northrop GammaLt-Cdr Frank M. Hawks First Prototype Northrop Gamma Named Texaco Sky Chief Texaco No.11 Parked at New York Floyd Bennett Field, Usa, Msn1 Date: 1933
Ships trapped in Suez Canal, Six-Day WarFifteen ships trapped in the Suez Canal as a result of the Six-Day War (5-10 June 1967) between Israel and Egypt. Although the war was short
Mary Jane Clarke W. S. P. UMary Jane Clarke W.S.P.U. Mary Jane Clarke, (1863-1910) Younger sister of Emmeline Pankhurst. In 1909, she was organiser for the W.S.P.U, living in Brighton, a year later
Shakespeare quotation on a greetings card (inside pages) -- Heaven give you many, many merry days (The Merry Wives of Windsor). With a colourful spray of flowers. (2 of 2) Date: circa 1890s
Three Hawker Siddeley Nimrod MR2s from 120, 201 and 206 Squadrons, RAF Kinloss, preparing for the following days flypast over London at the conclusion of the Falklands parade on 12 October 1982
Jack London * WifeJACK LONDON with his second wife CHARMIAN photo taken six days before his death
Hiawatha / Minnehaha DiesHiawatha mourns the death of Minnehaha: " Seven long days & nights he sat there."
Icis Imperial ImageICI (Imperial Chemical Industries) helps Britannia rule the waves in the great days when the word imperial is one to be proud of !
Quatre Bras / HamiltonWellington defeats Ney at QUATRE BRAS, foiling Napoleons plan to prevent the joining of the British and Prussian armies
LFDCA-LFB Vintage fire engine at Clapham fire stationA former Middlesex Fire Brigade pump escape at Clapham fire station. Middlesex was absorbed into the enlarged London Fire Brigade in 1965 with the creation of the Greater London Council
England / RickmansworthA solitary vehicle leaving Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, England, in the days when it was more like a country lane. Date: 1950s
RICHARD BEAU NASH The dandy in his younger days when Beau was an appropriate sobriquet : later, alas, he put on weight, despite the health-giving waters of Bath
Phenomena at Basel (Col)Curious phenomena seen over the city of Basel, Switzerland, at sunrise and sunset on two days in July and again on 7 August
Soviet Heavy Tank in Berlin; Second World War, 1945Photograph showing a Soviet heavy tank moving through Berlin, with the Brandenburg Gate in the background, May 1945. Berlin fell to the Russian Army on 2nd May 1945
USA / Pacific GroveThe wide Light House Avenue, in the days when horse drawn carriages and carts were still in use, Pacific Grove, California, USA
England / West WycombeAn atmosphere of the coaching days and memories of the eccentric Sir Francis Dashwood still lingers in West Wickham, Buckinghamshire, England
Alexandra Palace, north London, England. The original 1873 building dramatically burnt down, only 16 days after it had opened. It was quickly rebuilt and re-opened in 1875
Customs / Saint Swithin sAccording to tradition, if it rains on the 15th of July - St Swithins Day - it will continue to rain for the following 40 days
Mary Baker Eddy / BostonMARY BAKER EDDY Founder of Christian Science: a picture of her from her early days at Boston
Poe / Raven Flies In / DoreA stately Raven of the saintly days of yore flies in through an open window
Battle of Ligny / NapoleonGneisenau at the battle of LIGNY, where Napoleon defeats Bluchers Prussians
Movie Chief Technical Advisor General Adolf Galland (Lef?Movie Chief Technical Advisor General Adolf Galland (Left), Former Head of the Real Luftwaffe, Standing Shaking-Hands with Actor Hein Riess Playing Reichmarschall Hermann Goering (Right)
Children at Seaside - Sunny Days by C V MacKenzieLovely illustration depicting three little girls having fun and relaxing on some grass close to a beach during their summer holidays
RAF Squadron Gloster Meteor Based at Duxford in 1950S
Boeing F-15 EagleMcdonnell Douglas / Boeing F-15 Eagle
Actor Hein Riess (Left) Playing Reichmarschall Hermann G?Actor Hein Riess (Left) Playing Reichmarschall Hermann Goering Commander-In-Chief of the Luftwaffe in Uniform During the Filming of the Movie The Battle-Of-Britain 1968 / 1969 Date: 1968
Compositor at WorksAn American compositor at work in the days of manual type setting. Date: 1887
Pinocchio -- father in wheelchairPinocchio -- He constructed an elegant little wheel chair in which he could take his father out on fine days. Date: 1911
Fireboat tackling fire at Colonial Wharf, East LondonA fireboat tackles a fire at Colonial Wharf, Wapping High Street, East London, 27 September 1935. This was a typical big Thamesside fire of the sort which the London Fire Brigade has tackled for over
French Liner Normandie leaving Le Havre, May 1935Photograph of the French luxury liner, Normandie, leaving Le Havre on her maiden voyage. When she arrived in New York, 4 days and three hours later, she had captured the Blue Riband quite easily
The F. A. Cup Final at Wembley Stadium, 1923Aerial photograph of Wembley Stadium before the start of the 1923 F.A. Cup Final between Bolton Wanderers and West Ham United
SS Deutschland, 1900Illustration of the Hamburg-American Liner Deutschland, launched in 1900 and holder of the Blue Riband for the fastest Atlantic crossing from 1900-1906
The Re-cut Koh-i-noor Diamond, 1852Engraving of the re-cut Koh-i-noor ( mountain of light ) diamond, 1852. Previously owned by the Mogul emperors, the Persian Shahs and Ranjit Singh, the Lion of the Punjab
Lending Library TicketTicket for G Hitchcock, Williams & Co Young Mens Library. Book: S58 has been borrowed for 7 days from a private lending library possibly at a booksellers
A hand-painted sign showing the time it would take to reach Timbuktu in Mali (52 days) if one were to set off across the Sahara Desert on a camel
Lord William Howard, Belted WillLord William Howard (1563-1640), English nobleman and antiquary, nicknamed Belted Will (or Bold Will). circa early 17th century
Seven Days Leave, Lyceum Theatre, Strand, LondonSeven Days Leave, a new play by Walter Howard, at the Lyceum Theatre, Strand, London. With Alfred Paumier as Captain Fielding, Annie Saker as Lady Mary, and Leslie Carter as Colonel Sharrow
Poster advertising the Vauxhall Light Six car -- the car for happy days. A family of five have driven out to the countryside for a picnic
Tuesdays Child by May Bowley. A fortune-telling song telling a childs character or future based on the day they were born and help young children remember the days the week. Date: circa 1903
Copper MouldsCopper jelly and cream moulds - the more elaborate cost as much as 18 shillings, a great deal of money in those days, 30 or more in year 2000 term"
Fuller Pilch batting for Kent, 1837Illustration of Fuller Pilch (1804-1870) batting for Kent against Sussex, 1837. Pilch was one of the best players of his day
Supermarine Scimitar F-1Royal-Navy Supermarine Scimitar F-1 Landing with Tail-Hook Down Operating on Aircraft-Carrier Hms Ark Royal During Trials and Test Date: 1950s
Fokker FVIIa G-EBTS The SpiderFokker FVIIa, G-EBTS, The Spider, which was flown to the Cpae and back in 20 days by Capt C.D. Barnard
Poster, Scotts flight from England to AustraliaPoster, Royal Matinee, Queens Hall, London, CWA Scott AFC will tell his graphic story of the flight from England to Australia in under 3 days
The pirates ruse luring a merchantman in the olden days. Date c1896 Feb. 21
Fishermen on the River Volga at SamaraFishermen relaxing after a hard days work on the River Volga at Samara, Russia
The Twelve Days of Christmas, illustrated by Leslie Wood
The General Strike - Government leadersGovernment leaders during the General Strike: Ministers and Commissioners. 1. Chief Civil Commissioner: Sir W. Mitchell-Thomson, 2. Principal Chief Assistant Commissioner, Mr. A. B. Lowry, 3
British Soldiers resting near Monte Camino; Second World WarPhotograph showing a group of British infantry taking a break, near Monte Camino, Italy, 1943. This unit had just been involved in six days of continuous fighting
Alarm Buoy, 1858Engraving showing an alarm, or marker, buoy designed by Brown, Lenox and Company of Millwall, 1858. This buoy featured a water-wheel in its centre which, through the motion of the water
Newcastle United vs. Barnsley, F. A. Cup Final, 1910Illustration of the F.A. Cup Final between Newcastle United and Barnsley, with one of the Barnsley defenders (in dark shirts) chesting down the ball; Crystal Palace Football Ground, 23rd April 1910
Pilch IllustrationThe Great Days of Fuller Pilch
Hyde Park Corner (Boys)A lively depiction of Hyde Park Corner in early Victorian days - when Wellington was living at Apsley House, left, when traffic was lighter but road works prevalent as ever
Bbc TV StudioA BBC Television production during the early days
Battle of Portland 1653BATTLE OF PORTLAND (Three-days battle), 1st Anglo-Dutch War. Robert Blake & fleet of the Commonwealth of England attack Dutch under Maarten Tromp who suffered heavy losses
Seance, LeipzigSpiritualism comes to Germany - a table-lifting seance at Leipzig in the early days
ALEXANDRA PALACEAlexandra Palace, north London, England. The original 1873 building dramatically burnt down, only 16 days after it had opened. It was quickly rebuilt and re-opened in 1875. Date: 1875
Gloster GA. 5 Javelin 2nd prototype WD808Gloster GA.5 Javelin 2nd prototype WD808, seen during its air display, at the 1952 SBAC Farnborough Air Show. First flown on 21 August 1952
School children Ely CathedralA party of schoolchildren file out of the grounds of Ely Cathedral. The West Front of the cathedral is in the background. First published The Sunday Times Date: 1990
Crosskeys Inn, Toome, a Relic of the Coaching Days - a view of a thatched licensed building with four boys outside. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Londonderry: Toomebridge)
William Hart DykeSir WILLIAM HART DYKE Statesman, a noted rackets player in his younger days, educated at Harrow and ChristChurch, Oxford Date: 1837 - 1931
