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Mrs Wilfred Ashley and child (Edwina Mountbatten)Mrs Wilfred Ashley, wife of 1st Baron Mount Temple, pictured with her elder child, the future Edwina Lady Louis Mountbatten. Date: 1906
Richard Caton Woodville at work on a paintingRichard Caton Woodville (1856-1927) painter of military scenes and artist for the Illustrated London News for the majority of his career. Renowned for depicting glorious deeds of the British empire
May Sutton Bundy, tennis championMay Godfrey Sutton Bundy (September 25, 1886 October 4, 1975) female American tennis champion who was active during the first decades of the 20th century
Princess Marie of Saxe-Altenburg, Ex-Queen of HanoverPrincess Marie of Saxe-Altenbrug (14 April 1818 9 January 1907) was Queen of Hanover and the consort of George V, a grandson of George III of the United Kingdom and Queen Charlotte. Date: 1903
Constance Smedley, founder of the Lyceum ClubAnne Constance Smedley, married name Constance Armfield, (20 June 1876 9 March 1941) British artist, playwright, author and founder of the International Lyceum Clubs. Date: 1903
The Cocoa Tree Club of St. Jamess StreetInterior of the Cocoa Tree Club, said to be the oldest club in London, showing the tree, which went up through two floors
The Hon C. S. Rolls in his 110 H. P. Mors carCharles Stewart Rolls (1877-1910) British engineer and aviator in 1906. Henry Royce built his first motor car in 1904 and in May of that year met Charles Rolls
Flavel kitchenerFlavels kitchener, on display at the Great Exhibition 1851, named after William Flavel(1819-1892), iron-founder and businessman. Date: 1851
The Matterhorn, Switzerland - Gornergrat Bahn - RiffelalpThe Matterhorn, Switzerland with view of the Gornergrat Bahn (Railway) and Riffelalp Station, near Zermatt. Date: circa 1910s
Dont Argue revue by George Campbell and Allan Grey. First produced at the Willesden Hippodrome on 23rd August 1915. Dave Harris Ltd. Presents. The reverse is blank
Coming from the Pantomime by Charles RobinsonBusy scene titled Coming from the Pantomime. The illustration shows many children leaving a theatre after a performance. They are all dressed up for a cold winters day. Date: 1906
Ruth Draper, from a drawing by John S. SargentRuth Draper (December 2, 1884 December 30, 1956), " From a drawing by John S. Sargent R.A. of Miss Draper as The Scotch Immigrant at the Kings Theatre in Hammersmith on 15th February
Nuts in May by Charles RobinsonIllustration of children playing a party game called Nuts in May. We can see six children playing together all dressed in their party clothes. Date: 1906
Advert for Eccles caravans 1933Advertisement for Eccles motor caravans showing a typically cottage-y style of the early 1930s. Date: 1933
Vionnet gownA flame coloured Vionnet gown from Olga Fernande worn by Miss Leonora Corbett. Interesting waist embellishment, repeated at the cuffs of the dress sleeves. Date: 1933
Book cover - The Jungle BookEmbossed book binding for The Two Jungle Books by Rudyard Kipling featuring elephants being led through a swamp. 1926
Selling apples from a barrow in Scotland, 1830A man selling apples from a barrow in Scotland, circa 1830. Date: C.1830
French seller of hot cocoaMarchand de Coco. A French vendor sells cups of cocoa or hot chocolate to a group of boys. Date: C.1875
Book cover - A Mystery of the Air by John F. C. WestermanFront cover of a book with a fine graphic illustration of a passenger aircraft. c.1930
Book cover - Old Christmas by Washington IrvingCover of Old Christmas by Washington Irving, depicting a jolly scene showing revellers dancing beneath a bunch of mistletoe. The cover is intricately decorated with a border of holly and mistletoe
Polly and Peter - children in the snow by Harold EarnshawFront cover illustration by Harold Earnshaw showing two children sheltering from the snow under an umbrella. A rather confused puppy dog sits nearby. Date: c.1920
Book cover - Tom Browns SchooldaysBeautifully embossed book binding of an edition of Tom Browns Schooldays. 1896
Book cover - Elise et KatelDecorative binding of a book, Elise et Katel featuring stylised flowers in gold. c.1900
La Navigation Aerienne by J. LecornuBeautiful cover to La Navigation Aerienne featuring an airship flying through the clouds over a cityscape. 1914
The Jolly Book - children in motorbike and sidecarFront cover of The Jolly Book featuring an illustration of a little boy and girl riding a motorcycle and sidecar. By Harold Earnshaw. Date: c.1920
The Dukes Motto by John Huntly McCarthy (1859 20 March 1936), starring Lewis Waller (3 November 1860 1 November 1915). First produced at the Theatre Royal, Birmingham
The Duchess of Dantzic book and lyrics by Henry Hamilton. George Dances Co. touring to Opera House, Northampton on 5th November 1906?. The most Gorgeous Production ever seen on the Stage
Tatler cover - Jim MollisonFront cover of The Tatler, featuring photographs of Jim Mollison. James Allan (Jim) Mollison (1905-1959), was a record-breaking Scottish aviator, and husband of Amy Johnson. Date: 1933
Tatler cover - Victorious England cricketersEngland cricketers of 1933 featured on the cover of The Tatler at the time of a tour in Australia where they played five test matches and won the Ashes four matches to one
Suzanne Lenglen at St. MoritzSuzanne Lenglen (1899-1938), French tennis player and champion, winner of 81 singles titles, 73 doubles and 11 mixed doubles pictured at the fashionable winter ski resort of St Moritz holding a pair
The Mollisons at St. Moritz, 1933 (Amy Johnson)Aviation power couple, Amy Johnson and her husband Jim Mollison, pictured on the slopes at the fashionable ski resort of St. Moritz. Date: 1933
Music Patrons by Tony WysardEmerald, Lady Cunard, Sidney Beer and Lord Berners, pictured as patrons of music in a box at the opera. Date: 1938
Tatler cover- Lady Louis Mountbatten at RanelaghFront cover of The Tatler featuring a portrait of Edwina Ashley Mountbatten watching her husband play polo at Ranelagh. Wife of Earl Louis Mountbatten of Burma (1900 - 1979)
When Grandpa was Young by Charles RobinsonIllustration captioned When Grandpa was Young. The image is of two young children on a snowy hillside. The girl faces us and the boy stands behind holding a small piece of mistletoe. Date: 1906
Ca d Oro Palace, Grand Canal, Venice, ItalyCa d Oro is a palace on the Grand Canal in Venice, northern Italy. One of the older palaces in the city, it is known as Ca d Oro due to the gilt
Venice, Italy - Covered gondola and the Railway Bridge. Date: circa 1910s
Torcello, Venice, canal and Cathedral of Santa Maria AssuntaTorcello - Venice - Disused canal. Torcello is the island at the northern end of the Venetian Lagoon. It is the oldest continuously populated region of Venice
St. Marks Square, Venice, Italy - Flooded - two gentleman are being conveyed across in a makeshift trolley (to safe their trousers getting wet - possibly...). Date: circa 1906
Venice, Italy - Covered Gondola with view of Doges Palace. Date: circa 1895
A Champion Hybrid Freesia (Ragionieri) from the AntibesHybrid Freesia (Ragionieri) from the Antibes (a Mediterranean resort in the Alpes-Maritimes department of southeastern France) which won the gold medal at the 1911 Cannes Exposition Horticole
Venice, Italy - Ponte Vecchio, Grand Canal with covered gondola in foreground. Date: circa 1895
Venice, Italy - Canonica Canal - Palazzo Trevisan-Cappello. Date: circa 1895
The Postman by Charles RobinsonThe Postman heavily laden with a sack on his back and holding a parcel as he arrives at a gate greeted by two young girls. Date: 1906
Statue of a Charioteer (Roman) - Capitoline Museum, Rome. Date: 1920s
The colourful Illuminated Fountain, Bournemouth, Devon. Date: 1931
Unilever House - view from St. Pauls Dome, London Date: 1939
The Mettelhorn and the Weisshorn, Switzerland Date: circa 1920s
High Street Kensington - looking westHigh Street Kensington, London - looking west - showing the Queen Victoria column (which was moved to Warwick Square in 1934). Date: circa 1908
