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A World War I soldier and his sweetheartA World War I soldier embraces his sweetheart as he prepares to fight For King and Country. Date: 1914-18
Hovis advertisementAdvertisement for Hovis bread with a young daughter embracing her mother who is holding a nourishing looking loaf. Date: 1922
Suffragette Votes for Women Hooks & EyesA tiny cardboard box, packaging for Votes for Women (Trademark!) hooks and eyes. Guaranteed rust proof. An absolute necessity for the dressmaker in keeping garments closed
Christmas Leave by A. C. Michael, WW1Scene on the platform of a British railway station as a troop train arrives bringing with it officers and men back from the Front for a period of leave over Christmas. Date: 1916
Couple embracingFront cover of Pan magazine, featuring a couple in fancy dress, holding each other close about to kiss. Date: 1920
Suffragette Cats Embracing Words Fail Me. A cat exclaims, Words fail me. We will never get our votes this way! In the background, two more cats are sitting
Plimsoll line stops coffin ships, 1873Comment in Punch magazine on the lifesaving introduction of the Plimsoll line. Overcrowded coffin ships are portrayed literally in the background as floating coffins with masts and rigging. Date: 1873
18 pounder shell case made into a vaseAn 18 pounder shell case made into a vase with embossed background, decorated with a flower and engraved with an Officer embracing a young lady.. Trench Art
When Three ARE Company by A. K. MacdonaldAn amorous couple sit entwined in a boat on a river at nightime while a cupid watches over them to ensure the romance goes smoothly. Date: 1922
Bystander Summer Number front cover, 1919Front cover of The Bystander magazines summer number for July 1919, featuring a back view of a couple in their bathing costumes, embracing as they gaze out to sea. Date: 1919
Children kissingCharming photograph of two children, perhaps a brother and sister, sitting in a wicker chair in a garden and exchanging a friendly kiss. Date: c.1925
A soldier and his sweetheart embrace. Date: 20th Century
The Fleet in Japan - Attack Under Cover - A British Naval Officer enjoying the delights of Japan behind a paper umbrella. Date: 1906
Gentleman not at all aghast about the Harem Skirt" Everyone is up " in arms" against the harem skirt" ! This very contented Gentleman certainly is, although not in the way one may initially read! Date: 1912
Back from the Boer War - Scene at a London Terminus of a wounded soldie returning to his relieved family after his tour to Southern Africa. Date: circa 1901
Coster Cockney couple embracing on a park bench on Hampstead Heath. Date: 1890s
Couple canoodling on a piano with the caption, Try this on your piano ! c. 1920
Embracing couple looking out to seaA couple cuddle-up near the sea, watching a ship sail past. 1908
Spending money 1918Various scenes of women and men spending money. Date: 1918
Couple holding hands and gazing at one anotherA man interrupts his lover from her reading, so that they can spend some quality time together, holding hands and gazing at one another. c.1910
Couple canoodling on a benchA couple pose in a photographic studio, the man gently kissing his sweetheart while she looks away a little coyly, but very pleased nonetheless. Date: c.1910
A couple gaze longingly at each other c.1910
A couple gazing longingly at one another c.1910
Kissing coupleA couple kissing infront of a giant yellow heart. c.1910
Carol Day in Florence by David WrightIllustration by David Wright showing the character of his Daily Mail strip cartoon, Carol Day, in a bedroom in Florence. c.1962
Couple embracing in library. Date c1909
Women in ball gowns and men in military uniforms observing embracing couple at foot of staircase. Date c1900
Man wearing military uniform, holding rifle, and embracing woman with troops in background. Date c1898
Embracing couple Date: 1958
Old French CannonsTwo of the oldest and most interesting cannons in a collection in Paris, France, the upper of them called The Snake, covered with sculptures of men and women embracing. Date: 16th century
Stolen kiss at the balcony - rider and loverWhere theres a will there s..... A handsome rider off to the hunt, snatches a brief emrace and kis with his lady who, whilst leaning over the railing of her balcony
French soldier saying farewell to sweetheart, WW1A French soldier saying farewell to his sweetheart on the outbreak of the First World War, with a battle raging in the background
Moonlight RomanceThe first buss and the last bus - a back-to-earth tragedy. A couple kiss in the moonlight having floated away from the earth in a mist of romance
Kissing on a SteamrollerWe are coming on a slow train ! A couple share a lingering kiss on their transport of choice - an enormous steamroller!
The Sketch, April 1956A coloured illustration for the front cover of The Sketch, depicting a couple embracing on a floral background
CuriosityGroup of nymphs watching a couple of lovers embracing under the moonlight. Please note: Credit must appear as (c) Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/Mary Evans Picture Library
Pierre Loti / P Journal 22PIERRE LOTI alias Louis-Marie-Julien VIAUD French naval officer and novelist receives the Legion d Honneur grand cross
Manchester City vs. Bolton Wanderers F. A. Cup Final, 1904Series of illustrations from the Manchester City vs. Bolton Wanderers F.A. Cup Final at the Crystal Palace ground, London, 23rd April 1904
Embracing loversIn a room draped with exotic curtains a couple kiss passionately
Tennyson / Locksley HallScene from the poem: the lovers part
French Couple DancingA happy French couple dancing in each others arms
Mother / Child / Hug 1905Mother gives her little child a big hug
ROUSSEAU CONFESSIONSJean-Jacques embraces M de Luxembourg in a transport of tenderness ( transport d attendrissement )
Greek Banquet, CourtesanA banquet with a courtesan