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The Design Department of Raphael Tuck & SonsThe designing room at Raphael Tuck & Sons, fine art publishers of prints, cards, Almanacks and postcards, staffed largely by women
Woman serving Roskillys Cornish Clotted Cream. Date: circa 1980s
W Barratt & Co Ltd factory, Northampton, UKW Barratt & Co Ltd factory, making department, Northampton, UK. mid-20th century
Two police officers working in a station, LondonTwo police officers working in a London police station. The WPC is Maureen (Mo) Dennison. Date: circa 1950s
Two women police officers working in a station, LondonTwo women police officers working in a London police station, looking in a book. One of them is Maureen (Mo) Dennison (right). Date: circa 1950s
Five police officers, including Inspector Helen Hunt, who is wearing the Norman Hartnell style womens uniform introduced in 1968
Male and female police officers at an inspection paradePolice officers (including one woman) taking part in an inspection parade, Met Police, London. Date: circa early 1960s
Male and female police officers in Nijmegen March, HollandMale and female police officers of the Met Police taking part in a Nijmegen March in Holland. Date: 1950s
Police officers in canteen at Peel House, LondonPolice officers, male and female, drinking cups of tea in the canteen at Peel House, a Met Police training centre in London. Date: circa 1930s
Woman police officer on the phone in a police stationWoman police officer (Maggie Coombs) on the telephone in a police station. Date: circa late 1970s
Woman police officer with motorcycle, Hendon, LondonWoman police officer under instruction on a motorcycle at Hendon, North London, May 1960. At this time, training courses were being run for WPCs in the use of a new type of lightweight motor scooter
Women police officers at a bowling alley, possibly taking part in a competition. They are, from left to right, Margaret Newbon, Monica Ryan, Jennifer Smith, Alison Blair and WPS Roberta Strickland
Sir George Sinclair inspecting UK policewomen, CyprusSir George Sinclair (1912-2005), Deputy Governor of Cyprus (1955-1960), during an inspection of 53 UK women police officers on their arrival at training school in Cyprus in April 1957
Barbara Denis de Vitre, Assistant HMI, visiting GermanyAssistant HMI (His/Her Majestys Inspectorate of Constabulary) Barbara Denis de Vitre, on a postwar visit to Germany, where she was an expert consultant on the employment of women in the German police
Barbara Denis de Vitre, Assistant HMI, Stuttgart, GermanyAssistant HMI (His/Her Majestys Inspectorate of Constabulary) Barbara Denis de Vitre, on a postwar visit to Germany, where she was an expert consultant on the employment of women in the German police
Women police officers singing in choir, Met Police, LondonWomen police officers singing in the first womens choir, Met Police, London. The conductor is Sybil Hill. Date: circa 1948
Group photo, women police officers outside KLM officesGroup photo, ten women police officers of the Met Police, outside the KLM (Dutch airline) offices. They were on their way to Nijmegen, to take part in the Marches
Two women police officers mounting horses, LondonTwo women police officers in the process of mounting their horses in a Central London street. Women were appointed to the Mounted Branch in 1970. Date: circa 1977
Police officers relaxing, Met Police, LondonA group of male and female police officers, some of them sergeants, relaxing in a rest room, some reading newspapers or books, others chatting. Among them, on the right, is WPS Beatrice Bygrave
WPC Lesley Moore, Metropolitan Police, Stanhope Gold MedalThe Stanhope Gold Medal of the Royal Humane Society, awarded to WPC Lesley Moore, Charing Cross Division, Metropolitan Police, London in January 1992
Woman police officer on bicycle, Met PoliceWoman police officer (mobile officer) riding a bicycle along a country road, wearing uniform with a duty armband. Date: circa 1950s
Woman police officer with car and radio, Egham, SurreyWoman police officer (mobile officer) on duty in Egham, Surrey, standing by a police car and speaking on a handheld radio
Two police officers with motorcycles, LondonTwo police officers (one male, one female: Margaret Cheesley) with motorcycles, Epsom, Surrey. At this time, training courses were being run for WPCs in the use of a new type of lightweight motor
Women police dog handlers with drug sniffer dogs, LondonTwo women police dog handlers with drug sniffer dogs, Met Police, London. They are (left) Sandra Kertzen with Snoopy, and (right) Lyn Nicholson with Barry
Woman police officer in reflective uniform, LondonWoman police officer in yellow reflective jacket and dark trousers, holding a white protective helmet with visor. Date: circa 1990s
Woman police officer in uniform, LondonWoman police officer in woollen V-neck jumper and trousers, together with the reinforced bowler hat introduced in 1985. Date: circa 1985
Woman police officer in coat and bowler hat, LondonWoman police officer in a coat from the mix and match uniform introduced in 1977, together with the reinforced bowler hat introduced in 1985. Date: circa 1985
Woman police officer talking in a school classroomWoman police officer (Helen Parnell) talking to a group of children in a school classroom. Date: circa 1980s
Woman police officer at Piccadilly Circus, London, surrounded by pedestrians on a busy day. She is wearing the new style Norman Hartnell uniform, introduced in 1968. Date: circa late 1960s
Woman police officer outside police station, LondonWoman police officer (Peggy Spalton) standing outside a London police station. Date: circa 1960s
Two women police officers walking along London streetTwo women police officers (Sergeant Neale, left, and Constable Cooper, right) walking along a London street. Date: circa 1960s
Woman police officer and woman with handbag, LondonWoman police officer talking to a young woman with a handbag outside a shop on a London street, and making notes in a notebook. Date: circa 1960s
Woman police officer standing by mounted policeman, LondonWoman police officer standing by a mounted policeman just off Hammersmith Bridge, West London. Date: circa 1950s
Woman police officer and woman with handbagWoman police officer, Sergeant Greta Drinkwater (nee Saban), talking to a woman with a handbag in a London street. Drinkwater would rise to the rank of Chief Superintendent
Two women police officers in a London streetTwo women police officers (Valerie Fenner, left, and Sarah Phillips, right) walking along a London street with a wrought iron gate in the background. Date: circa 1950s
Five police officers outside Peel House, LondonA group of five police officers (four women and one man) outside Peel House, a Met Police training centre in London, with a police public call box immediately behind them
Dining room, Pen Mar Park, Pennsylvania, USADining room with smart waiters in attendance, Pen Mar Park, Pennsylvania, USA. Date: circa 1910
Jacquard Looms in operation for figured weavingA row of Jacquard Looms in operation for figured weaving Date: circa 1830s
Capital Commercial College, Bismarck, North Dakota, USAAdvertisement on a postcard for the Capital Commercial College, Main Avenue, Bismarck, North Dakota, USA, with a large group of young men and women posing for their photo outside the building
Training female dentists at the National Dental Hospital, WW1Women at the National Dental Hospital and college in Great Portland Street being taught in the conservation room how to stop and fill decayed teeth
Women welders at work, WW1Women welders at work on pieces of metal at a school opened at Notting Hill Gate by the Womens Service Branch of the London Society for Womens Suffrage during the First World War
WW1 cartoon on postcard - munition workerExpecting a rise shortly. Humorous, First World War postcard depicting a female munition worker jauntily sitting on a barrel of dynamite with a cigarette. A health and safety nightmare. Date: c.1916
Miss Susan Dudley Ryder, Londons 1st lady taxi driver, WW1Miss Susan Dudley Ryder, who had the distinction of being Londons first female taxi driver, aving passed all the driving tests
Lloyd Georges lady chauffeurThe Right Hon. David Lloyd Georges Napier car being started by his lady chauffeur who, according to The Tatler, handles it in a very skilful manner. Date: 1916
Mrs H. J. TennantFront cover of The Sketch magazine featuring Mrs H. J. Tennant, formerly May Edith Abraham (1869-1946) wife of Harold John Tennant, the ex-Under-Secretary for War
Women welding bomb cases, WW1Women workers wear goggles to fix the tops of bomb cases in position by welding during the First World War. Date: 1916
Advert for Wolsey pure wool underwear 1914Advertisement for Wolsey pure wool underwear, made in Britain, by Britons. September 1914
Pet Lion at Company in Aden, YemenPet Lion at Messrs Cowasjee Dinshaw & Bros. Company at Aden, Yemen. " Mr Lion with some members of the staff of the firm"