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Chemist Shop / BridportBeach and Company dispensing chemists and druggists, established 1788, in Bridport, Dorset, England. Formerly the the Old George Inn where Charles II stayed in 1651
Advertisement for Lancaster & Thorpe opticians, DerbyAdvertisement for Lancaster & Thorpe, The Opticians, The Spot, Derby, offering sight testing and the scientific fitting of glasses
Russia / 1918 / Cheka PrisonPrisoners held by the Cheka, a secret police force established in December 1917 to investigate counter- revolutionary crimes
Rafael CarreraRAFAEL CARRERA Guatemalan revolutionary and statesman, president who established Guatemalas independence but pursued conservative policies
Alien EntityGreen-skinned alien visitor, similar to the greys who have subsequently established themselves as the most frequently-reported visiting aliens
Letter box at Cranmere Pool, Dartmoor, DevonClose-up of the letter box at Cranmere Pool on Dartmoor, Devon. Cranmere Pool is famous for being the first place on Dartmoor to have a letter box, established there in 1854. Date: circa 1960s
Field Marshal Sir Claude Auchinleck Inspecting WaC (India)Photograph: Field Marshal Sir Claude Auchinleck Inspecting Members of the Womens Auxiliary Corps (India), 1947 (c).The Women
Besford Court College, Worcestershire - Psychological TestinA robed priest at Besford Court College, Worcestershire, conducts psychological testing on two inmates. The College was established in 1918 as an Industrial School for Roman Catholic mentally
West Indian detachment of the Auxiliary Territorial ServiceGroup photograph of a West Indian detachment of the Auxiliary Territorial Service, 1943 (c).The Womens Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) was established in September 1938
St Catherines Lighthouse - White Light House on right. Part of Box 145 Boswell Collection - East Coast. St. Catherines Lighthouse is one of the oldest lighthouse locations in Great Britain
English Cathedrals - Elgin Cathedral - Ruined structure. Part of Box 144 Boswell Collection - English Cathedrals Elgin Cathedral is a historic ruin in Elgin, Moray, north-east Scotland
East Africa - Agency Building - white single-storey building workers sitting outside. Part of Box 249 Boswell Collection - East Coast of Africa
Bristol Stoke Park ColonyA view of the Stoke Park Colony for mentally defective children, near Stapleton, Bristol. The institution was established in 1909 by the Rev Harold Nelson Burden
Junipero Serra (1713-1784). Spanish Franciscan friar who founded a mission in Baja California. Gallery of the illustrious sons. Mallorca. Balearic Island. Spain
Santa Barbara Mission, California, USAThe Franciscan Santa Barbara Mission, California established in 1782. A monk stands in the cloisters. Date: circa 1895
The Gardens, BostonBoston Public gardens were established in 1837 after philanthropist Horice Gray petitioned for the use of the land as a public botanical garden
Boston HarbourDiscovered in 1614 Boston harbour played an important role in American history. By 1660 almost all imports came through this greater boston area
Charlemagne CrownedCharlemagne has already established a court at Aachen, but now he travels to Rome to be crowned Carolus Augustus, Emperor of the Romans, by pope Leo III. Date: 25 December 800
Saint Bernard of ClairvaSAINT BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUX French religious who established the monastery at Clairvaux, and who promoted the Crusades Date: 1090 - 1153
William Boyd Carpenter, Bishop of RiponWilliam Boyd Carpenter (1841-1918), Bishop of Ripon. Date: 1841-1918
GFS Home of Rest, SouthportThe Home of Rest established by the Girls Friendly Society at Southport Lancashire
Sheriff William WatsonWilliam Watson, Sheriff of Aberdeen, established several schools of industry in the city - fore-runners of the national Industrial School system
Parkhurst Prison, Isle of Wight - UniformsStaff and inmate uniforms at the juvenile penitentiary established in 1838 at Parkhurst, Isle of Wight. The prison aimed to provide boys with discipline
Parkhurst Prison, Isle of Wight - School roomPartitioned classroom seating at the juvenile penitentiary established in 1838 at Parkhurst, Isle of Wight. The prison aimed to provide boys with discipline
Parkhurst Prison, Isle of WightA cell at the juvenile penitentiary established in 1838 at Parkhurst, Isle of Wight. The prison aimed to provide boys with discipline, education and training prior to transportation. Date: circa 1847
Parkhurst Prison, Isle of Wight - ChapelInterior of chapel at the juvenile penitentiary established in 1838 at Parkhurst, Isle of Wight. The prison aimed to provide boys with discipline, education and training prior to transportation
Kings Cross Rowton House - KitchenMen cook their own food at the Kings Cross Rowton House, London. The House was one of six large, low-cost hostels or doss-houses for working men established in the capital by Lord Rowton
Kings Cross Rowton House - Reading RoomMen in the reading room at the Kings Cross Rowton House, London. The House was one of six large, purpose-built, low-cost hostels or doss-houses for working men established in the capital by Lord
Kings Cross Rowton House - EntranceEntrance to the Kings Cross Rowton House, London. The House was one of six large, purpose-built, low-cost hostels or doss-houses for working men established in the capital by Lord Rowton
Shaftesbury Homes - Shaftesbury School, BisleyShaftesbury School, Bisley, established by what became the Shaftesbury Homes charity. It later became known as the Shaftesbury House department of Shaftesbury School. Date: 1930s
London Home for Female OrphansGirls and staff outside the Home for Female Orphans, established in 1786 at Grove Road, St Johns Wood. Date: early 1900s
Home for Female Orphans, St Johns Wood, LondonA promotional card issued by the Home for Female Orphans, established in 1786 at Grove Road, St Johns Wood. Date: Late 1800s
Hull Sailors Orphan Homes - Summer TimeThe Sailors Orphan Homes, Hull, also known as Newland Homes, established in 1895 by The Port of Hull Society. Children play on grass with toys, rocking horse, tea-set etc. Date: circa 1907
Hull Sailors Orphan Homes - RecreationThe Sailors Orphan Homes, Hull, also known as Newland Homes, established in 1895 by The Port of Hull Society. Children play in the Homes grounds. Date: circa 1907
Hull Sailors Orphan Homes - Shoe CleaningThe Sailors Orphan Homes, Hull, also known as Newland Homes, established in 1895 by The Port of Hull Society. Boys in aprons clean shoes and boots. Date: circa 1907
Hull Sailors Orphan Homes - SewingThe Sailors Orphan Homes, Hull, also known as Newland Homes, established in 1895 by The Port of Hull Society. Girls sit sewing, one using a sewing machine. Date: circa 1907
Hull Sailors Orphan Homes - Opening of Whitby & HartlepoolThe Sailors Orphan Homes, Hull, also known as Newland Homes, established in 1895 by The Port of Hull Society. The opening ceremony for the new Whitby and Hartlepool Home
Hull Sailors Orphan Homes - Off to BedThe Sailors Orphan Homes, Hull, also known as Newland Homes, established in 1895 by The Port of Hull Society. Children in nightshirts stand on stairs at bedtime. Date: circa 1907
Hull Sailors Orphan Homes - LaundryThe Sailors Orphan Homes, Hull, also known as Newland Homes, established in 1895 by The Port of Hull Society. Girls at work, ironing and folding, in the homes laundry. Date: circa 1907
Hull Sailors Orphan Homes - New ArrivalsThe Sailors Orphan Homes, Hull, also known as Newland Homes, established in 1895 by The Port of Hull Society. A group of recent arrivals at the home. Date: circa 1907
Hull Sailors Orphan Homes - Gone to ServiceThe Sailors Orphan Homes, Hull, also known as Newland Homes, established in 1895 by The Port of Hull Society. A group of former inmates, now in domestic service, on a return visit. Date: circa 1907
Hull Sailors Orphan Homes - Birds Eye ViewThe Sailors Orphan Homes, Hull, also known as Newland Homes, established in 1895 by The Port of Hull Society. A bird s-eye view illustration of the site. Date: circa 1907
Hull Sailors Orphan Homes - ChristmasThe Sailors Orphan Homes, Hull, also known as Newland Homes, established in 1895 by The Port of Hull Society. Children, staff and Santa are in a room decorated for Christmas. Date: 1906
Hull Sailors Orphan Homes - Boys BandThe Sailors Orphan Homes, Hull, also known as Newland Homes, established in 1895 by The Port of Hull Society. The boys wind band, dressed in sailor suits, pose with their instruments. Date: circa 1907
Springkell, EaglesfieldSpringkell, at Eaglesfield, near Lockerbie, Dumfriesshire, was one of the wartime evacuation centres that Barnardos established in large country houses in Scotland
Towcester Races paddock dated by the photographer as 1905, the horse is not identified but an early precursor to the modern Towcester Racecourse which was not established until 1928 Date: 1905
BERRIO, Gaspar Miguel de (1706-1761). San Nicol᳅BERRIO, Gaspar Miguel de (1706-1761). San Nicol᳠ de Bari at the Council of Nicea. Painting concerning the first Ecumenical Council of Nicaea (AD 325), with the assistance of 300 bishops
Jamaica - The Treasury, KingstonSlide showing a photograph of The Treasury in Kingston. Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the south-eastern coast of the island facing a natural harbour