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Background imageFamous Collection: General view of Itsukushima Shrine, Japan

General view of Itsukushima Shrine, Japan
General view of the Shinto shrine on the island of Itsukushima (popularly known as Miyajima), Hatsukaichi in Hiroshima Prefecture, Aki Province, Japan

Background imageFamous Collection: The Beech Hedge, Meikleour near Blairgowrie

The Beech Hedge, Meikleour near Blairgowrie. Planted in 1745, the hedge stands some 37 metres tall at its highest point and runs for almost 180 metres in length

Background imageFamous Collection: Bakewell Pudding Shop

Bakewell Pudding Shop
The shop window of the old original Bakewell Pudding Shop, where the famous Bakewell Tarts were first made, Bakewell, Derbyshire, England. Date: 19th century

Background imageFamous Collection: Caxton Hall

Caxton Hall, Caxton Street, St. James s, London, where many famous marriages took place in the late 20th century. Date: 19th century

Background imageFamous Collection: Gertie Millar. Actress

Gertie Millar. Actress. One the most famous English singer-actresses the early 20th century, known for her performances in Edwardian musical comedies

Background imageFamous Collection: Tewkesbury Watermill

Tewkesbury Watermill
This famous old watermill at Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, was immortalised by Dinah Mulock Craik in her book John Halifax, Gentleman

Background imageFamous Collection: Tobacconist - Treyer and Fribourg

Tobacconist - Treyer and Fribourg
The famous (and charming) 18th century tobacco, cigar and snuff shop Treyer and Fribourg at 34 Haymarket, London, SW1. The shop enjoyed the patronage of George III

Background imageFamous Collection: Flying Scotsman

Flying Scotsman
The London and North Eastern Railways Flying Scotsman is hauled by the famous Silver Link locomotive

Background imageFamous Collection: Portraits of Royal Dogs

Portraits of Royal Dogs
Portraits of Queen Victorias Stag Hounds. Left to Right: Troilus, Truant, Dragsman, Truman, Rummemede & Traveller

Background imageFamous Collection: Edinburgh Fireworks

Edinburgh Fireworks
An impressive fireworks display from Edinburgh Castle during the famous Edinburgh Tattoo

Background imageFamous Collection: Abba at Airport

Abba at Airport
Agnetha, Bjorn, Benny and Annifrid (Frida) photographed with security police upon their arrival in Britain for their famous Wembley Arena concert. Date: November 1979

Background imageFamous Collection: Bystander cover 1929 featuring Diana Mitford

Bystander cover 1929 featuring Diana Mitford
Front cover of The Bystander featuring a photograph of the Hon. Diana Freeman-Mitford (1910-2003), third daughter of Lord and Lady Redesdale and one of the six infamous Mitford sisters

Background imageFamous Collection: Royal Iris Ferry Steamer

Royal Iris Ferry Steamer
The Royal Iris, the Wallasey to Cheshire Ferry steamer. This is the successor to the vessel of the same name which became famous during World War One. Date: 1950s

Background imageFamous Collection: Chateau Margaux, Medoc - International Press Conference

Chateau Margaux, Medoc - International Press Conference
Chateau Margaux, Medoc, Gironde, France - hosting an International Press Conference. The delegates all pose for a group photograph. Date: 1907

Background imageFamous Collection: Washington - Japanese Cherry Blossoms - Potomac Park

Washington - Japanese Cherry Blossoms - Potomac Park
Washington DC, USA - Japanese Cherry Blossoms - Potomac Park, Riverside Drive. Date: 1920

Background imageFamous Collection: International Air Rally Poster

International Air Rally Poster

Background imageFamous Collection: Manneken Pis Postcard Album - Nun and Children

Manneken Pis Postcard Album - Nun and Children
Embarrased nun: " Look to the left my children". The nun leads a group of schoolgirls (one snubbing her nose), holding an umbrella to shield their innocent eyes from the little boy statue

Background imageFamous Collection: Ben Dale, lifeboatman of Harwich, Essex

Ben Dale, lifeboatman of Harwich, Essex
Ben Dale, a famous lifeboatman of Harwich, Essex, who served as Coxswain for 23 years. Pictured here with two medals pinned to his chest

Background imageFamous Collection: Mrs Sullivan of Covent Garden Market

Mrs Sullivan of Covent Garden Market
Mrs Sullivan, or Auntie of the Garden, a famous character in Covent Garden Market who earned her living from looking after the carters whips

Background imageFamous Collection: In the Stalls at the Empire Theatre, 1894

In the Stalls at the Empire Theatre, 1894
Engraving showing three theatre-goers heading for their seats, in the stalls, at the Empire Theatre, 1894. All these people are depicted wearing formal, evening attire for their trip to the theatre

Background imageFamous Collection: Nelson Sends Signal

Nelson Sends Signal
Before the battle, Nelson orders his famous signal : England expects every man to do his duty

Background imageFamous Collection: ADELINA PATTI 1843-1919

ADELINA PATTI 1843-1919
ADELINA PATTI American operatic soprano born in Madrid of Italian parentage. Sang roles in operas of Bellini, Rossini and Gounod

Background imageFamous Collection: Louisville, Kentucky

Louisville, Kentucky
Downtown Louisville, on the Ohio river, is busy with carriages and wagons : it houses a university and is famous for its racetrack

Background imageFamous Collection: Petticoat Lane 1930S

Petticoat Lane 1930S
A busy day on Middlesex Street, part of the famous Petticoat Lane market, east London

Background imageFamous Collection: Electric Tram London

Electric Tram London
A tram running from Bloomsbury in the west to Whitechapel and Poplar in the east, by way of Londons famous Spitalfields Market

Background imageFamous Collection: Charteuse Advert 1906

Charteuse Advert 1906
Though expelled from France by the Republican Government, the Carthusian monks exiled to Tarragona, Spain, continue to produce their world-famous Chartreuse liqueur

Background imageFamous Collection: Cockney Blacksmith / 1932

Cockney Blacksmith / 1932
Mr Charles Mitchell, the village smithy of Pyecombe, Sussex, claims to be a real cockney. Pyecombe forge have been making their famous crooks for centuries

Background imageFamous Collection: William Kemp, Dancer

William Kemp, Dancer
WILLIAM KEMP(E) English actor and dancer in comic roles. Famous for jigs and for morris dancing from London to Norwich

Background imageFamous Collection: Dome & Skylon 1951

Dome & Skylon 1951
Visitors outside the Dome of Discovery and the Skylon, both famous attractions of the Festival of Britain exhibition, South Bank, London

Background imageFamous Collection: Hugh Walpole / Postcard

Hugh Walpole / Postcard
SIR HUGH SEYMOUR WALPOLE English novelist with his wire-hired fox terrier Bingo, in the garden of their home at Keswick, Cumbria

Background imageFamous Collection: Ibsen / Dolls House

Ibsen / Dolls House
A DOLLS HOUSE The famous French actress Suzanne Despres in the role of Nora

Background imageFamous Collection: Mother Shipton

Mother Shipton
MOTHER SHIPTON, (nee Ursula Sontheil), famous prophetess of Knaresborough, Yorkshire, depicted with a familiar

Background imageFamous Collection: Tower of London

Tower of London
A Yeoman of the Guard (Beefeater) with the famous ravens of the Tower

Background imageFamous Collection: Mount Lebanon / Cedars

Mount Lebanon / Cedars
Mount Lebanon: the famous cedars

Background imageFamous Collection: DONCASTER

DONCASTER
Doncaster, south Yorkshire, seen from the northwest, across the river Don (hence its name) - famous for its races and butterscotch

Background imageFamous Collection: Tower Bridge 1930S

Tower Bridge 1930S
A close-up photograph of Tower Bridge, a bascule bridge and a famous London landmark, closing after a steamship has passed through it

Background imageFamous Collection: Singer Factory / Postcard

Singer Factory / Postcard
Workers leaving the Singer factory, makers of the famous sewing machine

Background imageFamous Collection: Larwood / Cricketer

Larwood / Cricketer
Harold Larwood, English cricketer, famous for his Bodyline bowling (1904-95)

Background imageFamous Collection: The Queens House Ghost on the Tulip Staircase. In 1966

The Queens House Ghost on the Tulip Staircase. In 1966, a retired Canadian Reverend and his wife visited the Queens House, Greenwich, London

Background imageFamous Collection: John Devey, footballer and cricketer

John Devey, footballer and cricketer
John Henry George Jack Devey (1866-1940), footballer for West Bromwich Albion, Mitchells St George s, Aston Villa and England, and a first-class cricketer for Warwickshire. 1890s

Background imageFamous Collection: Last photograph taken of Queen Alexandra at Sandringham

Last photograph taken of Queen Alexandra at Sandringham
Last photograph taken of Queen Alexandra (1844 1925) consort to Edward VII, at Sandringham Estate, Norfolk, holding her favourite dog Pekingese. Date: 1925

Background imageFamous Collection: LCC-LFB Dockhead fire station, Bermondsey

LCC-LFB Dockhead fire station, Bermondsey
Dockhead fire station, Bermondsey, SE London, built in 1928. This fire station was the location for the early seasons of the ITV series Londons Burning

Background imageFamous Collection: Violet Carson as Ena Sharples, Coronation Street

Violet Carson as Ena Sharples, Coronation Street
Violet Carson (right, 1898-1983) as Ena Sharples in the long-running TV soap, Coronation Street, with her two friends, Minnie Caldwell (played by Margot Bryant)

Background imageFamous Collection: Ghost on the Tulip Staircase of the Queens House

Ghost on the Tulip Staircase of the Queens House
Figure photographed on the Tulip Staircase of the Queens House, though photographer saw nothing; during normal opening hours of the Museum - (a digitally restored version of image 10003710)

Background imageFamous Collection: Acropolis and Temple of Jupiter Olympus, Athens, Greece

Acropolis and Temple of Jupiter Olympus, Athens, Greece
19th century vintage photograph - Acropolis and Temple of Jupiter Olympus [Olympieion, ] Athens, Greece, c.1880

Background imageFamous Collection: Harlequins Rugby Team

Harlequins Rugby Team: Hindley, Phillipps, Hunt, Clarke, Hill, Whittaker, Surtees, Cipriani, Pauk, Peech, Wood, Wells, Susmann, Saward, Wells. 1890s

Background imageFamous Collection: The Tomb of Sufi Saint Nizamuddin Auliya

The Tomb of Sufi Saint Nizamuddin Auliya
Nizamuddin Dargah complex, in Nizamuddin West, Delhi, India. The Well near the Tomb of Muhammad Nizamuddin Auliya (or Awliya) (12381325) - also known as Hazrat Nizamuddin



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