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Background imageFascinating Collection: PARIS IN 1578

PARIS IN 1578
A fascinating plan of the city, showing the inner and outer walls, the suburbs, the islands; the Tuileries, so central today, are actually outside the city wall

Background imageFascinating Collection: Blondin Audience Ledger

Blondin Audience Ledger
A fascinating unused page from a ledger to record the ticket sales and money accrued from a performance of the legendary tightrop walker Charles Blondin The Hero of Niagara

Background imageFascinating Collection: WW2, Alphabet Valentines Card

WW2, Alphabet Valentines Card
A WW2 alphabet Valentines greetings card. To my Adorable, Beautiful, Charming, Darling, Exquisite, Fascinating, Glamorous, Heavenly, Ideal, Joyous, Kissable, Lovely, Marvellous, Neat, One-and-only

Background imageFascinating Collection: White Star Line, RMS Titanic, archive of Ismay letters

White Star Line, RMS Titanic, archive of Ismay letters
White Star Line, RMS Titanic. A fascinating archive of letters from Wilton Oldham to Mrs Bower Ismay relating to research for his book The Ismay Line

Background imageFascinating Collection: Samuel Cody, wooden components from aircraft

Samuel Cody, wooden components from aircraft
EARLY AVIATION PIONEERS - THE SAMUEL CODY ARCHIVE: Fascinating collection of original bamboo and other wing stanchions and aircraft spars used in a variety of Samuel Cody?s aircraft

Background imageFascinating Collection: Samuel Cody, bamboo components from aircraft

Samuel Cody, bamboo components from aircraft
EARLY AVIATION PIONEERS - THE SAMUEL CODY ARCHIVE: Fascinating collection of original bamboo and other wing stanchions and aircraft spars used in a variety of Samuel Cody?s aircraft

Background imageFascinating Collection: Ocean Liners - items from collection of Miss Irwin

Ocean Liners - items from collection of Miss Irwin
Ocean Liners - fascinating extensive collection of Lancastria printed ephemera, Canadian Pacific, Canberra collected by Miss Irwin, later Mrs Hughes around 1933. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageFascinating Collection: RMS Titanic - page from The Knickerbocker Press

RMS Titanic - page from The Knickerbocker Press of Albany New York State, 17 April 1912: Heroism and Discipline of Titanic's Crew Save Women and Children as Millionaires Perish

Background imageFascinating Collection: Notes relating to Board of Trade Titanic inquiry

Notes relating to Board of Trade Titanic inquiry
RMS Titanic, Captain Maurice Clarke Archive. Typed notes dated 28 April 1912 relating to the Board of Trade enquiry into the Titanic disaster

Background imageFascinating Collection: RMS Titanic - letter, Mabel Francatelli, passenger

RMS Titanic - letter, Mabel Francatelli, passenger
RMS Titanic - First Class passenger Mabel Francatelli. A fascinating letter from Mattison, Davey & Rader of New York to Miss Francatelli dated 17 April 1956

Background imageFascinating Collection: Mona Lisa, vignette photograph of Mona Lisa's eyes

Mona Lisa, vignette photograph of Mona Lisa's eyes. Captioned, Can these have caused the elopement of Francesco del Giocondo's third wife?; the fascinating eyes of Mona Lisa'. Date: 1911

Background imageFascinating Collection: The Nature of Light - Sir William Braggs experiments

The Nature of Light - Sir William Braggs experiments
The Universe of Light: Factors in " A Fascinating Problem". The Nature of Light - The famous physicist Sir William Braggs experiments at his opening lecture at the Royal Institution - aimed

Background imageFascinating Collection: CHARLES JAMES FOX

CHARLES JAMES FOX British statesman as the Republican Rattlesnake, fascinating the Bedford Squirrel (Duke of Bedford) Date: 1749 - 1806

Background imageFascinating Collection: MAP / NORTH AMERICA C1800

MAP / NORTH AMERICA C1800
A fascinating map of North America, from the Russian settlements in the NW via the territory of the Long-Hair Indians to New Albion and Tecas (sic) Date: circa 1800

Background imageFascinating Collection: Alice Keppel

Alice Keppel
EDWARD VII Mrs George Keppel, mistress of King Edward VII and, according to The Sketch, " the most fascinating woman in England"

Background imageFascinating Collection: The Fascinating Mr. Vanderbilt by Alfred Sutro

The Fascinating Mr. Vanderbilt by Alfred Sutro (7 August 1863 11 September 1933). First produced in England at the Garrick Theatre, on 26th April 1906

Background imageFascinating Collection: New Baby / German Family

New Baby / German Family
A German household with a fascinating new arrival. Date: circa 1870

Background imageFascinating Collection: Carvings by Abbe Foure at Rotheneuf, France

Carvings by Abbe Foure at Rotheneuf, France
Rotheneuf, France - The Emerald Coast - The Rock Carvings. The village is a seaside resort but is famous for its sculpted rocks, " rochers sculptes"

Background imageFascinating Collection: Landing stage at Koblenz

Landing stage at Koblenz, showing a fascinating glimpse into life in 1908 and the layout of the landing area. Date: circa 1908

Background imageFascinating Collection: Japanese acrobats at the circus, Olympia, London

Japanese acrobats at the circus, Olympia, London
A fascinating turn by Japanese acrobats at the circus at Olympia, London. Date: 1921

Background imageFascinating Collection: The fascinating Fez, circa 1941

The fascinating Fez, circa 1941
A woman models a knitted swathed fez, decorated with a bunch of flowers, circa 1941. Date: c. 1941

Background imageFascinating Collection: Robert Ripley - Entrepreneur - Ripleys Believe-it-or-not

Robert Ripley - Entrepreneur - Ripleys Believe-it-or-not
Robert Ripley (1890-1949) - American cartoonist, entrepreneur and amateur anthropologist, who created the Ripleys Believe It or Not

Background imageFascinating Collection: Rotheneuf, France - Emerald Coast - The Rock Carvings

Rotheneuf, France - Emerald Coast - The Rock Carvings
Rotheneuf, France - The Emerald Coast - The Rock Carvings. The village is a seaside resort but is famous for its sculpted rocks, " rochers sculpts"

Background imageFascinating Collection: The Christmas Party Up to Date: Fairy Tales by Broadcast b

The Christmas Party Up to Date: Fairy Tales by Broadcast b
Christmas parties this year will possess a new and fascinating attraction, both for young and old, in the shape of the latest wonder of wireless telephony

Background imageFascinating Collection: Shock-headed Polaire

Shock-headed Polaire
Emilie Polaire (1877 - 1939), French actress and music hall entertainer reputed to have the smallest waist in the world, pictured here with a head full of wild hair

Background imageFascinating Collection: Alexandria in C16Th

Alexandria in C16Th
A fascinating early plan of Alexandria, showing the remains of Alexanders Palace, Pompeys Pillar, the Pharos, the city gates, the African coast and the Mediterranean

Background imageFascinating Collection: Carriages Taken by Train

Carriages Taken by Train
A fascinating picture showing the arrival at a countryside terminus of a steam train transporting two stagecoaches which are unloaded to depart onward by road

Background imageFascinating Collection: Girl Reading Book

Girl Reading Book
A young girl has climbed to the top of the library steps to remove a fascinating looking book from the shelf


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