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A Knitting Lesson 1886A little girl is given a knitting lesson by her grandmother. Date: 1886
Planning Newspaper PagesTwo editors plan the layout of a page (Daily Mail?). Date: 1950s
Cartoon, The first outing. Europe goes dance-crazy in the immediate aftermath of the Armistice, after five years of fighting. A couple dance the foxtrot in a cocktail bar. Date: 1919
Peter RainierPETER RAINIER naval commander, notably in the East Indies Date: 1741 - 1808
Angelina Claude (1851 - ?), American actress, played in theatres in London
Aldous Leonard HuxleyALDOUS LEONARD HUXLEY English Man of Letters. Seen here in 1931. Date: 1894 - 1963
Man & his ZephyrA man sporting sun-glasses sits proudly in his Zephyr in front of his suburban house Date: 1960s
Sir Alan Patrick HerbertSIR ALAN PATRICK HERBERT English journalist and writer. Author of theatrical reviews, musicals and operettas. Date: 1890 - 1971
Peter CooperPETER COOPER American manufacturer and philanthropist. A backer in the laying of the Atlantic Cable. Also ran for President. Date: 1791 - 1883
Prince Chichibu of JapanPRINCE CHICHIBU (YASHHITO) Son of Emperor Taisho, and champion of international goodwill. Photographed shortly before his marriage to Setsuko Matsudaira in September 1928. Date: 1902 - 1953
Barnby Conducts (Ward)Sir Joseph Barnby, musician and composer, wielding the baton Date: 1838 - 1896
Sir Joseph Barnby (1838-1896), English Musician and composer. Date: 1890
James Bacon / JudgeSIR JAMES BACON Judge Date: 1798 - 1895
Joseph Priestley / Rev SocJOSEPH PRIESTLEY English chemist and clergyman, whose house in Birmingham was burnt down because of his sympathy with the French Revolution Date: 1733 - 1804
Music cover, The Kings Navee, song by Charles Dunn, featured by the BBC Dance Orchestra directed by Henry Hall. 1935
Henri Sauguet, French composerHenri Sauguet (1901-1989), French composer. 1927
Advert for Phillipss crystal glasses 1892Crystal cut wine goblets advertised for wedding. Date: 1892
Sir Henry Thomas BecheSIR HENRY THOMAS DE LA BECHE English geologist Date: 1796 - 1855
Woman reading a newspaper on a train and looking sleepy. Date: circa 1960s
Tired elderly woman sleeping on a train. Date: circa 1950s
Studio portrait, young man in a smart three-piece suit, wearing glasses. Date: circa 1910s
Studio portrait, middle-aged woman in glasses. Date: circa 1940s
Young woman in a garden in a low-cut red dress. 1950
Portrait of a fisherman, Brixham, Devon. Date: 1954
Group of boys playing with dog carts, dressing up the dogsaGroup of boys playing with dog carts, dressing up the dogs with glasses in a field in America Date: circa 1910
Pince nez and blue eyes on a Victorian scrap. Date: circa 1890s
Edwardian couple playing tennis -- the man runs to hit the ball. Date: early 1900s
Middle-aged people in a beach shelter at the seaside. Date: circa 1960s
Middle-aged people dozing in Eastbourne, SussexMiddle-aged men and women dozing and sleeping in Eastbourne, Sussex. What a lovely holiday! Date: circa 1960s
Man and two children doing the crossword on a train. Date: circa 1960s
Four bulldogs on a greetings card -- The Philosophers. With quotations (forming a four-line verse) from Lucretius, Hamlet, Kirke White and Democritus. Date: circa 1890s
Four dogs reading newspapers on a Christmas cardFour pug dogs reading newspapers on a Christmas card, with a comic verse about muzzling. circa 1890s
Family celebrating with birthday cake and champagneFamily of four celebrating with birthday cake and champagne. Date: circa 1980s
Lighthouse keeper, Pendeen Lighthouse, CornwallLighthouse keeper, Pendeen Lighthouse, West Cornwall. Date: 20th century
Elephant writing a greeting on a New Year card. Date: circa 1890s
Schoolboy with book on a New Year cardSchoolboy sitting reading a book (A Volume of Good Wishes) on a New Year card. Date: circa 1890s
Facsimile of early Victorian Christmas cardFacsimile of an early Victorian Christmas and New Year card designed by J C Horsley RA, thought to have been the first Christmas card ever sent in Britain. Date: circa 1843
Woman in evening dress standing by a fireplace. Date: circa 1920s
Middle-aged woman posing outside a house, possibly dressed for a wedding or other special occasion. Date: circa 1950s
1950s sunglassesA trio of novelty sunglasses from Marshall and Snelgrove, 1956. Date: 1956
Staff & patients in C Ward of Quex Park VAD Hospital. The patients are all wearing hospital blues with the exception of one man who is a Belgian solder (holding a tray with glasses)
Man thatching a roof, Colyford, East DevonMan thatching a roof at Harkness Farm, Colyford, East Devon. Date: circa 1980s
Ginger and white cat on a Christmas cardGinger and white cat reading a large book on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s
Three cats with globe on a greetings cardThree cats with books and globe on a greetings card. Date: circa 1890s
Three cats with pudding on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s
Three educated owls on a New Year card, with verse and snowy landscape. Date: circa 1890s
Clown and jester on a Christmas card -- the clown has dropped all the food and drink from his tray. Date: circa 1890s
Original Bavarian Restaurant, New York City, USARudis and Maxls Brau Haus, Original Bavarian Restaurant, East 86th Street, New York City, USA. Date: 1930s