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Background imageHalf Collection: RMS Titanic - nail scissors recovered by CS Mackay-Bennett

RMS Titanic - nail scissors recovered by CS Mackay-Bennett
RMS Titanic - from inventory of items recovered from bodies by cable ship Mackay-Bennett - silver mounted steel nail scissors with rusted steel blades

Background imageHalf Collection: Comic German postcard -- Two Better Halves

Comic German postcard -- Two Better Halves
Comic German postcard by Arthur Thiele -- Two Better Halves -- two grossly overweight women followed by their two skinny husbands. Date: early 20th century

Background imageHalf Collection: Princess Feodora

Princess Feodora of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1807 - 1890), daughter of the Duchess of Kent and Karl, Duke of Leiningen. Half-sister to Queen Victoria. Date: Circa 1880s

Background imageHalf Collection: Bounteous fishing trawler half submerged, Newlyn, Cornwall

Bounteous fishing trawler half submerged, Newlyn, Cornwall
Bounteous fishing trawler half submerged at low tide off the coast of Cornwall, near Newlyn harbour, being pumped out and pulled upright after rolling and sinking in rough seas, 17 January 1980

Background imageHalf Collection: 15th century Costume

15th century Costume
1. Jean de Linden (1394) 2. Duc de Baviere (1430-1470) (whose name is unknown) 3. Albert III, Achilles de Brandebourg (1475) wearing an Electors cap 4. Ludwig von Hutten (1414) 5

Background imageHalf Collection: The Old Turnpike, Dromore, a Relic of the Coaching Days

The Old Turnpike, Dromore, a Relic of the Coaching Days - a view of a Toll House with people peering over the half door. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Down: Dromore). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageHalf Collection: Head of Alexander the Great (356-323 BC). Marble. 2nd centur

Head of Alexander the Great (356-323 BC). Marble. 2nd centur
Alexander the Great (356-323 BC). King of Macedon. Head in marble. First half of the 2nd century. From Pergamon. Archaeological Museum. Istanbul. Turkey

Background imageHalf Collection: Silver Evening Jacket

Silver Evening Jacket
A silver lame evening jacket with large, pointed, over- stitched revers, waistcoat basque & half-length sleeves with gathers at the shoulder. Date: 1930s

Background imageHalf Collection: Lunar Landscape Demisun

Lunar Landscape Demisun
A lunar landscape in half sunlight : the Earth in the distance is half in sunlight, half in darkness. Date: circa 1890

Background imageHalf Collection: Cottage at Alderley Edge

Cottage at Alderley Edge
An English country cottage at Alderley Edge in Cheshire Date: 1903

Background imageHalf Collection: Freak Birth of Zardana

Freak Birth of Zardana
This half sheep and multi- bodied and headed creature was taken in the mountains of Zardana in Spain Date: 1655

Background imageHalf Collection: Caroline Brunswick / Cruik

Caroline Brunswick / Cruik
CAROLINE OF BRUNSWICK Amelia Elizabeth Caroline Queen of George IV Half-length vignette portrait Date: 1768 - 1821

Background imageHalf Collection: Caroline Brunswick / 1795

Caroline Brunswick / 1795
CAROLINE OF BRUNSWICK Amelia Elizabeth Caroline Queen of George IV Half-length oval portrait Date: 1768 - 1821

Background imageHalf Collection: King George Iv / Uniform

King George Iv / Uniform
KING GEORGE IV OF ENGLAND Half-length portrait in military uniform Date: 1762 - 1830

Background imageHalf Collection: Half a loaf is better than none

Half a loaf is better than none
Popular proverb. Half a loaf is better than none. Image first published by Tower Tea, Nottingham. Artist: Eugenie Richards Date: 1904

Background imageHalf Collection: Battle of the Bulge, 1944

Battle of the Bulge, 1944
An American half-track vehicle carrying troops passes German prisoners of war being marched along the road near Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge, Date: 27 December 1944

Background imageHalf Collection: Jamaica - Jubilee Square, Port Royal

Jamaica - Jubilee Square, Port Royal
Slide showing a photograph of a mast on the sand at Port Royal, named after Queen Victorias jubilee. Port Royal was a city located at the end of the Palisadoes at the mouth of the Kingston Harbour

Background imageHalf Collection: Jamaica - Street Scene, Port Royal

Jamaica - Street Scene, Port Royal
Slide showing a photograph of a street in Port Royal. Port Royal was a city located at the end of the Palisadoes at the mouth of the Kingston Harbour, in south-eastern Jamaica

Background imageHalf Collection: Chateau de Veves, 1875

Chateau de Veves, 1875
The Chateau de Veves, at Dinant, Belgium, viewed from the village. Date: 1875

Background imageHalf Collection: Cartoon on postcard, Kitchener news, WW1

Cartoon on postcard, Kitchener news, WW1
Cartoon on a postcard, showing a skinny woman in the early stages of the First World War, reading a news bulletin: Kitchener gets half a million men in a month

Background imageHalf Collection: Tobacconists shop in Chester, Cheshire

Tobacconists shop in Chester, Cheshire
The House of Bewlay tobacconists shop in Eastgate Street, Chester, Cheshire, where paranormal activity was reported from 1968 onwards

Background imageHalf Collection: Sofya and Streltsi

Sofya and Streltsi
Sofya, Peters half-sister and regent during his youth, favours the Streltsi (palace bodyguard). But their excesses alarm young Peter, who will deal with them later. Date: 1682

Background imageHalf Collection: ALENZA y NIETO, Leonardo (1807-1845). Caf頤e

ALENZA y NIETO, Leonardo (1807-1845). Caf頤e
ALENZA y NIETO, Leonardo (1807-1845). Caf頤 e Levante at Madrid. 1st half 19th c. Romanticism. Drawing. SPAIN. Madrid. Museo de Historia

Background imageHalf Collection: ALENZA y NIETO, Leonardo (1807-1845). Bandits

ALENZA y NIETO, Leonardo (1807-1845). Bandits in the mountains. 1st half 19th c. Romanticism. Oil on canvas. SPAIN. Madrid. Museo Nacional del Romanticismo

Background imageHalf Collection: SEU D URGELL, Master of (12th century). Altar

SEU D URGELL, Master of (12th century). Altar

Background imageHalf Collection: Milk delivery men and carts, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex

Milk delivery men and carts, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex
Ws Baker & Son Victoria Dairy milk delivery men pictured with their carts at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex. Milkman Bill Whittle (left)

Background imageHalf Collection: Henry Hudson sails up the Hudson River

Henry Hudson sails up the Hudson River
Henry Hudson (1570? - 1611?), English sea explorer and navigator, sailing the Half Moon discovers the Hudson River in September 1609

Background imageHalf Collection: Chiddingstone, Kent

Chiddingstone, Kent
The delightful village of Chiddingstone, Kent Date: 1930s

Background imageHalf Collection: Stage Magic Trick

Stage Magic Trick
TERRY SEABROOKE Novely British stage magician, about to saw a woman in half with a hacksaw! Date: late 1960s

Background imageHalf Collection: Baby having Nappy Change

Baby having Nappy Change
A three-and-a-half month old baby, having its nappy changed by its mother. Date: circa 1960

Background imageHalf Collection: Rouen - France - Old Houses

Rouen - France - Old Houses
Old Medieval houses and an old fountain on the Rue St Romain, Rouen, France

Background imageHalf Collection: Scene in the Blue Anchor, Helston, Cornwall

Scene in the Blue Anchor, Helston, Cornwall
Locals enjoying a pint (or a swift half) in the Blue Anchor pub in Helston, Cornwall

Background imageHalf Collection: Readers Digest vending machine, Exeter station

Readers Digest vending machine, Exeter station
A vending machine dispensing copies of the Readers Digest at Exeter St Davids station in Devon. At this date, before decimalisation of the currency

Background imageHalf Collection: Milk and squash vending machines

Milk and squash vending machines
Two cold drinks vending machines standing side by side, one for cool refreshing milk, the other for cool refreshing Kia-Ora fruit squash

Background imageHalf Collection: Boys Club tug of war circa 1930

Boys Club tug of war circa 1930
One half of a tug of war with members of a Boys Club. Their supporters shout encouragement

Background imageHalf Collection: Boys Club tug of war 1928

Boys Club tug of war 1928
One half of a tug of war with members of a Boys Club. Their supporters shout encouragement

Background imageHalf Collection: Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret

Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret
Princess Elizabeth (right) and Princess Margaret Rose at the last of the Duke of Yorks Camps, at Balmoral in August 1939. In 1919, the Princesses father, then Duke of York

Background imageHalf Collection: The Battle in Susteren; Second World War, 1945

The Battle in Susteren; Second World War, 1945
Sketch showing a battle between British infantry (in buildings on right) and German tanks (on left) in the town of Susteren, Holland, 1945

Background imageHalf Collection: Big Ben, the Bell of the Clock Tower, Westminster

Big Ben, the Bell of the Clock Tower, Westminster
Photograph of Big Ben, the 13-and-a-half ton bell which resides in the Clock Tower, Palace of Westminster, London. In 1910, Big Ben was the object of some scrutiny as it had developed a crack

Background imageHalf Collection: Half-Scale Replica of Drakes Golden Hind, 1935

Half-Scale Replica of Drakes Golden Hind, 1935
Photograph of an exact half-scale replica of Sir Francis Drakes Golden Hind, which was a feature of Navy Week, Plymouth, August 1935

Background imageHalf Collection: The Torpedo Washer / 1888

The Torpedo Washer / 1888
THE TORPEDO WASHER - clothes cleaned by compressed air, in half the time of any other washer

Background imageHalf Collection: Peugeot advertising poster

Peugeot advertising poster
Poster for Peugeot cars featuring a comfortable looking car with a driver and three passengers passing through an idyllic looking town or village with half-timbered houses

Background imageHalf Collection: Cheesecloth

Cheesecloth
Ethel Beenham, Harry Prices secretary, demonstrates how a sheet of cheesecloth 2 metres by half a metre can be fitted into a deceiving mediums mouth or other orifice

Background imageHalf Collection: Mincing Lane / Building

Mincing Lane / Building
This building housing offices and sale rooms is character- istic of the commercial buildings springing up all over London during the latter half of the 19th century

Background imageHalf Collection: 1890S Blouse & Hairstyle

1890S Blouse & Hairstyle
Satin blouse with deep lace falling tucker, puffed half- length sleeves with gathered cuff & frill, checked skirt with Swiss belt waistband. N.B doorknocker top knot hairstyle

Background imageHalf Collection: Town Ulster Coat 1913

Town Ulster Coat 1913
A bowler hatted businessman in a double- breasted coat with velvet collar described as a Town Ulster - but unlike the Ulster has no cape. His narrow trousers have turn-ups

Background imageHalf Collection: Susi - sitting inside half an Easter egg

Susi - sitting inside half an Easter egg. 1950s

Background imageHalf Collection: Cavalier King Charles spaniel puppy in Easter egg box

Cavalier King Charles spaniel puppy in Easter egg box
Unusual Friends - Cavalier King Charles spaniel puppy sitting inside half an Easter egg box. 1950s



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