Polish poster for a film, The Warsaw Mermaid, directed by Tadeusz Makarczynski, based on a local legend. 1956
Largest horse in the worldThis horse, a Belgian stallion called Brooklyn Supreme was at one time the worlds largest horse, 19.2 hands high and 3, 200 pounds in weight. Date: 1930s
Jimmy Carter / Sadat / BeginJIMMY CARTER 39th American President (1977-81) seen here during the Palestine-Israeli peace talks with Sadat and Begin Date: 1924 -
The Arnolfini Portrait by Van EyckThe Arnolfini Portrait. 1434. By Jan van Eyck (1394-1441). Oil on oak panel. National Gallery. London. Great Britain
Alice, c. 1918, by Amedeo Modigliani (1884-1920)Amedeo Modigliani (1884-1920), Italian painter. Alice, c.1918. National Museum of Art. Copenhagen. Denmark
The Central Powers of WWIWith United Forces (the motto of Emperor Franz Josef I) - patriotic depiction of the Central Powers of WWI - Germany, Turkey and Austro-Hungary
Four frogs ice skating on a Christmas cardFour frogs ice skating hand in hand on a Christmas card, with comic verse below. circa 1890s
The Queens House Ghost on the Tulip Staircase. In 1966, a retired Canadian Reverend and his wife visited the Queens House, Greenwich, London
Glymiel Jelly - Nobody in OUR family suffers from chapped hands. Glymiel Jelly stops all that. Date: c.1924
Mao Zedong greeting South Yemen leaderMao Zedong (Mao Tse-tung) (1893-1976) - Chinese communist revolutionary and founding father of the Peoples Republic of China
Peter Hugo with Cornish beauty queenPeter Hugo (Prince Charles lookalike) with a beauty queen (Miss Homework) in West Cornwall. Date: circa 1980s
Ghost on the Tulip Staircase of the Queens HouseFigure 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)
Minnie Duncan music hall coster actMinnie Duncan of the music hall double act Duncan and Godfrey (Arthur Godfrey). Wearing coster costume of long black skirt with full-length white apron, shawl and large hat with ostrich feathers
Bessie Bonehill music hall male impersonator 1855-1902Bessie Bonehill started on the halls as a clog dancer as part of the Sisters Bonehill act and became a male impersonator. Jaunty pose with hands in pockets
Eliza Comes to Stay by H. V. Esmond. First produced at the Pier Theatre, Brighton, as Sandy and his Eliza on 30th September 1912 and at the Criterion Theatre on 12th December 1913
The Sermon of Saint John the Baptist by Pieter Brueghel thePieter Brueghel the Elder (c.1525-1569). Flemish painter. The Sermon of Saint John the Baptist. Detail. Museum of Fine Arts. Budapest. Hungary
Hands Full. Southbank Middlesbrough 1970s 1970s
Wellington and Blucher meet after Battle of WaterlooField Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769-1852) and Prussian Field Marshal Gebhard Leberecht von Blucher
Johns JoyceA Portrait of writer, John Stanislaus Joyce, the father of Irish writer, James Joyce. Seated with hands folded. Date: circa 1926
Poster, Experienced Travellers Fly British - BOAC and BEA offer services to and from nearly 70 countries Date: circa 1955
Christmas Evening
Leicester Gataker, dowsing for water using his bare handsLeicester Gataker, English professional water finder, demonstrates his abilities using bare hands. Date: 1903
Hinds Skin CreamPromotional card for Hinds Honey & Almond Cream, for the Hands, Face, Skin and Complexion, manufactured in Portland, Maine Date: 1907
The Duke of Edinburgh taking over HMS Magpie at MaltaPrince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, being met by Lt.-Cmdr A. Harber (sp?) at the time he took over command of HMS Magpie at Valletta harbour in Malta. Date: 1950
Ice Skating Couple - Christmas Greetings Card. Although a UK card, it was printed in Germany and features a very teutonic-looking skating pair
Dinah Craik (1826-1887). Engraving. ColoredDinah Craik (1826-1887). English novelist and poet. Engraving in The Iberian Illustration, 1888. Colored
Leveson-GowerLord Ronald Charles Sutherland-Leveson-Gower (1845 1916), Scottish aristocrat, Liberal politician, sculptor and writer Date: 1877
Poster for The Upper Austrian Tourist Board - Ski Scene Date: circa 1937
WW1 - Duty and Honour bid us part - Joining up in 1914 - a British country gent leaves his Mother and joins up with many of his mates from the village. Date: 1914
Off to the Sea by Muriel Dawson -- a little child ready for the summer holidays. Date: 1940
American soldiers shake hands w. Russians River Elbe, 1945 WAmerican soldiers of the First Army shake hands with Russian counterparts as the two sides meet at Torgau on the River Elbe, 1945 World War II
Christmas 1914 Football Match Statues, Messines - MesenThis life sized statue of a German and a British soldier shaking hands over a football, was sculpted by Andy Edwards and was unveiled on 22 December 2015
Gunfight over Dinner Date: 1954
Vesta Victoria music hall comic singer 1873-1951Vesta Victoria (Victoria Lawrence) music hall singer and character comedienne. Born in Leeds but affected a cockney stage persona. Demure pose with hands in fur muff
Art deco advert for Viyella knitting yarn, a silhouette of a lady's hands knitting. Date: 1931
Scottish farm workers - hand coloured photo - Victorian period
May Collection, Saxonia, Mauretania, Corsican silk postcardsTHE MAY COLLECTION: Five silk postcards, Saxonia, Mauretania and Corsican
May Collection, RMS Lusitania two silk postcardsTHE MAY COLLECTION: RMS Lusitania, two silk postcards
I've Got Sixpence As I Go Rolling HomeAn illustrated WW2 music sheet cover for I've Got Sixpence (As I Go Rolling Home), words and music by Box, Cox and Hall
Floral Clock, Hesketh Park, Southport, Lancashire - Painted by William Carruthers Affleck for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J
Floral Clock, Bridlington, North Yorkshire - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J
Entende Cordiale - two enemy soldiers holding handsEntende Cordiale - two soldiers from opposing sides holding hands, 1920s Date: 1920s
Courteous Gent assists a young lady climbing over a stileAllow me! - A courteous Gentleman assist a young lady as she crosses a stile. Date: circa 1909
Great Bible of Clairvaux, Mediatheque Jacques-Chirac, TroyesGreat Bible of Clairvaux, an illuminated bible made 12th century at the Abbaye de Clarvaux or Clairvaux Abbey under St Bernard, now in the Mediatheque Jacques-Chirac
Conquest of al-Andalus by Ferdinand the SaintSiege of the city of Jaen by King Ferdinand III the Saint (1199/1201-1252). Muhammad I surrendered the city of Jaen to King Ferdinand, signing a treaty of vassalage with him
Saint Francis of Assisi (1181-1226), 1577-1580, by El GrecoSaint Francis of Assisi (1181-1226). Founder of the Franciscan Order. Portrait by El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopulos) (1541-1614), 1577-1580. Lazaro Galdiano Museum. Madrid. Spain
White Star Line, RMS Titanic, Harland and Wolff date bookWhite Star Line, RMS Titanic. Extremely rare Harland and Wolff hardbound employees build/date book chronicling the history of the ships built at the yard
White Star Line, RMS Titanic, blue and gilt dessert plateWhite Star Line, RMS Titanic. Arguably one of the most important White Star Line porcelain items in private hands today. A Spode R4331 OSNC (Oceanic Steam Navigation Company)
