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Caricature of Cetewayo, Zulu king, at the theatre in LondonCaricature of Cetewayo (Cetshwayo kaMpande, 1826-1884), Zulu king, in the Royal Box at a theatre with Edward, Prince of Wales behind him. 1882
Christmas card, Three children sliding with dog. 20th century
Five police officers outside Peel House, LondonA group of five police officers (four women and one man) outside Peel House, a Met Police training centre in London, with a police public call box immediately behind them
Jp Morgan / Sem 1906 ProfiJOHN PIERPONT MORGAN American banker and financier, not looking too happy for all his wealth! Date: 1837 - 1913
Five children on a roundabout in a park. Date: circa 1960s
Cheque from the Bank of Health and Happiness UnlimitedChristmas cheque from the Bank of Health and Happiness Unlimited, paying to all true friends 365 happy days, from Mr and Mrs Kittridge of Bridge Street, Cambridge. Date: circa 1920s
King George V smilingKing George V (1865-1936), smiling broadly while in Egypt in 1912. Date: 1912
Diana, Princess of Wales, in St Marys, Scilly IslesDiana, Princess of Wales (1961-1997) pregnant with William, wearing a polka dot maternity dress with frilled collar and cuffs in front of crowds while on a visit to St Mary s, Isles of Scilly
Flixton Carnivals Rosebud and Little Rosebud, ManchesterFlixton (Urmston & District) Carnivals Rosebud and Little Rosebud, junior versions of the Rose Queen, Manchester. Date: circa 1979
Cartoon, soldier reunited with mother, WW1Cartoon, showing a French soldier reunited with his mother, telling her not to worry, he is not injured in any part of his body. Date: 1916
Miss Modern Christmas August 1932 by Wilton WilliamsFront cover of Miss Modern magazine featuring an illustration showing women surf-riding - a sort of forerunner of water-skiing. Date: 1932
Boy and girl on a street in Balham, SW LondonA boy and a girl sitting on a wall on a street in Balham, SW London. Date: circa 1960s
Two women walking together along a streetTwo women, in long dresses and cloche hats, walk together along a street. Date: 1920s
WW2 Christmas card, family in air raid shelterWW2 Christmas card, a family in an air raid (Anderson) shelter in their garden. Date: circa 1942
SABATTIER, Louis R魹(1863 - 1935). End of theSABATTIER, Louis R魹 (1863 - 1935). End of the First World War. 1918. The liberation in the Place de la Concorde of Paris. Watercolour
Bottlenose Dolphin - two, smiling (Tursiops truncatus)
Northumberland Fusiliers resting at St. Eloi, WW1Officers and men of the famous " Fighting Fifth" (the Northumberland Fusiliers) taken immediately after the battle at St. Eloi
Disabled children, Ghana, West Africa
Lady Idina Wallace and her son by Madame YevondeLady Idina Wallace, nee Sackville, eldest daughter of Lord de la Warr, and wife of Captain David Euan Wallace of the Household Cavalry
British soldiers decorated with VCs, WW1Three British soldiers who were decorated with the Victoria Cross on the Western Front in France during World War One. They are, from left to right, Captain J. J
Scottish troops on New Years Day, WW1Scottish troops enjoying a sing-song on the Western Front on New Years Day, World War One. Several of the men are playing bagpipes. Date: circa 1916
Couple sitting on steps in a garden, Frensham, SurreyA couple sitting on steps in a garden at Frensham, Surrey, viewed through an archway. Date: 1918
A mother holding a baby in her arms. " The Happy Mother"
Lady Idina Sackville, at the time of her engagement to Mr David Euan Wallace, her first husband, whom she divorced in 1919
German propaganda postcard, Kaiser in helmet, WW1German propaganda postcard, Humble before God and happy in battle against the Enemy, depicting Kaiser Wilhelm II in uniform during the First World War, wearing a helmet surmounted by an eagle
Three people sitting on running board of carThree people, a man and two women, sitting on the running board of a rather smart car
Three people with a carThree people, a man and two women, posing alongside a car with an a badge on the front
Kissing a young maidA man leans in to kiss the neck of a young maid; she seems quite happy to be distracted from her ironing. Date: 1885
Westgate-On-SeaA happy family group captured in time on the beach at Westgate-on-Sea, Kent, England. Date: 1923
Joseph HopkinsonJOSEPH HOPKINSON American judge and jurist who found time in his leisure moments to write Hail Columbia, happy land ! in 1798. Date: 1770 - 1842
Advertisement for Remington shaver -- male and female models (Sandra Paul and Derek Ufton). 1959
UK General Election 1906 - Winners as the True BlueThe General Election - Comic postcard showing the delight amid the working class at the landslide defeat for the Conservative Party and their Liberal Unionist allies
Queen Elizabeth II at The Royal Film PerformanceThe Royal Film Performance, 1952 - Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (1926-2022). Date: 1952
New Compensation Act - 1906 - Stableboy kicked in stable" The New Compensation Act" - " Hurroo! Oim kicked to Death, Be Gob!" - a Yokel Stable Lad is not unduly concerned at being kicked against the stable wall
Firefighters and winter snows, WW2The early winters of the Second World War were snowy with numerous falls of one or two feet and occasional falls (such as in 1940-1941) in which snow depths of up to 16 feet (drifts) were recorded
Bride and groom: Berlin royal wedding 1913The happy couple: Princess VIKTORIA LUISE of Prussia, only daughter of Kaiser Wilhelm II, and Prince Ernest Augustus of Brunswick- Luneburg, son of the Duke and Duchess of Cumberland
Royal Wedding 1981 - Prince Charles and Lady Diana SpencerThe newly married Prince and Princess of Wales wave to waiting crowds as they emerge from St. Pauls Cathedral following their wedding on 29 July 1981. Date: 1981
New Year Greetings CardA humourous photographic New Year Greetings card from Germany, depicting a couple tucking into sparkling red wine having spent a productive few hours making the snowman who stands happily between
L Wain. Forfeits (handstand)Forfeits. Artist: Louis Wain. Happy cats having fun with a traditional game of Forfeitsand a cat doing a handstand as its forfeit Date: 1904
Dingle WinnersA happy middle-aged man and some children, with the glassware and ceramics they have won at the fair at Dingle racecourse County Kerry, Ireland. Date: 1962
Demonstration in Vienna, Austria, beginning of WW1Street scene showing people (mostly men) at a demonstration in Vienna, Austria, to celebrate the alliance between Austria and Germany on the outbreak of the First World War
Cinderella by Millicent Sowerby. At last the happy day arrived. A fairy tale by Charles Perrault Date: 1923
HIPPY LOVE-INHappy hippies at a Love In. Date: 1960s
Happy Playmates by Muriel DawsonTwo small children, possibly twins, play together in the snow, pushing an ever growing huge snowball
Adelaide Hall (1901-1993), American-born British jazz singer and entertainer, seen here in later life. She began her career on Broadway, New York, in 1921, and made her name in 1928
Traffic accident in Brandon Grove, IlfordA night time traffic accident in Brandon Grove, Ilford, Essex. The bollard in the middle of the road says Keep Left, but this car kept a little too far to the left
Family running across sand dunesA family of four -- mother, father and two children -- running happily across the sand dunes on a beach in Cornwall
Poster advertising Finland for winter sportsPoster by Finnish State Railways, advertising Finland for winter sports. A giant snowman welcomes a group of happy skiers who have just arrived by train