Elizabeth Bessie Coleman (1892-1926)Elizabeth Bessie Coleman, 1892-1926, the first female pilot of African American descent and the first person of African American descent to hold an international pilot license. Date: 1926
Heroic fireman rescuing girl from fireHeroic fireman rescuing a girl from a fire. Date: 19th century
Long Live Estonia! A patriotic postcard, featuring a female personification of the State of Estonia, waving the Estonian Flag before a night sky. Date: circa 1920
Silver City plane at Lydd, Kent, for Channel crossingSilver City plane at Lydd, Kent, with a car being loaded ready for a Channel crossing. Date: 1962
The Last Man, Hans Bohrdt - Propaganda - German navy officerIn 1915 Hans Bohrdt created his most famous illustration which is called " The Last Man". The image shows a German navy officer holding up a German flag as his ship sinks because he would
Harlech Castle, Wales, was built by King Edward I (1239 - 1307) on the site of an older building. The last Royalist castle to hold out for Charles I in the English Civil War
Portrait of Saint John the Evangelist, ca. 1605, by ElEl Greco (1541-1614). Cretan painter. Saint John the Evangelist, ca. 1605. Prado Museum. Madrid. Spain
The Personification of Finland (Suomi)The Female Personification of Finland (Suomi), holding aloft the National Flag over the sun rising across the Finnish lakes
STICK EM UPStick em up ! Boys playing with guns on the street
Zulu / Surrender 1879The end of the Zulu War - the surrender of native chiefs to Sir G. Wolseley. They sit together on the plains and hold a peace conference
Votes for Women Hyde PkPhotograph showing the scale of the Votes for Women demonstration in Hyde Park on 21 June 1908; many women and men attended; some hold banners
The Lady with the Veil, 1768, by Alexander RoslinAlexander Roslin (1718-1793). Swedish painter. The Lady with the Veil, 1768. National Museum. Stockholm. Sweden
Behind the Scenes at Theatre de L Abri, Paris, FranceBehind the Scenes at the erotic revue performed at the Theatre de L Abri, Paris, France with principal dancer Louis Espinoza - Le Ballet des Nymphes. Date: circa 1910s
Traffic Police C. 1900Three police officers, one in uniform and two in plain clothes working together to catch speeding motorists. The two plain clothed policemen hold stopwatches
The Apple by Kay Nielsen. A very pale Pierrot sits in a fantasy Garden of Eden holding up an apple picked from the tree behind, around which a snake is coiled... Date: 1932
Man with a glass. (2800-2300B. C. ). Cycladic Art. Ancient perCycladic Art. Ancient period II. Greece. Man with a glass. Canonical style. Belongs to the Syros phase (2800-2300 b.C.). Museum of Cycladic and Ancient Greek Art. Athens. Greece
Fantasy French postcard - Nude woman and dollVery stylish Fantasy French postcard depicting a nude woman smiling and cradling a doll in her arm. Date: circa 1910s
Drunken man staggering home - about to hit lampostRacing Illustrated - " Some delay at the post!" - a gentleman who has had a serious session at the Old Blue Bell (see 10909661) endeavours to make his way home
WWI - Wounded soldier in the arms of his nurseWWI - Wounded soldier (who has lost his arm) in the arms of his nurse - Comrades in Arms. Date: circa 1917
Oman / MuscatThe white palaces of Muscat, Oman, are closed in on three sides by the black mountains. Their jagged cliffs hold in the warmth of the sun, making Muscat unbearably hot. Date: 1930s
60S Fashion / Floral DressA girl wearing a floral dress with white shoes and gloves holds a basket. Date: early 1960s
Gossip about Fairies 12On moonlit nights the fairies hold their revels, naturally choosing a picturesque castle ruin as the setting
Michiel de Ruyter as Lieutenant-Admiral, 1667, by FerdinandMichiel de Ruyter (1607-1676). Dutch Admiral. Portrait of Michiel de Ruyter as Lieutenant-Admiral, 1667, by Ferdinand Bol (1616-1680). Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland
The Red IbisA fantasy postcard depicting a naked woman, lying on the ground, turned away from the viewer, reaching out toward and cluthing hold of, the leg of a giant red ibis
Dog Show Childrens ClassThe Transvaal Kennel Club Show, Johannesburg, childrens class. In white dresses and hats, very young children hold their dogs for the judges inspection, watched by parents
Cunard Line posterFabulously detailed poster for Cunard Line shipping company showing a passenger liner in cross-section with cabins and rooms visible on various decks
The New Playmates - Siblings and new bunniesThe New Playmates - A young brother and sister meet a basket of new bunnies. circa 1920s
FRESH PEAS FOR SALEFresh gathered peas, young Hastings: a woman gathers her apron up to hold the peas poured out by a farmer on the back of a cart Date: 1795
Cartoon, Two emancipated womenModified wartime silhouette: skirts begin to evoke the barrel-line shape being narrower & court shoes are vying with high boots. Hats: tam-o shanter or high crown. Date: 1918
Stoking a SteamshipStokers at work in the hold of a coal-burning steamship
Maria, Lady Eardley (1743-1794), 1766, by ThomasThomas Gainsborough (1727-1788). English painter. Portrait of Maria, Lady Eardley (1743-1794), 1766, National Museum. Stockholm. Sweden
The Eastern Kilkennies - may the knot hold. Illustration shows two cats, one labeled Japan attacking the other labeled Russia
Swiss Wrestlers at a National Festival - May, 1904Swiss Wrestlers at a National Festival at Montreux - 8th May, 1904 Date: 1904
Two Shades of Pink by David Wright, showing a model hold up an evening gown. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s
Incubating ChicksA farmer and his wife and child are pleased with the new incubator whose drawers hold newly hatched chicks
Lippersheys LensesThe legendary account of the invention of the telescope : Hans Lippersheys apprentices, playing with lenses, happen to hold two of them up together - the rest is history
Ufo Abduction / Hill 1961The Hill couple photographed in 1966, five years after their claimed abduction; they hold John Fullers book Interrupted Journey which tells their story
A Hughlett clam-shell hoist with a 12 ton bite in a ship's hold Conneaut Ohio USA early 1900s
A Hughlett clam-shell hoist unloading a ship's hold Conneaut Ohio USA early 1900s
Aero Spacelines B-377MG Mini-Guppy N1037V, four-engined out-sized commercial freighter, at the 1967 Paris Air Show, with Airshow serial 207'
WW2 Story Book Illustrations, ShipsA pair of illustrations from a WW2 story book, Captain Peg-Leg's War, written by Peter Dawlish. The first image shows some workers in the stoke hold. Date: circa 1940s
Say A Prayer For The Boys Over ThereAn illustrated WW2 music sheet cover for Say A Prayer For The Boys Over There, words by Herb Magidson, music by Jimmy McHugh
Allegory of the Villa of Madrid, 1810, by Francisco de GoyaFrancisco de Goya y Lucientes (1746-1828). Spanish painter. Allegory of the Villa of Madrid, 1810. History Museum. Madrid. Spain
Mariana of Austria (1634-1696). Queen of Spain, wife of Philip IV. Second half of 17th century. History Museum. Madrid. Spain. (On loan, Prado Museum, Madrid)
Men With oarsA photograph used for advertisement purposes, portraying a pair of young men smiling, as their hold their oars. Date: circa 1939
Drunk young man unable to find the right (real!) keyholeItalian comic postcard - a young man (rather worse for wear) returns home after a posh (yet boozy) night out only to be befuddled by his less-than-pleased (but pretty cunning) wife
Hold hard, you have forgot the Lady, Cumnock-Dumfries CoachHold hard, you have forgot the Lady, Cumnock to Dumfries Coach, by C B Newhouse Date: 1845
Victorian scrap, girl holding a bunch of flowers Date: late 19th century