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Workhouse Able-bodied InmatesAble-bodied inmates at an unidentified workhouse hold sieves over wheelbarrows. Date: 1909
The Nest, Clapton - GardenGirls hold hands in a circle in the garden at The Nest, a Salvation Army home at Clapton, East London
National Childrens Home (NCH), Bethnal Green - Working LadsNational Childrens Home (NCH), Bethnal Green. A group of Working Lads hold some of the tools of the trades they have been learning. Date: circa 1900
Eight girls hold aloft ninth on gym bench posing with hoop Date: 1930s
Nurse with babyA nurse holds a sleeping baby who wears a long, white gown. Date: c. 1910
Mother and baby in the gardenA mother smiles at the camera whilst holding her baby. Date: c. 1920
Three boys mock fighting, Balham, SW LondonThree small boys having a mock fight on a street in Balham, SW London. Date: circa 1961
Three boys fighting, Balham, SW LondonThree small boys fighting on a street in Balham, SW London. Date: circa 1961
Joining in the Fairy Revel -- a little girl in her pink nightdress joins hands in a circle with a group of fairies and elves in a garden. Date: circa 1920s
Four children in Swiss costume hold handsDecorative postcard featuring four children in Swiss costume holding hands and dancing. Date: C.1900
Suffragette Votes for Women Monkey DishAn oval rustic dish surmounted by the figure of a monkey wearing a flowing red cape. Made by the Bretby Pottery. Its outstretched arms hold a block, incised with the phrase, Give Us Votes
Post Woman Delivering WW1. Post woman hands letter to chap in Khaki with caption, A nice post to get hold of. Drawn by Fred Spurgin. Date: circa 1917
Suffragette Arrested for The Cause. Two burly policemen hold a suffragette by the wrists after a demonstration for the cause of Votes for Women. Date: 1908
Suffragette Play Suffragette and the Man. A group of (amateur?) actresses and a man in the centre, hold up Votes for Women and Meeting Tonight signs
Suffragette Favour Womens Suffrage. At a meeting, a formidable looking suffragette in a Votes for Women sash, raises the arm of a man next to her
Suffragette, Down with Womens Rights. A Gentleman finds himself in the centre of a group of angry and combative suffragettes armed with umbrellas
LFB turntable ladder in action, with rescued personLFB turntable ladder in action, with a rescued person in a harness. The ladder is being trained away from the building, and a firefighter steadies the man using the tail line
People jumping from a burning building -- firefighters hold a sheet below to catch them. Date: 19th century
British band playing in the square of a French town. On reverse of postcard - Saturday. Dear Hubert, Am enclosing a few rough sketches. Mind you they are rough
War Notes Enemy still hold their OwnWar Notes. Enemy still hold their Own. 386202 Acting Sergeant Herbert Gibson, Mm, 1St Northumbrian Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps. Born September 1889
Wotten bore! - WWI humourWotten bore ! The War Office wouldn t have me - said my chest wouldn t be large enough to hold all the bally medals I should win
Students at the Painting School, Pelham Street, LondonStudents at the Painting School, Pelham Street, nr. South Kensington Station, London. Principals: A. S. Cope, A.R.A and J. Watson Nicol. Date: 1910
Cargo ship with cranes. Date: 20th century
Ships during winter months by G. H. DavisNaval notes of the week (lightships and buoys). Above: revictualling a lightship during the winter months. Below: hold tight for your life -- attending to the Mariners Fingerposts in winter
Silhouette of Scotsman in kiltSilhouette of a Scotsman in a kilt, carrying a shepherds crook. Date: 20th century
Portrait photograph if Miss Margaret Cooper with her dog
Full length portrait of a cowboy
Bonzo the cartoon dog holding an ink pen. Bonzo Annual, 1935 Date: 1935
Mother and babyPortrait of a mother with her beautiful baby Date: c. 1910
Snow Babies - Hold Tight by Dorothy WheelerTwo sweet looking snow babies, who appaer once the flakes begin to fall at night, cling to each other on a flimsy branch against the light of a large, yellow moon. Date: c.1925
Jujitsu ClassMr. G. Koizumi, the Japanese expert, giving a JUJITSU lesson to female motorists to enable them to deal with bandits. Here they hold the bandits to the ground! Date: 8 September 1932
Suffragettes, Irish Nationalists and Unionists unite for WW1WW1 - Another Triple Alliance - " We ve Stopped Hostilities - Now for the Germans!" - Suffragettes, Irish Nationalists and Ulster Unionists put aside their own social
Japan - Geisha Girl walking in garden - bizarre expressionJapan - Geisha Girl walking in garden - she is exhibiting a rather bizarre facial expression - not her best look one would imagine. Date: circa 1910s
Schoolmaster reacts angrily as his window is smashed by an errant cricket ball. Date: 1898
Bahrain - The Sepoy Guard of the British GovernorBahrain - The Local Sepoy Guard of the British Governor - standing at the entrance to his official compound. Date: 1933
Japan - Woman with umbrella Date: circa 1906
Queen Victoria of Spain, Prince Jaime and Prince of AsturiasQueen Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg, Queen of Spain as husband of King Alfonso XIII (1887-1969) pictured cradling her son Prince Jaime
Swiss Woman dancing with a brown bearSwiss Woman in traditional costume dancing enthusiastically with a brown bear, the symbol of both the city and surrounding canton of Bern, Switzerland, and is featured in their coat of arms
Kitsch Italian postcard - Young man with floral bouquetA smart (rather sweet-looking) young man stands with rosy cheeks in the photograph used on this fabulously kitsch 1920s Italian postcard. Date: circa 1920s
Five jolly Dutch Country Girls - Marken, The NetherlandsFive jolly Dutch Country Girls at Marken, a peninsula in the Markermeer, in the Netherlands and a former island in the Zuiderzee
Man carries a lamp on an Egyptian street - Egyptian DarknessEgyptian Darkness - a phrase meaning very intense darkness, which comes from Exodus X.21-2: God then said to Moses, Stretch out your hand towards heaven, and let darkness
Buy War Bonds and Stamps - USA - WW2Patriotic Postcard from Alantic Cuty ( proud to become a part of the US Army Air Force ) encouraging the American populace to purchase War bonds
A Lakeland Shepherd on horseback carrying a sick eweA Lakeland Dalesman Shepherd on horseback bringing home a sickly ewe, Cumbria - his trusty dog trots alongside Date: 1913
Russian Coachman and his elegant carriageA rather sturdy Russian Coachman and his elegant carriage Date: circa 1901
Algeria - Kabyle Woman with her young infant sonWoman of the Kabyle People with her young infant son - Berbers from North Eastern Algeria - estimate population today approx. 5 million individuals. Date: circa 1908
Southern Algeria - Woman holding a small decorated ewerSouthern Algeria - Woman wearing a very ornate conical hat holding a small decorated ewer. Date: circa 1908
Market Reports illustrated - Game - Supply Strong. A Fair clearance was effected! A Butcher scares away his customers (a rather well-heeled family)
Brother & Sister - London Street Children - Flotsam & JetsamFlotsam and Jetsam - A very elegant and emotive description and title for this beautifully-realised portrait study of two poor London street children. Date: 1895