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Ernst Busch - Sea-Star - Lost in thought Date: circa 1920
Perseus by Benvenuto Cellini - Loggia dei Lanzi, FlorenceBenvenuto Cellini (1500-1571). Perseus (1554). Loggia dei Lanzi, Florence, Italy. Date: 1554
Alexandra Feodorovna - wife of Nicholas II of RussiaAlexandra Feodorovna - (Alix of Hesse), (1872 - 1917). Granddaughter of Queen Victoria and wife of Nicholas II of Russia. Date: 1917
Fetish Doctor, Sierra Leone, West Africa - smiling and holding an array of spears. Date: circa 1930s
Lancaster County Lunatic Asylum - Childrens WardStaff and inmates of Childrens Ward 2 at the Lancaster County Lunatic Asylum. One girl holds a doll, and another sits on a rocking horse; two others sit in a rocking device
Queen Victoria of Spain - Prince of Asturias & Prince JaimeVictoria Eugenie of Battenberg, Queen Consort of Spain (1887-1969) with Alfonso, Prince of Asturias (1907-1938) (seated in the pram) and holding Infante Jaime of Spain, Duke of Segovia
Palmyra, Syria - Bedouin Shepherd holding a young lamb. circa 1980s
Druid, Boadicea and British chieftainess
Diogenes with LanternThe Greek philosopher Diogenes, crouching beside the barrel which serves him as home, holds a lantern with which he searches Athens for an honest man... Date: 412-323 BC
Belgian farmer Jan-Baptist Meuleman of Oordegem, Belgium holds two types of sickle formerly used for harvesting. Date: 1950
Apple Peel FortuneTHE DIVINING PEEL A girl peels an apple to learn from the pattern it makes what the future holds in store for her Date: 1857
Pretty 1960s girl holding Philips portable transistor radioPretty 1960s girl holding a Philips portable transistor radio. Date: circa 1963
Helena, Saint and Roman EmpressHelena, Roman empress and Saint - (c.250 - c.330) - Wife of Roman emperor Constantius Chlorus, and mother of Constantine the Great
Pro-Suffrage Propaganda Mrs Poyser. Mrs. Poyser holds a No Taxation without Representation banner and stands outside the Houses of Parliament. Date: circa 1909
Belgrave Hospital for Children, Clapham Road, LondonConvalescent children outdoors at Londons Belgrave Hospital. A nurse holds a baby. Amongst their playthings are a toy pram and stuffed animals. Date: Date unknown
Bulgaria - King (Tsar) Boris III - with royal standardBoris III, Tsar of Bulgaria (18941943), son of Ferdinand I, who came to the throne in 1918 upon the abdication of his father (following the defeat of the Kingdom of Bulgaria during World War I)
A Tamil Woman from Sri Lanka holding a large banana leaf above her head Date: circa 1920s
Wills Gold Flake Cigarettes - AdvertisementAdvertisement for Wills Gold Flakes Cigarettes - Imperial Tobacco Company. 1927
Irish Druid and OllamhAn Irish Ollamh, a high- ranking bard, talks with a Filidhe, or herald bard, who holds a traditional Irish harp. Both had functions within the Druidic order. Date: BCE
Evening Dress 1890SShort puffed sleeves, lace- edged falling tucker, bodice with round waist, cuffs, bodice & waistband ornamented with bead work. She holds an ostrich plume fan open. Date: 1890s
Native Children - Sri Lanka - the boy standing on the left is shading his fellows with a large banana leaf
Celebrations in Trafalgar Square after the Relief of MafekinIllustration showing the crowd, filling every inch of Trafalgar Square, celebrating the news of the Relief of Mafeking, during the Boer War, 1900
Tell and GesslerWilliam Tell, his ordeal over, clasps his son who holds the apple pierced by the arrow. The Austrian steward Gessler watches proceedings on horseback
Fashion on Beach, 1895High-fashion on the beach: women in dresses with leg-of- mutton sleeves; one holds a parasol, while a girl in a sailor-style dress plays with a hoop
Redingote of 1824A pink redingote trimmed with swans down. Worn with a white ruff collar, broad-brimmed hat trimmed with red plumes & pink shoes trimmed with swans down. She holds a handkerchief
Fairy Holds GrassesA fairy supports herself on a stem by holding onto grasses
Stylish couple on holiday in Paignton walk along seafrontStylish couple on holiday in Paignton, Devon stroll leisurely along the seafront Date: circa 1930s
Stylish holiday couple in Scarborough walk along the beachStylish holiday couple in Scarborough, North Yorkshire walk along the seafront promenade. Date: circa 1930s
Governess and young child look wistfully at portrait of a handsome soldier - perhaps it is the childs Father? Date: circa 1890s
My Little Girl - a pretty young child in a spotty dress with a large bow in her hair holding her doll. Date: circa 1910s
Buddhist Priest - Sri Lanka - holding a fan. Date: circa 1920s
Smart Upper Class British Couple dance at a formal ball. Date: 1910s
Women WW1 Munitions Hand GrenadeA studio portrait of a woman munition worker in mob cap and overalls. She stands in front of a small table on which lays a union flag. In her right hand she holds a hand grenade. Date: circa 1916
Stylish lady holding a long-handled sunshade / parasolA stylish lady holding a long-handled sunshade / parasol from Harvey Nichols, Knightsbridge, London. Date: 1923
Japanese women - Koto player and woman readingJapan - Woman in a kimono playing a traditional 13-stringed Koto whilst another kneels by her reading/writing table. Both wear decorated silk kimonos. Date: circa 1907
Betty Blythe - American ActressBetty Blythe (1893 1972), American actress. Date: 1922
Spain - Andalucian Lady with guitar and fan - Japanese shawlSpain - Andalucian Lady with guitar and fan - wearing Japanese shawl. Date: circa 1910s
Barnardos Annual Report CoverCover of the 1911 Annual Report for Dr Barnardos Homes. A boy in sailors uniform holds a large Union Jack. Date: 1911
Princess Juliana of the NetherlandsHRH Princess Juliana of the Netherlands (1909-2004) - photograph taken by her Mother Queen Wilhelmina (1880-1962). Date: circa 1912
The Lord Mayor of Londons Coachman driving his carriageThe Lord Mayor of Londons Coachman driving his imposing carriage. Date: circa 1910s
The Cut Rock, Garron Point - a view of the Antrim coast road showing a rock cut vertically for the roadway. On the right a woman holds up a long marker beside a boy
The personification of Hope, particularly in the maritime world. It is easy to see (when looking at this card) whereupon the phrase (and pub name!) The Hope and Anchor originates! Date: 1914
Great French Military manoeuvres witnessed by Tsar NicholasThe Franco-Russian alliance of 1892 established privileged relations between France and Russia. Reciprocal protocol exchanges and visits were organised
Sporty American Girl holding two exercise clubs. She appears to ahve forgotten her gym outfit.... Date: circa 1920
A Humourist in France - An elopement - a man carrying away a clothes mannequin. Date: 1904
Cavendish Road School for Deaf Children, BalhamThe London School Boards Cavendish Road School for Deaf, Balham, south London - a clay modelling class. The boy at the end of the table holds tame rat, used as a model. Date: early 1900s
A group of young people having fun at the seasideWhen the Heart is Young - a wonderfully free, natural and modern photograph of a group of young men and women having fun at the British seaside
WW2 - British Land Girls at workWW2 - Four British Land Girls at work with hay-laden pitchforks resting on their shoulders. Date: circa 1942
