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Gas advertisement 1954Advertisement by the Gas Industry promoting the use of coal-fired gas as fuel for gas cookers in the 1950s home. To drive home the point
Jovial elderly coupleA jolly elderly couple sit on a pebble-covered hillside by a hut, having a good old chuckle!
Mr & Mrs SyersFlorence " Madge" Syers skating with her husband and coach Edgar Syers at the Princes Skating Club in aid of Our Dumb Friends League
Olivia de Havilland and husbandOlivia de Havilland, screen actress (born 1916), pictured together with her second husband Pierre Galante
Skinning a Rabbit for DinnerA housewife, determined to take on the domestic duties that their servant currently carries out, gets to grips with skinning a rabbit for dinner
Marie Tempest at HomeThe " charming" Miss Marie Tempest at home, playing the piano in fact, while her husband Cosmo Stuart reads with his shiny shoes on a tiger skin rugs
The Homme Who Cherched The Femme, by H. M. BatemanA humorous illustration showing a stressed husband carrying all of his wifes Christmas shopping. Bateman (1887-1970) was a popular artist and regularly contributed to the Sketch
The Duke of Connaught with his granddaughterPrince Arthur, Duke of Connaught (1850-1942), with his granddaughter Ingrid (daughter of Crown Princess Margaret of Sweden), and her husband Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark, c.1935
Wallis Simpson in 1927Mrs Ernest Simpson (Bessie Wallis Warfield Simpson), pictured in 1927 when wife of Commander Earl Wingfield Spencer of the US Navy, shortly before her divorce
A Fantasy by Edwin MorrowA young woman imagines a rich suitor in her hands, and thinks, " He loves me, he loves me not..." as coins and money notes fall to the ground instead of petals
Princess Victoria Melita of Edinburgh and Saxe-CoburgVictoria Melita of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg (1876-1936) in 1909 with her children by her second husband, Grand Prince Kirill Vladimirovich of Russia; Maria (standing) and Kira
The Brunswick royal familyPrincess Viktoria Luise, the Kaisers only daughter, with her husband Ernst August, Duke of Brunswick and their children (l to r) Friederike, Ernst August, Welf Heinrich, Georg Wilhelm and Christian
Prince Arthurs engagementPrince Arthur, Duke of Connaught (1850-1942) in 1878 with his fiancee Luise Margarete of Prussia and her sisters, Marie (centre)
Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holsteins funeral on 1st November 1917. Prince Christian (1831-1917)was the husband of Princess Helena and died at home in London on the 28th October 1917
The Empress of Russia with her daughtersTsaritsa Alexandra Feodorovna (formerly Princess Alix of Hesse) photographed with her four daughters in 1913; from left, Grand Princess Olga, Tatiana, Anastasia and Maria
Kenilworth / Amy & Earl LWhat... does that emblem signify? Countess Amy examines the various noble devices and jewels worn by her husband the Earl of Leicester
Keeping It DarkMrs Blotchet (after watching a violent drive by her husband during the eclipse of the sun): Well, I knew he d knock a hole in something before he d finished
Tatler front cover: Queen Elizabeth II and Prince PhilipThe Tatler front cover featuring a photograph of Queen Elizabeth II and her husband, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh taken in 1959
The Duchess of Gloucester inspecting nursesThe Duchess of Gloucester (1901-2004), in the uniform of deputy commander-in-chief of the order of St. John of Jerusalam. Formerly Lady Alice Montagu Douglas-Scott, she married George Vs third son
The Marquis of Lorne being sworn in as Governor General of CThe Marquis of Lorne (Duke of Argyll), husband of Princess Louise, being sworn in as Governor General of Canada in 1878
Departure of the Marquis of Lorne and Princess Louise from LEngraving depicting Princess Louise with her husband, the Marquis of Lorne (Duke of Argyle) seen departing from Liverpool for Canada where the Marquis was to serve as Governor General
Cairo, Egypt - Family and DonkeyCairo, Egypt. A beautiful postcard depicting a woman and her child sitting on a donkey (being led by her husband)
A Christmas VisitorA woman is interrupted from her Christmas decorations by the sight of her husband returning home from the war. A truly filmic moment
IndifferenceAfter marriage, such is the indifference of this monkey husband, he doesn t even notice when his wife falls into the water during a boating trip
Triumphal Arches in Chatham, Great Britain, 1875Engraving showing three triumphal arches erected in Chatham, Kent, for the visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales in 1875
Catherine Booth, c. 1890Engraved portrait of Catherine Booth (1829-1890), nee Mumford, wife of William Booth, founder of the Salvation Army. Catherine Booth was committed to the same motivations as her husband
Queen Marie of Romania with her daughter IleanaA portrait of Queen Marie of Romania with her daughter Ileana, Marie was British by birth and the eldest daughter of the Duke of Edinburgh
Lady Jane Franklin (1792-1875)Engraving of Lady Jane Franklin, nee Griffin, the wife of the English explorer, Sir John Franklin. Lady Jane travelled extensively with Sir John through Syria, Turkey, Egypt and Tasmania
Lady Florence Baker (1841-1916)Engraving of Lady Florence Baker, the wife of Sir Samuel White Baker, the English explorer, pictured in 1873. Lady Baker joined her husband on his extensive exploration of Central Africa
Christmas Toast to an Absent Soldier, 1916Painting showing a young family raising a toast, at Christmas, to their absent father and husband, 1916. By 1916, the First World War had become a drawn out blood bath in the fields of France
Jeanne De Montfort / 1342JEANNE DE MONTFORT DUCHESSE DE BRETAGNE She helped her husband fight the King of France
Picuss Widow GrievesWhen her husband Picus is turned into a magpie by Circe, his widow Canenta has nothing to live for : she is (literally) consumed by grief, haunting his deathplace
Francesco II Di GonzagaFRANCESCO II marchese di Mantova Italian ruler, husband of Isabella d Este
Portraits of Mme Caillaux, M. Joseph Caillaux and M. GastonMme Caillaux, wife of the French Minister of Financeb Joseph Caillaux who shot Gaston Calmette, Managing Editor of the Figaro
Quaker Oats Ad 1931Advert for Quick Quaker Oats which can be knocked up in moments by a young housewife on the hob of a cooker before her hard working husband goes off to the office
Rhapsody in WoodVictorian girl knitting a garment for her boyfriend or husband who is away fighting, possibly in the Crimea?
A Bride and GroomNewlyweds pose for the camera, the bride holding her bouquet of roses
Rain in the StreetThe consequences of a downpour in the streets of London - standing at the door of his home ringing the bell for his wife to let him in, he becomes wringing wet
Edwardian CostumeAn Edwardian upper class husband and wife on the steps of their mansion. She wears a full-length mauve outfit, with wide brim hat and fur stole, he wears a hat and overcoat
Alfonso I Di FerraraALFONSO I d ESTE Duca di FERRARA, Italian nobleman, husband of Lucrezia Borgia
Married Couple 1960SHave you met my wife? A man stands behind his wife, giving her a wry look... Date: 1960s
Keep the Silver PaperDon t throw away the silver paper from your cheese - my husband collects it, a woman implores her companion
Mother in Law / Not DeceivA mother-in-law tells a drunken young husband that he might be able to deceive his innocent wife, but never his mother-in-law (shes obviously seen it all before)
Husband / Wife / DisgruntledA thin husband and rather well-built wife having a disagreement at bedtime
Augustus Earl of BristolAUGUSTUS JOHN HERVEY, third earl of BRISTOL Naval commander, gave evidence at Byngs trial : husband of Elizabeth Chudleigh, a lady of scandalous habits
Prince Camillo BorghesePrincipe CAMILLO FILIPPO LODOVICO BORGHESE Italian aristocrat, second husband of Napoleons sister Pauline Bonaparte
Bridget Devans FightsBridget Devans fights beside her husband throughout the American Civil War