Interested Collection

Yardley advertisement, 1962
Advertisement for the Lavender range of fragrances and bathroom products by Yardley, featuring an illustration of a pensive woman with large doe eyes. Date: 1962

Bulgarian Peasants Dance
Bulgarian peasants perform a traditional dance before village elders and interested tourists

The Salvation Army Riots at Worthing, Sussex
These images show the Skeleton Army, opponents of the Salvation Army organised by those interested in Sunday drinking, rioting against one of the Salvation Armys religious Sunday processions

Dog, 3 Cows in Field
Whos Afraid : a perky little dog keeps an eye on three cows, who seem more interested in chewing grass than bothering about him

Ideal Scientist
The ideal scientist - interested in the old as well as the new, anatomy as well as astronomy, the laws of chance and of mathematics, the skill of chess, the hues of a rose

Dancing bears in the High Street, Crickhowell, Mid Wales
Two dancing bears and their owners, and several interested spectators, in the High Street, Crickhowell, Powys, Mid Wales

John Wesley / Electrical
JOHN WESLEY English religious leader, founder of Methodism : always interested in science, he is depicted observing an electrical experiment

Cook / Katie King Photo 4
Katie King manifests at the home of Sir William Crookes, though neither of the two sitters seems particularly interested in the spirit

Henri Iv, his Birth
HENRI IV, KING OF FRANCE his birth : his mother, Jeanne d Albret, queen of Navarre, is surrounded by courtiers, but the jester doesn t seem at all interested, nor does the dog

Curious pigs in a pen at Bury St Edmunds cattle market
Curious pigs look through the bars of a pen at Bury St Edmunds cattle market, Suffolk England Date: 1988

Lockheed YF-104A Starfighter 55-2956
United States Air Force - Lockheed YF-104A Starfighter 55-2956 (MSN 183-1002), the number 2 YF-104 seen with a pilot in partial pressure suitat its unveiling at Palmdale, CA. on 17 April 1956

Rowley Hall West End Flat
An illustration showing an entrance hall to a West End flat in connection with Rowley Hall, Staffordshire. This space has fine oak wall panelling and carved mantelpiece

The Carpet Merchant
This painting shows a carpet merchant trying to get a sale, by offering up a decorative blue rug to two interested customers. Date: circa 1915

White Flowers
Painting of an array of white flowers, by the Queen of Roumania who is keenly interested in all the arts. She writes poems and novels, and, as seen here, is an artist with skill and a personal touch

Elephants in Central London publicise circus
Elephants are led through Central London streets to publicise a forthcoming circus, watched by a crowd of onlookers. Date: circa 1930s

Parnall Heck 2C G-AEGI, seen with race number 33 at Elmdon for the 1949 Kings Cup Air Race. On 29 July 1949, G-AEGI flew in the Kings Cup Race at Elmdon airport

C15 CONCERT
Horn-players accompany a boys choir, while the music-master directs from a manuscript score. The dog in the foreground is not particularly interested. Date: 15th century

A middle-aged man reads a book near a bookstall in Palma
Portrait of a middle-aged man with thinning hair standing by a bookstall in Palma, Mallorca, Spain. He reads an open book and wears a black leather jacket Date: 2006

Students of the Empire Test Pilots? School interested in the machining of propeller components during a visit to Rotol Ltd, Gloucester

WW1 - Captured German Guns - Horse Guards Parade, London. British trophies from the Battlefield. 21 of the 24 guns were taken during the great advance at Loos in September 1915

Birth of Princess Margaret - Interested villagers of Glamis gathering outside the post Office to see/read the first bulletin

Little boy and pet dog in back of car, with dog visitor
A little boy and his pet dog in the back of car receive a visit from another dog. Date: circa 1960s

Group of children at a gate, Balham, SW London
Group of children standing round a wrought iron gate in front of a house on a Balham street, SW London. They are all smiling and looking at something interesting, perhaps in a window

Richard Lovell Edgeworth
RICHARD LOVELL EDGEWORTH English writer who interested himself in various schemes, one of which was an early form of telegraph. Date: 1744 - 1817

Jacques Delille - 5
Abbe JACQUES DELILLE French writer, Academician - this painting was made while Delille was reciting his verses, you may be interested to know. Date: 1738 - 1813

Duchesse De Chaulnes
FRANCOISE DE NEUVILLE, duchesse de CHAULNES French noblewoman who married into a family more interested in science than anything else. Date: ? - 1701

The Duke of Edinburgh at the Road Research Laboratory
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, examining the motor-cycle combination fitted with devices for recording aspects of road surfaces, when he toured the Road Research laboratory in Harmondsworth

Small terrier sitting in a chair -- Many a warm heart beats above a pair of bandy legs. Date: 1932

Greek boy scouts on HMS Devonshire in Egypt
A party of Greek boy scouts on board HMS Devonshire at Alexandria, Egypt, on 2 October 1957. They are interested in the Gyro Compass Repeater used in the steering of the ship. Date: 1957

Godfrey Marshal Paine
GODFREY MARSHAL PAINE British naval commander, Fifth Sea Lord : interested himself in the airborne services and served on the Air Board. Date: 1871 - 1932

Lyons Corner House
A Lyons Nippie waitress at a Lyons Corner House tries to take down an order from a young couple, who seem more interested in one another than ordering food or drinks! Date: early 1930s

William Nichols
WILLIAM NICHOLS (or Nicholls) churchman and theological writer whose Discourses on the Common Prayer are of interest to those who are interested in such things. Date: 1664 - 1712

ALGERANOFF (1903 - 1967)
HARCOURT ALGERNON LEIGHTON ESSEX English born dancer, who joined Anna Pavlovas company in 1921. Touring with Pavlova, he became interested in Asian and Indian dance. Date: 1903 - 1967

You are never too young to be interested in flying. The ?
You are never too young to be interested in flying. The 1956 Royal Aeronautical Society Garden Party at Wisley on 15 July

WW1 - Thessaloniki, Greece - Local People examining Aircraft
WW1 - Thessaloniki, Greece - Local People examining the French Farman Aircraft Squadron - part of the International Expeditionary Force based at Thessaloniki and fighting on the Macedonian Front

Bairds Noctovisor
John Logie Baird demonstrates his Noctovisor. The military were very interested in developing this technology for their own purposes. Date: circa 1929

Girls - are you interested in a job? Find out what an occupation has to offer you in pay, employment, security, and promotion : Free classes in occupations

Boys - are you interested in a job? Find out what an occupation has to offer you in pay, employment, security, and promotion : Free classes in occupations

Scouts with British Airways Officer
Three Scouts look excitedly at a map provided by a British European Airways Senior First Officer, with a Douglas DC-3 behind them. circa 1950s

Interested Spectators, 1892
Engraving showing two Victorian women and a dog, standing on a small bridge, admiring the river scene below during the summer of 1892

Group Meeting of the Family Colonisation Loan Society, 1852
Mrs Chisholm set up the Family Colonisation Loan Society to enable poor families to save regularly to cover the cost of emigration. Donations were also made by the wealthy

Explosion in Victoria
Firemen deal with an explosion in Medway Street, Victoria, London. An interested crowd gathers to watch their progress

Paris Sightseeing
Sightseers view Paris from the stern of a bateau-mouche : they have just passed Notre- Dame and the Ile de la Cite. The fox is not interested

Couple with Car
A couple have a look at the front of a house they are interested in buying

Couple View Back Garden
A couple have a look at the back of a house they are interested in buying

Corsica Ile Rousse
A charming seaside port on the northern coast of the island : Hilarys sister lives here, if you re interested

Girl in the Job Centre
A young woman wearing a belted blouson jacket and smoking a cigarette, doesn t seem interested in looking at the jobs on offer in her local Job Centre

Woman at the Wheel
Ilustration of an example of a female motorist in 1925, with the gentlemen taking a back seat. Before the World War I, few women could drive a car

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