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The Main Entrance - The Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel Date: 1913
The Great Train Robbery: aftermath & reportage, 1963" The most daring and fruitful mail robbery in English History" : a page from The Illustrated London News, detailing the aftermath of the Great Train Robbery of 8th August 1963
Wrights Coal Tar Soap - WW1Advertisement for Wrights Coal Tar Soap from the Great War showing a soldier and his wife or sweetheart bidding farewell to each other
Sleeping Partners and Dissolved Partnership, Cecil AldinLovely illustration by Cecil Aldin observing two of his dogs, possibly Mickey (the Irish Wolfhound) and Cracker (the English bull terrier), attempting to share a sofa. Date: 1929
George Whitefield preaching at Moorfields Fair, 1742George Whitefield(1714-1770), nonconformist preacher, depicted preaching under difficult circumstances at Moorfields Fair on Whit Monday, 1742. 1742
Tony Blackburn with some groovy things, Carnaby StreetA group of groovy people posed outside a boutique in Carnaby Street, London, including radio DJ Tony Blackburn. Date: 1967
The Bright Young People - mock Rayner-Ponsonby weddingA group of Bright Young Things indulging in one of their many silly pranks, in this case a mock wedding where Elizabeth Ponsonby married John Rayner. The best man was Robert Byron
Huckleberry Finn and Jim on the raft, opening illustration to chapter XII. Date: 1888
Ardconnel Terrace, Oban, Argyllshire, Scotland, McCaig TowerArdconnel Terrace, Oban, Argyllshire, Scotland showing the McCaig Tower. Situated on the west coast of Scotland and built of Bonawe granite between 1897 and 1902
Garden of the Middlesex Hospital, Mortimer Street, LondonThe Garden of the Middlesex Hospital, Mortimer Street, London. Date: 1909
Yehudi Menuhin aged 12Yehudi Menuhin, Baron Menuhin, OM KBE (22 April 1916 12 March 1999), American-born violinist and conductor, who spent most of his performing career in Britain
Platform of Notting Hill Gate Underground StationCentral Line series. A variety of passengers awaiting their train on the platform at Bank - Two jolly gents (with round faces and round bellies)
The Thunderstorm by Edmund BlampiedA woman cowers under her bed covers as a thunderstorm is in progress outside. Date: 1914
Mrs McCorquodale (Barbara Cartland) dressed as champagneDame Mary Barbara Hamilton Cartland (1901-2000), married name Mrs Barbara McCorquodale, British novelist. Photographed here in a sparkling champagne dress
Groovy people in Carnaby Street, 1960sA group of groovy people wearing flamboyant fashions of the 1960s in Carnaby Street, London. Date: 1966
Carnaby Street, 1960sFront cover of a promotional booklet about fashion epicentre of the 1960s, Carnaby Street, London. A model poses in front of the streets various boutiques wearing a Union Jack waistcoat
The Bright Young People at a partyA group of Bright Young Things at Captain Macheacans fancy dress party where guests were instructed to come as a living celebrity
Anthony Lindsay-Hogg and Frances Doble by YevondeSir Anthony Lindsay-Hogg pictured with his fiancee, the actress, Frances Doble, prior to their marriage on 16 December 1929. Date: 1929
The Old Toll Gate, HighgateThe Old Toll Gate and Toll House, Highgate in 1873 - Archway (erected in 1813) visible in the distance - the toll gate was demolished in 1876. Date: 1873
The Land of Nod by Susan Beatrice PearseThe land of nod - adorable small children in their nightwear snooze or play in a garden. Date: 1914
Peter Baxendale (Mrs Basil Baxendale)Self-portrait of the artist, Mrs Basil Baxendale, who went under the pseudonym Peter Baxendale when signing work. Featured in The Sketch when an exhibition of her work was being given at the home of
Advert for Gordons Gin 1929Advertisement for Gordons Gin, as endorsed by S. M. Jolly, bartender at the Ambassadors Club in London. 1929
Gold Flake cigarettes advertisementAdvertisement for Gold Flake cigarettes with a moody illustration showing a man in a trilby hat smoking against an inky blue midnight sky. Date: 1929
Diet and Dieters by Joyce DennysA selection of types and the diets they are all eating in order to retain, or, in some cases, reduce their figures. Date: 1929
Isobel - fashion house on Regent Street, LondonAdvertisement for fashion house, Isobel, on Londons Regent Street, renowned for its restrained shop window displays in elegant grey
The Bystander - Surf riders front coverFront cover of The Bystander featuring an illustration by C. Rebel Stanton of three girls in red bathing costumes surf riding - a sort of combined forerunner of surfing and water skiing. Date: 1929
Veet advertisement, 1926Advertisement for Veet hair removal cream from 1926 - don t let disfiguring growths of superfluous hair destroy your charm and daintiness any longer
Mr Malcolm Scott as SalomeMr Malcolm Scott, Robert Falcon Scotts Brother (!!). Scott was one of the most famous female impersonators. He started his career as a straight actor at the Theatre Royal in Margate in 1886 but soon
Postman delivers a letter to two childrenA postman delivers a letter to two children and their dog. Date: c.1920
Wedding of Lady Diana Manner and Duff CooperLady Diana Cooper (nee Manners) posed at her familys London home in Arlington Street in her wedding gown of gold tissue overlaid with lace. She is attended by her pages, Lord Elcho and the Hon
Sheep by Alfred LeeteA group of tourists obediently follow a guide while visiting an ancient ruin. Date: 1929
Private John Caffrey VCIllustration recording the VC action of Private John Joseph Caffrey VC (1891-1953) at La Brique, France in November 1915. His citation reads as follows: On 16 November 1915 near La Brique, France
Boots advertisement WW1 - comforts for the trenchesBoots advertisement warning Remember, there are no Chemists Shops in the Trenches. Their suggestions for comforts to send to men at the front include foot comfort, Meloids for a sore throat
Selfridges fancy dress advertisementSelfridges say that the secret of successful fancy dress is originality. Advertisement for fancy dress costumes from Selfridges department store
Court gowns by RevilleCourt gowns approved by King George V and Queen Mary for presentation at court in the year 1926. Designed by Reville of Hanover Square. Date: 1926
Tremezzo on the shore of Lake Como, Italy. Date: circa 1904
Sketch cover - Mrs Frank PershouseFront cover of The Sketch featuring a portrait of Mrs Frank Pershouse, the former Gwyneth Humphreys by society portrait artist, Olive Snell
Cumbernauld New Town, Scotland - CarbrainCumbernauld New Town, North Lanarkshire, Scotland - Carbrain. Cumbernauld is the clearest example of a modernist new town vision in the UK. Date: circa 1969
Viscountess Castlerosse dressed as a fish courseDoris Delavigne, Viscountess Castlerosse, dressed as a fish part of a living Christmas dinner set of fancy dress at the Santa Claus Ball held at the Kit-Cat club on 18 December 1929 in aid of Queen
Bystander front cover featuring Miss Marjorie LeighFront cover of The Bystander featuring a colour photograph by Raphael of Miss Marjorie Leigh, debutante daughter of Sir John Leigh Bt. M.P. and Lady Leigh
Mrs Cunningham-Reid (Mary Ashley) and sonMrs Cunningham-Reid, the former Mary Ashley, sister of Edwina Mountbatten, pictured with her son Michael. Date: 1929
Joyce Phipps marries Reginald GrenfellJoyce Irene Grenfell, OBE (n饠 Phipps; 10 February 1910 30 November 1979), British comedienne, actress and, in her time, one of the countrys best loved entertainers
Late Rev. Dr Adler, Chief RabbiThe Rev. Dr Nathan Adler, Chief Rabbi of the English Jewish Congregations; his funeral service in the chapel, Willesden; a scene at the grave; and a special service in memory at the Great Synagogue
Rocky Valley, Tintagel, CornwallRocky Valley, Cornwall, in the parish of Tintagel. The valley is owned by the National Trust and an area of superb natural beauty
Sir John Wolfenden, the Chairman of the Committee on the Laws relating to Homosexuality and Prostitution, in a studio at Broadcasting House before discussing the report in BBC Radios Womans Hour
Frederick MacquistenFrederick Alexander Macquisten (1870 - 1940), British lawyer and politician. MP for Argyllshire. C.1930
Jam of punts and rowing Boats - River Cam Regatta, Cambridge. Date: circa 1913
Columbine and Harlequin by James DurdenColumbine and Harlequin sit together while Pierrot plays a serenade behind a curtain. Date: 1914