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German Beerhouse Waitress, carrying a mass (!) of beer tankards. The card is flanked by turnips, sausages and pretzels to complete the Germanic flavour.... Date: circa 1937
British Columbia, East Canada - River Log Boom at the Mills Date: 1910s
Hotel de Soto - Locust at 11th Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri, USA. Located in the heart of Downtown with its theatres, Business and Shopping Centre within a minutes walk... Date: 1941
Children drawingTwo children busy drawing pictures of their pet dog. Date: c.1920
Building a denTwo children build a camp in their garden. Date: c.1920
Pomp and Circumstance by Charles RobinsonA small child, bewigged and holding a fan, is carried in a sedan chair carried by footmen in livery. Date: 1914
The Spirit of Winter by Louis BaillyFantasy illustration to represent winter showing two strange little bearded men hiking through a snowy landscape. Date: 1914
Assistant to Santa Claus by Will HoughtonA toy maker at his work bench putting the finishing touches to a horse on wheels. Date: 1914
Highland soldier in French home, WW1 by Frank DaddA helmet of the huns is a gift from a Scots Santa Claus. A British soldier from one of the Highland regiments enjoys the hospitality of a French family
A Belgian refugee adopted by a British womanChoosing a new foster-sister: Mlle. Belgica becomes Miss Britannia. Impression of an actual event representing the visit of a young English woman to a Belgian refugee home in Ealing in 1914 to adopt
A Modern Knight-Errant by Harold EarnshawA small boy scout on a donkey. Date: 1914
Dancing to a fiddle by Charles RobinsonA romance blossoms between a young man playing the violin and a girl eager to dance with him. Date: 1914
The Fortune Teller by J. R. SkeltonFour girls sit by the fire in their nightwear as one of them predicts the future - perhaps who they will marry - by consulting some playing cards. Date: 1914
Lady Anne WellesleyLady Anne Maud Rhys (n饠 Wellesley) (1910-1998), Wife of Hon. David Reginald Rhys; daughter of 5th Duke of Wellington. Pictured by society portraitist Olive Snell in The Sketch. 1929
Leicesters Roman remains excavated, 1936Drawing by Alan Sorrell of excavations in progress in the city of Leicester in 1936 led by Kathleen Kenyon. The excavated Roman remains were initially thought by Kenyon to be a Roman forum
When we go to the moon by rocket - 1929 vision of spaceA 1929 impression of space exploration with a a rocket hovering over the lunar surface. Forty years later, this dream would become a reality. Date: 1929
French spoils from China exhibited at Tuileries, 1861French spoils from China recently exhibited at the Palace of the Tuileries. Treasures and valuable objects sent home from the Summer Palace as a present to Napoleon III
The Incredible Shape of Things to Come: The HovercraftIncredible Shape of Things to Come: The Hovercraft, Which, Supported on a " Cushion" of Air, is Designed to Carry 1000 Passengers over Land or Sea
Wintry Weather and British RailwaysWintry weather and British Railways: some causes of the delays; and measures taken to prevent them. A detailed diagrammatic illustration showing various reasons why trains may be delayed during
Mrs Vernon Castle (Irene Castle)Irene Castle, nee Foote. Dancer, with her husband Vernon Castle known as Americas Dancing Sweethearts. The pair were incredibly successful and their earnings were high
Lady Loughborough and her son, TonyMargaret Sheila Mackellar Chisholm, daughter of Harry Chisholm of Sydney, NSW, Australia married in 1915 Francis Edward Scudamore St Clair-Erskine, Lord Loughborough
Wedding of Lady Diana Manners and Duff Cooper - giftsA selection of gifts given to Lady Diana Cooper (nee Manners) on the occasion of her marriage to Alfred Duff Cooper in June 1919
Alison Hore-Ruthven, John Barran by YevondeThe Hon. Alison Hore-Ruthven (Mrs John Barran), one half of the famous Ruthven twins, pictured with her husband John Barran. Date: 1929
The Bright BrigadeModes for Men - illustration from one of a series of advertisements for Abdullah cigarettes showing types from the 1920s, in this case The Bright Brigade consisting of three flapper girls working in
The 9th Duke of ManchesterWilliam Angus Drogo Montagu, 9th Duke of Manchester (3 March 1877 9 February 1947), styled Viscount Mandeville from 1890 to 1892
Falka by H. B. FarnieFalka by H.B. Farnie. Two images from the flyer for Falka at The Royal Comedy Theatre in London. Date: 1880s
Falka by H. B. Farnie. Image of Tancred, Falkas brotherFalka by H.B. Farnie. This is Falkas brother, Tancred, who is captured by brigands, but escapes. The caption reads You dear old man. Date: 1880s
Falka by H. B. Farnie. Image of Alexina de KelkirschFalka by H.B. Farnie. Alexina de Kelkirsch, shown here, is a young heiress. The caption reads Ive got a mind of my own. Date: 1880s
Falka by H. B. Farnie. Image of Minna, Falkas maidFalka by H. B. Farnie. This page shows Minna who is Falkas maid. She is seen here dancing with a tambourine. Date: 1880s
Prince of Wales at Delhi: the Chandry Chowk, 1876Visit of the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII) to India. Prince of Wales at Delhi: the Chandry Chowk, 1876 Date: 1876
Prince of Wales on board May Frere, viewing Bombay fireworksVisit of the Prince of Wales to India. The Prince (later King Edward VII) on board the May Frere, viewing the fireworks in Bombay harbour. Date: 1875
Falka by H. B. Farnie. Image of Falkas boyfriend, ArthurThis page shows Falkas boyfriend, Arthur. She disguises herself as him in an attempt to get away from her uncle. They are depicted in similar costumes. The caption reads That little nose. Date: 1880s
The Face at the Window by L. Vernon Wyrall. For the R. Amos Jones Co. touring to Royal West London Theatre. A play with this title by F
Empire Leicester Square, postcard for Variety ShowReverse of postcard promoting variety show at the Empire Theatre, Leicester Square, listing the 12 acts that were commencing on Monday, May 15th 1905
British beer versus American cocktails, 1929British beer versus American cocktails at Olivia Wyndhams hospitable bar. Miss Jean Baird and Miss Gwen Farrar support beer
Picnic by Arthur WattsOwner: " Don t leave paper about on the grass." Picnic Party: " Wots the perishing grass for?" Date: 1929
The Die-Hard by Arthur WattsThe Die-Hard: A Study in the Supercilious. The die-hard takes his most treasured possession - a 20 year-old car - through the park to the amused contempt of the onlookers in their brand-new super-six
Celestial interior of James Talbots Fokker planeAn exceedingly luxurious cabin of a Super-Trimotor Fokker aeroplane owned by Mr James A. Talbot. Clearly visible is the celestial theme of the decor on the upholstered chairs, walls and roof
The Absent-Minded Owner of Two Babies, Joyce DennysA woman gets a little muddled when fixing her car in charge of her baby. She attempts to add milk to the engine while the baby takes a swig of oil. Date: 1929
Merchandise street stall, Carnaby Street, 1960sBadges, jewellery, London street signs and posters of Bob Dylan, Che Guevara and Jimi Hendrix for sale on Carnaby Street, beating heart of swinging sixties London. Date: 1967
Mens boutique in Carnaby Street, 1960sInteresting view (in a convex mirror) of the interior of a mens boutique in Carnaby Street, the fashionable epicentre of swinging sixties London
Starr Woods Annual The Snark - ironingFront cover of Starr Woods Annual, The Snark, Summer 1928, featuring an illustration of a flapper girl with hair severely cropped and very short skirts
Sphagnum moss manufactured for surgical dressings, WW1Page from The War Budget reporting on the use of sphagnum moss, harvested in peat bogs, and processed into antiseptic surgical dressings during the First World War
Sunlight soap advertisement, WW1The CLEANEST fighter in the World - the British Tommy. Great War advertisement for Sunlight Soap manufactured by Lever Brothers
War Budget cover - 1916Front cover of The War Budget showing a British soldier, bayonet fixed, looking determinedly into the future as a New Year - 1916 - dawns. Date: 1915
The Graphic Christmas Number 1914, front coverFront cover of The Graphic, 1914, its first Christmas number of the Great War, featuring two aeroplanes, the top one a German Taube, flying against a dark, ominous sky
Shooting Box to Let FurnishedAmusing illustration showing a sign which had genuinely been hung outside a dug-out in France. A photograph of it had been sent to its former tenant, a soldier in Llandudno Red Cross Hospital
The War Budget - Tommies in gas masksFront cover of The War Budget. Two British soldiers amuse a young woman when returning home on leave by sporting a gas mask. Date: 1916
