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Herman and Katherine Rogers, friends of Wallis Simpson
Herman and Katherine Rogers, close friends of King Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson (later Duke and Duchess of Windsor), who hosted Wallis at their home in Cannes during the abdication crisis of

Wallis Simpson with Mr and Mrs Herman Rogers
Wallis Simpson, later Duchess of Windsor, pictured with close friends, Herman and Katherine Rogers, her hosts at the Villa Lou Viei in Cannes during the abdication crisis

Mr Ernest Simpson, 2nd husband of Duchess of Windsor
Ernest Aldrich Simpson, the second husband of Wallis Warfield Spencer, who became better known by her married name, Mrs Wallis Simpson

Earl Winfield Spencer, 1st husband of Wallis Simpson
Commander Earl Winfield Spencer Jr. (1888-1950), pioneering U.S. Navy pilot who served as the first commanding officer of Naval Air Station, San Diego

Demolition of houses in Rue de la pierre qui Rage, Marseille
Demolition of a street of old houses on Rue de la pierre qui Rage, set behind the Bourse in Marseille, France. The Palais de la Bourse is situated on the Canebiere

Abdication crisis, Herman Rogers talking to a journalist
Herman Rogers, close friends of Wallis Simpson and King Edward VIII, pictured talking to a journalist across the gate at the Villa Lou Viei, Cannes

King Edward VIII & Mrs Simpson at Royal Ascot, 1936
King Edward VIII, later Duke of Windsor, pictured with his future wife, Wallis Simpson, at Royal Ascot in June 1936. Date: 1936

Latest style of American velocipede 1869
America were in the middle of bicycle craze, different types of cycles were introduced, this design showing two large wheels revolving around a common axis with a crank motion for both hands

A Basotho woman making mats - South Africa. Date: circa 1930s

Rural English Soft Cheesemaker - preparing formed rounds of local cheese. Date: 1900s

Village girls, 1890s
Country girls making their way down a hillside path carrying baskets and bundles of ferns. Date: 1890s

Pleasure velocipede 1869
New World, pleasure, recreation or exercise, this newly invented contraption was used by young and old in public or private grounds

Two-seated velocipede 1869
Popular in America this two-seated velocipede an early form of bicycle, the back seat was intended to be used side-saddle for ladies. Date: 1869

Cowans improvement steam carriage 1861
Thomas William Cowan s, steam carriage with patent in 1861 Date: 1861

Cornish Waits
Musicians playing Christmas carols in a Cornish harbour village. Date: 1936

Jade by Charles Robinson
A Chinese girl in traditional dress gazes at a small jade figurine. Date: 1936

Christmas Eve by A. Davis
An aerial view of a village covered in a blanket of snow on Christmas Eve. Date: 1936

Cape May sea creature, 1924
A 76 ft sea creature, believed at the time to be a cross between a whale and a sea cow, washed up on the American coast at Cape May, New Jersey Beach

Robot Godfrey at Health of the People exhibition 1948
Front cover of the Illustrated London News, 15th May 1948 showing Godfrey, the mechanical man at the Health of the People exhibition at Marble Arch in 1948

Royal visit to Ireland, 1849
A front page of The Illustrated London News, featuring an article on Queen Victorias royal visit to Ireland in 1849. The embarkation of the Queen at Osborne, Isle of Wight

Major-General Sefton Brancker, RAF
Major-General Sir William Sefton Brancker (1877-1930), civil aviation pioneer, portrayed by Lieutenant Percival Anderson during the First World War when he was Comptroller-General of Equipment

Major-General Hugh Montague Trenchard, DSO
Marshal of the Royal Air Force Hugh Montague Trenchard, 1st Viscount Trenchard, GCB, OM, GCVO, DSO (3 February 1873 10 February 1956)

Major-General John Maitland Salmond
Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir John Maitland Salmond, (1881-1968) British military officer who rose to high rank in the Royal Flying Corps and then the Royal Air Force

Sir John Salmond
Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir John Maitland Salmond, (1881-1968) British military officer who rose to high rank in the Royal Flying Corps and then the Royal Air Force

British Airmen with a big bomb, 1918
British Airmen of the Royal Air Force pictured examining a large bomb to be taken aloft and dropped. Date: 1918

Gamages Royal Air Force uniform advertisement
Advertisement for the officers uniforms for the newly formed Royal Air Force in April 1918 From Gamages of Holborn, London. Date: 1918

A scouting squadron drawn up in line with pilots & mechanics
Eighteen aircraft, all of the same pattern, drawn up in line with pilots and mechanics posing next to them. Large distinguishing letters appear on the upper planes

Mr W. A. Robinson, Air Council Secretary
Mr. W. A. Robinson, C.B, . Air Council Secretary in 1918 for the newly-formed Royal Air Force. Previously Assistant Secretary of H.M

Officers of the Royal Air Force Squadron (Canadian)
Officers of a Royal Air Force Squadron (Canadian) with their machines in France. Date: 1918

Sir Alexander Duckham, Director-General, Aircraft Production
Alexander Duckham (1877-1945), English chemist and businessman, best known for the development of machine lubricants. Founded Alexander Dukham & Son in Millwall in 1899

Pilots of the Royal Air Force Scouting Squadron
Airmen of the Royal Air Force scouting squadron posing for a photograph, together with various animal mascots, in July 1918. Date: 1918

Lord Weir, Secretary of State for the Royal Air Force
William Douglas Weir, 1st Viscount Weir GCB PC (1877-1959), Scottish industrialist and politician, who served as Secretary of State for the Royal Air Force and President of the Air Council in 1918

Officers of the Royal Air Force studying the days work
Officers of the RAF studying plans for their next mission. A wicker chair on a fruit crate can be seen to the right of the picture, evidence, suggests The Sphere

Gamages advertisement, RAF outfits in air force blue
Advertisement for Royal Air Force uniforms in air force blue available from Holborn department store, Gamages. The full uniform is on offer from tunic and breeches to cap bars, wings and buckles

Fancy dress - child in pixie costume
A little girl dressed in a pixie costume. The head dress has particularly large ears! Date: c.1930

Anti-nuclear demonstrators at North Pickenham
Members and supporters of the Direct Action Committee Against Nuclear War crouching in front of a lorry leaving a rocket base at North Pickenham, near Swaffham

Quail catching in Syria 1862
A tradition among Syrian peasants using branches and sheets to encircle terrified quail. 1862

The last dance of the season 1906
Disappointed night for some of the debutantes, at the end of a long evening of dancing and being entertained by young gentlemen, some of the society ladies have come away empty handed! 1906

Edwardian society womens beauty treatments 1906
Edwardian ladies believed that it was their duty as a woman to look beautiful. Showing a variety of photographs of society women enduring treatment to help repair from seasons ravages. 1

Automobile exhibition 1903
General view of the motor show in the Agricultural Hall, Islington in London, organised by the Automobile Club. circa 1903

Advert for Lovegroves - motoring hood 1905
Sandringham motoring hood in fur trim in leather, ideal headgear for motorists combining cap wrap and dust hood, doesn t matter if you are visually impaired as long as you can keep your hair

New Map Room at Scotland Yard
Marking a map with coloured flags in the new Map Room at Scotland Yard, 1947. Each flag represents a crime(yellow for housebreaking, red for burglary, green for murder)

Motoring attire for women 1905
Edwardian womens clothing for motoring excursions, left; model wearing leather jacket, right; motoring toque hat with veil over face. 1905

Practical and efficient motor veils 1905
Two women wearing motoring headwear with protective veil over their faces, available from D. H Evans. 1905

Womens motoring coat 1905
Woman wearing dust-resistant full length motoring coat. 1905

Motor show at Olympia 1905
General view of the motor show at Olympia. 1905

Motoring show at Olympia 1905
Photograph of the exhibition at the Olympia, London, showing stands displaying the latest automobiles. 1905

Advert for Shoolbred womens motoring coat 1905
Woman wearing a stout, soft grey rubber double texture, wool satin back, collar and pipings of kid. 1905

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