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Its Part of a P licemans Duty, by E W RogersPromotional music sheet for Its Part of a Plicemans Duty music hall song of 1906 by E. W. Rogers. The part was played by Vesta Tilley, shown here in the centre photograph
The Happy Policeman, by Harry CliftonPromotional music sheet for The Happy Policeman song of 1867 by Harry Clifton for himself and his partner Fanny Edwards in his own show
The Bobbies of the Queen by Eardley Turner and Maud SantleyPromotional music sheet for The Bobbies of the Queen music hall song of 1897 by Eardley Turner and Maud Santley. The artist shows Maud Santley in the title role
Book cover - Lots of PicturesFront cover of a book called Lots of Pictures showing children riding on an elephant at the zoo. Date: c.1930
The New Zazel Valse by Charles DuboisPromotional music sheet for The New Zazel Valse by Charles Dubois, circa 1877. Zazel was the first artiste to be shot from a cannon, and was also a trapeze artist and tight rope walker
Zazel, by G W HuntPromotional music sheet for Zazel by G W Hunt, music hall song of 1877, the year the young girl made a sensation by being fired from a cannon. Zazel was the first artiste to perform the act
The Girards Quadrille, on airs by M JacobiPromotional music sheet for The Girards Quadrille of about 1876 on airs by M Jacobi, arranged by Charles Coote Junior. Date: circa 1876
The Farini Waltzes, by R CootePromotional music sheet for The Farini Waltzes of circa 1860s by R. Coote. The Great Farini (real name William Leonard Hunt) was famous as a trapeze artist
The Blondin Galop by W GuernseyPromotional music sheet for The Blondin Galop by W. Guernsey. Charles Blondin is shown crossing Niagara falls on a tight-rope, the feat which had made him famous in 1859
The Lions Roused At Last by J E Mitchell and J H LesterPromotional music sheet for The Lions Roused At Last music hall song of 1878 by J. E. Mitchell and J. H Lester, sung with unbounded applause by Sam Torr
The Lion and the Bear by W JohnsonPromotional music sheet for The Lion and the Bear, song of 1878 by W. Johnson which reflects the anti-Russian jingoism of 1877-8, helped by memories of the Crimean War
England is England Still, by J B GeogheganPromotional music sheet for England is England Still music hall song of 1886 by J. B. Geoghegan, sung with the greatest success by J W Rowley
England For The English, by Fred Bowyer and John BakerPromotional music sheet for England For The English music hall song of 1888 by Fred Bowyer & John S. Baker, sung with immense success by Herbert Campbell
Robinson Crusoe Quadrilles by Clarence C CorriPromotional music sheet for Robinson Crusoe Quadrilles of 1887 by Clarence E. Corri for the 1887 Christmas pantomime by R J Hughes at the Gaiety Theatre, Dublin. Date: 1887
The British Lion, by Henry WalkerPromotional music sheet for The British Lion song by Henry Walker. First published in 1859, it shows a rather portly and smug lion sitting in a comfy chair with a copy of The Times in his pocket in
Puss in Boots - Childrens Dance and Lullaby by W SlaughterPromotional music sheet for Puss in Boots - Childrens Dance and Lullaby of 1887 by Walter Slaughter. The Drury Lane pantomime opened for Christmas 1887. Date: 1887
The After Dark Galop, by Charles Coote JuniorPromotional music sheet for the After Dark Galop of 1868 by Charles Coote Junior, sung by Tommy Dodd. An archetypal Victorian melodrama image of the last-minute rescue of a man tied to a railway
The Streets of London QuadrillesPromotional music sheet for The Streets of London Quadrilles of 1864, dedicated with sincere esteem to Mr Vining. The image shows shows Trafalgar Square with the the National Gallery
The Wreck Off London Bridge, by G W HuntPromotional music sheet for The Wreck Off London Bridge, Will Jones and Susan Jane, music hall song of about 1871 by G. W. Hunt and sung by Fred French, who is pictured here as Will Jones
Nancy Green or a Trip to Kew, by G W HuntPromotional music sheet for Nancy Green or A Trip To Kew music hall song by G. W. Hunt, circa 1866, and sung by the popular singer Alfred Vance aka The Great Vance
Art Deco touristAn elegant woman with luggage. Date: c.1929
The Foxtrot by Helen McKieA couple in evening dress take to the floor to dance the foxtrot, accompanied by a band. Date: c.1935
Children in fancy dress - old woman who lived in shoeWonderful photograph showing a group of children in fancy dress. Most spectacular is the huge shoe accommodating about six of them
Woman sunbathing underneath a parasol on the beachA woman sunbathing on an unidentified beach, with a parasol offering some protection. Date: 1920s
Family on holiday, 1930sA family relaxing on the beach at an unidentified seaside resort. Behind them, can be seen the backs of other people lined up on benches along a promenade. Date: 1930s
Friendship - four girls, 1940sFour friends pose for a photograph together. Date: c.1948
Family on the beach at Weston-super-MareA father with his trousers rolled up paddles in the sea and supervises a small child who is busy digging in the sand in front of the Grand Pier at Weston-super-Mare. Date: c.1930
Lady in a deckchair on the beachA woman called June looking very comfortable and organised in a deckchair on an unidentified beach. Date: 1930
Family group on the beach at RamsgateA family on the beach at Ramsgate. Little girls are busy digging themselves into holes in the sand while relatives make themselves comfortable on deckchairs
Jolly crowd in the seaA jolly crowd of bathers wave at the camera as they stand in the sea at an unidentified seaside resort. Date: 1920s
Little girl playing on the beachA little girl playing on the beach at an unidentified but fairly remote looking seaside location, c. 1910s/20s. Date: 1910s-20s
Couple in fancy dressA couple in fancy dress. The man is dressed in a clown outfit while his partner sports traditional dress that looks Russian or somewhere Balkan? Date: 1920s
Edwardian child with dollLovely photograph of a little girl (or boy?) holding a doll. Date: c.1900
Children in fancy dress - bird costumeTwo children in fancy dress - the child on the left is in a particularly fabulous bird costume. Date: c.1950
Chartist settlement - Cottage at Snigs EndFront view of a cottage at Snigs End in Gloucestershire, one of a number of Chartist settlements in Britain founded by Feargus O Connor. 1850
Operation Stocking - Father ChristmasOperation " Stocking". A top-secret aspect of an astronomical organisation required to fill all stockings on Christmas Eve. Who knew there was more than one Father Christmas? 1950
The Story of a Dress - Christian DiorDouble page spread from The Sketch drawn by Francis Marshall documenting the different stages of a Christian Dior dress. Top left the dress is designed by Dior himself while top right shows a
Major E Harris St. John at the St. LegerMajor E. Harris St. John with Mrs G. M. Graham at the Doncaster races to see the St. Leger. Behind is the Hon. Celia Monckton. Date: 1948
Marchioness of Lansdowne presents cup to Harris St. JohnThe Marchioness of Lansdowne presenting the Col. John McKie Memorial Challenge Cup to Jajor E. D. Harris-St.John, who won the race at the Perth Hunt meeting, Scone Palace on Rough Proof. Date: 1950
Waterloo XV, 1950 - rugbyThe Waterloo XV rugby team pictured in 1950. Standing, G. Davis, J. Tanner, D.A. Breese, L. Thompson, J. Bartlett, I. Stempton, J. Hurst. Sitting, R. Cottom, E. Bole, G. Rimmer, Richard Uren, W
Rugby R. H. Guest Waterloo and EnglandR. H. Guest, rugby player for Waterloo and England, preparing to throw in during the County Championships between Lancashire and Eastern Counties. The match was described by Louis T
Isabella, The Barbers Daughter, by Harry CliftonPromotional music sheet for Isabella The Barbers Daughter, song written and sung by Harry Clifton, 1863. The song tells the tale of a gentleman, pictured, who meets Isabella, the barbers daughter
Go-A-Head by Charles Merion and F MusgravePromotional music sheet for Go-A-Head, music hall song of about 1868 written for the singer Annie Adams by Charles Merion and F. Musgrave
The Lights O London Quadrille, by Charles Coote, JuniorPromotional music sheet for The Lights O London Quadrille of 1881 by Charles Coote. The image shows a scene from The Lights O London, a melodrama by George R
The Piccadilly Circus Girl, by T W ConnorPromotional music sheet for The Piccadilly Circus Girl cover of music hall song by T. W. Connor of 1897, and sung with the greatest possible success by Tom Costello
Walking in the Zoo by Hugh Willoughby SwenyPromotional music sheet for Walking in the Zoo, a very popular music hall song of 1867/8. It was written by Hugh Willoughby Sweny with music by Alfred Lee
Jumbos March, by George BarnhamPromotional music sheet for Jumbos March by George Barnham of 1882. Inspired by the huge controversy of that year when Jumbo the elephant from London Zoo was sold to the American impresario, P
Oh! She Didn t Seem To Like It, by G FrenchPromotional music sheet for Oh! Didnt She Seem To Like It music hall song by G. French. Sung by W Templeton at The Royal, and Alhambra and J H Stead at Westons
