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Carbolic smoke ballAn advertisment placed by the Carbolic Smoke Ball Company for the carbolic smoke ball, a cure for all types of ailments
Gilbert & Sullivan Operas, D Oyly Carte SouvenirD Oyly Cartes Season of Gilbert and Sullivan Operas, Souvenir Programme, Princes Theatre, London, 29 September 1919 - 31 January 1920, showing a large cast of characters from the operettas. 1919-1920
The Upside Down Dinner given by the Hendon Aviators to Bentfield Hucks and Gustav Hamel at the Royal Automobile Club on 16 January 1914
USA - Charles Wyman Morse Pleasureboat - The C W Morse pleasureboat. Charles Wyman Morse (October 21, 1856 January 12, 1933)
Buchanans Whisky AdvertFour greyhounds race to the finish line in an advertisement for Buchanans Black & White Scotch whisky
Leon Trotsky in MexicoThe Bolshevik leader finds refuge in Mexico. Leon Trotsky pictured here with his wife on the left of the photograph and Senora Rivera (Frida Kahlo), wife of artist Diego Rivera
The Building of the Tyne Bridge - Newcastle-upon-Tyne (4 / 4)The Building of the Tyne Bridge - Newcastle-upon-Tyne - The spans reaching out from both sides of the river - 11th January 1928. Date: 1928
W. Heath RobinsonCartoon, Wild and Woolly. A few trot-skis in Switzerland. Variations on Skiing such as the tri-ski and twin-ski. Please note
Captain Scott and his men at the South Pole, 1912Photograph showing Captain Scott and his sledge team at the South Pole, 18th January 1912. Left to right, standing: Lt. Oates, Captain Scott, Petty Officer Evans. Seated, left to right: Lt
Edmund Hillary & TensingSir Edmund Hillary with Tenzing Norgay after their successful attempt to scale Mount Everest in Nepal on 29th May 1953. The legendary mountaineer died in January 2008
Zulu War Rorkes DriftRORKEs DRIFT Defending the hospital against the Zulu attack
Scunthorpe Iron WorksIron-smelting works at Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England
The Chariot by Kay NielsenAn image of a dancer being carried to her carriage in the background by a masked man. Date: 29th January 1930
Mercury 7 AstronautsThe Mercury Project astronauts standing beside a 106-B plane. (l to r) Ms Carpenter, L G Cooper, John H Glenn, V I Grissom, Walter M Schirra, Alan B Shepard and D K Slayton
Metropolitan Police B Division on duty for football matchOfficers of the Metropolitan Police B Division on duty for a football match between Fulham FC and West Ham United FC Reserves, competing for the Combination Cup
Battle of Abu Klea, 17 January 1885. Oil on canvas signed and dated lower left: W B Wollen 1896, by William Barns Wollen (1857-1936), 1896
Inconstant by David Wright, showing a semi-naked model, the illustration was dedicated to H.M.S Inconstant. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during
Zulu War Rorkes DriftRORKEs DRIFT Lieutenant-Colonel Russell and his men arrive at the garrison to find that Bromhead, Chard and their men have held out against a massive Zulu attack the previous day
Professor George Boole (1815-1865)Engraved portrait of George Boole (1815-1865), the English mathematician, philosopher and inventor of Boolean algebra, pictured c.1865
Winston Churchill at Sidney Street Siege, East LondonWinston Churchill, then Home Secretary, with a group of policemen during the Siege of Sidney Street in Stepney, East London, on 3 January 1911. Date: 1911
Bus embedded in house, Blackstock Road, LondonBus embedded in the front of a house in Blackstock Road, London NW4, on 13 January 1974. The car in the foreground was shunted through a garden wall after being struck by the bus
The Battle of the Roer Triangle; Second World War, 1945Sketch showing the Allied Second Army crossing the Vloed Beek in Holland during a night attack on the 17th January 1945. On the left of the image one can see sappers constructing an improvised
Project Mercury 7The original 7 Project Mercury astronauts. Top row (l to r): Alan Shepard, V I Gus Grissom, L G Cooper. Front row (l to r) Walter M Schirra, D K Slayton John Glenn and Scott Carpenter
England V Wales RugbyEngland defeat Wales at Blackheath by 17-0
Battle of Cowpens 1781IsAt Cowpens, South Carolina, general Daniel Morgan defeats a British force under Colonel Tarleton
Zulu War Rorkes DriftRORKEs DRIFT Chard and Bromhead with their men, the morning after the Zulu attack had been withstood
Les Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry - JanuaryJANUARY The Duc de Berry at table, surrounded by courtiers Date: 1409 - 1487
Hampstead Heath 1939Two women walking together up Sandy Lane, an avenue of huge trees leading to Spaniards Lane, Hampstead Heath, north London, England, during winter snow. Date: January 1939
Score-board at the Sydney Cricket Ground, 1901Photograph of the Sydney Cricket Ground Score-board during the Sheffield Shield match between New South Wales and South Australia, 8th January 1901
The Zulu war. Scene of the Battle of Isandula (Isandhlwana)After the Battle of Isadhlwana. A description by Lieutenant Crealock reads, Day waned and the night hung over the hill, when we reached the last ridge, beyond which lay what had been our camp
Churchill / Domenica 1965WINSTON CHURCHILL Commemorative portrait, with scenes from his life
Wassailing Apple TreesIn Devon and Somerset, apple growers wassail orchards on 17 January, with songs and a bucket of hot cider; a tree is lightly sprinkled, then the wassailers drink the rest
Caesar Crosses RubiconJulius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, marking the frontier of his province, thus symbolising his intention to invade Italy
Queen Victoria opening Parliament 1886Queen Victoria opening Parliament, Lord Chancellor Baron Halsbury reading the Queens speech at Westminster Palace, London. Date: 21st January 1886
Gladstone / Disraeli 1874The Managers Room Mr Punch as theatre manager asks his dramatists Gladstone and Disraeli what their plans are for the season. Date: 3 January 1874
The Death of Ellen Bright at Wombwells Menagerie, 1850Engraving showing Ellen Bright (1832-1850), a Lion Queen animal trainer, being attacked by a tiger during the course of a performance at Wombwells Menagerie, Chatham, January 1850
Arsenal vs. Mansfield Town, F. A. Cup Fourth Round, 1929Photograph showing the Mansfield Town goalkeeper jumping highest to punch clear the ball and deny an Arsenal attack during the F.A. Cup fourth round tie at Highbury, 26th January 1929
Edward VII Hunting BirdsEdward as Prince of Wales shooting at Birchills Wood during his visit to Chatsworth
Marriage of Henry TudorThe wedding ceremony of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York united the Houses of York and Lancaster
Scott at Amundsens TentScotts team arrive at the South Pole to find that Amundsens crew have beaten them to it; frozen and demoralised, they perished weeks later
Captain Oates 1912LAWRENCE EDWARD GRACE OATES Member of Captain Scotts expedition which reached the South Pole in January 1912; lost his life in a blizzard on the return trip
The Graphic, 23rd January 1915, Christmas trucePage from The Graphic, 23rd January 1915 - the Power of Peace in the Time of War. The Christmas 1914 truce, and a crucifix in a shell-torn area of war. Date: 23rd January 1915
The Presidents Putter 1928A cartoon by Mel featuring some of the competitors in the Presidentss Putter. The matchplay competition is held every January at the Rye Golf Club in East Sussex
Cover design, Popular Aviation and Aeronautics Magazine, showing a passenger plane coming in to land at an airport at night. January 1929
Arts of Peace by David Wright, showing a woman pinning up hair in front of a mirror. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s
Chloroform / ExperimentHannah Greener, who became the first fatality under chloroform anasethesia during a minor operation to have a toe nail removed
Crofters of Lewis RiotThe crofters of Lewis, in the Hebrides, riot against enclosures by landowners : the Riot Act is read at Aignish Farm, near Stornoway