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Miss Mary Ho-Tung - British Empire ExhibitionMiss Mary Ho-Tung, daughter of Sir Robert and Lady Ho-Tung, who had travelled to Britain with her parents in 1924 for the British Empire exhibition
British Empire Exhibition - Sir Robert & Lady Ho-TungSir Robert and Lady Ho-Tung, who had travelled to Britain in 1924 for the British Empire Exhibition. Sir Robert was a prominent merchant in Hong Kong and associated with the firm of Jardine
The cast of Hay Fever, described as Noel Cowards Clean Play "by The SketchThe cast of Hay Fever, described as Noel Cowards Clean Play " by The Sketch. Marie Tempest played the role of Judith Bliss, a bohemian ex-actress, while Graham Browne her husband, David Bliss
The British Empire Exhibition - Hong KongPage from The Sphere, reporting on the Hong Kong section of the British Empire exhibition at Wembley in 1924, complete with a business quarter
From silkworm to silk stocking - British Empire ExhibitionThe silk worm farm in the Hong Kong section at the British Empire Exhibition at Wembley in 1924. Chinese girls, brought over by Sir Robert Ho Tung and Lady Ho Tung (pictured)
Prince Philip of Greece, now Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, pictured around the age of four, with his nanny, Emily Roose, probably on holiday at Berck Plage in France. Date: c.1925
Wedding of Princess Theodora of Greece (1906-69), sister of the current Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip, to Prince Berthold, Margrave of Baden in 1931
The destruction of HMS Prince of Wales, 1941The destruction of HMS Prince of Wales by Japanese aircraft and torpedoes near Kuantan, off the east coast of Malaya on 10 December 1941
The seal of a royal Minoan signet ring found at Knossos in Crete. Date: 1931
All that remained of a cliff at Beltinge near Herne Bay on the North Kent coast where residents were concerned about the level of erosion. Date: 1953
The Chinese restaurant in the Hong Kong section of the British Empire exhibition at Wembley in 1924. Date: 1924
Music hall star Fred Karno pictured posing in his Sizaire-Berwick car. Date: 1915
Fred Karno, music hall star, pictured in the well-appointed living room of his house-boat on Taggs Island near Hampton Court
Cartoon showing Syd Chaplin, actor, writer, as well as brother and manager of Charlie Chaplin, seen with one of the bathing belles in a scene called The Hydro at the Palladium variety show. Date: 1912
Clarice Mayne, popular stage actress and considered one of the finest principle boys in the pantomime business, pictured laying the first brick of the Karsino
Article in The Illustrated London News reporting on the 1933 visit of the Emir of Katsina to Britain. Top picture shows the Emir
The Emir of Katsina (seen third from left), his son (far left) and various notables at Wembley during a visit to London. The Emir had donated a white oryx antelope to the zoo. Date: 1924
Famous London Buildings Damaged in Recent RaidsPage from the Illustrated London News reporting on famous buildings damaged by air raids including St. Mary-le-Bow, St. Bride Street, Westminster Abbey and the Great Hall
Carved figures from Benin placed at the Horniman Museum in Forest Hill, SE London, thought to be associated with the hideous sacrificial rites of Benin. Date: 1897
Painting of the interior of an India Palace in the Ajunta Caves, the Museum of East India House. Date: 1849
Ruth Woods wears a simple wool jersey swim suit designed by Claire McCardell at a fashion show arranged by the New York Times. Date: 1945
German gipsies at their Glasgow encampmentGerman gipsies pictured at their encampment at Vinegar Hill, Glasgow, where they caused quite a stir among the locals
Brigadier-General and Mrs A. C. Lewin set off from Heston on a flight to their home inBrigadier-General and Mrs A.C. Lewin set off from Heston on a flight to their home in Njoro, Kenya after spending a holiday in England. Date: 1935
British Empire exhibition, Hong Kong sign writerSign writer from Hong Kong who had travelled especially to paint signs at the British Empire Exhibition at Wembley in 1924
The Hong Kong pavilion at the British Empire exhibition at Wembley in 1924. Date: 1924
Artists impress of the Hong Kong section of the British Empire Exhibition at Wembley in 1924. Date: 1924
Aerial view of the Colonial and Native sections of the Eastern portion of the British Empire exhibition at Wembley in 1924. Date: 1924
Page from The Bystander reporting on the British Empire Exhibition at Wembley in 1924. Illustration by Howard K. Elcock show the Hong Kong gateway, with a Chinese junk and shops. Date: 1924
Noel Coward in cabaret at the Cafe de ParisNoel Coward seen during final rehearsals for his performance in cabaret at the Cafe de Paris, London, in 1951. 28th October 1951
Page from a 1931 issue of Play Pictorial with an advertisement showing Noel Coward, an alumni of the Italia Conti School, when he appeared in the production of When the Rainbow Ends 21 years earlier
Front cover of The Tatler featuring theatrical impresario Charles B. Cochran with actresses Peggy Wood and Evelyn Laye. Wood
Alastair Hunter on Ronnie Holbechs Paladin. Date: 1942
Paladin, the horse owned by Mr. R. Holbech featured on the front cover of The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News in December 1940. Date: 1940
Mr R. A. Holbechs Paladin clearing the water jump in the Somerset Steeplechase at Taunton, ridden by the amateur jockey, Mr T. Hanbury. Date: 1940
"Riders up"for the first jumping race of the season at Taunton" Riders up" for the first jumping race of the season at Taunton. The West Country was typically the first to start the National Hunt season. Date: 1940
Paladin, belonging to Mr. R. Holbech, seen clearing the last fence in the Charlton Park Steeplechase at Cheltenham in November 1940. Date: 1940
How the Vikings lived in the Shetlands in William the Conquerors time. A vivid reconstruction by Alan Sorrell of everyday life and activities in the Jarlshof Settlement near Sumburgh Head
Mr. R. Holbechs Paladin shown taking the water jump in the Three Mile Steeplechase at the Cheltenham One-Day Meeting in December 1940. Beside him is Roi d Egypte and behind is Dominics Cross