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Background imageLeft Collection: The Upside Down Dinner given by the Hendon Aviators

The Upside Down Dinner given by the Hendon Aviators to Bentfield Hucks and Gustav Hamel at the Royal Automobile Club on 16 January 1914

Background imageLeft Collection: Barnardos Stepney Causeway - Home & Hospital

Barnardos Stepney Causeway - Home & Hospital
A view across railway lines of the Barnardos Boys Home (left) and Hospital, Stepney Causeway, East London. Date: early 1900s

Background imageLeft Collection: HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, 1845

HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, 1845
Engraving showing HMS Erebus (left) and HMS Terror, pictured on the River Thames, 1845. In 1845 the British Admiralty sent two polar exploration ships, HMS Erebus and HMS Terror

Background imageLeft Collection: The Men of the 1924 Everest Expedition

The Men of the 1924 Everest Expedition
Photograph showing the 1924 Everest Expedition team in their camp. Those pictured are back row, left to right: Irvine, Mallory, Norton, Odell and MacDonald

Background imageLeft Collection: Alexander Hamilton, full-length portrait, standing, facing l

Alexander Hamilton, full-length portrait, standing, facing left. Date c1932

Background imageLeft Collection: Maguiresbridge, Co Fermanagh

Maguiresbridge, Co Fermanagh - a view of a stone bridge over a river and buildings to the left. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Fermanagh; Maguiresbridge). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageLeft Collection: Rosa Luxemburg

Rosa Luxemburg
ROSA LUXEMBURG German Socialist agitator and leading intellectual of the German left, giving a speech

Background imageLeft Collection: Saint Teresa of Avila

Saint Teresa of Avila
SAINT TERESA OF AVILA (upper left) she narrates her vision to her confessor; (lower left) she dies; (right) an angel wounds her heart with divine fire

Background imageLeft Collection: 1935 Kings Silver Jubilee Fleet Review

1935 Kings Silver Jubilee Fleet Review
A panoramic view showing the berthing arrangements made for the Review of the Fleet at Spithead by King George V to celebrate his Silver Jubilee

Background imageLeft Collection: Four of the Eddystone Lighthouses

Four of the Eddystone Lighthouses
Engraving of the four Eddystone Lighthouses. From left to right: the first lighthouse (1699) built by Henry Winstanley; the second lighthouse (1708) built by John Rudyerd; the third lighthouse (1759)

Background imageLeft Collection: All that was left of them, 17th Lancers near Modderfontein

All that was left of them, 17th Lancers near Modderfontein, 17 September 1901.Chromolithograph after Richard Caton Woodville (1856-1927)

Background imageLeft Collection: The Launch of R. M. S. Queen Mary, Clydebank, September 1934

The Launch of R. M. S. Queen Mary, Clydebank, September 1934
Photograph of the launch of the R.M.S. Queen Mary, viewed from the slipway she had just left, 26th September 1934. The Cunard White Star Liner then spent the next year-and-a-half in Clydebank

Background imageLeft Collection: Scotland / Glasgow

Scotland / Glasgow
The busy St. Enoch Square, Glasgow, Scotland. The building on the left is the subway (underground) station

Background imageLeft Collection: Battle of Abu Klea, 17 January 1885

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

Background imageLeft Collection: Ballyhalbert, Co. Down

Ballyhalbert, Co. Down - a view looking along the shore wall of the town with sea on the right and buildings to the left, curving in the distance

Background imageLeft Collection: Three Royal Navy helicopters alongside St Michaels Mount

Three Royal Navy helicopters alongside St Michaels Mount, Cornwall. From left:Westland Sea King HAS1 of 706 Squadron; Westland Wessex HAS1 of 771 Squadron and a Westland Gazelle of 705 Squadron

Background imageLeft Collection: Tsar Nicholas II with his family

Tsar Nicholas II with his family
Tsar Nicholas II with his wife Tsaritsa Alexandra Feodorovna and their five children, from left; Maria, Alexei (seated on floor), Olga, Tatiana and Anastasia

Background imageLeft Collection: Police Officers London

Police Officers London
Police officers wearing old and new uniforms. On left wearing 1980 uniform, on right the old from the period 1959-1980 Metropolitan Police in London near Houses of Parliament

Background imageLeft Collection: Everest 1924 Group

Everest 1924 Group
1924 EVEREST EXPEDITION Colonel Norton, the leader (3rd from left) between Irving (L) and Mallory (R) the two climbers who died near the summit

Background imageLeft Collection: The Garden of Earthly Delights. Left side of the central pan

The Garden of Earthly Delights. Left side of the central pan
Bosch, Hieronymus Van Aeken, called (1450-1516). The Garden of Earthly Delights. Left side of the central panel

Background imageLeft Collection: 2nd Battalion, Rifle Brigade survivors

2nd Battalion, Rifle Brigade survivors
" All that is left of them", the survivors of the original 2nd Battalion, Rifle Brigade which went out to France in 1914 with the original BEF (British Expeditionary Force)

Background imageLeft Collection: Leading Suffragettes

Leading Suffragettes
Five leading suffragettes: (from left) Lady Constance Lytton, Annie Kenney, Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence, Christabel Pankhurst and Sylvia Pankhurst

Background imageLeft Collection: 1st Golf International

1st Golf International
The first international golf match - England v Scotland at Hoylake : Robert Maxwell is about to drive for Scotland, while John Ball junior (England) is nearest left

Background imageLeft Collection: Ships at Tilbury Docks

Ships at Tilbury Docks
Four P&O ships at Tilbury Docks, London: (from left to right) Chitral (painted black); Strathnaver ; Strathaird ; Himalaya

Background imageLeft Collection: Hampstead & Highgate Express sign in Hampstead, London

Hampstead & Highgate Express sign in Hampstead, London, next to a street lamp, left of picture. The building is on Perrin?s Court Hampstead NW3

Background imageLeft Collection: Donaghmore, Co. Tyrone

Donaghmore, Co. Tyrone - a view of the town with people to the left and church to the right. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Tyrone: Donaghmore). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageLeft Collection: Greencastle Street, Kilkeel

Greencastle Street, Kilkeel - a low view of a street scene, on the left a group of men are sitting on the steps and in the middle of the road are two girls. On the right are shop fronts

Background imageLeft Collection: Cavehill Rd. from the Waterworks

Cavehill Rd. from the Waterworks - a view to the Cavehill in the distance with Cavehill road to the right and the Waterworks to the left. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Antrim: Belfast)

Background imageLeft Collection: Ballycarry, Co. Antrim

Ballycarry, Co. Antrim - a rural street scene with people on the left and a horse vehicle on the right, there are thatched buildings. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Antrim; Ballycarry)

Background imageLeft Collection: The Yorkshire County Cricket Team, 1912

The Yorkshire County Cricket Team, 1912
Photograph showing 13 members of the Yorkshire County Cricket team for the 1912 season. Yorkshire were winners of the County Championship that year. Top row, left to right: Sir A.W

Background imageLeft Collection: Don Bradman square cuts at Lords, 1930

Don Bradman square cuts at Lords, 1930
Photograph of Don Bradman square cutting during the second Test Match between England and Australia, held at Lords Cricket Ground, London, 1930

Background imageLeft Collection: Dublin / O connell Street

Dublin / O connell Street
The famous thoroughfare of O Connell Street, Dublin, Ireland, with the Post Office on the left and Nelsons Column in the centre. Date: early 1930s

Background imageLeft Collection: The Battle of the Roer Triangle; Second World War, 1945

The Battle of the Roer Triangle; Second World War, 1945
Sketch 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

Background imageLeft Collection: Aerial View of Lords Cricket Ground, London, 1921

Aerial View of Lords Cricket Ground, London, 1921
Aerial photograph of Lords Cricket Ground during the second Test Match between England and Australia, 11th June 1921. On this day 30, 000 spectators crammed into Lord s

Background imageLeft Collection: Blackburn Olympic vs. Old Etonians F. A. Cup Final, 1883

Blackburn Olympic vs. Old Etonians F. A. Cup Final, 1883
Engraving showing a number of scenes from the F.A. Cup Final of 1883, played between Blackburn Olympic and the Old Etonians at Kennington Oval, London. The match was won by Blackburn 2-1

Background imageLeft Collection: Suffragette Womens March 1912

Suffragette Womens March 1912
In October 1912, six women left Edinburgh to walk 400 miles to London, gathering signatures en route in support of Womens Suffrage. The march was organised by Mrs

Background imageLeft Collection: Broughshane St. Ballymena

Broughshane St. Ballymena - a street scene with shop fronts, few people and a horse and cart to the left of the picture. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Antrim). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageLeft Collection: WW2 poster, Don t be fuel-ish

WW2 poster, Don t be fuel-ish
WW2 poster, The worker who left the lights on -- Don t be fuel-ish. Wasted electricity means less fuel to make the weapons we need for victory

Background imageLeft Collection: ANGELICO, Fra. The Annunciation Altarpiece

ANGELICO, Fra. The Annunciation Altarpiece
ANGELICO, Fra (1387-1455). The Annunciation. 1430s. Left lower detail of the predella, depicting the wedding between Virgin Mary and Saint Joseph. Renaissance art. Quattrocento. Tempera on wood

Background imageLeft Collection: Market Hill and former workhouse, Maldon

Market Hill and former workhouse, Maldon
A view of Market Hill, Maldon, Essex. The large building at the left is the Maldon Unions former workhouse. Date: circa 1900

Background imageLeft Collection: From left: Panavia Tornado, SEPECAT Jaguar

From left: Panavia Tornado, SEPECAT Jaguar, BAC Strikemaster, English Electric Lightning F6 and English Electric Canberra T4

Background imageLeft Collection: Babe Ruth, full-length portrait, standing, facing slightly l

Babe Ruth, full-length portrait, standing, facing slightly left, in baseball uniform, holding baseball bat. Date c1920

Background imageLeft Collection: Pateley Bridge

Pateley Bridge
A aerial view of Pateley Bridge in North Yorkshire, viewed from the west. Landmarks include the parish church (just left of centre)

Background imageLeft Collection: Cardiff Workhouse, Cowbridge Road, Cardiff

Cardiff Workhouse, Cowbridge Road, Cardiff
The Cardiff Union workhouse (left) on Cowbridge Road, Cardiff. In the street are a tram, horses and carts, pedestrians and a cyclist. Date: circa 1911

Background imageLeft Collection: Tank Battle in Villers Bocage, France 1944

Tank Battle in Villers Bocage, France 1944
Illustration showing a battle between German Tiger tanks and British tanks and infantry in the village of Villers Bocage, Normandy, June 1944

Background imageLeft Collection: England / London / Pinner

England / London / Pinner
The charming centre of Pinner, Greater London, England. showing the pub sign of the Queens Head on the left and the church in the background. Date: 1950s

Background imageLeft Collection: King George V and family; early 1920s

King George V and family; early 1920s
King George V and his wife Queen Mary together with four of their five surviving children, from left; Prince Albert of York (later King George VI)

Background imageLeft Collection: RAF Bombers over Berlin; Second World War, 1943

RAF Bombers over Berlin; Second World War, 1943
Illustration showing Royal Air Force bombers heading towards their target of Berlin during the Spring of 1943. This drawing shows several types of German anti-aircraft defences which were new to



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