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Hogarth Actresses BarnStrolling Actresses Dressing in a Barn Using a loophole in the law that defied actors to act outside London without a licence
Off Licence 1970SThe shop window of an Augustus Barnett off-licence. Date: late 1970s
Marriage certificate, Princess Elizabeth and Prince PhilipMarriage certificate of Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor (Princess Elizabeth, later Queen Elizabeth II) and Philip Mountbatten (Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh)
Allington Castle, near Maidstone, KentSouth view of Allington Castle, near Maidstone, Kent. It was built by St Stephen de Penchester -- in 1281 King Edward I gave him a licence to build a crenellated castle
Young boys outside corner shop off-licence, SalfordYoung boys outside a corner shop off-licence in Salford, Manchester. Date: circa 1977
Thurland Castle, Lancashire, England, dates from 1402, when Sir Thomas Tunstall, knighted by King Henry V at Agincourt, was given a licence to crenellate his manor house. Date: early 1930s
MIGNET POU DE CIELHenri Mignets Pou-de-ciel (= Flying Flea) is produced under licence in countries outside France - this is a British version by Abbot- Baynes based on Mignet s
Wright (Armstrong Siddeley) J65 Sapphire turbojet engineWright J65 (Armstrong Siddeley) Sapphire turbojet engine. The Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire was a British turbojet engine licence- Built in the United States by Curtiss-Wright of the Wright
Henry III granting licence to dig coal in 1234. Different historical moments when coal was first noted to be used. The King is seen here giving permission to men in Newcastle to dig coal
Lockheed Vega 5 NC658E (msn 55), in American Airways livery, with noted aviatrix Elinor Smith, at age 19, standing in front of it
North American Harvard II KF183Aeroplane & Armament Experimental Establishment - North American Harvard II KF183 (msn 14A-1884), at RAF Abingdon in June 1968 for the RAF 50th Anniversary display
PZL-Swidnik 2RL 0614Wojska Ladowe - PZL-Swidnik 2RL 0614 (msn 510614018), (production of Mi-2 under licence by PZL-Swidnik). (Wojska Ladowe - Polish Army ) Date: circa 2000
PZL-Swidnik 2 0615Wojska L?dowe - PZL-Swidnik 2RL 0615 (msn 510615018), (production of Mi-2 under licence by PZL-Swidnik). (Wojska L?dowe - Polish Army ) Date: circa 2000
PZL-Swidnik 2 4509Wojska L?dowe - PZL-Swidnik 2RL 4509 (msn 554509125), (production of Mi-2 under licence by PZL-Swidnik). (Wojska L?dowe - Polish Army ) Date: circa 2000
General Motors F-84F ThunderstreakGeneral Motors F-84F-10-GK Thunderstreak 51-9350, on display at Air Force Flight Test Center Museum, Edwards AFB, California. (General Motors-built under licence) Date: circa 1998
Martin-Omaha B-29 Superfortress 44-27343Martin-Omaha B-29-40-MO Superfortress 44-27343 (msn 3661), at the Tinker Air Force Base Heritage Museum, OK. (Built under licence by Glenn L. Martin Company, Omaha, NB.) Date: circa 1992
General Motors F-84F Thunderstreak 51-9350General Motors F-84F-10-GK Thunderstreak 51-9350, on display at the Air Force Flight Test Center Museum at Edwards Air Force Base. (licence built by General Motors) Date: circa 1990
Comic postcard, Looking for the babys father - car licence number! Date: 20th century
Sicele O Brien (1887 - 1931), Irelands pioneering pilot, second woman to get her commercial licence
Helene DutrieuHlne Dutrieu (1877 - 1961), Belgian world champion cyclist, automobile racer, stunt driver, cyclist and motorcyclist and pioneer aviator
Sign of the Dog and DuckThe Dog and Duck was a tavern built on St Georges Fields in London in the 17th century. It was named after the sport of duck-baiting, that took place in adjacent wetland
Dog owners given free licencesOver 200 free licences were given to dog owners too poor to pay the 7s. 6d. tax. The licences were presented at the Regal Cinema, Marble Arch
Smiths Vehicle Licence HoldersAdvertisement for car licence holders, made by S. Smith & Sons of Great Portland Street, London, in a new circular style The advert advises that display of a vehicle licence will be compulsory after
Hilda HewlettHilda Beatrice Hewlett (1864 -1943), early aviator and aviation entrepreneur. She was the first British woman to earn a pilots licence
Raymonde de Laroche (1882 -1919), born Elise Raymonde Deroche, French pilot and the first woman in the world to receive an aeroplane pilots licence
Stampe et Vertongen SV. 4CStampe et Vertongen SV.4C F-BCFF (msn 185). 29 December 1959: Built under licence by Societe Nationale de Constructions Aeronautiques du Nord and delivered to Societe Air Caen, Caen
United States Air Force - Lockheed-Marietta B-47E StratojetUnited States Air Force - Lockheed-Marietta (Boeing) B-47E-55-LM Stratojet 53-1843 of the 307th Bombardment Wing, at Chicago O Hare Airport. Lockheed-Marietta licence built. Date: circa 1962
Boeing XB-29G Superfortress 44-84043, General Electric engine test-bed with a J47 in the bomb-bay mounted retractable trapeze at Schenectady County Airport, NY
Boeing XB-47D Stratojet 51-2103 (msn 450176) flying as the Wright XT49 Test-bed in the 1950s built as a Boeing B-47B-30-BW Stratojet and re-designated EB-47B in April 1952.December 1954
Fokker V. 39Fokker V.39 parasol lightweight sport, powered by a 90 hp Thulin A rotary engine, (Le Rhone 9C rotary, licence- Built in Sweden by AB Thulinverken)
Bristol B. E. 10 Olympus Mk. 101Bristol B.E.10 Olympus Mk.101 (Ministry of Supply designation Bol.1/2C). A more powerful version of the Olympus with a larger turbine, delivering11
IRISH OFF LICENCE / 1960SAn interior view of Gilbeys Irish off licence in the Haymarket, Belfast. Date: 1960s
PEPPERCORNS OFF LICENCEPeppercorns off licence in Alexandra Avenue, Rayners Lane, South Harrow. This shop later became Fosters and then the well-known chain, Peter Dominic. Date: JUNE 1934
Rollason-Druine D. 62A Condor G-ASEURollason-Druine D.62A Condor G-ASEU (msn RAE/607) at Staverton Airport. (Built by Rollason under licence and first registered in 1963) Date: 1964
Yavovlev Yak-11 G-AYAK (msn 172701) at Wycombe Air Park (Booker airfield). G-AYAK was built, under licence, by STROJIRNY PRVNI PETILESKY in Czechoslovakia as a LET C.11. Date: 1980s
SaB 91C Safir G-ANOK (msn 91-311), built in 1954 by Koninklijke Maatschappij De Schelde in the Netherlands, under licence. Date: 1950s-1960s
Muslim man Leicester EastMuslim man walks past corner shop in Leicester East Constituency. First Published The Independent newspaper 1987 Date: 1987
Breguet 941S McDonnell Douglas 188 STOL demonstrator La GuarBreguets design for a 4 engined STOL transport was unsuccessful. This version was built under licence by McDonnell Douglas in the United States and was tested by NASA
Broadcast Receiving Licence excluding television, issued in 1947, costing twenty shillings (one pound). 1947
Engraving depicting The dissipated habits of Chares of AthenChares of Athens. 4th century BC. Athenian general. Engraving depicting The dissipated habits of Chares. History of the Nations. 19th century. Colored
Royal Wedding 1947 - Sketch front coverFront cover of The Sketch celebrating the royal marriage of Princess Elizabeth to Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten on 20 November 1947. The cover features a marriage licence stamped with a seal
Horseracing Trainers LicenceA Horseracing Trainers Licence for a Mr C Wilkinson of Holland Park, London. Signed bys M Weatherby for the Stewards of the Jockey Club Date: 1906
Truant School Licence FormLicence to live outside the Walthamstow Truant Industrial School issued in the 1880s by the Tottenham, Hornsey and Edmonton School Boards. Date: 1880s
Cartoon, Music Hall Licensing -- anxious moments for proprietors. 1881
French charlatan selling his wares in the streetA French charlatan selling his wares in the street. Date: 18th century
Liars License Card, from The Ancient, Reckless & Independent Order of Prevaricators, entitling the recipient to lie for a whole year, to be signed by U. R. A. Nother, Secretary of State
Illustration by Cecil Aldin, inspector counting houndsIllustration by Cecil Aldin -- an excise officer counting hounds in the days when dog licences were required. Not surprisingly, he is having difficulty counting sixty couples who keep moving around
Licence for a mechanically propelled vehicle, otherwise known as a road tax disc, issued by Surrey County Council and valid until 31 December 1951