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Neon Frontage at Walthamstow Dog Racing StadiumFamous for its greyhound racing track, Walthamstow Stadium opened in 1933. With a distinctive pink and green neon-lit frontage, the stadium has been one of the capitals most recognised landmarks
Lucas Lamps AdvertA fabulous advertisement for Lucas Lamps We Make Light of our labour
TILLY LAMPA Model X 246 Storm Lantern Tilley Lamp. Date: 1960s
Temple Square at night - Salt Lake City, Utah, USATemple Square in the moonlight - Salt Lake City, Utah, USA with the Tabernacle and Salt Lake Temple visible. Date: circa 1910s
Belgrave Road, Pimlico, LondonView looking down Belgrave Road, Pimlico, London
Italy. Milan. La Scala by night. Opera house. Inagurated in 1778. Built by Giuseppe Piermarini (1734-1808)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA - One of the many steel mills. Date: 1937
WW2 poster, The Merchant Navy was there! Merchant Navy Comforts Service. Date: 1940s
Art deco illustration for Christmas Card, 1920sArt deco illustration fro Christmas Card, 1920s 1920s
UCL - Senate House - FloodlitUniversity of London - Senate House, Malet Street, Bloomsbury, London - Floodlit. Date: circa 1938
The neon lights of Piccadilly Circus at night, London Date: circa 1950s
Fred and Adele Astaire in Stop FlirtingFred and Adele Astaire starring with Majorie Gordon in the successful show, Stop Flirting which opened at the Shaftesbury Theatre in London in 1923 and moved to the Queens Theatre a few months later
Economics a la Heath RobinsonDo not scrap your disused lighting, heating, or cooking apparatus; they can be easily adapted to other requirements
The Man Who Lit His Cigar Before The Royal Toast - BatemanThe Man Who Lit His Cigar Before The Royal Toast - H M Bateman. This illustration shows an arrogant man who has defied etiquette by lighting his cigar before the correct course of dinner
Lake Bala, evening, Gwynedd, Wales. Date: 1950s
WW2 poster, Don t be fuel-ishWW2 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
Franklins expedition seeking Northwest PassageSeals and sea-birds watch as Sir John Franklins Erebus and Terror sail cautiously between Arctic icebergs
Open gas street light at Kings CrossA street view with an open gas street light in the foreground, two high walls to either side of the road, a man walking
London Tram 1952The last week in service for the poor old Route 36 tram, from Abbey Wood to Embankment via the Old Kent Road and Blackfriars. Londons very last tram ran on 7 July 1952
Trafalgar Square 1926Trafalgar Square, London 1926, at night - street lighting, car headlights, Nelsons Column through the gloom. Date: 1926
Sacha Guitry / JeidelsSACHA GUITRY French actor and playwright, lighting a cigarette
Berlin, Germany - Brandenburg Gate in the late evening light, casting the form into sharp silhuette relief against the last light of the day. Date: circa 1930s
Edison Lightbulb AdvertThe Edison lightbulb American advertisement
Advert for Oetzmann & Co. Victorian furniture 1890Variety of Victorian household items. 1890
Nude Danae by Jean StrakerA woman reclining on a bed is captured in a shaft of light
The Lantern Spectre by Katsushika HokusaiKatsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) - The Lantern Spectre. A burning paper lamp takes on the aspect of a spectral face - one of a set of Ghosts and Goblins. Date: circa 1810
Cartoon, Arf a Mo, Kaiser! WW1Cartoon, Arf a Mo, Kaiser! by Bert Thomas of the Artists Rifles, showing a British soldier lighting his pipe
A London Underground platform at Bank stationAn empty London Underground platform at Bank station, on the Northern Line. early 1930s
Royal Ediswan, Edison and Swan United Electric Light Company 1919
Leslie Howard as RJ Mitchell in The First of the FewLeslie Howard (1893-1943) photographed on the film set for The First of the Few, in which he played the Spitfire designer RJ Mitchell. 1942
Advertisement for Horlicks -- Better Luck Next Time. Female model (Julie Bishop) in the foreground, looking with disappointment at a dancing couple in the background. 1959
Fossil trees in coal mineFossilised trees and plants found in a coal mine. Date: C.1870
Advertisement for Aladdin safety paraffin mantle lamp from Aladdin Industries Ltd. of Aladdin House, South Street, London. Date: c.1924
Scene on a London Underground Station. Date: 1966
Country Home At HorshamA photograph of a charming old country home in Horsham, West Sussex, restored in the early 1900s to equip the property with an electric lighting plant, without losing it's old world appeal
Ryde, Isle of Wight, Hampshire - High Street. Date: (insert date)
Pendeen Lighthouse, Cornwall - SunsetPendeen Lighthouse, Cornwall - Dramatic Sunset light. Date: 1980s
The Chapter House Doorway, Wells Cathedral, Somerset. Date: circa 1920s
Lamp post made from German torpedo, GibraltarLamp post made from a German torpedo, at a Royal Navy camp in Gibraltar. Date: circa 1920s
Temple of Luxor. Night view of the first courtyard. Egypt
Rothesay Pier, Rothesay, Bute, Scotland at nightRothesay Pier, Scotland at night. Date: circa 1930s
The Embankment, London on wet night with Policeman and TramsA truly superb postcard photograph of The Embankment, London on wet night. The lights cast a strange eerie glow on the scene, magnified through the windows of a row of parked trams
Thames Embankment by night - View toward Westminster, LondonThames Embankment by night - View toward the Houses of Parliament, Big Ben and Westminster Bridge, London. Note the elctricity saving of only lighting every other light. Date: circa 1910s
Royal Arch, Dundee, Scotland. This extraordinary structure was erected between 1849 and 1853 to commemorate a visit by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert (in 1844)
Wellington Inn and The Shambles, Manchester Date: circa 1906
The Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D. C. Date: circa early 1930s
Jean Genet / StanimirovitcJEAN GENET French writer who defied bourgeois morality; he began writing in prison
Dining in the Moonlight : In the Garden Grill-RoomThe Garden Grill-Room at the May Fair Hotel in Berkeley Square, Mayfair, London showing diners in black tie and evening dress, attending to by numerous waiters
18th Century Oil LightsLadies going home in sedan chairs after an evening out enter streets with oil lanterns
Muffin Man / Thomas CraneThe muffin man, with a tray of muffins balanced on his head, rings his handbell to attract the attention of passers-by
English Oil Lamp 1800A London lamplighter on his ladder refills a street lamp with the oil which his assistant passes to him
Porch LightA lamplight pattern from a porch light at St. Edwards House, Westminster, London
Robertson Light BulbsLong life bulbs are nothing new - the Robertson incandescent electric lamp promises you long life and a saving of current into the bargain !
Osram Light & FamilyAdvertisement for Osram lamps - Twenty hours for one penny
Armada Beacons 1588THE SPANISH ARMADA Lighting the beacons to signal the alarm as the enemy fleet approaches the English coast
Spotlight operator, Maskelynes Theatre, LondonSpotlight operator, Maskelynes Theatre, Langham Place, London. Date: circa 1930s
The Electric Polka by Alphonse CaryPromotional music sheet for The Electric Polka by Alphonse Cary, circa 1880s
Advert, William Suggs Patent Gas BurnersAdvert, William Suggs Celebrated Patent Gas Burners, Vincent Works, Vincent Street, Westminster, London. 1880
St. Jamess Park, London - Pelicans on the Lake. Date: circa 1910s
Trafalgar Square, London on a foggy night - the neon lights on the circular dome of the Coliseum Theatre on St
The Embankment at Night - Base of Cleopatras NeedleThe Embankment at Night - Sphinx at the base of Cleopatras Needle. Date: circa 1910s
Christmas card, Lamplighter. 19th century
Football after dark: a match on the first association groundPlaying with a specially made white chrome ball, lit by powerful electric lamps on thirty masts: ladies football teams on the Burnley cricket club ground during a match
In No Mans Land" In No Mans Land: The Dread Territory Which Belongs to Neither German nor Briton" Royal engineers
Veritas Mantles & BurnerVeritas mantles and burners
Greer Garson (1904-1996) - British and American actress and singer. A major star at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer during the Second World War for her portrayal of strong women on the homefront
Bodybuilder - Scarborough, EnglandA very well-lit shot of an English strongman flexing his biceps and upper torso
Lighting a CigaretteA monochrome woman lights her cigarette from a candle in a red and black interior
Philips Lamp AdvertA girl in Dutch costume lights a Philips lamp simply by holding it
LIGHTING AT L OPERA 1887The illumination of the new stage lighting and gas and electric lights at l Opera, Paris
Maiden Castle HillfortAt 1, 800 ft long, Maiden Castle is one of the largest and most completely excavated Hillforts in Britain
John Ambrose FlemingJOHN AMBROSE FLEMING English electrical engineer; contributed to development of telephony, electric lighting and wireless telegraphy
Primitive Stone Age people, Kazakhstan areaPrimitive Stone Age people using ancient fire lighting methods. In the background are foragers harvesting. 8700-2000 BCE
Comic postcard, Scottish soldier in the British Army, WW1Comic postcard, Scottish soldier in the British Army. Date: 1914-1918
Cliff House and Seal Rocks, San Francisco, California, USA, viewed from Sutro Heights. Built in 1896, this was the second Cliff House on the site, destroyed by fire in 1907 Date: circa 1905
Hot water instantly night and day. Date: 1926
Omar Khayyam Tableaux in aid of war charitiesLighting a Little Hour or Two - Omar Khayyam Tableaux in aid of war charities - The Hon. Mrs Nicholson and Mrs Walter Rubens (a sister-in-law of Mr Paul Rubens) (right) Date: 1916
Omar tableaux in aid of war charities, 1916Page from The Tatler, 28th June 1916: Lighting a Little Hour or Two. Omar Tableax in Aid of War Charities. The Hon
Cascade in St Paul's, Gough's Caves, Cheddar, Somerset Date: circa 1930
Alpine Village, Gough's Caves, Cheddar, Somerset Date: circa 1930
Solomon's Temple, Gough's Caves, Cheddar, Somerset Date: circa 1930
View of new caves from Niagara, Gough's Caves, Cheddar, Somerset Date: circa 1930
Aerial view of an early TV studio at Alexandra Palace, North London. Date: 1938
The Panama Pacific International Exposition by NightArtists Impression of the forthcoming Panama Pacific International Exposition by night, showing the lighting and illuminations - Bird's Eye (aerial) View - San Francisco, California, USA