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Emilio Kleber (1895-1938)Photographic portrait of General Emilio Kleber, Commander of the 11 International Brigade during the Spanish Civil War, pictured near Madrid in 1937
An avenue in the West of Madrid after bombardment by the Nationalist airforce and artillery, November 1936. A barricade made of cobbles and bricks can be seen on the right of the photograph
Improvised Bridge, near Cordoba; Spanish Civil War, 1936Photograph showing an improvised bridge, made of wooden sleepers, at Constantina, near Cordoba, 1936. The bridge had been blown up by Republican troops to try to slow down the Nationalist advance
Advert for Stockings by Bear Brand 1934Young woman talking on the telephone about her new pair of stockings! Date: 1934
WE ARE SEVEN GRAVEThe We are Seven grave, Conway, North Wales, made famous in the (1798) poem by William Wordsworth; protected by an iron grill to prevent visitors chipping away at it! Date: 1950s
JOHANN ZIZKA - 3JOHANN ZIZKA depicted with the flail which was his favourite weapon : beside him is a drum made from his skin, presumably after his death. Date: 1360 - 1424
THE DEATH OF HEREWARDHEREWARD THE WAKE And with a shout of Torfrida, which made the Bruneswald ring, he hurled the shield full in the Breton's face and fell forward, dead'. Date: 1072
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A freshly made chocolate souffle, temptingly and decoratively arranged on a table and ready to be eaten Date: 1930sA freshly made chocolate souffle, temptingly and decoratively arranged on a table and ready to be eaten.. Date: 1930s
GEOFFREY HOWE (1926 - )GEOFFREY MP and Thatcher's longest serving cabinet minister. Became Chancellor of the Exchequer in 1979. Made a life peer in 1992. Date: 1979
ROYALLY-OWNED CHARABANCThrupp and Co, of Oxford Street, London, have just made this elegant charabanc for the Queen of Portugal to go picnicking in. Date: 1850
RED RIDER AT BRAMHALLOn a stormy knight a sinister Red Rider appears at Bramhall Hall, Cheshire & is made welcome. In the morning he has disappeared & the Knight of Bramhall Hall is found dead
HOUSE OF LORDS The Thrones, under an elaborately panelled and tabernacled canopy - a new chair is made for each successive monarch Date: 1850
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ARMOURED TRAINThis armoured train originally made during the Revolution is once again used to transport troops and weapons : the inscription reads Death to the German Invaders Date: World War Two
METRO, ACCIDENT 1903When a train - made of varnished wood - catches fire near Belleville station, passengers head for safety but mistake their way and 84 die of asphyxiation Date: 1903
WITCH AND DEVILA witch, who had ill-advisedly made a contract with the Devil, is carried off by him when it reaches its death-date Date: 1555
Westland Lynx 800 ZB500 World's fastest helicopterWestland Lynx 800 ZB500 (msn 102, ex G-LYNX, ex ZA500'), at the Royal International Air Tattoo - RAF Fairford 18 July 2003
Bede BD-2 N837BDBede BD-2 N937BD. at Rockford, Illinois in 1967. Powered by a 225hp modified Continental IO-360C, this heavily rebuilt Schweizer 2-32 sailplane was intended for a globe-circling
Woodcut: Three birds over wavesFriedrich Lissmann 1880 - 1915 Germany. Lissmann was a painter and woodblock artist, who after setting up a studio in Hamburg in 1906 became well known for his depictions of wildlife
Vintage 19th century photograph: Bridge of Sighs, Ponte dei Sospiri. The Bridge of Sighs is a bridge in Venice, Italy. The enclosed bridge is made of white limestone, has windows with stone bars
Sir Archdale Wilson, 1st Baronet, British soldierVintage 19th century photograph: Sir Archdale Wilson, 1st Baronet (1803 - 9 May 1874) was a distinguished soldier in the British Indian Army, who fought at the siege of Bharatpur in 1825-6
Lieutenant-General Charles Nicolas Victor, French officerVintage 19th century photograph: Lieutenant-General Charles Nicolas Victor Oudinot, 2nd Duc de Reggio (3 November 1791 in Bar-le-Duc - 7 June 1863 in Bar-le-Duc)
The ascent of Mont Blanc made easy: a suggestion to the followers of Mr Albert Smith. A very relaxed Victorian man is transported to the top of the mountain on a giant pair of retractable mechanical
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - I ll make short work of thisThe caption is I ll made short work of this. The enthusiastic look on the girls face suggests that she will do exactly that
A lady kitted out for a cycling trip in warm coat and long socks standing alongside a magnificent bicycle made for two, which is heavily laden with tent and belongings. Date: circa 1920s
"Never mind Bobbie. Mummy will buy you a beautiful box of Reeves British-made water" Never mind Bobbie. Mummy will buy you a beautiful box of Reeves British-made water colours, like ours." Poor old Bobbie longs for the day he is old enough to qualify for some quality
Shipyard SceneA shipyard scene by Leon Alaric Shafer (1866-1940) He was a popular painter, etcher and illustrator who made his mark at the turn of the 20th century
Three advance models from Jean Patou, Paris, 1925 distinquished by Ninepins, pleats and streamers Date: 1925
Sketches of two tailor-made outfits by Hemjic and seen on the Promenade des Anglais, Nice, 1925 Date: 1925
Advert for Selfridges showing one of the new Spring Gowns on sale, 1925 made of leather and gold threadwith pleated panels at front and rear Date: 1925
New Paris dresses from the stage, 1925. Top left Mme Bretty taken in the foyer of the Comedie Francaise. Top right and right Mlle Chournoff one of the dancers in Nice
A spring dress from Lucien Lelong, Paris, 1925. An important feature is the tunic skirt made of black crepe de chine Date: 1925
An evening gown from Chantal, Paris, 1925. Made of almond green crepe and soft tulle draperies on the skirt and steel and silver bead embroidery Date: 1925
Two frocks from Lanvin, Paris, 1925 - left for Suzy Prim in Tilly and a black and white jumper frock and the other for Regina Camier and made of beige light voile Date: 1925
Cover of Eve Magazine 28 January 1925, featuring the actress Audrey Lucas who made her stage debut in the latest revival of Peter Pan Date: 1925
A sketch by Gordon Conway of The Black Frock, London 1926 - made of black georgette gleaming with paillettes and adorned with two hyge white chiffon roses on the back of one shoulder Date: 1926
Ben Bernie and his orchestra, a popular danceBen Bernie and his Orchestra, a popular dance band in many New York society rendezvous and on the radio, 1927 (who had made a great success at the Hotel Roosevelt) Date: 1927
Spotlight on five international dancers, 1928. Nila Nicolaska (top left) who has made a hit in the new Folies Bergere show in Paris
Advert for The G Sisters, 1930, German dancers, stars of the Paris music hall who made their film debut in the King of Jazz Date: 1930
The London ballroom dancers Jean Barry and David Fitzgibbon, 1930 who made a big hit in Wake up Dream on Broadway Date: 1930
Testing aeroplanes - The National Physical LaboratoryThe British Air-Office: A Place of wind-towers, whirling-tables and gales made to order. The testing of aeroplanes at the National Physical Laboratory at Teddington
Nursery BeadspreadA nursery beadspread made from soft fluffy material. Artist: Richard James Williams Date: 1909
Guys Hospital dates from 1721, when it was founded by philanthropist Thomas Guy, who had made a fortune as a publisher of unlicensed Bibles. Date: 1875
The Bell EdmontoncThe Bell Inn was made famous in William Cowpers 1782 ballad, The Diverting History of John Gilpin. The star of the ballad, the draper from Cheapside, John Gilpin
A Tactical Table made by Men of the Auxiliary Fire Service (A.F.S.). Date: circa 1942
Paddles for Rescue Dinghies made by River Fire Service MenPaddles for Rescue Dinghies made by the River Fire Service Men. Date: circa 1942
Man embarrassed at being made to dance at a country dance. More Miseries. Handcoloured copperplate engraving designed and etched by Thomas Rowlandson to accompany Reverend James Beresfords Miseries