The French Memorial - Lyle Hill, GreenockThe Free French Memorial - Lyle Hill, Greenock with Cardwell Bay and Gourock in background - Scotland. The war memorial (built in the shape of the Cross of Lorrain)
Malta - Valletta - a traditional Dghajsa boat. Date: circa 1908
George Town, Penang, Malaysia - Campbell StreetPenang, Malaysia - Campbell Street, named after the Penang Inspector General (1866-1891) Sir George William Robert Campbell
Chamberlain Clock in BirminghamThe Chamberlain Clock, Birmingham, erected to commemorate Joseph Chamberlains tour of South Africa 1902-3 after the end of the Second Boer War
Rylands Library, Deansgate, Manchester. Date: circa 1910s
French Leon Gambetta-class armoured cruiser Jules FerryFrench cruiser Jules Ferry was one of three Leon Gambetta-class armoured cruisers built for the French Navy during the first decade of the 20th century
Rubber Plantation - Malaysia - Overseer and Coolies. Date: circa 1910s
Arthur Askey - English comedianArthur Askey (1900-1982) English comedian with the catchphrase - hello playmates Date: circa 1940
Nicholas Nickleby as an assistant to Wackford SqueersNicholas Nickelby (left) gets a low-paying job as an assistant to Wackford Squeers, who runs the school Dotheboys Hall in Yorkshire
Eleven British Public Schoolgirls in their PE Gymslips. Date: circa 1920s
Malta - Mtarfa - St. Davids British Military Barracks. Date: circa 1910s
The Sprays, Sydney Mines, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada. Date: circa 1905
1st Avenue - Nipawin, Saskatchewan, Canada1st Avenue - Nipawin - a town in north-east Saskatchewan, Canada, on the Saskatchewan River portion of Tobin Lake. Date: 1950s
Eleanor Boardman - American silent era Movie ActressEleanor Boardman (1898-1991) - American Movie Actress of the Silent Era. Married American Movie Director King Wallis Vidor (1926-1931)
Norfolk Island as a penal settlement, 1853Norfolk Island as a penal settlement: a drawing, made in 1853, showing the buildings as they appeared when the Pacific island was a penal colony. 1) Commissariat and magazine. 2) Military barracks
Sunlight Soap - cut-out advertising trade card. A Young man gazes (somewhat glazed over) at a vast tract of text advertising Sunlight Soap which states (by dint of the headings)
Java, Indonesia - Batavia - A backstreet canal Date: circa 1930s
Kano Airport, Nigeria - Camel rider with horn (and spare camel...). Date: circa 1960s
Malta - Valletta - a fishing boat. Date: circa 1908
Comte Frederic de Merode - Place des Martyrs, BrusselsArt Nouveau memorial to Comte Frederic de Merode (hero of the Belgian Revolution who died at Mechelen in 1830) - Place des Martyrs, Brussels
The Venice Lido, Italy - Casino Municipale. Date: circa 1950s
1st Rank French pre-dreadnought battleship the Republique. Date: circa 1917
Calgary, Alberta, Canada - Stampede - Chuckwagon RaceCalgary, Alberta, Canada - Stampede - a big crash during a Chuckwagon Race. Chuckwagon racing is an equestrian rodeo sport in which drivers in a chuckwagon led by a team of Thoroughbred horses race
Entente Cordiale, Butter carving, Franco-British Exhibition, London - Canadian Pavilion. King Edward VII (1841-1910) (left) shaking hands with Emile Loubet (1838-1929), President of France. Date: 1908
Avenida de Mayo, Buenos Aires, Argentina - Patriotic card. Date: 1913
U. S. Virgin Islands - St. Thomas - Returning HomeU.S. Virgin Islands - St. Thomas - Returning Home. Date: 1938
U. S. Virgin Islands - Government House, ChristianstedU.S. Virgin Islands - Government House, Christiansted, St. Croix. Date: 1938
U. S. Virgin Islands - St. Thomas - A Cha Cha FamilyU.S. Virgin Islands - St. Thomas - A Cha Cha Family. A small population descended from 17th and 18th century French Huguenot immigrants who originally settled on St. Barts
U. S. Virgin Islands - St. Thomas - Street SceneU.S. Virgin Islands - St. Thomas - Street Scene. Date: circa 1938
Erewash Canal and Sawley Road, Long Eaton, Derbyshire. It is unclear if the gentleman in the foreground is going to receive a stern reprimand from the copper approaching from the background....!
Bridge over the River Axios is guarded by troops - Greece1st Balkan War - Bridge over the River Axios (Vardar), Greece is guarded. The First Balkan War, lasted from October 1912 to May 1913
Malta - Valletta - Scesa MarinaMalta - Valletta - Scesa (Strada) Marina. Date: circa 1910s
Valletta, Malta - View of Grand Harbour from Barrakka liftValletta, Malta - View of the Grand Harbour from the Barrakka lift (which links the Grand Harbour to the Upper Barrakka Gardens and Valletta city centre)
Silema, Malta - View of the long promenadeSliema is a resort town on the east coast of the Mediterranean island of Malta. The waterfront features a long promenade (as shown here). Date: circa 1910s
Malta - Panoramic View of Floriana (Borgo Vilhena). Date: circa 1910s
Malta - Mosta Church and Maltese Island Tour BusesThe Church of the Assumption of Our Lady, commonly known as the Rotunda of Mosta or Rotunda of St Marija Assunta (sometimes shortened to as The Mosta Dome) - a Roman Catholic church in Mosta, Malta
WW1 - Ypres - Hell Fire Corner, British Demarcation StoneWW1 - Ypres - Hell Fire Corner on the Menin Road, British Demarcation Stone - the inscription reads (in English): " Here the invader was brought to a standstill"
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada - Grain Exchange - 156-160 Princess Street. Winnipegs 2nd Grain Exchange building from 1898-1908
Post Office - Corner Wortley Road and Askin Street, OntarioPost Office - Corner Wortley Road and Askin Street, London South, Ontario, Canada Date: circa 1905
A busy day in Douglas, Arizona, USA. Date: circa 1908
Malta - Marsamuscetto Harbour Date: circa 1910s
Malta - Greetings Postcard, featuring inset pictures of (from left): The Royal Opera House at Valletta - The Custom House and Barracca Lift - The Fountain at the St Antonio Garden
WW1 - Scottish American War Memorial, Princes Street GardensWW1 - Scottish American War Memorial, West Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh, Scotland. Erected by Scottish Americans in memory of Scottish soldiers who fell in the Great War
US President Abraham Lincoln and Star & StripesPortrait of American President Abraham Lincoln (1809-1965) before the Star & Stripes flag of the united States of America - showing 36 stars
Cary Arms Hotel, Babbacombe, Torquay. Date: circa 1908
The Essence of Britain - A small Afternoon Tea Stall Date: circa 1909
Volos, Greece - Capital of Magnesia - PortVolos is a coastal port city in Thessaly situated midway on the Greek mainland, about 330km north of Athens and 220km south of Thessaloniki. It is the capital of the Magnesia regional unit
ILN cover - Golden head-dress of Queen Shub-adFront cover of The Illustrated London News showing a photograph of a reconstruction of a 5000 year-old head dress found at Ur, Iraq, in the royal Graves at Ur excavated by Sir Leonard Woolley. 1928