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Children with sweets on a Balham street, SW LondonFive children in their Sunday best explore a bag of sweets in the doorway of a shop on a Balham street, SW London. Date: circa 1961
The Origin of the Bob by William Heath RobinsonAnd the first realisation of its advantages. A lady struggling to maintain her hair style while on board a board, looks with envy at a decks mop and its unmoving head
German army medic or quartermaster, WW1German army medic or quartermaster sitting at a table with items set out on shelves, and cutout images of Kaiser Wilhelm and the Crown Prince. Date: circa 1914
The Service Safety Haircutter, WW1 advertisementAdvertisement for the Service Safety Haircutter, allowing users to trim and comb hair daily and to remain presentable in the process, even if away fighting at the front. Date: 1917
Britain poster, A Show Garden of England, viewed from the porch of a country house, for The Travel Association. Date: circa 1938
Botanical Gardens, Ootacamund, Tamil Nadu, IndiaGovernment Botanical Gardens, Ootacamund (Udhagamandalam, Ooty), Tamil Nadu state, India. Date: circa 1890s
Clearing up a battlefield after an advance, WW1Clearing up a battlefield after an advance during World War One. Rifles are stacked into neat pyramid shapes. Date: circa 1916
Man with two children and a toy pramA man with two little children - a boy and girl - and a toy pram in a well-kept garden. Date: C.1926
Indian man, shoelessA portrait of an Indian man seated on a chair with his shoes off. He wears a turban and western-style jacket and sports a very neat beard. Date: C.1913
Giov. Battista PaggiGIOVANNI BATTISTA PAGGI Italian artist from Genova Date: 1554 - 1627
We miss the patter of your fairy footsteps... A pair of dainty yet stylish ladys footwear from the Edwardian era Date: circa 1900s
Cricket Phrases - A Neat Cut for Two - Street EtiquetteCricket Phrases - A Neat Cut for Two - Two smart Gents politely raise their top hats in the direction of a rather glamorous yet also rather haughty looking woman as they pass on the pavement
Kennerley Rumford - Famous BaritoneMr Kennerley Rumford (1870-1957) - Famous Baritone. Married to the Contralto Clara Butt, famous for being the first person to sing Elgar Land of Hope and Glory in public. Date: circa 1910
Sailors in HammocksDisposition of the hammocks on the lower deck of a man-of- war - it looks very neat in the drawing, but we doubt if it is quite so orderly in practice... Date: circa 1825
Captain Scotts cabin, RSS DiscoveryCaptain Scotts cabin on RSS Discovery, showing a bunk bed and drawers underneath. The ships first mission was the British National Antarctic Expedition
Garden at an Allied army camp, Etaples, France, WW1A well-kept garden at an Allied army camp, Etaples, northern France, during the First World War. Date: August 1918
Fishing LuresFishing lures in a neat case. Date: 1960s
1930S SEMISNeat semi-detached houses and well-cared-for front gardens at Carnarvon, Carnarvonshire, Wales. Date: 1930s
Italian Red Cross ambulances, WW1Italian Red Cross ambulances (model Fiat 15 Ter), standing in a row ready for action during the First World War. Date: 1915
Kit Bag contents - US NavyThe correct way that a member of the US Navy should pack his kit bag. A card from the US Training Center - Great Lakes, Illinois, USA. Date: circa 1930s
Shells for Guns Woolwich700 pound shells for 38 ton guns at Woolwich Arsenal Date: 1879
Singer 12 Hp SaloonThe Singer 12hp saloon is the quintessential family car of the 1930s, neat, refined and unobtrusive. Backward- opening doors are still common. Date: 1937
People working in a vegetable gardenPeople working in a neatly laid out vegetable garden in 18th century France. Date: circa 1760
Sales assistants outside a dress shopA group of well-presented young women - presumably sales assistants - stand in front of the windows of a dressmakers and outfitters shop
Dormitory, NIPRCC East Harling, NorfolkView of a dormitory at the East Harling, Norfolk, branch of the National Institutions for Persons Requiring Care and Control
Travelling gipsy family inside their new homeA travelling gipsy family inside the bungalow where they have been rehoused, in Beare Green, Surrey. The girl nearest the camera is writing in a notebook
Turkish Family Group - 1920sA photograph of a Turkish family group, featuring a pair of twins, standing together in identical costume. The Turkish man on the left in class period attire with a superbly neat moustache and fez hat
Garden seat at Abbotswood, GloucestershireA garden seat in the formal gardens at Abbotswood, Stow on the Wold, Gloucestershire. The seat has two classical style pillars (Tuscan) at the front, and a tiled roof
Roses in the garden at Abbotswood, GloucestershirePink roses in the formal gardens at Abbotswood, Stow on the Wold, Gloucestershire. The gardens were created by Sir Edwin Lutyens
Garden in the spring at Abbotswood, GloucestershireView of the formal garden in the spring, at Abbotswood, Stow on the Wold, Gloucestershire, with grass and trees in the background. The gardens were created by Sir Edwin Lutyens
Garden detail with stream at Abbotswood, GloucestershireView of a detail of the garden, with a stream running through it, at Abbotswood, Stow on the Wold, Gloucestershire. The gardens were created by Sir Edwin Lutyens
Lily pond at Abbotswood, GloucestershireView of a lily pond in the formal gardens at Abbotswood, Stow on the Wold, Gloucestershire. The gardens were created by Sir Edwin Lutyens
Manicure and Pedicure - IndiaIndian man offering a manicure and a pedicure at Puducherry
Prince Alfons of Bayern (1862 - 1933) - a member of the Bavarian Royal House of Wittelsbach and a General of Cavalry
Paris Race Dresses, 1926Three stylish dresses, designed for wearing at the races, 1926. On left: A suit of rose alpaca, embellished with a white motif, worn with a white blouse and a neat black tie
Day Dress / Victor StiebelCouture design by Victor Stiebel (1907-1976) for a grey wool " neat-skirted" day dress, with a silk surah forming a larged bow attached to the belt on a slim waist
Majestic SaloonThe saloon of this White Star Liner is luxuriously appointed with chairs for the passengers to sit in during the voyage; furthermore, they are taste- fully arranged in neat rows
Tractor Pulling a PloughA Devon farmer in the process of ploughing his field into neat furrows using a tractor- driven plough
Stone Quarry FranceA somewhat idealised quarry where the slate (french : ardoise) is cut out in neat slices and winched up to the surface
Battle of ReichenbergAt the battle of REICHENBERG in Bohemia, a Prussian army under the Prinz von Bayern defeats the Austrians under Konigseck. It all looks very neat and orderly !
Halt during MarchA French regiment on the march halts after every 50 minutes to rest for 10 minutes. Their weapons and baggage are stacked in neat piles
Two Neighbours ChattingTwo neighbours chat over the garden fence. One is a smart gentleman who has a very neat garden, the other is a more rural type who has more practical uses for his patch
Locke / HandwritingHandwriting of philosopher John Locke
Housesteads MilecastleThe milecastle at Housesteads, directly on Hadrians Wall. The milecastle housed up to eight soldiers, and acted as a guard post for the Roman frontier
English Couple 1550His slashed sleeves are typical of the period, but her neat narrow dress is much simpler than what her mother or grandmother would have worn
RITCHELLs DEVICE 1878RITCHELLs FLYING MACHINE : the inventor demonstrates his neat device at Hartford, Connecticut, though I doubt if he flew as high as this !