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Woman reading by Fortunino MataniaA woman from the Edwardian era seated in an armchair reading a newspaper or magazine. Date: c.1905
A Small Objective by Harold Earnshaw, WW1 cartoonCartoon on the front cover of the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News by Harold Earnshaw, showing a number of Army and Navy officers vying for the attention of a pretty young woman
Displaced by war: news stories no longer being covered, 1915A humorous cartoon imagines other news stories usually enjoyed by the press(child prodigies, enormous vegetables, the activities of militant suffragettes)
Richard Caton Woodville (1856-1927) painter of military scenes and artist for the Illustrated London News for the majority of his career. Renowned for depicting glorious deeds of the British empire
Prince of Wales visits minesA cover of The Illustrated London News shows the Prince of Wales visiting mines during a tour of the west of Britain. In the top and lower left pictures he is seen visiting mines in Cornwall
Michael O Leary, Irish Guards, in Great War Deeds, WW1Lance-Corporal Michael O Leary of the Irish Guards, practically capturing the enemys position by himself and saving a British company by charging barricades
Royal Naval Air Service in Great War Deeds, WW1Flight Commander Hewlett of the Royal Naval Air Service (before the RAF was formed) almost colliding with a mast of a German warship during the air raid on Cuxhaven on Christmas Day 1914
Men of the Australian Navy in Great War Deeds, WW1Men of the Australian Navy, on board the HMAS Sydney, cheering and crying as the defeated and sinking German cruiser Emden turned to run ashore
Territorial Corps in Great War Deeds, WW1The Territorial Corps of the British Army giving a glorious lead and example to all those fighting in France -- the London Scottish making an epoch in British military history
Advertisements in Great War Deeds, Illustrated London NewsA page of three advertisements in Great War Deeds, a special panorama supplement produced by the Illustrated London News in 1915, featuring heroic actions of the First World War
Woman in newspaper kiosk with magazines on display all around her. Date: circa 1930s
Naval Division in Great War Deeds, WW1The Royal Marine and Naval Brigades (Naval Division) of the British Royal Navy being guided by Colonel Seely in a car, leaving Antwerp after their gallant defence
Royal West Kents in Great War Deeds, WW1The Queens Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) gallantly holding a road on the Western Front at a critical time. Reproduction of a painting by A C Michael in Great War Deeds
Ninth Lancers in Great War Deeds, WW1The Ninth (Queens Royal) Lancers charging to recapture British guns temporarily in the hands of the Germans, a deed that won the Victoria Cross for Captain F O Grenfell
Title page of Great War Deeds, Illustrated London NewsTitle page of Great War Deeds, a special panorama supplement produced by the Illustrated London News in 1915, featuring heroic actions of the First World War. Date: 1915
Kite Balloon Observers under fireVictors by telephone: Our kite-balloon observers under fire. Two kite balloon observers on the Western Front relay information by telephone to the British batteries below about the position of enemy
WW1 - Peace Talks - The Problems of Peace"WW1 - Comic illustration regarding the pending treaty and talks of peace in Paris. Date: 1918
European coastline 1944A double page spread of The Illustrated London News, published less than a month before the Allied D-Day Normandy landings
West seaboard of France by G. H. DavisA supplementary illustration to that which had appeared in the previous issue of The Illustrated London News (picture 10948123)
A Hypothetical Landing on an enemy coastAn illustration by Bryan de Grineau, published in The Illustrated London News less than a month before the D-Day Normandy landings
WW1 - News of an air raid, 1917WW1 - Drawn by an observer is a scene of a British air station in England as the air force are in preparation after news of an air raid
Hamburg fire 1842View of the fire at Hamburg from the Alster in May 1842. Also the very first engraving in the first issue of the Illustrated London News, 14th May 1842. Date: May 1842
British rescuing men from German destroyer, Heligoland, WW1British sailors rescuing men of a German destroyer, under fire, at the Battle of Heligoland Bight - a gallant deed officially recognised by Germany
French Pigeon Trainer, Illustrated War News, WW1A French pigeon trainer with his avian pupils during the First World War. Pigeons, possessing a natural homing instinct, were used extensively as messengers during the conflict. Date: 1917
Special Constables in tin hats, Illustrated War News, WW1Ready for air raid duty, three special constables on the home front pose for a photograph in " tin hats." Date: 1917
Illustrated London News, 23rd July 1927The World of Women page in the Illustrated London News, 23rd July 1927, featuring the marriage of Andrew Thesiger to Gillian Lubbock; the honorary musical director of the new Conservative Party
The Right Hon F E Smith, War Censor in Chief, WW1The Right Hon F E Smith MP, appointed War Censor in Chief, President of the newly formed Government Press Bureau, on the outbreak of the First World War. Date: 1914
Collecting and branding horses, WW1Wanted for the Army -- collecting and branding horses for troops at the stables of W H Smith, the famous newsagents, on the outbreak of the First World War. Date: 1914
Crowd in Whitehall, London, outbreak of WW1Waiting for War: the Crowd in Whitehall, London, waiting for news of the outbreak of the First World War. Date: 1914
Messrs Kynochs War Munition FactoryA page from the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News with pictures reporting on the work being done at Kynochs war munitions factory at Witton, Birmingham. Date: 1915
Charles Stratton, the American dwarf, 1844A review, as featured in the Illustrated London News, 1844, reporting on the recent performance of Charles S. Stratton, the American dwarf (also known as General Tom Thumb)
A page from The Illustrated London News, 5th September 1857. Date: 1857
A page from The Illustrated London News, 28th November 1857A page from The Illustrated London News, dated 28th November 1857, reporting on the history of the British empire in India
A page from The Illustrated London News, 18th July 1857A page from The Illustrated London News, dated 18th July 1857, reporting on the Indian Mutiny. The bridge at Delhi leading to the palace of the Mogul from the Agra road is depicted
A page from The Illustrated London News, 7th January 1860A page from The Illustrated London News, dated 7th January 1860. Historian and critic Lord Thomas Babington Macaulay(1800 - 1859) is depicted, as well as Paris fashions for women in 1860. Date: 1860
WW2 Christmas card, Carrying On! Date: 1939
Royal Ascot - King George V and Queen MaryKing George V and Queen Mary pictured in regal purple on the cover of the Royal Ascot supplement of the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News in June 1914. 1914
Birds-Eye View of Ascot Race-CourseA Bird s-eye view of Ascot racecourse in 1914 by W. B. Robinson in The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News Date: 1914
Cartoon, There are none so deaf, WW1Cartoon, There are none so deaf, showing a typical pessimist talking about the war to two women in a restaurant. Surrounding them is a border of barbed wire, keeping out any item of good news
Cartoon, Victory singing, WW1Cartoon, Victory singing, with happy soldiers walking along a road. A pessimistic civilian man watches them, and comments: Its unbelievable
WWI News Vendors Stand PosterDaily Sketch newspaper -- Mr T (Tommy) Atkins, Ancre Ville (Ancreville), WW1 News Vendors stand poster. Showing a group of British soldiers occupying a French house on the Somme, northern France
Page from The Illustrated London News, 23rd November 1912An example of an inside page from The Illustrated London News, dated 23rd November 1912.Pictures promote Christmas Numbers of both the Sketch and The Illustrated London News
King George I of Greece enters Salonika, 1912Front page of The Illustrated London News, dated 23rd November 1912. The King George I of Greece is pictured riding into Salonika(also known as Thessaloniki)
Page from The Illustrated London News, 30th November 1912An example of an inside page from The Illustrated London News, dated 30th November 1912. Date: 1912
Silhouette heading, Financial Frills and Thrills, by H.L. Oakley, for The Bystander magazine. Showing two men in top hats, sitting in their respective armchairs, reading their newspapers. Date: 1920
Discussing the new Irish Land Act, 1881A small family party, plus a neighbour or two, discuss the hot topic of the day: the new Irish Land Act Date: 1881
Cooking classes. Illustration published in the Illustrated London News, 1921. Engraving
Panama Canal Being Built. The Illustrated London News. (1888). Engraving
