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Illustrated London News Christmas number cover, 1904A beautiful fairy with wings, looks thoughtful as she gazes out to the sea and starry sky. Front cover of The Illustrated London News Christmas Number 1904. Date: 1904
The neon lights of Piccadilly Circus at night, London Date: circa 1950s
WW1 - Zeppelin over the UK illuminated by searchlights" Zepp!" WW1 - Zeppelin over the UK illuminated by searchlights Date: circa 1917
Two Young Jewish girls play cards - Christmas Eve - RussiaTwo Young Russian Jewish girls spend christmas Eve (Epiphany Evening) playing cards. With Torah study off the table for the evening, a number of traditions developed as to how to spend ones night
Fairyland Express, All Aboard for the Land of NodToddlers in white nightgowns board a train to the Land of Nod, accompanied by various toys as bedtime companions. Date: 1924
The Embankment at Night - Base of Cleopatras NeedleThe Embankment at Night - Sphinx at the base of Cleopatras Needle. Date: circa 1910s
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
Trafalgar Square, London on a foggy night - the neon lights on the circular dome of the Coliseum Theatre on St. Martins Lane can be seen peeking out over the distant rooftops beyond
The Sugarloaf Cable Car - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil at nightThe Sugarloaf Cable Car (Bondinho do Pao de Acucar) - a cableway in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, moving between Praia Vermelha and the Sugarloaf Mountain
State of Oklahoma, USA - Aerial View of Tulsa at night. Date: circa 1940
Trafalgar Square, London, probably 1920s
Westminster Bridge and Big Ben, London, probably 1920s
St. Brides Church Steeple London at night, probably 1920s
London at night, cabbies waiting for passengers, early 1900s
Admiralty Arch at night, London, probably 1920s
County Hall at night, London, probably 1920s
Houses of Parliament at night, London, probably 1920s
WW2 - Victory Celebrations in Paris, France - the first night of peace for Paris - L Opera illuminated. Date: 1945
The London PavilionFront cover of The Magazine Programme featuring a striking image of Eros and The London Pavilion at night. Date: 1933
A Young soldier prays the night before becoming a Knight, with his sword and shield in front of him. 12th century
Chicago Worlds Fair 1933 - The Merchandise Mart, by night. 133
Floodlit Leicester Square, Central London. Date: 1948
Chicago, Illinois, USA, Old Water Tower & Palmolive Building Chicago, IllinoisChicago, Illinois, USA -The Old Water Tower and the Palmolive Building, with roof-mounted decorative searchlight beams radiating out across the night sky. Date: circa 1942
City of London handcart with scrap metal, WW2WW2 - City of London Corporation handcart containing scrap metal, including bomb ordinance, Southwark Bridge, London. The cart also contains iron railings and general household metalwork
Seasons - An October MorningA crow leaves his nightime roost amongst a copice of trees, slowly shedding their leaves. An atmospheric view of a misty Autumn morning painted with an airbrush by Malcolm Greensmith. Date: circa 1980
The Arc de Triomphe, Paris, France - photographed at night. Date: circa 1930s
The Houses of Parliament, Westminster Bridge over the River Thames and Big Ben at Night Date: circa 1980s
Destroyers attacking a Battleship by night. Date: circa 1910s
Barcelona, Spain - International ExhibitionOne of the Fountains by night. Barcelona, Spain - International Exhibition of 1929 - 1930. In a large park on the Montjuic hill
Palmolive Building by Night, Chicago, Illinois, USA Date: 1937
The Victoria Memorial on a foggy night - view from Buckingham Palace. Date: circa 1910s
Ginza at night, Tokyo, Japan. Ginza is a district of Chuo, Tokyo, located south of Yaesu and Kyobashi, west of Tsukiji, east of Yurakucho and Uchisaiwaicho, and north of Shinbashi
Northumberland Avenue Hotels, LondonThe World Famous Northumberland Avenue Hotels in London - The Metropole, The Victoria and The Grand. Date: 1910s
The Night Ferry for Paris & BrusselsThe Night Ferry train for Paris & Brussels, which linked London to Dover, where passengers caught the ferry to further European destinations. Date: circa 1930s
Hiroshige woodcut - Seba: MooriseReproduction of a woodcut by Ando Hiroshige (1797-1858) entitled: Seba: Moorise'. Date: circa early 19th century
The Chrysler Building at the Chicago Worlds Fair)The Chrysler Building at the Century of Progress International Exposition (Chicago Worlds Fair) 1933. It was held to celebrate the citys centennial
Barbed wire party freeze under enemy star shell, WW1A detachment of British soldiers, busy setting up barbed wire defences freeze momentarily as the area is lit up by an enemy star-shell
Fire at the Balham Covered Retail Market - 1953Six-Pump Fire at the Balham Covered Retail Market, 31 Bedford Hill (on junction with Shipka Road), Balham, London 8th May 1953. Date: 1953
New York Worlds Fair - Lagoon of Nations - Night scene with spotlights. Date: 1939
New York Worlds Fair - Ford Motor Building at nightNew York Worlds Fair, USA - Ford Motor Building at night - designed by Walter Teague. Date: 1939
Corner Palace of Electricity - St. Louis Worlds Fair, USAThe Illuminated Corner Palace of Electricity (at night) - St. Louis Worlds Fair, Missouri, USA. Date: 1904
St. Pauls Cathedral, London - floodlit. Date: circa 1920s
USA - St. Patricks Cathedral, New York - Nightime Date: circa 1910s
WW1 - German Zeppelin picked by Searchlights over WoodfordWW1 - German Zeppelin L.15 picked out by Searchlights over Woodford, North East London on 13th October 1915. The first raid to target the capital. Date: 1915
Trafalgar Square and Nelsons Monument, London - at night Date: circa 1910s
Moonlight on the River Neva, Russia Date: circa 1910s
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Praca Paris. Date: 1955
St. Martins in the Field Church, London - Floodlit. Note the exposure time creating a view of a Ghost Bus in the centre of the image! Date: circa 1930s
HMS Marlborough and HMS Ajax illuminated at nightHMS Marlborough (front) and HMS Ajax illuminated at night on the occasion of the wedding of HRH The Duke of York on 26th April, 1923. Taken from the rocks above the bay - Malta
Marble Arch, London at night Date: 1901
The Crimea Monument, Waterloo Place, London by night. Date: 1901
London - Houses of Parliament by moonlight Date: circa 1917
London - Hyde Park Corner by moonlight Date: circa 1910s
London - The Thames Embankment by moonlight Date: circa 1910s
Chinese couple on a romantic midnight strollChinese couple on an (illicit) romantic midnight stroll taking care to cross the stepping stones with a fully-charged lantern to avoid any watery mishaps, which may arise suspicions in the morning
Hiroshige woodcut - Full Moon on KanazawaReproduction of a woodcut by Ando Hiroshige (1797-1858) entitled: Full Moon on Kanazawa'. Date: circa early 19th century
Hiroshige woodcut - Mochizuki: MoonlightReproduction of a woodcut by Ando Hiroshige (1797-1858) entitled: Mochizuki: Moonlight'. Date: circa early 19th century
Japanese woman taken out for a moonlit boat trip on the lake Date: circa 1900
Cheerio - Moon and pixies greetings cardVintage greetings card showing a crescent moon from which two cute pixies swing among the stars. Date: c.1930
Washington DC, USA - The White House at Night Date: 1943
Floodlit London - General Post Office, St. Martins Le GrandFloodlit London - The General Post Office in St. Martins Le Grand was the main post office for London between 1829 and 1912. Date: circa 1910
London at night - Washing down the streets - Piccadilly 2amLondon at night - Washing down the streets around Piccadilly at 2 o clock in the morning - " While London Sleeps". Date: circa 1920s
Mont Cervin / Matterhorn viewed from the Hotel at RiffelalpLe Mont Cervin (Matterhorn Mountain) viewed from the Hotel at Riffelalp, a hamlet in the municipality of Zermatt in the canton of Valais, Switzerland
Italy - Lake Orta from the SouthColoured lantern slide of Lake Orta in north Italy, taken from the south. This slide depicts the lake at nightime with a moon and its reflection that it casts into the lake
Lead Kindly Light by Bruce Bairnsfather, WW1 cartoon" Yes, I know the roads rotten; but I m sure this habit of Sec.-Lieut. Smiths of finding his way back to billets with his private repeating Verey pistol (that his aunt sent him)
The Temporary London Bridge on fire on the night of 11th April 1758. Intended improvements to the main medieval stone bridge didnt go down too well with the ferrymen who made their living
When Three ARE Company by A. K. MacdonaldAn amorous couple sit entwined in a boat on a river at nightime while a cupid watches over them to ensure the romance goes smoothly. Date: 1922
Hoover Dam, Nevada, USAIlluminated Railway and Intake Towers - Hoover Dam (Boulder Dam), Nevada, USA Date: 1939
Hollywood Boulvevard - Hollywood, California, USA. Date: circa 1931
Hollywood Boulvevard - Hollywood, California, USA. Date: circa 1940
Symphony under the stars at the Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, California, USA. Date: 1947
The Hollywood Bowl - Entrance at nightThe Hollywood Bowl - The entrance at night. Date: circa 1940s
American attack on the German Front line - France - WW1 Date: circa 1917
Cranbourn Street and the Hippodrome at night, London - looking toward the glow of Leicester Square. Date: circa 1903
Hotel Cecil and Embankment, London - at night. Date: circa 1910s
Kobe, Japan - Nightime view of the main business street showing attractive arrays of street lighting Date: 1935
Victoria Embankment at night - London, EnglandA view along the Victoria Embankment at night - London, England. Date: circa 1910s
Three boys escape their savage captors during the nightThree boys escape their savage captors (drunk on brandy) during the night, grabbing some of their clothes to wear in the process. Date: 1898
China - Shanghai - Nanjing Road - At night Date: circa 1920s
Trafalgar Square, London - At Night - The misty form of The Church of St Martin in the Fields can be seen past the silhouettes of one of the four bronze lions, on granite plinths
Leicester Square, London - By Night - Neon Illuminations Date: circa 1920s
Luzern, Switzerland - the Schweizerhofquai - Moonlit sceneLuzern (Lucerne), Switzerland - the Schweizerhofquai - Moonlit scene. The paddle steamer William Tell (centre left) now serves as a stationary boat restaurant in roughly the same location
