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Small boats used in the Dunkirk evacuation, WW2A convoy of small boats which had been used in the Dunkirk evacuation, seen here on 9 June passing Lambeth Bridge, on the River Thames in London. Date: 1940
Maronite Cathedral of Saint George, Beirut, Lebanon. Date: 1910s
Liberal posters for the General Election, & their artistsA selection of Liberal party posters for the 1910 General Election, together with a photograph of Francis Carruthers Gould, caricaturist and political cartoonist, who The Sketch says
Vanity by William BarribalA young woman beams widely as she adjusts her large Merry Widow style hat, gripping an evil-looking hat pin in her mouth. Date: 1910
Trials on the Yorkshire Moors: the Irish Water Spaniels 1931Trials on the Yorkshire Moors: the Irish Water Spaniels. The field trial meeting of the Irish Water Spaniel Association, 1931, was held at Anley and Rainscar at the invitation of Col. J
Christmas morning swim in the SerpentinePage from the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News featuring various sketches of the Christmas morning swimming handicap in the Serpentine in Hyde Park
Viscountess Castlereagh in her famous necklace & tiaraEdith Vane-Tempest-Stewart, Viscountess Castlereagh, later Marchioness of Londonderry DBE (3 December 1878 23 April 1959), noted society hostess,
Map of Dunkirk area during the evacuation, WW2Map of the Dunkirk area in northern France during the evacuation, showing two flooded areas of low-lying meadow land which assisted in the Allied retreat. Date: 1940
Greek General Trikoupis being taken to Prison at Ala ChehirCaptured Greek General Trikoupis being taken to Prison at Ala Chehir (Alasehir). Nikolaos Trikoupis (18681956) was a Greek general and politician
Basra, Iraq - The Rafidain Bank on Strand Road. Date: circa early 1950s
The Victory Clock Tower of Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India - built to commemorate victory in WW1. Date: circa 1920
WW1 - Victory - The flags of the victorious nations flanking a carved statue of the personification of Victory stood atop the world and holding a victory wreath aloft. Date: circa 1919
I m Some Pumpkin - a very strange postcard featuring a man with a manically-grinning carved pumpkin instead of his head, which is frankly pretty disturbing. Date: 1912
RAF Fayid, Egypt - The Shopping CentreThe Shopping Centre at RAF Fayid (LG-211), a former military airfield in Egypt, approximately 14 miles south of Ismailia (Al Isma`iliyah) and 72 miles northeast of Cairo. Date: circa 1920s
Joe Carstairs in racing boat Newg IIMarion Barbara Carstairs (1900 1993), known as Joe, but called Betty here by the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, in her racing motor boat Newg II
The Rape of the Lock by Gerda WegenerHaircut and shave - new version. Stylised illustration by Gerda Wegener showing three women getting the new fashionable shingled hair cuts. Date: 1925
The Dolly Sisters and Laddie Cliff in Jig-saw at HippodromePage from The Tatler featuring photographs of the delectable Dolly Sisters performing their first London revue, Jig-saw at the London Hippodrome
Aerial view of Dunkirk during the evacuation, WW2Aerial view of Dunkirk and harbour during the evacuation, with surrounding countryside. Date: 1940
Bray Dunes, near Dunkirk, during the evacuation, WW2Members of the British Expeditionary Force at Bray Dunes, to the east of Dunkirk, northern France, during the evacuation, with men making their way into the water ready to embark onto vessels
Map of France and Belgium, evacuation from Dunkirk, WW2Map of the northern French and Belgian coast, showing the evacuation from Dunkirk and other points, and the evacuation triangle through which the Allied army retreated
Sunset off Dunkirk during the evacuation, WW2Sunset off Dunkirk, on the northern French coast, during the evacuation, with Junkers dive-bombers attacking shipping, and a paddle steamer hit and beached
Antonio Corsi, model for Eros statueAntonio Corsi, well-known male model, famous for posing for the statue of Eros at Piccadilly Circus. Date: 1909
Plunging elephants at the London HippodromeElephants plunging into the tank at the London Hippodrome, the climactic scene at the London Hippodrome during their Christmas production for 1903-4 The Golden Princess and the Elephant Hunters
Rival Chinese magicians Chung Ling Soo & Ching Ling FooRival Chinese magicians, Chung Ling Soo (real name, Billy Robinson) seen top putting his wife Suee Seen (aka Olive or Dot ) into a cannon as part of his act at the London Hippodrome
Mrs Arthur Cadogan with her pet boa-constrictorThe Latest Cult - strange pets. Mrs. Arthur Cadogan looking very relaxed and elegant, wearing her pet boa-constrictor as a fashion accessory it seems. Date: 1905
L. N. E. R. Camping Coach - accomodates six personsL.N.E.R. Camping Coach - accomodates six persons and equipped with every requisite for a camping holiday. A rent of 3 a week in high season... Date: 1930s
Baghdad, Iraq - Saadoun Avenue (now Saadoun Street). Date: circa 1960s
Colombo, Sri Lanka - Lipton Ltd. Tea Company - Maddema Mills - note the ox-pulled tea wagons, each individually numbered (see also: 10296761). Date: circa 1905
National Coal Strike of 1912 - searching through slag heapThe National Coal Strike of 1912 - searching through slag heap for pieces of coal to burn.. The national coal strike of 1912 was the first national strike by coal miners in the United Kingdom
Zulu Maid showing traditional beadwork and scarification Date: circa 1920s
Stromness, Orkney, Scotland - Fishing boats in the HarbourStromness, Orkney, Scotland - Quayside and the Town. Date: circa 1907
Theodore, Saskatchewan, Canada - CPR Yards, Grain ElevatorsTheodore, Saskatchewan, Canada - Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) Yards, Grain Elevators. Date: circa 1907
The Culford School, Bury St Edmunds - Football TeamThingoe Hill, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk - The South Boys Football Team from The East Anglian School for Boys (founded in 1873), which became The Culford School (since 1935). Date: 1912
The Spit Bridge, Sydney, New South Wales, AustraliaThe Spit Bridge - a steel and concrete girder bridge with a bascule lift span across the Middle Harbour, northeast of the central business district in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex - The Anchor Hotel and Waterfront. The town lies on the north bank of the River Crouch. It is one of Britains leading places for yachting. Date: circa 1930s
Rev. Patrick BellThe Reverend Patrick Bell (1799 - 1869), Church of Scotland minister and inventor of the reaping machine. Date: 1868
British travellers in a Cairo bazaarBritish travellers, on holiday in Egypt with Thomas Cook, perusing goods in a Cairo bazaar. See picture number 12916374 for a picture of people booking their holiday at Thomas Cook
Buying travel tickets for Cooks tour to Egypt, 1908Customers at Thomas Cook purchasing tickets and working out itinerary for a holiday to Egypt, in which they will no doubt partake of a Nile tour. Date: 1908
Ada Blanche in The Telephone Girl at the Grand Theatre, Islington in 1896. Date: 1896
Jack Waller and Herbert ClaytonHerbert Clayton and Jack Waller, theatrical impresarios, responsible for bringing musical comedies such as The Boyfriend and Mercenary Mary to Londons West End during the 1920s. Date: 1927
Jack Buchanan signing recordsJack Buchanan, at the time he was starring in Sunny the hit musical comedy at the London Hippodrome, signing records at a London store assisted by his co-stars in the production
Lord BernersGerald Hugh Tyrwhitt-Wilson, 14th Baron Berners (1883 - 1950), also known as Gerald Tyrwhitt, British composer, novelist, painter and aesthete. Usually referred to as Lord Berners Date: 1926
George Bernard Shaw kaleidoscopedFront cover of The Sketch featuring an unusual portrait of playwright George Bernard Show shown in kaleidoscope effect. Date: 1926
Sketch cover, Binnie Hale in her dressing room, HippodromeBinnie Hale, star of the hit musical comedy Sunny at the London Hippodrome, pictured in her dressing room wearing the fetching shorts for her gymnasium scene and arranging various toys
Society in the snow at Davos, 1926A picnic party ready for an expedition assembling at Davos, one of the Alpine winter sports destinations popular with high society. Date: 1926
The Surfing GirlRiding the Bubbling Breakers - The Surfing Girl in South Africa. Date: 1926
Jack Buchanan in kaleidoscopeJack Buchanan (1890 - 1957), Scottish theatre and film actor, singer, dancer, producer and director, pictured in a kaleidoscope photographic effect at the time he was appearing in the musical comedy
Sketch cover, Binnie Hale in Sunny at the HippodromeBinnie Hale pictured on the cover of The Sketch in the gym costume she wore in the title role of the hit comedy musical, Sunny, at the London Hippodrome in 1926. Date: 1926