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Irish Free State stamps, 1922The first definitive stamp of the Irish Free State, issued immediately the new State was officially launched, with a value of 2d
The Way Home - a drunken Russian man staggering home" The Way Home" - a drunken Russian man staggering homeward, about to incur the not insubstantial wrath of his wife
Russian Soldiers - Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, ChinaHarbin, China - the largest city of Heilongjiang Province - Russian Troops. In the territory which was formerly Northern Manchuria and which was heavily populated by Russians as well as Chinese
H. R. H. Prince George in CaliforniaH.R.H. Prince George at the Monetery Peninsula Country Club, California. Prince George (20 December 1902 25 August 1942) was the fourth son and fifth child of King George V and Queen Mary
Irish Free State troops " taking over" from the British soldiers in Southern Ireland: the change of the sentries at Viceregal Lodge, Dublin. Date: 1922
Perseus by Benvenuto Cellini - Loggia dei Lanzi, FlorenceBenvenuto Cellini (1500-1571). Perseus (1554). Loggia dei Lanzi, Florence, Italy. Date: 1554
Millennium Knickerbocker Hotel Chicago (built in 1927). Date: 1927
Alexandra Feodorovna - wife of Nicholas II of RussiaAlexandra Feodorovna - (Alix of Hesse), (1872 - 1917). Granddaughter of Queen Victoria and wife of Nicholas II of Russia. Date: 1917
RMS Victorian - Allan Line - Route to Canada. Date: 1910
South Manchurian Railway Company Hospital - Shenyang, ChinaSouth Manchurian Railway Company Hospital - Shenyang (formerly Mukden), China. With the region under Japanese control following victory in the Russo-Japanese War (1904-5)
Bridge near the port, Moji-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, JapanMoji-ku is today a Japanese ward of the city of Kitakyushu in the Fukuoka Prefecture. It. Formerly the city of Moji, which was one of five cities merged to create Kitakyushu in 1963
Rickshaw boy of Durban, South AfricaA Rickshaw boy of Durban in their remarkable costume. Introduced from Japan, the rickshaw became a form of transport in Durban in the late 19th century. Date: circa 1920s
A Zulu Wedding, South Africa Date: circa 1930s
Women selling lace, Freetown, Sierra Leone, Africa. Date: circa 1920s
Mother carries her baby, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West AfricaMother carries her baby, in a sling on her back, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa Date: circa 1930s
Wilberforce Street, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa Date: circa 1930s
Fetish Doctor, Sierra Leone, West Africa - smiling and holding an array of spears. Date: circa 1930s
A Car on Lumley Beach, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa. Date: circa 1920s
Villagers in Sierra Leone with a captured Boa ConstrictorVillagers in Sierra Leone carry a captured Boa Constrictor. Date: circa 1930s
Oxford Street, Freetown, Sierra Leone. Date: circa 1930s
Kirdi Village, Mokolo, Cameroon, Africa. The Kirdi (or Kapsiki) people are cattle keepers in the Mandara Hills along the Nigerian border in the area of Margui-Wandala between Mokolo and Bourrah
Ornate Tunisian Birdcage - Musee du Bardo, Tunis, TunisiaOrnate Tunisian Birdcage - Musee du Bardo. The Bardo National Museum is located in Tunis, Tunisia. It is one of the largest museums in North Africa. Date: circa 1910s
Port Soderick - Isle of Man - a small hamlet to the south of Douglas, capital of the Isle of Man, once famed for its pleasure grounds and beach
Flamenco Dancer - Barcelona, Spain Date: circa 1910s
Tent Pegging at the Royal TournamentTent-pegging at the Royal Tournament, the annual event when the best of the Armed Forces displayed their skills. Date: 1932
Lotts Chemistry Set advertisement, 1932Advertisement for Lotts Chemistry Set complete with chemicals, litmus, magnesium ribbon, instruction booklet etc. Just the thing for buddings chemists or those who wish to make invisible ink
Miss England speedboat - world water speed recordMiss England III, last of a series of speedboats used by Henry Segrave and Kaye Don to contest world water speed records in the 1920s and 1930s
Advertisement for Mickey Mouse watch, 1933An early form of character licensing in the form of a watch featuring Walt Disneys world famous character Mickey Mouse. Date: 1933
Circus tamer with fierce tigerLooking death in the eyes - for fun! Clyde Beatty, famous wild animal trainer, with a ferocious looking tiger. Date: 1933
Sami People - Norway - with Reindeer and small wooden sledSami (Saami) People - Norway - with Reindeer and small wooden sled. Date: circa 1909
Clachan Bridge, Easdale, which links the west coast of the Scottish mainland to the island of Seil. Designed by John Stevenson of Oban and built between 1792 and 1793 by engineer Robert Mylne
The Hot Stream at the Shibaseki Hot Spring, Beppu, JapanThe Hot Stream at the Shibaseki Hot Spring (Onsen), Beppu, Oita, Japan. The volume of water discharged at Beppu is second only to that of the Yellowstone National Park
St. Andrews Hospital, Dollis Hill, London - " For the professional and middle classes". Date: 1929
Cabaret des Quat z Arts - Montmartre, ParisCabaret des Quat z Arts (" cabaret of the four arts" ) was a venue at 62 Boulevard de Clichy, in Paris, France. The interdisciplinary mixture of the arts created avant-garde collaborative
Body of the late King George of Greece to Athens 1913The body of the late King George of Greece was conveyed with all state from Salonica, where he was assassinated in the hour of his countrys victory, to the capital city of Athens
Wedding procession of Empress Elisabeth of AustriaThe grand procession of Princess Elisabeth of Bavaria(1837-1898) into Vienna on the occasion of her marriage to the Emperor Franz-Joseph I of Austria. Date: 23rd April 1854
Georgie Porgie by Muriel Dawson - children under mistletoeCharming illustration showing two small children standing on chairs in order to exchange a seasonal kiss under the mistletoe. Date: c.1930
Commonwealth Instiute - Diorama - Cotton growing in IndiaCommonwealth Instiute, London - Diorama - Cotton growing in India. Date: circa 1920s
Copenhagen, Denmark - Gammel Strand - The Fish Market. Date: circa 1930s
Spitsbergen, Norway - Adventfjorden (Advent Bay). Depicted here is the former mining camp of Longyearbyen (located on its southwestern shore)
Final evacuation of British troops from Ireland, 1922Good-bye to Erin! Irish Crowds cheer departing British troops on the quay at North Wall, Dublin. The last of the British army leaving the Irish Free State via steam boat. Date: December 1922
Yokohama Earthquake, Japan - Remains of CPR Shipping OfficesThe aftermath of the earthquake in Yokohama, Japan - remains of CPR (Canadian Pacific Railway) Shipping Offices and Jetty. The Great Kanto earthquake, Japan - which struck on 1st September 1923
Hokkaido, Japan - Hakodate (a famous port city). Date: circa 1910
Belyaeva Girls School (Womens College), Russia Date: circa 1920s
Port Administration Building - possibly Constanta, Romania? Date: 1908
Moscow, Russia - Gold Doorway of the White Chamber, Kremlin. Date: 1904
Orb of Tsar Boris Godunov of RussiaThe orb which belongs among a set of gifts, brought to Tsar Boris Godunov in 1604 by the Great Embassy of Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor
Train at Mineralovodsky Station, Kislovodsk, RussiaTrain at Mineralovodsky Station, Kislovodsk, a popular spa town (now a city) in Stavropol Krai, North Caucasus, Russia. The name of the town translates as sour waters - founded in 1803 as a military