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A dream of the past - A large glass of beerA dream of the past. A large glass of beer. Dear C, Going gradually to a great spot. Somewhere in France. Verso - Field Post Office TN, dated 11th May 15. Censor stamp 1560 and signed E. B. Kitching
A roaring lion and Union Jack with nervous looking KaiserRoused. A roaring lion and Union Jack with a rather nervous looking Kaiser. On a card stamped Fiield Post Office, T50, 12th June 1915. Censor stamp No. 1569 and signed E. P. Kitching
War Work at Westwood Works, PeterboroughFolio of 12 drawings showing War Work at Westwood Works, Peterborough, incorporating Perkins Engineers Limited and Joseph Baker and Sons Limited. Rudolph Ihlee, Neac, (1883-1968), Exhib. 1910-1955
INFANTRY TRAINING (4-Company Organization)Book : 40/War Office/2052 - Official Copy - INFANTRY TRAINING (4-Company Organization) - 1914 - General Staff, War Office.. Book
The War Office, WW1A view from the top of the War Office, down Whitehall towards Westminster, looking suitably ominous in September 1914 with the Great War underway
Senior Scout helping during CoronationOne of the Senior Scouts who helped during the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II on 2 June 1953, carrying out Messenger duties for the Lord Chamberlains Office. Date: 1953
The Sinn Fein rising as it affected propertyThe devastating affects of the Easter Rebellion in Ireland in 1916. The main picture shows the burnt-out imperial hotel and post-office on Sackville Street in Dublin
Young woman with notebook and penYoung woman with shorthand notebook and pen -- a typical secretary. circa 1960s
Office girls drawn by Fish, WW1Uncle Fred, a character in the Letters of Eve in The Tatler, drawn by Annie Fish, is pictured njoying his time in the office now that girls are taking on wartime clerical roles. Date: 1917
Keith Prowse advertisement, WW1Advertisement for ticket agent for concerts, theatre and entertainment featuring a small illustration of an officer and lady purchasing their tickets from a box office. Date: 1918
Cricketer Archibald Maclaren as a recruiting officerEnglish cricketer who captained the England cricket team at various times between 1898 and 1909. A right-handed batsman, he played 35 Test matches for England
Derby recruiters sleeping at a recruiting office, WW1Worn out Derby recruiters snatching some sleep at their offices after a busy night dealing with the final rush of recruits under Lord Derbys group system
The onset of World War One in EnglandEvents at the beginning of the First World War in England. Clockwise from top left: the Archbishop of Canterburys Faculty for marriage licenses
Post Office savings bank girls in Womens Reserve AmbulanceGirls of the Post Office Savings Bank in Blythe Road, West Kensington as part of the Womens Reserve Ambulance, with one of their number, Lieutenant Yates
Soldiers released by the War Office for land 1917Helping to feed the nation: Convalescents ploughing hospital ground; a farm party. Upper photograph, shows convalescent soldiers at a hospital in one of the home countries
A Post Office for Canadian troops, WW1A covered wagon converted into a temporary post office for Canadian troops on the Western Front in 1916. Date: 1916
Soldiers sorting military post, WW1Men of the Royal Engineers sorting out letters at the G.P.O in 1915. The ever-increasing volume of letters and parcels to troops in various parts of the world necessitated experienced men who
Civilian internment camp at RuhlebenIncidents in the life at the civilian internment camp at Ruhleben, showing an engravers kiosk and the office for distributing the eagerly-awaited parcels from England
Women with spinning wheel, ScotlandTwo women and a girl sitting outside the Post Office with a spinning wheel and other equipment, Scotland. Date: late 19th century
Chief Secretarys Office, Sydney, Australia. Date: circa 1890s
Post Office, Yokohama, Japan. Date: circa 1890s
Street scene near St Pauls Cathedral, London. Date: 20th century
Lord EsherReginald Baliol Brett, Viscount Esher (1852-1930), historian, courtier and Liberal politician. He held a number of influential posts in the diplomatic and military spheres
Inauguration of the Palace of Peace, The HagueInauguration of the Palace of Peace at The Hague (Den Haag), Netherlands, headquarters of the International Court of Justice
Fire fighting on the Home Front by G. H. DavisFire fighting on the Home Front during the Second World War. Fighting the incendiary bomb menace in office buildings (left) and in residential districts (right). Date: 1941
Henri IV - King of FranceHenry IV (15531610) - King of Navarre (as Henry III) from 1572 to 1610 and King of France from 1589 to 1610. Date: circa 1600
King George V & Queen Mary entering the City of LondonKing George V, pictured entering the City of London and being offered the Sword of Office by the Lord Mayor, the day after the Coronation of 1911. Date: 1911
Cartoon story, Escaping the War, WW1First World War cartoon story, Escaping the War. A man looks forward to the weekend in the country, thinking he will escape all the war news
Delivery of beds to the Admiralty, London, WW1A delivery of beds to the Admiralty in London, so that employees may stay on the premises overnight to deal with emergencies during the First World War. Date: September 1914
New Post Office and Old Main Street, Los Angeles, USANew Post Office and Old Main Street, Los Angeles, California, USA. Date: 20th century
Hollywood Boulvevard - Hollywood, California, USA. Date: circa 1931
Hollywood Boulvevard - Hollywood, California, USA. Date: circa 1940
Incomings and outgoings on the outbreak of WW1Incomings and outgoings on the outbreak of the First World War. Top left: Earl Roberts, walking to the House of Commons. Top right: Viscount Morley
The Fire Brigade responds to a building fire, ManchesterThe Fire Brigade responds to a building fire next to the Daily Sketch offices in Manchester (C. Walter and Co.) A wheeled escape ladder had been deployed to the top right window where two people can
The view of London Bridge from Southbank. The art-deco Adelaide House can be seen on the far left (built in 1925), with warehouses lining the Thames next door. Date: C. 1930
The Woolworth Building, New York. It was built in 1913, and was the tallest building in the world between 1913 and 1930 at 241 meters tall. Date: C. 1913
Park Row Building, New York. A pioneering steel framed skyscraper in the citys financial district. (119 meters tall) Date: 1910s
Proclamation of World War One, outside War OfficeA scene outside the War Office on Whitehall, London, on the proclamation of war on Germany in 1914. Crowds of men on the street by the equestrian statue of Prince George
Daily Mail newspaper artists officePhotograph of the art department of the Daily Mail, with illustrators working on pictures at large tables in the days when illustration was still as important as photography in newspapers
Advert for the National Savings Committee 1942The gift that grows. National Savings gift tokens. Heres the simple answer to all your gift problems this christmas - gift tokens
New Tube Railway for Mail by G H DavisA diagram giving the details of the post office tube between Paddington and Whitechapel, built at the time at a cost of 1, 500, 000
Poster, Czechoslovak Recruiting Office, WW1Poster issued by the Czechoslovak Recruiting Office during the First World War, giving hopes of a national revival. Date: 1914-1918
Cartoon, British father wheeling pram, WW1Cartoon of a British father wheeling a pram past a Post Office during the First World War. He is looking at the War News of battle casualties, and comments: What a life
Letter returned to sender, WW1A letter addressed to a Mr Loewenthal, a British subject living in London, returned to sender in Hamburg " owing to state of war"
Marie Francois Goron - French DetectiveMarie Francois Goron behind his desk - Detective - renowned chief of the Paris S, the citys investigative unit. Date: 1902
Sir Kingsley Wood visits the RAF in France, 1939Sir Kingsley Wood (1881 - 1943), Secretary of State for Air pictured during a tour of the R.A.F. in France, the first British Defence Minister to visit British Forces overseas in 1939
Advert from the National Saving Committee 1942Its just a game to-day, to-morrow he ll be in earnest. His dad say hes a bright boy with a bright future. But what are his chance of real success
Cover design, Telephone Numbers bookCover design for a Telephone Numbers book, depicting a woman writing at a desk with a telephone next to her