Official Collection (page 7)

Envelope sent via British Embassy diplomatic bag in April 1978 (when the Mary Evans Picture Library was located at a different but nearby address in London SE3). Date: 1978

Byron meets the Gigantic Patagonians
Commodore John Byron meets with the indigenous people of Patagonia, on the Chilean coast. Byron stands with some of the people of Patagonia, who are depicted as dwarfing the man

Cartoon, The Letter of the Law, by Ghilchick -- One-Piece Bathing Suits Prohibited. Date: 1933

Dame Barbara Salt (1904-1975), the first British woman in the Diplomatic Service to become Counsellor, Minister and Ambassador-Designate

King of Afghanistan emerges through turret of HMS Tiger
The King of Afghanistan (Amanullah Khan, 1892-1960) on an official visit to Britain emerges through turret of HMS Tiger on a visit to Portsmouth Harbour

Mayor signing documents, Brittany, Northern France
Mayor signing legal documents, Brittany, Northern France. His traditional costume includes pleated breeches and heavy wooden clogs. 1922

New York Worlds Fair - Trylon and Perisphere - Promo card Date: 1939

Law court building at Kano, Nigeria, West Africa, with the alkali or native judge on the front steps. Date: 1922

Two Motor Fuel Ration coupons in a booklet
Two Motor Fuel Ration coupons for a motor cycle, valid for the month of October 1947, in a booklet of coupons issued by the Minister of Fuel and Power. (2 of 3) Date: 1947

Booklet cover, Motor Fuel Ration Book for a motor cycle, September 1947 to February 1948, date stamped Woolwich SE18, 22 August 1947. (1 of 3) Date: 1947

Two butter tokens in a Butter Token Book, part of a social security benefit scheme, for half a pound of butter at a reduced price. (2 of 2) Date: 1975

Booklet cover, Butter Token Book, part of a social security benefit scheme, for half a pound of butter at a reduced price. (1 of 2) Date: 1975

Ministry of Health leaflet, To Parents, WW2
Ministry of Health leaflet to parents during the Second World War, advising them not to bring their evacuated children home during the Easter holidays. Date: 1941

Poster, take care! Official Secrets Acts
Poster, take care! you must not lose documents or drawings, see the notice, Official Secrets Acts, it concerns you. circa 1950

Advert for Queensland, Australia, a call for more people to live and work there. circa 1890

Footman at a feast, the Imperial Court, Berlin, Germany
Footman at a feast at the Imperial Court, Berlin, Germany. circa 1898

Naval Signal announcing the Armistice, WW1
Handwritten Naval Signal announcing the Armistice, from the Navy Office at Southend, dated 11 November 1918, marking the end of the First World War. 1918

Lecture tour leaflet, Richard Cotton Carline
Leaflet for USA lecture tour, Richard Cotton Carline, official aerial war artist, adventurer, artist, lecturer. circa 1928

Auberge de Castille, Valletta, Malta, originally designed in the 16th century to house knights of the Order of Saint John, rebuilt in the 1740s in Baroque style

Governors Summer Residence, Victoria Peak, Hong Kong, with a tennis court in the foreground. Date: circa 1900s

Monrovia - Liberia - Principal sights
Monrovia - Liberia - The principal sights: The Protestant Episcopal Church, the Methodist Episcopal Church, the Post Office, The Presidents Official Residence

Mansion House is the official residence of the Lord Mayor of London. Date: 1935

Russian convict in Siberia. Official inspecting new convicts at the Perasilny, Krasnoiarsk. Date: 1891

Mitsubishi 2MR1 Tobi reconnaissance biplane. Designed and built for an Imperial Japanese Army Air Service competition for a reconnaissance aircraft

John Bull wants an inquiry into official mismanagement of the Crimea campaign Date: March 1855

A floor plan from the official guide to the Festival of Britain - South Bank Exhibition. Date: 1951

The Governors Residence, Bermuda
circa 1910s

Post WW2 - British and American soldiers on parade
circa 1910s

Meadowlark in Valley Date: 1954

East Africa - Djibouti - Place Menelik. Menelik I, first Solomonic Emperor of Ethiopia is traditionally believed to be the son of King Solomon of ancient Israel and Makeda, ancient Queen of Sheba

Duke of York - Order of the Equatorial Shave
The Duke and Duchess of York left London on 6th January 1927 to head to Australia to open the new Parliament Buildings at Canberra They sailed on HMS Renown, a battle-cruiser

Duke of York - inspecting Armistice Day Poppies
Albert, Duke of York (1895-1952) (later King George VI) inspects all aspects of the production of Armistice Day Poppies (Flowers of Flanders)

Duke of York - Visit - Ras Tafari, Prince Regent of Ethiopia
Albert, Duke of York (1895-1952) accompanies Ras Tafari (1892-1975), the Prince Regent of Ethiopia who visited England in July 1924. Pictured here at Victoria Station, London

Duke and Duchess of York visiting Docklands - April 1924
The Duke and Duchess of York visiting Docklands in April 1924. This picture shows the Duchess (1900-2002) (later Queen Elizabeth)

Duchess of York at the Royal Overseas League Garden Party
Elizabeth, Duchess of York (1900-2002) (later Elizabeth, the Queen Mother) at the Royal Overseas League Garden Party in the gardens of the Royal Botanic Society in Regents Park in July, 1923

Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon visiting McVitie & Price Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon visiting
Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (1900-2002) (later Elizabeth, The Queen Mother) visiting the McVitie & Price factory in Edinburgh, Scotland

Albert, Duke of York lays foundation stone Dunkirk Memorial
Prince Albert, Duke of York (future King George VI) (1895-1952) - at the ceremony to lay the foundation stone of the Dunkirk British War Memorial in Northern France

Albert, Duke of York - Brigade of Guards Ceremony
Prince Albert, Duke of York (future King George VI) (1895-1952) - July 1922 - regments of the Brigade of Guards receive new colours from King Gerge V - picture from the march after the ceremony which

Albert, Duke of York - Guys Hospital - War Memorial Arch
Prince Albert, Duke of York (future King George VI) (1895-1952) - Guys Hospital - War Memorial Arch Unveiled in July, 1921

Albert, Duke of York - The Pilgrim Club of Great Britain
Prince Albert, Duke of York (future King George VI) (1895-1952) - attending a dinner of The Pilgrim Club of Great Britain - a society for men who travel frequently between England

Prince Albert visiting the Civil Service Sports Day
Prince Albert (future King George VI) (1895-1952), who had just become Duke of York visiting the Civil Service Sports Day at Stamford Bridge (the home of Chelsea Football Club)

Prince Albert opens the new Town Hall in Marylebone, London
Prince Albert (later King George VI - 1895-1952) opens the new Town Hall in Marylebone, London. Alderman and Mrs Duncan Watson, The Mayor and Mayoress, received the prince

Prince Albert with Crown Prince Alexander of Serbia
Prince Albert (later King George VI - 1895-1952) riding in an open carriage to Buckingham Palace, London with Alexander I (1888-1934)

Mary, Princess of Wales with Prince Albert and Princess Mary
Mary of Teck, Princess of Wales (1867 - 1953) with Prince Albert (later King George VI (1895 - 1952) and Princess Victoria Mary (later Countess of Harewood (1897 - 1965)

Tangier, Morocco - The Treasury and Court House Date: circa 1905

Horder Centre, Crowborough, East Sussex
Mrs Cecilia Bochenek (?-1981), founder of the Horder Centre, greeting Princess Margaret when she came to open the centre on 27 October 1966

Statue of Mentuhotep. Egyptian Art Museum. Luxor. Egypt
Statue of Mentuhotep. Middle Kingdom. 12th Dynasty. Vizier under Sesostris I. Headless statue, represented as a scribe, from Temple of Amun at Karnak. Egyptian Art Museum. Luxor. Egypt

ENGLISH BEADLE / KITCHENER
William Kitchener, Beadle of Saffron Hill, Hatton Garden & Ely Rent. A Beadle was a minor parish official employed to usher and keep order during services. Date: circa 1780

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