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Background imageOrdinary Collection: Flying for the Summer Week-end by C. E. Turner

Flying for the Summer Week-end by C. E. Turner
Illustration from 1928 by C.E. Turner reflecting the growing rise of civilian flying in the 1920s. The caption reads, ...only last month there was a house-party at which the ten guests

Background imageOrdinary Collection: French poster, The Future Lies in Socialism

French poster, The Future Lies in Socialism
A French poster which declares that The Future Lies in Socialism, showing men who have fought in the First World War facing up to the octopus monster of commercialism, foreign gold

Background imageOrdinary Collection: Well, if you knows of a better ole, go to it

Well, if you knows of a better ole, go to it
Ttwo soldiers stuck in a trench, during a battle in World War One. This famous illustration for The Bystander was by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather (1888-1959)

Background imageOrdinary Collection: The Ironstein Theory of Golf, by William Heath Robinson

The Ironstein Theory of Golf, by William Heath Robinson
A prospective competitor in our 500 golf contest makes one of those fance drives that are so bewildering to the ordinary member of a local golf club

Background imageOrdinary Collection: India - A Rajput Chief in ordinary dress, Delhi

India - A Rajput Chief in ordinary dress, Delhi
Black and white. Bearded man wearing head wrap and heavily decorated garment with horseshoe design on fabric. Collar appears to be jewelled.. Part of India Box, Boswell collection. Slide no

Background imageOrdinary Collection: NFS (London Region) ordinary fire in Islington, WW2

NFS (London Region) ordinary fire in Islington, WW2
A fire in a shop and dwelling in Liverpool Street, Islington, North London. Despite the lull in enemy bombing, ordinary fires were still commonplace and some were of a serious nature

Background imageOrdinary Collection: Cortis on Ordinary

Cortis on Ordinary
Noted cyclist H L Cortis on a 59-inch (1.5 m) Invincible Ordinary, given a helping hand by his trainer

Background imageOrdinary Collection: Fortune Teller 1950S

Fortune Teller 1950S
A fortune teller reads a mans fortune for him by candlelight, using a pack of ordinary playing cards

Background imageOrdinary Collection: East End Opium Den

East End Opium Den
An opium den in Londons East End - sixpenceworth, which is about a thimble-full and half as much again, seems to be the ordinary allowance

Background imageOrdinary Collection: British soldier in uniform, 1915, WW1

British soldier in uniform, 1915, WW1
A British private soldier, commonly known as a Tommy with annotations showing the tools and equipment that made up his kit when marching to the trenches during the First World War

Background imageOrdinary Collection: Doug Pinkerton, high wheeler -2

Doug Pinkerton, high wheeler -2
Champion racing cyclist Doug Pinkerton racing his high-wheel, or penny farthing bicycle. First published The Sunday Correspondent Date: 1990

Background imageOrdinary Collection: Doug Pinkerton, high wheeler -1

Doug Pinkerton, high wheeler -1
Champion racing cyclist Doug Pinkerton racing his high-wheel, or penny farthing bicycle. First published The Sunday Correspondent Date: 1990

Background imageOrdinary Collection: Theatre Villains, The Smuggler, Ideal and Real

Theatre Villains, The Smuggler, Ideal and Real Date: 1863

Background imageOrdinary Collection: Martin de Cavalar with Maria Pita

Martin de Cavalar with Maria Pita on the ordinary writ concerning the place of Ledono (Lendoiro), 1616. Mayor Fernandez Pita claimed some properties that Martin de Cavalar had acquired from Francisco

Background imageOrdinary Collection: Studebaker Advertisement

Studebaker Advertisement
An advertisement illustration for Studebaker, automobile manufacturers. The image shows a Studebaker car, finished in pure gold on white enamel, with white kid leather hood and cushions

Background imageOrdinary Collection: Advertisement for Sunray Glass

Advertisement for Sunray Glass'. Health! Sturdy limbs and bronzed bodies come of the Ultra Violet Rays which windows of Sunray Glass admit to your home

Background imageOrdinary Collection: Archibald Nettlefold film studios, Walton-on-Thames

Archibald Nettlefold film studios, Walton-on-Thames
Exterior of Archibald Nettlefold film studios, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey Date: 1929

Background imageOrdinary Collection: Life on a North Sea trawler - three men on deck in ordinary clothes

Life on a North Sea trawler - three men on deck in ordinary clothes, one of them writing on a piece of paper. Date: 1960s

Background imageOrdinary Collection: Coronets worn by a Prince or Royal Duke (left) and by an ordinary duke (right) Date: 20th century

Coronets worn by a Prince or Royal Duke (left) and by an ordinary duke (right) Date: 20th century

Background imageOrdinary Collection: Sir Alfred Downing Fripp, Vanity Fair, Spy

Sir Alfred Downing Fripp, Vanity Fair, Spy
SIR ALFRED DOWNING FRIPP (1865 - 1930), surgeon at Guys Hospital, London. Appointed Surgeon in Ordinary to the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII) and to his successor King George V

Background imageOrdinary Collection: The Bar to Progress! An allegory, founded upon Temple Bar. Satirical cartoon, 1853

The Bar to Progress! An allegory, founded upon Temple Bar. Satirical cartoon, 1853. Temple Bar, the entrance to the City of London in the west, closes its gates against ordinary people and progress

Background imageOrdinary Collection: Multiple studio photographs of a young woman, 1940s. Date: 1940s

Multiple studio photographs of a young woman, 1940s. Date: 1940s

Background imageOrdinary Collection: Itinerant seller of brushes and racquets

Itinerant seller of brushes and racquets, un brossetier, 18th century. He carries a brush with bone handle 1, Dutch clothes brush 2, ordinary clothes brush 3, hat brush 4, paintbrush 5

Background imageOrdinary Collection: Javanese chief in ordinary dress wearing a sarong with kris

Javanese chief in ordinary dress wearing a sarong with kris
Javanese chief, Indonesia, in ordinary dress wearing a sarong with kris. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a painting by William Daniell from Frederic Shoberls The World in Miniature

Background imageOrdinary Collection: Experiences on an Ordinary Penny Farthing Cycle

Experiences on an Ordinary Penny Farthing Cycle. 1892

Background imageOrdinary Collection: Sir Alfred Downing Fripp, Vanity Fair, Spy

Sir Alfred Downing Fripp, Vanity Fair, Spy
SIR ALFRED DOWNING FRIPP (1865 - 1930) Surgeon at Guys Hospital, London. Appointed Surgeon in Ordinary to the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII) and to his successor King George V

Background imageOrdinary Collection: ENGLISH BIBLES BURNT

ENGLISH BIBLES BURNT
BIBLE BURNING During Marys reign, english translations of the Bible are burnt at Saint Pauls Cross, London, to prevent ordinary people reading it Date: circa 1555

Background imageOrdinary Collection: Helsingeland runic alphabet

Helsingeland runic alphabet
Scandinavia. Helsingeland runic alphabet

Background imageOrdinary Collection: Busy main road in Buenos Aires, Argentina

Busy main road in Buenos Aires, Argentina. 5 lanes with mixture of taxis and ordinary cars, H finished and unfinished building blocks, people walking on the pavement Date: 1980

Background imageOrdinary Collection: Ancient Egyptian costume

Ancient Egyptian costume. From left to right: woman and man in ordinary clothing, Numidian woman, baby and man, aristocratic Egyptian man, three native Egyptian men. BCE

Background imageOrdinary Collection: Soldier silhouette by Robert Baden Powell, WW1

Soldier silhouette by Robert Baden Powell, WW1
Soldier silhouette by Robert Baden Powell, First World War, from Atkins at War by Herbert Jenkins. 1914-1918

Background imageOrdinary Collection: His Christmas Goose by Bruce Bairnsfather

His Christmas Goose by Bruce Bairnsfather
Illustration by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather showing a soldier on sentry duty looking hungrily at a goose, with the caption, You wait till I comes off dooty

Background imageOrdinary Collection: Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret

Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret
Princess Elizabeth (right) and Princess Margaret Rose at the last of the Duke of Yorks Camps, at Balmoral in August 1939. In 1919, the Princesses father, then Duke of York

Background imageOrdinary Collection: Comic postcard, woman and policeman

Comic postcard, woman and policeman in a street -- Could you see me across the road, Mr Policeman? -- Why, bless yer Mum, I could spot you a mile off. Date: circa 1900s

Background imageOrdinary Collection: Comic postcard, couple in an art gallery

Comic postcard, couple in an art gallery where the Venus de Milo is on display -- If thats how woman ought to look, I fear they made a howling mess of you, my dear. Date: circa 1900s

Background imageOrdinary Collection: La France Maritime - Boatswain

La France Maritime - Boatswain (in everyday uniform on board ship). 19th century

Background imageOrdinary Collection: La France Maritime - Vice Admiral

La France Maritime - Vice Admiral (in everyday uniform). 19th century

Background imageOrdinary Collection: La France Maritime - Ordinary Seaman

La France Maritime - Ordinary Seaman. 19th century

Background imageOrdinary Collection: La France Maritime - Ensign

La France Maritime - Ensign (in everyday uniform on board ship). 19th century

Background imageOrdinary Collection: La France Maritime - Naval Infantry

La France Maritime - Naval Infantry (everyday uniform). 19th century

Background imageOrdinary Collection: La France Maritime - Naval Trainee

La France Maritime - Naval Trainee (everyday uniform). 19th century

Background imageOrdinary Collection: Red Indian Chief and wife, Eastbourne, Sussex

Red Indian Chief and wife, Eastbourne, Sussex
Edward Blackmore, an Eastbourne plumber, with his wife Phyllis, both of them adopted members of the North American Sioux Indian Tribe

Background imageOrdinary Collection: Cartoon, Ace of Diamonds, WW1

Cartoon, Ace of Diamonds, WW1
Cartoon, Ace of Diamonds. An ordinary French soldier on the Western Front, carrying his kit on his back. The title suggests that every soldier is an Ace, not just the high-profile heroes. Date: 1917

Background imageOrdinary Collection: Samuel Glasse

Samuel Glasse
SAMUEL GLASSE English churchman, Chaplain in Ordinary to George III. Date: 1735 - 1812

Background imageOrdinary Collection: Frederick Alexander

Frederick Alexander
DR. FREDERICK WILLIAM ALEXANDER, OBE. Depicted making anagrams & crossword puzzles in Braille for the blind, with the aid of an ordinary washing mangle

Background imageOrdinary Collection: Cartoon, His final costume, WW1

Cartoon, His final costume, WW1
Cartoon, His final costume, showing Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany in civilian clothing rather than military uniform -- a black suit and top hat

Background imageOrdinary Collection: Students in ordinary clothes with camera

Students in ordinary clothes with camera Date: 1905

Background imageOrdinary Collection: Official programme - Triumphal March of the London Troops

Official programme - Triumphal March of the London Troops
Official programme for the Triumphal March of the London Troops - London, July 5, 1919. Printed and published for the London Troops Reception Committee by Harrison & Sons



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