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Dance at Bougival Date: 1883
Tower Bridge jams in summer heatTower Bridge, London, jams when the metal expands in the summer heat on 2 July 1968. The bridge is closed for two hours while firefighters cool it down with their hoses
Builders at work in the foreground, with partially completed buildings in the background
Maps Wrens LondonChristopher Wren seizes the opportunity of the Great Fire to draw up plans for a brave new London - which alas will be only partially realised. Date: 1666
16th Century CavalryA young man in the suite of the emperor Carl V : his horse is partially armoured, and both rider and mount are heavily ornamented as befits an imperial courtier
Guildford CathedralThe partially built Guildford Cathedral, Surrey, England, photographed during World War Two when the war suspended building works. Started in 1936, finally completed 1961
HMS Argus 149Royal Navy - HMS Argus 149, an aircraft carrier, seen in March 1939. Argus served from 1918 to 1944. After commissioning, the ship was involved for several years in the development of the optimum
The House By The Church CandebecThis artwork shows the figure of a man, shrouded in darkness, as he leans on a wall of house, partially lit in the evening, noted as being a building close to the Church Candebec. Date: circa 1916
Table of Moveable Feasts and De Partibus OrationisTwo leaves, one large and one small, both paper. The larger leaf is a Tabula des festes mobilibus (table of moveable feasts) and the smaller leaf is an explanatory note in the same hand
Model Steam Traction engine, partially complete. Date: circa 1950
St Peter's Hospital, BristolA view of St Peter's Hospital, Bristol - formerly the city's Mint workhouse, established in 1698. The building is partially half-timbered and has leaded light windows
FREAK BIRTH/COLOREDOLazarus Coloredo (1742 - ?) and his partially formed attached twin. Date: mid 18th century
Liverpool Cathedral - Liverpool, Merseyside. The cathedral is based on a design by Giles Gilbert Scott and was constructed between 1904 and 1978
House under demolitionHouse partially demolished, showing interior layout. Date: circa 1960s
World War II US soldier helped towards the rearWorld War II vintage photograph - US soldier with clothes partially blown of is helped towards the rear by comrade
World War II Japanese suicide kamikaze dive bomberWorld War II vintage photograph - US soldier with clothes partially blown of is helped towards the rear by comrade
Roger Williams Building his Own HomeRoger Williams, founder of the colony of Rhode Island, early abolitionist, and Puritan minister, stands looking out at the landscape, holding an axe, a partially constructed log house behind him
Battle of Estero-BellacoThe battle of Estero-Bellaco on 2nd May 1866. Battalions of soldiers keep formation as they ride forward to attack. Other soldiers stand their ground, partially obscured by smoke from cannonfire
Armstrong Whitworth AW. 650 Argosy C. 1 9Q-COE(ex Royal Air Force) Armstrong Whitworth AW.650 Argosy C.1 9Q-COE (msn 6778, ex XP446), of O.R.A.S. (Otrag Range Air Services) at East Midlands Airport
Driver and stoker on the footplate of a night train : by now, their footplate is partially enclosed, giving them reasonable protection from the weather, Date: 1889
Loaf of Bread Date: 1950
FRUIT / LEMON HOLLY WINEA partially peeled lemon, apples, a hunting tankard, a glass of wine or sherry, and some holly, to represent the months of November and December. Date: 1861
FOX CUBS 1906Two partially-grown fox cubs sitting in the undergrowth. Date: 1906
FRANCE / AVIGNON BRIDGEAvignon: the partially completed bridge, with people working in the foreground Date: 19th century
FLOODS IN HOLLAND 1861Floods in the Netherlands : 300 flooded-out people of Bommelerwoard, in Guelder, take refuge in the castle of Ammerzade, though it, too, is partially under water Date: 1861
A relief sculpture depicting the new era of powered flight - countryfolk stare in amazement as an aeroplane flies above their smallholding
Baobab Tree - showing trunk partially eaten by African Elephants (Loxodonta africana)
Schiaparelli Gown 1950SRed satin evening gown from Schiaparelli with a full skirt & partially strapless, asymmetric tunic with one shoulder strap. Worn with short gloves. Date: early 1950s
Rosa Betty Uprichard, a variety of large-flowered rose of the Rosaceae family with salmon pink flowers. Seen here in close-up are three partially opened flowers
Killencarrick Castle Nr. Greystones - a view of a derelict and partially ivy covered Castle stump. (Location: Republic of Ireland; County Wicklow; Greystones). Date: circa early 1900s
Papelotte Farm - WaterlooPapelotte Farm is located on the Waterloo battlefield and formed part of the defence system of the Duke of Wellington on 18 June 1815
No. 5 Partially Drying Clay Pipes in the SunNo.5 Partially Drying Clay Pipes in the Sun - a view of a man laying clay pipes out in the sun to dry. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s
Father GaponGEORGI APOLLONOVICH GAPON known as Father Gapon, prominent leader of the partially unsuccessful Russian rising in 1905. (see also our events file) Date: 1870 - 1906
Billie Burkes PackardActress BILLIE BURKE wears an ensemble with a narrow draped skirt & round necked blouse which partially covers the skirt to create a short tunic & is worn with a belt. Date: 1913
Soldier Recovers SightEdward Gleeson, ex-soldier, partially regains his sight thanks to the miraculous image of the Virgin Mary at Templemore, county Tipperary, Ireland Date: 1920
Disease of the vines. Engraving of 1853Bunch of grapes partially attacked by the vegetative part of a fungus or mycelium in the first days of July. Illustration for La Maladie des Vignes (The disease of the vines)
Suffragette Militant Pillar Box Acid Attack. An item of post damaged in a militant suffragette attack on a pillar box. The letter was partially burnt by acid on 16th April 1913, in Nottingham
Temple of Serapis at Puzzuoli Naples, ItalyTitle page and frontispiece of vol.1 of Charles Lyells Principles of geology, showing the partially submerged Temple of Serapis at Puzzuoli Naples, Italy. Date: 1830
Zulu Dancers / TressesA group of Zulu Men dancing whilst wearing tresses as body adornments. Date: 1936
The first partially-completed Saunders-Roe SR45 Princess after roll-out onto the newly reinforced slipway at Cowes. Late 1951. Date: 1951
The R101 airship during construction showing the structure and a partially inflated gasbag
Brooklyn Car StrikeBrooklyn Strike. Street corner with crowd peering down street; a trolley conductor is partially visible
Unidentified old building with gothic archwayAn unidentified old building at the side of a narrow street, with a gothic archway leading through into another street. The building has tall chimneys and a partially tiled facade
Pisum sativum (Pea) Pioneer, a vegetable of the Fabaceae family, showing three pods, with the left-hand pod partially open to reveal the peas inside
Anemone Vernalis (Pulsatilla Vernalis), with the pink and white flowers partially open, and very hairy stems
Lear / Nonsense / Rats DozedThere was an Old Man who supposed, that the street door was partially closed; But some very large rats, ate his coats and his hats, while that futile old gentleman dozed
Pouring TeaLady poses while pouring tea. The groceries lie partially unpacked on the table
Aristocratic Dress 1694Fontange headdress, petticoats are lavishly & horizontally trimmed, the over-skirt of the gown caught up to reveal it. One gown is partially of ermine