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Metropolitan Police B Division on duty for football match
Officers of the Metropolitan Police B Division on duty for a football match between Fulham FC and West Ham United FC Reserves, competing for the Combination Cup

Policeman on BSA motorcycle, London
A Metropolitan Police officer riding a BSA motorcycle in London. The BSA could travel at up to 70 miles per hour

Woman police officer attending an accident where a man appears to have fallen off a ladder. She is speaking into her hand-held radio. Date: circa 1970s

Four early women police officers in uniform, WW1
Four early women police officers in uniform, in the street outside the Women Police Service building, London, on duty during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

WWI Poster, If the cap fits you, join the Army today
WWI Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Poster, If the Cap fits you, join the Army today. Date: 1915

Despatch riders with Douglas motorcycles, WW1
Two despatch riders with Douglas 349cc motorcycles during the First World War. Date: circa 1916

Woman police officer in new Surrey uniform
Woman police officer (Eileen Greenwood) in the new Surrey uniform introduced in 1973. The jacket was single-breasted with four buttons, and the hat was in black and white with a checked design

Woman police officer in Hartnell uniform, London
Woman police officer (Margaret Miles) in a London street, wearing the new style Norman Hartnell uniform, introduced in 1968. Date: circa late 1960s

Policemen in station parade room, London
Four policemen stand ready in their uniforms, with notebooks, whistles and truncheons, in the station parade room at Ruislip, north west London, watched by their commanding officer

Inspector Alice B Clayden and her brothers, London
Woman police officer, Inspector Alice Bertha Clayden, with her three brothers (together with Sergeant Henry Pegler) in the yard of Crawford Place Police Station, London W1 -- the brothers are

Early Motor Cars - Karl Benz aged 81
Early Motor Cars - Karl Benz in 1925 aged 81, seated in his first car of 1885. 1925

Strip tease card game - Theatre suit - Doorman. A game which features characters involved in performing (and subsequently prosecuting and defending) a striptease

Two women police officers and woman with suitcase
Two women police officers (Jean Grasy and Margaret Findlay or Knight), one of them a sergeant, talking to a young woman with a suitcase on a London street. (1 of 2) Date: circa 1960s

Two boys saluting, probably during the Second World War. The one on the right is wearing a tin helmet and a gas mask

Metropolitan police officer with dog at back of van
A Metropolitan police officer standing at the back of his open van, where his Alsatian dog stands ready for action. Date: circa 1960s

Sir Walter Macarthur Allen (1870-1943), Commander in Chief of the Metropolitan Special Constabulary (MSC). Portrait photograph by Hay Wrightson

Lookout man operating signalling lamp, Croydon Airport
Lookout man operating signalling lamp from the Control Tower, Croydon Airport Date: 1930s

Policemen on their motor cycles
A long line of Metropolitan Police officers on their motor cycles. Date: circa 1940s

Metropolitan Police peaked cap
A Metropolitan Police peaked cap

Chauffeur driving a blue car on a greetings card
Chauffeur driving a blue car with two passengers on a greetings card -- A mile a minute. Date: circa 1900s

Comic postcard, British soldier surrounded by admiring women. Date: 1914-1918

Comic postcard, British soldier boy admired in the street. Date: 1914-1918

Comic postcard, British soldier boy saluting his ancestors. Date: 1914-1918

Comic postcard, British soldier boy swamped by large uniform. Date: 1914-1918

Woman police officer in updated uniform, London
Woman police officer in the updated uniform introduced in 1977, with a range of mix and match options, and the checkered cravat replacing the bow tie

Patsy Dan Rodgers, The King of Tory Island, County Donegal, Ireland 1944-2018. Patsy is pictured in West Town playing his accordion Date: 2004

Comic postcard, Large woman exercising on the beach, with warning from inspector Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Woman in bikini and beach inspector Date: 20th century

General Sir Charles Townshend, WW1
General Sir Charles Townshend (1861-1924), during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Silhouette of an RAF pilot officer

Comic postcard, Large man at the seaside - Naval Reserve Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Large woman on the beach, feeling healthy Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Two women chatting - one of them in tears for losing her job. Date: 20th century

RMS Titanic, photograph, Captain Edward John Smith
RMS TITANIC, Period oversize photograph showing Titanic's Captain Edward John Smith on board the Olympic with rare note The accompanying photograph of Captain Smith is provided by the voluntary

Sporting Whist playing cards scorecard, Jockey and Owner
Sporting Whist playing cards scorecard, Jockey and Racehorse Owner

General Douglas MacArthur, WW2 Supreme Commander, V-J Day - Unconditional Surrender of Japan, Manila, USA, Philippines, postal cover envelope Date: 1945

Flight-Lieutenant R L R Atcherley, pilot Date: 1935

King Oscar II of Sweden, by Anders L Zorn
King Oscar II of Sweden, etching by Anders L Zorn Date: 1913

Still Life, They also serve who only stand and wait, WW1
Still Life, They also serve who only stand and wait - George Robinson, Special Constable. Date: circa 1916

Three men in charge of the Queen Mary - Captain, Chief and Assistant Chief Engineers Date: 1936

Group photo, Lifeboat Crew Date: 1920

R. S. Hudson Omo Advertisement
An illustrated advertisement for R. S. Hudson Limited, promoting Omo, a bleacher, cleanser and purifier of household cloths

Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy, British Army officer during WW1, later Commissioner of Police in London (1928-1931) Date: 1929

Red cross parcels for prisoners of war in Germany, WW2
British Airways woman carrying Red Cross parcels en route to Lisbon, destined for prisoners of war in Germany, WW2 Date: 1940s

Admiral Sir Bruce Fraser, British Pacific Fleet, WW2
Admiral Sir Bruce Fraser, Commander-in-Chief, British Pacific Fleet during WW2, based in Sydney, Australia Date: 1940s

Major-General L C Dunsterville Date: 1920

Comic postcard, Woman in sailors costume at the seaside Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Little boy on a scooter in the snow Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Two women chatting - one of them in tears, confiding in her friend Date: 20th century

London chauffeur and car
A London chauffeur stands by his car awaiting instructions. Date: circa 1950s

Headgear on display in the Mall, London
A variety of headgear on display in The Mall, Central London. Date: circa 1960s

Chauffeur standing by his car
A chauffeur stands beside his car. Date: circa 1960s

Good Luck postcard, Royal Irish Guards, WW1. Bonne Chance Pour Toi, Mon Garcon. Date: 1914-1918

Comic postcard, Saucy cat and gay dog, WW1 Date: circa 1918

Comic postcard, Boy soldier posting a letter, WW2 Date: circa 1940s

Comic postcard, Two boys playing at soldiers, WW2 Date: circa 1940s

Sport, motoring
Motoring. Edwardian woman in white dress and peaked cap driving a car. Date: 1903

Arthur Brown of Alcock and Brown, aviator
Arthur Whitten Brown (1886-1948), British navigator. Completed the first non-stop transatlantic flight in June 1919 alongside Pilot John William " Jack" Alcock (1892-1919). circa 1919

Poster, Blast them out, WW2. 1940s

Poster, Full Ahead Production, WW2. 1940s

Victor Emmanuel III, King of Italy (1869-1947, reigned 1900-1946). circa 1910s

Joint commanders Hamilton and d Amade, WW1
Joint commanders General Sir Ian Hamilton (left) and General d Amade of France (right). Date: 1914-1918

Roman city of Bath, underfloor heating system

Mounted police, HQ Barracks, Perth, West Australia
Mounted police in the yard of Headquarters Barracks, Perth, West Australia. Date: circa 1900s

Valdemar Psilander, Danish silent film actor
Valdemar Psilander (1884-1917), Danish silent film actor. Date: circa 1910

Beaconsfield Concert Company, South Africa, 1903
Group photo, Beaconsfield Concert Company, South Africa. Date: 1903

Sketch cover - Lady Milbanke by Madame Yevonde
Front cover of The Sketch featuring a photograph of Lady Milbanke, a la Marie Stuart due to her peaked Tudor style hat

Gift card, A Good Tip -- three bell boys in blue and yellow uniform with an umbrella, a coat and a hat. Date: 20th century

Uniformed men on parade

Sir Ernest Shackleton, polar explorer who led three British expeditions to the Antarctic

Three winners of the Circuit des Ardennes Race
Early Motor Car Racing - Three winners of the Circuit des Ardennes Race (left to right) George Heath 1904, Baron De Crawhez 1903, Charles Jarrott 1902. circa 1904

Victor G Ginn catalogue, Novelty Party Hats. 1939

Two Knapsacks in the Channel Islands - A Jersey Car Guide. 1897

Young man in uniform in a studio photo -- Felipe de la Concha. Date: circa 1909

LCC-LFB Motor Escape Competition winners 1937, HQ (A Watch), with a vehicle in the background. Date: 1937

LCC-LFB Motor Escape Competition winners 1932, photographed at LFB Headquarters, with a vehicle in the background. Date: 1932

LCC-LFB officers group photo with vehicle (enclosed pump). Date: circa 1930s

LCC-LFB Fire Station firemen, group photo. Back row: As Jasper, W E Hollands, Js E Clark, W G F Reynolds, C H Friend, T Hill, H Hughes

LCC-LFB Whitechapel Fire Station firemen in a group photo, April 1927. Date: 1927

LCC-LFB Greenwich Station firemen, Challenge Cup winners for Smartest Turn Out, 1920. Date: 1920

LFB Fulham Fire Station firemen, SW London
Group photo, LFB Fulham Fire Station firemen, SW London. Date: circa 1900s

Group photo, LFB Officers. Date: circa 1920s

LCC-LFB Shoreditch Fire Station firemen in a group photo. Date: 1927

Recruitment poster, The Army of Todays All Right! 1919

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