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Festival for 14 July, Champs Elysees, Paris
Cover design, Aero and Motor Boat ExhibitionCover design, catalogue of Aero and Motor Boat Exhibition, 19 to 27 March 1909, at Olympia, west London. Showing three Edwardian people looking up at one of the latest aircraft designs. March 1909
Opening day of Cheltenham Races, Prestbury ParkA general view of the Paddock during Parade on the opening day of the Cheltenham Steeplechase Clubs Autumn Meeting at Prestbury Park. 1911
People from Stepney, East London, hop picking in Kent. They were assisted by their local vicar, Reverend R Wilson (seen here in the centre) of St. Augustine s, Stepney. circa 1911
Balloch Ferry, Loch Lomond, ScotlandBalloch Ferry on Loch Lomond by the Reverend Baden Powell (1796-1860), father of Robert Baden Powell. 1834
Hejaz Railway, people on line at Amman, JordanView of the Hejaz (Hedjaz) Railway (part of the Ottoman railway network, linking Damascus and Medina), with people on the line at Amman, Jordan. Date: early 20th century
Ox roasting at Stratford-upon-Avon Mop FairScene showing an ox being roasted at the Stratford upon Avon annual Mop Fair, Warwickshire. Farm workers, labourers, servants and some craftsmen would work for their employer from October to October
Women of the Red Karen - MyanmarTwo women of the Red Karen (Kayah) also known as Karenni - a subgroup of the Karen people, a Sino-Tibetan people living mostly in Kayah State of Burma (now Myanmar). Date: circa 1910s
Metropolitan police officer with dog at back of vanA Metropolitan police officer standing at the back of his open van, where his Alsatian dog stands ready for action. Date: circa 1960s
Bunny RogerNeil Munro (" Bunny" ) Roger (June 9, 1911 in London - April 27, 1997 in London) English couturier, war hero, and dandy
Royal Wedding 1947 - Archbishop of CanterburyThe Most Rev. Rt. Hon. Geoffrey Francis Fisher, Archbishop of Canterbury (1887 - 1972), who officiated at the marriage of Princess Elizabeth to Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten at Westminster Abbey
Silhouette, Enough to Make a Saint SwearEnough to Make a Saint Swear -- silhouette showing a monk annoyed to see that a cat has knocked over a jug of milk and is lapping it all up
British R34 airship emerging from hangarThe British R34 (R33 class) airship emerging from her hangar. She was a rigid airship, built for the RNAS (Royal Naval Air Service) during the First World War
Cool CustomersCool customers at a street cafe in trendy St. Tropez, France, totally ignoring an uncool street ecapologist! Date: late 1960s
Mermaid and ChildA mer-mother with her mer-child
Vassilka, pet dog of Queen Mary of TeckVassilka, favourite Russian borzoi of Mary, wife of George V, poses with her keeper at the kennels at Sandringham, Norfolk. Date: circa 1930
Cycling in New YorkNew Woman. Female bicyclist and onlookers on Riverside Drive, near Grants tomb
Street scene in Royal Mile, Edinburgh, ScotlandA street scene in the Royal Mile, Edinburgh, Scotland, showing people outside the shop of Allan Ramsay (not to be confused with his house, which is on Castle Hill)
Summer Holidays Abroad, Cooks World Travel ServiceCover illustration for Summer Holidays Abroad, with Cooks World Travel Service, showing a Mediterranean beach scene with people sitting under brightly coloured umbrellas
Canada - Ojibwa Girl cleaning the catchThe Ojibwa is the largest group of Native American peoples north of Mexico. They are equally divided between the United States and Canada
Poster depicting people cutting bananas in JamaicaPoster for the Empire Marketing Board, depicting people cutting bananas in Jamaica
King and Queen tour West London raid damageKing George VI and Queen Elizabeth talking to Mrs Eals who was saved by taking cover in an Anderson shelter when her house was bombed during an air raid in September 1940
Mrs Charles Sweeny contemplating her portraitMrs Charles Sweeny (1912 - 1993), formerly Miss Margaret Whigham and later the Duchess of Argyll, pictured looking at her own portrait in an exhibition of work by the portraitist Molly Bishop at
Papua New Guinea - Elevara Mission and L. M.s MissionPapua New Guinea - Elevara Village and the L.M.S. Mission. The London Missionary Society was a non-denominational missionary society formed in England in 1795 by evangelical Anglicans
Horses and people at Barnet FairHorses waiting for a new owner at Barnet Fair, north London
Sudan - Shullucks of the Upper Nile
Hyderabad: The Char MinarIllustration depicting a street market in Hyderabad, India with the Char Minar and its four minarets, measuring 160 feet, dominating the scene
The burial of Thomas Hardys heart among his own people: the vicar of Stinsford in Dorset ( Mellstock of Under the Greenwood Tree ) bearing the casket containing it
Edward VII House PartyEDWARD VII At a weekend party at Taplow Court owned by Lord Desborough. The Kings mistress, Alice Keppel is standing behind him, right
Monkey / Carl V / Chess GameCARL V / KARL V Holy Roman Emperor, also King of Spain as Charles I: at Ghent in 1540 he loses his temper when beaten at chess by a monkey Date: 1500 - 1558
A Fish Auction in Columbia MarketIn 1869 Baroness Burdett-Coutts paid for the building of the great Columbia Market (for fish) between Hackney and Bethnal Green Roads on the site of Nova Scotia Gardens
Man with Pekingese / C1915A French man in a black suit with a pekingese dog under each arm
Two Irish People DanceTwo Irish children celebrate Saint Patricks day by dancing a jig
BARRY STATUE, PARISMemorial statue to Barry, a St Bernard dog who rescued 42 people in the Alps, but was killed by the 43rd who thought the dog was attacking him, Asnieres cemetery, Paris
Froissart / ChroniclesJEAN FROISSART - French chronicler in his study
Mascaret (tidal bore) of the Seine, Normandy, FrancePeople watching the mascaret (tidal bore) of the River Seine at Caudebec-en-Caux, Normandy, France, which resulted from large spring tides, and caused the loss of many ships
French fishing boat catches octopusesThe crew of a French fishing boat off Cancale, Brittany, find their nets full of hundreds of octopuses which swarm onto the side of their boat, nearly sinking it
Sponge diver loses his footingDiving for sponges off the Tunisian coast, diver loses a leg to a shark
Walking across London Bridge 1950sCommuters walking across London Bridge
Portobello Road / PonchoPORTOBELLO ROAD A group of young people stop and chat in Portobello Market. One couple share a knitted poncho
Harry Price in 1900Psychical researcher, painted in 1900 before he had embarked on his career as exposer of phoney mediums and the like
Frost Fair / Thames / 1683Frost fair on the Thames, London. People enjoying the many activities and stalls
Jordan / Petra 1839The Acropolis from the lower end of the valley. A group of people rest by the river
Joseph & Louisa RhineJoseph Banks Rhine and his wife Louisa, prominent American parapsychologists; he is known for clinical experiments with ESP, she studied spontaneous cases
Victoria Knights MorrisAfter unveiling a statue of Prince Albert, donated by the people of Wolverhampton, Queen Victoria knighted the Mayor, John Morris, in recognition of his warm welcome
Lady NelsonLADY FRANCES NELSON Originally Frances Woolward, she met Horatio Nelson in 1785 and married him in 1787
Social / Palace BallroomPeople dancing in the sumptuous Palace Ballroom, Blackpool
Octopus Attacks BatherAn octopus attacks a bather and wraps its tentacles around his body