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Annette Kellermann
Annette Marie Sarah Kellerman (1886 - 1975), Australian swimmer, film star, and writer. One of the first women to wear a one-piece bathing costume, causing a minor scandal at the time

Midland Hotel Morecambe
THE MIDLAND HOTEL, MORECAMBE - a magnificent example of the modern style in public architecture of the period - the perfect setting for Christies Hercule Poirot

Rolex wrist watches advertisement

French Line Normandie poster
French Line poster for the SS Normandie ocean liner, the worlds most perfect ship

Joy of Perfect Cooking
The Joys of Perfect Cooking promises delicious food for the home. Woman, women, kitchen, advert advertising, advertisement

English Rose kitchen advert, woman with desserts
Advertisement for English Rose Kitchen Equipment featuring a young housewife with a tea trolley and a selection of desserts, cakes and tea. Date: 1952

Poster, Imperial Airways -- Travel in perfect comfort by the largest Air Liners in the World. circa 1930s

Poster, Imperial Airways -- Fly through Europe in perfect comfort. circa 1930s

Peace, Perfect Peace by Heath Robinson. Being the Morning after the Night Before. The aftermath of energetic peace celebrations to mark the end of the First World War

A 1950s Family Living Room
A classic nuclear family in their living room, the children playing with a train set, the Father reading his book or magazine in a comfy chair

Removing T Shirt
Smiling brunette, with perfect teeth, begins to remove her t shirt

Advert / 4711 Cologne Ils
4711 Eau de Cologne - perfect elegance

England / Milton Abbas
The distinctive charm of the village street of Milton Abbas, Dorset. Built in the 1780s by Sir William Chambers at the request of Lord Milton; an early English model village Date: 1950s

Advert / Viking Milk 1900
Viking Milk - a perfect unsweetened milk

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, end of a perfect day
Illustration by Cecil Aldin -- Cracker the bull terrier at the end of a perfect day, having organised a successful dog show. Date: 1927

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, Jim, a bobtail sheepdog
Illustration by Cecil Aldin -- Jim, a bobtail sheepdog, owned by the actress Fabia Drake. The dog was a perfect actor, taking part in a childrens play called The Happy Family

Yoga Girl Apprentices
A group of Indian girls, yoga apprentices. While squatting in this position, they must control their breathing and concentrate upon a perfect balance of mind and body. Date: 1930s

Beach Dress
A perfect outfit for the seaside: sleeveless dress with fitted bodice, bow detail, 3/4 length skirt with contrasting fringing, strappy sandals, straw hat & bucket bag

Elizabeth I / Dibdin
QUEEN ELIZABETH I depicted in a capital C in John Dee, General and Rare Memorials pertayning to the perfect Arte of Navigation

St Stephens crypt
Although St Stephens Chapel was destroyed by fire in 1834, the crypt below St Stephens Hall, the Chapel of St Mary Undercroft, which had fallen into disuse before the fire

Kashmiri women wearing Kashmiri shirts with baskets of reeds
Kashmir - three young Kashmiri women wearing Kashmiri shirts and with baskets of reeds on their heads. The reeds are used for repairing the roofs of their homes Date: 1986

Grafton's Chiffonelle Advertisement
An illustrated advertisement for Grafton's Chiffonelle, a draper specialist in women's lingerie, using perfect washing fabrics. Date: circa 1920

Pears Soap Advertisement On The Land
An illustrated advertisement for Pears Soap, featuring an image from the Womanhood in War Time, series, portraying a lady holding the handles of a wheelbarrow

Felix Minette Bicyclette
An original antique promotional bicycle poster for the retailer Felix Minette, 16 Rue Descombes, Paris. The caption (Je t'ai prevenu Pourquoi n'as-tu pas fait comme moi en prenant de)

Filming Gloria Swanson in Perfect Understanding, 1934 Date: 1934

Advert, A Perfect Picture with Gevaert Photo Film
Advert, At every turn a Perfect Picture with Gevaert Photo Film, Gevapan. Date: 1955

Dalgety & Co Advertisement
An advertisement illustration for Dalgety & Company Limited, promoting a Dodge Brothers motor car, seen beside a pool filled with boys swimming

Courtaulds Courgette Advertisement
An advertisement for Courtaulds Ltd, promoting Courgette, a very dainty crepe fabric with full surface weave. Image shows a stylish woman at a formal gathering with the quotation Joan dear

Poster, Coney Beach, Porthcawl, Wales, perfect for outings Date: circa 1939

A Hurried Courtship by John Hassall
A Hurried Courtship - Perfect Strangers Meet He: Ain t that a swagger marriage? She: Don t I wish it were moine! He: Don t I wish it were moine! She: Don t I jes wish it were both ours

Photograph of Old Face Plate Lathe, originally installed in the Soho Foundry of Boulton and Watt, Birmingham which was purchased by Avery in 1895. The lathe taking work up to 26 feet diameter

Cicely Courtneidge in The Perfect Gentleman (1935) wearing a stirking Dolly Tree creation Date: 1935

Heather Angel and Cicely Courtneidge - The Perfect Gentleman
Heather Angel (left) and Cicely Courtneidge in The Perfect Gentleman (1935) wearing Dolly Tree creations Date: 1935

Careful preparations in a photographic studio
Two men are shown adjusting a womans dress as she is preparing to have her portrait captured in a photographic studio. The photographer is already positioned behind the camera

Elevation of the Mausoleum of Hadrian in its perfect state in Parco Adriano, Rome. Copperplate engraving by Henry Moses from A Collection of Antique Vases, Altars, etc. London, 1814

A woman writes a letter on a somno in a messy
A woman writes a letter on a somno (night table containing a chamberpot) with her feet on a pillow, while her dog chews a lace collar and a cat sleeps on her ballgown

Silver Bullet attempting speed record at Daytona, USA
The Silver Bullet, regarded as having perfect streamlining but unsuccessful in Land Speed Record attempts at Daytona, USA. 20th century

Leaflet, Royal, The Perfect Overall. Date: 20th century

Vought-Sikorsky VS-44A N41881
Vought-Sikorsky VS-44A NC41881 / N41881 Mother Goose (ex Excambian) of Avalon Air Transport, tied up on the Avalon jetty at Long Beach

Lewis Waller (1860-1915) - Actor and Theatre Manager - pictured here performing in The Perfect Lover. Date: circa 1910s

THREE-LEGGED RACE
A three-legged race - demanding perfect co- ordination between the paired runners, which two of our contestants evidently did not achieve ! Date: circa 1900

SAINT GERTRUDE AND NUN
GERTRUDE DE NIVELLES A nun kneels before her, knowing that this will make her more perfect and more holy. Date: 626 - 659

FALL / FIELD SPANIEL / 1928
WOODBELL PERFECT Head study. Owner: Owen. Date: 1928

ADVERT / POST TOASTIES 16
Post Toasties breakfast cereal - crisp, delicious, the perfect corn flakes Date: 1916

Bronze statue of fisherman watching the sunset, Port William, Wigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway, SW Scotland overlooking Luce Bay Date: 2016

A Kashmiri woman with a basket and pot on her head walks along a grassy ridge in the Vale of Kashmir. The Himalayan foothills in the background Date: 1989

Advertisement - The new pocket Ammoniaphone
Advertisement for the new pocket Ammoniaphone (A perfect chemical inhaler) as recommended by Adelina Patti (1843-1919) the Italian-French 19th-century opera singer Date: circa 1890s

Princesses Elizabeth & Margaret outside their playhouse
" Y Bwthyn Bach" - a Welsh phrase which means " The Little House", inscribed over the door of a model house presented to princess Elizabeth by the people of Wales

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