Christmas Truce 1914 / Ww1British and German troops fraternise on the field of battle on Christmas Eve, greeting each other and exchanging goodwill, and are even photographed together
Hemingway & Fidel CastroFIDEL CASTRO Cuban leader with Ernest Hemingway. *UNAVAILABLE FOR USE IN ASIA AT PRESENT*
Porter Rockwell / CdvORRIN PORTER ROCKWELL American frontiersman, Utah pioneer and reputed Mormon Destroying Angel, photographed in June 1866
Royal Navy helicopters photographed off Portland. From top: Westland Sea King, Westland Wessex HAS1, Westland Wessex HU5, Westland Wessex HAS1, Westland Lynx, Westland Wasp HAS1 and Westlad Gazelle
Anton Chekhov in 1900ANTON CHEKHOV Russian writer, author of Three sisters, Seagull, Cherry orchard, Uncle Vanya and more, photographed at Yalta in 1900
Saturn in natural color, photographed by CassiniSaturn. Sixth planet from the Sun. Photograph taken by the Cassini-Huygens
Post Office TowerPost Office (British Telecom) Tower, photographed from the corner of Windmill Street, central London
Shackleton / Graphic 1914ERNEST SHACKLETON Irish Antartic explorer, photographed before his bid to cross the Antartic continent in 1914
Greyhounds on a BridgeA large pack of greyhounds, photographed on a bridge in Wembley Park, England, while out being exercised
Agatha Christie 1891-1976Agatha Christie (1891-1976) English novelist and crime fiction writer, photographed C.1925
Ufos / Yorkshire, EnglandThree flying saucers are photographed as they fly in formation over Yorkshire. Alas, the photo has since been proved to be a fake
Fall / Clumber Spaniel / 36A group of Sandringham Clumber spaniels including SANDRINGHAM SWING. Owned and bred by King George V. Photographed at Sandringham Kennels. Date: 1936
Neville Chamberlain PM, 1938Portrait of (Arthur) Neville Chamberlain (1869-1940), British Prime Minister, photographed in 1938
A Young Winston ChurchillWinston Churchill (1874-1965) photographed in 1906 at the age of 32, while he held the post of Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies
The Beatles c. 1964The Beatles photographed around 1964. From left: George Harrison, Paul McCartney, John Lennon and Ringo Starr
Ufos / Trindade IslandFlying saucer photographed over Trindade Island (Brazil) from naval training vessel Almirante Saldanha; the sighting lasted 30 seconds and was witnessed by many aboard
Raynham Hall Ghost (Cl)Raynham Hall, Norfolk; This figure is not seen but is unknowingly photographed on the staircase; it may be the ghost of Dorothy Walpole, known as The Brown Lady. Date: 1936
A Madame Yevonde portrait of Baba BeatonMiss Baba Beaton is the younger of the two beautiful and attractive Beaton girls. They are among the most popular of the blonde ex-debs, and no party is complete without them
Apparition / Queens HseFigures photographed on the Tulip Staircase of the Queens House, though photographer saw nothing; during normal opening hours of the Museum
Brockley Court GhostTHE BROCKLEY COURT GHOST [near Clevedon, Somerset] Student Spencer-Palmer photographed by his brother as a ghostly monk - photo often taken to be genuine !
Ufos / Kanab / Van NestAdamski-type UFO allegedly photographed by Fritz van Nest near Kanab, Utah, in full daylight
Salvador DaliThe surrealist artist, Salvador Dali (1904-1989), was photographed with a statuette of the Madonna and Child during a visit to London in 1959. At the time Fleur Cowles was writing a book about him
Abba at AirportAgnetha, Bjorn, Benny and Annifrid (Frida) photographed with security police upon their arrival in Britain for their famous Wembley Arena concert. Date: November 1979
Ten postcards Ypres, Before, During and After the WarTen postcards. Ypres, Before, During and After the War - Series. No. 3. Photographed by Antony of Ypres. Commemorative Art
Derry or LondonderryThe fair city of Derry (or Londonderry), photographed from the River Foyle, Northern Ireland. The spire of St. Eugenes Cathedral is on the left of the photograph. Date: May 1939
BREECHES GENEVA BIBLEGeneva Breeches Bible, photographed at Whitehall, Cheam. Date: 1557
Photo, Liszt in Old AgeHungarian composer and musician, photographed in old age
Edward VIII HuntingEDWARD VIII, When Prince of Wales, photographed in India with some of the Bag after a successful days Pig Sticking (hunting wild boar)
Lascelles / Mary / Ww1 NursePRINCESS MARY later VISCOUNTESS LASCELLES as a nurse during the First World War, photographed at Buckingham Palace
Gustav GeleyFrench investigator of psychical phenomena, author, involved in many high- profile investigations. Photographed at the Warsaw congress 1923, with Ossowiecki and his wife
Man & Concertina / PhotoA young man is photographed playing his concertina
UFO photographed at McMinnville, Oregon, USAA UFO photographed by Mrs Paul Trent, who saw it with her husband at McMinnville, Oregon, USA. UFOs had frequently been seen previously in the area
Suffragette Arrested Black Friday 1910. A scene from the Black Friday deputation, 18 Nov, 1910. Showing Miss. Ada Wright (C1862-1939) pulled off her feet by a policeman
Dalis StudioSalvador Dali (1904-1989) is photographed here with an enlarged photograph of a sea-urchin, suggesting a surrealist pattern to come - in the left foreground
Ufos / AdamskiVenusian interplanetary carrier and six scout craft photographed through a 6" telescope over Palomar Gardens, California
Ufos / Fry / CaliforniaContactee Daniel Fry photographed this spinning UFO at Joshua Tree, California [2 of 5] Date: 1965
Nerval PhotoGERARD DE NERVAL French poet, eccentric if not actually mad, whose difficult life ended in suicide; photographed in the last year of his life. Date: 1808 - 1855
Princess Beatrice in 1860Princess Beatrice, later Priness Henry of Battenberg (1857-1944), fifth daughter and youngest child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert photographed in 1860
A German Zeppelins observation car photographed on display as part of a public exhibition of dirigible wreckage collected from across Britain
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
David WrightLANCE-BOMBARDIER DAVID WRIGHT Illustrator and artist, photographed for the Sketch during his time with the Royal Artillery in 1942
Georges MeliesGEORGES MELIES French film director (on the left); first to film fictional narratives using scripts etc. Photographed here with his collaborator, EMILE COLE
River Avon, BristolA fine overview of the River Avon and the city of Bristol, England, photographed from Brunels famous Clifton Suspension Bridge
Cetewayo / Zulu / Stereo CdvCETEWAYO or CETSHWAYO Zulu king (1873-79) photographed during his visit to Britain
Queen Alexandra / DowneyALEXANDRA QUEEN TO EDWARD VII Photographed in 1891
Ts Eliot / Anon PhotoT.S.ELIOT American-born writer, photographed in his early twenties
Martian PhotographedMartian, photographed near Lossiemouth, northern Scotland, by Mr Allingham Date: 18 February 1954
William Hedleys engine, 1813. Listed in RE Bleasdales Locomotive Engines catalogue, entry 1259. Long held at Crag Head, Newcastle and photographed there in 1881
