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The Strongest.. Fortunino Matania, Ri (1881-1963). One of the most accomplished realistic illustrators and artists of his time
Peony Flower FacesEaster wishes. Childrens faces in flowers were very popular at the turn of the 20th century. Artist: Irene Marcellus. Date: circa 1908
Camellia Flower FacesEaster wishes. Childrens faces in flowers were very popular at the turn of the 20th century. Artist: Irene Marcellus. Date: circa 1908
Buttercup Flower FacesEaster wishes. Childrens faces in flowers were very popular at the turn of the 20th century. Artist: Irene Marcellus. Date: circa 1908
Commedia dell arte CharactersFour Characters from Commedia dell arte, an improvised kind of popular comedy in Italian theatres in the 16th18th centuries, based on stock characters
Bruno Kastner - German stage and film actorBruno Kastner (18901932) - German stage and film actor, screenwriter and film producer whose career was most prominent in the 1910s and 1920s during the silent film era
German Nudist BeachAT THE FREIBAD Scene on a German popular beach where a relaxed attitude is taken to dress codes Date: 1920s
Poster advertising Nicholas Nickleby film, Ealing Studios, produced by Michael Balcon, directed by Cavalcanti, screenplay by John Dighton, starring Cedric Hardwicke, Stanley Holloway
Stephano in The Tempest by William Shakespeare, at the Theatre Royal, Birmingham, 4 December 1905 for one week, Herbert Beerbohm Trees production which opened at His Majestys Theatre on 14 September
Music cover, Annie Laurie or Royal Scots Quadrilles, with a view of Dundee, Scotland. Introducing the Popular Airs of Annie Laurie (Campbells Are Coming, Highland Laddie, Logie O Buchan)
Virginia snakeroot, Aristolochia serpentaria. Handcoloured woodblock engravings from James Mains Popular Botany, Orr and Smith, London, 1835
Different types of flower: personate, infundibuliform, ringent, campanulate, rotate and hypocratiform. Handcoloured woodblock engravings from James Mains Popular Botany, Orr and Smith, London, 1835
Elisabeth Welch sings Charleston in Runnin Wild at the Colonial Theatre (New York). Elisabeth Welch (1904-2003) African American singer & actress who settled in London in 1933
South Jersey hand-blown glass pitcher with lily pad designPopular Art in the USA - South Jersey hand-blown glass pitcher with lily pad design. mid-19th century
Painted sailcloth, Jesus assisted in carrying the CrossPopular Art in the USA - painted sailcloth, Jesus assisted in carrying the Cross, Spanish Colonial. late 18th century
Elisabeth Welch sings to Griffith Jones & Ann Dvorak in the film This Was Paris. Elisabeth Welch (1904-2003) African American singer & actress who settled in London in 1933
Margaret Whigham at Ascot with her boater and ruches muffCelebrated society it girl, Miss Margaret Whigham, later Mrs Charles Sweeny and then the infamous Duchess of Argyll pictured at Ascot in June 1931 wearing an unusual boater style hat
King Alfred of Wessex burns the cakesOne popular legend from the life of Alfred the Great (849-899 AD), originating from 12th century chronicles, tells how after fleeing to the Somerset Levels
White Flower FacesBirthday wishes. Childrens faces in flowers were very popular at the turn of the 20th century. Artist: Irene Marcellus. Date: circa 1908
Wrestling Match (Wrestlers - Luchadas) - Canary IslandsCanarain Wrestling Match (Wrestlers - Luchadas) - Canary Islands, Spain. Canarian Wrestling is a form of folk wrestling, originally from the Canary Islands, where it is known as Lucha Canaria
The Premier Liverpool Greyhound Track - Breck Park, Townsend Lane, Clubmoor, Liverpool.. The Fifty First Meeting on Wednesday August 3rd, 1927. Date: circa 1910s
Colleen Moore - American Movie starColleen Moore (1899-1988) - American Movie star, one of the most fashionable of the era and helped popularize the Dutchboy bobbed haircut
USA - A stylish 1920s couple Jazz dancing. Date: circa 1908
Preston Mont, Lawnswood Cemetery, Leeds, YorkshirePreston Mont (Ethel Preston Monument - 1861-1911), Lawnswood Cemetery, Leeds, Yorkshire. Walter Preston was a manufacturing chemist. He married Ethel West in 1882. They had no children
Palmistry. Planetary and zodiacal diagram of the left hand. Engraving
Charles MackayCHARLES MACKAY Writer and editor best known for his Extraordinary popular delusions and the madness of crowds of which we possess a first edition... Date: 1814 - 1889
Edwardian Tablecloth - Example of a popular Edwardian cretonne fabric tablecloth with a strong floral pattern. Date: 1908
HGC Marsh Lambert - Popular proverb. Half a loaf is better than no bread'. Date: circa 1918
Advert, Wills Woodbines Cigarettes, playing card backAdvert, Wills Woodbines Cigarettes, smoked by millions, playing card back
WW2 - Radio Fun Annual 1942An illustrated front cover for a WW2 children's annual, Radio Fun Annual 1942. The image shows a plethora of figures popular in wartime comedy and radio, including Haver and Lee
Service Land Music Cover, WW2An illustrated WW2 music sheet cover for Service-Land, a grand selection of popular song successes arranged by R. S. Stoddon
The famous American duo the Duncan Sisters, 1920s, popular with their act Topsy and Eva Date: 1920s
Source Chomel at Vichy, 1920sSource Chomel at Vichy, one of the most popular of the health spa resorts in France, 1920s Date: 1920s
Source de la Grande Grille at Vichy, 1920sSource de la Grande Grille at Vichy, one of the most popular of the health spa resorts in France, 1920s Date: 1920s
Popular K Orchestra playing the Palais de Danse, BirminghamThe popular K Orchestra playing at the Palais de Danse, Birmingham, October 1922 Date: 1922
Benavente's popular Sextette Jazz Band, October 1922Benavente's popular Sextette Jazz Band, currently playing at the Piccadilly Hotel, October 1922 Date: 1922
The New York Havana Band, 1922The New York Havana Band, popular in vaudeville and the ballroom, 1922 Date: 1922
Paseo de las Delicias, 1785, by Ramon Bayeu y SubiasRamon Bayeu y Subias (1746-1793). Spanish painter. Paseo de las Delicias, 1785. History Museum. Madrid. Spain. (On loan, Prado Museum, Madrid)
Tsar Nicholas II and the Tsarevich Alexei, School at BakhmutRussia - Tsar Nicholas II and the Tsarevich Alexei Nikolaevich reviewing the children of the popular school Venus in Bakhmut, eastern Ukraine. Date: circa 1913
Poster, Samuel Cody, Velodrome de la Seine, ParisEARLY AVIATION PIONEERS - THE SAMUEL CODY ARCHIVE: S. F. Cody Wild West Show (c.1893). Known as a showman, sharpshooter, horseman, aviator and aircraft designer
Irresistible! by John Hassall - The Boy's Own Paper Date: circa 1910
Sailing In LincolnshireA photograph of three identical sailing boats on the sea, along the coast of Lincolnshire. The image is used as a promotion of the surrounding areas of a village named Woldsea
Ice Skating In LincolnshireA photograph of a mother and father helping their child to ice skate, with other figures standing in the background, the area is situated in Lincolnshire
Popular Rejoicings on Bastille DayA colourful illustration which depicts a joyous, celebratory scene in which figures are happily conversing and dancing at an event on the 14th of July, in commemmoration of Bastille Day
Joseph Grimaldi, actor and clown, appearing in public Date: circa 1800s
Music cover, Whistling Rufus, by Kerry MillsMusic cover, Whistling Rufus, a characteristic march which can be used effectively as a two step, polka or cake walk, ragtime music by Kerry Mills Date: 1899
Music cover, Royal Irish Quadrilles, duets and solos, containing popular Irish melodies, arranged for the piano by Stephen Glover
Music cover, The Ratcatcher's Polka, and The Donkey's Galop, by J Harroway, based on the popular song, The Ratcatcher's Daughter. Date: 19th century