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Claridges Hotel 1940S
The front entrance of Claridges, one of Londons premier hotels

William Pitt (1708-1778). British politician
PITT, William (London 1708-Hayes, 1778), first Earl of Chatham, called Pitt the Elder or Prime Pitt. Also konwn as The Great Commoner. British politician. He joined the ranks of Commons Whig in 1735

King Victor Emmanuel III
Photographic portrait of Victor Emanuel III, King of Italy (1869-1947). A constitutional monarch, he defied parliamentary majorities in bringing Italy into World War I on the side of the Allies

Leningrad Symphony
Dimitri Shostakovich and Yevgeny Mravinsky with the Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra. Together they would premier eight of the composers fifeteen symphonies

Khrushchev Speaking at the UN
Russian statesman, secretary-general of the Communist Party and premier 1958-1964, Nikita Khrushchev (1894-1971), depicted addressing the assembly at the United Nations

The Adventure of the Second Stain, Sherlock Holmes
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, the Adventure of the Second Stain, a Sherlock Holmes story by Arthur Conan Doyle. " The Premier snatched the blue envelope from his hand." Date: 1904

The Signing of the Japanese Peace Treaty, San Francisco, 195
Photograph showing Shigeru Yoshida, the Japanese Premier, signing the Peace Treaty at San Francisco, 4th September 1951. This treaty, signed by 48 other countries of the United Nations

Smith Premier Typewriter No. 4 - at The Paris Exposition 1900
Advertising card for The Smith Premier Typewriter No.4 exhibited at The Paris Exposition of 1900. Date: 1900

Premier Hotel, Southampton Row, Russell Square, London
Premier Hotel, 150 Southampton Row, Russell Square, Bloomsbury, London - now called New Premier House. Date: circa 1914

Mcvitie & Price 1934
McVitie & Prices digestive: the premier biscuit of Britain

Female Munitions Workers
The Australian Premier, William Hughes, reviews female munitions workers at Cardiff, escorted by Phyllis Ayrton

May Lilian Levey music hall male impersonator
May Lilian Levey male impersonator, dancer, pantomime principal boy. Here dressed in top hat and tails with cane. Called herself the ?premier male character comedienne?

Napoleon Bonaparte as First Consul during the Consulate, 1799-1804. Handcoloured lithograph from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes Historiques de la France

The Premier Liverpool Greyhound Track - Breck Park, Townsend Lane, Clubmoor, Liverpool.. The Fifty First Meeting on Wednesday August 3rd, 1927. Date: circa 1910s

Drying Sisal Fibre on a Plantation - Tanzania, East Africa Date: 1923

Harbutt's Plasticine Advertisement
An illustrated advertisement for Harbutt's Plasticine Ltd. promoting the self described premier modelling material, available in 10 colours

Advert, Bowser, the Premier Petrol Pump Date: 1927

Yuan-Shih-Kai
Top image, Yuan-Shi-Kai, premier of china, boating in his home town. Yuan- Shi-kai was a Chinese military and government official who rose to power during the late Qing dynasty

General Smuts
General Jan Smuts (1870-1950), recently appointed Prime Minister of South Africa in the run up to World War II. Date: circa 1939

Advert, Vinolia Premier Soap for health and beauty, the most refreshing soap in the world. Date: 1926

Raytheon 390 Premier I EC-IOZ (msn RB-61). Date: circa 2005

Advert, Smith Premier, Three Typewriters in One. Date: 1907

Poster, Cycles Saving, Grand Premier Prix, Gold Medal, 13 Rue Corbeau, Paris. Safe enough to strap your baby onto the handlebars! Date: circa 1900s

Nikita Khrushchev with Tereshkova and Bykovsky
The Russian Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev waving from an open-topped car between the cosmonaut heroes Valentina Tereshkova and Lieutenant Colonel Valery Bykovsky

John Ogdon, British concert pianist, with Nikita Khrushchev
John Ogdon (1937-1989), British concert pianist, shaking hands with the Soviet Russian premier Nikita Khrushchev (1894-1971)

Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Molotov, Soviet politician
Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Molotov (1890-1986), Soviet politician and diplomat, serving twice as Minister of Foreign Affairs, and once as Premier (1930-1941). Date: circa 1940s

Dwight D Eisenhower and Nikita Khrushchev
The Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev ((1894-1971, right) with the American President Dwight D "Ike" Eisenhower (1890-1969, 34th US President 1953-1961), during a summit meeting in the USA

Nikita Khrushchev with Mao Zedong
Russian premier Nikita Khrushchev (1894-1971) and Chinese Communist leader Mao Zedong (1893-1976) greet each other warmly. The USSR was giving substantial aid to China at the time. Date: 1950s

The American dancer Helen Brown premier dancer in the new Ziegfeld Follies, 1927 Date: 1927

Uniform of a first mate, premier maitre, French Navy, 1844. Handcoloured woodblock print by Pauquet after Goyer from Eugene Paninis Marine, arsenaux, navires, equipages, navigation, atterages

Uniform of a naval student of the first grade, 1844
Uniform of a naval student of the first grade, Eleve de premiere classe, 1844. Handcoloured woodblock print by Pauquet after Bara et Gerard from Eugene Paninis Marine, arsenaux, navires, equipages

Great Achievements of the National Government
Diagram by G. H. Davis representing the progress made by the coalition government between August 1931 and April 1934. Illustrations on employment, trade, finance, housing, mining, fishing

Advert for Frantz Premier Electric Vacuum Cleaner 1917
Advert, Frantz Premier Electric Vacuum Cleaner, from the Frantz Premier Co, Cleveland, Ohio, USA. Date: 1917

Postcard showing World Premier Night in Hollwood, 1930s Date: 1930s

A portrait of dancer Phyllis Bedells, 1914
A portrait of dancer Phyllis Bedells, premier danseuse at The Empire seen here as Mlle Paris in her ballet Europe (1914) Date: 1914

Advert for Mackenzie s, Premier Academy for Dance Tuition, 154 Holland Park, London, 1919 Date: 1919

Mlle. Aline as the First Boatman in Les Pommes
French actress Mlle. Aline as the First Boatman in Les Pommes de Terre Malades by Dumanoir and Clairville, Theatre du Palais Royal, 1845

First President of the Court of Cassation, Napoleonic era. Handcoloured lithograph by Leopold Massard from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes Historiques de la France

Achille de Harlay, Premier President au Parlement de Paris
Achille de Harlay, Premier President, Parlement de Paris, reign of King Henri III of France. Handcoloured lithograph after a portrait in Roger de Gaignieres gallery portfolio IX 99 from Le

Claude de Lorraine, Duke of Guise
Claude de Lorraine, premier duc de Guise. Illustration drawn and lithographed by Leopold Massard after a portrait in Roger de Gaignieres gallery portfolio VIII 102 from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul

Marin de Montchenu, Baron Montchenu 1498-1543
Marin de Montchenu, Baron Montchenu, ambassador and premier maitre d hotel to King Francis I, 1498-1543. Handcoloured lithograph after a miniature of the court of King Francis I in Roger de

French engagement with Mexican Cavalry at San Andres
A squadron of premier African hunters on horseback engages with the cavalry of General Alvares at San Andres, Veracruz. Date: 1863

Winston Churchill
Sir Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965), British statesman, army officer, and writer, who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955. Date: March 1905

Tatler cover featuring Mussolini
Front cover of The Tatler featuring a drawing of Benito Mussolini (1883 - 1945), Italian fascist leader by Edmond X. Kapp and autographed by the Italian premier. Date: 1923

BULL TERRIER / 1925
CHAMPION LATTIFORD PREMIER He stands gazing into the distance. Date: 1925

Cartoon, The Premiers Fix - Free Trade and Agriculture. Date: 1845

Sir Anthony Eden (right) shakes hands with French Premier Guy Alcide Mollet (1905-1975) - on 30th October 1956 outside number 10 Downing Street after discussions regarding Israels invasion of Egypt

West Street from Beach Road - Durban, South Africa Date: circa 1908

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