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Press Collection (page 15)

Background imagePress Collection: Chinese noble transportated in palanquin at the

Chinese noble transportated in palanquin at the times of the Qing Dynasty. Illustration in travel magazine El viagero ilustrado (The Illustrated traveler). Year 3. No. 7. April 15, 1880. Engraving

Background imagePress Collection: The Morse Cotton Baling Press. Cotton Hydraulic

The Morse Cotton Baling Press. Cotton Hydraulic Press, New Morse system. Installed in New York. 1881. Xylography

Background imagePress Collection: Interior of a printing press in the early modern

Interior of a printing press in the early modern age. Illustration by Lluis Bargall󮠗 atercolour

Background imagePress Collection: WW2 Poster -- Union Jack on sale here

WW2 Poster -- Union Jack on sale here
Union Jack On Sale Here - Daily Except Sunday. Poster advertising the newspaper Union Jack, 1943-1944. Date: 1944

Background imagePress Collection: WW2 Poster -- Malaria Strikes the Unprotected

WW2 Poster -- Malaria Strikes the Unprotected
Malaria Strikes the Unprotected, Darkness brings Danger, Be Prepared. Colour photolithograph poster published by the Times of India Press, Bombay, warning against malaria

Background imagePress Collection: Wymans book stall at Paddington Station, 1915

Wymans book stall at Paddington Station, 1915
An impressive bookstall at Paddington railway station in 1915 with a display of the recently printed Printers Pie, a charitable publication produced in aid of retired printers

Background imagePress Collection: Hale Rocket making process

Hale Rocket making process
Bramah-type hydraulic press introduced by William Hale to fill his rockets Date: 1855

Background imagePress Collection: Congreve rocket making process

Congreve rocket making process
A monkey press, or small pile driver, as used for filling Congreve rockets Date: 1855

Background imagePress Collection: Six illustrations from a theatre production of Drake

Six illustrations from a theatre production of Drake, a pageant-play in three acts by Louis Napoleon Parker, starring Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree as Sir Francis Drake

Background imagePress Collection: Lillehammer, Norway - Hollow Tree Trunk Room

Lillehammer, Norway - Hollow Tree Trunk Room now in the Maihaugen open air museum. Historically thought to have been used for some form of counterfeiting (note the printing press inside)

Background imagePress Collection: Autumn, 18th century French School

Autumn, 18th century French School (possibly by Francois Octavien, 1695-1736). Showing people enjoying a picnic, with a man picking apples from a tree in the middle distance

Background imagePress Collection: Greater London Council (GLC)-LFB Press Conference

Greater London Council (GLC)-LFB Press Conference
The Leader of the GLC (standing), Paddy Henry, Chairman of the GLCs Fire Brigades Committee (to his left) and Joe Milner, Chief Officer of the LFB (far right)

Background imagePress Collection: LCC-LFB Wilfred Pickles (BBC) at Fire Brigade HQ

LCC-LFB Wilfred Pickles (BBC) at Fire Brigade HQ
The BBCs Have a Go radio programme visited the London Fire Brigade with its host, Wilfred Pickles. The picture shows the radio broadcast from the HQs lecture theatre

Background imagePress Collection: Old Cheese Press

Old Cheese Press
An ancient stone cheese press, outside the Folk Museum at Edzell, in Glen Esk, Angus, Scotland. Date: 1950s

Background imagePress Collection: The Churchill family relax on holiday at Hendaye, 1945

The Churchill family relax on holiday at Hendaye, 1945
Comfortably clad in beach attire, Mrs. Churchill and her daughter, Mary, spent a few peaceful moments reading the papers and enjoying the sunshine. Mr

Background imagePress Collection: Renault Power Hammers

Renault Power Hammers
More than 70 power hammers press metal into shape in the Renault moror works

Background imagePress Collection: Advert / Press Pall Mall

Advert / Press Pall Mall
Poster for Pall Mall Budget, new series, illustrated

Background imagePress Collection: Susi - dozing under a newspaper

Susi - dozing under a newspaper
Susi - dozing in the garden under a newspaper, the Pictorial. 1950s

Background imagePress Collection: The Illustrated London News steam printing machines

The Illustrated London News steam printing machines
Engraving of the steam printing machines used by the weekly periodical, The Illustrated London News. There were two separate machines; one for printing one side of the paper

Background imagePress Collection: The Evening Paper by H. M. Bateman

The Evening Paper by H. M. Bateman
An old gentleman settles down to read the evening newspaper in an armchair by the fire but the news does not meet with his approval

Background imagePress Collection: Sphagnum moss manufactured for surgical dressings, WW1

Sphagnum moss manufactured for surgical dressings, WW1
Page from The War Budget reporting on the use of sphagnum moss, harvested in peat bogs, and processed into antiseptic surgical dressings during the First World War

Background imagePress Collection: Andrew Besley, photographer, at Lanhydrock House, Cornwall

Andrew Besley, photographer, at Lanhydrock House, Cornwall
Andrew Besley (right), photographer, at Lanhydrock House, a Grade I listed building near Bodmin, Cornwall. With him is Giles Clotworthy of the National Trust

Background imagePress Collection: Andrew Besley, photographer, at an exhibition

Andrew Besley, photographer, at an exhibition about wrecks and rescues in the south west of England. Seen standing by press photographs of the Flying Enterprise

Background imagePress Collection: Susi - with newspaper

Susi - with newspaper, The Pictorial, with a headline about a possible cure for colds. 1950s

Background imagePress Collection: Cover design, Ladys Companion

Cover design, Ladys Companion -- free frock pattern, 200 in prizes, Joseph Hockings finest serial, October 1927. 1927

Background imagePress Collection: Advertisement for Modern Woman magazine

Advertisement for Modern Woman magazine, gift pattern of autumn frock, helps and entertains. Price sixpence. circa 1927

Background imagePress Collection: Cover design, The Golden West

Cover design, The Golden West -- 12 complete stories for seven pence. circa 1927

Background imagePress Collection: Cover design, Womans Life

Cover design, Womans Life, price three pence, free balloon with every copy. circa 1927

Background imagePress Collection: Cover design, The Humorist

Cover design, The Humorist, price two pence, August 1927. 1927

Background imagePress Collection: Cover design, Gaiety, A Monthly Magazine of Humour

Cover design, Gaiety, A Monthly Magazine of Humour, one shilling. Try it in your bath! Edited by Artemas. circa 1920s

Background imagePress Collection: Poster, The Passing Show Banishes the Blues

Poster, The Passing Show Banishes the Blues. It was a weekly paper of humour and short fiction, published by Odhams Press, London. circa 1930

Background imagePress Collection: Cover design, Womancraft magazine

Cover design, Womancraft magazine, February 1974 - A do-it-yourself magazine for women. 1974

Background imagePress Collection: Press photographer at work

Press photographer at work alongside an aircraft with the code G-RUSH. Date: circa 1970s

Background imagePress Collection: Dorothy Compton, Movie Humor magazine

Dorothy Compton, Movie Humor magazine
Dorothy Compton, performer, appearing in an elaborate costume at the French Casino (probably the one in New York City), in Movie Humor magazine, November 1937. Date: 1937

Background imagePress Collection: Cover design, Movie Humor magazine, November 1937

Cover design, Movie Humor magazine, November 1937 -- Hollywood Girls and Gags! The pigskin you love to touch. Showing a scantily dressed woman holding an American football 1937

Background imagePress Collection: Cavalier King Charles spaniel with wastepaper basket

Cavalier King Charles spaniel with wastepaper basket
Unusual Friends - Cavalier King Charles spaniel with wastepaper basket containing a newspaper. 1950s

Background imagePress Collection: Times of India Buildings, Bombay, India

Times of India Buildings, Bombay, India
Times of India Buildings, Bombay (Mumbai), India. Date: circa 1910

Background imagePress Collection: Offices of The Times

Offices of The Times
View of the offices of The Times in Printing House Square, London. The Times later relocated to Grays Inn Road, then Wapping and is now located at 1 London Bridge. Date: 1906

Background imagePress Collection: Sylvia Pankhurst, 1940

Sylvia Pankhurst, 1940
Sylvia Pankhurst, writing letters in her work with the Womens War Emergency Council. 1940

Background imagePress Collection: British troops unloading high explosive shells

British troops unloading high explosive shells
Photograph of British troops unloading high explosive shells at a depot in France, nd. From a collection of 23 official photographs by Press Photographer Bayley Harrison, World War One

Background imagePress Collection: WW1 - column of 18pdr QF Mark 1 Guns on a road in France

WW1 - column of 18pdr QF Mark 1 Guns on a road in France
Photograph of a column of 18pdr QF Mark 1 Guns on a road in France, nd. From a collection of 23 official photographs by Press Photographer Bayley Harrison, World War One, Western Front (1914-1918)

Background imagePress Collection: British Beach-Head Photograph Hailed as ?War?s Greatest?

British Beach-Head Photograph Hailed as ?War?s Greatest?
Photograph: British Beach-Head Photograph Hailed as ?War?s Greatest? By U. S. Press. Photograph was taken by Sgt. Photographer of the British Army Film Unit

Background imagePress Collection: Traditional road making in Upper Egypt

Traditional road making in Upper Egypt
Two construction workers and ox-drawn road roller in Upper Egypt. Date: circa 1910s

Background imagePress Collection: Victorian scrap - Radical press

Victorian scrap - Radical press
Victorian scrap - Political Types - Liberty of the Press, Freedom of Speech - Radical Press. late 19th century

Background imagePress Collection: Cartoon, The War Cry v. The Truth

Cartoon, The War Cry v. The Truth
Cartoon, The War Cry (published by General William Booth, founder of the Salvation Army) v. The Truth (published by Henry Labouchere, Liberal MP and owner-editor)

Background imagePress Collection: Advertisement for the Daily Express newspaper

Advertisement for the Daily Express newspaper, superimposed on a photograph of Pentonville Road near Kings Cross, London. early 20th century

Background imagePress Collection: Advertisement, Pantex Garment Press

Advertisement, Pantex Garment Press
Advertisement for the Pantex Garment Press - Light as a Feather to Operate - made by James Armstrong & Co Ltd, London SW1. 1956

Background imagePress Collection: Newspaper advertisers, Nairobi, Kenya, East Africa, WW1

Newspaper advertisers, Nairobi, Kenya, East Africa, WW1
Newspaper advertisers for the African Standard, Nairobi, Kenya, East Africa, with wartime news of the Koenigsberg, the fight near Bissil, Bombs on London, and the taking of Przemysl. Date: 1915



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