Marie CurieBorn in Poland in 1867, after receiving her secondary education she worked as a governess for eight years. Marie moved to Paris and read Physics at the Sorbonne
Saint Brigid of IrelandSaint Brigid (Bride, Bridget) of Ireland (or of Kildare, or Mary of the Gael), one of Ireland's patron saints. She is thought to have been a slave who became a Christian nun
Advert for Lyles Pure Soluble CocoaAdvertisement showing a smiling young woman wearing a tam o shanter and fur collar coat holding a steaming hot cup of Lyles Cocoa made by Abram Lyle & Sons Ltd of 21 Mincing Lane, London
Advertisement for the Brinsmead grand pianoAn advertisement for the Brinsmead grand piano, the best that British craftsmanship can produce, with a pure singing tone and beauty of finish. Payment by instalments can be arranged... Date: 1913
Walliss Hiking Kit AdAdvertisement for Walliss hiking kit comprising rucksack, practical flannel shorts and mens pure wool stockings, all essential equipment for this pastime
Advert for Pears Soap - A Chemist Recommends... 1912Advertisement for Pears Soap - A Chemist Recommends the product for its pure, genuine, good value and effective properties! Date: 1912
Production of Gounods Faust by Carl Rosa Opera CompanyCharacters from Charles Gounods opera Faust in a touring production by the Carl Rosa Opera Company. Seen here are Charles Manners as Bertram, the Irish tenor Barton McGuckin as Faust
Theo Gier, Pure California Wines & BrandiesCompliments of Theo Gier, Pure California Wines & Brandies, as seen at the International Exposition in San Francisco, USA, 1894. 1894
Advert for Ribana pure wool bathing suits 1931Multiform and multicolour for a multitude of tastes.... Ribana swimming suits for women, men and children are finely woven from soft Austrralian wool in a wide variety of styles and colours
Poster advertising Cooks Pure Toilet Soaps. Ed. Cook Ltd, East London
Advert / Cooks SoapCooks Pure Toilet Soap
Advert / Terrys ConfectioTerrys Pure Confections
Frys Cocoa AdvertFrys pure concentrated cocoa So good it has to be kept in a safe, for the pleasure of two skilful thieves
Advert, Simonds Milk Stout Beer
Beauty of Japan's Textiles - the young woman on the left, holding a battledore, is in formal New Year's Day dress. The one on the right is in a homongi, a costume suitable for paying visits
J. & F. Martell AdvertisementAn illustrated advertisement for J. & F. Martell Cognac, promoting Martell's brandy. The Pure Produce of France, can be read on a design, where a cherub can be seen pouring alcohol for a lady
Studebaker AdvertisementAn advertisement illustration for Studebaker, automobile manufacturers. The image shows a Studebaker car, finished in pure gold on white enamel, with white kid leather hood and cushions
Forsyth, Jones and Co AdvertisementAn advertisement for Forsyth, Jones and Co. Ltd. based at 14, Southampton Street, Covent Garden, London, W.C.2. Selling a product called Genzyme a fertilizer rich in nitrates
Advert for Certo pure fruit pectin, featuring a recipe for strawberry jam. Date: 1932
Advert, Schweppes Table Waters Date: 1911
Poster, Swissair cigarettes, Walter Mittelholzer Date: circa 1936
Advert for Jaeger Pure Wool, New Bond Street, Bath Date: 1902
Advert for J. S. Fry & Sons Cocoa 1894Fry's Pure Concentrated Cocoa, confidently recommended for heath, Date: 1894
Poster Pageant - Advert for Egall, Pure Dried Eggs 1920The pageant was to promote the up-and-coming International Advertising Exhibition at White City, London. Over a mile long in the West End, well known familiar bill board posters
Westland Lynx 800 ZB500 World's fastest helicopterWestland Lynx 800 ZB500 (msn 102, ex G-LYNX, ex ZA500'), at the Royal International Air Tattoo - RAF Fairford 18 July 2003
Soldiers stopping to replenish their water bottles, this could be filled at certain fixed stations brought in by flexible pipes. Date: December 1917
Advert for Celes pure silk Spring Models for 1925 Date: 1925
Trades in Regency England: charcoal burning, Jew selling pencils, and fishing. Worker at a charcoal pit in Furness 64, Jewish pedlar selling pencils door to door in Borrowdale 65
Wood Street Compter, 18th centuryWood Street Compter, prison owned by the Sheriffs of London, built in the mayoralty of Sir Samuel Strange in 1670. Copperplate engraving by John Thomas Smith after original drawings by members of
Advert for Chilprufe childrens wear 1934Chilprufe underwear for children. Date: 1934
Advertising Showcard, A & F Pears, Violet Powder, entirely pure and safe for use upon the tenderest skin
Unclean Animals JudaismIn Judaism, the concept of impure or unclean animals, plays a prominent role in Jewish law that specifies which foods are allowed (kosher) and which are forbidden to eat
Advert for Berkefeld Filter, germ proof water 1910Germ proof filtered water supply. Date: 1910
Assorted flowers on an ornate Valentine card with white and silver decoration. Date: circa 1890s
Advert for Berkefeld Filter, clean water 1912If your eyes could see the impurities in your present drinking water, you would not hesitate a moment to install a Berkefeld filter Date: 1912
Advert for Wolsey stockings 1928Pure silk stockings. Date: 1928
Lambeth Waterworks, supplying fresh water to parts of south London, photograph showing the pumping room. Date: 1900
Advert for patent Maignens Inventions! 1886Two new patented inventions by Maignens, and the dangers of not having a Filtre-Rapide (water filter), from cholera, typhoid, diphtheria and blood poisoning
Page of fashion adverts - October 1909Page of four fashion adverts for clothing, for Autumn, in The Tatler, October 1909. Aquascutum Ltd, waterproof pure wool coats for men and women. Debenham & Freebody, fur-lined coat with squirrel
ADVERT / EXPRESS DAIRYExpress Dairy milk cart - Guaranteed Absolutely Pure Date: circa 1900
Bali fisherman silhouetted against the golden sea and sunset on a beach near Kuta Date: 1989
Paris, France - Gare d Orsay (now the Musee d Orsay) - Advertising postcard for Vermeires Negress Pure Rice Starch. Date: circa 1904
French Advertising Postcard - Mineral Water Gas Soda StreamFrench Advertising Postcard - Bowing down in reverence at the shrine of a Mineral Water Gas Soda Stream / Siphon. Date: circa 1930s
Rikusho-no-Matsu boat-shaped pine tree - Kinkakuji TempleThe Rikusho-no-Matsu, a 600 year-old pine tree, shaped into the form of a sailing boat. The pine tree was ported from bonsai by Yoshimitsu
What People Are Wearing - Mrs Peter Cook (Wendy Snowden)Wendy Cook, n饠 Snowden, first wife of the comedian Peter Cook. The couple married in 1963 and divorced in 1970. In this photo
Advert for Chilprufe wool underwear for children 1941The children must have Chilprufe. Our difficulty is to make the small ration of wool we are allowed go round. We have, therefore decided as a wartime policy to suspend production of womens
Bakers with bread on a Christmas card -- He knows which side his bread is buttered. Date: circa 1890s
Hornimans Pure Tea - King Edward VII - A Right Royal DrinkHornimans Pure Tea - King Edward VII (1841-1910) - A Right Royal Drink. Date: circa 1905
