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Background imagePure Collection: Marie Curie

Marie Curie
Born in Poland in 1867, after receiving her secondary education she worked as a governess for eight years

Background imagePure Collection: Saint Brigid of Ireland

Saint Brigid of Ireland
Saint Brigid (Bride, Bridget) of Ireland (or of Kildare, or Mary of the Gael), one of Ireland's patron saints

Background imagePure Collection: Advert for Lyles Pure Soluble Cocoa

Advert for Lyles Pure Soluble Cocoa
Advertisement 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

Background imagePure Collection: Advertisement for the Brinsmead grand piano

Advertisement for the Brinsmead grand piano
An 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

Background imagePure Collection: Walliss Hiking Kit Ad

Walliss Hiking Kit Ad
Advertisement for Walliss hiking kit comprising rucksack, practical flannel shorts and mens pure wool stockings, all essential equipment for this pastime

Background imagePure Collection: Advert for Pears Soap - A Chemist Recommends... 1912

Advert for Pears Soap - A Chemist Recommends... 1912
Advertisement for Pears Soap - A Chemist Recommends the product for its pure, genuine, good value and effective properties! Date: 1912

Background imagePure Collection: Theo Gier, Pure California Wines & Brandies

Theo Gier, Pure California Wines & Brandies
Compliments of Theo Gier, Pure California Wines & Brandies, as seen at the International Exposition in San Francisco, USA, 1894. 1894

Background imagePure Collection: Production of Gounods Faust by Carl Rosa Opera Company

Production of Gounods Faust by Carl Rosa Opera Company
Characters from Charles Gounods opera Faust in a touring production by the Carl Rosa Opera Company

Background imagePure Collection: Advert for Ribana pure wool bathing suits 1931

Advert for Ribana pure wool bathing suits 1931
Multiform and multicolour for a multitude of tastes

Background imagePure Collection: Poster advertising Cooks Pure Toilet Soaps

Poster advertising Cooks Pure Toilet Soaps. Ed. Cook Ltd, East London

Background imagePure Collection: Advert / Cooks Soap

Advert / Cooks Soap
Cooks Pure Toilet Soap

Background imagePure Collection: Advert / Terrys Confectio

Advert / Terrys Confectio
Terrys Pure Confections

Background imagePure Collection: Frys Cocoa Advert

Frys Cocoa Advert
Frys pure concentrated cocoa So good it has to be kept in a safe, for the pleasure of two skilful thieves

Background imagePure Collection: Advert for patent Maignens Inventions! 1886

Advert for patent Maignens Inventions! 1886
Two new patented inventions by Maignens, and the dangers of not having a Filtre-Rapide (water filter), from cholera, typhoid, diphtheria and blood poisoning

Background imagePure Collection: What People Are Wearing - Mrs Peter Cook (Wendy Snowden)

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

Background imagePure Collection: Advert, Simonds Milk Stout Beer

Advert, Simonds Milk Stout Beer

Background imagePure Collection: Beauty of Japan's Textiles

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

Background imagePure Collection: J. & F. Martell Advertisement

J. & F. Martell Advertisement
An 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

Background imagePure Collection: Studebaker Advertisement

Studebaker Advertisement
An advertisement illustration for Studebaker, automobile manufacturers

Background imagePure Collection: Forsyth, Jones and Co Advertisement

Forsyth, Jones and Co Advertisement
An advertisement for Forsyth, Jones and Co. Ltd. based at 14, Southampton Street, Covent Garden, London, W.C.2

Background imagePure Collection: Advert for Certo pure fruit pectin, featuring a recipe for strawberry jam. Date: 1932

Advert for Certo pure fruit pectin, featuring a recipe for strawberry jam. Date: 1932

Background imagePure Collection: Advert, Schweppes Table Waters

Advert, Schweppes Table Waters Date: 1911

Background imagePure Collection: Poster, Swissair cigarettes, Walter Mittelholzer

Poster, Swissair cigarettes, Walter Mittelholzer Date: circa 1936

Background imagePure Collection: Advert for Jaeger Pure Wool, New Bond Street, Bath

Advert for Jaeger Pure Wool, New Bond Street, Bath Date: 1902

Background imagePure Collection: Advert for J. S. Fry & Sons Cocoa 1894

Advert for J. S. Fry & Sons Cocoa 1894
Fry's Pure Concentrated Cocoa, confidently recommended for heath, Date: 1894

Background imagePure Collection: Poster Pageant - Advert for Egall, Pure Dried Eggs 1920

Poster Pageant - Advert for Egall, Pure Dried Eggs 1920
The pageant was to promote the up-and-coming International Advertising Exhibition at White City, London

Background imagePure Collection: Westland Lynx 800 ZB500 World's fastest helicopter

Westland Lynx 800 ZB500 World's fastest helicopter
Westland Lynx 800 ZB500 (msn 102, ex G-LYNX, ex ZA500'), at the Royal International Air Tattoo - RAF Fairford 18 July 2003

Background imagePure Collection: Soldiers stopping to replenish their water bottles, this could be filled at certain fixed

Soldiers stopping to replenish their water bottles, this could be filled at certain fixed stations brought in by flexible pipes. Date: December 1917

Background imagePure Collection: Advert for Celes pure silk Spring Models for 1925

Advert for Celes pure silk Spring Models for 1925 Date: 1925

Background imagePure Collection: Trades in Regency England: charcoal burning, Jew selling

Trades in Regency England: charcoal burning, Jew selling pencils, and fishing

Background imagePure Collection: Wood Street Compter, 18th century

Wood Street Compter, 18th century
Wood Street Compter, prison owned by the Sheriffs of London, built in the mayoralty of Sir Samuel Strange in 1670

Background imagePure Collection: Advert for Chilprufe childrens wear 1934

Advert for Chilprufe childrens wear 1934
Chilprufe underwear for children. Date: 1934

Background imagePure Collection: Advertising Showcard, A & F Pears, Violet Powder

Advertising Showcard, A & F Pears, Violet Powder, entirely pure and safe for use upon the tenderest skin

Background imagePure Collection: Unclean Animals Judaism

Unclean Animals Judaism
In 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

Background imagePure Collection: Advert for Berkefeld Filter, germ proof water 1910

Advert for Berkefeld Filter, germ proof water 1910
Germ proof filtered water supply. Date: 1910

Background imagePure Collection: Assorted flowers on an ornate Valentine card

Assorted flowers on an ornate Valentine card with white and silver decoration. Date: circa 1890s

Background imagePure Collection: Advert for Berkefeld Filter, clean water 1912

Advert for Berkefeld Filter, clean water 1912
If your eyes could see the impurities in your present drinking water, you would not hesitate a moment to install a Berkefeld filter Date: 1912

Background imagePure Collection: Advert for Wolsey stockings 1928

Advert for Wolsey stockings 1928
Pure silk stockings. Date: 1928

Background imagePure Collection: Lambeth Waterworks, supplying fresh water to parts of south London

Lambeth Waterworks, supplying fresh water to parts of south London, photograph showing the pumping room. Date: 1900

Background imagePure Collection: Page of fashion adverts - October 1909

Page of fashion adverts - October 1909
Page 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

Background imagePure Collection: ADVERT / EXPRESS DAIRY

ADVERT / EXPRESS DAIRY
Express Dairy milk cart - Guaranteed Absolutely Pure Date: circa 1900

Background imagePure Collection: Bali fisherman silhouetted against the golden sea and sunset

Bali fisherman silhouetted against the golden sea and sunset on a beach near Kuta Date: 1989

Background imagePure Collection: Drink Cadburys Cocoa advertisement, 1888

Drink Cadburys Cocoa advertisement, 1888
Drink Cadburys Cocoa advertisement from 1888. A maid carries a cup of cocoa, which is proclaimed absolutely pure and soluble

Background imagePure Collection: Rikusho-no-Matsu boat-shaped pine tree - Kinkakuji Temple

Rikusho-no-Matsu boat-shaped pine tree - Kinkakuji Temple
The 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

Background imagePure Collection: Advert for Chilprufe wool underwear for children 1941

Advert for Chilprufe wool underwear for children 1941
The children must have Chilprufe. Our difficulty is to make the small ration of wool we are allowed go round

Background imagePure Collection: Bakers with bread on a Christmas card

Bakers with bread on a Christmas card -- He knows which side his bread is buttered. Date: circa 1890s

Background imagePure Collection: Hornimans Pure Tea - King Edward VII - A Right Royal Drink

Hornimans Pure Tea - King Edward VII - A Right Royal Drink
Hornimans Pure Tea - King Edward VII (1841-1910) - A Right Royal Drink. Date: circa 1905

Background imagePure Collection: Kasauli hill station bazaar, Himachal Pradesh, India

Kasauli hill station bazaar, Himachal Pradesh, India
Kasauli hill station bazaar (street of shops), Himachal Pradesh, India. Date: circa 1910

Background imagePure Collection: Advert for Braemar Scotlands finest knitwear 1935

Advert for Braemar Scotlands finest knitwear 1935
Womens botany, fine lambswool and pure cashmere cardigans. 1935

Background imagePure Collection: Advert for Silicated Carbon Filter Company 1888

Advert for Silicated Carbon Filter Company 1888
Patent Silicated Carbon Filter, each time that the fiter is filled the air under the Aerator Cover is forced in the direction shown by the arrows through the Silicated Carbon block

Background imagePure Collection: Advert for Stockings by Bear Brand 1940

Advert for Stockings by Bear Brand 1940
Loveliness that lasts 1940

Background imagePure Collection: Common Myna - this curious bird boldly steals visitors

Common Myna - this curious bird boldly steals visitors food (including bread and pure butter) from tables (Acridotheres tristis)

Background imagePure Collection: Advert for Stockings by Bear Brand 1935

Advert for Stockings by Bear Brand 1935
Bear Brand supreme superfine 54 gauge stockings. Soft sunshine hatters - so do Bear Brands finest gauge stockings. 1935

Background imagePure Collection: Advert for Wolsey pure wool underwear 1914

Advert for Wolsey pure wool underwear 1914
Advertisement for Wolsey pure wool underwear, made in Britain, by Britons. September 1914

Background imagePure Collection: Advert for Cow & Gate formula milk food 1940

Advert for Cow & Gate formula milk food 1940
A true mother. Every true mother can know the bliss of perfect content even if she is unable to feed her baby naturally. Cow & Gate is the exact substitute science has found for babys natural food

Background imagePure Collection: Wonder Stories Scifi Magazine Cover, The Invisible City

Wonder Stories Scifi Magazine Cover, The Invisible City
THE INVISIBLE CITY - Searching for a legendary city in Turkestan, American explorers are menaced by a plane of pure light. Date: 1932

Background imagePure Collection: Advert for Cow & Gate formula milk food 1928

Advert for Cow & Gate formula milk food 1928
Cow & Gate formula, made of pure milk only

Background imagePure Collection: Fraulein Urta Bohn

Fraulein Urta Bohn
Undated photograph of Fraulein Urta Bohn, who took the past of the " maiden pure in heart" at the black magic experiment conducted by Harry Price on the Brocken

Background imagePure Collection: THE PURE DROP INN

THE PURE DROP INN
The Pure Drop inn at Wareham, Dorset, England. This curiously named inn has no sentimental or traditional history other than having a pure brew made in-house

Background imagePure Collection: Paris, France - Gare d Orsay

Paris, France - Gare d Orsay (now the Musee d Orsay) - Advertising postcard for Vermeires Negress Pure Rice Starch. Date: circa 1904

Background imagePure Collection: French Advertising Postcard - Mineral Water Gas Soda Stream

French Advertising Postcard - Mineral Water Gas Soda Stream
French Advertising Postcard - Bowing down in reverence at the shrine of a Mineral Water Gas Soda Stream / Siphon. Date: circa 1930s

Background imagePure Collection: Label design, Pure Winner Sweet Potatoes

Label design, Pure Winner Sweet Potatoes
Label design, Pure Winner Louisiana Porto Rican Sweet Potatoes. early 20th century

Background imagePure Collection: Advert for Berkefeld Filter, clean water 1901

Advert for Berkefeld Filter, clean water 1901
Water absolutely free from disease germs by using Berkefeld Filter. Can be easily and cheaply fitted to the service pipe of any house having ordinary pressure. 1901

Background imagePure Collection: The Chastity of Susanna

The Chastity of Susanna - Daniel 13. circa 1690

Background imagePure Collection: Purification of the Blessed Virgin

Purification of the Blessed Virgin - Luke 2. circa 1688

Background imagePure Collection: Teddy bear eating honey from Cliftonville

Teddy bear eating honey from Cliftonville, by Lawson Wood. Date: circa 1900s

Background imagePure Collection: Players Navy Cut Snap Game - The Jockey

Players Navy Cut Snap Game - The Jockey - holding a large pack of Players " Weights" - The Original - made from pure Virginia tobacco. Date: 1930

Background imagePure Collection: Castes. From Pure and Spanish, Spanish, 1774, by Andres de I

Castes. From Pure and Spanish, Spanish, 1774, by Andres de I
Andres de Islas (active c.1753-1775). Mexican painter. 18th century. Castes. From Pure and Spanish, Spanish, 1774. Museum of America. Madrid. Spain

Background imagePure Collection: Juan Ramon Jimenez. Portrait

Juan Ramon Jimenez. Portrait
Juan Ramon Jimenez (1881-1958). Spanish writer. Portrait by Sanish painter Joaqui?n Sorolla (1863-1923). Santillana Foundation (Don Borja Tower). Santillana del Mar. Spain

Background imagePure Collection: Chion-in, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, Japan

Chion-in, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Chion-in in Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, Japan - the headquarters of the Jodo-shu (Pure Land Sect) founded by Honen (11331212). A vast Buddhist Temple complex. Date: circa 1906

Background imagePure Collection: Dental advert, Pure Vegetable Cement

Dental advert, Pure Vegetable Cement
Dental advert, James Penneys Pure Vegetable Cement, for stopping tender teeth. 1874

Background imagePure Collection: Miniature / Passot

Miniature / Passot
A young brunette lady wears a white gown with puffed sleeves and transparent gigot over- sleeves. A pink and white scarf is draped round her neck. Date: late 1820s

Background imagePure Collection: Sir Henry Roscoe

Sir Henry Roscoe
SIR HENRY ROSCOE chemist, whose greatest contribution to science was the preparation of pure vanadium Date: 1833 - 1915

Background imagePure Collection: Milk from Express Dairy

Milk from Express Dairy
Express Dairy milk cart - Guaranteed Absolutely Pure Date: circa 1900

Background imagePure Collection: Advertisement for Salutaris bottled table water

Advertisement for Salutaris bottled table water, pure, distilled and aerated -- no foreign bodies permitted. Date: early 20th century

Background imagePure Collection: White pure silk chiffon ball dress by Victor Stiebel

White pure silk chiffon ball dress by Victor Stiebel
Victor Stiebels magnificent ball dress of white pure silk chiffon

Background imagePure Collection: Advert for Log Cabin Maple Syrup, Towle Syrup Co

Advert for Log Cabin Maple Syrup, Towle Syrup Co
Advertisement on a trade card for Log Cabin Maple Syrup, produced by the Towle Syrup Company of St Paul, Minnesota, USA. Each sentence begins with a letter -- LOG CABIN MAPLE SYRUP

Background imagePure Collection: Silhouettes for Bristol Pure Milk Co Ltd

Silhouettes for Bristol Pure Milk Co Ltd
Silhouettes by H.L. Oakley for a leaflet published by Bristol Pure Milk Co Ltd, on the production, processing and delivery of homogenised milk

Background imagePure Collection: Advert for Debenham & Freebody bathing wear 1937

Advert for Debenham & Freebody bathing wear 1937
Pure wool low cut leg swimwear for women, with rope tie around the waist. 1937

Background imagePure Collection: Ice cream vendor at time of 1911 Coronation

Ice cream vendor at time of 1911 Coronation
Ice cream vendor in a London street at the time of the 1911 Coronation, with portraits of King George V and Queen Mary painted on his cart and customers gathered round. Date: 1911

Background imagePure Collection: Suffragette Womens Franchise Tea Ad

Suffragette Womens Franchise Tea Ad. Womens franchise Every Woman votes for Pure indian Tea. a long line of suffragettes wave flags reading, Votes for pure indian tea

Background imagePure Collection: Advert for Chilprufe pure wool children clothes 1923

Advert for Chilprufe pure wool children clothes 1923
So early in the morning. It is on such occasions as Bobbys informal visit to the guest-room, out of his warm bed, along the chilly corridor, that he is likely to take a chill

Background imagePure Collection: Advert for tinned Milkmaid Cream 1914

Advert for tinned Milkmaid Cream 1914
Advertisement for tinned Milkmaid Cream by Nestle and Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Co of Eastcheap, London

Background imagePure Collection: Advert for Chilprufe wool underwear for children 1943

Advert for Chilprufe wool underwear for children 1943
Quailty... a necessity when supplies are limited. The output of Chilprufe pure wool is now confined solely to a range of essential garments for infants and young children



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