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Advertisement for Pepsodent toothpaste -- female model wearing a yellow pullover with her arms raised aloft. 1959
Traditional stilt house of Papua New GuineaTraditional Papua New Guinea stilt houses constructed by Motuans, commonly found in the southern coastal area of PNG. Date: circa 1920s
Syria - Punishment of a servant (3 / 3)A domestic situation unfolds in Syria - the Mistress of the house punishes her serving maid - she is tied up and flogged across her bare back. Date: circa 1910s
WWI - Patriotic German soldiers bearing their FlagFour German soldiers proudly advance into battle bearing the national flag. The caption translates (loosely!) as: Living for the banner - No faltering will lead to glory
Diogo Cao discovers the mouth of the Zaire RiverPortuguese Colonial History Series - The mouth of the Zaire River discovered by Diogo Cao in 1484 - the erection of a Portuguese standard column. Date: 1484
LFCDA-LFB Woolworths fire, Crystal Palace SE19Fifteen pumps were called to deal with a major blaze in the Woolworths store in Westow Hill, Crystal Palace, that seriously damaged the store
Two women in evening dresses by Paul PoiretTwo women in sleeveless evening dresses by Paul Poiret. On the left, blue with silver design. On the right, pink with a frill at the hip. 1924
Lenin monument in Zaporozhye, UkraineView of the statue of the Communist leader Vladimir Ilyich Lenin (1870-1924) on a monument in Zaporozhye (or Zaporizhia), in south central Ukraine
Anatomical drawing of the human bodyAn anatomical drawing of the human body, showing muscles, nerves and internal organs
Cat in human costume on a Victorian scrap. Date: circa 1890s
Louis Wain, Daddy Cat - waking up. circa 1910s
Kossuth Memorial, 1952. By Zsigmond Kisfaludi Strobl (1884-1Lajos Kossuth (1802-1894). Hungarian politician and Regent-President of Hungary. Kossuth Memorial, 1952. By Zsigmond Kisfaludi Strobl (1884-1975). Budapest. Hungary
Advertisement for Felco bearing block. 1949
Suffragette Flora Drummond Trafalgar Square. Mrs. Flora Drummond, arm raised, invites the crowd to Rush the House of Commons on 13th October 1908. Mrs
Anna Held, stage performerAnna Held (1872-1918), Polish-born stage performer based in America, associated with the impresario Florenz Ziegfeld. Seen here in an artistic pose, wearing a long lacy dress. Date: early 20th century
The Lower Pool - River Thames, LondonA beautiful view of the Lower Pool - River Thames, London (see: 10932800 for the companion image). Date: circa 1910s
Japan - Japanese woman with umbrella and basket backpack Date: circa 1910
Merryweather steam fire engine with crewA Merryweather steam fire engine with crew at a coastal location. The plaque on the vehicle says: First Grand Prize, London Patent, and the words on the raised ladder: Victorys Anchor Oct 21st 1805
Cover design, Latecoere Airlines timetable, serving France, Spain and Morocco. The Latecoere company was founded in 1917, and is based in Toulouse. Showing a map with routes. circa 1922
Bikini attol (in the Pacific ocean). Aerial view of clouds raised by test explosion of an atomic bomb. Date 1946
The Parsi (Zoroastrian) Tower of Silence at Deolali, India. The name of the town is the source of the British slang noun " doolally tap", loosely meaning " camp fever"
Gun of Tirpitz Battery in firing position, Ostend, WW1A gun of the German Tirpitz Battery in elevated firing position at Ostend, Belgium, during the First World War. Work on the construction of the Battery can be seen in progress in the background
Tower Bridge 1950STourist vessels such as Skylark London and other ships, passing under Tower Bridge, a bascule bridge which has been raised to let them sail through on the Thames. Date: 1950s
Testing the Bascule Bridge, Carmarthen, South WalesTesting the Carmarthen Bascule Bridge at Carmarthen, Dyfed, South Wales. The bridge was built to carry the Great Western Railway over the River Towy
Grand Pier at Weston-Super-Mare burns down in 1930The Grand Pier at Weston-Super-Mare burns down on 13th January 1930. The pavilion was completely destroyed with surrounding amusement booths and part of the pier itself
A Sea Bass catching whitebaitA superb painting by Malcolm Greensmith of a Sea Bass, wheeling to catch a whitebait, its spiney dorsal fin raised in agressive pose
Female Type / Scanty DressA woman stands at the window at twilight in a transparent dressing gown
Colonel Charles de Laet Waldo Sibthorp, MPColonel Charles de Laet Waldo Sibthorp (1783 - 1855), an eccentric and reactionary Conservative Member of Parliament. He opposed many things, including Catholic Emancipation, Jewish Emancipation
Falka by H. B. Farnie. Image of Folbach, Falkas uncleFalka by H.B. Farnie. Shown here is Folbach, Falkas uncle. The caption reads Our motto is Prudence and Fall back. One can assume that these are all accurate depictions of the costumes. Date: 1880s
Fads and Fancies revue by Joseph Hayman, with music by Herman Darewski, presented by Harry Day. First produced at the New Cross Empire on 18th October 1915
London and Greenwich railwayLondon and Greenwich Railway. View from the Surrey Canal. Date: circa 1836
The Dandy Doctor by Edward Marris, music Dudley PowellThe Dandy Doctor by Edward Marris with music by Dudley Powell. First produced at the Avenue Theatre in Sunderland, 26th March 1900. The caption reads Take her, my boy, shes yours
The Cinema Star by Jack Hulbert (24 April 1892 - 25 March 1978) from Die Kino-Koenigin by Georg Okonkowski and Julius Freund
The Eve Of Her Wedding by C. Watson Mill. First produced at the Miners Theatre in Ashington, on 13th May, in Sunderland on 27th May 1907
Brigadier Gerard by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, based on the character in The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard (1896). First produced at the Imperial Theatre on 3rd March 1906
Fashion for the evening and afternoon clothing 1912French model wearing clothing for the evening threatre and afternoon, creations by Buzenet. Date: 1912
City dress and evening coat 1912French model wearing long narrow sleeved velvet city dress with leather belt and fur collar. And an evening dress with a wide sleeved fur coat made of diagonal stripes and silk lining. 1912
Traditional Malay Fishing Village with stilt housesTraditional Malay Fishing Village with houses raised up on stilts. Date: circa 1920s
Trechot, Parisian actress. 1900s
Communist China - sabotaged supply lineChinese villagers standing behind an uplifted railway track in Communist China - they had sabotaged a supply line to cut off the enemys route in wartime. circa 1940s
Communist China - Japanese troops surrendering to Chinese troops during the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945). 1945
Gorget, gilt copper, 1810 (c).Associated with Jamaica Militia.Within a raised rim, the following engraved design.The Arms of Jamaica, differing from those described in Fox-Davies
Toddler on a mug-shaped Christmas cardToddler in a garden on a mug-shaped Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s
Dunmaul fort, Garron HeadDunmaul Fort, Garron Head - a view of a raised mound. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Antrim: Garron). Date: circa early 1900s
Arthur Wellesley Peel, 1st Viscount Peel - British Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1865 to 1895. He was Speaker of the House of Commons from 1884 until 1895 when he was raised
Lion cub in a basketClose-up of a home-raised lion cub in a basket, yawning. Date: circa 1960s
Lion cubs in a basketHome-raised lion cubs in a basket, looking sleepy. Date: circa 1960s
Lion cubs home-raised with Great Dane dogLion cubs home-raised with a Great Dane dog. A woman feeds the cubs from a milk bottle. Date: circa 1960s