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Hotel Bill - Escape from Care. circa late 18th century
Patricis Ellis - American Movie ActressPatricia Ellis (1916-1970) - American Movie Actress. Date: circa 1935
Susi - with Christmas tree. 1950s
Advertisement for Crunchie Bar -- male and female models posing. 1959
Two teddy bears posting a letter, by Lawson Wood. Date: circa 1900s
Boy Posting Letter - Hope this reaches you. early 20th century
Four frog acrobats on a New Year card. Date: circa 1890s
French Cavaliers C17ThThe costume of French Cavaliers include: doublets, ruffs, trunk-hose, capes, cocked hats with feathers & very high boots reaching above the knees with tabbed tops. Date: early 17th century
Rider on pony on a New Year cardRider on a pony on a New Year card, trying to grab a sprig of holly from a snowman. Date: circa 1890s
Tsutenkaku tower, Shinsekai, Osaka, JapanTsutenkaku (meaning Tower Reaching Heaven), in the Shinsekai district of Osaka, Japan. Based on the Eiffel Tower in Paris, it was built in 1912. Date: circa 1920s
Queen Mary Ocean Liner, entering dry dock at SouthamptonReaching Southampton the Queen Mary entered an enormous King George V graving drydock, at the time of construction in 1933, it was the largest graving dock in the world
Switzerland - Lauterbrunnen, the StaubbachColoured lantern slide of a view through the town of Lauterbrunnen. In the background is the Staubbach Falls. The waterfall drops about 300 metres from a hanging valley that ends in overhanging
Asian / Indian Elephant - baby (Elephas maximus)
Wild Common Hamster - Checks a sack, feeding in a granary (Cricetus cricetus L.). Summer, Middle Ural Mountains, Russia
Street telephone fire alarm with group of childrenStreet telephone fire alarm for emergency calls, with a group of children looking up at it
Jack Fruit tree, IndiaA Jack Fruit tree (Artocarpus Heterophyllus) in India, with the fruit hanging from the trunk. Date: circa 1890s
Racing women reach the finishing line in this high-speed action shot
Nursery Rhymes -- three illustrations. A man in a room full of mice reaches for a plate of meat on a shelf. A bridegroom wheels his bride along the road in a wheelbarrow. A frog eats a worm
Baby Scouts -- lying on the grassBaby Scouts -- And yet a scarecrows such a curious sight, it makes some baby scouts fall down with fright. Date: 1900
Two drunks by a postbox, one already collapsedIn the Bars and Streets. Cartoon drawing by Phil May depicting two drunks by a postbox. Fraternity - " (Hic) Can t help you, ole f la, but I ll sit down with you (Hic)." !! Date: 1894
Poster advertising Trufood -- Put breakable things out of reach. Date: circa 1949-1950
Satirical images of an Air BalloonSet of 12 satirical images with captions of an Air Balloon, showing filling, flying, reaching the moon, coming back to earth, and bursting. 1784
View of journalist Joseph Croce-Spinelli, naval officer Henri Sivel, and Gaston Tissandier in the basket of the balloon, Zenith
Tycoon on his yacht - Making for PortYachting Terms illustrated: Making for Port. A rich tycoon on the high seas reaching across the moving table for the decanter of port with a total lack of success! Date: 1908
Glacier PeakClimbers reach the peak of a glacier. Date: 1930s
Mine laying submarine, WW1An illustration showing a mine-laying submarine during the First World War, and the different stages involved -- the mine leaving the submarine, the mine rising and reaching the surface
Todder blowing bubblesA young toddler sat atop a padded stool playing with a large bubble, that he has blown through a pipe Date: circa 1906
Humorous Card - Fleas & the BedpanSilly (yet rather funny) carton postcard, bearing the following caption: SOCIETY GOSSIP - this week the Duchess of Billingsgate in hunting
Webb Near Calais (Iln)Captain Webb just before reaching Calais, where he becomes the first person to swim the English Channel Date: 24 August 1875
City Beneath PacificTHe Green Girl (Jack Williamson) - reaching the city beneath the Pacific Ocean. Date: 1930
Macchi Breaks RecordItalian aviator Francesco Agello breaks the world speed record, flying over Lake Garda at 682 km/h. Next year he will do even better, reaching 711 km/h. Date: 10 April 1933
519 President Roosevelt on a Santa Fe engine, before reaching Redlands, California
Girl and Boy sitting on cushionsA Brother and sister sit on cushions, their backs to a panelled wall in a watercolour sketch by Raymond Sheppard. There is also an additional pen and ink study (right)
Dramatic rescue of a young girlA colour illustration showing a relieved mother reaching out to a lifeboat man for her rescued daughter
Cupboard LoveLady dressed in a printed drop waist dress seductively reaching into a cupboard. Suzanne Meunier was a French artist who produced a number of erotic illustrations for The Sketch
Reaching Great HeightsIt is remarkable what scientific training methods will accomplish on the football field. Four players spring upwards to head a football
A converted bus for pigeonsA motor bus converted into a home, or cote, for French carrier pigeons. Pigeons, along with dogs, proved to be a vital method of communication during battles
The Crew of the Eira Arctic Expedition reach safety, 1882Engraving showing the crew of the Eira Arctic Expedition of 1881-1882, led by Benjamin Leigh Smith, in the boats (foreground) reaching the safety of the yacht Hope, August 1882
Cyclists at a European Frontier on a Penny FarthingEngraving showing two English cyclists on Penny Farthing or Ordinary bicycles reaching a Border post as they travel across Europe
Polar Explorers on the summit of Mount Erebus, Antarctica, 1Photograph showing members of the Nimrod Antarctic Expedition of 1908-09 reaching the summit of Mount Erebus, Antarctica, 10th March 1908
Singing HouswifeFull-length portrait of a housewife in an apron, reaching out her arms as if she has just burst into song
A lass and a lackA panicked and sweating gentleman reaching for his wallet as he is shown a restaurant bill by a waiter. His female companion lights a cigarette and looks on nervously
Children Eating CherriesChildren trying to catch cherries in their mouths without using their hands
Louis-Philippe NamedLouis-Philippe, duc d Orleans, is proclaimed king of the French. Reaching the throne by one revolution, he will lose it by another
Bon Ton Girl Picks PlumsRedfern design: pleated skirt like a fluted column, short flared tunic & translucent wrap over blouse / jacket, striped rosette & sash, helmet style hat with chin strap
Fighting Near MoscowA counter-offensive by Soviets on the outskirts of Moscow prevents the Germans from reaching the city
Policeman discovering sleeping waif on a doorstepA policeman discovering a sleeping waif on a doorstep
Taking SingaporeThe naval base of Singapore is surrendered by the Allies to the Japanese and seen as a far-reaching military defeat for the allies