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The Kinecar by William Heath RobinsonDouble page illustration by William Heath Robinson (1872-1944) showing a well-equipped omnibus transporting passengers while they watch a film
Suffragette Cat In Hat and Flag. A cat wears a large picture hat and a flag in WSPU colours, purple, white and green, fastened as a shawl with VFW badge
Higher EducationA Blue Stocking reads in a Library. Illustration by Webster Murray
Suffragette Cat in Straw Hat Votes for Women. Cat in a straw hat, placed at a jaunty angle, wears a large placard which reads, Votes for Women Date: circa 1908
Girl playing NurseA young girl in her nurses outfit, tends to her teddys injuries with copious bandaging, whilst a pet cat watches on. She seems to be getting her medical knowledge from the First Aid manual in her
ERNESTO CHE GUEVARAERNESTO GUEVARA - Che Guevara reading a book in Havana in 1960. *UNAVAILABLE FOR USE IN ASIA AT PRESENT*
The Zulu war. Scene of the Battle of Isandula (Isandhlwana)After the Battle of Isadhlwana. A description by Lieutenant Crealock reads, Day waned and the night hung over the hill, when we reached the last ridge, beyond which lay what had been our camp
Child Reads at WindowPicture Books in Winter: " Summer fading, winter comes; Frosty mornings, tingling thumbs, Window robins, winter rooks, & the picture story books."
Flying for the Summer Week-end by C. E. TurnerIllustration from 1928 by C.E. Turner reflecting the growing rise of civilian flying in the 1920s. The caption reads, ...only last month there was a house-party at which the ten guests
Suffragette Hen Pecked Husband Suffers. Poor Hen-Pecked husband cleans out the fire while wife tells him what to do. Caption reads, My Wifes joined the suffrage movement
Woman reading a bookA beautiful young woman with blonde hair and red lipsticked lips, wears a lilac gown with sky blue fur trim. She reclines in her favourite chair to read her book. 1937
A Reader in cigar factory, Tampa, Fla. He reads books and newspapers at top of his voice all day long. This is all the education many of these workers receive
Edmund Spenser reading to RaleighEdmund Spenser reading the first part of his epic poem The Faerie Queen to Sir Walter Raleigh in Ireland
Girl Reads StruwelpeterA young girl improves her sense of right and wrong by reading Struwwelpeter
Suffragette Rush House of Commons Flyer 1908. An original leaflet/flyer issued by the WSPU. Reads Votes for Women Men and women Help the Suffragettes to Rush the House of Commons on Tuesday Evening
Lusitania MedalThe medal struck in Germany to commemorate the sinking. It reads " Business above all on Cunard Line. The great liner Lusitania sunk by a German submarine."
Abc Cafe London / 1900The Aerated Bread Company Cafe (ABC) Ludgate Hill, London. The tea rooms opened in the 1860s, serving hot drinks and snacks. The stair sign reads Ladies Coffee Room Downstairs
Hindu Scriptures / LahoreRanjit Singh reads the Hindu scriptures on the roof of the palace at Lahore. He was the founder of the Punjab Empire and a Sikh leader
Dancing HoursBlack and white. Image shows a bas relief of six ladies, each holding the hand of the ones next to her, and apparently dancing. This is a Wedgwood bas relief originally attributed to John Flaxman Jr
Suffragette Militant Attack on Golf Course. A Suffragette under cover of darkness, pours acid on the golf course, unaware shes being watched
Ruins d Ypres with wooden frame from a Cloth Hall beamRuins d Ypres 1918. Framed in a wooden frame with an inscribed plaque which reads This frame made from a piece of beam from the Cloth Hall, Ypres. Paul Mansard
Lenin Reads Pravda 1918VLADIMIR ILICH ULYANOV LENIN reading Pravda in his study
Female Type / Reading BookA lady reads a book, wearing a cloche hat, Louis heel shoes, stockings and either a chemise or a pair of cami-knickers
Cock Robin 1After the unfortunate death of Cock Robin, the Rook reads the burial service
Cafe Josty Scene 1890CAFE JOSTY A gentleman pours cream into his coffee, while a couple are engrossed in their conversation. At the next table a man reads a paper Date: 1890
Geisha / Instruments / C1900Three geisha, in informal kimono: one practises on her shamisen whilst another reads
Game / Children ActingA little girl stands on a stool and reads from a script, while her friends and their toys form the audience
Burial of De Soto on the MississippiSpanish soldiers lower the wrapped body of Hernando De Soto into the Mississippi River. A soldier holds a torch as a priest reads from the Bible
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens - Coloured slide with handwritten inscription - Lorry reads the dispatch Recalled to Life
Suffragette, An Easter Prophecy. Suffragette hen with chick, rabbit and eggs. The hen carries a Votes for Women placard and the rhyme reads, When hens all join the suffrage ranks
Boy sitting and readingA young boy sits on a pouffe reading a book. Pastel sketch by Raymond Sheppard
Teacher reading to infants, Brentwood, Essex
Turkish HodjaTurkish holy man ( Hodja ) - Constantinople. Once a man had taken pilgrimage to Mecca, he always wore a beard and was forthwith known as Haji (followed by his name) to denote this fact
Chaucer Reads at CourtGEOFFREY CHAUCER Chaucer reads one of his Canterbury Tales to Edward III and his court, at Sheen Castle in Surrey
Mother & Daughter ReadMother reads a large book while her daughter hangs over her shoulders
Camel / Travel / Bridge 1924A woman reads her guide book on the back of a camel. She crosses a Chinese bridge, watched by an eskimo, a gondolier and a Tahitian singer
Leningrad LibraryReading in the library despite constant bombing - during the siege, bombs landed about every 3 minutes. The sign reads Please keep quiet
Girl Reads in ArmchairA girl sits in an armchair, with her hands behind her hair and wearing a white pinafore, reading a book
BARBER 1827A barber trims the back of his customers hair while he reads his paper
Reading Palm LeftA gipsy reads a palm - the left hand Theres happy days in store for you
Reading a LetterShe reads a letter above a vase of blue flowers
She Reads a Letter 1889She reads a letter at her dressing table
Fortune Teller 1950SA fortune teller reads a mans fortune for him by candlelight, using a pack of ordinary playing cards
Birdie Reads ThermometerBirdie Bowers reads the thermometer on the ramp
Epicurus / Virtus MihiEPICURUS Greek philosopher: the Latin inscription reads " Virtue is my only pleasure"
Ernest King and other Marland Hospital Staff, including six male nurses. Reverse reads Ernest King is 2nd row centre. Charge Nurse Marland Hospital nr Rochdale, Lancs. Approx 1949. Date: circa 1949
A family taking their summer holiday on the South Coast of England - seated in deckchairs on the beach, the couple's young baby havig great fun digging in the sand. Date: 1936
Major William Augustus Fitzgerald Lane Fox-Pitt, readingMajor (later Major General) William Augustus Fitzgerald Lane Fox-Pitt, CVO, DSO, MC (1896-1988) at The Albuhera Barracks, Aldershot, Hampshire reading in the Library