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Sir Donald Bradman Unquestionably the greatest batsman ever to play Test cricket. Averaged an amazing 99.94 runs for Australia
Female contortionist Diana Gaye playing recordsThe female contortionist Diana Gaye in the sitting room, putting a record on the record player, with an array of the latest LP covers on display. Date: 1971
Wreck Chart of the British Isles For 1868Chart showing the positions of all 2131 vessels wrecked around the British Isles during 1868, compiled from the Board of Trade records
Score-board at the Sydney Cricket Ground, 1901Photograph of the Sydney Cricket Ground Score-board during the Sheffield Shield match between New South Wales and South Australia, 8th January 1901
Records of first UK aerial mail serviceThepostmasters official handwrittenrecordsrelatingto thefirst UKaerialmail service from London to Windsor andWindsor to LondoninSeptember1911. 1911
Clocking-In MachineA Clocking In machine in a factory records the hours workers start and leave the workplace
Somerset House 1809Rebuilt in the late 18th century, this set of buildings has at times housed the Royal Academy, the Royal Society, and several government depart- ments such as Public Records
Listening to RecordsA dreamy teenager listening to her new Astrud Gilberto LP on her record player
Music cover, Hello, Dolly! Louis ArmstrongMusic cover, Hello, Dolly! Words and music by Jerry Herman, recorded by Louis Armstrong. 1963
Music cover, When I Fall in Love, Nat King ColeMusic cover, When I Fall in Love, music by Victor Young, words by Edward Heyman, recorded by Nat King Cole on Capitol Records. 1952
The Domesday Book, NottinghamshireThe Domesday Book, a record of the resources and taxable values of the boroughs and manors of Nottinghamshire, extract from the Great Domesday Book Date: c. 1085
The Domesday Book, SurreyThe Domesday Book, a record of the resources and taxable values of the boroughs and manors of Surrey, including Guildford, extract from the Great Domesday Book Date: c. 1085
French Liner Normandie leaving Le Havre, May 1935Photograph of the French luxury liner, Normandie, leaving Le Havre on her maiden voyage
1960S Lady & VacuumA British housewife poses with Hoover and rag in the centre of her sitting room
Precocious Teenage GirlA rather spoilt teenage girl, lying with her feet up, scoffing a box of chocolates whilst listening to her latest 78 gramophone records!
Patriotic poster, Buy British - Britain Always FirstBritain Always First - poster celebrating Britihs achievements in breaking speed records on land, water, air and rail
Youth club poster, Beatles nightYouth club poster advertising a Beatles night -- bring your Beatle records, photos, wigs, dolls, brooches, scrap books, etc. Date: 1960s
Listening to RecordsA teenage girl with a bouffant hairdo puts her Cliff Richard album on the record player
STEAMSHIPS / MAURETANIACunarder on the Atlantic run, at this time the fastest ocean-going liner of them all, breaking all the Atlantic records
60S Record PlayingFour smartly-dressed teenagers having cocktails around a record player
Advert for Decca portable gramophone 1916Deccas, more Deccas, still more Deccas. Thats the cry of the men at the front of the men of our mighty fleets, and of the convalescent from both sevices. They want music - whenever they go. Date: 1916
Major A. T. Gardner with his new 1100-cc M. G. carMajor A.T. Gardner ( Goldie Gardner) seen here wearing tie, moustache and pleats, next to his new M.G. 1100-cc
Census 1891Census Registrars district 31. Sub-districts 1, 2 and 3, Walton, Chertsey, Chobham, 1891 Date: 1891
Puccini / Butterfly / RecordComplete on 16 records, at 4 shillings and sixpence each, or complete for three pounds and twelve shillings - at least 100 pounds in todays money !
Couples enjoying the music in a dance hall, while a lady changes the vinyl record. Date: 1926
Advert for His Master's Voice - Vinyl Records 1926His Master's Voice, recordings of the latest and most popular dance music. Date: 1926
Altitude Record Captured - The Bristol 138 Aircraft 1936Squadron Leader Swain departing from Farnborough, Hampshire, wearing a high pressure suit
A Portsmouth Dockyard Volunteer
Marie Marvingt (1875 - 1963), French athlete, mountaineer, aviator, and journalist. Date: 1910
Los Angeles Civic Center, Los Angeles, CA, USALos Angeles Civic Center, showing City Hall, State Building, Hall of Records, Hall of Justice, Federal Post Office and Courthouse Building Date: 1936
Wright Brothers, aviation pioneers, at Pau, France, 1909The Wright Brothers (Orville and Wilbur), American aviation pioneers, at Pau, France, where they were giving various flight demonstrations to set new records for altitude and duration. 1909
Columbia Phonograph Factory, Bridgeport, Connecticut, USAColumbia Phonograph Company Factory (later Columbia Records), Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA. Date: circa 1915
Record cover sleeve, 78 rpm Columbia New Process Records - Inspiration, with an illustration by Bernard Partridge. early 20th century
North American P-51C-10-NT Mustang N1202 Houstonian (msn 111-29080, formerly 44-10947), with race number 60. One of three owned by Oil Tycoon Glenn McArthy
Newark Delivery Van probably 1920s Date: circa 1920s
WW2 - R. A. F Pilot Receives His ChartsA photograph which portrays a British WW2 R.A.F. trainee pilot receiving the chart that records his flight. Date: circa 1940s
RMS Lusitania, brass porthole recovered from wreckRMS LUSITANIA: An extremely rare brass porthole recovered from the wreck of the Lusitania in 1982. The porthole bears several labels, principally Porthole No
Advert, Monarch 20 jukeboxAdvert, Rock-Ola's Monarch 20 Phonograph Jukebox Date: 1938
QSS Lusitania - souvenir of launch, commemorative 18 carat gold handled scissors, with stainless steel blades, the crossover engraved with John Brown and Co
Financial Records?Manuscript records on paper, possibly financial or legal records
Music cover, Choo'n Gum, sung by Teresa Brewer, words by Mann Curtis, music by Vic Mizzy, introduced by Richard Attenborough in his Record Rendezvous Date: 1950
Ex Juke Box Records, single record sleeve 45rpm Date: 1960s
Embassy 45rpm single record sleeve - Music For You, sold exclusively by F W Woolworth Date: 1950s
Red Cross records roomWorkers in the Red Cross records room. Date: 1940
McDonnell Douglas F-15A-6-MC Eagle 72-0119 Streak Eagle (MSN 0019/A017)on display at the National Museum of the USAF, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
If I Knew You Were Comin I'd've Baked a CakeMusic cover, If I Knew You Were Comin I'd've Baked a Cake, song by Al Hoffman, Bob Merrill and Clem Watts, first introduced by Richard Attenborough on his Record Rendezvous Date: 1950
Advert, Twin Deck Celebritone Gramophone, complete installation £125 Date: 1929
Record sleeve, Grant's of Croydon78rpm record sleeve advertising radio gramophones from Grant's of Croydon. Date: circa 1940s
Piper PA-23 Aztec E G-BATXPiper PA-23-250 Aztec E G-BATX (msn 27-4832), at Castle Donington-East Midlands Airport in June 1976
Rainbow design vinyl single record, side 2, Happy Time records, 78 rpm. Date: circa 1970s
Rainbow design vinyl single record, side 1, Happy Time records, 78 rpm. Date: circa 1970s
Sheila Scott, English record-breaking aviatorSheila Scott (Sheila Christine Hopkins, 1922-1988), English aviator who broke over 100 aviation records through her long distance flights
United States Air Force Boeing WC-135B 61-2666 (msn 18342) at McCleelan Air Force Base
Douglas DC-1 NR223Y of Transcontinental & Western Air (TWA) Flown by TWA as a flying laboratory and for occasional scheduled passenger flights
The Church of St. Peter at Ightham, KentThe Church of St Peter at Ightham, Kent - cover design, The History and Records of Ightham Church by Sir Edward R Harrison Date: circa 1900
Memorial to 15th Battalion Canadian HighlandersThis bronze plaque, mounted in a brick plinth, records the part played by the 15th on the Gravenstafel Ridge during the Second Battle of Ypres (the Gas Attacks)
The American Bridge, Vierstraat, BelgiumThe bridge crosses the small stream the Kemmelbeek. In the August 1918 offensive the centre line of the attacking American 27th Division crossed over this bridge, hence its local name of American
Buttes New CWGC Cemetery, New Zealand MemorialThe cemetery lies on an area which was a pre-war drill ground. It contains 1, 317 UK burials, 564 Australian, 50 Canadian, 167 New Zealand, and 1, 703 Unknown, plus 35 Special Memorials
Miss England SpeedboatMiss England was the name of a series of speedboats used by Henry Seagrave and Kaye Don to contest world water speed records in the 1920s and 1930s. Date: circa 1950
Jack Buchanan signing recordsJack Buchanan, at the time he was starring in Sunny the hit musical comedy at the London Hippodrome, signing records at a London store assisted by his co-stars in the production
Operation Veritable Memorial, Groesbeek, HollandShaped like an airborne canister, or the Tinman in the Wizard of Oz film, this metal Memorial records on the back that on 17/18 September 1944
British ArmyBatallion Soldier. 69th Foot. 1815. From Records & Badges of the British Army Date: 1895
Advert for Pathe dance records, 1920 Date: 1920
Advert for Chappell music dance records, 1925Advert for Chappells Brunswick music dance records, 1925 Date: 1925
Advert for Keith Prowse music dance hits, 1925 Date: 1925
Advert for His Masters Voice new dance records, London, 1922 Date: 1922
Wright Brothers, aviation pioneers, in FranceThe Wright Brothers (Orville and Wilbur), American aviation pioneers, in France on 21 January 1909. They were giving various flight demonstrations to set new records for altitude and duration. 1909
Wright Brothers, American aviation pioneers, in actionThe Wright Brothers (Orville and Wilbur), American aviation pioneers, making a flight to set new records for altitude and duration. circa 1909
Gramophone Company, Gilbert and Sullivan recordsAdvert for The Gramophone Company, recording of Gilbert and Sullivans comic operetta, The Mikado. 1907
Sunset Boulevard and Vine Street, California, USAVine Street (looking north from Sunset Boulevard), Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA, the hub of the entertainment world. 1950
Byron meets the Gigantic PatagoniansCommodore John Byron meets with the indigenous people of Patagonia, on the Chilean coast. Byron stands with some of the people of Patagonia, who are depicted as dwarfing the man
Parry Thomas, racing driver, inspecting 400 hp engineParry Thomas, motor racing driver, inspecting the 400 hp engine on Babs, the car which he designed, gaining a world land speed record of 170.6 mph. circa 1920s
Parry Thomas, motor racing driver, at the wheel of Babs, half an hour before his fatal accident attempting another world speed record at Pendine, Carmarthenshire on 3 March 1928. 1928
Tyre change and refuelling at Montlhery, FranceTyre change and refuelling of a Hotchkiss car while attempting to beat records at Montlhery, France. 20th century
Derby-Miller racing car breaking records, FranceThe Derby-Miller racing car breaking records at Linas-Montlhery, France, from a drawing by F Gordon Crosby. 20th century
Speed of the Wind, specially built for EystonThe specially built Speed of the Wind car in which Captain G E T Eyston set many land speed records on Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah, USA. 20th century
Car designed for world speed recordsCar designed by a French engineer for world speed records -- it was eventually burnt out during tests on the sands at La Baule. 20th century
Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah, USA, the site of numerous land speed record attempts by Sir Malcolm Campbell. 20th century
John Cobb, driver, in a Napier-Railton, in which he set new speed records at Bonneville Salt Flats, USA in 1935. 1935
H O D Seagrave in the Golden Arrow, Daytona Beach, USAH O D Seagrave in the Golden Arrow at Daytona Beach, USA. 20th century
Captain G E T Eyston, racing driver, holder of more records in motor sport than any other at the time. circa 1930s
Music cover, Frank Sinatra, Try a Little Tenderness, by Harry Woods, Jimmy Campbell and Reg Connelly. 1932
Vintage paper bag, The Record Centre, Tooting, LondonVintage paper bag for The Record Centre, 3 Mitcham Road, Tooting, SW London. 20th century
Vintage paper bag, Watkins record stall, Tooting MarketVintage paper bag for Watkins record stall at Tooting Market, Tooting High Street, SW London. 20th century