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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, Kent
The 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 Highlanders
This 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, Belgium
The 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 Memorial
The 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 Speedboat
Miss 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 records
Jack 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, Holland
Shaped 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 Army
Batallion 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, 1925
Advert 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 France
The 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 action
The Wright Brothers (Orville and Wilbur), American aviation pioneers, making a flight to set new records for altitude and duration. circa 1909

Columbia Phonograph Factory, Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA
Columbia Phonograph Company Factory (later Columbia Records), Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA. Date: circa 1915

Gramophone Company, Gilbert and Sullivan records
Advert for The Gramophone Company, recording of Gilbert and Sullivans comic operetta, The Mikado. 1907

Sunset Boulevard and Vine Street, California, USA
Vine Street (looking north from Sunset Boulevard), Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA, the hub of the entertainment world. 1950

Byron meets the Gigantic Patagonians
Commodore 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 engine
Parry 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, France
Tyre change and refuelling of a Hotchkiss car while attempting to beat records at Montlhery, France. 20th century

Derby-Miller racing car breaking records, France
The 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 Eyston
The 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 records
Car 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, USA
H 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, London
Vintage paper bag for The Record Centre, 3 Mitcham Road, Tooting, SW London. 20th century

Vintage paper bag, Watkins record stall, Tooting Market
Vintage paper bag for Watkins record stall at Tooting Market, Tooting High Street, SW London. 20th century

The Domesday Book, a record of the resources and taxable values of the boroughs and manors of England, extract from the Great Domesday Book Date: circa 1085

78 rpm Cover Sleeve, Embassy Records, Music for You. 1950s

Speedometer for Motor Cars 1910
Patent machine that recorded the pace of a motor car by S. Smith & Sons, showing at the Olympia Motor Show. Date: 1910

Sud-Aviation SA. 321 Super Frelon F-ZWWE
Sud-Aviation SA.3210-01 Super Frelon F-ZWWE (msn 01, call-sign E ), the first prototype of the Super Frelon on display at the Musee de l Air et de l Espace du Bourget

Register Book at St. Andrews Church, Hempstead - Turpin
circa 1910s

LAWRENCE MYERS, ATHLETE
Lawrence Lon E. Myers was one of the greatest runners of the 19th century, winning 15 American National titles and holding three world records between 1880-1888. Date: 1858 - 1899

Gloster Sapphire Meteor WA820
Gloster Sapphire Meteor F.8 WA820 at the 1950 SBAC Farnborough Air Show. In the background can be seen Gloster Meteor F.4 VZ389 and Avro Lincoln B.2 RA657 of Flight refuelling Ltd

Decca gramophone advertisement, WWI
Advertisement for the portable Decca gramaphone featuring a British officer carrying his, and an endorsement a 2nd Lieutentant who stresses

The Betting Book at Whites club
A record of historic wagers, the famous betting book at Whites club in 1751. The club was renowned for its high wagers between members

78 rpm record cover, Saville Pianos Ltd, offering piano tuning and repairs, records and musical instruments. 20th century

African man in printed shirt talking to a English woman at N
Nottingham. Black man in printed shirt, talking with a white woman, with back to camera by a table with records. Printed wall paper in the back drop. Date: 1960s

Sir Malcolm Campbell & Donald Campbell in toy motor car
Another speed king of the future? Young Donald Campbell and his father, Sir Malcolm Campbell with Donalds electric motor car

Charlotte Dod - English sportswoman and tennis player
Charlotte " Lottie" Dod (1871-1960), sportswoman, tennis player and five times Wimbledon champion, was the youngest person ever to win a ladies singles title at Wimbledon

Decca gramophone advertisement, 1917
Advertisement for Decca gramophones, ideal for use at the Front during the Great War due to it being self-contained, portable and having no loose parts

Decca gramophone advertisement, WW1
An advertisement for the Decca portable gramophone, with no loose parts and ready to play directly opened. The gramophone was recommended for taking to the Front during the First World War

Mehmet Munir Ertegun - Turkish Ambassador to the US
Mehmet Munir Ertegun (1883-1944) - Turkish Ambassador to the US at his desk in Washington DC. The Father of the Ahmet and Nesuhi Ertegun

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