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Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll (1848-1939) shown in the late 1860s with a pet dog. Louise was the fourth daughter and sixth child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Wharncliffe ViaductThe Wharncliffe Viaduct of the Great Western Railroad, at Hanwell, Middlesex. Brunel (I.K) was responsible for the construction and design of much of the early GWR
Matthew HopkinsSelf-appointed Witchfinder- General in East Anglia, responsible for many false accusations of witchcraft
WW2 poster, The Girl Who Isn t There must realise that absenteeism lets her pals and her country down. Design by Victor Hicks. Date: 1940s
Duke of DevonshireAndrew Robert Buxton Cavendish, 11th Duke of Devonshire (1920-2004), landowner, seen in evening dress and displaying his medals
Western Ambulance Station, Seagrave Road, FulhamEntrance to the ambulance station at the Western Fever Hospital on Seagrave Road, Fulham. Opened in 1877, it was the fourth such hospital to be erected by the Metropolitan Asylums Board which in 1869
Patrons of the Cafe RoyalSketches by H. H. Harris of various well-known artists, writers and celebrities of the 1930s who were regular patrons of the Cafe Royal in Regent Street, London
Henry De LA BecheSir Henry Thomas DE LA BECHE Distinguished geologist, responsible for the Geological Ordnance Survey, and for the institution which would grow into the Geological Museum
Petrus CuypersPETRUS JOSEPHUS HUBERTUS CUYPERS Dutch architect, responsible for many churches but particularly for the Rijksmuseum at Amsterdam. Date: 1827 - 1921
Samuel Plimsoll, politicianSAMUEL PLIMSOLL Politician, responsible for introducing the Plimsoll Line to regulate the loading of ships Date: 1824 - 1898
Sectional drawing of the Lusitania showing the German U-boat responsible for the torpedo which sunk it in 18 minutes on May 7th 1915, with the loss of 1200 lives
WW2 - Ferry PilotsA photograph of some British WW2 ferry pilots, who were responsible for delivering completed planes from the factory to the Royal Air Force station. Date: circa 1940s
WW2 A. R. P. WardensAn illustration which shows a pair of British Air Raid Protection wardens at their post, they were responsible for helping civilians during an air raid
London Passenger Transport Board AdvertisementAn advertisement illustration for the London Passenger Transport Board, an organisation responsible for local public transport in London, between 1933 and 1948
Robert Falcon Scott, Terra Nova Expedition, AntarcticRobert Falcon Scott Terra Nova Expedition - important archive of 52 negatives taken by Lt. Henry Birdie Bowers during the ill-fated Terra Nova Expedition that claimed the lives of Scott
David JonesA coloured reproduction for a David Jones Advertisement, portraying the man himself, whose abounding enterprise and enthusiasm, coupled with a business vision ahead of his time
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Whos making the Brave New WorldThe Caption verse is Whos making the Brave New World - lets see - Whos making the Brave New World? You-and-Me! This is a reference to Aldous Huxleys dystopian novel Brave New World - a world that you
BeefeaterA painting of a Yeomen Warder of Her Majestys Royal Palace and Fortress the Tower of London, and Member of the Sovereigns Body Guard of the Yeoman Guard Extraordinary, popularly known as a Beefeater
Greenwich PensionersGroup of Greenwich Pensioners, the Naval equivalent of a Chelsea Pensioner. Although the initial concept of a Greenwich pensioner was that of someone living in the Royal Hospital Greenwich
Cartoon, The Election Budget (Gladstone)Cartoon, The Election Budget -- I think, Mr Bull, we may now reckon on your support! William Gladstone was able to increase the popularity of the Liberal party by achieving a financial surplus
Cartoon, Mr Poland to Notorious PersonCartoon, Mr Poland (a lawyer) to Notorious Person (Arthur Roberts, music hall performer) - Now, my dear Arthur, I consider myself responsible for your good behaviour; so - be careful! 1884
KannushiA kannushi, also called shinshoku, is the person responsible for the maintenance of a Shinto shrine as well as for leading worship. Date: 1933
Dyer - Saviour of India or Guilty of an error of judgement Dyer - Saviour of India orBrigadier General Reginald Edward Harry Dyer (1864-1927), British Indian Army officer. He was responsible for the Jallianwala Bagh massacre (13 April 1919) in Amritsar
Woman saving paper during WW1Woman saving paper during the First World War. 1914-1918
Cutaway Office Building Date: 1950
PROMETHUS CREATESPrometheus is responsible for shaping Man from Earth and Water, then Athena/Minerva breathes life into him. So who needs Adam and Eve ?
FEEDING THE HENS 1847The farmers wife is traditionally responsible for taking care of the poultry : here she feeds her hens in the poultry-yard Date: 1847
GOUVERNEUR MORRIS American statesman, responsible for introducing dollars, cents Date: 1752 - 1816
Trial of the pixThe Trial of the Pyx has been in existence since 1282 and is responsible for ensuring the quality and accuracy of the UKs coinage. Date: 19th century
Sir william TrittonSir William Ashbee Tritton (1875 - 1946) Military engineer who was largely responsible for inventing the tank during World War One Date: 1917
Wording of the 1601 Poor Relief ActThe opening section of the 1601 parliamentary Act for Relief of the Poor which formed the basis of what became known as the Old Poor Law
London, England - Foreign Office Quadrangle - View across courtyard - two sides of Three Storey Building. Part of Box 23 Boswell Collection
DINOCRATES Greek architect responsible for the planning of Alexandria. Date: 4TH CENTURY BC
Gustave Eiffel 1889GUSTAVE EIFFEL French engineer responsible for building the Eiffel Tower in Paris. Date: 1832-1923
Cartoon, Waking up Germania, WW1Cartoon, Waking up Germania. After the war, Madame Germania must pay the bill for all the damage she has done. The waiter is a macabre, thin man with a skull for his head. Date: 1918
Baalbek / StoneThe Temple platform, showing the massive stones whose size (note the figure standing by them !) has led some to conjecture that otherworldly beings were responsible Date: 1880
WW2 Poster -- ATS Carry The MessagesATS Carry The Messages. Recruitment poster, Auxiliary Territorial Service. Colour photolithograph by Beverley Pick, published by HMSO. Date: 1940
WW2 poster, Use less Water! Less Water -- More Shells. Date: 1940s
Western Hospital, Seagrave Road, Fulham
Western Hospital, Seagrave Road, Fulham - Doctors ResidenceUniformed nurses stand next to the doctors residence at the Western Fever Hospital on Seagrave Road, Fulham. Opened in 1877
Lloyd George CardDAVID LLOYD GEORGE depicted as responsible for introducing unemployment insurance, requiring the licking of stamps
English Cathedrals - Manchester Choir - Choir, screen, organ pipes. Part of Box 144 Boswell Collection - English Cathedrals
English Cathedrals - The Choir - Rochester - Looking to Choir masters stand, along Choir stall towards screen. Part of Box 144 Boswell Collection - English Cathedrals The Diocese of Rochester
Louis Wain, Daddy Cat - security check before bed. circa 1910s
Cunard Wharf, BostonCunard Wharf within Boston Harbour was owned by the Cunard Line Company who had been awarded the first British Trans Atlantic steamship mail contract in 1839
Loading an ambulance at Ramsgate Town StationLoading a stretcher into an ambulance at Ramsgate Town Station in March 1916. Several men, including service personnel and a civilian are assisting lifting a stretcher holding a patient into the top
Stretcher bearers waiting for ambulance train arrivalA group of civilians are standing by parked ambulance vehicles inside a station building at Ramsgate Town Station. On the ground nearby are several stretchers