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King George VI and Queen Elizabeth on honeymoon
The Duke and Duchess of York (the future King George VI, and Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother), pictured playing golf on their honeymoon in 1923. Date: 1923

German poster, England is to blame, WW1
German propaganda poster, declaring that England is to blame for all the problems in Germany during the First World War, depicting a man in a Scottish cap with a bulldog at his feet

Nicols Struyck
NICOLaS STRUYCK Dutch mathematician and astronomer, known for his Cometarium which mapped the progress of comets round the sun. Date: 1687 - 1769

Luigi Naintre
LUIGI NAINTRE Italian proprietor of the Embassy Club, London, where he invented the Gibson much to the delight of cocktail drinkers round the world. Date: circa 1925

The Frontenac Hotel, Round Island, Michigan, USA
The Frontenac Hotel, Round Island, Thousand Islands, Lake Huron, Michigan, USA. Date: 1900

Christmas card in the shape of a pudding
Christmas card in the shape of a round Christmas pudding with a smiling face on a blue patterned plate. A sprig of holly sits on top. Date: circa 1890s

Portrait of a Young Girl, by Henri-Pierre Danloux (1753-1809)

Peasants dancing round linden tree (main image). Illustration from Hieronymus Bock, Kreuterbuch. Date: 1560

Design for Silk Scarf or Tie with horseracing scene. Watercolour and ink on heavy paper. Silver Studio. 1953

IRAN. Persepolis. Apadana or Audience Hall of Darius I.. Persian Guard (with cylindrical hat) and nobleman of the Medan court (round hat)

NORWAY. Begby. Boats (1000 BC. ). Bronze Age
NORWAY. Begby. Boats (1000 BC.). Bronze Age

Maypole Dance
Maypole dance, 1899 Date: 1899

Carling Number 2 Mobile Home - Charles Louvet
A very early prototype mobile home - The Carling Number 2 - designed by French automotive engineer Charles Louvet, photographed in Nice in 1925

Japanese Story-Telling
A Japanese grandmother tells traditional tales to a group of children gathered round the brazier, laying aside their kites, dolls and tops. Date: 1899

Round the World Walker - George M. Schilling
Famous American athlete George M. Schilling, who walked around the world for a wager. In nine years he circumnavigated the globe, walking 55

Evening Dress 1890S
Short puffed sleeves, lace- edged falling tucker, bodice with round waist, cuffs, bodice & waistband ornamented with bead work. She holds an ostrich plume fan open. Date: 1890s

Mulberry Bush Rhyme

All the Fun of the Fair by H. L. Oakley
Charming silhouette cut by H. L. Oakley depicting a travelling fair pay its annual visit to a fair. Merry-go-rounds and coconut shys are shown alongside a fortune teller and performing bear

Two boys playing in old washing machine
Two young lads fooling about with (and inside!) an old washing machine. Perhaps they were harbouring dreams of a career in plumbing at this stage?!

Herzogin Cecilie wrecked off Starhole Bay, Devon
The Herzogin Cecilie, a German four mast barque (Windjammer), named after German Crown Princess Duchess Cecilie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1886-1954), on the rocks off Starhole (Starehole) Bay

The Ashanti War (1873-74) - Ashanti implements and weapons
A. Sanko, musical instrument B. Cushion C. Ashanti Ministers state bag D. Fantee stool, cut out of solid block of cotton wood E. and F. War Greegrees or charms made of leather and straw worked in G

History of Fashion 1830S
Late 19th century interpretation of clothing from the 1830s. Pink gown with round, unadorned skirt & imbecile sleeves. Black scarf & belt & large white bonnet. Date: 1830s

Medieval Spearman
A Spearman steadies himself to throw a short spear. A small round shield protects him from enemy arrows

Brown Suit 1910
John McAusland Denny wears a brown suit with a short double-breasted jacket & trousers with a front crease, brown boots & an all round collar & tie

Ufos / Santos / Brazil
Moyses Santos, of Belo Horizonte, is visited by six 1.2 metre aliens, who float clumsily round the room, bumping into furniture, then exit through the wall

STALINGRAD 1942-43
Despite impending defeat, an exhausted German soldier fights on until the bitter end. War- torn Stalingrad burns behind him

The Lion & the Unicorn
The lion and the unicorn Were fighting for the crown; The lion beat the unicorn All round about the town. Some gave them

World War One Training
British soldiers on rifle practice. They are all wearing puttees (cloth wound round the lower part of the legs to support the ankles and to keep dirt out of their boots)

DUTCH FLUTE SHIP
A Dutch Flute sails away on the breeze

Mesmer Baquet
Mesmers octagonal baquet, showing how eight patients could sit round it and be cured of 8 different ailments simultaneously, from hydropsis to the stone

Female / Scanty / Dressing
A scantily-clad young woman can t decide what to wear; her gentleman friend peeps round the curtain unconcerned

Handmade Christmas card in the shape of a cake, with Santa Claus standing in the middle and a removable slice on the right. (2 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Susi - looking inside hatbox
Susi - looking inside a hatbox. 1950s

Front garden in the snow, Ealing, West London
Front garden in the snow, 1 Carlton Road, Ealing, West London. Date: circa 1905

Georgian embossed border frame with cupids. early 19th century

French Railway Alphabet - P for Plaques tournantes (turntables). 19th century

Drawing by Harold Auerbach, Schaffhausen, Switzerland
Pen and ink drawing by Harold Auerbach, Schaffhausen, Switzerland, May 1910. Date: 1910

Drawing by Harold Auerbach, Bremgarten, Switzerland
Pen and ink drawing by Harold Auerbach, Bremgarten, Aargau, Switzerland. Date: 1910

Coastal footpath plaque, Plymouth, Devon
Coastal footpath plaque in Plymouth, Devon, South West Coast Path, in the style of a full English breakfast, knitted! Date: circa 1990s

An extended African-American family round the fire Date: circa 1890s

Flower arrangement with pink and mauve flowers on a circular metal plate. Date: circa 1960s

St Malo, Tomb of Chateaubriand - black & white view of cruciform monument on plinth with railing all round sea in background Date: circa 1890s

Medieval history. Scandinavia. Different objects with the mark of owner. In the background, dice and backgammon pieces. Medieval Museum. Stockholm. Sweden

Visigothic buckle of copper. Probably from Burgos
Visigothic buckle of copper. Decorated with floral motifs and a radiated wheel in the center. Probably from Burgos (Castile and Leon). Episcopal Museum of Vic. Catalonia. Spain

Concert Hall, Heden, Gothenburg (Goteborg), Sweden. Date: circa 1920

The Clover Room inside Hotel Bristol in New York City, USA
The dining hall called The Clover Room inside Hotel Bristol at West 48th Street in New York City, USA. Date: circa 1910

Advert for International Fur Store 1888
Fur-lined coat with bustle, jacket bodice with high round collar. 1888

Thomas Moore, Irish poet
Thomas Moore (1779-1852), Irish poet. early 19th century

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