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Scenes from The British Arctic Expedition of 1875-1876Engraving showing a number of scenes from the British Arctic Expedition of 1875-1876 and the equipment used. The sledging parties can be seen at work in the scenes and in the centre
Canberra: tourist class restaurantColour illustration depicting the tourist class restaurant on board P&Os superliner Canberra around the time of her maiden voyage to Sydney, Australia in June 1961
Japanese bedTwo Japanese girls sleep in a traditional Japanese bed on the floor; a decorative screen is behind them
Costume Photo 1889Square corsage that looks like a halterneck, sleeves & chest infilled with an open net, skirt ornamented with jet tassels. White ostrich plume fan, velvet ribbon choker
Society Woman & LetterA Society Woman sits in her private boudoir replying to correspondence. This elegant lady in her light muslin neglige has notes to answer and telegrams to send
Television in the comfort of your own homeThe latest type of home receiver for vision and sound, with a fluorescent screen 8 by 6 inches, displaying a picture of Mickey Mouse
Television in a private car, demonstrated to Radio Olympia vTelevision in a private car; an experimental installation in a standard Vanguard saloon. The screen is not visible to the driver, thus avoiding distraction
Sistine Chapel / VaticanThe interior of the spectacular Sistine Chapel at the Vatican, Rome. The ceiling and walls are covered in full colour frescos by Michelangelo
Lumiere Theatre ParisPeople are entranced by what they see at the Lumiere Theatre in Paris, France
Hand Banner ScreenFrench design for a hand banner screen, on Berlin tent, with cross-stitch and bead work
Japanese Style ScreenA screen in a London home, reflecting the Japanese influence which is making such an impression in the late 19th century. Note the fan and the Japanese doll, too
An Intermezzo with FanAn attentive gentleman fans a young lady while they sit out a dance
Margaret LeightonMARGARET LEIGHTON British actress of stage and screen
Admiralty Screen 1928THE ADMIRALTY SCREEN. by Robert Adam
Japanese Tea (Coates)Four women in traditional dress take tea, following the ceremony of Japanese tradition
Japan : Elgin Mission 3Lord Elgins diplomatic mission to Japan : exchange of powers with the Japanese commissioners
Russians Liberate VillagSoviet infantry improvise a smoke-screen to conceal their attack on a Russian village held by the Germans
James Dunn / Cig CardJAMES DUNN American actor of stage and screen
Ivor Novello / NermanIVOR NOVELLO (Ivor Davies) Welsh actor of stage and screen, playwright and composer
Ivor Novello / PictorialIVOR NOVELLO (Ivor Davies) Welsh actor of stage and screen, playwright and composer, with Isabel Jeans in The Rat
Gladys Cooper / PenroseGLADYS COOPER English actress of stage and screen
Costume / DressmakingCOSTUME FITTING A well-off German woman is attended to by her dressmaker who makes the final adjustments to a new pink satin evening dress
Kay Francis / Cig CardKAY FRANCIS (Katharine Gibbs) American actress of stage and screen
Ivor Novello / SmokingIVOR NOVELLO (Ivor Davies) Welsh actor of stage and screen, playwright and composer
Asta Nielsen / RossASTA NIELSEN Danish actress of stage and screen wearing a cloche hat with an enormous feather
Fredric March / ProfileFREDRIC MARCH American actor of stage and screen
Fredric March / JekyllFREDRIC MARCH American actor of stage and screen, seen here in the role of Dr Jekyll/Mr Hyde (1932) Date: 1897 -
Danny Kaye / Warner BrosDANNY KAYE American entertainer of stage, screen and television, seen here dressed as a cowboy
Franchot Tone / MgmFRANCHOT TONE American actor of stage and screen
Fashion Plate / 1848 / MenEvening dress, top coat & gibus hat; Wellesley style wrapper with fur trim & brandenburgs; loose fitting jacket & strapped pantaloons with vertical stripes
Mickey RooneyMICKEY ROONEY American actor of stage, screen and TV. His ear is not a deformity, but part of his make-up for A midsummer nights dream
Herbert Marshall / ParamouHERBERT MARSHALL British actor of stage and screen
Berlin Dance School 1929At a Berlin dance academy, pupils learn with the help of film and gramophone, though watching the screen while minding your partner and your neighbours can t be easy !
Multiple Light SourceThe Dancing Devil illusion is created by using multiple lights to project the image onto a screen, where spectators see it replicated
Projecting Praxinoscope2Reynauds praxinoscope or Theatre Optique gives the illusion of movement by a rapid succession of images : the audience are seated on the other side of the screen
Racial / Japan / Lady 19CA Japanese lady at her toilet is washed by one servant while another holds a drawer of combs ready to do her hair
BALMORAL / VICs ROOM 1857Queen Victorias personal sitting room at Balmoral Castle
Louis Jouvet / PostcardLouis Jouvet, French stage and screen actor
Girls Draw on Slate 19CAn older girl helps her younger sister to draw a house on a slate
Lady / Dressing Table 1912A couple in evening dress: she sits at her dressing table while he stands behind her
Screen in Posh HomeA fashionable reception: The Duchess of Do-Goods Screen; an attractive subject to Tom, Logic & Jerry
Furs / Grunwaldt / Plate 5Black full-length coat in an unspecified fur, pink hat with black gauze trim; pink & blue tunic dress worn with a black coat with a white fur roll collar. N.B fur rugs on floor
Enchanted Horse PrintThe flight of the enchanted horse - the Prince uses a smoke screen to conceal their departure from the evil Sultans palace
Evening Dress / Worth 1923Orientally inspired gowns by Worth in lacquer reds: wrap over with diamante bows, fur trim & matching jacket; floral embroidered panels, sash & gored skirt with train
Lumiere CinematographyPeople are amused by what they see on the screen
Doctor and Street ArabTHE POWER OF IMAGINATION Street Arab (to Doctor, who has just been taking his temperature). " Ah, Sir! That done me a lot o good, Sir!"
Church AltarHarvest Festival in Bicknoller church, Somerset. The carved screen and bench ends are 500 years old
Trained TreesIf you train your tree properly you will not need to build a summer house - you will be able to entertain friends within its protective screen