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Background imageSemi Collection: Where Have You Been All My Life? by David Wright

Where Have You Been All My Life? by David Wright
Where have you been all my life? by David Wright featuring a vampish semi-naked brunette woman. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s

Background imageSemi Collection: Air Race for the Kings Cup Poster

Air Race for the Kings Cup Poster
Poster, Air Race for the Kings Cup, at Hatfield Aerodrome, with a stylised image of two planes racing. July 1934

Background imageSemi Collection: Inconstant by David Wright

Inconstant by David Wright, showing a semi-naked model, the illustration was dedicated to H.M.S Inconstant. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during

Background imageSemi Collection: Tropaeolum Speciosum (Flame Flower)

Tropaeolum Speciosum (Flame Flower), a semi-hardy perennial nasturtium climbing plant of the Tropaeolaceae family, with crimson red flowers

Background imageSemi Collection: Heather Honey by David Wright

Heather Honey by David Wright showing a semi-naked woman covered by a diaphanous black negligee. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s

Background imageSemi Collection: David Wright woman in short black underslip

David Wright woman in short black underslip
Elegant woman with red hair, wearing a short black, semi-transparent underslip. She is sitting on the edge of her dressing table, loosening her hair

Background imageSemi Collection: Houses for Sale 1920S

Houses for Sale 1920S
Semi-detached houses for sale, freehold or leasehold (from only 440 each), on Goodwyn Avenue, part of the Mill Hill Garden Estate, north London."

Background imageSemi Collection: Merryweathers Engine

Merryweathers Engine
Merryweather Three-in-one Motor Fire-Engine, with a Fire Suds apparatus producing a semi-fluid substance which floats on burning liquids and smothers the flames

Background imageSemi Collection: Birthstone Series: Amythest Quartz

Birthstone Series: Amythest Quartz
An Amythest quartz specimen. Amythest is a form of quartz that is usually purple in colour, it is the birthstone for the month of March. Natural History Museum specimen number 84817

Background imageSemi Collection: Semi-veiled woman at Muscat, Oman

Semi-veiled woman at Muscat, Oman

Background imageSemi Collection: Caen, France - Saint Etienne Church and Abbey

Caen, France - Saint Etienne Church and Abbey (Abbaye aux Hommes), semi-circular apse and high school. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageSemi Collection: Eddystone Lighthouse

Eddystone Lighthouse
Semi-elevation of the Eddystone Lighthouse from the South and also semi-section of the same from East to West

Background imageSemi Collection: Tunisian Beauty showing plenty of front

Tunisian Beauty showing plenty of front
A beautiful Tunisian Moorish woman who decided to forgo the usual lacing up of ones bodice for a more Summery open-air look... Date: circa 1909

Background imageSemi Collection: Advertisement for Rigaud perfumes

Advertisement for Rigaud perfumes, featuring a semi-naked woman inhaling the aroma from a bottle of scent. 1924

Background imageSemi Collection: Hall in the Alexander Palace, Tsarskoe-selo

Hall in the Alexander Palace, Tsarskoe-selo
The semi-circular hall where the imperial prisoners assembled for their outings, and on their departure for Tobolsk

Background imageSemi Collection: LCC-MFB West Hampstead fire station, NW London

LCC-MFB West Hampstead fire station, NW London
Built in the suburbs of a growing London, West Hampstead fire stations design reflected the semi-rural setting of the area. Located in West End Lane NW6, it still stands today

Background imageSemi Collection: Behind the Scenes at Theatre de L Abri, Paris, France

Behind the Scenes at Theatre de L Abri, Paris, France
Behind the Scenes at the erotic revue performed at the Theatre de L Abri, Paris, France with principal dancer Louis Espinoza - Le Ballet des Nymphes. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageSemi Collection: Wimbledon / Semi-Final 81

Wimbledon / Semi-Final 81
Lawford versus Renshaw in the fifth round of the all-comers match at the Lawn Tennis Championship at Wimbledon

Background imageSemi Collection: Half-free morel, Morchella semi-libera, Mitrophora

Half-free morel, Morchella semi-libera, Mitrophora semilibera, edible.. Chromolithograph by C. Krause from Fritz Leubas Edible and Poisonous Mushrooms, Neuchatel, Switzerland, 1890

Background imageSemi Collection: Semi-Detached House - 49 Erlanger Road, Lewisham, Surrey

Semi-Detached House - 49 Erlanger Road, Lewisham, Surrey
Semi-Detached House - 49 Erlanger Road, Lewisham, near New Cross, Surrey, England. Date: 1909

Background imageSemi Collection: Roland (Card)

Roland (Card)
ROLAND, Comte de Mans, Sire de Blaives, son of duc Milo d Aiglant, semi-legendary warrior in the service of Charlemagne, heroically slain by Saracens at Roncevaux

Background imageSemi Collection: Hatfield House, Hertfordshire

Hatfield House, Hertfordshire, around the time of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth I (1559). As Princess Elizabeth she lived there in a form of semi-confinement, during the reign of Queen Mary

Background imageSemi Collection: Spitfire by David Wright

Spitfire by David Wright showing a semi-naked woman, half-dressed in an elaborate evening gown and carrying a feather fan

Background imageSemi Collection: Old & New Pipes / Heath

Old & New Pipes / Heath
The old way of smoking a pipe & the new way: an upright Georgian gent smokes his long stemmed clay pipe while a semi-recumbent Regency fop, puffs away on his hookah

Background imageSemi Collection: Blue John

Blue John
Polished slice of Blue John from Derbyshire, England. The mineral is so far unique to one location in the Derbyshire Peak District, England

Background imageSemi Collection: Suburban semi-detached house of the 1930s

Suburban semi-detached house of the 1930s. 1930s

Background imageSemi Collection: Five male members of the Mois Tribe, Vietnam

Five male members of the Mois Tribe, Vietnam
Five male members of the Mois Tribe, Binh Thuan Province, Vietnam (just about preserving their modesty). The Mountain People ( Mois is actually a derogatory term) are The Degar

Background imageSemi Collection: Advert, Nash Houses, Eastcote, Middlesex

Advert, Nash Houses, Eastcote, Middlesex
Advert for Nash Houses at Nash Way, Eastcote, Middlesex, also at Rayners Lane and South Harrow. 1934

Background imageSemi Collection: Baillie Scott Semi Detached Houses

Baillie Scott Semi Detached Houses
An architectural drawing showing the design of some semi detached houses with half timbered gables. Date: circa 1906

Background imageSemi Collection: Modernist House In Church Street, Chelsea, Garden Side

Modernist House In Church Street, Chelsea, Garden Side
A photograph of a white rendered modernist house from the garden side, in Church Street, Chelsea, designed in 1936, by architects Erich Mendelsohn and Serge Ivan Chermayeff

Background imageSemi Collection: The Monument

The Monument
An etching of a city view, with a column style monument erected in the background, seen beside a semi circular pillared building. Date: circa 1916

Background imageSemi Collection: Rowley Hall Vestibule

Rowley Hall Vestibule
An illustration showing the round vestibule chamber of Rowley Hall, Staffordshire. The design is typical of the Louis XVI period

Background imageSemi Collection: Oldham Athletic v Bury football match semi-final

Oldham Athletic v Bury football match semi-final
Caunce, Oldham Athletic goalkeeper, clears from Bury forward in Manchester Senior Cup semi-final just before WW2 Date: circa 1939

Background imageSemi Collection: Semi-detached houses

Semi-detached houses - 1950s printer's block Date: 1950s

Background imageSemi Collection: Life Drawing

Life Drawing
A figure drawing of a woman laying on a bed, in a semi twisted form, from a behind angle. Date: circa 1930

Background imageSemi Collection: Advert for Eau de Cologne

Advert for Eau de Cologne
Advert for 4711 Eau de Cologne, made with a secret recipe since 1792. Date: circa 1939

Background imageSemi Collection: Second coffin of Tutankhamun

Second coffin of Tutankhamun
The second of three coffins of Pharao Tutankhamun (reigned 13321323 BC), as discovered by Howard Carter among others in 1922 in the Valley of Kings

Background imageSemi Collection: French War Balloon Patrie 1907

French War Balloon Patrie 1907
The latest success in military ballooning, the yellow Patrie maneuvering at a height of about a thousand feet above the Opera Quarter in Paris. Date: 8th July 1907

Background imageSemi Collection: Actresses on Footlight Favourites Fan

Actresses on Footlight Favourites Fan Date: 1890s

Background imageSemi Collection: Officers of Italian Light and Field Artillery, WW1

Officers of Italian Light and Field Artillery, WW1
Officers of the Italian Light and Field Artillery in semi-full dress uniform during the First World War, 24 April 1915. 1915

Background imageSemi Collection: Italia airship, flying over the North Pole

Italia airship, flying over the North Pole
Italia, a semi-rigid airship which flew over the North Pole and crashed in 1928. 1928

Background imageSemi Collection: Arsenal v Blackburn Rovers FA Cup semi-final at Leicester

Arsenal v Blackburn Rovers FA Cup semi-final at Leicester
A jolly crowd of football fans at the Leicester ground for the semi-final of the Football Association cup between Blackburn Rovers and Arsenal in March 1928

Background imageSemi Collection: Design for a pair of Model Cottages

Design for a pair of Model Cottages for Labourers, Mechanics etc. 1857

Background imageSemi Collection: Advert for Excelsior ladies footwear 1922

Advert for Excelsior ladies footwear 1922
Two shoes for semi sports and evening wear. Date: 1922

Background imageSemi Collection: 22-year old mentally-deficient girl

22-year old mentally-deficient girl (daughter of subject of 10192037) with a light goitre suffering from thyroid deficiency and reduced development. Date: circa 1900

Background imageSemi Collection: Mineraux - minerals

Mineraux - minerals
A variety of minerals including amethyst quartz, fluorine, agate and beryl. Date: 1930

Background imageSemi Collection: Young Girl of the Ebrie (Akan) Tribe - Ivory Coast

Young Girl of the Ebrie (Akan) Tribe - Ivory Coast
Young Woman of the Ebrie (Akan) Tribe - Ivory Coast (Abidjan Region). Date: circa 1910s



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