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Life in a Boarding House by Eric RaviliousA modern boarding house in cross section, a mural painted by Eric Ravilious at Morley College for Working Men and Women. The paintings at the college were the gift of Sir Joseph Duveen
Eel Pie Island from TwickenhamView of Eel Pie island on the Tideway at Twickenham. Date: 1938
Perfume advertisement for Guerlain MitsoukoStriking advertisement for the classic Guerlain fragrance, Mitsouko, asking, " Are you her type?". Mitsouko, a fruity chypre, with floral middle notes and spice base notes
Royal Corgi family treeGraphic from the Illustrated London News laying out the family tree and lineage of the corgis owned by Queen Elizabeth II. 1987
St. Jamess Palace - Court of St. James sView of St. Jamess Palace, begun in 1532, showing the central gateway, which faces St. Jamess Street, the Treasure Chamber, and the Chapel Royal. Date: 1939
Mr and Mrs Derek Jackson (Pamela Mitford)Pamela Freeman Mitford, second daughter of Baron and Lady Redesdale; the quietest of the six infamous Mitford sisters. Pictured with her husband Derek Jackson at the Heythrop Hunt
Pillars of Hercules and Baileys restaurantSoho, London - Greek Street W1 - view of Manette Street (formerly Rose Street) with the Pillars of Hercules public house on the right and Baileys restaurant to the left. Date: 1970
Prince Philip of Greece & Milford Havens at MaidenheadCelebrities at the Maidenhead Fishery Club in 1931. From left, the Marchioness of Milford Haven, formerly Countess Nada Torby, daughter of Grand Duke Michael of Russia, her daughter
ILN cover - Kuwait and its ruler, 1961Front cover of The Illustrated London News featuring the ruler of Kuwait, H. H. Sheikh Sir Abdullah As-Salim As-Sabah with telegrams of support from Kuwaiti citizens
Buckets and spades at the seasideTwo little girls on the beach at an unidentified British seaside resort, carrying their buckets and spades. Date: 1950s
William Luson Thomas & Luke FildesWilliam Luson Thomas (right), artist, engraver and founder of The Graphic magazine in 1869, pictured with artist Sir Luke Fildes. Date: 1919
Mobile library in an English villageEnthusiastic readers line up to enter a mobile library in an unidentified rural village in the 1950s. Date: 1950s
Iraq-Kuwait tensions 1961Page from The Illustrated London News with an article written by Cyril Falls on the tensions in Kuwait arising over Iraqi claims to sovereignty over the oil-rich state
Alice in Wonderland by Gilbert Holiday - child readingA little girl lies on her bed, absorbed in reading books. A study from life by Gilbert Holiday. Date: 1921
Aquashow Sychronised Swimming Team - Bournemouth - relaxingAquashow Sychronised Swimming Team members at Bournemouth - relaxing in the sea at the beach. Date: 1961
The Workmans Train. Interior of a third class carriage running workers from the suburbs of London into the city centre. The illustration related to a feature in the same issue of The Illustrated
Extended family group at the seaside - photographed with their backs to a fishing boat (perhaps to act as a windbreak?!) - note the News of the World bucket held by the middle child - perhaps an
Eric Atherton Smith - young boy aged 3 with his toy drum (possibly 1911-1974 - from Warrington, Lancashire). Date: circa 1913
Portugal - Lisbon - Liberation AvenuePortugal - Lisbon (Lisboa) - Liberation Avenue (Avenida da Liberdade). Date: circa 1910s
The Graphic Christmas Number 1921 front coverStriking front cover design for The Graphic Christmas number 1921 featuring a little girl in a red dress decorating an enormous Christmas tree and holding a Harlequin doll in the air. Date: 1921
Cherry Ripe by John MillaisCherry Ripe by John Milliais, as it appeared in The Graphic Christmas issue of 1880. The original painting depicted Miss Edith Ramage, a relation of William Luson Thomas, founder of The Graphic
Lord Redesdale at wedding of daughter Deborah MitfordDavid Bertram Ogilvy Freeman-Mitford, 2nd Baron Redesdale (13 March 1878 17 March 1958), pictured in Home Guard uniform at the wedding of his youngest daughter
Royal corgis - Rozavel Lucky StrikeWelsh (Pembrokeshire) Corgi Rozavel Lucky Strike, international champion bred by Thelma Gray. Forefather and sire of a number of corgis owned by Queen Elizabeth II. Date: 1945
Lord & Lady Mountbatten & daughters by Madame YevondeLord Louis Mountbatten (1900-1979), his wife, the former Edwina Ashley (1901-1960) and their two daughters, Patricia (later Knatchbull, Lady Brabourne, 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma, 1924 2017)
Christmas Shopping by Laurie TaylerA chaotic scene as a bus travels through a crowd of last minute Christmas shoppers. Date: 1921
Sir Edwin LutyensSir Edwin Landseer Lutyens (1869-1944), architect and renowned creator of the government buildings at Delhi and the Cenotaph among other notable structures
Edwin LutyensSir Edwin Landseer Lutyens (1869-1944), architect and renowned creator of the government buildings at Delhi and the Cenotaph among other notable structures. 1938
Iraq-Kuwait tensions 1961 - helicopters leaving HMS BulwarkBritains spearhead in Kuwait - men of 42 Marine Commando embarking in helicopters of H.M.S. Bulwark to land in Kuwait in July 1961 in support of the Sheikhs request for reinforcement against
Lady Stavordale and her interestsMontage photograph of Lady Stavordale, formerly Helen Elizabeth Ward, wife of Edward Fox-Strangways, 7th Earl of Ilchester
Samuel Goldwyn by Tony WysardCaricature of Samuel Goldwyn (1879-1974) American film producer, founder, along with Louis B. Mayer of MGM Studios. Date: 1938
Park Lane in 1938View of Park Lane in 1938, the famous London thoroughfare lined with mansions overlooking Hyde Park. Date: 1938
Isobel court gown, 1938Advertisement for court gowns designed by Isobel of Grosvenor Street and Harrogate. Date: 1938
Slix bathing suit, 1938A slix swim suit in lined oil silk, shirred and draped, never shrinks or sags and telescopically fits all figures. Worn together with a Slix cape in the same fabric. Date: 1938
Dunlop advertisement featuring farming scene, 1938Advertisement for Dunlop tyres demonstrating their essential role in maintaining the smiles on the faces of these jolly agricultural workers. Date: 1938
Players cigarette advert featuring female office workerAdvertisement for Players cigarettes featuring a woman sitting at an office desk enjoying a smoke. Date: 1938
Harrods advertisement - page boy outfit for a weddingAdvertisement for a page boy outfit, perfect for the 1938 wedding season, though bound to mentally scar the wearer for decades to come
Sidelights on personality - Mrs Charles SweenyUnusual portrait of socialite Mrs Charles Sweeny, the former deb of the year Margaret Whigham and later the notorious Duchess of Argyll
1939 fashionBlonde woman wearing a coral red dress in Tootal fabric, set off with a large brimmed straw hat. Date: 1939
Striped coat from Jays, 1939A striped coat emphasising the fashionable silhouette of 1939 from Jays of Regent Street. Date: 1939
Tatler cover - Lady Louis Mountbatten by YevondeLady Louis Mountbatten, Countess Mountbatten of Burma and Vicerine of India (1901 - 1960), formerly Edwina Ashley. Wife of Lord Louis Mountbatten. Date: 1938
Christmas Morning 1919Impression of Christmas morning 1919 by H. M. Brock, the counterpart of an illustration done by H. M. Brocks brother, C. E. Brock of a Victorian Christmas morning in 1869
Fairy tidying upA conscientious, house proud fairy sweeping up. Date: 1919
Joscelyne by Arthur J. GaskinJoscelyne. Portrait of the artists daughter. Date: 1912
The Little Folk by William Heath RobinsonA parade of strange little people forming a ramshackle procession to serenade their neighbours at Christmas time. Date: 1919
The Ballad of the GraphicIllustrated poem telling the story of The Graphic magazine, launched in 1869 by William Luson Thomas. The poem was written by the editor, J. M. Bulloch and illustrated by H
Women in an office, 1901Two women in an office. One is seated at a desk with a map on the wall and a typewriter nearby while her visitor is interviewed. Date: 1901
Children dancing at a partyThere, in a corner, all by herself, a little girl was gravely dancing. A small boy watches a little girl dancing on her own at a childrens party. Date: 1901