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Festival of Britain 1951 - The Skylon, South Bank, London. Designed by Hidalgo Moya, Philip Powell and Felix Samuely, and fabricated by Painter Brothers of Hereford, England Date: 1951
British Boxer Freddie Mills - signed postcard from 1941Frederick Percival ( Freddie ) Mills (1919-1965) - English boxer, and the world light heavyweight champion from 1948 to 1950
Levuka - The Old Capital of Fiji - Pacific Islands Date: circa 1930s
Mary Quant Ginger Group dresses in Liberty print, 1964Traditional Libert print used for a new-old look in Mary Quants Ginger Group collection. Fashioned in demure covered-up little dresses with pique collars and cuffs
British Actress Margaret RutherfordDame Margaret Taylor Rutherford, DBE (1892-1972) - British character actress of stage, television and film, probably best known for her later career as Agatha Christies character Miss Marple
His Majesty Edward VIII (1894-1972) - in a highly unusual imagined portrait (published early in 1936), illustrating a scene which was never to take place as the King abdicated on 11th December 1936
Josephine Baker singing to British Factory WorkersJosephine Baker (1906-1975) singing to British Factory Workers for ENSA (The Entertainments National Service Association) in July 1951, her first visit to England since the end of WW2. Date: 1951
WW2 - Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps at work in FranceWW2 - Men of the Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps at work in France. Date: 1940s
Festival Stilt Dance and Dancers - Dalian, Manchukuo, ChinaManchukuo - a puppet state of the Empire of Japan in Northeast China and Inner Mongolia from 1932 until 1945. It was founded as a republic, but in 1934 it became a constitutional monarchy
Old Houses in the High Street - Banbury, Oxfordshire. This is The Vivers Building - a house built in 1650 for a mercer called Edward Vivers. Date: circa 1910
Drake & Mount Ltd shopfront - Pet Food StoreDrake & Mount Ltd, High Street, Bracknell - shopfront - Pet Food Store Date: mid 1930s
Wick harbour during the herring season, 1875Wick harbour, Scotland, during the herring season, 1875. Date: 1875
The Graf Zeppelin flying over Friedrichshafen, GermanyThe Graf Zeppelin flying over Friedrichshafen, a city on the shore of Lake Constance (Bodensee in German) in southern Germany, known for its importance in aviation history
Tamara de Lempicka at the Venice LidoCharles Alvar-Harding and Baroness Kuffner, aka the artist Tamara de Lempicka in a flamboyant picture hat at the Venice Lido
Photo of Colonel Percy Harrison Fawcett, explorerColonel P H Fawcett, the celebrated explorer who disappeared in Central Brazil in 1925. 1925
Boy in school uniform, circa 1920sA young boy poses against a wooden door, possibly wearing his school uniform. Date: circa 1920s
Mustafa Kemal Ataturk (1881 - 1938) a Turkish army officer, revolutionary statesman, and founder of the Republic of Turkey as well as its first President. Date: 1922
Three Swords of State - Crown Jewels. The Sword of State, The Jewelled State Sword, Curtana - the sword of Mercy. Date: 1936
WW1 - Chateau Caulaincourt destroyed - Passage over SommeWW1 - Chateau Caulaincourt destroyed (by dynamite by the retreating German forces) - Passage over Somme cleared by British Army. Date: 1917
Margaret Whigham at Ascot with her boater and ruches muffCelebrated society it girl, Miss Margaret Whigham, later Mrs Charles Sweeny and then the infamous Duchess of Argyll pictured at Ascot in June 1931 wearing an unusual boater style hat
Sketch cover, Miss Patricia ScottMiss Patricia Katherine Montagu Douglas Scott, younger daughter of Lord Herbert Scott and niece of the Duke of Buccleuch, at the time of her engagement to Captain Walter Faulkner of the Irish Guards
Sketch cover - Josephine BakerFront cover of The Sketch featuring a portrait of dancer and entertainer, Josephine Baker (1906-1975) by Mrs Leslie Cotton. Date: 1931
Dome of St. Pauls Cathedral by S. W. ClatworthyCross section diagram showing the dome of St. Pauls Cathedral in London which had been stabilised with a new chain round its circumference. Date: 1928
Are these the bones of Percy Fawcett?Captioned Are these the bones of Percy Fawcett? Fawcetts son Brian examines a skull found in South America, where his father disappeared in 1925. 1951
Normandy landings WW2: Utah BeachPart of the 4th Infantry Division moves inland from Utah Beach, 1944. 6th June 1944
Freddie Mills fighting Bruce Woodcock at White Cty in 1949Frederick Percival ( Freddie ) Mills (1919-1965) - English boxer, and the world light heavyweight champion from 1948 to 1950
The Ampulla and Annointing Spoon - Crown Jewels. Date: 1936
The Witchs Frolic by Alfred BestallThe witchs frolic, taking place on Hallowe en, the date when Saman, Lord of Death, called together the spirits of all the wicked dead who in the last twelve months had been condemned to inhabit
Minnie Everette Kirby - Mistress of William West DurantMinnie Everette Kirby (1876-1944) - Mistress of William West Durant. Graduated from State Teachers College of Potsdam in 1895. Date: circa 1900s
Midhad Pasha - Grand Vizier of Ottoman EmpireMidhad Pasha (1822-1883) - Grand Vizier of Ottoman Empire between July and October 1872. Fell out with the Sultan over money issues and was dismissed
Bairro do Macuti - Beira - MozambiqueBairro do Macuti (Beach) - Beira - Mozambique. Beira was originally developed by the Portuguese Mozambique Company in the 19th century
Renault Dauphine parked outside St Georges Hall, LiverpoolA lovely late 1950s Renault Dauphine parked outside St Georges Hall, Liverpool on Lime Street. Date: circa 1959
Exotic dancer from the Gaite-Rochechouart Nightclub - ParisExotic dancer (Valder) from le Theatre de la Gaite Rochechouart - the 15 Boulevard Rochechouart, Paris, France. Date: circa 1910s
South Shore Seaside Boating Lake, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk with numbered rowing boats for hire Date: circa 1930s
Contemplation of the female form Date: circa 1910s
New University Buildings - Edinburgh, Scotland Date: 1908
Kitty in London - Glamorous girl with two cats and HUGE hatKitty in London - Glamorous girl with two cats and a HUGE green hat with feathers. Date: circa late 1904
Building the Paris Metro, France - Boulevard Saint-Andre. This tube at Saint-Michel was built above ground first and then literally sunk below street level after the tunnels were dug out. Date: 1907
Portuguese girl carrying large flat basket of fishGirl in traditional Portuguese costume carrying a large flat basket of fish - Lisbon, Portugal. Date: circa 1905
Clothes for punting and picnics 1931A variety of outfits ideal for summer days messing about on the river or enjoying a smart riverside club in the home counties
Beach pyjamas, 1931Yellow, white and blue spots on a green background make the attractive pyjama suit on the left from Marshall and Snelgrove
Sea Suits for Sunning and Swimming 1931Clothes for swimming and sunbathings, two leisure preoccupations of the 1930s. The gaily coloured outfit on the left in striped blue and white heavy cotton has braces to the trousers
Dougal, Prince Henrys Scottish terrierDougal of Waroona, a Scottish terrier purchased by Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester. Date: 1931
Princess von Bismarck by Madame YevondePrincess Otto von Bismarck, formerly Miss Ann-Marie Tengbom, wife of the Second Secretary of the German Embassy in London (also grandson of the Iron Chancellor) who she married in 1928
A Coster Group at the Westminster Hospital BallA group in costermongers costumes at the Westminster Hospital Ball at the Dorchester Hotel in June 1931. From left, Simon Elwes, Mr Francis Toye
Cora the Cairn Terrier belonging to the Prince of WalesCora, the Cairn Terrier belonging the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII, Duke of Windsor), pictured on the front cover of The Sketch
Margaret Whigham at the Famous Beauties BallMiss Margaret Whigham, later Mrs Charles Sweeny and then Duchess of Argyll, pictured with her pet poodle dressed up a Perdita/Mrs Robinson at the Famous Beauties Ball at the Dorchester on 25 June
Sketch cover, Princesse de Chimay and spaniel Madame YevondePrincess Mary Brenda de Chimay (nÚÑáHamilton) (1897-1985), Wife of Prince Alphonse de Chimay; daughter of Lord Ernest Hamilton pictured with her cocker spaniel. Date: 1931