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Harvey Nichols advertisement, 1953Two friends, wearing extremely similar check cotton dresses in Horrockses fabric, share a joke. Date: 1953
Captain Woolf Barnato with his BentleyCaptain Woolf Barnato with his Speed Six Bentley fitted with a racing body. Woolf Barnato had just beaten the Blue Train from Monte Carlo to Calais in this (or similar) car
Telfords suspension bridge across the Menai StraitsThe suspension bridge across the Menai Straits, built by Thomas Telford in 1819-1826. Together with a similar bridge across the Conway River it completed the main route to Ireland via Holyhead
DRUNK MONKA portly monk with a moustache smiles to himself as he prepares to drink a glass of wine or a similar tipple
Two skeletons, human and gorillaA human skeleton compared with that of a gorilla
MARSthe Roman god of war, similar to the Greek god Ares, but not identical
Officer, 1st Royal Regiment of DragoonsAn officer of the First or Royal Regiment of Dragoons in uniform. He is mounted and carrying a sword. The plate is entitled Advancing to the Charge
Duncan Ectoplasm 4English medium Helen Duncan ejaculates a trailing flow of ectoplasm for Harry Price. It is very similar to cheesecloth in composition
Caricature of Harry Paulton and Johns Clarke, actorsCaricature of Harry Paulton (1842-1917) and Johns Clarke (1833-1899), actors -- The Two Dromios (of Ephesus and Syracuse respectively)
Greenland DogBuffon classifies it as Chien de Sibirie and Bewick admits that the Greenland Dog is somewhat similar to the native dogs of Siberia, Lapland and Iceland
German U-BoatsTerrified by German U-boats, the English pretend to be neutral (the Norwegian and British merchant navy flags are conveniently similar !)
BeaglesThe beagle is a breed of small scent hound, similar in appearance to the much larger foxhound and was developed primarily for hunting hare. Artist: George Vernon Stokes Date: circa 1910
Persian PsalteryAncient Persian stringed instrument similar to the European psaltery
Accident- Snow from RoofA REGULAR DAMPER - AND NO MISTAKE Having left an exhibition on Swiss avalanches a tatty man suffers a similar fate courtesy of a roof clearer !
The triumph. Bones of all the dead. Series TheThe Triumph. Bones of all the dead. A skeleton beating two drum-like instruments, marking the rhythm to other skeletons who play other instruments similar to trumpets
Spain, Andalusia, Granada. Casa de los Tiros (House of the Shots). Facade of the 16th century Renaissance building
Spain, Castile-La Mancha, Albacete province, La Roda. Palace of the Doctor of la Encina. Its construction was commissioned by Don Fernando de la Encina (1650-1740), canon of Cuenca cathedral
Oil painting of an unknown town, peaceful in nature, with a church and surrounding buildings of similar theme. Date: circa 1930
HMS Glorious, aircraft carrierRoyal Navy - HMS Glorious, aircraft carrier, at anchor, steaming up. HMS Glorious was the second of the three Courageous-class battlecruisers built for the Royal Navy during the First World War
Stone Age Man in the World Today -- men of the Warramunga tribe of Australia, with stone tools, showing similarities with people of the Stone Age. Date: 1922
Bleriot 71 four engined bomber, one of a series of similar aircraft produced by Bleriot from 1916
Four old ladies chat in Abbey Gardens, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk. Two of the women are dressed identically and look like twins. They stand in the same attitude and carry handbags the same way
Portsmouth Aerocar Major G-AGTG, sole prototype of a planned family of similar aircraft. The Aerocar Major was so named because of the Gipsy Major engines. Date: 1948
HMS Glorious 77Royal Navy - HMS Glorius, aircraft carrier, at anchor in Grand Harbour Valetta
Mandarins playing a Game somewhat similar to DraughtsPierre Joseph Rossier. Views in China issued by Negretti and Zambra in 1859 and 1861. First Series and second series
Brackets, Westbury House, Long IslandThree photographs showing some scrollwork brackets, ornately designed by George Abraham Crawley, used on the terrace of Westbury House, Long Island
Gothic Coped Tomb DesignsA lithographic plate produced by Day and Sons, showing eight similar designs for gothic coped tombs, each bearing a cross in slightly different ways. Date: circa 1855
Portrait Studies Of Young WomenA pair of portrait study sketches of young ladies, drawn from similar angles, each bear a calm and satisfied facial expression. Date: circa 1901
Cecile Sorel With A Bird Of ParadiseA caricature sketch of French comic actress, Celine Emilie Seurre, known as Cecile Sorel, known for her highly extravagant costumes, she had a starring role in La Tosca
Rexine Ltd AdvertisementAn illustrated advertisement for Rexine Ltd. promoting the ideal furniture covering, a long wearing material, similar in appearance to leather. The image shows a well furnished interior
CaricaturesA photograph showing a series of five toy characters, in caricature style with abnormally large noses, dressed in uniforms of similar but different professions. Date: circa 1916
The BegoniasA still life painting of red and white begonia flowers in a large, simple tankard, beside a bowl of similar style, sat on top of a blue, striped fabric. Date: circa 1915
PortThis painting shows some calm port waters which have three similar ships populating the surface, a sweeping slope of ploughed fields and farmhouses make up the background scenery. Date: circa 1915
On The PlageAn oil painting of three young boys playing on a French beach in the tide, with shovels in hand. They are wearing similar clothes, contrastingly different in colour. Date: circa 1918
RMS Titanic - shipping chart of North Atlantic for the month of April 1912, Sheet 133, Meteorological Office, London
Robert Falcon Scott, Terra Nova Expedition, AntarcticRobert Falcon Scott Terra Nova Expedition - important archive of 52 negatives taken by Lt
Fragments of Codex Justinianus and DigestaTen strips of parchment manuscripts cut to similar size and shape, probably used to reinforce the spines of later bindings. They all appear to be from Justinian's Codex and Digesta
Epistles of St Jerome (Fragment)Bifolium from a religious commentary, possibly an edition of the Epistles of St Jerome, or similar, parchment
Coloured Wooden MaskoidsThis photograph shows a selection of three coloured wooden masks from New Guinea, similar in style, but different in shape, with curving lines swathing the facial contours. Date: circa 1924
Portrait GroupA group portrait painting of three similar looking girls, probably related. Date: circa 1840s
The CooperageThis etching shows a cooperage, the premises of a man, seen in the shadows, who specialises in the manufacture of wooden casks, barrels, buckets and other similar containers. Date: circa 1918
Mother and SonsAn oil painting group portrait showing a mother with her two sons at each side, each with similar facial features. Date: circa 1921
A Sailing VesselTempera painting showing a large sailing vessel, accompanied with a much smaller one of similar style, possibly in Cornwall, but not definite. Date: circa 1931
Britten-Norman BN-2A-8 Islander G-BAAEBritten-Norman BN-2A-35 Islander G-BAAE (msn 308), on 4 September 1972, at the SBAC Farnborough Air Show, held between 4-10 September, demonstrating the extended nose
Parson's 1/2 turbo-dynamo, 65 volts. The turbine is of similar design to the first Parson's turbo-dynamo, constructed at Gateshead in 1884. Date: circa 1974
TOMB OF NICHOLAS BACONSimilar in concept to a two- berth railway sleeping car, this monument saves space by housing Nicholas Bacon above, Edmund Bacon and his wife beneath. Date: 1579
Boeing WC-135B Constant Phoenix 61-2667United States Air Force - Boeing WC-135B Constant Phoenix 61-2667 (MSN 18343), of 10th Airborne Command & Control Squadron, at RAF Mildenhall in November 1998
Memorial to poet and musician Ivor Gurney, BelgiumSimilar in design to those for Ledwidge and Chavasse, the memorial was unveiled on 12 September 2007, the initiative of Piet Chielens and the Friends of the In Flanders Fields Museum
Welsh National Memorial Dragon, Hagebos - Iron CrossThis fine memorial in Belgium is not only to the 38th Welsh Division, but to all Welsh Forces who fought in the Ypres Salient. It is similar to the dragon at Mametz on the Somme
Unidentified locomotive no 11257, side elevation. By J Gabriel, possibly for EB Wilson
Roach (Rutilus rutilus) and Dace (Leuciscus leuciscus). Date: 1842
The Graphic front cover - return of the bustleThe latest fashions from Paris in 1928 ironically cast a shadow on the wall that echoes the bustle silhouette of 1870s fashions. 1928
Boeing YP-29 34-23 (Boeing Model 264). The YP-29 is seen here fitted with an experimental variable-pitch propeller
Bellanca XSE-2 9186Bellanca XSE-2 A-9186. The Bellanca SE was a Carrier-based scout, with 2 seats intended as a scout aircraft for the United States Navy (USN)
Schutte-Lanz S. L. 1 rigid airshipSchutte-Lanz SL.1 rigid airship, designed and Built by the Schutte-Lanz company, set-up by Johann Schutte and Karl Lanz
Bristol B. E. 10 Olympus Mk. 101Bristol B.E.10 Olympus Mk.101 (Ministry of Supply designation Bol.1/2C)
Walsh and Clark Ploughing Engine CF6537Walsh & Clark Ploughing Engine, regn. CF6537
Still Life with Chinese Porcelain Bowl Date: 1662
Palm Sunday Procession in Spitalfields, London, 1844Palm Sunday procession in Spitalfields, London, 1844
INDIAN BUTTER CHURNERSIndian men using a primitive wooden butter churner, the pole is twisted with ropes in a similar manner to a childs spinning top. Date: 1930s
BROWN SHOE / BON TONBrown womans shoe with a high heel, open side, high instep & back which is folded over similar in style to shoes of the late C17th. Date: 1924
MIXED CANOE SLALOM 1960SA mixed C2 crew compete in a canoe slalom held at Bevere Weir, Worcester. The C2 is a fibreglass canoe similar to that used by native Americans. Date: 1960s
MUNICH EXHIBITION 1854The industrial exhibition at Munich displayed in a similar glass structure to the Crystal Palace in Britain Date: 1854
DUKES DORSET GARDENSErected in 1671, the Dukes Theatre was designed by Sir Christopher Wren, in a style similar to another theatre in Lincolns Inn Fields. Date: 1829
Kaman K-125B N60377 - NX60377Kaman K-125B N60377 / NX60377 (msn 1). The first helicopter designed and built by (Charles H) Kaman Aircraft Corp, Bradley Field, Windsor Locks CT
Bullock-Curtiss 1912 pusher replica NX5704N. Built in 1947 this aircraft is currently registered to the Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum
Ryan FR-1 Fireball -externally similar to its contemporaries, this fighter had a jet engine (aft) to boost its speed
Franco-Italian Convention of 1902French President Emile Francois Loubet (1838-1929) and the King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy - a allegorical card showing the increased unity of purpose of the two nations
Carrington House, DeptfordCarrington House was erected in Deptford in 1903 by the London County Council as a hostel for working men
3210 Servicing Commando RAF Memorial ALG B3The RAF Commando Units were trained and organised in a similar way to the Army and Royal Marines Commandos
Suffragette Trampling on Policeman CeramicA gloriously victorious suffragette stands with arms outstretched on the head of a prostrate policeman
Street Vendor selling Nuts to Gentleman with a Simian VisageStreet Vendor cheekily offering the sale of some nuts to a diminutive Gentleman with a distinctive Simian visage!! Date: 1899
Officers of the 33rd, 56th and 50th Regiments of Foot in uniform, carrying swords. Above each soldier is a description of where he is positioned in the formation
Officer, 7th Regiment of Foot, Royal Fusiliers
SCOTTISH BURRY MANThe Burry Man of South Queensferry, beneath the Forth Bridge. King Malcolm III of Scotland made his escape from the English armies in a similar disguise
AEROPHONSimilar to the CALLIOPE, this American instrument is basically an organ which uses steam instead of air : it is successfully demonstrated at Cremorne Gardens, London
Alien EntityGreen-skinned alien visitor, similar to the greys who have subsequently established themselves as the most frequently-reported visiting aliens
Two UFOs, Hessdalen, NorwayA rare photo of two UFOs together. Interestingly, they are very similar in shape and colour -- possibly they are an example of a UFO splitting into two
Field Marshal Sir Claude Auchinleck Inspecting WaC (India)Photograph: Field Marshal Sir Claude Auchinleck Inspecting Members of the Womens Auxiliary Corps (India), 1947 (c).The Women
Napoleonic cut-out design decoration: love knotDesign for heiroglyphic illustrations from French magazine editor Emilie Berrins 1801 pattern book Secretair der Liebe intended to be cut out and used to decorate the home or objects
Cushendun and Garron Point, Co. Antrim - similar view to above but hay stooks in the foreground. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Antrim; Tornamoney). Date: circa early 1900s
Richard GibsonRICHARD GIBSON Dwarf (1.17m) and miniature painter, with a miniature of his wife, Anne Shepherd, of similar height. His work was highly regarded by all. Date: 1615 - 1690