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James Nasmyth (frontispiece of Smiles biography)
Sweet little boy reading a childrens magazineLittle boy in knitted outfit and knee-high white socks, holds a childrens magazine as he smiles at the camera. c. 1930
Nursery school
Puppy on beach
Cute Relaxed BabyA sweet baby with its hands behind its head smiles cheekily Date: 1960s
Prince Charles as a baby, 1949Queen Elizabeth II, the Duke of Edinburgh and baby Prince Charles pose for an informal photograph at Buckingham Palace. Prince Charles, ages 19 weeks old, makes a grab for his mothers pearls
Sporting Gal and her horse - ThoroughbredsThoroughbreds A smiling, jolly Sporting Gal and her fine horse (and doesn t he just know it...). Date: circa 1910
Domestic Servants Insurance Act - Comic PostcardDomestic Servants Insurance Act " I don t care how often I get hurt now, I am insured." A bandgaged housemaid shows her delight at the terms of the Domestic Servants Insurance Act
Street music: accordion player, 1930sA child playing a Puratone accordion in a sunny street, surrounded by admiring friends. 1930s
The Servants Insurance Act - Are we downhearted? No! Three housemaids show delight at the terms of the Domestic Servants Insurance Act
Portrait of a pretty smiling Russian girl, wearing an elaborate part-feather headress over her dark brunette curls, . Date: 1916
Theatre going: audience mirthAn upper class theatre audience enjoying a performance of Gloriana at the Globe Theatre. Date: c.1850
Egypt - Fig SellerEgypt - Street Fig Seller and a water carrier/seller Date: circa 1910
Lady at a Masked Ball displaying a toothy grin Date: circa 1904
Advert for Craven CigarettesCraven A cigarettes - quality never varies they re always smooth and fresh! Date: 1937
Bethlehem TourismA security guard smiles as a couple of tourists enter a historic building in Bethlehem, Israel. Date: late 1960s
Sudan - Group of Villagers Date: circa 1910s
Young French girl practising her divisionThe Four Rules - Division. I am cutting this terrine in two..... but I am eating the whole thing!!! Date: 1905
Smiling young girl with a parasolA young girl with a Japanese parasol. She is wearing a headscarf and seemingly wearing a nightie, but this does not totally explain the slightly baffling card title: " Butterfly"
Rich Wotherspoon with other blind boy scoutsBoys of the 2nd Berkley Boy Scout Troop, California, December 8 cluster round to feel the Eagle Scout badge of Rich Wotherspoon, 20. All the boys in the picture are blind
Polish boy scoutJolly Polish boy scout. circa 1930s
The Queen on the Horse Guards ParadeThe Queen turns to exchange a smile with the Duke of Edinburgh during the ceremony of the Horse Guards Parade. Date: 1956
Queen Elizabeth II - royal tour of India Tatler front coverFront cover of The Tatler celebrating the royal tour of India in 1961. Queen Elizabeth II, resplendent in magnificent emeralds meets a guest at the Presidential Palace in Pakistan where a banquet was
The Queen and her two childrenThe Queen with Prince Charles and Princess Anne. They are attending church at the village of Kinclaven during a weekend in Perthshire, Scotland. Date: 1955
Xmas. Lady in moonlight. " Kind Fortune smiles, and she Hath yet in store for thee Some great felicity." - Shakespeare. circa 1902
The Queen drives through rain to the House of LordsThe Queen takes the ceremonial drive by carriage to Westminster for the Opening of the 41st Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Queen and Queen Mother at the racesThe Queen and her mother in a happy mood at Hurst Park, after the Queen Mothers horse, Devon Loch, had won the New Century Steeplechase
Scouts shaking handsAn Air Scout shakes hands with both a Sea Scout and a Scout to celebrate the formation of the Air Scouts. 1941
American Scouts on horsebackA group of American Boy Scouts sitting on horses in a paddock smiling and waving. circa 1960s
German man posts letter to his loverA cheeky young German man posts a letter of Goodbye to his soon-to-be-ex girlfriend!!! Date: circa 1910s
Schoolboy with MathsA schoolboy smiles, having completed a complex sum on the blackboard. Date: circa 1900
Britannia and Eve magazine, July 1940Front cover illustration featuring an attractive young lady with wavy blonde hair, smiling at a red rose given to her by her sweetheart
Britannia and Eve Christmas cover 1931Front cover illustration featuring a female chef holding two turkeys who will soon be gracing someones table for Christmas dinner; the cook smiles sweetly
HRH Prince of Wales - Royal Cornwall ShowHRH Charles, Prince of Wales, being photographed at the RoyalCornwall Show
HRH Princess Anne, Princess Royal in CornwallHRH Princess Anne, Princess Royal making an official visit to Cornwall
Macedonia - Woman working at a loomBitolao (Bukovo), Macedonia - Jolly weaver woman, working at her loom, making pale mats
Brother and sister sitting in their garden, close to a swing. Watercolour painting by Raymond Sheppard
Contented Bather 1929Advertisement for gas for water heating. An old balding man sits in a full, steaming bath and smiles as he wriggles his toes - he obviously hasn t yet recieved his gas bill
A Shoeshine boy - New Years CardShoeshine boy from Algeria, holding a bunch of flowers, wishing the cards recipient a Happy 1906 !
Girl from Southern Algeria (Biskra)A young girl from Biskra in Southern Algeria
Sanapana Youth with parakeetsA Sanapana youth with string bag and holding two parakeets. The Sanapana were one of many nomadic tribes inhabiting the lower Gran Chaco of western Paraguay
Woman from North Central PortugalA woman from North Central Portugal - Beira Alta, shown reclining in a field, holding a yellow flower and smiling. She wears a red and black check shirt
Turkish beauty - ConstantinopleA Turkish Beauty from Constantinople standing in front of a hanging rug
Macedonian Woman spinningA Macedonian woman spinning wool in her cottage
Serbian Woman collecting WaterA Serbian Woman collecting water at the Allied Troops Well during the First World War
Girl Bowling 1921A female bowler, holds her ball and smiles
Arab Woman with fine earrings - EgyptArab Woman with fine crescent moon-shaped earrings - Egypt
Trout and Frog AldinA trout smiles up at a frog, little knowing that someone is trying to catch him!