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A shepherd restingAn elderly shepherd rests on a small hillock with his collie dog as his sheep graze contentedly. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith
Sentimental German wartime postcardYou, Only you alone are my true love - a sentimental wartime postcard sent from a German soldier to his girl back home in Munich
The Cocktail Girl! By Alfred LeeteA surreal illustration of a lady made from cocktail paraphernalia, showing her leisurely smoking a cigarette. The illustration is evocative of the 1920s when cocktails
Drunken Party / HogarthA Midnight Modern Conversation A very drunken party of men
Man in Dressing GownMan models a wool jersey dressing gown, and his wire- haired fox terrier poses for the camera
Beer is BestA satisfied looking man wearing a trilby and smoking a pipe holds a glass of beer while propping up a pub bar. Beer pumps just visible
Sun BathersTwo sunbathers set in Cap d Antibes, South of France
My Favourite Model (Mrs David Wright) by David Wright. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s
Empire Nut BrownAdvertisement for Adkins Empire Nut Brown tobacco featuring Bairnsfathers WWI creation, Old Bill
Fashionable Night-SpotSmart people in a fashionable Paris nightclub. Dining and dancing and showing off their elegant evening clothes and dinner jacket
Carroll / Alice / CaterpillaAlice and the Caterpillar
Old Town and Castle, Edinburgh, ScotlandThe Old Town and Castle in Edinburgh, Scotland, seen from Princes Street, with some smoking chimneys in the foreground
Turkish Lady on a settee smokingA Turkish lady reclining quizzically on an Ottoman settee, smoking a narghile pipe, whilst drinking coffee
WILLIAM GILLETTE American actor and dramatist, in the role of Sherlock Holmes Date: 1855 - 1937
King George V at Cowes Week, Bystander front cover 1927A portrait of King George V (1865 - 1936), in a sailors outfit for Cowes Regatta, which he was attending in 1927. Looking a little like hes had one too many sherries. Date: 1927
Dewars advertisementAdvertisement for Dewars White Label whiskey showing four gentlemen smartly attired in evening wear enjoying a game of cards - and a glass of Dewar s. 1934
Michelin Tyre AdvertThe Michelin Man sits atop Olympia and makes sure all the exhibits for the 1913 motor show are equipped with the best tyres. Date: 1913
Shooting with gun dogsTwo hunters with shotguns stand awaiting the arrival of flying game. Both are wearing traditional hunting garb of tweed and flat caps and are accompanied by their gun dogs
The Cellar Quartetto: Dr Syntax and companions in the wine cellar
Sacha Guitry / Wife / 1929SACHA GUITRY French actor and playwright, with his wife Yvonne Printemps during a visit to London
Huntsman with CigarHughie A huntsman in traditional attire smokes a large cigar
James Keir Hardie / VanityJAMES KEIR HARDIE British labour leader and politician, looking rather scruffy
Mr Pickwick AddressesMr Pickwick addresses the Club
Humanised elephant in the role of a bon viveurA humanised elephant, wearing waistcoat, trousers and tailcoat, cast in the role of a bon viveur, with corks popping out of wine bottles behind him
Advert / Ogdens TobaccoOgdens : " Suit the Million and the Millionaire"
Bertrand RussellBERTRAND RUSSELL, 3rd Earl Russell - British philospher and author, lying down smoking a pipe during one of his hikes into the Welsh countryside. Date: 1872 - 1970
Advert / Gold Flake CigsWillss Gold Flake at Ascot - the Mans cigarette that Women like
No Smoking, LadiesThis West End restaurant was one of the first to reserve tables for non-smokers after objections were raised. These three ladies disobey the notice on their table
Christmas Frocks 1935Eight chic xmas party frocks. One has a distinct Classical Grecian influence. Broad belts, corsages and puffed sleeves are also fashionable
Salting / Smoking FishFish is salted, dried and smoked
Vacuuming a WirelessFrequent cleaning of a wireless set (radio) can easily be done with use of the spare parts of a Hoover vacuum cleaner
Smoking the Bees / StokesSmoking the bees
Gardening Book / TobaccoBaccy, Grow and Smoke Your Own An instruction booklet on how to grow your own tobacco
View of Tirpentwys Colliery, Pontypool, South WalesView of Tirpentwys Colliery near Pontypool in South Wales
Alice in Wonderland, Alice and a caterpillarAlice in Wonderland, Alice meets a caterpillar sitting on a mushroom, smoking a hookah. Date: early 20th century
Madimba - Congo - Pipe-smoking ladyA rather powerful looking lady from the Congo, smoking a pipe and carrying a large wicker basket on her head. She is the wife of the Chief of the Mpongo Tribe of Kibweta, Madimba, Congo, Africa
Jousofka (Yusovka, Stalino, Donetsk), UkraineGeneral view of Jousofka (Yusovka, Stalino, Donetsk), an industrial city in eastern Ukraine
Men in Irish pub, Cork, IrelandThree men with pints of Guinness in an Irish pub in Cork, Ireland. One of the men lights a cigarette. First published The Sunday Times Date: 1989
Barbara Hepworth, English artist and sculptorBarbara Hepworth (1903-1975), English artist and sculptor. circa 1948
Craven A advertisement - tennisFor your throats sake smoke Craven A. A female tennis player enjoys a smoke in between sets. Date: 1939
Reprisal! by H M Bateman - humorous illustration of what can happen if a woman decides to wear trousers. In this scene the reprisal for the wife wearing trousers is that her husband has taken to
Strip tease card game - Theatre suit - Producer. A game which features characters involved in performing (and subsequently prosecuting and defending) a striptease
Advert for Ronson lighters 1937For him and her, a selection of lighters for Christmas presents. 1937
Maenson Clothes advertisement for flannel trousers, 1930Advertisement for Maenson flannel trousers, cut to fit and tailored to keep their shape. In consequence they never demoralise into " bags" but always remain a very proper adjunct to
RMS Titanic at sea. It was built in Belfast 1909-1911, and fitted and furnished there 1911-1912 Date: 1912
Empire tobacco posterEmpire Marketing Board 1927-1933 poster, Empire Tobacco from Northern Rhodesia and Nyasaland Date: 1927-1933
Victoria Colliery, Ebbw Vale, Gwent, South WalesView of the Victoria Colliery, Ebbw Vale, Blaenau Gwent, South Wales
Allis-Chalmers Company plant, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, manufacturers of agricultural machinery such as tractors. Date: circa 1909