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Suffragette Votes for Women Meeting. Leaflet/flyer issued by the National Womens Social & Political Union, advertising a public meeting at the Music Hall, Aberdeen, March 5th 1909, Mrs
The carnival in the port of Spain, Trinidad, 1888. People cavort in fancy dress through the street, some playing banjos, others brandishing what looks like bladders on sticks
The Bakers Arms Public House, Leyton, LondonA wonderful colour postcard of the suburbs of London in the early 1900s - a tram approaches The Bakers Arms Public House in Leyton
London Life: Costermonger Pearly Kings and Queens, Southwark Date: circa 1940
The Chelsea Arts Club Dazzle BallA flamboyant fancy-dress ball given by the Chelsea Arts Club at the Albert Hall. It was based on the principles of Dazzle
Truganini, last surviving female Tasmanian AboiginalTruganini (Truganina, Trugernanner or Lalla Rooke, c1812-1876), the last surviving Tasmanian Aboiginal or Palawa woman. 1866
ASCOT 1910Black Ascot - due to the recent death of Edward VII, racegoers at Ascot dress in black, though for most ladies this is no more than the excuse to buy a new dress
Lunar SocietyThe Lunar Society of Birmingham sought to improve society using science; its members included Priestley, Wedgwood, Erasmus Darwin, Herschel, and Watt
Thames Embankment / GasThe Thames Embankment, London, on a foggy evening - the lamplighter just lighting the gas lamps
Waifs and Strays Society Pyrford St NicholasChildren, some using crutches, at St Nicholas Hospital, Pyrford, run by the Waifs and Strays Society. Date: circa 1909
London Slums - Feathers Court, Drury LaneOld tea chests and a cart at Feathers Court, Drury Lane - one of Londons Victorian slum areas. Date: circa 1902
Barton Road Swing bridge opens across Manchester Ship CanalThe Barton Road Swing bridge opens across the Manchester Ship Canal at Eccles Date: circa 1980
Pishiobury Approved School, HertfordshireAerial view of the Approved School at Pishiobury, near Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire. A cricket match is taking place. Date: circa 1940s
Margaret Thatcher on the campaign trailMargaret Thatcher, leader of the Conservative Party, on the campaign trail, waving from a coach. Date: 1970s
Tango, 1912. Dance originating in Argentina that was introduced in Europe after World War I
Henley RegattaA stylised illustration of a view at Henley Regatta, started in 1839 by a local solicitor and one of the highlights of the summer social calendar being the most famous rowing event of the year
The Scotsman Who Gave His Opponent That, by H. M. BatemanA humorous golfing illustration Bateman (1887-1970) was a popular artist and regularly contributed to the Sketch, the Tatler and the Bystander
Market Hill and former workhouse, MaldonA view of Market Hill, Maldon, Essex. The large building at the left is the Maldon Unions former workhouse. Date: circa 1900
Young North Africans dancing on the Paris QuaisYoung North Africans (from Algeria) dance on the Paris Quais. Date: circa 1950s
Bystander masthead design, 1927 - Royal AscotIllustrated masthead design for The Bystander magazine showing a vibrant scene at Royal Ascot with glamorous women, men in morning suits and top hats
Hop Picking in Kent - Boughton District Date: 1907
Riot at Mold in FlintshireA huge mob, assembled at the railway station at Mold in Flintshire, Scotland to protest against the imprisonment of miners, employees of the Leeswood Coal Company
Heavy shire horse pulls an old hay rakeA farmer and his heavy horse take a break from working to gather hay on a field. They stop to talk to another farmer and a young lady in white dress
The man who drank the bands champagne by H. M. BatemanIllustration by H. M. Bateman showing a man in evening dress quaffing a glass of champagne watched by an astonished orchestra
Street Scene 1950SScene outside Gants Hill underground station near Ilford, Essex
Grimsby StreetBusy scene at the Old Market Place and Corn Exchange at Grimsby, Humberside, England
Liverpool Slum 1912Liverpool : a sunless court, finally closed in 1912 by the Health Committee of Liverpool City Council
A Masonic BanquetA MASONIC BANQUET
New Athenaeum Club 1820The New Athenaeum, Waterloo Place
Roman orgy to celebrate the SaturnaliaRoman men and women having an orgy to celebrate the Saturnalia, held in honour of the god Saturn. Date: circa 1st century
Your Britain - Fight for it NOW - World War 2 public information Poster designed by Abram Games for the War Office - first published in 1942. Date: 1942
Teenage barmaid, Halfway House, Rame, CornwallTeenage barmaid at the Halfway House, Rame, Cornwall. circa 1980s
Suffragettes Gathered at Bow StreetA group of W.S.P.U members in sashes and long motoring scarves wait outside Bow Street Magistrates Court Date: circa 1908
A Subtle Competition by H. M. Bateman, golfing fashionCartoon by the master of social satire, H. M. Bateman showing two men in competition to wear a series of increasingly outrageous golf outfits
Great Barr Colony, StaffordshireGreat Barr colony for mental defectives, opened circa 1918 by the Walsall and West Bromwich Joint Committee to house people with severe learning difficulties
Suffragette W. S. P. U Sash Votes for WomenWomens Social & Political Union sash, in the colours of purple, white and green. White background with border edging of purple and green, dark green lettering
Suffragette W. S. P. U Ribbon BadgeSuffragette badge in purple, white and green grosgrain ribbon, with Votes for Women woven into the middle white section. Issued by the Womens Social & Political Union
Japanese Geisha - Traditional flower arranging. Date: circa 1904
Dore, Paul Gustave (1832-1883). Paradise Lost. 1886-. Illustration for John Miltons work. Etching
Book of the Deads. 651 -525 BC. Papyrus. Egyptian art. New Kingdom. TURKEY. Istanbul. Archaeological Museum
Silhouette of men in a pubThe Lads of the Village -- silhouette of men enjoying a drink of beer in their local pub. An advertisement for Worthington beer
LANCASTER CASTLE, LancashireLancaster Castle, Lancashire, with some kind of social event going on in the grounds. Date: 1845
Coventry Shopping CentreThe rather stark modern shopping centre in Coventry with shoppers going about their business at British Home Stores or Marks and Spencer; Coventry Cathedral can be seen Date: 1960s
Poster advertising Indian State Railways, with a view of the Howrah Bridge, Calcutta. Visit India
Christmas Eve - about 1460 by Pauline BaynesChristmas Eve, as celebrated in 1460 with children bringing in holly and the Yule Log to be lit on Christmas Day, and other joining in a last minute carol practice
Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey - Large fig factoryThe scale of the fig industry at Izmir is demonstrated in this postcard showing a huge warehouse with a multitude of baskets and workers
Drunken Party / HogarthA Midnight Modern Conversation A very drunken party of men
Robert Owen / New HarmonyNew Harmony, Indiana, USA. Robert Owen established an experimental co-operative community to compliment his ideas for social reform. The project failed in 1928