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Angels of Mons, cover design for piano musicAngels of Mons (Reve Mystique), cover design for solo piano music by Sydney C Baldock, inspired by rumours of angelic intervention in the fighting (Battle of Mons, Belgium)
Amy Johnson - pioneering English pilotAmy Johnson (later Mollison) CBE (1903-1941) - pioneering English pilot who was the first woman to fly solo from London to Australia
The Spirit of St LouisCharles Lindbergh, in the Spirit of St Louis, sets off from New York on his solo flight across the Atlantic
Amy Johnson CBE (1903-1941) - pioneering English female pilot - pictured standing in front of her Gipsy Moth just before she undertook a 19-day solo flight to Australia
Markham / Percival GullBeryl Markham, English pioneer aviator, and her Percival Gull: she was the first person to fly solo across the Atlantic from London to North America
Choirboy singing solo in a church, Horley, SurreyA choirboy singing solo in front of a modern stained glass window at Salfords Church, Horley, Surrey. He is holding a book entitled English Praise
Earhart / Lockheed VegaAmelia Mary Earhart (Mrs Putnam) and her Lockheed Vega: she was the first woman to fly the Atlantic solo (1932)
Beryl Markham (1902 1986), British-born Kenyan author, aviator, adventurer, and racehorse trainer. Photographed here, just after flying from Abingdon to Cape Breton Island
Ta-ra-ra Boom-de-ay - sung by Lottie Collins" Ta-ra-ra Boom-de-ay" is a vaudeville and music hall song. The songs first known public performance was in Henry J. Sayers 1891 revue Tuxedo, which was performed in Boston, Massachusetts
Pantomime artist Will Evans with his childrenWill Evans (1866 -1931) was an eccentric comedian who performed in pantomime from a young age, and appeared on the music halls in the 1890s
Traffic Accident GroupA Metropolitan Police Traffic Accident Group, consisting of two Triumph motorcycles and one Wolseley 6/110 motor car, fitted with radio transmitter and loudspeaker
Can-Can DancerA solo dancer in a huge white hat displays a lot of frilly undergarments as she dances
Saint-Saens PhotoCAMILLE SAINT-SAENS French composer, photographed as solo pianist in 1910. Date: 1835-1921
The highland fling. Originated in Scotland. A solo Highland dance that gained popularity in the early 19th century. Artist: Sydney Carter Date: 1905
FALLA, Manuel de (1876-1946). Spanish composer and pianist. Works for piano solo and for piano and voice. Edited in Madrid
Heath / Avro Avian PlaneMary Lady Heath, Irish aviator, and her Avro Avian: she was the first woman to fly solo from England to South Africa
Lindbergh / Ilz 1927Charles Augustus Lindbergh with the Spirit of St Louis after his record solo flight across the Atlantic
Beech B35 Bonanza N5081C 'City of San Francisco' (msn D-2343), at Croydon after a solo trans-Atlantic flight by P. Gluckman, on 10 April 1958. Date: 1958
Lockheed EC-130E-LM Hercules 63-7773United States Air Force (USAF) - Lockheed EC-130E-LM Hercules 'Rivet Rider' 63-7773 (msn 382-3839), of the 193rd Special Operations Squadron, at RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire on 23 July 1995
Four solo dancers, December 1923: Margaret Craske late of Diaghileff's Russian Ballet; Audrey Ashby, Phyllis Calvert and Marjorie Daw Date: 1923
Russia - Tsar Nicholas II in a canoeRussia - Tsar Nicholas II going for a spin in a perissory (perissoire), a type of long canoe. Date: circa 1905
Music cover, The Official RAF March Past, WW2Music cover, The Official RAF March Past, by H Walford Davies, pianoforte solo, showing Spitfire Fighter Planes, WW2 Date: circa 1940s
Music cover, Glowing Embers by Evan Marsden, Narrative-Intermezzo, piano solo Date: 1924
Music cover, The Girl on the Film, Valse, by Albert Sirmay, Gaiety Theatre Musical Play, London Date: 1913
Music cover, The Dancing Mistress Valse, on melodies by Lionel Monckton, arranged by H M Higgs Date: 1912
Ling-Temco-Vought A-7D Corsair II 73-1015United States Air Force (USAF) - Ling-Temco-Vought A-7D Corsair II 73-1015 War Eagle V (msn D-411), of the South Carolina Air National Guard during a Coronet Solo deployment at RAF Wittering in July
Music cover, Piano Selection, film version of The MikadoMusic cover, Piano Selection, arranged by Geoffrey Toye, film version of The Mikado by Ws Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan Date: 1939
Ling-Temco-Vought A-7D Corsair IIUnited States Air Force - Ling-Temco-Vought A-7D Corsair II, of the South Carolina Air National Guard during a Coronet Solo deployment at RAF Wittering in July 1978
General Dynamics F-16A Block 10 Fighting Falcon 79-0325United States Air Force - General Dynamics F-16A Block 10 Fighting Falcon 79-0325 (msn 61-110), of the South Carolina Air National Guard, during a Coronet Solo deployment to RAF Wittering
Music cover, Theme from Tchaikovsky ConcertoMusic cover, Bette Davis in The Great Lie, Theme from Tchaikovsky Concerto in Bb Minor, arranged as piano solo by King Palmer. Date: 1942
Turner Layton (1894-1978) began a solo career in Britain in 1935 as a popular cabaret artiste and music hall peformer. He also had a successful career as a recording star. Date: 1937
Ronald Stevenson with Dmitri ShostakovichRonald Stevenson (left, b 1928), British composer, looking at a musical score with the Soviet Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)
Two dancers: Virginia Marvin - left - and BarbaraTwo dancers in 1927: Virginia Marvin (left) had been with Mikhail Mordkin as solo dancer and in the Eastern tour company of the Shubert Operetta My Maryland
Second Waltz Medley - Piano solo with arrangement for piano accordion. Banks Music House, 25 County Arcade, Leeds. circa 1920s
Jean Batten, New Zealand aviatorJean Batten (1909 - 1982), New Zealand aviator. She made a number of record-breaking solo flights across the world, including the first-ever solo flight from England to New Zealand in 1936
Music cover, In a Monastery Garden, Albert W KetelbeyMusic cover, In a Monastery Garden, Characteristic Intermezzo, by Albert W Ketelbey, arranged for piano solo. Date: 1915
Music cover, Sanctuary of the Heart, Meditation Religieuse, by Albert W Ketelbey. Date: 1924
Piper PA-24-260B Commanche G-ATOY Myth Too (msn ). The aircraft flown by Sheila Scott (OBE) on her record-breaking solo round the world flight, taxiing in to a reception committee. Date: 1966
FALL / PAPILLON / 1984RINGLANDS SOLO owners: Staff & Munn Date: 1984
TarantellaA solo dancer performs the tarantella Date: 1908
GREEK SOLO DANCERFemale solo dancer
FALL / GORDON SETTER / 1974SHOW CHAMPION BURNBECK SOLO Owned by Pither. Date: 1974
Earhart in IrelandAmelia Earhart lowers herself from her aircraft at Londonderry after her solo transatlantic flight West to East Date: 1932
Miss Nellie Rennisons Swiss Ladies Orchestra, with a programme of music including pieces by Rossini, Nilssen and Sullivan. Also including four solo female singers. circa 1905
Front cover of The Tatler - Miss Amy JohnsonPortrait of Amy Johnson, CBE (1903 -1941), on the front cover of The Tatler, 6th August 1930. Amy Johnson was a pioneering English aviatrix
Jean Batten (1909 - 1982), Pioneering aviator from New Zealand. 1937
Mr Louis Napoleon Parker playing a solo on the MegaphoneMr Louis Napoleon Parker (1852-1944) " playing a solo" on the Megaphone at the Warwick Pageant of 1906 (the only way he could successfully direct a vast cast)
Hotel Baraboedder, Magelang, Central Java, IndonesiaOutside the Hotel Baraboedder, Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia. Showing the ladies of the native ruler of Solo (Surakarta) going for a ride in a car. Date: circa 1920
Music cover, The Artists Life, piano solo, the famous waltzes by Johann Strauss. 1932
Music cover, Waltz Medley, piano solo with arrangement for piano accordion, the most popular waltz melodies of the past 50 years. 1935
Music cover, The Dam Busters March, by Eric Coates, arranged for piano solo. 1954
Vintage Hairnet Packaging - Solo Human Hair Net Style - regular size in blonde - made of silk - Invisible edge, sanitary and durable. circa 1960s
Music cover, Chrysanthemes Valse by F Kaula, with an illustration by Lewis Baumer. 1911
Pas Seul - A dancer much admired on the dancefloorPas Seul (a dance for one person) - A dancer (who has shed her balck mask) much admired on the dancefloor... Date: 1905
Music cover, Silver-Cloud, an Indian Maidens song, by Albert W Ketelbey (piano solo). 1915
Music cover, Mercedes & Haydee by Emma SengelMusic cover, Mercedes & Haydee, written for piano by Emma Sengel circa 1850s
Barefoot DancerIsadora Duncan (1877 1927), American dancer. 1904
Guitar on its OwnA six-stringed instrument, usually used as a solo instrument or to accompany a singer, but occasionally employed in an orchestra. Date: 1897
Never a day goes by - Music Sheet Cover, music and words by Peter De Rose, Mitchell Darish and Walter Donaldson. An illustration of a moon and stars. A piano accordion solo by Harrold Patrick
SPRAY AT MELBOURNEJoshua Slocum rows the Spray out of Melbourne harbour, in the course of his solo circumnavigation Date: 1896
Scheffersplein, Dordrecht, South Holland, NetherlandsView of Scheffersplein (Scheffer Square), Dordrecht, South Holland, Netherlands. circa 1910s
Advert for Columbian Trio Concert Company, Ohio, USAAdvertisement on a postcard for the Columbian Trio Concert Company of West Salem, Ohio, USA, offering instrumental and vocal music. Date: 1910
French Theatre -- Le Pelerin PassantLe Pelerin Passant (The Passing Pilgrim), a monologue by Maistre Pierre Taserye. Showing a pilgrim in his travelling clothes. Date: 16th century
Turkish belly dance. Originated in the Middle East. A solo, improvised dance based on torso articulation. Artist: Sydney Carter Date: 1905
WW1 - German Taube defies allied anti-aircraft fireWW1 - As Imperial Germanys first practical military aircraft, the Taube (" Dove" ), was used for virtually all military aircraft applications until the start of World War I in August 1914
Solo dancer Date: 1980s
War Work at Westwood Works, PeterboroughFolio of 12 drawings showing War Work at Westwood Works, Peterborough, incorporating Perkins Engineers Limited and Joseph Baker and Sons Limited. Rudolph Ihlee, Neac, (1883-1968), Exhib. 1910-1955
Amy Johnson solo flight London to AustraliaIn May 1930 Amy Johnsons six-day flight from Croydon, London to Karachi, set a new record for a solo flight to India. Amy standing infront of the Gipsy moth aeroplane " Jason"
Charles Augustus Lindbergh (1902 1974), American aviator, author, inventor, explorer, and social activist. Photographed here on his first Orteig Prize-winning solo non-stop flight on the 2021 May
Jean Batten in 1934Jean Batten (1909 - 1982). Pioneering aviator from New Zealand. In May 1934 Batten successfully flew solo from England to Australia in the Gipsy Moth
Motor Cycle Tyres - Dunlop - Eight different styles of tyreEight different types of Dunlop Motor Cycle Tyres - the Fort, Standard, Heavy Duty (Beaded Edge), Standard (Ribbed), Solo Sports, Sports, Road Racing (Ribbed) and Road Racing (Triple Stud)
Jean Batten in 1937
Byrd / Lindbergh / Ilz 1930Commander Richard Byrd (right) in New York, being congratulated by Charles Lindbergh on his solo flight to the South Pole Date: 1930
Lindbergh, Louis & MumCharles Augustus Lindbergh with the Spirit of St Louis and his mother, Mrs Evangeline Lindbergh, taken before the start of his historic solo flight across the Atlantic. Date: 1927
Beula Merton, solo cornetist. Date c1879
Pantomime artist Will Evans on his farmWill Evans (1866 -1931) was an eccentric comedian who performed in pantomime from a young age, and appeared on the music halls in the 1890s
Music at home - young violinistA young violinst performs for his family at home
Amelia Earhart (1897 - 1937), pioneering American female aviator, pictured on the front cover of The Tatler at the point during her attempt at flying around the world solo
Burmese solo male dancer in traditional costumeA Burmese solo male dancer in his traditional costume, holding his hands together. The dance has ancient origins and is linked to Chinese, Indian, Indonesian and Thai styles
Music cover for La Fille de Madame Angot Valse, a waltz made popular by the comic opera by Charles Lecocq (1832-1918), La Fille de Madame Angot, first performed in 1872
Man puzzling over a game of draughtsA man puzzling over a game of draughts, which he appears to be playing solo. He holds a long churchwarden pipe in his mouth. Date: early 20th century
Alain Gerbault / Ils 1929ALAIN GERBAULT French solo sailor on the Firecrest
Mrs. Beryl Markham in New York, 1936Photograph showing Mrs. Beryl Markham (1903-1986), the British aviator and writer, being welcomed to New York shortly after becoming the first woman to fly the Atlantic solo from East to West, 1936
