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Background imageSome Collection: Training Ship HMS Conway

Training Ship HMS Conway
A view of the training ship HMS Conway which was established in 1859 and for many years was moored on the River Mersey near Liverpool. Some of the ships company can be seen amongst the rigging

Background imageSome Collection: Some of the crew in front of the R34

Some of the crew in front of the R34

Background imageSome Collection: The walking way in the keel of the R34

The walking way in the keel of the R34, shown when the airship was still under construction. Some of the aluminium fuel tanks and canvas bags for the water ballast may be seen. 24 November 1918

Background imageSome Collection: Men at Yarrow Military Hospital

Men at Yarrow Military Hospital. These may be a mixture of staff and patients. None are wearing hospital blues though some have arm slings. Some have the RAMC badge on their arm

Background imageSome Collection: Start of the riot in Cheapside

Start of the riot in Cheapside
Artistic impression of Evil May Day, the name of a riot which took place in 1517 as a protest against foreigners living in London. Apprentices attacked foreign residents

Background imageSome Collection: Some impressions of Hollywood Beach Parties where

Some impressions of Hollywood Beach Parties where film stars and movie magnates entertain, 1927 (2/4) - showing Karl Dane (seen in MGMs Rookies) and some beach beauties and Larry Kent

Background imageSome Collection: Some new hat styles from Marthe Regnier and Jane

Some new hat styles from Marthe Regnier and Jane Blanchot, Paris, 1925 Date: 1925

Background imageSome Collection: Some ideas for summer beach wear - bathing dresses

Some ideas for summer beach wear - bathing dresses, wraps and caps, 1926 Date: 1926

Background imageSome Collection: Some member of the corps de ballet in Bontique

Some member of the corps de ballet in Bontique Fantasque, part of Diaghileffs ballet season at His Majestys Theatre, London, 1926 Date: 1926

Background imageSome Collection: County Industrial School, Ashford, Kent

County Industrial School, Ashford, Kent
Some of the building at the Kent County Industrial School, Ashford. Date: early 1900s

Background imageSome Collection: American Flag

American Flag
Some Flag. Small child in uniform draped in large American flag. Artist: Flora White Date: 1915

Background imageSome Collection: Wandsworth Prison Laundry

Wandsworth Prison Laundry
Inmates at work in the laundry at Wandsworth Prison, London. Some are irong and folding large sheets. Date: circa 1945

Background imageSome Collection: Jock (K1) - a kilted Black Watch soldier cleaning his rifle

Jock (K1) - a kilted Black Watch soldier cleaning his rifle. Snaffles - Charles Johnson Payne (1884-1967). Invalided Out Of World War One

Background imageSome Collection: St Leonards-on-Sea Convalescent Home for Poor Children - Gir

St Leonards-on-Sea Convalescent Home for Poor Children - Gir
Girls playroom at St Leonards-on-Sea Convalescent Home for Poor Children. Some girls play with the two large dolls houses, while others read

Background imageSome Collection: Some invasion craft and a tank submerged

Some invasion craft and a tank submerged
Photograph: Some invasion craft and a tank submerged during the initial stages of the invasion. Shows the beach showing submerged vehicles

Background imageSome Collection: Suffragette Arrested near Buckingham Palace 1914

Suffragette Arrested near Buckingham Palace 1914
A suffragette is arrested after the demonstration at Buckingham palace, May 21st 1914. (Some sources date this image to 1907)

Background imageSome Collection: London Foundling Hospital - Tokens

London Foundling Hospital - Tokens
Some example of the tokens left with children deposited at Londons Foundling Hospital. They allowed parents to prove their connection with their child if ever required to do so

Background imageSome Collection: Union Cottage Homes, Lanchester, County Durham

Union Cottage Homes, Lanchester, County Durham
A view of the Union cottage homes at Lanchester opened in 1905 to house pauper children away from the workhouse. Some of the inmates can be seen in the grounds. Date: circa 1910

Background imageSome Collection: Boys at Bradstock Lockett Hospital Home, Southport

Boys at Bradstock Lockett Hospital Home, Southport
Some of the young patients in their beds at the Bradstock Lockett Hospital Home And School Of Recovery. The Waifs and Strays Society opened the establishment in 1902 at St Annes Road, Marshside

Background imageSome Collection: WW1 - Civilian recruits standing outside recruiting office

WW1 - Civilian recruits standing outside recruiting office
Photograph postcard of civilian recruits standing outside an unidentified recruiting office, 1914-1915 (c). Some of the group carry bags and parcels

Background imageSome Collection: Tending a grave near Mametz Wood, August 1916

Tending a grave near Mametz Wood, August 1916. Lantern slide from a box of 80 lantern slides associated with the Western Front, 1916-1917. Lee Enfield rifles (SMLEs) stacked

Background imageSome Collection: Friends of Sapper Wilbert, with motorcycles

Friends of Sapper Wilbert, with motorcycles
One of 8 photograph postcards of friends of Sapper Wilbert, with motorcycles. Some photographs are signed and dated. From a collection of 18 photograph postcards collected by 316956 Sapper Harold

Background imageSome Collection: Some ballroom studies

Some ballroom studies including Violet Hope late of the Coliseum in a striking dance gown and the exhibition dancers Maurice Jado and Dorothy Drew who danced at the Waldorf Hotel, London

Background imageSome Collection: Some of the prize winners at The Dancing Worlds first birth

Some of the prize winners at The Dancing Worlds first birthday ball, London, 1921 Date: 1921

Background imageSome Collection: Black nurses amongst white nurses having a group picture

Black nurses amongst white nurses having a group picture
Nottingham. Group of student nurses, including black and white nurses having group picture, in full uniform. Some are sitting on chairs, whilst others stand at the back line

Background imageSome Collection: Highbury Truant School, London - Tailoring Class

Highbury Truant School, London - Tailoring Class
A tailoring class at the London School Boards Highbury Truant School. Some boys are using sewing machines. Date: early 1900s

Background imageSome Collection: National Childrens Home, Harpenden - Laundry Work

National Childrens Home, Harpenden - Laundry Work
Some of the older girls engaged in ironing and folding in the laundry at the National Childrens Home (NCH), Harpenden, Hertfordshire. Date: Date unknown

Background imageSome Collection: Five patients on the Winter Garden steps Quex Park VAD Hospi

Five patients on the Winter Garden steps Quex Park VAD Hospi
Five patients are standing on the steps of the Winter Garden at Quex Park. The Winter Garden was a large conservatory which stood between the drawing room of Quex House

Background imageSome Collection: Patient in Bed 29 Quex Park VAD Hospital

Patient in Bed 29 Quex Park VAD Hospital
Photograph of a patient (name unkown) in Bed 29 in C Ward at Quex Park VAD Hospital during the First World War. The man has suffered a severe wound to his right hand or arm

Background imageSome Collection: Christmas 1918 in Hospital Mess at Quex

Christmas 1918 in Hospital Mess at Quex
A group of patients and staff, together with the three Powell-Cotton daughters are gathered in the Hospital Mess in the Winter Garden at Quex Park VAD Hospital pn Christmas Day 1918

Background imageSome Collection: Armistics Day 1918 Patients and Staff at Quex Park

Armistics Day 1918 Patients and Staff at Quex Park
Patients and Staff of the Quex Park VAD Hospital on Armistice Day 1918. They are gathered in front of Quex House. With them are Major PHG Powell-Cotton and his wife Hannah

Background imageSome Collection: B Ward, Quex Park VAD Hospital

B Ward, Quex Park VAD Hospital. This ward was located in one of the galleries of the Powell-Cotton Museum (currently Gallery 2 (2014)

Background imageSome Collection: Sewing Room at National Childrens Home, Harpenden, Herts

Sewing Room at National Childrens Home, Harpenden, Herts
Girls in the sewing room at the National Childrens Home, Harpenden. Some sew by hand, others use sewing machines

Background imageSome Collection: Revue Folies Bergere at the French Casino New York, 1934

Revue Folies Bergere at the French Casino New York, 1934
Some leading players in Revue Folies Bergere at the Frenc Casino New York, 1934 - Maria Desty and Freddy Roberts, including the Apple Dance Date: 1934

Background imageSome Collection: Some leading players in Revue Folies Bergere

Some leading players in Revue Folies Bergere at the French Casino New York, 1934 - the Manginis, Olympie Bradna, Desty, Delson and Juan, Gloria Gilbert and The Lime Trio Date: 1934

Background imageSome Collection: Patterns - Some resembling ice crystals

Patterns - Some resembling ice crystals
Hand coloured. A collection of patterns that seem to have been painted directly onto the slide in blue, perhaps from a stencil.. Part of Box 365, Miscellaneous Part 1, Boswell collection

Background imageSome Collection: India - Jains and Marawarris on the Promenade, Calcutta

India - Jains and Marawarris on the Promenade, Calcutta
Black and white. A crowd of Indian men and boys, mostly wearing white, walking/standing on a dirt road. Some of these men are wearing distinctive flat hats.. Part of India Box, Boswell Collection

Background imageSome Collection: Some Mud Bronze study of WWI Tommy standing in mud

Some Mud Bronze study of WWI Tommy standing in mud
Some Mud. A bronze study of a First World War Tommy standing very dejectedly in a sea of mud, c. 1915. English School

Background imageSome Collection: Some heat

Some heat. 386202 Acting Sergeant Herbert Gibson, Mm, 1St Northumbrian Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps. Born September 1889

Background imageSome Collection: Some war this with no post

Some war this with no post. 386202 Acting Sergeant Herbert Gibson, Mm, 1St Northumbrian Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps. Born September 1889

Background imageSome Collection: Some bath

Some bath. 386202 Acting Sergeant Herbert Gibson, Mm, 1St Northumbrian Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps. Born September 1889

Background imageSome Collection: Seat of the Sorrowful - the Homeless in London

Seat of the Sorrowful - the Homeless in London
Some of Londons homeless spending the night on the citys public benches. Date: 1909

Background imageSome Collection: Hospital block at NCH Childrens Home Alverstoke, Hampshire

Hospital block at NCH Childrens Home Alverstoke, Hampshire
An exterior view of the hospital block at the Alverstoke National Childrens Home. Some of the staff, inmates and visitors are sitting outside. Date: circa 1912

Background imageSome Collection: Gymnasium Lord Mayor Treolars Home, Alton, Hampshire

Gymnasium Lord Mayor Treolars Home, Alton, Hampshire
Inmates exercising in the gymnasium at Lord Mayor Treolar Cripples Home and College, Alton. Some have crutches laid on the floor next to them. Date: Date unknown

Background imageSome Collection: Horbury House of Mercy, Wakefield - Church Embroidery Room

Horbury House of Mercy, Wakefield - Church Embroidery Room
Church embroidery room at the Horbury House of Mercy, a home for penitent fallen women such as unmarried pregnant girls. Some of the inmates are engaged in embroidery. Date: Date unknown

Background imageSome Collection: Bootmakers Workshop, St Martins Home, Pyrford, Surrey

Bootmakers Workshop, St Martins Home, Pyrford, Surrey
Some of the residents in the boot-making workshop of the St Martins Orthopaedic Hospital And Special School, Pyrford, near Woking, Surrey

Background imageSome Collection: Some of the first American-made bombs to arrive

Some of the first American-made bombs to arrive in the UK, c.November 1942

Background imageSome Collection: Some flying impressions at Brooklands June 1910

Some flying impressions at Brooklands June 1910
Some flying impressions at Brooklands, June 1910. Date: 1910



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