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Advert for Milton against influenza 1918Advertisement for Milton sterilising fluid, recommended for preventing and relieving influenza at a time when Spanish flu was rapidly spreading across the world. 1918
Craftsmen at floor cloth factory, Knightsbridge, SW LondonCraftsmen at work in the printing room of the Smith and Baber floor cloth factory, Knightsbridge, SW London. They are spreading paint on printing blocks
Craftsman at floor cloth factory, Knightsbridge, SW LondonCraftsman at work at the Smith and Baber floor cloth factory, Knightsbridge, SW London, spreading thick paint onto a canvas cloth with a long trowel. Date: 1842
Cuckoo with spread wings on branch. Artist: Thomas Bewick
Old Spread Eagle Tavern 1865Old Spread Eagle Tavern, Gracechurch Street, London, about to be demolished in 1865. Date: 1865
Interior pages of The Illustrated London News, 1849Example of a double page spread from The Illustrated London News, dated 17th March 1849. Pictured here is heroic young seaman Lieutenant Molesworth
Post-WW1 pilgrimage in Belgium and FranceDouble page spread, photographs of the post-WW1 pilgrimage in Belgium and France, visiting Vimy Ridge, Sanctuary Wood, Ypres, Cambrai, Bethune, Armentieres and other key locations
The Domesday Book, a record of the resources and taxable values of the boroughs and manors of England, extract from the Great Domesday Book Date: circa 1085
Poster, The British public is not to be sneezed atMinistry of Health poster, The British public is not to be sneezed at -- coughs and sneezes spread diseases -- use your handkerchief to trap the germs and prevent droplet infection. circa 1950s
ARRANGING FLOWERS 1886A young woman, wearing a buttonhole of yellow flowers, is totally absorbed in arranging flowers from a bowl on a table beside her. She has a selection spread on her lap. Date: 1886
USN - Richmond Naval Air Station after Hurricane Nine - 1945United States Navy - Richmond Naval Air Station (Richmond NAS), just west of Miami, showing the destroyed, huge, airship hangars which burnt down during Hurricane Nine on 15 September 1945
Cowboy Views Herd Date: 1947
Swan Lands Near Mate Date: 1947
Anti-Syphilis Ad Date: 1930
Group of nurses and hospital staffLarge group of nurses and other hospital staff seated and standing on steps of hospital building in front of veranda. Two rugs are spread on the ground in foreground. Date: circa 1900
Dinner in the Iguanodon model, Crystal Palace, SydenhamDiners seated in a model of an Iguanodon at Crystal Palace, London. The Iguanodon was a creation of Mr. B. Waterhouse Hawkins who was constructing models of various dinosaurs in his studio at Crystal
TOY CRICKETING CATA toy cricketing cat, bat behind him, arms spread wide to catch the cricket ball! Date: 1930s
Horse-drawn ambulance 1867Horse-drawn ambulance design for those suffering with fever and smallpox. Date: 1867
Seeking to arrest the dread disease: ridding the infected district of creatures likely to carry plague-microbes. Illustrative diagram in The Illustrated London News showing how a major cull of rats
Hot air balloonSilhouette of a man helping to inflate a hot-air balloon ready for launching. First published The Independent Date: 1987
Photograph of Spread Eagle Inn, Stourton, Wiltshire. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Right face on view of the pub
Millisle, Co. Down - a view of the Main street with a lot of children spread across the road and beside a motor car. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Down; Millisle). Date: circa early 1900s
Illustrated London News spread - Yuri Gagarin visit to UKDouble page spread from the Illustrated London News reporting on the visit of Russian cosmonaut, Major Yuri Gagarin to London in July 1961
Passenger aircraft of Imperial Airways fleet, cut awayBritains share in building giant passenger aircraft: a 40-seater of the new Imperial Airways fleet. A diagrammatic drawing of one of the worlds largest passenger aircraft
WW2 Poster -- Typhus, How Is It Spread?Information poster on typhus and how it is spread. Colour lithograph, British Army anti-typhus medical information poster, after 2nd Lieutenant Stacey Hopper
Foot x rays showing damage done by wearing high heelsA double page spread from The Sketch reporting on the unnatural stresses put on the feet by the wearing of high heels, which had been banned by the French medical profession being bad for the feet
Poster, Coughs and Sneezes Spread Diseases, WW2Ministry of Health poster, Coughs and Sneezes Spread Diseases -- trap the germs in your handkerchief. Help to keep the nation fighting fit. Date: 1940s
Diagram of The Short Stirling aeroplane 1942The lay-out of the Short Stirling, the largest operational bomber in service in 1942, with the royal air force, showing at a glance the many problems in engineering
Details of the V2 rocket bomb by G. H. DavisDetails of the German V2 rocket bomb, comparing its size with a V1, a house and a London bus. A comparison of its fuel economy with a Lancaster bomber
The Prince of Wales in a sailor suitPrince Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, King Edward VII (1841-1910) dressed in a sailor suit, after a painting by Winterhalter
Shepherds and AngelsHeavenly armies of angels sing glory to the New-born King while the shepherds spread the good news of his birth
Exodus: The Epsom Derby by Gilbert, 1845Epson races: scenes on the road, as drawn by Gilbert. The Elephant and Castle pub, as well as the Swan Tavern, Morden Hall boarding school
Supper Table -- how we entertain our friends. Accompanying an article entitled How I keep house on 250 per annum. 1885
Plaza Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela, Central America, with a petrol station, Vepaco. Date: circa 1940
Railway strike 1911: Paddington StationSeveral days of the week London lived under the shadow of the seige conditions, deserted rails with crowned platforms at Paddington Station, during the Great Railway Strike. August 1911
Major (later Major-General) Sir Neil Campbell CB (1776-1827), 1815 (c).Oil on canvas by Edouard Henri Pingret (1788-1875), 1819.Full-length
The Men who fought at Arnhem, WW2The men who fought at Arnhem in a struggle against the odds during the Second World War. A double page spread of seven photographs, picturing Major-General Urquhart
Identification of enemy aircraft by G. H. DavisA guide to the identification of enemy aircraft during the Second World War: German fighters, bombers and troop carriers. Including the Dornier flying pencil and Heinkel III. 1940
Duchess of Argylls ball for her debutante daughterA spread from The Tatler reporting on the lavish ball held at Claridges by the Duchess of Argyll for her daughter, Miss Frances Sweeny
Avro Lancaster heavy bomber 1943A skeleton view of a Lancaster heavy bomber, which has more than 50, 000 parts. 1943
Dr Slade the spirit mediumThe trial of Henry Slade, the medium who was said to communicate with spirits by a slate board. Top sketch shows Mr G. Leis, counsel for the Prosecution and bottom image shows Professor E
Ufos / Books / JessupTHE CASE FOR THE UFO (Jessup) The pocketbook edition and a spread from the Varo reprint, with Allendes notations concerning the Philadelphia Experiment
Coal strike: movements towards an offical settlement 1926Fillings in many of collieries was that the Genaral strike was coming to the end; a flow of men returning back to work steadily increased
Wintry Weather and British RailwaysWintry weather and British Railways: some causes of the delays; and measures taken to prevent them. A detailed diagrammatic illustration showing various reasons why trains may be delayed during
Proposed extensions of transport links into London 1919Diagram showing a map of London and the movement of commuters by different travel means from Greater to Central London, and the proposed extensions of transport links
Drying Pollan Nets at Gawleys Gate, Lough Neagh - a view at the edge of the Lough showing pollan nets spread out to dry. There is a boat in the water
At Home to The Sketch - Cecil Beaton (Reddish House)Spread from The Sketch magazine, showing scenes at Reddish House, Broadchalke, near Salisbury, the home of artist, writer, photographer and designer, Cecil Beaton
Henry ChristyHENRY CHRISTY English ethnologist whose studies spread into geology, paleontology and anthropology, to all of which he made important contributions. Date: 1810 - 1865
