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Wedding Feast by William Heath RobinsonFinely detailed colour illustration by William Heath Robinson (1872-1944) showing a wedding feast amid a rural setting. Robinson would follow this image with two more in subsequent years
Nautilus Swim Club 1Fixture card of the Nautilus Swimming Club, a London club based at Camberwell Baths in south-east London. (see two subsequent items for their 1891 river picnic)
Dornier Do 335 V1 CP-UA (1st prototype), showing the oil cooler intake under the nose (incorporated into the annular radiator intake in all subsequent aircraft)
Seismograph reading taken from the Omori Horizontal pendulum at Birmingham, showing the severity of the tremors during the San Francisco earthquake of 1906
PROPHECY/SOLOMONSolomon learns of the coming, and subsequent death of Jesus from the queen of Sheba, a curious item of Masonic folk-lore 10th century BC
Lieutenant Collot, a French military aviator, successfully flies beneath the Tour Eiffel, Paris : unfortunately he then hits a cable and dies in the subsequent crash. Date: 1926
Revelations from the Riviera -What the smartestRevelations from the Riviera (1927) - What the smartest women wear at Monte Carlo is prophetic of what will be worn in London and Paris in the subsequent seasons
WW1 - Mons and our Masterly Move - 1914WW1 - Mons and our Masterly Move - Field Marshall Sir John Frenchs Historical Dispatch explained. A pictorial map showing the famous British Expeditionary Force (BEF)
Fanny and Dora Watson, Kent / 178Fanny (right) and Dora (left) Watson. Taken at the Houghton photographic studio. The Watson Fanny Watson is wearing three War Service Bar stripes on her left arm
Memorial to Major Charles Strafford MBE, RanvilleAfter the war a number of veterans returned to Normandy to live and one of the most notable was Charles Strafford. He became very involved in the Commemorations associated with D-Day
Friedrich AdlerFRIEDRICH ADLER Austrian politician, who in 1916 assassinated Count Karl von Sturgkh, which does not seem to have interfered with his subsequent career. Date: 1875 - 1960
Jamaica - Jubilee Square, Port RoyalSlide showing a photograph of a mast on the sand at Port Royal, named after Queen Victorias jubilee. Port Royal was a city located at the end of the Palisadoes at the mouth of the Kingston Harbour
Jamaica - Street Scene, Port RoyalSlide showing a photograph of a street in Port Royal. Port Royal was a city located at the end of the Palisadoes at the mouth of the Kingston Harbour, in south-eastern Jamaica
Suffragette W. S. P. U Hammer BroochSuffragette brooch or badge in the shape of a hammer, inscribed on the head, March 1912. The silver brooch was presented to those W.S.P.U members who had smashed windows for the cause
Diet of SpeyerAt the first Diet of Speyer, the protestants air their grievances and are granted freedom of worship, but these concessions will be withdrawn at the subsequent Diet in 1529
Sir Ronald FergusonMajor-general sir RONALD CRAUFURD (sic) FERGUSON British military commander in the Napoleonic Wars and subsequent. Date: 1773 - 1841
Frances Sheridan (1724 - 1766) - author, wrote first novel at age 15, subsequent writings praised by Johnson, staged by Garrick : also produced Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Jamaica - Jamaica AnchorageSlide showing a photograph of the view from the arsenal at Port Royal. Port Royal was a city located at the end of the Palisadoes at the mouth of the Kingston Harbour, in south-eastern Jamaica
Jamaica - Panorama from ArsenalSlide showing a photograph of the view from the arsenal at Port Royal. Port Royal was a city located at the end of the Palisadoes at the mouth of the Kingston Harbour, in south-eastern Jamaica
Jamaica - Panorama of Port RoyalSlide showing a photograph over looking Port Royal. Port Royal was a city located at the end of the Palisadoes at the mouth of the Kingston Harbour, in south-eastern Jamaica
The San Francisco earthquake of April 18, 1906Cartoon showing a globe-headed American character nursing his bandaged head; a humorous look at the effects of the San Francisco earthquake on the American economy
Mahmut Sevket Pasa and chief staffMahmut Sevket Pasa (18561913) and chief staff - Ottoman soldier and statesman who, in 1909, suppressed a religious uprising, forced the subsequent deposition of Sultan Abdulhamid II
Sqn Cdr E H Dunnings Sopwith Pup N6453Sqn Cdr E.H. Dunnings Sopwith Pup, N6453, landing on the forward deck of HMS Furious during a subsequent attempt on 7 August 1917. Date: 1917
Jacobs Ladder / German MsTwo illustrations depicting Jacobs dream and his subsequent ladder
Mahmut Sevket PasaOttoman soldier and statesman who, in 1909, suppressed a religious uprising, forced the subsequent deposition of Sultan Abdlhamid II, and served as grand vizier (chief minister) in 1913
Louis Pasteur in his laboratoryBorn in 1822, he studied chemistry under Delafosse. He discovered the nature of the fermentation and went on to research his germ theory of disease
Louis Pasteur experimenting on a chloroformed rabbitBorn in 1822, he studied chemistry under Delafosse. He discovered the nature of the fermentation and went on to research his germ theory of disease
M. Pasteur in his laboratory in ParisLouis Pasteur was born in 1822. He studied chemistry under Delafosse. Discovering the nature of fermentation, he went on to research his germ theory of disease
Portrait of Louis PasteurLouis Pasteur (1822-95) studied chemistry under Delafosse. He discovered the nature of the fermentation and went on to research his germ theory of disease
Adrien De GerlacheADRIEN DE GERLACHE Belgian sailor and explorer, sailed the Belgica into the Antarctic, made several subsequent expeditions
Maxim Project 1889Hiram Maxims first flying machine - a monster which became less ungainly in subsequent models
Dante Falls in LoveDANTE, as a small boy, falls in love with Beatrice Portinari, who will figure in his subsequent writings