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Paddington Platforms 2View of the platforms, on what must surely be an exceptionally busy day - perhaps an excursion train to Henley Regatta Date: circa 1905
NIGHT WATCHMEN / LONDONA constable goes his nightly round, patrolling the streets accompanied by what must surely be one of the first police dogs ! Date: circa 1660
FRENCH CAVALRYMAN HITGARDES DHONNEUR 3rd regiment (It is surely very unusual for a costume illustration to show the soldier in the process of being hit !) Date: 1854
Waltzing CoupleHer charming dress swirls as her handsome partner - Major Fotheringham, just back from the Boer War, surely - skilfully guides her through the waltz
Georg Baron FleckensteinGEORG, baron von FLECKENSTEIN Though ignored by todays reference books, he was surely a mighty military commander in his day... Date: 17TH CENTURY
Gold mining on the moonThe Moon will surely be rich in valuable minerals: a gold mine there could be a profitable investment. Date: 1895
WWI Poster, Surely you will fightWWI Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Poster, Surely you will fight for your King and Country. Come along, boys, before it is too late. Date: 1915
Surely you Will Fight for you King and Country. Come Along, Boys, before it is too Late. Poster
Surely I must be approaching the zone of fireFlying. Enemy Aviator (beginning to realise) Himmel ! Surely I the zone of fire approaching be. Or the English version - Aviator (beginning to realise) Surely I must be approaching the zone of fire
Horace Walpole & FriendHORACE WALPOLE - writer author of The Castle of Otranto etc. here linked with a Mrs Heidelberg, though their relationship was surely a chaste one. Date: 1717 - 1797
Marguerite PowerMARGUERITE POWER niece of Lady Blessington, noted social leader - but also a writer in her own right : and surely an archetypal Victorian miss ! Date: 1815 - 1867
John Musgrave LambJOHN MUSGRAVE LAMB hat manufacturer of Warwick - one of the few hat manufacturers in our files, and surely the only one from Warwick... Date: 1781 - 1835
Francoise De Grignan - 8FRANCOISE MARGUERITE, comtesse de GRIGNAN, marquise de SIMIANE, daughter of mme de Sevigne who surely wrote the letter her daughter is holding - they corresponded famously. Date: 1646 - 1705
Surely the world is growing better. Illustration shows an imaginary battle where aircraft, battleships, and submarines are engaged in shooting at each other. Date 1909 October 27
Schloss at EltzEltz, overlooking the Mosel river, must surely be one of the most romantic of castles. Easily defended by the narrow bridge, and enjoying divine protection from that shrine. Date: 1850
Voodoo CharmA Louisiana planter finds a Voodoo charm, much to the alarm of his black workers who tell him if he takes the steamboat to New Orleans, it will surely sink (it didn t !) Date: 1886
Boy with CloverA boy carries a basket of four-leaf clover which will surely bring you good luck during the year to come... Date: 1909
Marie De Medicis CrownedHenri IV ditches Marguerite de Valois and weds Marie de Medicis instead : she is crowned at Saint-Denis. [print dated 1610 but surely this is a misprint ?]
Radium AirshipOther worlds will surely develop their own technologies for space travel : this radium-powered airship of Saturn uses the planets natural resources
Napoleon SteamshipThere must be many vessels with this name but this is surely one of the most elegant. She also has the distinction of being Frances first propeller-driven ship
17th Century Police DogA constable goes his nightly round, patrolling the streets accompanied by what must surely be one of the first police dogs !
Sacrifices to ConfuciusThe emperor Kao Tsu (personal name Liu Pang), founder of the Han dynasty, sacrifices a pig, a goat and a cow at the tomb of Confucius, who surely would not have approved !
Confucius HonouredThe emperor Kao Tsu (personal name Liu Pang), founder of the Han dynasty, sacrifices a pig, a goat and a cow at the tomb of Confucius, who surely would not have approved !
Afghan Toy-MakerAn Afghan toy-maker, who would surely have had his hands cut off by the Taliban for making human images, a function reserved for Allah alone
Bar in the SkyAir travel will surely lead to the setting-up of bars and cafes in the skies for those who like to get away from it all for a while
Crowded Air-LanesWhen air travel becomes popular, the sky routes will become as crowded as those on the surface : some kind of air traffic control will surely be needed
Asking for a RideA donkey-boy tries to induce two children to take a ride. The children are eager enough, and Mama will surely say yes
Elsie Marley / GreenawayElsie Marley has grown so fine, she won t get up to serve the swine, but lies in bed till eight or nine, and surely she does take her time !
Learn from Flying Fish 1If birds taught mankind to fly, what can the inventor learn from flying fish ? Combining the submarine and the aeroplane must surely be the next development
Prehistoric AviationOur earliest ancestors were surely inventive enough to experiment with flight, even if their efforts were not always crowned with success
Tomorrows MonorailThe monorail is surely the railway of tomorrow, making it possible to span wide valleys with a single rail. What if all the passengers crowd to one side to admire the view ?