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Lloyd George in 1905DAVID LLOYD GEORGE President of the Board of Trade
Battle of Portland 1653BATTLE OF PORTLAND (Three-days battle), 1st Anglo-Dutch War. Robert Blake & fleet of the Commonwealth of England attack Dutch under Maarten Tromp who suffered heavy losses
Old Lady ShoppersThree old ladies walking home through the winter fog with their shopping
India-Africa TradeTrading vessels leaving India to trade with Africa
Billingsgate FishwifeA fishwife of Billingsgate, Londons fish market
Shops / Baker / Mr BunMr Bun the Baker, from " Happy Families" devised in Britain by Mr Jacques in 1861
Shops / Butcher / Mrs BonesMrs Bones the Butchers Wife, from " Happy Families" devised by Mr Jacques in Britain in 1861
Visit to a Money LenderA visit to a money lender
Coining Machines : (L) For writing on edge (R) Mill
Futuristic fast food stops on the Channel crossingA futuristic scene showing fast food stops for aeroplane pilots on the Channel crossing
Late 19th century - young Japanese woman with mirrorsVintage 19th century studio portrait, Japan
Philippines - Gaddang or Gaddane tribe with weaponsc.1890s South East Asia - Philippines - member of the Gaddang or Gaddane tribe with weapons
c. 1880s India - woman beggar and childrenc. 1880s India - image from an album of Indian types and trades designed to illustrate India to a British viewer - beggar woman and children
A tea ship, the Loudoun Castle (spelt Louden Castle in the picture), from Hankow, China, commencing unloading ( breaking bulk ). The ship discharged from her vast hold 40, 000 packages of tea
Sami people Lappland, Lapland, family group19th century vintage photograph: Sami people Lappland, Lapland, family group
Boy, child fakir, India19th century vintage photograph: Boy, child fakir, India
W D & H O Wills cigarette factory, Swindon, Wiltshire, showing an engine in a railway siding, and a Kinnear rolling metal shutter at the entrance to the factory
John Irwin grocers, Pensby Road, Heswall, MerseysideJohn Irwin Sons & Co Ltd, cash grocers, Pensby Road, Heswall, Wirral, Merseyside, with delivery van and staff posing in a group outside. Date: circa 1920
Political poster, Free Trade versus Fair Trade -- a commentary on Joseph Chamberlain (seen here as the New Gardener) and the Tariff Reform League. circa 1906
Advert, Garratts Coach Manufactory, High Street, Cheltenham - a state carriage built for Baron de Pontecarvo, a Portuguese Nobleman. 1826
Smelting Furnace - Sierra Leone, West AfricaSmelting in a bloomery-type furnace in Sierra Leone, West Africa. circa 1910s
Vending machine 1960s or 1970sA hot drinks machine provides tea, coffee and soup Date: 1970s
1970S CASH REGISTERA National Class 51 cash register, in use before Decimalisation in February 1971. Date: early 1970s
Portobello Road Market, Notting Hill, LondonAn atmospheric early summers morning view of Portobello Road Market, Notting Hill, London. Date: 1960s
Arab Bazaar, Cairo, Egypt. Date: circa 1906
Market Place - A Quarter of Baghdad, Iraq. Date: 1910s
Front cover of Hinks Lamps catalogueHinks lamps, a hardback catalogue with fold-out pages and black and white illustrations of paraffin lamps, shades and accessories manufactured by James Hinks & Son Ltd
Advertisement for Kerrs thread, Newark, New Jersey, USAAn advertisement for Kerr & Co thread of Newark, New Jersey, USA. Keep your eye on Kerrs Thread. Sure to Please. Showing a young lady sitting on a giant reel of thread
Anti-Corn Law campaignBuckingham Badger, the Monopolist, compared to Cheap John, the Free Trader, Anti-Corn Law campaign Date: 1842
Late 19th century - young Japanese woman, masseurVintage 19th century studio portrait, Japan
Late 19th century - young Japanese woman, parasolVintage 19th century studio portrait, Japan
Late 19th century - young Japanese women playing gameVintage 19th century studio portrait, Japan
Late 19th century - young Japanese woman, hair downVintage 19th century studio portrait, Japan
1940s East Africa - street scene, Nairobi, Kenya Photograph by a British army recruitment officer stationed in East Africa and the Middle East during World War II
c. 1880s India - fakir or holyman, beggarc. 1880s India - image from an album of Indian types and trades designed to illustrate India to a British viewer - fakir or holy man
Market place in Jaffa, Palestine, Israel Holy Land19th century vintage photograph: Market place in Jaffa, Palestine, Israel Holy Land
Cartoon, Unfair Trade Winds (International Free Trade)Cartoon, Unfair Trade Winds -- a satirical comment on competitive trade from overseas, adversely affecting the economy at home. Date: 1884
Cartoon, A Dip in the Free Trade Sea -- satirical comment on the Conservative governments announcement that they did not intend to return to the policy of Protectionism
J Lancaster & Son, Colmore Row, BirminghamJ Lancaster & Son, Cameras, Photographic and Scientific Equipment, Colmore Row, Birmingham. circa 1900
Champion (Scissors) Ltd, Sheffield, YorkshireChampion (Scissors) Ltd, Champion Works, Petre Street, Sheffield, Yorkshire -- Rebuilding British Kitchens. Offer of Kumfi-Kut kitchen scissors when limited supplies permit, in a postwar letter
Art Metal factory, Jamestown, New York, USAAerial view of the Art Metal factory, Jamestown, New York, USA - The Worlds Largest Makers of Steel Office Equipment. Date: 1926
Highway Four Wheel Trailers and Reversible Trailer ChassisFeatures exclusive with Highway Four Wheel Trailers and Reversible Trailer Chassis. Date: early 1920s
Model P-4 Highway Four Wheel Reversible Trailer. Date: early 1920s
Advert, Woolland Brothers, Knightsbridge, LondonAdvert for Woolland Brothers, Outfitting Department, Lowndes Terrace, Knightsbridge, London SW, Ladies Fashions. 1897
Advert, Walter Mitchell & Sons, Ayr, ScotlandAdvert for Walter Mitchell & Sons, Food Provisions, Ayr, Scotland. 1905
Publicity card, Stephenson Bros, Superior Furniture CreamPublicity card, Stephenson Bros, Bradford, Superior Furniture Cream and Metal Paste, making life easier for the servants. circa 1890
Advert, Murray, McVinnie & Co, Ironmongers, GlasgowAdvert for Murray, McVinnie & Co, Chandlers and Ironmongers, Mavisbank, Glasgow, Scotland. 1905
Advert, Mackie & Thomson, Shipbuilders, Govan, GlasgowAdvert for Mackie & Thomson, Shipbuilders, Govan, Glasgow, Scotland. 1905