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Whither away? Illustration by Florence Harrison of Tennysons poem, The Sea Fairies Date: c.1920
Kaiser Wilhelm I and his grandson - future Kaiser Wilhelm IIKaiser Wilhelm I (1797-1888) and his grandson - future Kaiser Wilhelm II (1859-1941) waving to crowds (seemingly) below - A Greeting to the People. Date: 1887
A fishing boat returns to Aberdeen Harbour, SW Hong Kong. The boat is loaded with nets and the crew prepare the mooring lines Date: 1984
Fairy rising up in a wave of waterA fairy with wild blond hair, rising up in a wave of water, from The Password to Fairyland. 20th century
Ufos / Gill / New GuineaAt Boianai, Papua New Guinea, missionary William Gill and 37 others see a hovering saucer whose occupants wave to them : it returns the next night
Lady Cobham and Sir Alan Cobham's fourth survey flight round Africa for Imperial Airways Date: 1927
Wartime Amami AdvertisementA wartime advertisement promoting Amami shampoo, wave set and brilliantine, essential for women's hair care. Friday night is Amami night. Date: circa 1940s
WW2 Greetings Card, Royal NavyA Royal Navy themed WW2 greetings card, with an illustration of a silhouetted warship, beside some ocean wave designs. Date: circa 1940s
Glamorous young French woman with a set waved hairstyle, string of beads and coquettish smile Date: circa 1910s
A ferry crossing the choppy waters of the River Mersey Through Wind and Wave'. Liverpool, Merseyside, Lancashire. Date: 1928
White Star Line, agent's desk calendarWhite Star Line - unusual agent's desk calendar for 1928. Each month depicts a picture by Charles Birchill with a song on the reverse. 7 x 8 inches. Date: 1928
RMS Titanic - William Logan Gwinn itemsRMS Titanic - items relating to William Logan Gwinn (or Gwynne), Postal Clerk who lost his life at the age of 37 when the ship sank
In The Sea at Margate, photograph of man with parasolIn The Sea at Margate, reportage photograph of man holding a parasol, smoking a cigarette, and reading a newspaper whilst in the sea
Ship dropping the pilot Date: 1913
Telephoning Australia by Short-Wave Wireless 1924Diagram showing the possibility of extensive new development in long-distance communication using short-wave wireless telephone to Australia. Date: 1924
France. 1848, 23 to 25 February Revolution. EngravingFrance. 1848, 22-24 February Revolution, uprising of students, workers and National Guard to force the abdication of the king and proclaim the Second Republic. Engraving
A page of adverts from - February 1954Three fashion adverts for women's permanent hair styles at Vasco's Hair Bubbles, tailored lingerie at and Supalese early spring tailored suits at Swan & Edgar. Date: 1954
Page of adverts for women 1941Page of two adverts. Left ad from Ats, - Auxiliary Territorial Service, promoting active service for vital roles during the Second World War for women
Advert for Eugene permanant hair waving 1929Eugene Permanent Wave, with a slightly fuller growth at the back and sides. Date: 1929
Cartoon, Disenchantment, WW1Cartoon, Disenchantment. The old ones are no fun, they die too quickly, muses a German U-boat commander. Date: 1916
Germany, armed for the fight, defies her foes ! Date: 1914
Comic postcard, Children sitting on wall at the seaside - underwater record Date: 20th century
Bairds Ultra-Short Wave Radio TransmitterBairds Ultra-Short Wave 10KW Radio Transmitter at his Experimental Station used for sending out television to Greater London and the Home Counties Date: 1937
Comic postcard, Large woman in red bikini in the sea Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Boy on sandcastle with flag - You bet I ll defend my island fortress Date: 20th century
Vintage 19th century photograph: Gropallo Tower, Nervi Genoa, Genova, Italy
Tourists on the beach at Ostende, Belgium19th century vintage photograph: tourists on the beach at Ostende, Belgium
Castle Bay and Kiessimull Castle, Bara, Outer Hebrides19th century vintage photograph: Castle Bay and Kiessimull Castle, Bara, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, image c.1880 s
Meiji era Japan: view of Inasa at NagasakiVintage 19th century photograph - Meiji era Japan: view of Inasa at Nagasaki
Japan: swimming place on the beach at OisoVintage 19th century photograph - Meiji era Japan: swimming place on the beach at Oiso. Ōiso is now a town located in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Pontoon bridge near Colombo, Ceylon, Sri LankaVintage 19th century photograph: pontoon bridge near Colombo, Ceylon, Sri Lanka, c.1890, group of indigenous people on the bridge
Waterfront view Madras, Chennai, India c. 1880 sVintage 19th century photograph: Waterfront view Madras, Chennai, India c.1880s - docks, ships, cargo, workers, carts
Island of Barra, Outer Hebrides, ScotlandVintage 19th century photograph: on the west side of the island of Barra, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, beach and sea
Bringing home peat with a pony, ScotlandVintage 19th century photograph: bringing home peat with a pony, Scotland, c.1880 s
Niagara Falls, studio mock-up19th century vintage photograph - tourists at the Niagara Falls, USA Canada border - image would appear to be a studio composite mock-up
Ainu man on Hokkaido, Japan19th century vintage photograph - view of Inos Island Ainu, Aino island Japan - Ainu people were indegenous to the northern island now known as Hokkaido - image shows Ainu man with boats at anchor in
Japan c. 1880s - Moji harbourVintage 19th century photograph: Japan c.1880s - Moji harbour
Whakarewarewa, Geothermal springs, New Zealand19th century vintage photograph - the creek, Whakarewarewa. This is now the Te Puia geothermal preserve, with its Maori cultural centre, bubbling mud pots, and the spouting Pohutu Geyser
Bathing in the Dead Sea19th century vintage photograph - bathing in the Dead Sea, Holy Land, Palestine. The Dead Sea is a salt lake bordered by Jordan to the east and Israel and the West Bank to the west
Italy c. 1880s - Cape Miseno, Gulf of Naples, ItalyVintage 19th century photograph: Italy c.1880s - Cape Miseno is the headland that marks the northwestern limit of the Gulf of Naples as well as the Bay of Pozzuoli in southern Italy
Strata del Chiatamone, Naples, ItalyVintage 19th century photograph: Italy c.1880s - Strata del Chiatamone, Naples, Napoli, historic street along the waterfront
Island and lighthouse, Shimonoseki - JapanVintage 19th century photograph - Japan - from the studio of Baron Raimund von Stillfried. Island and lighthouse, Shimonoseki
Misty morning, Milford Sound New Zealand, boat in the waterVintage 19th century photograph: misty morning, Milford Sound New Zealand, boat in the water
Harbour with ships in the bay, Nagasaki, JapanVintage 19th century photograph - view of the harbour with ships in the bay, Nagasaki, Japan
On the way to Valentia - A welcome from local peasant girlsThe Royal Visit to Ireland - On the way to Valentia - A welcome from local peasant girls. Date: 1897
Advert for Stewart hair specialists of permanent waving, London, 1925 Date: 1925
Advert for Eugene wavy hair, 1925 Date: 1925
View of Luxor from the River Nile, Egypt19th century photograph - view of Luxor from the River Nile, Egypt
