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Background imageWave Collection: British Moths - Forester, Red Underwing, Scarce Green

British Moths - Forester, Red Underwing, Scarce Green
A variety of British Moths - Forester, Red Underwing, Scarce Green Silver Lines, Small Yellow Wave and Emperor. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageWave Collection: WW2 Comic Postcard - Short Wave

WW2 Comic Postcard - Short Wave
WW2 - Comic Postcard - Short Wave! A blonde girl has her hair curled into a short wave by a fellow ATS member with some curling tongs - a play on the short wave radio craze

Background imageWave Collection: RAF Survival School, Plymouth

RAF Survival School, Plymouth, where air crew are taught how to survive after ditching their aircraft. Seen here is a man in the water wearing an inflatable lifejacket. Date: 1966

Background imageWave Collection: Turkeys flag

Turkeys flag
Turkey. Istanbul. Turkeys flag and minaret of Hagia Sophia

Background imageWave Collection: Fishing Pinks in Breaking Waves, c. 1875-1885, by Hendrik Wi

Fishing Pinks in Breaking Waves, c. 1875-1885, by Hendrik Wi
Hendrik Willem Mesdag (1831-1915). Dutch painter. Fishing Pinks in Breaking Waves, c. 1875-1885. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland

Background imageWave Collection: Italy. Rome. Tiber river

Italy. Rome. Tiber river

Background imageWave Collection: Ancient radio receiver

Ancient radio receiver. Brand Invicta

Background imageWave Collection: German Parliament. Facade. Berlin. Germany

German Parliament. Facade. Berlin. Germany
Germany. Berlin. German Parliament in the Reichstag building. 1884-1894. Built by Paul Wallot and rebuilt by Norman Foster between 1992-1999. Exterior

Background imageWave Collection: Mila House. Barcelona. Spain

Mila House. Barcelona. Spain
Spain. Barcelona. Mila House (The Quarry). 1905-1910. Built by Antoni Gaudi. Facade

Background imageWave Collection: Park Guell. Carobs Viaduct. Barcelona. Spain

Park Guell. Carobs Viaduct. Barcelona. Spain
Spain. Barcelona. Park Guell. Built by Antoni Gaudi. Carobs Viaduct

Background imageWave Collection: Belgrades flag

Belgrades flag
Flag of Belgrade. Serbia

Background imageWave Collection: Storm on the Sea of Tiberias. Jesus tells his disciples not

Storm on the Sea of Tiberias. Jesus tells his disciples not to fear. Codex of Predis (1476). Royal Library. Turin. Italy

Background imageWave Collection: Happy Families Playing Cards - Miss Wing

Happy Families Playing Cards - Miss Wing the Airmans Daughter. circa 1930s

Background imageWave Collection: Biarritz, France - waves crash near the Rock of the Virgin

Biarritz, France - waves crash near the Rock of the Virgin
Biarritz, France - waves crash on the coastline close to the famous Rock of the Virgin. Date: circa 1909

Background imageWave Collection: Late 1930S Hairdo

Late 1930S Hairdo
An immaculately styled coiffure. The sides of the hair are drawn back from the face, the top is coiled into a large wave curl with the length tightly coiled. Date: late 1930s

Background imageWave Collection: Mirage on the beach

Mirage on the beach
On a Tripoli beach, bathers mistake a mirage for a huge tidal wave. Date: 1936

Background imageWave Collection: Cartoon, Bluebeard, WW1

Cartoon, Bluebeard, WW1
Cartoon, Bluebeard. France and Belgium wave from their tower as American ships come to rescue them, with the Stars and Stripes flag in the background. Date: 1919

Background imageWave Collection: Tidal Wave at Ito

Tidal Wave at Ito
The town of Ito, in the Izu peninsula of Japan, is destroyed by a tidal wave caused by an earthquake Date: September 1923

Background imageWave Collection: The Farewell by Marcella Walker

The Farewell by Marcella Walker
A woman in a green dress waves her handkerchief in farewell, perhaps to a departing ship. Date: 1906

Background imageWave Collection: Phantasy

Phantasy
Mer-babies playing in the surf of crashing waves. Date: 1929

Background imageWave Collection: HMS Resolution in rough seas

HMS Resolution in rough seas. Launched in January 1915. From 1916 to 1919, she served in the 1st Battle Squadron (United Kingdom) of the Grand Fleet

Background imageWave Collection: Jamal machineless permanent advertisement, 1941

Jamal machineless permanent advertisement, 1941
" Jamal for waves that women envy and men admire." The advertisement shows an elegant woman with perfectly shaped hair waves. Date: 1941

Background imageWave Collection: Stewart Hair Advert, 1927

Stewart Hair Advert, 1927 featuring shinglette and permanent wave Date: 1927

Background imageWave Collection: A Eugene Wave hair style, 1927

A Eugene Wave hair style, 1927
Advert for Eugene Wave shingled hair style, 1927, London. Date: 1927

Background imageWave Collection: Barnardos farewells

Barnardos farewells
Two girls about to emigrate wave farewell at an unidentified Barnardos home

Background imageWave Collection: Page design, and so goodbye, School Silhouettes

Page design, and so goodbye, School Silhouettes
Page design, and so goodbye, in School Silhouettes, once owned by a female student of Fayetteville High School, New York, USA. Depicting a young woman with her luggage, waving goodbye

Background imageWave Collection: Gay Words, Aching Heart - WW1 farewell

Gay Words, Aching Heart - WW1 farewell
A woman wipes away a tear as she waves farewell to soldiers, departing for the Front at Christmas time. Date: 1915

Background imageWave Collection: WW1 - A German Holiday

WW1 - A German Holiday
WW1 - An illustration depicting a German Holiday celebrating German zeppelins conquering England. Paul von Hindenburg (1847 - 1934) is seen here marching through a town in Germany

Background imageWave Collection: WW1 - German troops leave for front

WW1 - German troops leave for front
WW1 - A photograph of German troops leaving for the front line. German citizens, as well as the troops families, friends, wives and children stand by the train to wave them goodbye at their send-off

Background imageWave Collection: WW1 - Close encounter between aeroplane and balloon

WW1 - Close encounter between aeroplane and balloon
WW1 - A depiction of a close aeronautic encounter between a aeroplane and balloon hidden from each other in the cloudy sky

Background imageWave Collection: Wave-leaved pineapple, Ananas debilis

Wave-leaved pineapple, Ananas debilis.. Handcolored copperplate engraving by Watts of a botanical painting by Mrs. Augusta Withers from John Lindleys Pomological Magazine 1827

Background imageWave Collection: Balloons taking off near Newquay, Cornwall

Balloons taking off near Newquay, Cornwall. Date: circa 1980s

Background imageWave Collection: Children with pipes on a Balham street, SW London

Children with pipes on a Balham street, SW London
A group of children playing in and around a stack of large pipes on a Balham street, SW London, Date: circa 1961

Background imageWave Collection: WW2 greetings card, RAF pilot waving

WW2 greetings card, RAF pilot waving
WW2 pop-up greetings card, RAF pilot waving. Date: circa 1942

Background imageWave Collection: Children playing in the sea

Children playing in the sea. Date: 1960s

Background imageWave Collection: A girl baths and watches a passing boat on a beach

A girl baths and watches a passing boat on a beach in Sabang, Palawan. (50km North from Puerto-Princesa). South China Sea, Palawan, Philippines. February

Background imageWave Collection: Sand beach of volcanic Tioman Island and sea at

Sand beach of volcanic Tioman Island and sea at high tide - shadows of leaves and branches. 30 km east off peninsula Malaysia in South China Sea; a scene near small Bagus Place Retreat resort

Background imageWave Collection: The Futurist Exhibition at the Sackville Gallery, 1912

The Futurist Exhibition at the Sackville Gallery, 1912
" The Hysteria Wave spreads to art: influence of the futurist exhibition on a Bystander artist". Artist Charles Sykes produced this futurist-inspired sketch

Background imageWave Collection: Steam Packets off Margate 1821

Steam Packets off Margate 1821
Published Sept 5th 1821 by John Hudson, 86, Cheapside Main inscription: To His Most Gracious Majesty KING GEORGE THE FOURTH The Illustrious Patron of Steam Packets

Background imageWave Collection: Suffragette Womens Franchise Tea Ad

Suffragette Womens Franchise Tea Ad. Womens franchise Every Woman votes for Pure indian Tea. a long line of suffragettes wave flags reading, Votes for pure indian tea

Background imageWave Collection: Boy scouts on a fence, Saidia, Egypt

Boy scouts on a fence, Saidia, Egypt
Boy scouts on a school fence, Saidia, Egypt

Background imageWave Collection: On the Cromer Beach

On the Cromer Beach. A Scene on a beach when alarmed mother cries Children!! The tide is coming in! You will be swept away! Children - (reassuringly), Oh no Mummy, Don

Background imageWave Collection: Suffragette, Blokes for Women

Suffragette, Blokes for Women. Stereotypical ugly suffragette stands on a stool seeking converts to the cause, while two children wave placard with caption, Blokes for Women

Background imageWave Collection: Girl in headscarf at the front of a sailing boat waving

Girl in headscarf at the front of a sailing boat waving Date: 1960s

Background imageWave Collection: Mobilisation in France at the start of World War I

Mobilisation in France at the start of World War I
Crowds line the streets to wave goodbye to their countrymen as they set off to war. General mobilisation in France began once Germany had declared war on Russia, on the 1st August 1914. Date: 1914

Background imageWave Collection: Kingston scouts swimming, Jamaica

Kingston scouts swimming, Jamaica
Boys of No.1 Scout Troop, Kingston, Jamaica, enjoying a swim

Background imageWave Collection: Advert for Hindes hair wavers 1925

Advert for Hindes hair wavers 1925
Pattern Hindes hair wavers, for shingled and bobbed hair. 1925

Background imageWave Collection: How wireless beacons guide ships in the fog

How wireless beacons guide ships in the fog
The Marconi invention can determine distance of the ship from the beacon to steer the vessel into a Harbour during foggy weather



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