Captain Noel Godfrey Chavasse, VCCaptain Noel G. Chavasse was Medical Officer to the 1/ 10th Battalion of the Kings Liverpool Regiment during the First World War
HMS Duke of York firing a broadside; Second World WarPhotograph showing the Royal Navy battleship HMS Duke of York firing her 14-inch guns, whilst heavy seas break over her bows, sometime during the Second World War
Cutty Sark in 1923The famous tea clipper Cutty Sark in Surrey Docks. The iconic craft now housed in dry dock at Greenwich was severely damaged by a fire whilst under restoration on 21st May 2007
Playtime at Wimbledon. by William Heath RobinsonThe new craze of Jazz Tennis caught in full swing by our extra special artist. A humorous illustration of tennis players dancing the foxtrot on a tennis court
The Battle of the Roer Triangle; Second World War, 1945Sketch showing the Allied Second Army crossing the Vloed Beek in Holland during a night attack on the 17th January 1945. On the left of the image one can see sappers constructing an improvised
Battle of Blenheim 1704BATTLE OF BLENHEIM Brigadier Rose leads the British infantry to the assault, whilst Marlborough was leading the cavalry
Suffragette House that Man Built Policeman. Policeman has a suffragette in his grip whilst another attempts to bring her umbrella down firmly on his head
Bertrand RussellBERTRAND RUSSELL, 3rd Earl Russell - British philospher and author, smoking a pipe whilst sitting at his desk in the study of his home, Plas Pendryn, Wales. Date: 1872 - 1970
R. M. S. Queen Mary and R. M. S. Queen Elizabeth, off CowesPhotograph of the two huge liners Queen Mary, in the foreground, and Queen Elizabeth, at top right. The Queen Elizabeth was setting off on her regular service between Southampton and New York
Jungle Book. Mowgli. BalooBaloo the bear, with Mowgli seated on his back, runs with wolves whilst Shere Khan the tiger watches in the background
Girls Playing CricketTwo energetic and enthusiastic girls playing cricket. One girl screeches to a halt with her cricket bat, whilst the other tries to catch her out at the wicket!
Titanic at CherbourgThe SS Titanic seen at night whilst visiting Cherbourg on the evening of 10th April 1912. Date: 1912
Fest / Britain / Guide CoverThe cover of an official guide. Following the war, the festival aimed to raise the nations spirits whilst promoting the best in British art, design and industry. Date: 1951
A blackbird sings whilst perched on a branch 2011
Nell Gwynn and the houses in which she livedEngraved portrait of Nell Gwynn (1650-1687), the English actress and mistress of King Charles II, and two of the houses in which she lived
Edward VIII & PatailasEDWARD VIII When Prince of Wales, meeting Pataila soldiers who lost limbs whilst on active service during World War One
Victorian Greeting Card - The PickpocketTwo penguins out for a stroll whilst a sparrow picks a pocket. Date: circa 1890
African Lion - cub lying down alert whilst adults are resting (Panthera leo). Ndutu area between Serengeti and Ngorongoro - Tanzania
Suffragette Votes for Women Pepper PotA silver suffragette pepper pot or muffineer a small pot with a removable lid - the head of the figure. Holes in the bonnet dispense pepper or sugar
Emperor Nero watches Rome burn, whilst playing his LyreRoman Emperor Nero watches Rome burn from the Tower of Maecenas on the Esquiline Hill, whilst singing and playing the lyre. Painting by Henryk Sienkiewicz (1846-1916). Polish Artist Date: 64 AD
Startling Stories scifi magazine cover - Green-headed AliensTHE THREE PLANETEERS, by Edmond Hamilton. Two green-headed aliens, fly a spacecraft whilst under fire from groups of humans with ray-guns Date: 1940
The Autograph Album, by William Heath RobinsonA Souperscription. Illustration showing a missionary signing a little boys book whilst being boiled alive. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the Estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger
Precocious Teenage GirlA rather spoilt teenage girl, lying with her feet up, scoffing a box of chocolates whilst listening to her latest 78 gramophone records!
Mussolini YachtingBENITO MUSSOLINI The Italian dictator looking rather dapper in a straw boater hat whilst relaxing on a yachting trip. Date: 1883 - 1945
LIONEL BUSTER CRABB Commander Crabb, underwater sabotage agent and alleged double-agent, who disappeared whilst investigating the Russian cruiser Ordkhonikidze Date: 1910 - 1956
Greta Garbo (1905-1990)A portrait of Greta Garbo on her yacht off Catalina Island. Greta Garbo was born in Stockholm and was spotted whilst studying at the Royal Theatre Dramatic School by the Swedish director Mauritz
A German Zeppelins observation car photographed on display as part of a public exhibition of dirigible wreckage collected from across Britain
Passengers on the deck of an Emigrant Ship, 1849Engraving showing emigrants on the deck of their ship, at sea, 1849. A group of children are being taught their lessons by a school master whilst a small crowd gathers around the ships galley
Portrait of Ethel Le NeveEthel Le Neve, Dr Crippens mistress. Dr Crippen, an American citizen, lived at 39 Hilldrop Cresent, Camden, London. He was accused of murdering his wife when she disappeared under suspicious
Blonde in Bath 1960SA blonde model sits in a trendy, but miniscule bubble bath, covering her embarrassment with a sponge whilst taking a phone call
Cutty Sark Passes CimbaThe tea clipper Cutty Sark under full sail passes the Cimba - th Cutty Sark wasa badly damaged whilst under restoration in dry dock in Greenwich on 21st May 2007
Scrubing Doorstep / 1920SA Charwoman, who goes to work in her motorcycle and side car, kneels whilst scrubbing the steps of no. 47
Killarney Cart WomanAn old woman with a donkey cart counts her change whilst walking through the rainy streets of Killarney, Co. Kerry
Geisha / Instruments / C1900Three geisha, in informal kimono: one practises on her shamisen whilst another reads
Evolution / Art Apes LifeAn extremely talented aspiring monkey artist sketches a less fortunate fellow monkey who is chained up whilst being sketched
Launching the LifeboatLaunching the lifeboat from a carriage into a rough sea whilst the crew climb aboard
Girl rocking Teddy to sleep
Skier TumblesA young girl takes a tumble whilst skiing. Date: circa 1912
The Woman Who Called It A Tennis Bat At Wimbledon! By AlfrA humorous illustration in the style of H. M. Bateman of a lady making a social faux pas whilst watching a game of tennis at Wimbledon
Construction of the Lions, Trafalgar Square, London, 1867Engraving showing the construction of the lion statues at the base of Nelsons Column, Trafalgar Square, London, 1867. In the background, one of the lions is kept under wraps
Tomczyk Demonstates PkStanislawa Tomczyk - Polish medium - demonstrates PK whilst under hypnosis to Ochorowicz in Poland by raising small objects, in this case a little ball
Laclos / Liaisons / ValmontLe Vicomte de Valmont uses his mistress, Opera as a writing desk whilst writing to the virtuous Mme. Tourvel, whom he plans to seduce
Children in Sand PitChildren play in a sandpit in a park; a little boy digs, whilst a young girl ties a bonnet around her dogs head
Ethel LarcombeGreeting card depicting a girl deep in thought whilst writing a letter Date: circa 1903
Transland Ag-2 N8330H and N8831HTransland Ag-2 N8830H and N8831H, 1st and 2nd prototypes. For some years after World War II the Transland Aircraft Company of Torrance, California, a division of Hi Shear Rivet Tool Co
Transland Ag-2 N8330H, the first prototype in flight. For some years after World War II the Transland Aircraft Company of Torrance, California, a division of Hi Shear Rivet Tool Co
Shell Motor Spirit Silver Trophy, Samuel Cody ArchiveEARLY AVIATION PIONEERS - THE SAMUEL CODY ARCHIVE: The Shell Motor Spirit Silver Trophy, 1912, by Mappin and Webb, hallmarked London 1912, with fine model of Cody?s Flyer, Type No
Studies of WomenSome sketch studies of some women in different positions, including standing with hands on hips carrying a case, standing whilst holding her skirts, reclined on a bed, writing on a wall
