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Attack on the British Squares by French Cavalry, WaterlooAttack on the British Squares by French Cavalry, Battle of Waterloo, 1815.Watercolour by Denis Dighton, 1815. Associated with the Battle of Waterloo, Napoleonic Wars
Cafe De ParisA fun and glamorous New Years Eve party at the elegant Cafe de Paris in London with the gaiety at its height
The Millionth Ton of Supplies reaches Berlin, 1949Photograph showing Flight Lieutenant K.J. Ryall of the Royal Air Force handing a sack, representing the millionth short ton of supplies to be flown into Berlin during the airlift, to Dr
Borley RectoryThe garden front of the rectory, a year after the fire
BERNADETTE SOUBIROUS in the year of her visions
Playing the Rabana drum - Sinhalese - Colombo, Sri LankaPlaying the Rabana drum - Sinhalese people - Colombo, Sri Lanka. The Maha (big) Rabana or Banku (bench) Rabana, played by two or more people at a time is used at wedding festivals
William Shakespeare on a Christmas cardHead and shoulders profile portrait of William Shakespeare with a quotation on a Christmas card (front and back covers) -- Heaven bless you and prosper your affairs (Henry IV, Part 2)
Iran, Teheran - Nayrouz (The New Year Festival) - an event which was Coptic and originated in Egypt. Ignorant of the Egyptian language for the most part
Official wording, Apprenticeship IndentureOfficial wording of an Apprenticeship Indenture, between John Henry Watson of 3 Newland Street, Derby, and Messrs John Davis & Son (Derby) Limited
Princess May of Teck, c. 1885Photographic portrait of Princess May of Teck (1867-1953), later Queen Mary, pictured c.1885, in her coming out year. In 1891 she married the Duke of York
The Farming Year by Pauline BaynesThe Farming Year, painted in the style of a medieval stained glass window by Pauline Baynes, showing the agricultural activities of a farmer of the Middle Ages month by month
The Deck of the SS Gallia, 1879Engraving showing the deck, funnel and masts of the Cunard Companys Steamship Gallia at sea, 1879. Launched earlier that year
Leap Year Programme / Paul ChesneyGeorge Robey is the principal performer in the LEAP YEAR show at the London Hippodrome
HMS Leviathan, Drake-class armoured cruiserRoyal Navy - HMS Leviathan, a Drake-class armoured cruiser. HMS Leviathan was one of four Drake-class armoured cruisers built for the Royal Navy around 1900
Victorian Greeting Card - Rabbits with Plum PuddingTwo rabbits gazing at a plum pudding. Date: circa 1890
Santa Claus proposing a toast on a Christmas postcardSanta Claus proposing a toast on a Christmas and New Year postcard. Date: circa 1900s
John, Duke of Berrys household exchanging New Year gifts. The Duke is seated at the right, in blue. Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry. 15th century. Miniature. Chateau de Chantilly. France
German design, Spring and Autumn, after watercolours by H Schmidt. Date: circa 1910s
Copper MouldsCopper jelly and cream moulds - the more elaborate cost as much as 18 shillings, a great deal of money in those days, 30 or more in year 2000 term"
The Bishop Rock Lighthouse, Scilly Isles, 1858Engraving of the Bishop Rock lighthouse, off the Scilly Isles, October 1858. The lighthouse was built between 1851 and 1858, to a design by Mr
Futuristic underwater croquet. The players are all wearing diving helmets with oxygen packs on their backs
Poster, All the year round the French Riviera calls youPoster, French National Railways, All the year round the French Riviera calls you. 1949
Freemasons Hall, LondonFREEMASONS HALL, LONDON A banquet of the Royal Humane Society is in progress, and a procession of persons saved from drowning during the past year passes among the guests Date: 1841
The Willow Pattern Scene in the Midnight Follies (1926), the cabaret show at the Metropole Hotel, London Date: 1926
How To See LondonBrochure front cover advertising Thomas Cooks World Travel Service, 1953. Date: 1953
Vaudeville frolic 15 acts : Gala midnight show New Years eve. Poster for Federal Theatre Project presentation of Vaudeville Frolic at the Savoy Theatre, San Diego, California
Nerval PhotoGERARD DE NERVAL French poet, eccentric if not actually mad, whose difficult life ended in suicide; photographed in the last year of his life. Date: 1808 - 1855
Queen Mother visiting London evacuees at Horsted Keynes, 1939The Queen Mother(1900-2002) with evacuated children from Battersea. A little four year old girl called Shirely here is playing " mothers"
Proposal on a leap yearA woman proposing to her boyfriend on Valentines Day during a leap year - the only occasion by tradition that this is allowed !
Frog celebrating the arrival of 1907 by firing a cannonA wonderfully odd German New Years card, welcoming in the arrival of 1907. The illustration rather bizarrely depicts a frog (holding a lucky four-leafed clover)
Craven Lodge Fancy BallA page from The Tatler, featuring photographs and a report on the Craven Lodge Fancy Ball in Melton, Leicestershire, a New Year party with a prehistoric fancy dress theme
The Old Crab Tree Inn, Fulham, 1898Photograph showing the Old Crab Tree Inn, Fulham, in London, 1898, which was due for demolition that year
The Capture of the Vulcania; Second World War, 1943Illustration showing a German motor torpedo boat capturing the Italian passenger-liner Vulcania in the Adriatic sea during 1943
Jehovahs WitnessesGathering of Jehovahs Witnesses at Twickenham rugby football ground in the outskirts of London in July of an unspecified year
Advert / Mander Bros InksMander Brothers Printing Ink Makers - an advertisement featuring Queen Victoria in the year of her Diamond Jubilee
Rosh Hashanah, ParisCelebrating Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year (first new moon after the autumn equinox) in a Paris synagogue
Moscow has a PlanMOSCOW HAS A PLAN - propaganda book by M Ilin describing the Soviet 5-year economic plan in glowing terms. We build in our country a new order
Tending Oyster BedsAmerican oystermen of New Jersey plant millions of young, unmarketable oysters at the end of the season, in April, to be harvested later in the year
Secular Games held in RomeThe Secular Games (Ludi Saeculares) are held in Rome to commemorate a 100-year span of Roman history. Despite their name, the Games were a religious celebration involving sacrifices
Futuristic seahorse riding
Futuristic news broadcastA futuristic news broadcast, where a couple relax in their sitting room and listen to the days news from a gramophone-like machine
Futuristic airmail airshipA futuristic airmail airship with a vast array of wings
Cecilia Leitch in match against Harold Hilton, Walton HeathCharlotte Cecilia Pitcairn Leitch (13 April 1891 ? 16 September 1977), often known as Cecil - British amateur golfer. She was born in Silloth, Cumberland, England
16-year-old Dinah Sheridan as Peter Pan in a touring production. 1936
Christmas scene at the Evelina Childrens HospitalChristmas comes but once a year -- a scene at the Evelina Childrens Hospital, founded in Southwark, London, in 1869. A sick little girl is visited by her mother and younger sister
Cartoon, January, Twelfth Night, Drawing Characters -- part of a series of Christmas and New Year cartoons. circa 1840s
Girls on Magazine CoversThe Typical Magazine Through the seasons with the magazine cover - the record of a years endeavour Date: 1924
Riders, horses and dogs on a New Year cardRiders, horses and dogs in a country lane on a New Year card, with a lady riding sidesaddle. Date: circa 1890s