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Morris Minor driving through English villageThe modern Morris Miner driving through the village of Bibury, Gloucestershire
Ernest Shackleton preparing for a trans-antarctic expeditionSir Ernest Shackleton, dressed in kit suited to Antarctic conditions prior to his trans-Antarctic expedition in 1914
Portrait of Augustus John, President of the Nation PortraitBorn in Tenby 1878, Augustus John studied at the Slade school of art, becoming the President of the Nation Portrait Society in 1928
Ellimans embrocationColour advertisement from 1914 for Ellimans Embrocation showing a hunting scene. Ellimans was a well-known remedy for easing joint pain with formulae for both horses and humans
King Victor Emmanuel IIIPhotographic portrait of Victor Emanuel III, King of Italy (1869-1947). A constitutional monarch, he defied parliamentary majorities in bringing Italy into World War I on the side of the Allies
Italian Alpini climbing Monte AdamelloItalian Alpini troops forming a zig-zag line as they ascend Monte Adamello during their Alpine struggle against the Austrians in World War I
Hollywood hair dressing salon, Miss Annie Ondra having her hThe Hollywood hairdressing salon of the British Hollywood. Mme Franzi Jaschke attending to Miss Annie Ondra in the great film studios at Elstree
Mobile x-ray unitThe mobile x-ray ambulance used for the second radiological examination of King George carried out Dr H Graham Hogson. The x-ray unit was equipped with a darkroom
A. F. Wilding, Wimbledon ChampionPhotograph of New Zealand tennis player, Anthony Frederick Wilding, Wimbledon Mens Champion in 1910, 1911, 1912 and 1913. His championship run came to an end in 1914 when he was beaten by Australian
Shackleton with royaltyPhotograph of Sir Ernest Shackleton (second from right) with Queen Alexandra (right) and the Dowager Empress of Russia (second from left)
Al Capone on vacation, c. 1930Notorious Chicago gangland criminal, Alphonse (Al) Capone, fishing from his yacht while on vacation
Members of 1914 Antarctic expeditionSix members of the British expedition to Antarctica in 1914, with Sir Ernest Shackleton far left
New dial operated telephone systemSeries of three photographs showing a new automatic system of telephoning introduced in Britain in 1911. The movement of a dial operated electrical switches and magnets in the telephone exchange
Telephone in a restaurantRestaurant scene from 1910 showing one diner using a telephone at his table
The first class dining hall, Interior from the lost liner, VThe dining hall from the lost liner Vestris. The liner was sailing from New York, bound for Barbados. On the 11th November 1928 she sprang a leak during a storm and abandoned off the Virginia Capes
British gas-attackFirst photograph showing the British use of gas in battle on October 14th, 1915. After the Germans used poison gas at Ypres in April 1915, it became a common feature of World War I battles
Premier of Bulgaria 1915Photographic portrait of Dr. V. Radoslavoff, premier of Bulgaria in 1915. Bulgaria entered the war on the side of Germany and Austria-Hungary in the hope of regaining part of Macedonia
Prince of Wales at Nairobi stationThe Prince of Wales in his safari kit. The Prince returned early from an African trip, when he received news of King George Vs illness in 1928. Edward, born in 1894, was Georges eldest son
Cambridge speaking to HarvardThe Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge University, The Reverend G. A. Weekes, having a telephone conversation with the President of Harvard University
Bombed London house in 1915A street of bombed London houses, following a German Zeppelin raid on October 13th, 1915
West Country mail carriages in PiccadillyHorse-drawn carriages from the West Country bringing mail to the Gloucester Coffee House, Piccadilly, London
General CastelnauPhotographic portrait of General Edouard de Castelnau, Chief of Staff to General Joffre
General Joffre at dejeuner in the fieldGeneral Joffre (left) enjoying an open-air lunch in the field with his staff
Sorting mail on a trainIllustration by Ernest Prater showing male postal workers aboard a London and North-Western train sorting mail
Joseph ChamberlainPhotographic portrait of Joseph Chamberlain (1836-1914). Leader of the Liberal Unionists, he formed an alliance with the Conservative government in 1886
Drawing RoomThe drawing room; feminine in spirt, with pastel colours originating in the St. Sylvester marble chimneypiece. The new British furniture, a complete home in the modern manner
Spences Dresses advertAn advertisement for Spences Dresses, from James Spence and co, St Pauls churchyard, London
A British firing-line trenchBritish soldiers in a firing-line trench with rifles leaning against sandbags and duckboard pathways
German soldier in their new uniformGerman soldier wearing the newly-issued field-grey buttonless uniform with spikeless helmet
Royal Mail departure from the General Post OfficeColour illustration showing horse-drawn Royal Mail carriages departing from the General Post Office, London
Hon. Mrs John WardA Dry-Point Portrait by French artist Adrien Etienne of Hon. Mrs John Ward, daughter of Mr. Whitelaw Reid, former American Ambassador in London
Italian siege-gunAn Italian 305mm siege-gun bombarding an Austrian Trentino mountain fort
Argosy Braces advertAn advertisement for Argosy Braces, made from elastic
Colgate dental creamAdvertisement from 1914 for Colgate Ribbon Dental Cream showing three children brushing their teeth around a bathroom sink
Postman circa. 1840An early photograph of a postman, circa 1840 wearing a cape and top hat. Before postage stamps, he would have to collect payment for each individual letter
British landing at SalonikaThe first British troops arriving at Salonika in Greece. The British landed at Salonika on October 5th 1915 with the intention of aiding Serbia. Driven back by Bulgarian forces, the expedition failed
Billiard table advertsAdvertisement from 1897 for Burroughes & Watts celebrated billiard tables with patented vacuum cushions
French infantry creeping forward on the Western FrontFrench infantry in the front line on hands and knees creeping forward to within charging distance. Two soldiers are seen in the foreground wearing steel helmets
Visitors from the country & a sandwich manEngraving showing two ladies visiting London from the country inspect a sandwich-mans theatre advertisement
The two year old Holy Lama, MongoliaAn incarnation of the Great immortal white lama, the two year old Holy Lama worshipped as a divine being at the Usersky-Dazan monastery in Mongolia
Womans bedroomWomans bedroon. A colour scheme of green, with dark furniture in Macassar ebony, showing a bookcase commode with secret jewel safe. The new British furniture, a complete home in the modern manner
The Kaiser as Guy FawkesNovember 5th at the front: a Guy Fawkes in the guise of Kaiser Wilhelm II
Browns patent corset advertAn advertisement for Browns Patent Dermathistic Corset
Mans StudyA mans study, with walls panelled in English walnut ply. A simple style without mouldings or enrichments, lighting arranged purely for books and reading
An Afghan guard passing through the desert during the AfghanThe Afghan revolt: rebellion of the Shinwari tribe. An Afghan guard on the photographers car passing through the Bandits Hills
General MonroGeneral Charles Carmichael Monro, sent as replacement to Sir Ian Hamilton in the Dardanelles. After a disastrous campaign, Hamilton was recalled to England
Revolving gun-turretA revolving German gun-turret, revealed after constant bombardment of its trench by the French in September 1915. The turret had a quick-firing gun served by three men, who were locked inside
Directing traffic to the frontIllustration drawn by A. C. Field showing a chaotic scene of soldiers, horses, traffic and supplies being directed to the front
