Images Dated 16th October 2007

Billingsgate Market / R&p
BILLINGSGATE FISH MARKET A busy day at the largest fish market in the East End of London

The Brighton Belle 2
The Brighton Belle, Southern Railways electric pullman express, running between London and Brighton

Midsummer Nights Dream
Titania, Bottom & Puck

An Enthusiastic Lawyer
BRITAIN A barrister in court is carried away by his feelings, to the astonishment of his colleagues

Marie Lloyd / Oh Mr Porter
Oh Mr Porter, whatever shall I do ? - the celebrated music hall song, made famous by Marie Lloyd

Robot Aesop Simak 1947
Aesop (Clifford D. Simak) A rather sad-looking robot

Ewbank Master Washer
A housewife uses her Ewbank Master Clothes Washer for washing, wringing and ironing

West Country Express
Southern Railways West Country express drawn by the locomotive Exeter

Saturday Night at Sea
Saturday night at sea - the seamen, off duty, listen as one of their number sings a stirring sea-shanty

Bearded Man C1870
A Victorian gentleman with a splendid beard

Myth / Tibet / Country / Mice
THE COUNTRY OF THE MICE The mice cross the river on cakes of dried yaks dung

Lady Polo Player
An enthusiastic lady polo player. Date: 1911

Coutts Exterior
The home of the bank Coutts and Co in the Strand, London. Date: 1902

Camels and Iron Horse
NORTH AFRICA : flesh-and-blood camels are alarmed by the iron horse

Reading a Will / C19
A sombre family gathers for the reading of a will

Serjeants at Law / Glass
Sergeants at law. During medieval times, these were members of a superior order of barristers from which, until 1873, the Common Law judges were always chosen

Hippolyta / Amazon
Hippolyta, the Amazon Queen, in fighting mode

Girl Prays for Father
A little girl kneels on her bed to pray for her fathers safe return from the war

Rail on Ice 1904
Railway tracks are laid over ice-covered Lake Baikal, and short trains cross carrying troops to the battlefront of the war with Japan

Mayan Myth / Xquiq
Popol Vuh, an ancient Mayan manuscript. Princess Xquiq (Blood) picks a gourd from the forbidden tree. It is actually the head of Hunhun- Apu, who impregnates her

Albionette Stove 1896
The Albionette stove promises perfectly cooked food for all

Makeup / Beauty Spots 18C
Four elegant ladies with beauty spots and patches on their faces

Costume / Photo by Merrick
Woman: polonaise with pagoda sleeves, coils of false hair & a tiny hat tilted forwards. Man: light coloured trousers & waistcoat, striped cravat, short jacket with bound edges

Hairstyles / French 1919
Decisions, decisions... whether to cut it all off or not?

Riding Dress / Photo 1860S
Breeches, calf-length boots & spurs, a short square cut single-breasted coat with velvet collar (possibly hunters pink ), a riding crop & top hat on the floor

First Grey Hair 1879
A woman at her dressing table discovers her first grey hair

Yugoslavia Train Crash
On the Zagreb to Spalato line, high winds and snow combine to send a freight train off the tracks

An Unexpected Client
AN UNEXPECTED CLIENT ! a local train leaves the rails as it passes through a village, lands up in a cafe

Victorian Sitting Room
A large mirror gives the idea of space in this Victorian sitting room

Public Bath House 1658
People in a public bath house

Preparing Hare C16
A cook disembowels a hare in preparing it for cooking

London Kings Cross
Interior of the Great Northern Railways london terminus at Kings Cross : porters and passengers on the platforms

Bathing Beauty / Deckchair
Attractive woman posing in her swimsuit in a deckchair, with a parasol

Bathing Beauties 1880S
Two bathing beauties at Ostend have lost their bathing hut: they all look the same

The Train Arrives
On a railway platform a boy point out an approaching train, just in case his sisters haven t noticed it

Se and Chatham Rly Loco
South Eastern and Chatham Railway express loco no 735

Saint Andrew / Col
SAINT ANDREW Depicted in military dress and in battle

London ands W Loco
Locomotive 585 of the London and South Western Railway

Female Type Resting 1931
An elegant woman sits relaxing in a cool white dress on a hot summer day

Stockton - Darlington Centenary
Celebrating the centenary of the opening of the Stockton Darlington railway - Locomotion performing again at Stockton station

Cottage in Co. Donegal
A Irish peasants cottage in County Donegal with a wheelbarrow and spade outside and pigs eating from a bowl

Tothill Fields Prison
Bridewell Prison also called Tothill Fields as it stood in an area of Westminster of the same name. It housed women and boys under 17. The boys given their dinner. Date: 1862

Costume August 1864
Lastest Paris fashion of 1864

Eric James on Rocking H
Little Eric James aged 3 wears a frilly frock, socks & shoes with a bar across the ankle as he sits astride a rocking horse. His hair is long with a fringe

Stagecoach Arrives C1830
A stagecoach arrives in the courtyard of a country inn

Costume / Girl / Franchomme
Girl wears a short, floral print dress with lace yoke & cuffs, red sash & stockings, black buttoned boots & a straw hat with ostrich plumes

Much Ado about Nothing
Act III, Scene I Beatrice listens to the secret plotting of Hero and Ursula in the garden

Dr Henry Sacheverel
HENRY SACHEVEREL English clergyman, the centre of a religio-political incident, where he attacked the whig government in two sermons (1709). Date: ?1674 - 1724

Ostend / Crowded Beach
Parents and children among the bathing machines on the beach at Ostend, Belgium

Racial / Zulus & Wives 19C
Zulu warriors, with Chiefs wives

Girl in Bed / Doctor 19C
A little girl lies ill in bed: the doctor feels her pulse while her mother watches anxiously

Hyde Park Fashions 1822
A satire on fashion. Amongst the styles mocked are cossack trousers, pinched male waists, high stand-fall collars & large expanses of shirt front & ladies showing their legs

Man & 4 Ladies / Costume
Composite image based on fashion plates. Man: top hat, pantaloons, cut-away coat with M-cut collar, cane & striped waistcoat. Women: white muslin dresses with puffed sleeves

Father / Children 1852
A father out in the garden with his two children. Date: 1852

Mother Plays / Son Listens
A little boy stands listening to his mother playing Willies Song

Costume / Men / Photo 1860S
Man with a beard & no moustache wears a bowler hat, morning coat & waistcoat with a braided edge, tie & tie-pin, tweed trousers, cane, floral buttonhole & handkerchief

Little Boy Asleep 1914
A little boy, watched over by his mother, has just fallen asleep

Brighton Promenade
Bath-chairs for the old and infirm, basinettes for the young and not-yet-firm : youth and age pass on the Promenade at Brighton

Mother Cuddles Toddler
A mother cuddles her toddler who has just got out of bed

Children / Garden / Mother
Mother, daughter and son enjoy themselves in the garden on a summers afternoon

Mother Gives Curds 1819
A mother feeds her children curds and whey which she has bought from a street stall

Ladies on Donkeys
Ladies hold on to their hats during a donkey ride on the sands

Sextuplets in a Row
A delightful row of sextuplets, decorated in pink, green and blue ribbon: " May your troubles be little ones and your pleasures never come singly."

Ladies Bathing
Two German lady bathers watch other swimmers playing in the waves

BIG DIPPER

Country Girl / Flowers
Vi, a Kent farmers daughter, with a pink rose bush and other flowers in the background

Baby / Bottle Feeding 1931
A mother bottle feeds her baby

Seaside Bungalow
A three bedroom seaside bungalow offered as a prize in a competition

Hackney Terraced Housing
A row of new terraced houses on the Somerford Estate, Hackney, London

Child Plays Peep-Bo 1890
A toddler plays Peep-Bo

Dog Works a Turnspit
A dog works a kitchen turnspit above a fire

Lady with Attendants
A lady who is either very tired, very lazy or very wealthy, gets a manicure, pedicure, and her hair brushed as she lounges on her bed

Royal Baby in Pram 1886
A royal baby in his pram

Naughty Boys Scrumping
Two naughty boys scrumping

Booze for Dad / Snow 1910
Little boy with large bottle of wine: - Its for Dad, but if he leaves any, you can have some

Minerals / Extraction / 1891
Nitrate extraction plant, Alacama desert, Chile

Boy at Breakfast 1932
A young boy at breakfast

Boy Scaring Crows 1888
A country boy and his dog scare away crows with a rattle

Midsummer Nights Dream
Illustration on theatre programme for a performance at Her Majestys Theatre (back cover)

Midsummer Nights Dream
Act III, Scene I Titania & Bottom

MENs COSTUME 1838
Strapped pantaloons (inside seam visible), blue sleeved mantle with cape collar, plaid lining & antique cuffs. Short brown coat with fur collar & cuffs & red lining

Children / Goldfish / Cat
Three children admire three goldfish in a bowl: so does their cat

Girls Feed Ducks C1850
Two girls feed the ducks

Girl Feeds Rabbits 1830S
A girl feeds her pet rabbits with cabbage leaves

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