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Tower Circus / BlackpoolTwo girls perform tricks while riding a white horse. A clown holds a hoop with a paper surface which one of them has just leapt through
Waterloo - HighlandersBattle of WATERLOO The Highlanders form a square to withstand the cavalry charge of the French cuirassiers
Wassailing Apple TreesIn Devon and Somerset, apple growers wassail orchards on 17 January, with songs and a bucket of hot cider; a tree is lightly sprinkled, then the wassailers drink the rest
Royal Marine / GraphicROYAL MARINE LIGHT INFANTRY A private in marching order
Lulworth CastleThe front of Lulworth Castle, with people strolling in the grounds and a groom leading horses
Thomas Cromwell / HolbeinTHOMAS CROMWELL earl of Essex statesman
Ursuline Nuns (Nuns of the Order of Saint Ursula of Cologne)
Horace Wells / AnaestheticHorace Wells attempts his first anaesthetised operation in front of a public gallery, but does not administer enough gas & the patient cries out; the crowd jeers him
Map / Australia / Nz 1862Map of Australia and New Zealand
Midsummer Nights DreamAct IV, Scene I Bottom & Titania; T: " Come, sit thee down upon this flowery bed/While I thy amiable cheeks do coy, "
Pitcairn Island C1880Pitcairn Island, viewed from the sea
Santa and ReindeerSanta and his reindeer flying through the sky with a sleigh full of Christmas goodies
Alices Adventures in Wonderland CoverThe Mad Hatters Tea Party is featured on the cover of the 1916 edition published by Cassell
Racial / French AccordeonA typical French street or cafe musician playing the one-step for accordion
Couple Dancing / PianoA couple dancing to popular songs of the day such as Schade, dass man per Telefon nicht kussen kann ( What a shame you can t kiss over the phone )
Paris-Brest Race 1901This year the Paris-Brest race, the senior French cycle race, is won by Maurice Garin
Yachting at KensingtonSailing model yachts on the Serpentine in Kensington Gardens, Hyde Park
Anatomy / Heart / SiblyDiagram of a human heart
Bernouilli BrothersBrothers Jakob I and Johann I Bernoulli working on a problem of geometry
Jose Raul CapablancaJOSE RAUL CAPABLANCA Cuban chess master, defeated Lasker in 1921 but was himself defeated by Alekhine in 1927; author of books on chess
C. Pankhurst as BabyEmmeline with baby daughter Christabel (born 22 September 1880), taken in Manchester
Racial / Osage WarriorsThree Osage warriors
Journey to the WestThe master is rowed away by a disguised demon. From the legend of the Journey to the West
London / Embankment / 1867A section of the Thames Embankment, showing the Subway, the Pneumatic Railway, the Metropolitan and District Railway and the Low-Level Sewer
First Underground TrainThe first public train on Londons underground Metropolitan Railway takes passengers from Paddington to Farringdon Street
Strauss / Rosenkavalier / 6ROSENKAVALIER the Princess of Werdenberg unites Count Octavian and Sophie von Faninal
Kluski and BirdAt Warsaw, in the presence of Colonel Okolowicz and others, though searched before and after, Kluski materialises a huge bird
Sir George Cayleysir GEORGE CAYLEY aviation pioneer
Cookery Magazine 1917A wartime issue of this popular cookery magazine - Splendid Flour Substitute recipes, Making the meat go round, the sugar shortage, How to save bread
Female Type / DandelionsAn elegant young woman out for a walk with her dog holds a dandelion - the French version of " He loves me, he loves me not..." ?
Hippies / Woburn 1967HIPPIES Male and female hippies in colourful costumes at a festival at Woburn Park, Beds. England during the " Summer of Love"
Lady Diving 1923A athletic woman performs a backwards dive
Eritrea / Massawa 1895Eritrea, East Africa: the port and quayside of Massawa
Journalists Type CopyJournalists at the Daily Mail type up copy
Lenormand - FatesGrand Jeu De Mlle. De Lenormand the Fates
Caxton WindowMemorial window to William Caxton, flanked by Bede and Erasmus Date: 1422 - 1491
Handley Page HinaidiCruising at 120 km/h, this is a stately old lady of a bomber - yet it will remain in service with the RAF till 1933, and this scene in India seems quite appropriate
Native Americans HuntingTwo Comanche warriors chasing wild horses
Hurlingham Balloon RallyA balloon rally at Hurlingham, on the western outskirts of London, is as much a social event as a sporting occasion
Hanuman and RamaRama put his trust in the ape Hanuman (son of the wind god) to find his abducted wife Sita. He gives Hanuman his signet ring to give to Sita for a sign
Israel / Mount Carmel 1846Mount Carmel
England Vs Wales 1902A penalty kick sails between the posts, giving Wales a 9-8 victory over England at Rectory Field, Blackheath, England
Rugby Hero 1928A dynamic rugby player surges forward
Merry Wives / Wind. ForestAct IV, Scene iii " let them all encircle him about" ; Falstaff trapped in Windsor Forest
Projecting PraxinoscopeReynauds praxinoscope adapted for projection onto a screen : later he would adapt it for projection in a large hall
Childrens HospitalNurse attends to four young children
Treating the Spine (1)Armchair designed to correct deformities of the spine : the patient can get on with her reading while treatment is in progress
Lysimachia NummulariaCREEPING JENNY
Lorgues / Pinzon of PintaMartin Alonso Pinzon, Columbus partner, commander of the Pinta
Cromwells WatchPOCKET WATCH with chain, made by John Midnall of Fleet Street, London, and carried by Oliver Cromwell, enabling him to be punctual for battles and other activities
Twist / Affecionate PalsOliver is claimed by his affectionate friends
Mr Bumble and Mrs Corney taking tea
Bankside Map TheatresA map of Bankside showing location of the theatres during the Elizabethan/ Jacobean period
Cadillac LA Salle 1935 2Performance is the promise of the new La Salle from Cadillac
Order of ForestersTHE ANCIENT ORDER OF FORESTERS The largest friendly society in the world
Lady and TambourineA Salvation Army lady Soldier with her Tambourine
Wolfgang Amadeus MozartWOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART the Austrian composer playing an ornate harpsichord
Tarasque, TarasconThe procession of the TARASQUE at Tarascon
HANDELs MESSIAHAngel trumpeters accompany the Hallelujah Chorus from his oratorio The Messiah
Senusret Iii, PharaohSENUSRET III, PHARAOH also known as Sorostris (12th Dynasty)
Tuthmosis Iii, PharaohTUTHMOSIS III, PHARAOH also known as THUTMOSE etc, also Menkheperre, dominated when young by his stepmother Hatshepsut, later a successful conqueror and opulent ruler
Gulliver & LaputaThe island floating in the air
Norman Muscarello18-year old Muscarello reported a UFO to the police at EXETER, New Hampshire, and they confirmed his sighting; there were other alleged witnesses too
Brown Bear KronheimBROWN BEAR Shown on a North American cliff top
Lady Emily LutyensLADY EMILY LUTYENS nee LYTTON Wife of the architect Sir Edwin Lutyens (m 1897), grand- daughter of the novelist Lord Lytton, and daughter of a Viceroy of India
Redingote of 1824A pink redingote trimmed with swans down. Worn with a white ruff collar, broad-brimmed hat trimmed with red plumes & pink shoes trimmed with swans down. She holds a handkerchief
Ulrich Von LiechtensteinUlrich von Liechtenstein, German lyric poet, born around 1200 and died about 1277. Date: 13th century
Fat Lady Diving / 1820A large lady diving naked into the sea from a bathing machine on the beach
8 Immortals Cross SeaThe Eight Immortals cross the sea, each using their own particular magic charm. The story is used as a proverb for there being many ways to accomplish a task
Lumiere CinematographLUMIEREs CINEMATOGRAPH : a contemporary depiction of the French device which has the best claim to be the worlds first practical film projector
BRANs HEADThe head of Bran the Blessed is beleived to be buried under the Tower of London where it protects Britain. King Arthur, however, turns it round & prefers to rely on his knights
CASQUE D OR real name : Amelie-Elie Noted Parisienne gigolette who achieved lasting fame when two apache (gangster) friends came to blows over her
Plants / Amberboa MoschataSWEET SULTAN
Alfred Nobel / Photo 1885ALFRED NOBEL Swedish chemist, inventor of dynamite and prizegiver
LORD DARNLEY (1545-67)HENRY STEWART, LORD DARNLEY Cousin and second (m. 1565) of the three husbands of Mary Queen of Scots; father of James I of England
Denis Diderot / MeissonierDENIS DIDEROT French encyclopedist and philosopher who worked as a teacher and a translator. Discussing the encyclopedia with colleagues
Allied Soldiers KneelThe Allies kneel together to face the enemy as one in the First World War
Patriotic American CardAn American soldier stands proudly beside a map of the USA: My country tis of thee, sweet land of liberty
Toys at Paris ExhibitionMany kinds of toys are on view at an exhibition in Paris
Persian General
Eveving Wear 1862Evening or Ball dress: skirt with pink & white puffings, white overskirt caught up with bouquets & garlands of roses; green patterned dress, triple skirt & black trim
Toy Siege of SebastopolA reconstruction of the Siege of Sebastopol from the Crimean War using toy soldiers
French Toy ArtilleryFrench model horse-drawn artillery
Game / Winter / Snowman 19CFive children construct a snowman with brooms and spades Date: circa 1880
