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Germany / Offenburg / DrakeOffenburg: statue of Sir Francis Drake
Puritan WomanA young Puritan reads The Bible, but allows herself a touch of vanity in her dress
ARAB DHOWArab dhow, used in various forms in the Red Sea, Persian Gulf and the east coast of Africa
Train of TomorrowThe railway train of tomorrow will be totally streamlined for greater speed and economy
Spain / Barcelona C1910Barcelona: Plaza de Cataluna
Pains Hill / Surrey / 1750Pains Hill, Surrey: a scene in the gardens
Oxford / Magdalen / CloisterOxford: Magdalen College the cloisters Date: 1903
Circular Bath / BathThe Circular Roman Bath at Bath, Somerset. The existence of the remains were secret until 1755, when hot water came rushing out of the Roman masonry
3 AFGHANSThree Afghan men in colourful dress
Booksellers, Paris QuaySelling books out of trunks and suitcases on the Paris quay
18th Century HaymakersA farming family bring in the hay
Shepherds of Les Landes in south-western France, using stilts to help them keep an eye on their flocks
Two American FlagsTHE AMERICAN POLKA The rival flags are featured on the cover of this topical musical piece
Kniepp CureDiagrams to show the Kniepp cure, which involves the knee jet, head infusion and walking barefoot in wet grass
Ightham Mote / Kent / 1905Ightham Mote, Kent
Mafeking CelebrationsThe Relief of Mafeking is celebrated in Commercial Road, Portsmouth. " Men and women, danced sang and shouted.."
Boer War : Spion KopBATTLE OF SPION KOP A British night attack takes this strategic obstacle to the advance on Ladysmith; but they are unable to hold it and have to abandon it
Boer War; StormbergBATTLE OF STORMBERG Gatacre, misled by guides, runs into trouble when he attacks the Boer position and suffers heavy losses
Wwii / Ats / RefreshmentA group of women of the A.T.S. along with members of the army, queue at a refreshment van and enjoy a cup of tea during a break from work
Sailing & Steam ShipsSailing ships and one small steam ship, close to an unspecified dock with a lighthouse on the right
Man in RickshawA man wearing a pith helmet being transported by rickshaw, probably in India
Apache War PartyApache war party
Apache BasketmakerAn Apache woman of the American southeast sits inside the basket she is making, weaving it from inside out : it will be used to store grain or vegetables
Lucille Grahn / DryadeLUCILLE GRAHN Ballet dancer in Eoline, ou La Dryade
Ransom Money PaidRansom money is paid to Turks to release captured French knights
Chinese Money TreeThe money tree of the Chinese god of riches
Spanish FishermenFishermen of Andalucia salt and pack their catch in barrels
Tom Walls / Cig CardTOM WALLS English actor and director, later in character roles
Irene Vanbrugh / PlayersIRENE VANBRUGH English stage actress, seen here in The Admirable Crichton
George V WedsHe weds Princess Mary of Teck at St James Palace, London
Franchot Tone / MgmFRANCHOT TONE American actor of stage and screen
Chimneysweep (Petherick)London characters: the CHIMNEY SWEEP walks the streets with his brushes, offering his services - for every home is heated with coal fires which clog the chimneys with soot
Kathleen O regan / SignedKATHLEEN O REGAN Irish film actress
Raquel Meller / PostcardRAQUEL MELLER Spanish film actress and singer
Adolphe Menjou / RossADOLPHE MENJOU American film actor, also in silent French films
LYONS NIPPIE CLEARINGA Lyons Nippie clearing tables at a Lyons Corner House
Hedy Lamarr / MgmHEDY LAMARR (Hedwig Kiesler) Austrian actress in American films
Seymour Hicks / Qty StreetSEYMOUR HICKS (Sir Edward Seymour Hicks) English actor-manager and dramatist in Quality Street Date: 1871 - 1949
Boris Hambourg / CellistBORIS HAMBOURG Russian-born cellist
Stonehenge in 18th CentA rather naive view of Stonehenge and visitors to the site
Miss Granville / PlayersMISS GRANVILLE Actress, in An Interrupted Honeymoon
Wwi / News from the FrontA German woman receives a letter from her husband at the Front. The words she reads makes his presence seem near, as the ghostly image behind her conveys
Wwi / Food ShortageOh, if his mother could see him! Two Parisian children look at a poster showing a young boy wasting food
Essex / Passingford MillEssex scenery: Passingford Mill on the Roding
Market on Ice / Sweden / C16A market held on the ice in Upsala. A transaction is going on between a customer and a tool seller
Wwi / Russians TrainingRussian recruits on a training exercise
Jersey / Trinity ManorJersey: Trinity Manor
Cardinal / Duc De LorraineCharles, Duc et cardinal de LORRAINE Archbishop of Reims, statesman