Images Dated 18th October 2007 (page 6)

Oil Lamplighter
A London lamplighter climbs his ladder to refill a lamp with oil

Woman Reads in Lace Hat
A romance of byegone times. A woman wearing a lace hat and white apron sits down to read a novel

Harrods Replica Shop
As part of Harrods centenary celebrations, Mayor Sir George Aylwen watches provisions being weighed out with a pair of scales, in this replica of the shop as it was in 1849

Istanbul Carpet Warehse
A carpet warehouse in Istanbul

French Interior 1826
A salon in the faubourg Saint- Germain, Paris, decorated in the latest fashion : a gentleman sits upright on a settee while his companion plays the grand piano

Edinburgh / Carlton Hill
Edinburgh: the National Monument on Carlton (or Calton) Hill

Duddingstone 1880S
Duddingstone viewed from the Queens Drive

Linen Processing
Various stages in the processing of Linen. The wash mill, rubbing boards, beetling engine (for glazing) & boiling house

Bridewell Prison
View of the exterior of Bridewell

The Norwood Gipsy
THE NORWOOD GIPSY a famous fortune teller of South London

Germany Embraces Turkey
Germany hastens to embrace its new ally, Turkey

A High-Spirited Party
a High-Spirited Affair

Jubilant Stockbrokers
Stockbrokers dance for joy at news of the Boers surrender in the war in Africa

A Paris Concierge 1860
A Paris concierge looks daggers at a resident who fails to wipe his boots before ascending her stairs

Royal Academy, 1840
A Private View of the Royal Academy annual exhibition : the walls are more crowded, the rooms less so, than today

Skeens River, Canada
A train of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway passes through the Cascade Mountains alongside the Skeens River

Mylos Ice Cream Van
ICE CREAM VAN Mylos ice cream van

Thames / Northfleet / Kent
The Thames at Northfleet, Kent (near Gravesend)

Underwear Department
Five employees of the underwear department stand behind their glass counter in a London department store

Thaxted / Moot Hall 1909
Thaxted, Essex: the Moot Hall

Vagrant & Theatre
A Paris vagrant looks at theatre posters to see how he should pass the evening

Racial / Africans C1830
Two richly dressed Africans

Westminster / Dore / 1870
A night-time view across Westminster Bridge, with the Houses of Parliament in the distance, and a number of hard-up men sleeping rough under the stars

Staffordshire Steamship
Passenger liner of the Bibby line

Administration Building
The Panama Canal Administration Building, Balboa, near Panama

VERMONT IN GATUN LOCKS
The U.S.S. Vermont leaves the Upper West Chamber, Gatun Locks

An Unpopular Orator
An unpopular candidate at election time gets pelted with a variety of vegetables and an unfortunate cat by the hostile crowd

Orduna Steamship
Passenger liner of the Pacific Steam Navigation company

King George V Warship
Warship of the Royal Navy

Paris Fashions for 1874
Dresses with single, trained skirts with tablier fronts in 2 colours. Ruffs are worn. The polonaise is replaced by a basque on a jacket bodice or a large sash tied over a bustle

Ww1 Women Working
Britains War Workers

Holyhead-Howth Crossing
Passengers on the deck of the steam packet plying between Holyhead (Wales) and Howth (Ireland) : note that two private carriages are also being carried

Wedding Dress 1868
Dress with tight sleeves, a trained double skirt - the over-skirt overlaps at the front & is bordered with a flounce & rows of flat trim. The veil is extremely long

Bristol Paddlesteamer
Paddle steamer of the Fall River Line, plying between New York and Boston

esperance Bay steamship
Passenger ship of the Aberdeen and Commonwealth Line

Capricorn (Rossum)
CAPRICORN the Goat 21 December - 19 January

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