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White Elephant Siam 19CThe white elephants of the kings of Siam (Thailand) are venerated by people who happen to encounter them
Peter Pan StatueThe Peter Pan monument was erected on 1 May 1912 in Kensington Gardens and sculpted by George Frampton. Peter Pan entered London along the Serpentine in the story
Scottish Border RaidersScottish raiders cross the border
Falkland Isles BattleBATTLE OF THE FALKLAND ISLANDS The light cruiser Kent sinks the German cruiser Nurnberg
Siegfried and FafnerSiegfried confronts Fafner, who has taken on the shape of a dragon while he protects his hoard of treasure
Clapham Common / SouthClapham Common, south side
Lady Wearing a SpencerOne woman wears a fur-lined spencer the other a pelisse. Fashions of around 1805 according to a later source
Lenin Making SpeechVLADIMIR ILICH ULYANOV LENIN The Russian statesman is depicted making a rousing speech
Glasgow / Trongate 1880Glasgow: view of Trongate
Anatomy / MusclesFirst layer of muscles in the human body (back view)
Shoolbred Store, LondonShoolbred department store, Tottenham Court Road, London
LUNARDIs ASCENT 1784Vincenzo Lunardi makes the first ascent into English airspace, shortly after the first ascent in Scotland - 200, 000 watch him
York / Low Petergate C1900York: Low Petergate
Woburn Abbey / 1908Woburn Abbey, Bedfordshire
Lyons Tea WaitressA large tray is carried by a waitress in one of Lyons teashops which at this time were found throughout London
Elizabeth Ann SetonELIZABETH ANN SETON (nee Bayley) American saint : widowed, she converted to Roman Catholic church, founded religious order and church schools
Anatomy / Sole of FootFirst and second stages of the dissection of the sole of the foot
Anne Shirley / HairdresserAnne Shirley gets a new hair- do for the film Bombardier. Her blonde hair is curled and held in place with hair grips
Waterloo Station, NightAn engine drivers view of the station as he approaches it at night - a picture which catches some of the excitement of rail travel in the golden age of steam
Brixham Trawlers (Cig)Brixham trawlers, Devon
Kurdish Gentlemen / IranTwo Kurdish men in traditional costume
Orion SteamshipPassenger liner of the Orient Steam Navigation line
Ships of the Navy 1921Flotilla leader, sloop and transport vessel of the Royal Navy
Lms down SpecialThe London Midland and Scottish Railways Down Special mail train heads north with the Scottish Mail
FRANCONIA STEAMSHIPPassenger liner of the Cunard line, employed chiefly as a cruise ship
Arran / Glen Rosa 1904Arran: Glen Rosa
Uley VillageThe village of Uley in Gloucestershire
Typing PoolWomen working in a French typing pool
Doing the Crossword / 1925The thinker, ponders a crossword clue
Bridge Club TournamentWell-dressed ladies and gentlemen taking part in a tournament at the new bridge club
Leech Cartoon DinosaursThe figures of prehistoric animals in the Palace grounds, created by Waterhouse Hawkins, are sufficiently realistic to frighten children
Victory of BuddhaThe victory of Buddha
Chanel Skater 1929A chic skater is dressed for it by Chanel
WW1 GURKHAA Gurkha from eastern Nepal, fighting with the Allies during World War One
Map / North America 1702Map of North America
Italian Bersaglieri (light infantry)fighting the Austrians during World War One
Beethoven ComposingLudwig Van Beethoven Composing
Polo Game in IndiaA group of Indian and, one presumes, British polo players line up on the field in India
Map / Warwickshire C1857Map of Warwickshire
Corno Di BassettoThe CORNO DI BASSETTO (sometimes called the Bassett Horn) is virtually an alto clarinet
Jasper MaskelyneJASPER MASKELYNE English stage magician who used his skills of illusion in the Middle East during World War Two
Ladies Swim Contest 1905A ladies swimming contest on the river Thames, from Hampton Court to Richmond
Jerusalem / Mount OlivesJerusalem: the Mount of Olives
Central / Union PacificJoining of the Central and Union Pacific; the formal ceremony of driving the last spike at Promontory Point, Utah
Bassoon & SarrussophoneBassoon and Sarussophone from the Wurlitzer catalogue
Circus Clown PointingA young child, with a hoop decorated with flowers, rides on the back of a skewbald (brown and white) horse, while a clown stands and points
Circus Poster / ParisA poster for Cirque d ete (Summer circus) in the Champs Elysees, Paris. Open every evening, there are clowns, lions and horses, to name but a few acts
Japan - the ShakuhachiA Japanese musician plays the SHAKUHACHI, a wind instrument resembling the western flute
