Images Dated 21st December 2010 (#34)

Freight poster
Poster advertising a French freight company for the transportation of containers by rail. A vast railway network ensures swift delivery

Dune Grass - Picture 1 of 2
A view toward the dune grass toward the sea. Airbrush painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Ruins of Ypres
Ruins of the cloth hall in Ypres, Belgium on the Western Front during World War I

Battle of Passchendale
60 pounder guns in action near Langemarck, Belgium in the first Battle of Passchendale during World War I on 12th October 1917

Poster advertising Union Castle cruises around South Africa -- tourist class is budget travel

Poster advertising Union Castle cruises: the goings good

Poster advertising the British Empire Exhibition at Wembley Park, running from April to October 1924. Travel routes are shown, together with a plan of the exhibition space itself

Poster advertising Canadian Pacific services around the world, including Canada, USA, Japan, China, New Zealand and Australia

Spitzbergen, Norway
A large sailing vessel off the coast of Spitzbergen a northerly Norwegian Island in the Arctic Ocean - The lack of ice on the water indicates that this is likely to be in the summer

Admiralty Arch
The Arch which separates Trafalgar Square from the Mall and the approach to Buckingham Palace

Union Castle Line poster
Poster advertising the service of the Union Castle Line to South and East Africa, encouraging travellers to avoid cold winters in Britain and to instead enjoy the winter months in a warmer climate

Poster advertising Imperial Airways, with flights between Europe, Africa, India, the Far East, Australia, the USA and Bermuda

Gentlemans courtesans
Close up detailing the lock of a gentlemans private book of photographs of courtesans, some of whom he may very well have visited

Inner Temple Hall
The new hall of the Inner Temple

Royal Chattris, Orchha, India
The Royal Chattris (14 cenotaphs or tombs carved out of stone) of former rulers, in Kanchana Ghat on the banks of the river Betwa at Orchha, Madhya Pradesh Province, India

Margaret Thatcher
Portrait of Margaret Thatcher, British Prime Minister 1979-1990

Nigeria Kano
General view of the city

Sacha Distel (1933-2004), French singer

The Man who wore a Nightshirt on the lido

Women workers, World War I
British women aeroplane workers in the Midlands, acetylene welding frame lugs for planes during World War I

Prestatyn Holiday Camp
Advertisement for the Prestatyn Holiday Camp in North Wales

Gilbert and Sullivan theatre poster
Poster for the Gilbert and Sullivan production The Pirates of Penzance. W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan worked together to create fourteen operas between 1871 and 1896

First world war air battle, by G. H. Davis
A colour illustration showing an air battle taking place in WWI

An advertisement for tango lessons
An advertisment for dancing class

London Highfield v. Australia rugby advertisement
Advert for a rugby match between London Highfield and Australia, ( the Australians first match in London - under floodlight! ) held at White City Stadium on 22nd November 1933

DONCASTER
Doncaster, south Yorkshire, seen from the northwest, across the river Don (hence its name) - famous for its races and butterscotch

The White Star liner Titanic leaving Southampton
A photograph showing the Titanic leaving Southampton on its fateful maiden voyage

Cabaret by W. R.s Stott
A wintery scene showing skaters dancing to music on the ice at a mountain resort

Ayasofya Mosque - Constantinople
The famed Hagia Sophia (Ayasofya) in Constantinople. Architects of the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul were Anthemius of Tralles and Isadorus of Miletus. Became a mosque and now it is a Museum

Austria
Tourism poster for Austria, with a skier in a sun visor against a backdrop of winter mountains

Tsesarevich Alexei of Russia (1904-1918) seen studying in 1913. Devastatingly for his parents, Alexei suffered from haemophilia

Victoria at Guernsey
Victoria arrives in Saint Peter Port, Guernsey

Walliss Hiking Kit Ad
Advertisement for Walliss hiking kit comprising rucksack, practical flannel shorts and mens pure wool stockings, all essential equipment for this pastime

The Hiker & Camper 1934
Stylised front cover of The Hiker and Camper magazine featuring an advertisement for Stormgard rain capes, leggings sou westers & rucksacks, all necessary for keen hikers

Fame Visits the Heroic Unknown Dead
Fame hovers over a makeshift grave on the former Western Front choosing an unknown soldier to be buried in Westminster Abbey in the tomb of the unknown warrior

Salters Hall London
Salters Hall, Fore Street

Thames London Bridge
Barges on the Thames, seen from London Bridge, looking towards Tower Bridge

Netherlands Amsterdam
Canal scene at the Mint

Portugal Porto
(aka Oporto) general view of the town on the Douro river

Old Church Music 1500
Specimen page of church music, with notation for singing, hand written on vellum

Blunt / Pisces / Plate 49
The constellation of Pisces, the fish

Lady +3 Greyhounds
Advertisement for Ravenklau cigarettes. A lady with her greyhounds

December 1952 by David Wright. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s

September 1951 by David Wright. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s

French Girl Feeds Cow
A young French girl in patriotic scarf feeds hay to a cow in a field (presumably French also)

Bra - vo by David Wright
Bra-vo by David Wright, showing a blonde model holding her bra. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s

Russia / 968 / Bulgarians
A Russian force, led by Svyatoslav, Prince of Kiev, hired at great expense by Byzantine emperor Nicephorus II Phocas, defeats the Bulgarian armies

Olympics / 1932 / Bobsleigh
Champion American bobsleigh team, nicknamed the Red Devils

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