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Les Papillons - a Monte Carlo impression by Lewis BaumerA colourful Mediterranean scene of Monte Carlo during the 1920s showing fashionably and gaily dressed women carrying paper parasols promenading along by the sea
David Low, cartoonistDavid Low (1891 - 1963), New Zealand born British political cartoonist. Drew cartoons for the Star and then Beaverbrooks Evening Standard
Charlotte DodLottie Dod (1871-1960) sportswoman, tennis player and five times Wimbledon champion. Excelled in golf, hockey and archery as well as tennis
Chargeurs Reunis shippingPoster advertising the services of the French shipping line, Chargeurs Reunis, and the various routes they sail to Brazil, Indo-China, French West Africa and the Far East
Moods of Mount Fuji - 3A view across stormy seas to Mount Fuji. A stylised painting by Malcolm Greensmith in the style of the great Japanese printmakers of the late 18th and 19th centuries such as Hiroshige and Hokusai
Harry Prices investigations into Helen DuncanPhotograph of Esson Maude recreating where she sat during sitting with the Scottish medium Helen Duncan at the sance venue in Edinburgh, January 1933
Sepia photograph of the interior of Borley Church, showing the Waldegrave tomb and organ, dated circa 1926. HPG/1/3/2 (ii)
The Cairo ConferenceThe Conference at Cairo to discuss Mesopotamia (Iraq) in 1921 attended by Winston Churchill, King Faisal of Iraq, Sir Percy Cox, Gertrude Bell
Ready made Farms in Western Canada Poster offering a new home in Canada with Canadian Pacific
The Viceroys House at New Delhi, IndiaA worthy setting for the King-Emperors representative in India, the centre of the coming inaugural festivities - the viceroys house at New Delhi designed by Edwin Lutyens
Duke of DevonshireAndrew Robert Buxton Cavendish, 11th Duke of Devonshire (1920-2004), landowner, seen in evening dress and displaying his medals
The Artist at Work by Fred PegramColour illustration by Fred Pegram of a red-haired woman at her dressing-table, applying a mist of perfume from a bottle
University of LondonA panorama of the Bloomsbury area of London showing how Senate House, designed by Charles Holden, will fit in with the other University of London buildings
The Summer Car of the River: Motor-launching on the ThamesAn illustration by C.E. Turner depicting the fashion for motor-boats or motor-launches during the 1920s among the upper classes
Tatler winter fashions, by Gordon ConwayFashion illustration by Gordon Conway of a soft woollen suit worn with green kasha scarf and gloves. The second outfit, a red coat made of soft suede, worn with a matching scarf and waistcoat
Burton on TrentDistant view of Burton-upon- Trent, Staffordshire, justly famed for its breweries
Clarence House, LondonExterior of Clarence House, London, then the town residence of the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh
When the ell is it going to be strawberry?Old Bill is disappointed to discover that the latest delivery of jam to the trenches on the Western Front during World I is plum and apple yet again! Date: 1915
Out with the Robinson HeathHuntsman searching for a fox. Robinson was a regular contributor to the Sketch, the Bystander and other ILN titles during his lifetime
Mudanya - Turkey. Port of the Sea of Marmara is Izmit Bay. Located close To Bursa it attacts tourists because of its beautiful houses with Ottoman gardens and great seafood
Advertisement for Meckumfat Sussex Ground OatsAdvertising poster for the fabulously named Meckumfat Sussex Ground Oats -...proved to be the best for making poultry plump
Lapland Familes, teepees and huskiesLyngseidet, Norway. Families of Lapps with their tents
Violet Keppel TrefusisVIOLET TREFUSIS Writer and lover of Vita Sackville-West
Rosita ForbesJoan Rosita Forbes (1890-1967) British traveller and writer. Forbes travelled extensively in the Middle East during 1921, often incognito
THE SIRENA siren or mermaid sits on a rock in the middle of the sea gazing wistfully after a galleon ship sailing off into the distance
Macedonian RebelsMacedonian revolutionaries have another go at throwing off Turkish rule : these rebels are breakfasting after a nights raid
Copper MouldsCopper jelly and cream moulds - the more elaborate cost as much as 18 shillings, a great deal of money in those days, 30 or more in year 2000 term"
First Metropolitan Police-DogsFront cover photograph showing two London policemen with the first Metropolitan police-dogs in 1938, thirty years after the first dogs were used by the North Eastern Railway Police to patrol Hull
Sir Outts LindsaySIR COUTTS LINDSAY Grosvenor Gallery
Switzerland MatterhornThe peak of the Matterhorn seen from Zermatt : it was first climbed by a party led by Edward Whymper, who reached the summit on 14 July 1865
Bishop Auckland MarketThe Market at Bishop Auckland County Durham
Pan Cover 1920Illustration by Pizer on the front cover of Pan magazine, showing a couple in costume, the man dressed as harlequin and the woman wearing butterfly wings and headdress
The Wolves and the SheepTHE WOLVES AND THE SHEEP The wolves break the peace pact they had with the sheep, and attack them in their sheepfold; a faithless enemy is not to be trusted
Sir Alister HardySIR ALISTER HARDY English zoologist with a strong interest in parapsychology, and author of books on the spiritual dimension of the paranormal
Hayes winning the Marathon Race. Olympic Games, London 1908Photograph of John Hayes, American athlete, in the final leg of the marathon race at the London Olympic Games in 1908. Dorando Pietri of Italy collapsed after entering the stadium ahead of the pack
CAPE ADENCape Aden, with mount Shamsham in the distance. [not listed in Times atlas] Date: circa 1860
White Elephant SiamThe White Elephant is sacred in Siam / Thailand
Cato the YoungerMARCUS PORCIUS CATO of Utica (the younger) great grandson of Cato the Censor : praetor, supporter of Pompey. A Stoic, he killed himself rather than accept Caesars pardon
Randan SkiffA RANDAN SKIFF, used on the Thames. Remarkably, it has three oars, which you might think would result in one side of the boat moving faster than the other
Listening to RecordsA teenage girl with a bouffant hairdo puts her Cliff Richard album on the record player
Roland (Card)ROLAND, Comte de Mans, Sire de Blaives, son of duc Milo d Aiglant, semi-legendary warrior in the service of Charlemagne, heroically slain by Saracens at Roncevaux
Curling on Loch Leven, Kinrosshire during the Grand Match between north and south Scotland; it was the first outdoor bonspiel for nearly fifty years
Vilnius, LithuaniaGeneral view of the city, at a time when it was part of Poland
England / SpaldingA glimpse of Spalding, Lincolnshire, an interesting Fenland market town on the River Welland
Princess Elizabeth 1947ROYAL TOUR OF SOUTH AFRICA & RHODESIA: Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II), looking elegant under a parasol, chatting to a Guide Leader at Maseru, Basutoland
Athelney in Somerset, the most flooded village in EnglandAthelney in Somerset, devastated by floods in 1930 showing the only method of travel around the area - in Venetian style, by boat
Semele and ZeusBeloved by Zeus, Semele (daughter of Cadmus) is tricked into asking him to appear to her in all his splendour; he reluctantly does so, and she burns up
Bus ConductorThe bus conductor punches the tickets of his passengers, using the ingenious device which issues the right ticket for the individual requirements of each and all
