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Flannan Isles LighthouseArtists impression of the Flannan Isles lighthouse in the Outer Hebrides where three lighthouse keepers mysteriously disappeared without trace in December 1900
The Humorist Cover 1939A jolly cover by William Heath Robinson showing a couple on a motor cycle helping themselves, in transit, to a picnic hamper on the back of a car
Daphne Du Maurier CoverDAPHNE DU MAURIER English writer and novelist. Author of " Rebecca" and " Jamaica Inn" and famous resident of Cornwall
Liberty or DeathLiberty, Equality, Fraternity - or Death - the French citizen, though blindfolded, must make his choice
Germany BerlinAn Imperial procession passes through the Brandenburger Thor with banners waving, trumpets blaring and all the panoply of Prussian militarism
Americans in RussiaAmerican troops are sent to Vladivostok to safeguard U.S. interests there : Americans will have a deep-seated terror of communism for decades to come
Monkey / Carl V / Chess GameCARL V / KARL V Holy Roman Emperor, also King of Spain as Charles I: at Ghent in 1540 he loses his temper when beaten at chess by a monkey Date: 1500 - 1558
Maid Washes Ladys FeetA maid dries her mistresss feet after washing them
Fagin in JailFagin in the condemned cell
Family of Ancient Gaula Family of Ancient Gaul
Liverpool Docks / 1902Scene at Liverpool Docks showing sailing ships and salthouse
R. M. S. Queen Mary, Hindenburg and Big Ben, 1936Illustration of R.M.S. Queen Mary, shown with the airship Hindenberg and the Westminster clock tower Big Ben, in order to give a clear idea of the grand scale of the Cunard White Star Liner
S. S. Terra Nova, June 1910Cut-away illustration of the Terra Nova, the ship that Captain Scott used in his second expedition to the Antarctic, 1910-1913
Titanic being BuiltThe ill-fated passenger liner, RMS Titanic under construction in a dry dock at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast
Marlene Dietrich, c. 1950Photographic portrait of Marlene Dietrich (1901-1992), the American film actress and cabaret performer, pictured c.1950
Scenes on board the SS Sumatra, November 1875Engraving of a number of scenes on board the SS Sumatra, during its voyage to India via Aden and the Red Sea. The scenes show (left to right, top to bottom) 1
Ships of the P&O, Cunard, Orient, Union and Guion Lines, 188Engravings of the steamships Lusitania, Khiva, Mexican, Australia, Arizona, Zambesi, Poonah, Nepaul, Ganges, Geelong, Rosetta, Umbria and Etruria (left to right, top to bottom)
Bulldog / Rodney Stone /RODNEY STONE English and American champion in 1907, this dog was bred by Mr Walter Jefferies by John of the Funnels (father) and Lucy Loo (mother)
Asylum at Hanwell 1843The Asylum at Hanwell
Charing Cross Station & obeliskThe Victorian replica of the Eleanor Cross at London Charing Cross station, surrounded by taxi cars
Maria Teresa Isabella, later Queen of Sicily, as a little girl
William HerbertWILLIAM HERBERT Bibliographer, typographer Date: 1718 - 1795
Sir James Dewar / Cig CardSIR JAMES DEWAR Scottish chemist and physicist
Greek TriremeA diagram of a Greek trireme showing the various sections
Saint Bruno / Butler LivesSAINT BRUNO alias BRUNO THE GREAT Archbishop of Cologne and Duke of Lorraine
Kenya / Mombasa 1875Island off the coast of Kenya, East Africa, captured by British cruisers, 20 January 1875
Mildenhall in India 1599Sir John Mildenhall is sent by Elizabeth I of England to establish relations with Akbar, Mughal emperor of India
19th Century WhalingFrench whalers
Charles at Doune / 1746At the Castle of Doune, Prince Charles Stuart secures his prisoners after the Battle of Falkirk
Alexander Fights PorusThe troops of Alexander the Great meet the elephants of Porus on the Hydaspes
Cinema, BlackpoolInterior view of the sumptuous Picture Palace Pavilion, Blackpool, Lancashire, England - clearly designed to resemble a stage theatre and provide a sense of occasion. Date: 1938
Birkenhead Wrecked B+WLaden with soldiers, the troopship strikes a rock off Simons Bay, South Africa : 184 are saved by the boats, 454 lives are lost
Dr. W. G. Grace at the Wicket, 1898Photograph of Dr. William Gilbert Grace (1848-1915), arguably the finest cricketer of his era, who scored 126 first-class centuries while playing for England and Gloucestershire
Gilbert Jessop (1874-1955)Photograph of Gilbert Jessop, the Gloucestershire and England batsman, who was famous for his feats of quick-scoring - he once scored a century in only 40 minutes
R. A. Duff and V. Trumper of the Australia Team, 1902Photograph showing R.A. Duff and Victor Trumper (on right) of the Australian Cricket Team, going out to bat at the start of the Australian second innings, Bramall Lane, Sheffield, July 1902
Neil Harvey batting in the Fourth Test Match, Headingley, 19Photograph of (Robert) Neil Harvey, the Australian batsman, playing a shot in the Fourth Test Match between England and Australia, Headingley Cricket Ground, 1948
Copper WorksThe Bristol Company copper works, near Swansea, Wales
Earths CoreHollow Earth theories suggest that there could be entrances to our planet at the Poles, giving us potential access to Earths core : who knows what we might find ?
Landslip at AxmouthA massive landslip causes extensive damage to the fishing port of Axmouth, at the mouth of the Axe river. (first of two views)
Henry Irving - RichelieuHenry Irving in the role of Cardinal Richelieu in Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare Date: 1873
Lambro the PirateMr Dry in the role of Lambro the Pirate
Chicago Stockyards 1Butchers in the Chicago stockyards at work on beef carcases, exposed by Upton Sinclair in his 1905 novel The Jungle
SANDGATE - 1902High Street, Sandgate, Kent
Female Literary TypesPASSIONATE FEMALE LITERARY TYPES Satiric comment on the New School, the older, educated woman here portrayed as a masculine spinster
PETWORTH - 1920High Street, Petworth, West Sussex
RHYL - 1914East Parade, Rhyl, Denbighshire
ST IVES - 1929Porthminster Sands beach, St Ives, Cornwall
Italy GenovaThe harbour, seen from the piazza del Aqua Verde, on the occasion of the embarcation of the king of Sardinia
