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Sri Lanka / Colombo C1700Colombo: general view, with ships in the harbour
Israel / Tel Aviv 1925Tel Aviv: panorama of the newly created city
MAP / AFRICA 1842Map of Africa
THE UMBRELLA COTTAGEThe quaint thatched Umbrella Cottage at Lyme Regis, Dorset, England
Surrey CottagesPicturesque black and white cottages and the fragrant smell of woodsmoke complete this beautiful corner of rural England, Eashing, a tiny hamlet near Godalming, Surrey
Doing Laundry 1940SA housewife uses a kind of dolly leg with a rubber plunger on the end of it to wash her clothes in a metal tub. Date: 1940s (re-enactment)
Libya / Darnah(formerly known as Derna) The harbour viewed from inland
HALFWAY HOUSE TOLLThis striking-looking building, known as the Halfway House, is an old Tollhouse and a well-known landmark on the Bath Road (A4) between Hungerford and Newbury
Man in BathJust when he starts to enjoy a relaxing bath, a mouse enters the room and tries to steal his towel; luckily theres a bell- pull so he can call the maid and have her remove it
Theseus and MinotaurHe fights - and slays - the Minotaur in the labyrinth of king Minos at his royal palace in Crete
Ocyrrhoe - MareThe daughter of the centaur Chiron tells Aesculapius that he will be a famous physician, but she is turned into a mare for her presumption
Achelous and NaiadsThe powerful river-god Achelous, indignant when five Maiaids fail to pay him proper respect, changes them into islands
Tchaikovsky / Rimsky BookPYOTR ILICH TCHAIKOVSKY Russian composer
Utrillo and GuitryMAURICE UTRILLO French painter, best known for his Parisian street scenes, with the actor and dramatist SACHA GUITRY (1885-1957), in Montmartre, Paris, 1955
THE ACROPOLIS, MYCENAEA general view of the Acropolis at Mycenae. The primary remains at the site are the walls and tombs. The Palace has been almost totally destroyed over time
Henri Farny ClarinetsThree clarinets by Henri Farny, from the Wurlitzer catalogue
J R POINSETT 1779-1851JOEL ROBERTS POINSETT American politician and diplomat, first U.S. Minister to Mexico (1825-29), bringing back the flower named for him
Shotton Works Demo C1972Demonstration by Shotton steel workers against the closure of their factory
Lyme Regis / Dorset / 1950SOverlookng the harbour ar Lyme Regis
Oxwich CastleA view of the ruins of the fortified manor house know as Oxwich Castle in the Gower Peninsula, Glamorgamshire
Powis CastleA view of the red-stoned Powis Castle. Well known for its beautiful 18th century garden
Illustrated London News front cover Christmas 1895Girl with holly leaves and mistletoe about to knock at a front door
Knight Templar EffigyThe effigy of a Knight Templar in a niche in the south wall of St Marys Church in Walkern Hertfordshire. The knight is probably William de Lanvalei II
German MidwifeThis German midwife doesn t seem to have made a very good job of one of the babies she has just delivered
Marie Antoinette BoudoirMARIE ANTOINETTE in her boudoir
Chinese Puppet TheatreA street puppet show. The automaton figures are operated by a set of strings
Wt Sherman / Ritchie EngWILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMAN American army commander
German Foot SoldierA German foot-soldier on the attack
Circus Elephant AccidentGeorge Lockhart is crushed by a circus elephant at Walthamstow. The elephant escaped from the train which was transporting him to the next circus destination
Wurlitzer Tenor BanjoTenor banjo outfit from the Wurlitzer range
Tutbury CastleQueen Marys Tower, Tutbury Castle, Staffordshire, where Mary Queen of Scots was imprisoned in 1569. Built by Henry de Ferrers (1070s), later owned by Wulfric Spot
Maidenhead 1950SA view of the silvery river Thames at Maidenhead, Berkshire, one of the best known and popular up-river resorts
Jesus & Peters Feet 19CJesus washes Peters feet at Passover
A Piper of DreamsChild-like piper in a fantastic, moonlit snowy landscape, surrounded by fairies, pixies and cupids. The illuminated border shows various Christmas and nursery characters and motifs
Duke and Duchess of WindsorPhotograph of the Duke 1894-1972 and Duchess of Windsor 1896-1986 walking together. The Duke of Windsor chose to abdicate the throne in 1936 in order to marry the divorced Wallis Simpson
Communications Room on an Atlantic linerA communications room onboard an Atlantic liner, an example of the kind that would have been on board the Titanic. Built by the shipyard Harland and Wolff for White Star Lines
Siege of Duras 1377The French lay siege to the town of Duras, storming the walls with scaling-ladders while artillerymen bombard the walls with mortars, bowmen with crossbows
Russian Poster Ca 1917Revolutionary poster showing a raised arm holding a rifle against a backdrop of armed revolutionaries on the steps of a building
Henrik Pontoppidan / NobelHENRIK PONTOPPIDAN Danish novelist
King St. C17ThTimber-fronted buildings with protruding storey, common in London before the Great Fire. Tradition also allows this house to have been the residence of Oliver Cromwell
Mme Recamier / Cig CardJEANNE-FRANCOISE-JULIE- ADELAIDE RECAMIER nee BERNARD French society beauty and wit
Ukraine / Kiev / St NicolasKiev: Church of St Nicolas, Lavra
White City StadiumAn aerial view of White City Stadium during the Franco- British exhibition Flip Flap
Country Fair / Circa 1859A superb picture depicting stalls, sideshows and entertainers at a country fair. In the foreground a dancing bear entertains two sailors, children and a monkey
The Fishermans PrayerTHE FISHERMANs PRAYER Lord suffer me to catch a fish so large that even I in talking of it afterwards shall have no need to lie
TEASEL Cardere sauvage
Bathing Machine 1900A rather formidable looking lady stands on the steps of a bathing machine at Walton-on- the-Naze, Essex, England, probably wondering if its to chilly for a dip in the sea
Rotary Club 1950SFour gentlemen enjoy a drink and a spot of socialising at the Rotary Club Headquarters, Rotary House, Portland Place, London
