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Egyptian Fortune TellerEgyptian street fortune teller has two women engrossed in his soothsaying
Bridge - Pont de Ghazirah - CairoPont de Ghazirah - Bridge over the Nile at Cairo built by a French Ironworks. When Egypt became British, the two statues of the (very English) lions were added
Playing with LegoA little blond girl and her Mother play with Lego building blocks, possibly building a train which is travelling under two little Lego bridges? Photograph by Heinz Zinram
Piccadilly, LondonWindow Studies -- the Festive Hour, early evening in Piccadilly. At 7.45 pm anyone who is anyone is on their way to a dinner party, a dance or the theatre
Steamship harbour at Algiers - the wine export sectionThe steamship harbour at Algiers - the wine export section. Thousands of barrels of wine awaiting transportation to Europe
Ration Cards WWIIPeople queuing for temporary ration cards during World War II
Andijan - UzbekistanAndijan (Andijon), Uzbekistan - a small roadside mosque
Tivoli Gardens - Concert Hall IlluminationsTivoli Gardens, Copenhagen, Denmark - Concert Hall. The Illuminations
Vichy - Source Lucas spring at the spaVichy, France - Source Lucas spring water at the spa. Water Temperature recorded at 28 degrees. One of the many different sources in the Grande Palais des Sources at Vichy
Actress from the Mack Sennett Comedy StudiosA rather lovely actress in a rather skimpy swimsuit from the Mack Sennett Comedy Studios, Los Angeles, USA. She holds a fine striped parasol and stands at the end of a jetty
A selection of funnels, food warmers and flour bins. Date: circa 1900
An assortment of coffee roasters and mills
A selection of assorted pastry cutters
Vickers Vimy, Biplane, 1919
Tatler front-cover: The Prince of WalesThe Prince of Wales, later King Edward VIII. Caption reads Our prince has the happiest of smiles- and so he ought to have, as the whole of his future subjects love him and are proud of him
British Expeditionary Force Machine Gun TeamMembers of the British Expeditionary Force in action in France at the beginning of the First World War. This photographic card depicts a Maxim machine gun team in light uniform
Alexander Palace, home of Nicholas II, the last Russian Tsar, and his family. It is situated in the Alexander Park of Tsarskoye Selo, near St. Petersburg
Izmir, TurkeyA panoramic view looking over the rooftops of Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey from the ruined citadel
Poster advertising motor coach tours in Greece, arranged by the National Tourist Organization in cooperation with the travel agencies in Greece
Cretan Military LeaderA Greek Cretan patriot
Poster advertising Edwards soups -- adds stock to the pot! A plump cook carries a steaming pot to the table
Poster advertising British Eagle flights to the continental sun
Poster advertising a collection for nursesGerman poster advertising a collection for nurses, to thank them for their work during the First World War
Poster advertising Canada via Canadian National RailwaysPoster for Canadian National Railways, encouraging people to emigrate to Canada to work in farming
Sydney, Australia - Coogee Beach - a two-carriage tram close to the (rather popular it seems!) beah"
School at Orphan Homes of Scotland, Bridge of WeirChildren pouring out of the school at the Orphan Homes of Scotland, Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire. The Homes, laid out as a village of cottage homes, were opened in 1878 by William Quarrier
Judge Bacon at his desk. Possibly the Judge Bacon, ie Sir James Bacon (1798-1895)
Oxford practising for the Boat RaceThe Oxford team practising for the annual Boat Race
Sir Eric GeddesSir Eric Campbell-Geddes GCB, GBE, PC (26 September 1875 - 22 June 1937), British businessman and Conservative politician
Moroccan Pouf MakersMoroccan Pouf makers
Morocco, Casablanca - Call to PrayerGeneral View taken from a Casablanca Mosque, with a young Muslim man giving the call to prayer. Casablanca is in western Morocco, located on the Atlantic Ocean
Band, Darenth Training Colony Band, KentThe military band at the Darenth Training Colony near Dartford in Kent. The colony, for adult mental defectives, was set up by the Metropolitan Asylums Board in 1904 as an addition to the existing
Grove Hospital, Tooting Grove, SurreyThe Grove Hospital, at Tooting Grove, Surrey (now South London) was one of five new hospitals opened by the Metropolitan Asylums Board in the 1890s for the treatment of infectious diseases such as
Darenth Schools and Training Colony, KentThe Darenth Schools (top left), near Dartford in Kent, were opened in 1878 by the Metropolitan Asylums Board as a residential institution for imbecile children from London
Throwing snowballsA group of cheeky monks, step outside of their monastery to throw snowballs and unsuspecting passers-by
Dunedin, New ZealandPrinces Street, Dunedin, New Zealand
Blenheim, New ZealandThe Market Place, Blenheim, New Zealand
Henri Maret / DemareHenri Maret (1837-1917) French journalist and politician
Islay Combination Poorhouse, Bowmore, ArgyllshireThe Islay Combination Poorhouse was established in around 1865 near Bowmore, Islay. It later became known as Gortanvogie House
Angleton Asylum, Bridgend, Glamorgan, WalesA view of the Angleton lunatic asylum at Penyfai, Bridgend, Glamorganshire, also known as the Glamorgan County Mental Hospital and later Glanrhyd Hospital
The Berkshire County Asylum, Moulsford, WallingfordThe Berkshire County Lunatic Asylum at Moulsford, near Wallingford. Later known as the Berkshire Mental Hospital, it was renamed Fairmile Hospital in 1948
Chapel Royal choristersSeven Chapel royal boy choristers make their way along the street towards Buckingham Palace for an 11 o clock service, on the occasion of the Kings return to London
The Hotel Schweizerhof, LucerneBuilt in 1845 - possibly the most famous Hotel in Lucerne, Switzerland - The Hotel Schweizerhof
Australia - Waterfalls series - Wentworth Falls and steps
Notebook and wig of Justice HawkinsA notebook and wig once belonging to the English Judge, Justice Hawkins (Henry Hawkins, 1st Baron Brampton), given to Horatio William Bottomley, Liberal MP
Mongolian Traders in China with camelsMongolian Traders in China with their delightful camels and tent. A stop at the city gates at the end of a long trading journey
Promotional painting for Travel to IndiaPromotional painting by Malcolm Greensmith for Travel to India - ( Land of Inspiration )
Country Flowers and ButterfliesMany varieties of wild flowers with a Cabbage White and Tortoiseshell butterflies. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith
