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Australian Convict Ship SuccessThe Australian Convict Ship, Success, moored in Providence, Rhode Island, America
Republic of Ireland Act 1948The severance of the last link with the British Crown: President O Kelly signing the Republic of Ireland Bill in Dublin on 21st December, 1948. This photograph shows Mr
Lady Carey Coke, the daughter of the Earl and Countess of Leicester, of Holkham Hall, Norfolk. Lady Carey was at this time at the House of Citizenship at Ashridge, where she studied citizenship
Iron Ore Mines at Ouenza, AlgeriaMines at Ouenza - Constantine, Algeria. Ouenza is a town in northeastern Algeria, near the eastern border with Tunisia. The nearby Mount Ouenza is the site of extensive iron-ore deposits
Balkan Wars 1912Serbia - The Russian Consol Emiliyanov with his bodyguard at Detchani, 10 miles south of Pech (Pec) during the Balkan War between Russian and the Turkish Ottoman Empire in 1912
Sultan of Morocco - Sidi Mohammed Ben Youssef Ben Hassan. Born 1909. There were no Kings in Morocco at this time. Ruled as Sultan from 1927 - 1953, exiled by French (1953-55)
Ouled Nail, Algeria - Southern Algerian Berber WomanWomen from the tribe of Ouled Nail in Southern Algeria in their very distinctive and elaborate traditional clothing. The women earned money through belly dancing
Difference between a Lady and a Diplomat. When a Diplomat says " Yes", he means " Perhaps". When he say " Perhaps", he means " No"
The Coat of Arms of South AfricaThe Coat of Arms of the Union of South Africa
Camels sharing a private joke, AlgeriaTwo Algerian camels share a quality piece of humour, known only to themselves. The rider seems totally unaware of the jest
A group of Pashtun men with riflesPashtuns (Pushtuns, Pakhtuns, Pukhtuns), also called Pathans are ethnic Afghans. An Eastern Iranian ethno-linguistic group with populations primarily in Afghanistan
Anti-Suffrage CartoonBeauty & Intellect are superior to Brute Force. An anti-suffrage cartoon mocking a suffragette. The speaker is depicted in a style in which suffragettes were often unfairly portrayed as a harridan
1930s German workersGerman workers off to work in Werbellinsee in Germany in the 1930s
Gordons Calvary / The Garden TombGordons Calvary. In the 19th century, a number of scholars disputed the identification of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre with the actual site of Jesuss crucifixion and burial
Selfridges, London - PerfumerySelfridges & Co, Oxford Street, London - Perfumery Section. Founded by American-born retail magnate Harry Gordon Selfridge (1858 - 1947), the Flagship store in Oxford Street was opened in 1909
Selfridges, London - Millinery SectionSelfridges & Co, Oxford Street, London - Millinery Section. Founded by American-born retail magnate Harry Gordon Selfridge (1858 - 1947), the Flagship store in Oxford Street was opened in 1909
Hans Bohnhoff as LohengrinHans Bohnhoff, tenor singer at the Stadttheater Duisburg, as Lohengrin, in a production of Richard Wagners opera of the same name
Walter Diehl as LohengrinWalter Diehl, tenor singer at the Stadttheater Hamburg, as Lohengrin, in a production of Richard Wagners opera of the same name
Gypsy Basket MakersGypsy Bohemian basket makers, with baskets made of wood shavings (or rushes?) in a variety of shapes and sizes
German First World War poster -- For the Fatherland -- depicting a Freikorps soldier holding a bugle in his right hand
Erik Enderlein, as TristanErik Enderlein, tenor in the role of Tristan in Richard Wagners Tristan und Isolde
Richard Corfield distributing arms at Burao FortRichard Corfield, British colonial and leader of the mounted Camel Constabulary, distributing arms to friendlies in Burao Fort, Somalia just before the evacuation
Richard Corfield of SomalilandRichard Conyngham Corfield (1882-1913), British colonial and leader of the Camel Constabulary, died in action in Somalia fighting the dervishes
Pontsarn Sanatorium, Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, WalesPontsarn Sanatorium, in the parish of Vaynor, near Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales. The sanatorium was established in 1913 by the Merthyr Tydfil Union for the treatment of tuberculosis patients
Durham County Lunatic Asylum, SedgefieldThe Durham County Asylum was opened in 1859 at Salters Lane, Sedgefield, County Durham. The Sedgefield Asylum later became Durham County Mental Hospital and then Winterton Hospital
National Childrens Home, Sheringham, NorfolkChildren and staff stand in front of the National Childrens Home at Sheringham, Norfolk. The home, at Westcroft, Hooks Hill Road, Sheringham, was established in 1916
St Johns Childrens Home, Ipswich, SuffolkChildren and nurses at the St Johns Childrens Home on Bloomfield Street in Ipswich, Suffolk. The childrens toys include two rocking horses
John Grooms Orphanage, Clacton-on-Sea, EssexSome of Our Girls at John Grooms Orphanage and Crippleage opened in 1890 at Clacton on Sea, Essex. Groom was a London engraver and evangelical preacher
Mrs Peter Rodd (Nancy Mitford)The Hon. Mrs Peter Rodd aka Nancy Mitford (1904 - 1973), British author, biographer and society figure. Pictured talking to Lord Stanley of Alderley
Buddha at Polonnaruwa, Sri LankaStatue of Buddha at Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka
Industrial School, Chelmsford, EssexThe Essex Industrial School on Rainsford Road, Primrose Hill, Chelmsford, Essex, certified in 1879 to hold 150 boys. In 1933 it became the Essex Home Approved School
Union Workhouse, Doncaster, South YorkshireThe Doncaster Union workhouse opened in 1900 at Springwell Lane, Balby, replacing the previous premises at Hexthorpe Lane
An Edwardian lawyer in judges wigAn unidentified Edwardian lawyer in a full-length judges wig
Wedding of Lord Lovat and Hon Laura ListerThe wedding of Lord Lovat (Brigadier-General Simon Joseph Fraser, 14th Lord Lovat, 1871-1933) and the Hon Laura Lister (daughter of Thomas Lister, 4th Baron Ribblesdale) at the Brompton Oratory
George William Coventry, 9th Earl of Coventry (1838-1930), known as Viscount Deerhurst until 1843, British Conservative politician and horseracing devotee
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
Wordsley Hospital, Stourbridge, WorcestershireMain building and clock tower at Wordsley Hospital at Kingswinford, Stourbridge, Worcestershire, which was previously the Stourbridge Union workhouse
Union Workhouse, Ticehurst and Flimwell, SussexThe Ticehurst Union workhouse on Union Street, Ticehurst and Flimwell, Sussex. A uniformed policeman stands at the gate. The workhouse, erected in 1835, was designed by Sampson Kempthorne
Alexandra Orphanage, Haverstock Hill, North LondonThe Alexandra Orphanage on Maitland Park Road, Haverstock Hill, North London. Nursery children are at play while nurses keep watch
Bagthorpe Military Hospital, NottinghamSoldiers and nurses pose in front of the Bagthorpe Military Hospital - the First World War guise of Nottinghams workhouse infirmary, now part of the City Hospital
Wayland Hospital, Attleborough, NorfolkWayland Hospital, originally the Wayland Unions workhouse infirmary, erected at Attleborough, Norfolk, in 1912-13
Union Workhouse, New Cross, Wolverhampton, StaffordshireAerial view of the Wolverhampton Union workhouse at New Cross, Wednesfield (then Staffordshire, today part of the West Midlands district), opened in 1903 and designed by Arthur Marshall
St Lukes Military Hospital, Halifax, West YorkshireSt Lukes Hospital at Skircoat, Halifax, West Yorkshire, during its First World War occupation as a military hospital. It opened in 1901 as the Halifax Union workhouse infirmary
St Pancras Schools, Leavesden, HertfordshireThe St Pancras Schools at Leavesden In Hertfordshire. The schools were opened in by the St Pancras Board of Guardians in 1872 to house pauper children in the countryside away from the workhouse
Union Workhouse, Rugby, WarwickshireThe Rugby Union workhouse on Lower Hillmorton Road, Rugby, Warwickshire. The view, seen from the Guardians Board Room, shows the main workhouse building (right of centre)
Tsunami wave and tropical paradise - EveningInspired by Hokusai, this graphic picture by Malcolm Greensmith depicts a tropical island cast into sharp silouette by the low light of the evening sun as a menacing high set of waves (a tsunami)
Woodland scene with a multitude of animals and birds
Japanese Woman in traditional costumeJapanese woman in traditional dress. A modern painting, done in the traditional Japanese style
