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Night before ChristmasA large snow-covered fir tree talks to a smaller tree while the night sky sparkles with stars behind them. Date: First published: 1823
Night before ChristmasThree children climb the stairs to bed while shadows loom on the wall behind them. Date: First published: 1823
Army Sniffer DogAn army sniffer dog retrieves a revolver it has sniffed out! Date: late 1960s
Feeding a DolphinFeeding a dolphin. Date: 1960s
Night before ChristmasA man in nightcap and dressing-gown looks out of his sash window to survey the snowy town scene. Date: First published: 1823
Night before ChristmasThe moon smiles over the outline of roof tops. Date: First published: 1823
Night before ChristmasTwo little clown figures with ruffs and ruffles. Date: First published: 1823
Night before ChristmasThree small children leap and dance across the page waving goodbye to Santa. Date: First published: 1823
Night before ChristmasAn elf and a mouse sleep in some mistletoe, and stockings hang up on a sprig of holly in this Rackham illustration to " The Night Before Christmas". Date: First published: 1823
Night before ChristmasTwo fir trees, covered in snow, shake hands. Date: First published: 1823
Night before ChristmasTwo children play in the snow; one prepares to throw a snowball. Date: First published: 1823
Police Crowd ControlMetropolitan police officers on crowd control duty in London Date: 1911
Night before ChristmasSt Nicholas or Father Christmas appears at the chimney top with his (now empty) sack of presents and his pipe. Date: First published: 1823
Night before ChristmasA boy in bed waves to Santa with a white handkerchief. Date: First published: 1823
Night before ChristmasA little elf or sprite puts its finger to its lips. Date: First published: 1823
Night before ChristmasTitle page to " The Night Before Christmas" by Clement C Moore, illustrated by Arthur Rackham, featuring elves cavorting across the page with holly and mistletoe. Date: First published: 1823
Night before ChristmasA child gets ready to throw a snowball. Date: First published: 1823
Brussels liberated WWIIThe people of Brussels gave British and Belgian troops a tremendous welcome during World War II when the city was liberated Date: September 1944
Milton / Comus by RackhamSom say, no evil thing that walks by night In fog, or fire, by lake or moorish fen, Blew meager Hag, or stubborn unlaid ghost That breaks his magick chains at curfeu time
Fish Cookery ClassLadies in fur coats watching a cookery class, possibly for television, where the cook is demonstrating the art of oven fried fish! Date: 1960s
Hand-Feeding a PuppyA tiny premature or runt puppy is hand reared, by inserting a fine plastic feeding tube into its mouth. The lives of thousands of puppies each year are saved by this method. Date: late 1960s
Milton / Comus by RackhamA beautiful girl, lost in the woods, is spotted by Comus, god of mockery who will take her to his palace. Date: First published : 1634
Raf Rescue HelicopterA Royal Air Force rescue helicopter lands safely, having rescued several people, including a boy in school uniform and a young man who has lost his trousers! Date: 1960s
Kissing a CowElizabeth, pictured with a cow and her calf, which she saved from death. Elizabeth has a field at the back of her house where she looks after her larger animals. Date: 1960s
Duke EllingtonDUKE ELLINGTON (Edward Kennedy Ellington) American bandleader and jazz composer, looking rather hounded by Press photographers. Date: 1899 - 1974
Underwater HouseA diver from the Imperial College / Enfield College (London) expedition to Malta, examines the outer structure of their underwater house. Date: late 1960s
Dog with Broken LegThis dog, here with his nurse, broke his leg and the broken bones were mended with the aid of a metal pin. When the bandages come off he will be able to use his leg as before. Date: late 1960s
Dark Room EquipmentCameras and lenses in a dar room. Sophisticated in their day, no doubt, but looking rather dated and cumbersome today! Date: 1960s
Antique Shop HagglingA gentleman takes off his spectacles in disbelief at the price the old man in this jumbled antique shop is asking for a figurine. Time to haggle! Date: 1960s
Battle Re-EnactmentMembers of the Southern Skirmish Association charge across the turnip fields of Kent, firing antique muskets and wearing home-made uniforms. Date: 1960s
Cat on Operating TableA young veterinary nurse, Elizabeth Greaves, 17, bandages the leg of an unconscious cat, which has just had an operation to remove a tumour from its leg Date: late 1960s
Comus / Milton / FairiesElves and fairies dance on the beach Date: First published : 1634
Milton / Comus / Lady EntersMilton/Comus/Lady Enters
Belfast Slum BedsitThis poor mother dries her screaming baby after its bath, living in squalid conditions in a slum bedsit on the Falls Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland. Date: 1960s
Radio-Control TortoiseA testing time for Toddle the tortoise. The aerial picks up a signal and makes the arm holding the lettuce (and Toddle!) swing left or right. Date: 1960s
Milton / Comus by RackhamThe Brothers rush in with Swords drawn. The brothers come to the rescue of their sister, held by Comus in his palace. Date: First published : 1634
Milton / Comus by RackhamCalling shapes, and beckning shadows dire. Date: First published : 1634
I Saw a Ship A-SailingI saw a ship a-sailing; A- sailing on the sea. (The ship is manned by white mice and the captain is a duck.) Date: circa 1912
Police Sniffer DogA police sniffer dog being trained to check inside a vehicle. Date: late 1960s
Milton / Comus 1634And they, so perfect is their misery, Not once perceive their foul disfigurement, But boast themselves more comely than before. Date: First published : 1634
X-Rays of Dogs HipsMr. John Dall studies x-ray plates showing various types of hip displacement injuries in dogs. Date: late 1960s
Milton / Comus 1634They come in making a riotous and unruly noise. Date: First published : 1634
Concorde Construction
Hush-A-Bye BabyHush-a-bye baby on the tree top; When the wind blows the cradle will rock; When the bough breaks, the cradle will fall; Down will come baby, cradle and all. Date: circa 1912
Milton / Comus by RackhamThe wonted roar was up amidst the Woods, And fill d the Air with barbarous dissonance. Date: First published : 1634
Boy with Cats 1901A little boy in a sailor suit plays with his two cats. Date: 1901
Great Dane has X-RayA Great Dane lies quietly as an x-ray is taken of his front paw, which was an ultra-modern piece of equipment paid for by donations by animal lovers when this picture was taken. Date: late 1960s
Barbary Ape and YoungA proud mother Barbary Ape and her baby ape on the Rock of Gibraltar. Date: late 1960s
