Images Dated 9th August 2011 (page 7)

Scenic Railway, Franco-British Exhibition, London
View of the Scenic Railway at the Franco-British Exhibition, held at White City, West London. Date: 1908

Motorcycle racing at Crystal Palace, South London
Motorcycle racing on a track at Crystal Palace, South London. Date: early 20th century

Fife player, 1598
A man playing the fife, viewed from behind

U.s cavalry bugler
A United States cavalry bugler Date: 1890

Congress Hall, Coronation Exhibition, London
View by night of the Congress Hall at the Coronation Exhibition, held at White City, West London, to celebrate the coronation of King George V. Date: 1911

General view, British Empire Exhibition, Wembley
General view of the British Empire Exhibition, held at Wembley between April and October 1924, seen from Old London Bridge. Date: 1924

Flip-Flap, Franco-British Exhibition, London
View of the Flip-Flap ride, with the Elite Gardens in the foreground, at the Franco-British Exhibition, held at White City, West London. Date: 1908

Flip-Flap, Franco-British Exhibition, London
View of the Flip-Flap ride at the Franco-British Exhibition, held at White City, West London. It is next to a building exhibiting Glass Making. Date: 1908

Winter Gardens, Strand Palace Hotel, London
View inside the Winter Gardens of the Strand Palace Hotel, London, with art deco style decor. Date: circa 1930s

T E Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia)
Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Edward Lawrence (aka Lawrence of Arabia, 1888-1935), British Army officer best known for his liaison role during the Arab Revolt against Ottoman Turkish rule of 1916-1918

Lord Kitchener in Cairo, Egypt
Lord Herbert Kitchener (1850-1916) in Cairo, Egypt, probably around the time he was British Agent and Consul-General (de facto Viceroy). Date: circa 1911-1914

Centre Court, Cumberland Hotel, Marble Arch, London W1, a restaurant in art deco style. Date: circa 1930s

Big Ben and Chimes, Palace of Westminster, London -- a scene inside the Clock Tower. Date: circa 1940s

Military musicians - fife and drum
A fife and drum player. Date: 1555

Tree Walk, Festival Pleasure Gardens, Battersea, London
Tree Walk and Dragon, Festival Pleasure Gardens, Battersea, London, part of the Festival of Britain. Date: 1951-1952

The hoof of the racehorse, Eclipse
A piece of gold plate, with the hoof of Eclipse, the British racehorse, presented to the Jockey club at Newmarket by William IV in 1832. Date: 1832

Ancient ships in a Roman seaport
An ancient Roman ships in a Roman seaport. Mercury, messenger of the gods and god of commerce, oversees proceedings from atop a column in the harbour

Kitchener, Birdwood, Godley and Maxwell, Anzac, WW1
Lord Herbert Kitchener (second left), Lieutenant-General Sir William Birdwood (far left), Major-General Alexander Godley (second right) and Major-General John Maxwell (far right) at North Beach

Great Indian Exhibition, Paris -- nine Indian men
Great Indian Exhibition (Grande Exposition India), held in Paris, showing nine Indian men with their arts and crafts. Date: 1902

Festival of Empire Exhibition, Crystal Palace, South London
General view of the Festival of Empire Exhibition, held at Crystal Palace, South London. Date: 1911

Lloyd George in shell hole, Fricourt, France, WW1
David Lloyd George, at the time Secretary of State for War, standing in a shell hole at Fricourt, on the Western Front in France, during the First World War. Date: circa September 1916

Coronation Procession, Fleet Street, London
The Coronation Procession of King George V and Queen Mary making its way along Fleet Street, London. Date: 22 June 1911

Brunels SS Great Western at sea
Brunels steamship, the SS Great Western, at sea

Filming of the Golden Eagle, Polytechnic Theatre, London
Postcard advertisement for Captain Knights The Filming of the Golden Eagle, at the Polytechnic Theatre, Regent Street, London W1, with screenings three times daily

Builders of the Dorchester Hotel, Park Lane, London W1
An informal group photo of some of the men who helped to build the Dorchester Hotel, Park Lane, London W1. Date: circa 1930

Flip-Flap, Franco-British Exhibition, London
View of the Flip-Flap ride at the Franco-British Exhibition, held at White City, West London. Date: 1908

Dorchester Hotel, Park Lane, London W1, in the process of being built by McAlpine & Sons, with scaffolding all around it. A policeman directs the traffic below. Date: circa 1930

Lord Kitchener reviewing Indian troops, WW1
Lord Herbert Kitchener (1850-1916) reviewing Indian troops during the First World War. 800, 000 Indian troops fought in the war: nearly 48, 000 were killed or missing and 65, 000 wounded

Australia Pavilion, British Empire Exhibition, Wembley
View of the Australia Pavilion from the lake at the British Empire Exhibition, held at Wembley between April and October 1924. Date: 1924

Archduke Karl Franz Josef of Austria with telescope, WW1
Archduke Karl Franz Josef of Austria (1887-1922), future Emperor of Austria (Charles I of Austria, 1916-1918). Seen here with a telescope on the Italian Front during the First World War

General Lavr Kornilov, officer in Imperial Russian Army
General Lavr Georgiyevich Kornilov (1870-1918), officer in the Imperial Russian Army during the First World War and the Russian Civil War. Seen here on horseback. Date: circa 1917

Gerald Lee Bevans first appearance in the Guildhall police
Stockbroker Gerald Lee Bevans first appearance in the Guildhall police court, to meet the charges of fraud brought against him

Japanese Gardens, Japan British Exhibition, London
Garden of the Floating Isle in the Japanese Gardens, Japan British Exhibition, held at White City, West London. Date: 1910

Palace of Womens Work, Franco-British Exhibition, London
View of the Palace of Womens Work at the Franco-British Exhibition, held at White City, West London. Date: 1908

Group of people on Mount Pilatus, Switzerland
A group of people described as a Polytechnic Party, enjoying a day out on Mount Pilatus, Switzerland. Date: August 1908

Stadium, Franco-British Exhibition, White City, London
View inside the Stadium at the Franco-British Exhibition, held at White City, West London. Date: 1908

Restaurant, Royal Automobile Club, Pall Mall, London
View of the Restaurant of the Royal Automobile Club, Pall Mall, London. The club was founded in 1897. Date: early 1920s

International Horse Show, Olympia, London
A horse jumping scene from an International Horse Show held at Olympia, London, showing a horse and its rider leaping over the roof of the exhibition hall. Date: 15-24 June 1939

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh as a baby, 1922
The wedding of the heir-presumptive to the British throne, Princess Elizabeth and Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten on 20 November 1947.A formal group photograph of the royal couple posed in the throne

German trumpeter c. 1600
A German trumpeter c.1600 Date: 1600

Amusement Park, British Empire Exhibition, Wembley
View of the Amusement Park, including the Scenic Railway, at the British Empire Exhibition, held at Wembley between April and October 1924. Date: 1924

Field of Remembrance, St Margarets, Westminster, London
Field of Remembrance, St Margaret s, Westminster, London, where crosses were planted to remember those who died in the First and Second World Wars. Date: circa 1955

Foyer, the Trocadero, Shaftesbury Avenue, London
View of the Foyer of the Trocadero, Shaftesbury Avenue (near Piccadilly Circus), London, proprietors J Lyons & Co. Described (in French) as the foremost restaurant in the world

Maxim Flying Machine, Festival of Empire Exhibition
The Maxim Flying Machine in operation at the Festival of Empire Exhibition, held at Crystal Palace, South London. Date: 1911

British section, Brussels International Exposition, Belgium
View of the British section, Brussels International Exposition of 1910, Belgium. Date: 1910

Gold Coast Building, British Empire Exhibition, Wembley
View of the Gold Coast Building at the British Empire Exhibition, held at Wembley between April and October 1924. Date: 1924

Coal Mine, Hungarian Exhibition, Earls Court, London
View of a Coal Mine at the Hungarian Exhibition, Earls Court, London. Date: 1908

Martell Cognac, Franco-British Exhibition, London
Exhibit of J & F Martell, Cognac, at the Franco-British Exhibition, held at White City, West London. Date: 1908

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