Images Dated 16th December 2011

The Reform Club, 1969
The smoking room of the Reform Club on Pall Mall, London in 1969. The Reform Club was founded in 1836, in Pall Mall, in the centre of what is often called Londons Clubland

Bunny girls at the Playboy Club, London 1969
Bunny girls operate gaming tables at the Playboy Club in London which opened in 1966. Date: 1969

Fred Archer
FREDERICK JAMES ARCHER (1857 - 1886). Phenomenally successful jockey from the 1860s to the 1880s. Committed suicide after death of his wife, and owing to ill- health through excessive diet

Queen Elizabeth II with horse at Sandringham
Queen Elizabeth II, when Princess Elizabeth, pictured with one of the horses during harvest time at Sandringham, Norfolk in 1943. Date: 1943

Jones & Laughlin Steel Works, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Jones & Laughlin Steel Works, Monongahela River, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA - founded in 1851 by Bernard Lauth and B. F. Jones. Date: circa 1903

Little Tich
LITTLE TICH (Harry Relph) Music hall entertainer (1867 - 1928), posed in his famous 28" boots called slapshoes, for his Big Boot dance. Date: c.1905

Princess Elizabeth at the Bath Club
Princess Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth II) pictured in a swimming costume at the Bath Club. Date: c.1938

Little Tich
LITTLE TICH (Harry Relph) Music hall entertainer (1867 - 1928), pictured in a school-themed costume with mortar board. Date: c.1905

Albanian dancers - Turkey Date: circa 1900

World Fair - General Motors - Futurama - Bel Geddes
Norman Bel Geddes designed the General Motors Pavilion, known as Futurama, for the 1939 New York Worlds Fair. Date: circa 1939

Head European Offices - Canadian Pacific, Trafalgar Square
The Head European Offices of Canadian Pacific, 62-65 Charing Cross Road, Trafalgar Square, London - photographed during a great night storm. Date: 1924

Ellicott Square Building, Buffalo, New York State, USA Date: circa 1908

Queen Elizabeth II as a child with a donkey
Princess Elizabeth feeds a blinkered donkey at the Royal Show, Windsor while Princess Margaret looks on. Date: 1939

Kikuyu Warrior - Kenya, East Africa Date: circa 1910s

Queen Elizabeth II as a child with her nanny
Princess Elizabeth of York (Queen Elizabeth II) pictured with her nanny, Clara Knight ( Allah ) being taken for a carriage ride. Date: 1927

Little girl sitting on a bench with picture book
A little girl sitting on a bench with a cloth picture book at her side, in front of a Chinese screen. Date: early 20th century

Embroidered badge of the Royal Army Medical Corps. which reads In Arduis Fidelis. (Faithful in Adversity - the Regimental Motto of the Royal Army Medical Corps.). Commemorative Art

Konya, Turkey - Tomb of Sadruddin Konevi
Konya, Turkey - The Tomb of Sadruddin Konevi (1210-1274). Stepson of Muhyiddin Ibn al-Arabi. Sadruddin Konevis Mother married Ibn al-Arabi, following the death of her husband

Queen Elizabeth II in Washington, USA, 1951
Princess Elizabeth is greeted by flag-waving crowds as she walks through Washington DC following her tour of Canada in 1951. Date: 1951

The Embassy Club, 1924
The Embassy Club in London in 1924, owned by restaurateur Luigi with entertainment supplied by (Bert) Ambrose and the Embassy Club band

Christening of Queen Elizabeth II
Princess Elizabeth of York (Queen Elizabeth II) being carried to a waiting carriage for her christening ceremony which took place in the Private Chapel at Buckingham Palace on 29th May 1926

Queen Elizabeth in her pram aged three
An imperious looking Princess Elizabeth of York (Queen Elizabeth II) being taken out in her new perambulator by her nanny after returning from Scotland, where she had been with her parents

Sultan Abdelhafid of Morocco and Interpreter
Abdelhafid of Morocco (Mulay Abdelhafid) - The Sultan of Morocco, (1876-1937) and his Interpreter Ben Ghabrit at Vichy, France following his abdication in 1912 after signing the Treaty of Fez

Queen Elizabeth II as a child with her nanny
Princess Elizabeth of York (Queen Elizabeth II) pictured at a Leicstershire hunting field with her mother (Queen Mother) and her nanny, Clara Knight (Allah). Date: 1928-9

Madonna - Fabre Line
The liner Madonna of the Compagnie Francaise de Navigation a Vapeur Cyprien Fabre & Compagnie

Badge of Australian Commonwealth Military Forces
Embroidered badge of the Australian Commonwealth Military Forces, worked by Walter A. Bryant, 17th Battalion AIF. Staff House, Netley Red Cross Hospital, August 1917. Label included. Commemorative Art

Amoreta Soap
Amoreta soap made from Parisian sweet beef suet, not six month old rancid Australian mutton tallow. 1899 1899

Selcuk - Road between the Gymansium and the Theatre
Selcuk, Turkey (Ancient Ephesus) - St Pauls Prison Date: circa 1902

Greyhound racing
Greyhounds rounding the bend at an unidentified London track in the 1930s at the height of the sports popularity. Date: 1930s

California Winter Home and Vine-Covered Pergola, USA Date: circa 1908

Selcuk - Road between the Gymansium and the Theatre
Selcuk, Turkey (Ancient Ephesus) - Ruins - Road between the Gymansium and the Theatre. Date: circa 1902

Italy, Genoa - Lido d Albaro Date: circa 1920s

Italy, Genoa - View of Castellaccio Date: circa 1920s

West Africa, Sierra Leone - Spinning Cotton Date: circa 1910s

Delaware Avenue Baptist Church, Buffalo, New York State Date: circa 1905

Sierra Leone - Separating the seed from the cotton
Sierra Leone, West Africa - Separating the seed from the cotton Date: circa 1910s

Queen Elizabeths Girls School, Barnet, founded in 1573 - View of the school from Barnet Hill. Date: circa 1905

Italy, Genoa - La Lanterna (The Lighthouse). Date: circa 1920s

The Isa Bey Mosque at Selcuk, Turkey
The Isa Bey Mosque at Selcuk, the present town of Ephesus, Turkey. Constructed in 1374 - one of the oldest works of architecture remaining from the Anatolian beyliks (rich, powerful gentry)

Little girl with large dog
A little girl looks down at her large dog, reclining on the floor, on this birthday greetings postcard. Date: early 20th century

Tunisia, North Africa - Kairouan
General view over the rooftops of Kairouan (Kirwan or al-Qayrawan), Tunisia. Kairouan was a famed carpet-making centre and religious shrine (boasting a very old mosque). Date: circa 1908

Princess Elizabeth at the Bath Club
The future Queen Elizabeth II photographed registering at a Labour Exchange under the youth registration scheme Date: c.1938

Greyhound racing
Greyhound hurdlers in action. Date: 1930s

The Monument, London - the exact designer of this column is disputed - some believe it to be the enigmatic Robert Hooke some believe it to be famed architect Christopher Wren

Sierra Leone, West Africa - A Cotton Weaver
Sierra Leone, West Africa - Cotton Weaver at work in the open air. On wet days, the weaving is done in a Barri or working shed. Date: circa 1910s

The Grand Bazaar, Istanbul - Turkey Date: circa 1900

Exmouth Beach, Devon
Exmouth Beach, East Devon. Date: 1905

Ephesus - Turkey - Remains of the Aqueduct
Remains of the Aqueduct and the Castle at the site of Ancient Ephesus, Turkey. Date: circa 1904

Selcuk - Ephesus - The Little Theatre (Odion) Date: circa 1902

Four children on a birthday postcard

Little girl and boy on a birthday postcard
A little girl and boy on a birthday postcard, holding a large good luck horseshoe between them. The boy is wearing a sailor suit. Date: early 20th century

City Hall, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Built in the 1860s and demolished in the 1950s for Saks Fifth Avenue store. Date: circa 1907

Selcuk - Ephesus - Slopes and Terraces of the Theatre
Selcuk, Turkey - Ancient Ephesus - Slopes and Terraces of the Theatre Date: circa 1902

San Diego, California - 5th Street at nightime, USA. Date: 1915

Little girl on a hillside with her doll
A little girl standing on a hillside, kissing her doll. She has put a basket of flowers down by her feet. Date: early 20th century

Overeating leads to disturbed sleep at Christmas
" A good deal my own fault!" " I took too much dinner

Selcuk - Ephesus - Gateway to Temple of Lysimachus (Macedonian General) Date: circa 1904

The Isa Bey Mosque at Selcuk, Turkey
The Isa Bey Mosque at Selcuk, the present town of Ephesus, Turkey. Constructed in 1374 - one of the oldest works of architecture remaining from the Anatolian beyliks (rich, powerful gentry)

Selcuk - Ephesus - The Grand Gymnasium Date: circa 1902

Crowd of Syrian Arabs
A Crowd of Syrian Arab men and women in traditional costume at a seasonal festival Date: circa 1930s

Sago Industry of Sarawak
The Sago Industry of Sarawak (one of two Malaysian states on the island of Borneo). Cutting up the stem. Date: circa 1930s

The Capitol - Albany, New York State, USA Date: circa 1908

Dressing Baby -- little girl with her doll
Dressing Baby -- a little girl playing with her doll. Date: early 20th century

Italy, Genoa - Stazione Brignole Date: circa 1920s

Italy, Genoa - Piazza Corvetto Date: circa 1920s

Washington D. C. USA - Story Puget Sound Bank Building and New National Bank of Tacoma Building. Date: circa 1910s

Selcuk, Turkey - Ruins - The Stadium
Selcuk, Turkey (Ancient Ephesus) - Ruins - Part of the Roman Stadium Date: circa 1902

Franco-British Exhibition - White City - Young Potter
The Franco-British Exhibition - White City - A Young indigenous Algerian Potter - from the Ceramic School of M. Soupireau. Date: circa 1910s

Two kittens playing with a doll on a birthday postcard. Date: 1915

Italy, Genoa - Galleria Mazzini Date: circa 1920s

Clock Tower & Promenade, Morecambe, Lancashire Date: circa 1920s

Miners - Ironwood, Michigan - Lowered into pit. Date: circa 1910s

Selcuk, Turkey - Ruins - The Library
Selcuk, Turkey (Ancient Ephesus) - Ruins - The Library Date: circa 1905

Khartoum, Sudan - Embankment Street Date: circa 1910s

Sago Industry of Sarawak
The Sago Industry of Sarawak (one of two Malaysian states on the island of Borneo). Drying the Sago. Date: circa 1930s

Queen Elizabeth II attends a birthday party as a girl
Princess Elizabeth of York attends the sixth birthday part of the Master of Carnegie at Elseck House, on 23rd September 1935

Lord Rothermere
Harold Sidney Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Rothermere (26 April 1868 26 November 1940), highly successful British newspaper proprietor and owner of Associated Newspapers Ltd

Three children bringing birthday flowers
A Birthday Full of Fun -- three children bringing flowers. Date: early 20th century

Konya - Minaret and Medressa
Konya, Turkey - Minaret and Medressa Date: circa 1940

The Isa Bey Mosque at Selcuk, Turkey - detail
The Facade an decorated windows of the Isa Bey Mosque at Selcuk, the present town of Ephesus, Turkey

Sago Industry of Sarawak
The Sago Industry of Sarawak (one of two Malaysian states on the island of Borneo). The rasped sago on a woven reed mat. Date: circa 1930s

Princess Elizabeth and Margaret riding
Princess Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth II) and Margaret on horseback in the ground of Royal Lodge, Windsor c. 1940. Date: c.1940

Queen Elizabeths Girls School, Barnet
Third Form Classroom at Queen Elizabeths Girls School, Barnet, founded in 1573. Date: circa 1905

Lord Rothermere
Harold Sidney Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Rothermere (26 April 1868 26 November 1940), highly successful British newspaper proprietor and owner of Associated Newspapers Ltd

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