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Women reclining in arbour 1923. Illustrator Anon. From a contemporary colour editorial. Date: 1923
George V on board battleship HMS Queen ElizabethKing George V in naval uniform on board the battleship HMS Queen Elizabeth during the First World War. Date: circa 1917
David Lloyd George, British Prime MinisterDavid Lloyd George, 1st Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor (1863-1945), British Liberal Prime Minister from 1916 to 1922. Seen here sitting in an armchair making notes. Date: circa 1920s
Fishing by Marguerite Buller AllanAn old man fishing in aworld of bright bold colours. Illustration by Marguerite Buller Allan. Date: 1917
Sir Edward Grey, British politicianSir Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon (1862-1933), British Liberal politician and ornithologist. He served as Foreign Secretary (1905-1916) under Campbell-Bannerman
Music at home - the ballad singerA ballad singer in rustic 18th century Holland. Date: 18th century
Delineator cover October 1926 by Helen Dryden. Front cover of the Delineator magazine featuring a smart and stylish 1920s lady. Date: 1926
Mixing the Xmas pudding. Illustrator Anon. Date: circa 1907
Carol singing by Hilda Dix Sandford. Illustration from a postcard by Hilda Dix Sandford (1875-1946). She specialised illustrating children at play. Date: circa 1909
Bystander front cover - Nancy BeatonBystander front cover featuring an exclusive photograph by Raphael of Nancy Beaton (1909-1999), Wife of Sir Hugh Houston Smiley, 3rd Bt; sister of Cecil Beaton. Date: 1930
Red Riding Hood by Jennie Harbour. The wicked woolf forces grandmother out of her bed. Date: circa 1925
Here we go round the mulberry bush. Illustrator Anon. Dutch dolls dancing round a Xmas tree. Date: circa 1904
Cinderella by Jennie Harbour" Cinderella by Jennie Harbour. " This is the right bride". Cinderella realises the shoe fits her." Date: circa 1925
A stylish lady by Helen Dryden. A smart and stylish 1920s lady examining the cuticles of her nails. Date: 1926
Music at home - domestic scene, 1880sA family gather round the piano, whilst a man looks down on them from the stairs. Date: 1880s
Pretty girl in a hat. Illustrator Anon. From a contemporary colour editorial. Date: 1911
Skating on the ice by Hilda Dix Sandford. Illustration from a postcard by Hilda Dix Sandford (1875-1946). She specialised illustrating children at play. Date: circa 1909
Scarecrow by Marguerite Buller Allan. Date: 1917
Cinderella by Jennie Harbour. The Prince chases after Cinderella and she loses a shoe. Date: circa 1925
Music at home - children at the pianoA girl plays the piano, while a boy and a girl listen. Date: 1889
Bank of England and the Royal Exchange, LondonTraffic outside the Bank of England and the Royal Exchange, London c. 1908
Cadillac V-63. Illustrator Anon. From a contemporary colour advertisement. Date: 1923
anti, apartheid, demonstrators
Art deco style children on a rocking horseArt deco style children on a rockinghorse. Illustrator WMC. Date: circa 1926
Naug hty Kittens by g h ThompsonNaughty Kittens by gh Thompson. George Henry Thompson (1859-1959) specialised in illustratinghumorous animals. He was also a landscape painter. Date: circa 1907
Knave of Diamonds. Illustrator Anon. Date: 1904
Colmar Freiherr von der Goltz, Prussian officerWilhelm Leopold Colmar Freiherr von der Goltz (1843-1916), also known as Goltz Pasha, Prussian Field Marshal and military writer
General Gaetano Giardino, Italian soldierGeneral Gaetano Giardino (1864-1935), Italian soldier who rose to the rank of Marshal of Italy during the First World War. He replaced General Cadorna on the Inter-Allied War Council at Versailles
Churchill, General Gamelin and General Gort, WW2Winston Churchill, General Gamelin and General Lord Gort in France during the Second World War. Date: 1940
Record-breaking cauliflowerA gigantic record-brealing cauliflower and the very proud gardener responsible for this remarkably-leaved vegetable! Date: circa 1894
Happy cat by g h ThompsonHappy cat by gh Thompson. George Henry Thompson (1859-1959) specialised in illustrating humorous animals. He was also a landscape painter. This image in books and postcards by Ernest Nister
Admiral Eduard von Capelle, German naval officerAdmiral (formerly Captain) Eduard von Capelle (1855-1931), German naval officer, assistant to Admiral von Tirpitz whom he succeeded in 1916. Date: early 20th century
Music at home - young musicians practiceTwo boys practice their cello and flute. The boy on the left is Bill Marriott, who became a flautist with Halle symphony orchestra. Practice makes perfect! Date: c.1908
Art deco style children in the snow. Illustrator WMC. Date: circa 1926
King of Clubs. Illustrator Anon. Date: 1904
Red Riding Hood by Jennie Harbour. The wicked woolf arrives at grandmothers cottage. Date: circa 1925
Fashions of the future as predicted in 1930An idea of what the girls of the future will look like according to C. B. Cochrans 1930 Revue shown in Manchester and the West End
Delineator cover September 1927 by Helen Dryden. Front cover of the Delineator magazine featuring a smart and stylish 1920s lady admiring fruit. Date: 1927
Kitten at school by g h ThompsonKitten at school by gh Thompson. George Henry Thompson (1859-1959) specialised in illustrating humorous animals. He was also a landscape painter. This image in books and postcards by Ernest Nister
Bystander front cover, 29 January 1930Stylised illustration for the Bystander cover masthead showing a couple struggling through a gale that is so strong, it even threatens to uproot a postbox. Date: 1930
Carols in church by Hilda Dix Sandford. Illustration from a postcard by Hilda Dix Sandford (1875-1946). She specialised illustrating children at play. Date: circa 1909
Willys-Knight Coup Sedan. Illustrator Anon. From a contemporary colour advertisement. Date: 1923
Xmas. Falling off the sled. Illustrator Anon. Date: circa 1910
Sapphire by Millicent Sowerby. From the Little Jewels series of postcards illustrated by Amy Millicent Sowerby (1878-1967). Date: circa 1916
Music at home - boring recital by childListeners stifle their yawns as a serious-looking child performs a dull or lengthy piece on the piano. Date: 1843
Dapper lion by g h ThompsonDapper lion by gh Thompson. George Henry Thompson (1859-1959) specialised in illustrating humorous animals. He was also a landscape painter. This image in books and postcards by Ernest Nister
Queen of Spades. Illustrator Anon. Date: 1904