Images Dated 28th June 2011

Budapest, Hungary - Fishermans Bastion
The Halaszbastya or Fishermans Bastion. A terrace in neo-Gothic and neo-Romanesque style on the Buda bank of the Danube (on the Castle hill), Budapest, around Matthias Church

Benz Motor Car of 1888
The Benz Patent-Motorwagen Number 3 of 1888 - probably the first petrol car brought into England. A three-wheeled vehicle with a horizontal single cylinder motor

Spanish Campesino (Peasant) with his Bull Terrier dog Date: circa 1906

Chicago Board of Trade Building and Observatory, USA Date: circa 1940s

Harvey Nichols advertisement, 1953
Two friends, wearing extremely similar check cotton dresses in Horrockses fabric, share a joke. Date: 1953

Riley car advertisement, 1953
Advertisement for Riley Motors showing a family driving in one of their saloon cars along a very remote and rather scary looking road. Date: 1953

Italian recruitment poster, Second World War, featuring two soldiers asking the viewer what they are doing for the war effort. 1940s

Cuba - Original Bacardi Factory, Santiago de Cuba Date: circa 1950s

Cuba - Bacardi Building, Havana Date: circa 1950s

England / Wareside
The pretty little village of Wareside, near Ware, Hertfordshire, England. Date: 1930s

Muswell Hill
Looking down Muswell Hill, in north London. Date: circa 1900

The Tatler travel number front cover, 1953
Charming illustrated front cover of The Tatlers Travel number showing a number of well-known global landmarks with various intrepid travellers using a multitude of transport methods. Date: 1953

Wiesbaden - Kochbrunen Hot Spring
Wiesbaden, Germany - Kochbrunen ( Cook Well ) Hot Spring. This building is the Pump Room. Date: 1913

Poster against American capitalism, showing a man in a stranglehold, with a stars and stripes design on the aggressors sleeve. 1944

England / Bramham
A charming view of the village street of Bramham, Yorkshire, England, seen through the lychgate of its ancient church. Date: 1950s

Lafayette Square, Buffalo, New York State, USA Date: circa 1910s

Transfield circus family
Members of the Transfield family, who ran a popular travelling circus in the late 19th century. Pictured in their costumes are Ann Polly, Teddy Beppo, Tom, Florrie and Rose. Date: 1953

Iran, Teheran - Nayrouz (The New Year Festival) - an event which was Coptic and originated in Egypt

Christian Dior dress, 1953
A woman enjoys a glass of champagne while wearing a Christian Dior evening dress of blue silk organza worn over a number of full net underskirts and embroidered with swags of silver bugle beads

Brazil - Street vendor in Rio de Janeiro
Superb postcard from Brazil depicting Street vendor (seemingly specialising in pots, cans and pans) in Rio de Janeiro

1920S Jazz Band
Experienced players in a West End (of London) workshop, who daily repair instruments belonging to famous bandsmen, have formed a band, thoroughly testing all the instruments! Date: 1920s

England / Haddenham
The old church and thatched cottages at Haddenham, Buckinghamshire, England. Date: early 1960s

Dutch poster advertising a National Collection on behalf of the Fatherland (ie the German Reich), during the Second World War. May 1944

Rayne shoes advertisement, 1953
Advertisement for Rayne shoes, in particular their range of brocade heels for memorable evenings. Date: 1953

Dower House Tower
The Tower of the old Dower House, a ruined lodge in Fawsley Park, Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England. Date: 17th century

England / Watford
The Ponds, a well-known feature at Watford, Hertfordshire, England. Date: 1960s

The Cathedral, Baltimore, Maryland, USA Date: 1903

Stone Letter Box
A quaint carved stone letter box on the Isle of Arran, Scotland. Date: 1930s

Barden Towers
The ruins of Barden Towers, in Wharfdale, Yorkshire, England. This great ruined castle was built in 1455 on the site of an earlier hunting lodge of the Cliffords of Skipton. Date: 15th century

Netley Abbey
A glimpse of the ruins of Netley Abbey, close to Southampton Water, Hampshire, a Cistercian foundation of 1239 and endowed by King Henry III. Date: 13th century

Daks advertisement, 1953
Advertisement for Daks suits from Simpson of Piccadilly featuring a well turned out chap. Date: 1953

Colombia - Bogota - Primera Calle de Florian
The Main Street of Florian, Bogota, Colombia (Primera Calle de Florian) Date: circa 1920s

Musical instrument maker Johann Reiter of Mittenwald, Germany, surrounded by his wonderful creations, from lutes and cellos to violas and violins

Ona Indians of the Tierra del Fuego, Argentina
Ona Indians - Indigenous people from Tierra del Fuego, Southern Argentina. Date: circa 1910s

Young Syrian Girl
Pretty young Syrian Girl Date: circa 1910s

Sherpa Tenzing Norgay
TENZING NORGAY (1914 - 1986), who, along with Sir Edmund Hillary, scaled the summit of Mount Everest on 29th May 1953. Date: 1953

Childrens party, 1953
Four children enjoy a charming (if a little sparse) looking Christmas tea party

Tustanowice, Borislav, Ukraine - Naphta wells
Naphta (crude oil) well at Tustanowice, close to Borislav - a city located on the Tysmenitsa River (a tributary of the Dniester), in the Lviv Oblast (province) of western Ukraine. Date: 1910

The Delta Barrage, Egypt - Donkey Market
Donkey Market at the Delta Barrage - a dam that was completed in 1862

Baby Pima Indian in a Pappoose
Baby indigenous Native American Pima Indian in a Pappoose

Cameroon - Douala. The Canoe Port Date: circa 1910s

Tunis, Tunisia - A Local Barber Date: circa 1903

New Year Greetings Card
A humourous photographic New Year Greetings card from Germany

Heinrich Hensel (1874-1935) - a famous German Tenor, chosen by Wagner to sing the role of Parsifal at Bayreuth (1911-12). He also sang the role in the first production staged in London in 1914

Forest Park Hotel, Platres, Cyprus Date: circa 1940s

Mappins China Shop, Montreal, Canada. The card states that this shop sol all the famous makes such as Wedgewood, Spode, Royal Doulton, Royal Worcester and Minton. Date: circa 1910s

London / Broomfield Park
A glimpse of the Model Boating Pond in Broomfield Park, Palmers Green, north London. Date: 1950s

England / Luddenham
Luddenham village, near Halifax, Yorkshire, England. It was the Lord Nelson public house that Branwell Bronte frequented while working as a railway clerk Date: 1950s

TOOTHACHE GARGOYLES
The Dentists Apprentice : This gargoyle, on the church at Monksilver, Somerset, England, looks like it has bad toothache. No wonder, with a mouth like that! Date: Medieval

Houghton House
The ruins of Houghton House, near Ampthill, on a ridge overlooking the Bedfordshire Plain, England. This Jacobean mansion was built in 1615 for Mary, Countess of Pembroke. Date: 17th century

Christmas toy ideas, 1953
An array of wonderful toys for potential Christmas presents in 1953 including a farm set, a large dancing doll (slightly sinister), a nursery rug decorated with a rabbit, a toy snack bar

Molho nutria coat, 1953
Dressed for Christmas shopping, a model wears a loose-fitting, swing-backed nutria coat from Molho of Brook Street. Date: 1953

The Hon. Mrs John Julius Cooper (Miss Anne Clifford)
Mrs John Julius Cooper (born 1929), previously Miss Anne Clifford, artist

RMSPC Pier, Barbardos
The Royal Mail Steam Packet Companys Pier, Bridgetown, Barbados Date: circa 1910s

Emperor Meneliks Bodyguard - seemingly at some form of exhibition/Intenrational show in Germany as the kitchen sign is in German. Date: 1907

Young Kabyle Girls from the Djurjura Mountains
Algeria - Young Kabyle Girls from the Djurjura Mountains Date: circa 1910s

Mingun Bell nr. Mandalay, Myanmar
The Mingun Bell located in Mingun, Sagaing Region, Myanmar. This early photograph was taken prior to the bell being re-hung in 1896. It fell from its support following earthquake damage

Belgica / Crew on Deck
The Belgica expedition which gathered many geological samples. The expedition members on board the Belgica. Date: 1897-98

Ile aux Aigrettes island Western side Nature reserve and a base for Mauritian Wildlife Foundation regeneration programme June Mahebourg Bay South-East of Mauritius

Ile aux Aigrettes island Western side Nature reserve and a base for Mauritian Wildlife Foundation regeneration programme June Mahebourg Bay South-East of Mauritius

Ile aux Aigrettes island view from the South side Nature reserve and a base for Mauritian Wildlife Foundation regeneration programme June Mahebourg Bay Mountain Lion (left) and mountain Bambou (right)

Pink pigeon adult rests in a tree-crown during midday heat endemic to Mauritius subject to a Mauritian Wildlife Foundation regeneration programme June Ile aux Aigrettes island nature reserve

Mauritius Olive White-eye adult feeds in undergrowth endemic to Mauritius ringed subject to a Mauritian Wildlife Foundation regeneration programme June Ile aux Aigrettes island nature reserve

Mauritius Fody adult feeds in undergrowth endemic to Mauritius ringed subject to a Mauritian Wildlife Foundation regeneration programme June Ile aux Aigrettes island nature reserve Mahebourg Bay

Mauritius Olive White-eye adult pair huggle together after mutual grooming endemic to Mauritius subject to a Mauritian Wildlife Foundation regeneration programme June Ile aux Aigrettes island nature

Mauritius Olive White-eye adult feeds in undergrowth endemic to Mauritius ringed subject to a Mauritian Wildlife Foundation regeneration programme June Ile aux Aigrettes island nature reserve

Mauritius ornate day gecko adult looks for food on a wooden post endemic to Mauritius subject to a Mauritian Wildlife Foundation regeneration programme June Ile aux Aigrettes island nature reserve

Mauritius ornate day gecko adult watches for prey from a tree trunk endemic to Mauritius subject to a Mauritian Wildlife Foundation regeneration programme June Ile aux Aigrettes island nature reserve

Telfairs skink Round Island skink adult searches for food on forest floor endemic to Mauritius subject to a Mauritian Wildlife Foundation regeneration programme June Ile aux Aigrettes island nature

Telfairs skink Round Island skink adult searches for food on forest floor endemic to Mauritius subject to a Mauritian Wildlife Foundation regeneration programme June Ile aux Aigrettes island nature

Ivanovice na Hane, Czech Republic. Date: circa 1907

Burgos, Spain - Arco de San Esteban
Arco de San Esteban (Saint Stephens arch) at Burgos, Spain. Date: circa 1910

Zaragoza, Spain - Monument to Agustina of Aragon
Zaragoza, Spain - Monument to Agustina de Aragon (Agustina Raimunda Maria Saragossa Domenech) - Spanish heroine who defended Spain during the Spanish War of Independence

Carolina Apartment House, Wilmington, North Carolina, USA Date: circa 1910s

Shell OIl Building, San Francisco, USA
The Shell OIl Building, San Francisco, USA Date: circa 1920s

Kavalla, Greece - Panoramic view Date: circa 1900

Austria - Park Hotel, Solbad Hall
Austria - Park Hotel at Hall (formerly Solbad Hall) - architecture of this building influenced by the Bauhaus movement. Date: circa 1920

Santa Maria de Montserrat - a Benedictine abbey located in the Montserrat mountain, in Monistrol de Montserrat, in Catalonia, Spain nr. Barcelona. Date: circa 1910s

Newfoundland - Manuels River. Daytrippers sitting out on the rocks in the middle of the stream. The scaling suggests these figures may have been added to the scene later on... Date: circa 1908

Seville, Spain - Torre de Oro. A 13th century tower built by the Berbers during the Almohad dynasty in order to control access to Seville via the Guadalquivir river. Date: circa 1910s

Australia - College Street, Sydney Date: 1906

Singer Building, New York, USA Date: circa 1920s

Toronto, Canada - View from Queens Park Date: 1909

Emmy Destinn - Opera Star
Emmy Destinn (in Czech - Destinnova) - opera star in Europe and New York (1878-1930). Date: circa 1908

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