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British FE2B bomber in flight, WW1A British FE2B bomber biplane in flight over fields during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918
Fortnum & MasonThe Fortnum and Mason lettering sign above the door of the famous store, selling luxury goods of all description, Piccadilly, London. Date: 1960s
Chinese men having their pigtails cut off, 1911Abolishing the badge of servitude, Chinese men having their pigtails publicly cut off. The pigtail was of Manchu origin, and enforced when the dynasty conquered China in 1627
Airco DH2 De Havilland biplane on an airfield, WW1An Airco DH2 De Havilland fighter biplane on an airfield during the First World War. It was a single-seater scout with a Gnome Monosoupape 100 horsepower engine. Date: 1915-1918
Sopwith Camel biplane in forced landing, France, WW1A British Sopwith Camel biplane after a forced landing in a field near Noyelles-sur-Escaut, northern France, towards the end of the First World War. Date: 8 October 1918
Sopwith F1 Camel biplane on an airfield, WW1A British Sopwith F1 Camel fighter biplane on an airfield during the First World War. Date: 1918
AFC Handley Page biplane at Haifa, Palestine, WW1A Handley Page biplane belonging to the AFC (Australian Flying Corps) at the aerodrome at Haifa, North Palestine (Ottoman Empire), during the First World War. Date: circa 1918
Sopwith F1 Camel biplane on an airfield, WW1A British Sopwith F1 Camel fighter biplane on an airfield during the First World War. Date: 1917-1918
British BE2C biplane on an airfield, WW1A British BE2C armoured biplane on an airfield during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918
British RE8 biplane and pilot, WW1A British Royal Aircraft Factory RE8 two-seater biplane with the pilot in the cockpit, used by the Royal Flying Corps for reconnaissance and bombing during the First World War
British BE 12 biplane on an airfield, WW1A British Royal Aircraft Factory BE 12 single-seater biplane on an airfield, used by the Royal Flying Corps during the First World War. It had a 150hp RAF 4a engine. Date: 1915-1918
Officers of 207 Squadron with Handley Page bomber, WW1Officers of 207 Squadron of the Independent Air Force in a group photo in front of a Handley Page bomber plane during the First World War. Date: 1918
British R100 airship in flightThe British R100 airship in flight. She was a rigid airship, designed by Barnes Wallis and built by Vickers for the UK Air Ministry, making her first flight on 16 December 1929. Date: circa 1929
British rigid airship No. 9 in flight, WW1British rigid airship No. 9 (also known as 9r) during the First World War, the first British rigid airship to be completed by Vickers
British Sopwith triplane crash, Passchendaele, WW1A British Sopwith triplane brought down in flames at Passchendaele, Flanders, during the First World War. Date: 23 August 1917
British airship Beta at Firminy, France, WW1The British airship Beta (HMA No. 17) on the landing ground at Firminy near Dunkirk, northern France, during the First World War
British R34 airship emerging from hangarThe British R34 (R33 class) airship emerging from her hangar. She was a rigid airship, built for the RNAS (Royal Naval Air Service) during the First World War
Pilot standing with biplane on an airfield, WW1A pilot standing in front of his biplane on an airfield during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918
British Bristol fighter planes in flight, France, WW1British Bristol fighter planes of No. 22 Squadron RAF flying in formation from Serny aerodrome, northern France, during the First World War. Date: June 1918
British plane crash with dead pilot, WW1A crashed British plane with the dead pilot lying on the ground during the First World War. German soldiers gather round to examine the wreckage. Date: 1914-1918
Cockpit of British SE5A biplane on airfield, WW1View of the cockpit and controls of a British SE5A biplane, one of the main aeroplanes in use by the Royal Flying Corps during the First World War. Seen here on an airfield with other aircraft
British airman dropping a bomb by hand, WW1A British airman dropping a bomb by hand, in midair, during the First World War. The message on the bomb reads: Hun, Bulgar, Share This Ration. Date: 1914-1918
British Armstrong Whitworth FK8 biplane in flight, WW1A British Armstrong Whitworth FK8 two-seater general purpose biplane in flight during the First World War. It had a 160hp Beardmore engine. Date: 1916-1918
Vickers Vimy FB 27A bomber plane with Fiat engines, WW1The Vickers Vimy FB 27A heavy bomber aircraft with two Fiat engines, used by the RAF during the First World War. Date: circa 1918
Short seaplane Type 184 hovering above the sea, WW1A British Short seaplane Type 184 hovering above the sea during the First World War. It was a two-seater plane, used for reconnaissance, bombing and torpedo carrying. Date: 1915-1918
Sopwith Snipe 7F1 biplane on an airfield, WW1A British Sopwith Snipe 7F1 biplane on an airfield during the First World War. It was a single-seat fighter plane with a 200 horsepower Bentley engine, used by the RAF. Date: 1918
Crashed British fighter plane and dead airman, WW1A crashed British single-seat fighter plane with a dead airman lying on the ground beside it, on the Siegfried Line in northern France during the First World War. Date: May-August 1917
British BE2 biplane on an airfield, WW1A British BE2 two-seater biplane on an airfield during the First World War. It was used for reconnaissance and as a light bomber. Date: 1914-1918
British BE2 biplane in flight, WW1A British BE2C biplane in flight during the First World War. It is an early type with twin-type undercarriage, and a 70hp Renault engine. Date: 1914-1918
Demonstration in Vienna, Austria, beginning of WW1Street scene showing people (mostly men) at a demonstration in Vienna, Austria, to celebrate the alliance between Austria and Germany on the outbreak of the First World War
Advertisement for Rowlands Macassar Oil, 1892An advertisement for Jays of London mourning warehouse, and for Rowlands Macassar Oil, as featured in the Illustrated London News 1892
Morane-Saulnier N and Henry Farman biplane, WW1A Morane-Saulnier Type N French monoplane fighter aircraft, with Lieutenant Bayetto of the RFC (Royal Flying Corps) in the cockpit during the First World War
British Vickers FB5 biplane on an airfield, WW1A British Vickers FB5 two-seater fighter biplane, also known as the Gunbus, on an airfield during the First World War. It had a 100hp Gnome Monosoupape engine. Date: 1915
Handley Page V / 1500 heavy bomber plane, WW1A British Handley Page V/1500 night-flying heavy bomber plane, built towards the end of the First World War. It carried a crew of eight or nine, and had four Rolls Royce Eagle VIII engines
Court of Lions, AlhambraFountain at the Court of Lions (Patio de los Leones) at the Alhambra Palace, Granada, Spain
All Aboard for Fairyland by Susan Beatrice PearseA galleon sailing ship, populated entirely by chubby-cheeked children sets off across the waves, bound for fairyland. Date: 1909
Observer with ammunition for Lewis gun, WW1An observer taking on board his 97 shot magazine, containing ammunition for his Lewis gun, during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918
Sopwith seaplane, Balkan Front, WW1A Sopwith seaplane about to set off on a flight on the Balkan Front during the First World War. Seen here with the pilot in the cockpit and men wading in the sea around it. Date: 1914-1918
AFC Handley Page biplane at Haifa, Palestine, WW1A Handley Page biplane belonging to the AFC (Australian Flying Corps) at the aerodrome at Haifa, North Palestine (Ottoman Empire), during the First World War
Strolling players on a winters dayA scene from the Elizabethan or Jacobean period with a group of strolling players making their way to their next entertainment venue through the snow. Date: 1911
A Christmas Eve Dream by Hope DunlapA little girl sits by a hearth on Christmas Eve, and is dumbstruck to encounter two friendly fairies. Date: 1909
Early type of British BE2 biplane on an airfieldAn early type of British BE2 two-seater biplane on an airfield. The BE2 was used for reconnaissance and as a light bomber during the First World War. Date: May 1913
Wheels of a plane in muddy field, WW1The wheels of a plane partially submerged in a muddy field during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918
View from the dome of St. Pauls Cathedral, 1911Visitors to St. Pauls Cathedral in the City of London look across London from its roof towards the River Thames and Westminster Abbey. Date: 1911
Captured Sopwith Camel biplane on an airfield, WW1A captured Sopwith Camel biplane of No. 54 Squadron on an enemy airfield during the First World War, with a dog standing alongside. Date: 1916-1918
Touch and Go by W. RalstonA mouse foils its feline foe by disappearing through a hole in the floorboard and tickling the cats paw with a stalk of wheat. Date: 1911
The Crystal GazersTwo girls sit in front of a fire and gaze into a crystal ball, wondering what the future holds. Date: 1911
The Sphere Empire Day supplementFront cover of a special supplement of The Sphere celebrating Empire Day, with a globe topped by a crown set against a drawing of an unidentified colonial scene and the Houses of Parliament