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Memorial pilar on Swami Rock, Tricomalee, Sri LankaSwami Rock, Tricomalee, Sri Lanka. Pillar erected in memory of Francina Van Rhede in 1687. She was the daughter of a gentleman of high office in the Dutch service
Hue, Vietnam - Imperial City - Principal GateHue, Vietnam - Imperial City (Walled Fortress) - Principal Gate Date: circa 1900
Statue on the Divine Road - Ming Tombs, Beijing, ChinaStatue at the Divine Road (or Sacred Way ) - Ming Tombs, Beijing, China Date: circa 1910s
Dolores del Rio - Film ActressDolores del Rio - Mexican Film Actress (1905 - 1983). Date: circa 1925
Swiss Rack Railway at Rigi Kulm, Switzerland. The line ascends Mount Rigi from Arth-Goldau and Vitznau and is operated by the Rigi-Bahnen
Maharajah Holkar of Indore, IndiaThe Maharajah Holkar of Indore (Tukojirao Holkar III) (reigned 1903-1926). " Who, for the war, offered free of charge all horses in his State Army which might be suitable for Government
Bridge of England - Guangzhou, ChinaBridge of England over to Shamian Island - Guangzhou, China Date: circa 1910
Canal in Songjiang District of Shanghai, ChinaSongjiang District of Shanghai - a Canal scene, China Date: circa 1920
Time Speed Happily - Cars Speeding legallyTime Speed Happily - A New Years card for 1908. Cars Speeding legally by, whilst a policeman (as Old Father Time, perched on a winter world complete ith beard and scythe)
Festival of Britain - Radio Telescope - Shot TowerThe huge Radio Telescope, visible for miles, a futuristic lighthouse for projecting messages to the moon. It was actually the Shot Tower, an old London landmark
Town Hall Saigon - IndochinaThe Town Hall - Saigon. During the French Colonisation period, most of the French settlers in Indochina were concentrated in Cochinchina (southern third of Vietnam whose principal city was Saigon)
The Five Pagoda Temple, Beijing, ChinaThe Five Pagoda Temple, formally known as the " Temple of the Great Righteous Awakening" or " Zhenjue Temple" - a Buddhist temple from the era of the Ming Dynasty located in
Zhenhai Tower - Five Storey Pagoda - GuangzhouThe Zhenhai Tower - a Five Storey Pagoda - Guangzhou, China Date: circa 1910
Hanoi, Vietnam - Boulevard Francis-Garnier Date: circa 1901
Vietnamese Woman - Hanoi - Cigarette SellerVietnamese Woman - Annam, Hanoi - Cigarette Seller (also selling bananas) at the entrance to her concession (shop / selling space). Date: circa 1910
Santa filling the stockings by Hilda Dix Sandford. Illustration from a postcard by Hilda Dix Sandford (1875-1946). She specialised illustrating children at play. circa 1909
Flower Boat - Guangzhou, ChinaFlower Boat and family occupants - Guangzhou (Canton / Kwangchow), China Date: circa 1910
Beijing, China - Ming TombsBeijing, China - Ming Dynasty Tombs Date: circa 1910
Picking Tea Leaves - Kobe, Japan Date: circa 1933
Temple On the Min River near Fuzhou, Fujian Province Date: circa 1910s
Loss of life in World War One - PostcardA matronly woman looks at a newspaper board with the World War One Recruitment message: Kitchener Wants More Men and replies with the chilling response: " I ve buried four and want no more
Festival of Britain - Transport Pavilion - base of the Skylon visible in the background, behind the Fairway Fountains. The locomtive is an IGR Steam Locomotive
Stele-carrying turtle - Ming Tombs Nanjing, ChinaStele-carrying turtle at the Ming Dynasty Tombs Nanjing, China Date: circa 1910s
Future King George VI at WimbledonA superb photograph of the future King George VI (1895-1952) (when Duke of York) pictured at Wimbledon in 1926 (ten years before the start of his reign), where he played doubles with his mentor
Aix les Bains, France - Porters with Sedan Chairs (Covered Litters), complete with viewing holes, in order to protect the modesty of the under-dressed spa visitor! Date: circa 1910s
Malay Seller of Satay Beef with his portable shop - Singapore Date: circa 1910s
China - AndingmenAndingmen (Gate of Peace and Stability) - a gate in the former city wall of Beijing, China. It is currently a transportation node in northern urban Beijing
Upper Locks and Emergency Dams - Panama Canal at Gatun, Panama Date: 1923
Temples at Hankou (now Wuhan)Temples at Hankou (Hankow) - one of the three cities whose merging formed modern-day Wuhan, the capital of the Hubei province, China. Date: 1927
Grand Buddha Pagoda, Hanoi - VietnamGrand Buddha Pagoda, Hanoi - Tonkin Province, Vietnam Date: 1904
The Old Court House, Dingwall, Scotland Date: circa 1910s
French Yokel from Pont-L AbbeCountry Yokel from Pont-L Abbe, Brittany, France Date: circa 1910s
Dr W G Grace and HRH The Prince of WalesFamous (and infamous) English cricketer Dr William Gilbert Grace ( WG ) (1848-1915) and HRH Edward The Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII) (1894-1972)
Zhongshan Park, Xiamen, China - Buddhist TempleBuddhist Temple at the Zhongshan Park at Xiamen (Amoy) on the southeast (Taiwan Strait) coast of the Peoples Republic of China. Date: circa 1910s
Teutonia Rowing Club, Tigre, ArgentinaThe Teutonia Rowing Club at Tigre, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. Tigre lies on the Parana Delta and is an important tourist and weekend attraction. Date: 1901
Avenida Alvear - The Hippodrome, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaAvenida Alvear - Entrance to the Hippodrome, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Date: circa 1906
Tonkin Province, Vietnam - Group of Village ChildrenTonkin Province (in the fertile delta of the Red River), Northern Vietnam - Group of Village Children Date: circa 1910s
Cairo, Egypt - The Grand Continental Hotel Date: circa 1910s
Lady Precious Stream theatre productionLady Precious Stream is crowned Her Imperial Majesty Queen of the Western Region, in the traditional Chinese play, Lady Precious Stream, by S. I. Hsiung. 1935
1872 / Farm Worker MeetingDuring the period of agricultural unrest, farm labourers meet at the Eleanor Cross in Geddington, Northamptonshire Date: 1872
Anglican LiturgyTHE ENGLISH LITURGY Archbishop Cranmer presides over the committee which will compile the English Liturgy, the prayers etc used in the various services Date: 1549
Dream Landscape of Ice and Snow Date: 1895