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Military music - Fife and Drum(4 of 8)A fifer and a drummer from the time of Francis I of France
Military music - musicians of the republican guard(8 of 8)Two musicians of the republican guard playing the clarinet and saxhorn. Date: 1889
Bakers Double Rack TruckA bakers double rack truck for transporting numerous loaves of bread made from hardwood and wrought iron. (as in the truck is made from hardwood and wrought iron, not the bread!). 1910
Military music - French Drummer(5 of 8)A drummer from the reign of Louis XIV
Military music - Knights horn(3 of 8)A knight of the 12th century blows on a horn
Dr Syntax Title PageThe Tour of Doctor Syntax, in search of the Picturesque, a Poem. Date: c.1812-1821
Churchill arriving at the Free Trade Hall, Manchester, 1940Winston Churchill arriving at the Free Trade Hall, Manchester, with his wife Clementine and his youngest daughter Mary(later Baroness Soames)in January 1940. Date: January 1940
Arion of Methymna leaping into the sea" He leapt into the sea" -- an illustration to the childrens story, Harry and Herodotus, or Tales of an Old Traveller
Churchill taken ill, 1932Profile view of Winston Churchill (1874-1965), English politician, having a cheeky puff on his cigar whilst being stretchered from his London flat to a West End nursing home via ambulance
American ladies military bandAn American ladies military band, playing in a park. Date: 1900
German DrummerA German Drummer kneels Date: 1500
Queens Park Rangers - Team Photo 1905-6 season Date: circa 1906
Orbis Pictus, FarmingTwo pages from the 17th century publication Orbis Pictus on husbandry, with a selection of agricultural scenes. Date: 1658
Boy repairing a clock -- Something Wrong with the Works
Military music - ancient instruments(1 of 8)Trumpets used by natives in warfare against the Romans
Daily Mail Home Exhibition - Australian WinesDaily Mail Home Exhibition - An exhibit promoting the wines of Australia Date: circa 1930s
Dutch boy and girl -- Double DutchA Dutch boy and girl by the waterside -- Double Dutch. Date: 1900
The Rich -- dogs in their best clothes. Date: 1900
Military music: a French band, 1905A military band marches through a French town. Date: 1905
Military music: French drummer, 1724A French military drummer on horseback, as viewed from behind. Date: 1724
Military music: French trumpeter, 1850A French trumpeter on horseback, 1850. Date: 1850
Cyrus commanding the boys to seize the rebel" Cyrus commanded the boys to seize the rebel" -- an illustration to the childrens story, Harry and Herodotus, or Tales of an Old Traveller
Miniature horses, 1904Miniature horses in the Jardin D Acclimatation, France. Date: 1904
Piper watching fish leaping and dancing on the shore" I want none of your leaping and dancing now" -- an illustration to the childrens story, Harry and Herodotus, or Tales of an Old Traveller
The Churchills, 1935Clementine Churchill and her husband Winston walk hand in hand down a London street with their youngest daughter Mary(later Baroness Soames) Date: 9th May 1935
Regimental musicians at Moncks funeral, 1670Two " drumms and a fife and the drumme-major" at the funeral of GEORGE MONCK Duke of ALBEMARLE, military commander and statesman. Date: 1670
Greek Anti-Plutocrat Propaganda PostcardAn anti Plutocrat Greek postcard from the Second World War, praising the austere simple pride in the life of a Greek soldier against the extravagant largesse of the Plutocrat
Greek Anti-Allies Propaganda PostcardGreek anti-British/American propaganda postcard from the Second World War. The caption translates as: " Greeks! If you are sorrowful for the future of your children - pity the British children
Dog Begging with CupA cute dog begs with a cup attached to its neck. Date: circa 1912
Artists AccidentWhile seeking a suitable point from which to sketch a ruin, Dr Syntax slips... Date: 1815
Children with HoopsHoops are in Date: circa 1905
Two Girls Sliding C1880Two girls are sliding - one keeps her footing, the other she slid so fast, she slid so free, that down fell she ! Date: circa 1880
Wellborn German CoupleWell-born Germans, he in a long flowing wig, she in hooded cape and muff Date: circa 1715
Dame SchoolA lesson at a Dame School Date: 1897
Evening Mantle 1912A blue satin evening mantle open to the waist & ornamented with black bows & possibly Irish lace. She wears tiara & an ostrich feather plume in her hair. N.B jade necklace. Date: 1912
Fashions 1 July 1883Girl: long bodice & kilted skirt. Women: jacket bodice, waistcoat front, horizontal bands of gaging & puffing on the skirt; black beaded mantle, flounces & apron front Date: 1883
Military Review (Syntax)A military review. Date: 1812
Abbe & Court Lady 1690SAn abbe - rather a worldly one, to judge by his elegant dress - wears a muff, as does his noblewoman companion; the corridors of Versailles are notoriously draughty... Date: 1690s
Playing hospitalA girl plays Hospital with her dolls, all of whom are suffering from one ailment or another. 1922
French Costumes 1475Two elegant nobles - he with slashed sleeves, long plumed cap, and a dagger at his crutch, she in gown with ornate under skirt Date: circa 1475
Evening Coat 1913Wonderfully exotic theatre coat using 2 fabrics - a plain blue & a red & white floral design. The cuffs & hem are trimmed in fur. N.B the unusual feather headdress. Date: 1913
Looking at PicturesA lady shows her pictures to a visitor and her daughter Date: 1880
Five Assorted ChildrenBoy: knickerbocker, jacket, sailor hat, red socks, heeled boots. Girls: lace dress, yoke bodice, pink sash on hips; kilted skirt, jacket bodies & tie-back skirts
Fashions 1884Jacket bodice with dentate basques & plastron, pleated skirt & tunic; jacket body & waistcoat, small fur muff, flounce edged skirt, tunic draped in a polonaise. Date: 1884
Future War CorrespondantHow a war correspondent will look in the 20th century. Date: 20th century
Doll Dried after BathA doll is dried by its owner after taking a bath. Date: circa 1890
Children Blow BubblesBlowing bubbles Date: circa 1905
Early AeroplaneA rather precarious-looking aeroplane, flying very low over the sea. Date: early 1900s