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British Contraband Control at Work, 1939A big ocean liner heaves to as the boarding officers clamber up the side for an examination during the early weeks of World War II. Date: 1939
Lady Blessingtons TombThe pyramid-shaped tomb of Marguerite, countess of Blessington, Irish writer, photographed by her lover, the count d Orsay. Date: 1849
Hawker Hurricane Fighter, 1939Diagram illustration of a British Hawker Hurricane Fighter, able to fly at a height of 35, 000 feet, with a 600 mile range and eight fixed Browning guns, firing 250 rounds in 10 seconds
Olivia Baroness ArdilaunOLIVIA CHARLOTTE WHITE, baroness ARDILAUN, wife of Arthur Edward Guinness - in 1900 she was hostess to Queen Victoria. Date: CIRCA 1871
Womens Land Army in action, 1939Land Girls following a tractor drawn potato digger, gathering produce before it can be affected by frost. Date: 1939
Rev. Hugh Brady - Bishop of MeathRev. Hugh Brady, a native of Dunboyne - Bishop of County Meath, Ireland from 21 October 1563 until his death on 13 February 1585
Christian Fried. BoernerCHRISTIAN FRIEDRICH BOERNER German churchman, educator and classical scholar. Date: 1683 - 1753
Lady Sarah BayleyLADY SARAH BAYLEY (nee Villiers) wife of Charles Nathaniel Bayley. Date: ? - 1852
Marco BenavidesMARCO BENAVIDES Illustrious Italian citizen of Mantua. Date: 1489 - 1582
Benjamin BlockBENJAMIN BLOCK German artist Date: 1631 - CIRCA 1690
Justus Henning BoehmerJUSTUS HENNING BOEHMER German jurist and publicist. Date: 1674 - 1749
Tommaso CrudeliTOMMASO CRUDELI Italian writer Date: 18TH CENTURY
Lady Anne BeckettLADY ANNE BECKETT (nee Lowther) wife of sir John Beckett Date: ? - 1871
Braccio Da MontoneANDREA BRACCIO DA MONTONE Italian condottiere, Florentine general. Date: 1368 - 1424
Johann Hein. HottingerJOHANN HEINRICH HOTTINGER Swiss churchman and scholar from Zurich - theologian, philologist and historian. Date: 1620 - 1647
Lady ArnoldLADY ARNOLD wife of Sir Edwin Arnold, Poet Laureate Date: circa 1904
Fashionable young woman of the 1920sA fashionable young woman of the 1920s posing for her photograph. circa 1920
Making a shell, 1939A munitions worker performing of the many operations that go to the making of a shell. The projectiles he is working on are still noseless - without the pointed cap which will be fitted later
British Expeditionary Force arrive in France, 1939A British column of Army lorries is cheerily greeted by French military motor cyclists as it moves through a French village in the early weeks of World War Two. Date: 1939
Battle dress of the British Army, 1939Typical British soldiers in uniform marching in formation in 1939. Date: 1939
Children in a classroom, a boy stands in front of a mixed class of seated children with a book at his feet, opened on a page that says the cat sat on the mat
Leaflet Raid at London Theatre, 1939A shower of leaflets descending upon the audience at the London Palladium which was staging its first wartime revue, The Little Dog Laughed
Finishing School for debutantes moves from abroad, 1939A finishing school for wartime debutantes relocated from Florence to a large country house in Hampshire. Here, girls who would in peacetime have been sent abroad to learn a foreign language
A boy walks through the snow carrying ice skates, Budge was taking his skates. Date: early 20th century
Battle dress of the British Army, 1939Front and back view of a trooper in the British Army with annotations pointing out key features such as the helmet cover to prevent reflections when wet, the anti gas sheet, gas mask at alert
Two children tend to a fire. The girl kneels down and pokes at the fire with a stick while the boy brings fire wood. the caption reads she poked away with a stick. Date: early 20th century
London tube made air raid proof, 1939Page from The Sphere outlining how London Underground had carried out emergency work on the under-river tube tunnels to make them waterproof from flooding during World War II
National Gallery daytime concerts during WWII, 1939Emptied of its Old Masters (transferred to a place of safety in the country), the National Gallery re-opened to the public as a concert hall during World War II
Parents attending an evacuation party, 1939Scene when 1000 parents from Tottenham went by coach to see their evacuated children at Saffon Walden in Essex. Picture shows the reunion of some of the children
Finished shells in a munitions factory, 1939Men arranging finished shells in a great stack ready for dispatch to the ammunition convoys. These shells are designed for use by the 3.7 inch guns. Date: 1939
First Air Raid over Scotland, Sphere front cover, 1939People standing in groups to watch the air attack by German planes on British war ships lying to the east of the Forth Bridge. Although pieces of shrapnel fell around the area, nobody was hurt
Quartermaster General - Sir Walter Venning, 1939Lt. General Sir Walter Venning (seated), whose job was to supply the British Army with everything it needed from big guns to flea powder, during World War Two. Pictured at the War Office with Lt
A boy lying on a bed with a book and a toy horse, the head board is decorated with bird fruit and sun motifs. The caption to the picture reads I d buy rusks, bananas, and apples
Royal wedding 1893 - the wedding dress materialThe pattern of the wedding dress was selected by the bride herself, Princess May of Teck(later the Duchess of York, then Queen Mary)(1867-1953)
Henry Beaufort DeathbedHENRY BEAUFORT, bishop of Winchester and cardinal, a worldly political prelate, is exhorted on his deathbed to turn his mind to Higher Things. Date: 1374 - 1447
Lady Catherine BissetLADY CATHERINE BISSET (nee Howard) before her marriage Date: ? - 1850
Ambrose Blaurer - 2AMBROSE BLAURER German Lutheran churchman from Konstanz. Date: 1492 - 1568
Richard Rodney BlighSir RICHARD RODNEY BLIGH Naval commander during the Napoleonic Wars, Admiral of the Blue Squadron. Date: 1737 - 1821
Blowitz (Dochy)HENRY GEORGE STEPHEN ADOLPH DE BLOWITZ Journalist. Date: 1825 - 1903
Mr Blunt, EccentricMR BLUNT I d like to be able to tell you about this gent, but all the British Museum has to say is that he is an eccentric. Possibly musical. Date: 18th century
Traiano BoccaliniTRAIANO BOCCALINI Italian satirist - his portrait supported, appropriately enough, by a pair of satyrs. Date: 1556 - 1613
Johann Heinrich BoeclerJOHANN HEINRICH BOECLER German philologist, churchman and councillor. Date: 1611 - 1692
Joh. Joa. Chr. BodeJOHANN JOACHIM CHRISTOPH BODE German musician, bookdealer and translator. Date: 1730 - 1793
Blucher (Rehbery)GEBHARD LEBRECHT von BLUCHER German military commander who with Wellington defeated Napoleon at Waterloo. Date: 1742 - 1819
John Bennet, MedicalJOHN BENNET Scottish medical practitioner, taking a healthy walk in the fields. Date: circa 1788
Boehm, Sculptor 1890Sir JOSEPH EDGAR BOEHM Austrian-English sculptor, towards the end of his life. Date: 1834 - 1890
Alexander Blok EtcALEXANDER BLOK (third from left) Russian poet, with other writers - K A Erberg, F K Soldgub and G I Chulkov, in 1903 Date: 1880 - 1921
James G BluntJAMES G BLUNT - Websters biographical dictionary doesn t mention this American Major-General, doubtless a participant in the Civil War. But heres his autograph, too. Date: 1826 - 1881
