Images Dated 1st August 2015 (page 8)

Festival of Empire exhibition, Pageant of London, 1911
Citizens of London as the living history of London City: the pageant at the Festival of Empire at the Crystal Palace. 1. visitors to the court of Queen Elizabeth: chiefs and women from afar; 2

Types of grenades in WWI
The Marten Hale hand grenade, which can be also fitted to any type of service rifle. Hale time grenade, bomb is thrown, the ignition of the time-fuse does not occur until the grenade reaches a

Family tree of Peter the Great and Catherine I, with circular portraits of their early 20th century descendants, including Nicholas II, who is described as having abdicated

Man standing in front of plane
A smartly dressed man standing in front of a plane, probably a biplane operated by the French airline, Air Union. Flights operated between Croydon airport in the UK and Le Bourget airport in Paris

Three women posing on a beach
Three women striking funny poses on a beach. A man in the background holds a parasol

Douglas Bader and his wife
Douglas Bader (1910-1982) RAF fighter ace, pictured with his wife and a light aircraft at Lungi Airport, Sierra Leone, West Africa. Date: late 1950s

Crashed German plane, WW2
A crashed German plane during the Second World War. Date: circa 1940s

Man in a bath chair
An elderly man in a bath chair at his front door, with a young man about to take him for an outing

Two men constructing an Anderson shelter in a back garden at the start of the Second World War. Date: circa 1939

Six American soldiers caught in gas attack, WW1
Six American soldiers caught in a gas attack on the western front during the First World War. Date: circa 1918

Cyprus - Marangos Hotel at Pedoula Date: 1927

Queen Elizabeth, 1942
Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother (1900 -2002), wife and consort of King George VI photographed in 1942 at Buckingham Palace. Date: 1942

Sinaia - Romania - View over the Park. A mountain resort in Prahova County, the town was named after the Sinaia Monastery (itself named after the Biblical Mount Sinai and pictured here)

Holidaymakers on the beach at Hastings, Sussex
Three holidaymakers, two women and a man, sitting on the pebbly beach at Hastings, Sussex. He is reading the Daily Sketch newspaper. A terrace of hotels can be seen in the background. Date: June 1927

Street scene near Hove Baths, Sussex
Street scene near the Hove Baths in Sussex. Three women sit on a bench, near an elderly woman in an elaborate four-wheeled bath chair, shaded from the sun by a black umbrella. Date: 1920s

Khartoum, Sudan - View of the Palace
Khartoum, Sudan - View of the Presidential Palace fronting onto the Blue Nile (which joins the White Nile at Khartoum). Date: circa 1910s

Zanzibar, Tanzania - Convicts
Zanzibar, Tanzania - Shackled convicts Date: circa 1910s

Floor of Fame at Graumans Chinese Theatre, Hollywood
The Floor of Fame at Graumans Chinese Theatre, Hollywood, California, USA Date: 1941

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia - Panorama
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia - Panoramic view over the rooftops of the city Date: circa 1910s

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia - The Post Office Date: circa 1910s

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia - The Bazar Date: circa 1920s

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia - Street scene Date: circa 1940s

The Black Stone - The Kaaba, Mecca, Saudi Arabia
The Black Stone at the Kaaba, Mecca, Saudi Arabia - revered by Muslims as an Islamic relic, which according to Muslim tradition dates back to the time of Adam and Eve

Peoples March for Jobs 1983
The Peoples March for Jobs, organised by the Trades Union Congress, sets off from Glasgow. An initial core of 50 marchers, clad in yellow, began the March

Peoples March for Jobs 1983
Representatives of the Peoples March for Jobs hand over a petition at 10 Downing Street. The march, organised by the Trades Union Congress

Peoples March for Jobs 1983
The Peoples March for Jobs, organised by the Trades Union Congress, passes through Sheffield on its way to London, having set off from Glasgow on 23rd April Date: May 1983

Peoples March for Jobs 1983
Having set off from Glasgow on 23rd April and crossed the border into England, the Trades Union Congress organised Peoples March for Jobs heads south for the small Cumbrian town of Longtown

Peoples March for Jobs 1983
The Peoples March for Jobs, organised by the Trades Union Congress, passes through Leeds, with the town hall in the background

Peoples March for Jobs 1983
Representatives of the Peoples March for Jobs hand over a petition to 10 Downing Street. The march had set off from Glasgow on 23rd April, and reached London in early June Date: June 1983

Peoples March for Jobs 1983
The Peoples March for Jobs, organised by the Trades Union Congress, sets off from Glasgow. It reached London on 3rd June Date: 23 April1983

People's March for Jobs 1983
150, 000 people from all over Britain, gather in Battersea Park at the culmination of the People's March for Jobs. The march, organised by the Trades Union Congress

People's March for Jobs 1981
Heading the Yorkshire leg of the People's March for Jobs as it left Barnsley are Roy Mason (wearing rosette) the local Labour Member of Parliament and Yorkshire Miners leaders Arthur Scargill

People's March for Jobs 1981
The People's March for Jobs, highlighting the plight of the unemployed, set off from Liverpool at the beginning of May, and arrived in London before the end of the month

People's March for Jobs 1981
At Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, locals show their support for the People's March for Jobs, which had set off from Liverpool at the beginning of May to highlight the plight of the unemployed in

People's March for Jobs 1981
The People's March for Jobs passes a banner for The Morning Star newspaper. The March set off from Liverpool at the beginning of May 1981 to draw attention to the plight of the unemployed

Midlands Peoples Campaign 1982
A march organised by the Midlands Peoples Campaign, one of several in Midlands towns and cities during September 1982, highlighting the plight of the unemployed. Date: September 1982

People's March for Jobs 1981
The People's March for Jobs arrives in London.Representatives of the National Union of Tailors and Garment Workers, Glasgow branch are seen here on Piccadilly

Dead soldiers on battlefield, Romanian Front, WW1
Dead soldiers on a battlefield on the Romanian Front during the First World War. Date: 1916

Robert Blatchford and the Clarion van
A group of people sit on and stand around a new Clarion van designed by Walter Crane, to celebrate its completion. Robert Blatchford (TUC General Secretary 1923-1925)

Leo Frankel, Hungarian born Marxist follower. After spells in Austria and Germany, he settled in Paris, where he was imprisoned for his political activities

Canvey Island protest
Residents of Canvey Island, Essex, protest in central London, expressing their opposition to the proposed expansion of the petrochemical industry on the island

Canvey Island protest
Residents of Canvey Island, Essex, protest in central London, expressing their opposition to the proposed expansion of the petrochemical industry on the island

Canvey Island protest
Residents of Canvey Island, Essex, protest in central London, expressing their opposition to the proposed expansion of the petrochemical industry on the island

Fawley Oil Refinery
A view of some of the units at the Fawley Oil Refinery, Hampshire, England. It was rebuilt in 1951 and is the largest oil refinery in the United Kingdom, now owned by Esso Date: 1952

Daily Mirror Building
The Daily Mirror Building at Holborn, London, home to the Mirror Group of newspapers, including the Daily Mirror, Sunday Mirror, Sunday People and Sporting Life

Derbyshire miners march 1984
A march by Derbyshire miners during the long strike of 1984 - 85. Banners on display include one from the Chesterfield Labour Party Date: 1984

Derbyshire miners march 1984
A march by the Derbyshire area branch of the National Union of Mineworkers during the 1984-85 strike. At the head of the march are union and labour leaders including (to the left)

Miners strike demonstration
At the Welsh Office, Cardiff Civic Centre, womens support groups from the South Wales mining areas demonstrate their support for the ongoing miners strike Date: 13 August 1984

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