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Background imageImages Dated 2nd August 2015: Crofters Houses - Stornoway, Outer Hebrides, Scotland

Crofters Houses - Stornoway, Outer Hebrides, Scotland
Crofters Houses at Stornoway, a burgh on the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageImages Dated 2nd August 2015: Duke and Duchess of York on honeymoon

Duke and Duchess of York on honeymoon
The Duke and Duchess of York (the future King George VI, and Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother) pictured together during their honeymoon in 1923. Date: 1923

Background imageImages Dated 2nd August 2015: Josslyn and Idina Hay at Slains, their farm in Kenya

Josslyn and Idina Hay at Slains, their farm in Kenya
The Hon. Josslyn and Lady Idina Hay pictured at Slains, their 2000 acre farm in Gilgil, Kenya. Pictured from left are: The Hon. Josslyn Hay, Major Roberts, Major J. Grant, Lady Idina Hay, Mrs C

Background imageImages Dated 2nd August 2015: Millwall Docks, London

Millwall Docks, London
Taking aboard stores and special equipment for the commonwealth trans-antarctic expeditiion: the Canadian seal-catcher M.V

Background imageImages Dated 2nd August 2015: A discussion on the Piltdown skull by John Cooke

A discussion on the Piltdown skull by John Cooke
Portrait group of well-known British scientists examining the Piltdown skull. This topical painting was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1915

Background imageImages Dated 2nd August 2015: Piltdown Man memorial, 1938

Piltdown Man memorial, 1938
The site of the discovery of the Piltdown skull: the monolith memorial unveiled by Sir Keith Arthur on 22nd July 1938. The memorial was placed in the grounds of Barkham Manor at Piltdown

Background imageImages Dated 2nd August 2015: Bystander masthead design, society at the races

Bystander masthead design, society at the races
Stylised masthead design on the front cover of The Bystander magazine featuring smart society mingling at the races, possibly Ascot, the Derby or Goodwood. Date: 1930

Background imageImages Dated 2nd August 2015: Advert for Terrys exerciser for men 1939

Advert for Terrys exerciser for men 1939
Christmas gift ideas from Herbert Terry exercisers, including steelstrand expander, golfer pocket wrist exerciser, spring grip dumbbells

Background imageImages Dated 2nd August 2015: Munrospun advertisement featuring librarians, 1964

Munrospun advertisement featuring librarians, 1964
An advertisement for Munrospun knitwear of Edinburgh featuring two glamorous librarians, wearing skirts and sweaters in softest Lambswool. Date: 1964

Background imageImages Dated 2nd August 2015: Advert for The Boston mens sock garter 1930

Advert for The Boston mens sock garter 1930
For business wear. Men, fastidious with regard to their personal appearence, invaribably wera the Boston Garter. This represents efficiency and security with supreme comfort. Date: 1930

Background imageImages Dated 2nd August 2015: Tatler front cover, 1958

Tatler front cover, 1958
Front cover of The Tatler for April 1958 featuring a model wearing a hat, or Easter bonnet, by French designer Pierre Cardin, using yards of wide-mesh net, swathed on a white

Background imageImages Dated 2nd August 2015: Ramsgate tunnels as air raid shelters, WWII

Ramsgate tunnels as air raid shelters, WWII
At a depth of 90 feet below the surface an entrance in Ramsgate leads to long tunnels and chambers carved out of the chalk cliffs

Background imageImages Dated 2nd August 2015: Dorothy Violet Wellesley, Duchess of Wellington

Dorothy Violet Wellesley, Duchess of Wellington (1889-1956), styled Lady Gerald Wellesley between 1914 and 1943, born Dorothy Violet Ashton, socialite, author, poet and literary editor

Background imageImages Dated 2nd August 2015: Clepington Road, Dundee, Scotland

Clepington Road, Dundee, Scotland Date: circa 1910

Background imageImages Dated 2nd August 2015: Ruthven House, Alyth, Scotland

Ruthven House, Alyth, Scotland
Ruthven House, Meigle, Angus, Scotland Date: circa 1910s

Background imageImages Dated 2nd August 2015: Thomas Coats Memorial Baptist Church, Paisley

Thomas Coats Memorial Baptist Church, Paisley, Scotland. A gift to the town by Coats, a Thread Manufacturers. Date: 1908

Background imageImages Dated 2nd August 2015: Nicolas II and Kneeling troops - WWI

Nicolas II and Kneeling troops - WWI
WWI - Emperor (Tsar) Nicholas (Nicolas) II of Russia holds up a sacred icon to his troops, who drop to their knees in penitence. Date: circa 1915

Background imageImages Dated 2nd August 2015: Funny Saucy Wedding Postcard

Funny Saucy Wedding Postcard
Bawdy humourin this saucy postcard, depicting a bride and grrom in front of their vicar. The bride has her hand full... "...to have and to hold - until death us do part..." Date: circa 1910s

Background imageImages Dated 2nd August 2015: Chapel of Saint Polycarp on Mount Pagos, Izmir

Chapel of Saint Polycarp on Mount Pagos, Izmir
Chapel to the martyrdom of (and burial place of) St. Polycarp (Bishop of Smyrna) situated on Mount Pagos (Kadifekale) close to Izmir (Smyrna) Turkey. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageImages Dated 2nd August 2015: The coinage used in the United States of America

The coinage used in the United States of America
A postcard depicting the coinage used in the United States of America, along with a currency conversion table. Date: 1902

Background imageImages Dated 2nd August 2015: Trans-Siberian Railway Terminus, Vladivostok, Russia

Trans-Siberian Railway Terminus, Vladivostok, Russia
Trans-Siberian Railway, Vladivostok, Russia. In the wake of the Bolshevik Revolution, the port of Vladivostok in far eastern Russia was of great military importance for the Far Eastern Republic

Background imageImages Dated 2nd August 2015: Abraham Lincolns address at Gettysburg

Abraham Lincolns address at Gettysburg. Date: 1863

Background imageImages Dated 2nd August 2015: Crown Prince Wilhelm of Germany, WW1

Crown Prince Wilhelm of Germany, WW1
Crown Prince Wilhelm of Germany (1882-1951), son of Kaiser Wilhelm II, seen here in uniform on a patriotic postcard during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Background imageImages Dated 2nd August 2015: Cadogan Riding School advertisement

Cadogan Riding School advertisement
Advertisement for the Cadogan Riding School at Little Cadogan Place, SW1, a riding school for society children. Date: 1928

Background imageImages Dated 2nd August 2015: Poet and discus thrower, Mlle. H. Konopacka

Poet and discus thrower, Mlle. H. Konopacka
Halina Konopacka (1900 - 1989), famous athlete and the first Polish Olympic Champion (1928, Amsterdam). She took part in the Olympic Games in Amsterdam, where she won a gold medal in discus throw

Background imageImages Dated 2nd August 2015: Scene from Show Boat at Drury Lane, 1928

Scene from Show Boat at Drury Lane, 1928
The auditorium and stage of the Cotton Blossom, as Captain Andys show boat is called in the musical, Show Boat. Howett Worster

Background imageImages Dated 2nd August 2015: Tatler front cover, Fourth of June at Eton, 1955

Tatler front cover, Fourth of June at Eton, 1955
Tatler front cover featuring an illustration of the traditional Fourth of June celebrations at Eton College with parents and siblings gathered for the speeches, food

Background imageImages Dated 2nd August 2015: Canadian gunners, Battle of Vimy Ridge, France, WW1

Canadian gunners, Battle of Vimy Ridge, France, WW1
Canadian gunners firing a 6 inch Howitzer during the Battle of Vimy Ridge, northern France, during the First World War. Date: April 1917

Background imageImages Dated 2nd August 2015: Turkish poster celebrating defence of Gallipoli, WW1

Turkish poster celebrating defence of Gallipoli, WW1
Turkish poster celebrating the defence of Gallipoli against the Allies during the First World War. Date: 1915

Background imageImages Dated 2nd August 2015: Dance Time by Helen McKie

Dance Time by Helen McKie
Couples dancing in a hotel ballroom during the 1920s, from 11pm to 2am. Date: 1928

Background imageImages Dated 2nd August 2015: First Royal Variety Show dress rehersal, 1912

First Royal Variety Show dress rehersal, 1912
The dress rehearsal for the first Royal Variety Show performance at the Palace Theatre, 1912, which was attended by many celebrities

Background imageImages Dated 2nd August 2015: Beauty on Parade - a beach belle by David Wright

Beauty on Parade - a beach belle by David Wright
Front cover of The American Weekly featuring an illustration by David Wright, of a red-haired woman in a green swimsuit relaxing on the beach. Date: 1948

Background imageImages Dated 2nd August 2015: Rev Francis Ward Monck and William Oxley, spiritualists

Rev Francis Ward Monck and William Oxley, spiritualists
Rev Francis Ward Monck (right, c. 1842-?)) and William Oxley (1823-1905), spiritualists. Oxley was a Methodist, Swedenborgian, spiritualist and writer based in Manchester

Background imageImages Dated 2nd August 2015: Materialisation of Geordie, controlling spirit

Materialisation of Geordie, controlling spirit of Annie Fairlamb (later Mrs J B Mellon, 1850-1938). He was described as a tall Scotsman who had lived most of his life in Newcastle. Date: 19th century

Background imageImages Dated 2nd August 2015: Man at work in Harris Tweed mill

Man at work in Harris Tweed mill
Man at work in a Harris Tweed mill. Date: 1920s

Background imageImages Dated 2nd August 2015: Aerial view of Frankfurt, Germany, from a Zeppelin

Aerial view of Frankfurt, Germany, from a Zeppelin airship. Date: circa 1930

Background imageImages Dated 2nd August 2015: The Albion Press

The Albion Press, the larger press used by the Daniel Press, a small private press mainly active in Oxford run by Rev. Charles Henry Olive Daniel

Background imageImages Dated 2nd August 2015: Christmas Carols

Christmas Carols
A mid-ninteenth century scene showing a Victorian householder with his wife and children standing on their porch listening to carol singers

Background imageImages Dated 2nd August 2015: H. M. S. Devonshire

H. M. S. Devonshire
The lead ship of the Royal Navy Devonshire class of armoured cruisers. The Devonshire formed part of the Grand Fleet for the first two years of World War One

Background imageImages Dated 2nd August 2015: View of the main entrance to Waterloo Station, London

View of the main entrance to Waterloo Station, London
View of the famous main entrance to Waterloo Station, London. According to the clock, it is 11:10 in the morning, when most people are already at work. A row of taxis waits outside. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageImages Dated 2nd August 2015: United Free Church and Manse, Meigle, Scotland

United Free Church and Manse, Meigle, Scotland. Built in the 1890s, the church fell into disuse after the merger of the churches in 1929

Background imageImages Dated 2nd August 2015: Funeral of Vietnamese Emperor Khai Dinh - procession

Funeral of Vietnamese Emperor Khai Dinh - procession
Funeral procession (including the carrying of large decorated towers made of paper) following the death of Vietnameser Emperor Khai Dinh (1885-1925)

Background imageImages Dated 2nd August 2015: Ecija, Seville, Spain - Buildings on the Plaza de Espana

Ecija, Seville, Spain - Buildings on the Plaza de Espana
Plaza de Espana - Ecija, Seville, Spain - the city has over twenty churches and convents, some of them with either Gothic, Mudejar, Renaissance or Baroque towers or bell-gables

Background imageImages Dated 2nd August 2015: Aleppo, Syria - Rue Nafyeh

Aleppo, Syria - Rue Nafyeh
Aleppo, Syria - Interesting old houses on the Nafyeh Road. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageImages Dated 2nd August 2015: Veiled Turkish beauty looking into an oval mirror

Veiled Turkish beauty looking into an oval mirror
Veiled Turkish Oriental Eastern beauty admiring herself in an oval mirror (set into an elegantly carved frame) in this stylish Studio Photograph aimed squarely at the Tourist market! Date: circa 1908

Background imageImages Dated 2nd August 2015: The Coronation Durbar, Delhi - George V - 1911

The Coronation Durbar, Delhi - George V - 1911
The Coronation Durbar, Delhi - 12th December 1911. The King Emperor (George V) and Queen Empress (Mary) presenting themselves to their people Date: 1911

Background imageImages Dated 2nd August 2015: The Royal Victoria Hotel, Nassau, Bahamas

The Royal Victoria Hotel, Nassau, Bahamas - Built by the Bahamas Government. Date: circa 1940

Background imageImages Dated 2nd August 2015: View of St Pauls Cathedral. From Fleet Street

View of St Pauls Cathedral. From Fleet Street, London. Ye old Cheshire Cheese pub is seen on the left. A man can be seen removing horse excrement from the street on the right



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