Images Dated 2nd August 2015 (page 43)

Statue of Victor Hugo, French novelist, Guernsey
Statue of Victor Hugo, the French novelist and poet, in Guernsey, where he spent time in exile from France. A schoolboy looks up at the sculpture. Date: 1914

Vera Fokina, Russian ballet dancer
Vera Fokina (nee Antonova, 1886-1958), Russian ballet dancer, wife of Mikhail Fokine. In 1914 she was dancing in a Russian season at Drury Lane, London. Date: July 1914

Seaside scene, Saucy Sue, showing a far from saucy woman in masculine-style clothes, sitting on a beach reading a book on Ethics, while children play in the sea in the background. Date: July 1914

Restaurant scene, The Unkept Appointment. Showing an elegant lady sitting alone at a table, watched by a waiter and three men at another table. Date: July 1914

Advertisement, Napier car
Advertisement for the Alpine-tested 30-35 horsepower, six-cylinder noiseless Napier car. Date: July 1914

Man drinking, Willan Beck, Eskdale Valley, Cumberland
A Drink at Natures Bar. A man bends to drink some water from Willan Beck, in the Eskdale Valley, Cumberland. Date: July 1914

Illustration, A Midsummer Nights Dream -- probably not connected to the Shakespeare play, but depicting a sailor asleep on a ship, dreaming of a mermaid in the water. Date: July 1914

Cartoon, Monopolising the Party Machines, depicting Lloyd George and other Liberal politicians enjoying a dip in the sea (representing political power)

Royal family at home, special sitting for ILN, May 1942
Princess Margaret Rose discusses a feature in a book with Princess Elizabeth during an exclusive photographic sitting of the royal family specially granted to the Illustrated London News to mark

Royal family at home, special sitting for ILN, May 1942
Princess Elizabeth, later Queen Elizabeth II (1926 - ) and her younger sister Princess Margaret Rose (1930 - 2002) pictured together

Royal family at home, special sitting for ILN, May 1942
A domesticated scene in Buckingham Palace showing King George VI (1895 - 1952) reading, while his wife, Queen Elizabeth examines with interest some of the knitting being undertaken by Princess

H. M. S. St Vincent
HMS Vincent, a Royal Navy battleship which was launched in 1908 and commissioned in 1910. Present at the Battle of Jutland in 1916, she was ultimately sold for scrap in 1921 Date: 1914

H. M. S. Neptune
HMS Neptune, Royal Navy dreadnought, launched in 1909 and commissioned in 1911. She was present at the Battle of Jutland in 1916 and survived the war

Ladies Gallery
The Ladies Gallery of the House of Commons, behind a metal grille. The grilles were added in the reconstruction of the Commons following the 1834 fire

Internment camp
Illustration showing the cramped interior of a Japanese internment camp at Changi, Singapore, during World War Two. Date: 1942

H. M. S. Orion
HMS Orion, launched in August 1910 and commissioned in January 1912, the first British dreadnought to mount guns of a greater calibre than 12 inches

Royal family at Kimberley
King George VI, Queen Elizabeth, and their two daughters, Princesses Elizabeth (to the right) and Margaret, are shown a display of cut and uncut diamonds in the De Beers office, Kimberley

Marriage of King Manuel of Portugal
Wedding of King Manuel of Portugal and Princess Augustine Victoria of Hohenzollern which took place at Sigmaringen, the brides home on 4 September 1913

August invasion of London by tourists, H. M. Bateman
Impression of the cosmopolitan visitors descending upon London during August to enjoy a sightseeing holiday in the capital. Date: 1913

Queen Amelie of Portugal (1865 - 1951), Queen Consort of King Carlos I of Portugal until his assassination in 1908. Pictured in silhouette by Mr Baron Scotford of Regent Street. Date: 1913

Silhouette of a soldier in ceremonial uniform
John Campbell, Marquis of Lorne, 9th Duke of Argyll 1845-1914. Married Princess Louise in 1871. Pictured in silhouette by Baron Scotford of Regent Street. Date: 1913

Handley Page bombers in production, WWII
Big Handley Page bombers in various stages of construction. In the foreground may be seen rear wing sections being added to the main spar of the wing spread

Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll - silhouette
Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll (1848 - 1939), fourth daughter and sixth child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, pictured in silhouette by Mr Baron Scotford of Regent Street. Date: 1913

Bow of a Naval minesweeper, WWII
Gun crew on the circular table of a British naval minesweeper going through a practice Date: 1939

King George VI visits a Royal Ordnance factory, WWII
King George VI being given a tour of inspection of a Royal Ordnance factory and seeing at first-hand the immense effort being put in to produce arms, in this case anti-aircraft and anti-tank guns

Filling in ration books
Girls employed to fill in ration books with names and other information before being distributed to the British population in 1939. Date: 1939

Wartime shopping on horseback, 1939
A young woman carries out her shopping on horseback during the early months of World War Two. Date: 1939

Howitzers being unloaded at a railway station, 1939
Station porters at a small country station at an undisclosed location in Britain, unloading heavy calibre howitzers from railway trucks. Date: 1939

View of Perth, Scotland from the Edinburgh Road Date: circa 1890

Children in the nursery
Lots of children playing in the nursery, while the Nanny holds the youngest child. Date: circa 1870

New Years Greetings postcard, with turkey and child. Date: 1906

And old woman plucking a Thanksgiving Turkey. American Postcard. Date: 1909

Thanksgiving Greetings, Postcard. African American children celebrating thanksgiving, one riding a turkey. Date: 1910

American Civil War commemoration postcard
Fraternity, Loyalty and Charity. The men who in the conflict led and for the union fought and bled tho passingon are never dead

Portrait of Daniel Webster, postcard
Portrait of Daniel Webster. God grants liberty only to those who love it, and are always ready to guard and defend it. Date: 1908

The American eagle and the Stars and Stripes. Flags of other Central and South American countries form the border. In God We Trust to Save America. Date: 1941

President Lincolns entry into Richmond. Civil War
" With malice towards none, with charity for all." President Lincolns entry into Richmond, April 4th 1865. Date: 1911

Advertisement for Kimballs Smoking Mixtures
A fashionable young lady wearing a corset, advertising Kimballs Smoking Mixtures Suit All Tastes

Advertisement for Atora suet
The Recipe book of Atora, the good beef suet Date: 1929

Advertisement for top hats
Compliments of E. F. Watson Corner Market Square & North Main Street Providence, G. H. Remington, Clerk

A tale of Clarks O. N. T. Spool Cotton
A tale of Clarks O.N.T. Spool Cotton. Mournful the tale, and sad the sight, o, shed a tear for Joness plight. His clothes were new but ah, the cotton theyd sewed them with, alas was rotten

An advertisement for White Lustre Starch. And Gilbert S. Craveys Corn Starch

Gilt Edge pug dog Advertisement. Is the only gloss dressing for ladies shoes that contains oil to soften the leather and make it wear longer.. sole manufacturers. Whittemore, Bros. & co

A wine which is the pure juice of the grape. Mellowed by age

Advertisement for B. T. Babbitts Soap

An advertisement for Bunker Hill Harness Oil. Brooks Oil Co. Cleveland

The Keystone Wringer, the best in the world. By F.F. Adams & Co

Advertisement for Horsfords Acid Phosphate
Horsfords Acid Phosphate, for mental & physical exhaustion, dyspepsia. It makes a delicious drink with water and sugar only. Rumford Chemical works

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