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Lady Idina Hay & Josslyn Hay at Slains, KenyaLady Idina Hay and her husband the Hon. Josslyn Hay, Earl of Erroll at their 2000 acre farm, Slains, in Gilgil, Kenya with friends. From left, Mr Trevor Sheen, Hon
Lady Idina Hay at the Kenya LidoLady Idina Hay (nee Sackville), pictured in a sarong or kanga with two friends in Kenya during the 1920s, while she was married to Josslyn Hay, Earl of Erroll. On the left is the Countess N
Lord and Lady Francis Scott at Njoro Polo GroundLord and Lady Francis Scottt at the Njoro Polo Ground in Kenya. Lady Francis Scott was Lady Eileen Elliot and Lord Francis was the brother of the Duke of Buccleuch
The Hon. Josslyn and Lady Idina HayThe Hon. Josslyn Hay, later Earl of Erroll, and his wife, the former Lady Idina Sackville pictured at Gil Gil, Kenya Colony in British East Africa where they built a farm, Clouds
Lady Idina Gordon pictured in 1921, the elder daughter of the late Lord De La Warr. After her first marriage to Euan Wallace
Recruitment poster, Wake Up America!, WW1First World War recruitment poster, Wake Up America! Civilization Calls Every Man Woman and Child! Showing an allegorical female figure in a stars and stripes costume
Polish-American poster, united in the fight, WW1A Polish-American poster during the First World War, with the Polish and American flags, and portraits of Tadeusz Kosciuszko, George Washington, Woodrow Wilson
Serbian soldier, WW1A Serbian soldier in rocky terrain during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918
Three Polish soldiers, WW1Three Polish soldiers during the First World War. From left to right: artillery officer of Marshal Pilsudskis legions; sergeant of 1st Lancers
Russian infantry uniforms, WW1Russian infantry uniforms during the First World War. From left to right: infantry officer, infantry officer in coat, two infantrymen, infantry sergeant in coat. Date: 1914-1918
Battle at Thiaumont, Verdun, France, WW1Artists impression of a battle at Thiaumont, near Verdun, France, on the Western Front during the First World War. Date: 1916
German soldiers on a battlefield, WW1Artists impression of German soldiers on a battlefield on the Western Front during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918
German poster, What England Wants, WW1German propaganda poster, What England Wants, depicting a blindfolded man approaching the edge of a cliff with a heavy sack on his back at the beginning of the First World War. Date: circa 1914
Mr and Mrs Bryan Guinness with their Irish WolfhoundMr and Mrs Bryan Guinness (1910 - 2003), formerly Miss Diana Freeman Mitford, later Lady Mosley, pictured enjoying a quiet half-hour in Hyde Park in 1930 with their immense Irish wolfhound. Date: 1930
Princess Daisy of PlessDaisy, Princess Henry of Pless (1873 - 1943), formerly Mary Theresa Olivia Cornwallis-West. A great Edwardian society beauty, she married one of Imperial Germanys wealthiest princes in 1891
Court presentation, the convolutions of the trainAs a society lady is presented at court, the logistical difficulty of curtseying to the Queen while simultaneously trying to manage her huge train, is captured by an ILN artist
Society ladies at the Jewels of Empire BallThree of the ladies at the Jewels of Empire Ball, held in June 1935 at the Grosvenor House Hotel. Over 3 million pounds worth of jewels were worn in the shape of bracelets, tiaras, necklaces
Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip at Buckingham PalaceThe Queen and Prince Philip in the Music Room at Buckingham Palace, taken on the eve of their departure to North America. The Queen wears a shimmering gown of white tulle embroidered in silver
Lady Gloria Vaughan as a debutanteLady Gloria Vaughan, daughter of the Earl and Countess of Lisburne, one of the most important debutantes of the year according to The Sketch magazine
The Aga Khan and Prince Aly Khan at EpsomAga Khan III and his son, Prince Aly or Ali Khan, photographed at Epsom on Oaks Day in June 1932. Date: 1932
G. H. Davis, ILN diagrammatic artistGeorge Horace Davis (1881-1963), British artist who signed his pictures G.H. Davis, and illustrator for the Illustrated London News between 1923 and 1963
Martin Luther with his Family and their Christmas TreeThe Christmas Tree in History and Legend: Martin Luthers Tree. It is thought (in some quarters) that Martin Luther (and the early Lutherans) were the originators of the Christmas Tree custom
French poster advertising war bonds, WW1French poster encouraging people to buy war bonds to help win the First World War. A soldier with his arm raised says: We ll Get Them! Date: 1914-1918
German cartoon, three allies in the stocks, WW1First World War cartoon, showing the German view of the allies France, Britain and Russia, seen here in the stocks, with lists of the territory claimed by the Central Powers. Date: December 1917
Hawkins electric hostess trolley advertisementAdvertisement for the Hawkins Electric Hostess Trolley for gracious living, enabling you to entertain with dignity even when domestic help is not available
Marriage of King Constantine of the Hellenes & Princess AnneWedding, at the Athens Metropolitan Basilica of the Annunciation, of eighteen year old Princess Anne-Marie of Denmark and twenty-four year old King Constantine of Greece
Battleship MikasaA symbol of Japanese naval strength: the " Mikasa", the largest battleship in the world at this time, built by Vickers Date: 1902
Two British soldiers, WW1Two British soldiers during the First World War, one equipped for normal conditions on the Western Front, the other for winter snow. Date: 1914-1918
Anti-German cartoon, Made in Germany, WW1Made in Germany, an anti-German First World War cartoon, showing a long-legged Kaiser Wilhelm II running from France to Germany with a flask of wine
Arthur Conan Doyle with fairiesCottingley Fairy Case - William Marriotts fake photo of Arthur Conan Doyle with cut out fairies. Date: 1921
Cora L V Scott, American spiritualist mediumCora Lodencia Veronica Scott (1840-1923), American spiritualist medium. She married four times, and adopted her husbands surname each time (Hatch, Daniels, Tappan, and Richmond)
Milan Ryzl, Czech biochemist and parapsychologistMilan Ryzl (1928-2011), Czech biochemist and parapsychologist, winner of the 1962 McDougall Award for parapsychology research
Frederick Marion, Czech telepathic entertainerFrederick Marion (real name Josef Kraus, 1892-?), Czech entertainer who used telepathy and clairvoyance. His last public activities seem to have taken place in 1946
Florence Cook, spirit medium, in later lifeFlorence Cook (c.1856-1904) was an English medium who claimed to materialise a spirit named Katie King. Seen here in later life, sitting in a garden with a dog on her lap
Fairground at Burntisland, Fife, ScotlandA fairground at Burntisland, Fife, Scotland, with a helter skelter at the centre. Date: circa 1920s
Dum-dum bullets used during WW1Dum-dum bullets used during the First World War. As Dr Haydn Brown explains, the bullet breaks up or mushrooms on entering the human target, and causes maximum damage as a result. Date: October 1914
Housing poster, The Home I Want, with a quotation from Richard Reiss: You cannot expect to get an A1 population out of C3 homes
Basil Shackleton, photographer and ESP subject who took part in many card-reading research sessions (1936-1943) with Samuel Soal (mathematician and psychical researcher)
Pavel Stepanek, Czech parapsychology subjectPavel Stepanek (b. 1931), Czech parapsychology subject, taking part in many ESP test sessions with Milan Ryzl during the 1960s. Date: circa 1960s
John Hector Cutten, psychical researcher and writer with a special interest in telepathy and clairvoyance. He served as secretary of the Society for Psychical Research
George Chapman, spiritual healer and mediumGeorge Chapman (1921-2006), English trance spiritual healer and medium. He was active for 60 years through the spirit of Dr William Lang (1852-1937)
Winifred Coombe-Tennant (Mrs Willett), mediumWinifred Margaret Serocold Coombe-Tennant (pseudonym: Mrs Willett, 1874-1956), British suffragette, politician, philanthropist, patron of the arts and spiritualist who engaged in automatic writing
Cleve Backster experimenting on plant sensitivityGrover Cleveland " Cleve" Backster (b.1924), American scientist, best known for his experiments with biocommunication in plant and animal cells
A street scene of a French medieval town
Two ancient Greek women embroideringAn illustration of two ancient Greek women embroidering. This image was commissioned for Marcus Ward, Shakspeare Calendar design for 1923. Date: 1923
Portrait of Louis Alexander MountbattenPortrait of the Late Admiral of the Fleet, The Marquess of Milford Haven, Louis Alexander Mountbatten
The golden towers of Khadamain, Baghdad. An illustration to " A Dweller in Mesopotamia." by Donald Maxwell
Edith Hudson - SuffragetteEdith Hudson - a Edinburgh nurse and active member of the WSPU (Womens Social and Political Union). Date: 1905
