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Autocar Poster -- Voiturette race at Boulogne, FranceAutocar Poster -- Bablot driving a 3-litre Delage No.10 (left), chasing Boillots Peugeot, in the Voiturette race (for lightweight cars) at Boulogne, France. Date: 1911
Autocar Poster -- race on new Brooklands track, SurreyAutocar Poster --s F Edge driving a Napier car on the new Brooklands racing track in Surrey. He maintained a speed of 60 mph for 24 hours, setting a new record. Date: 1907
Daphne du Maurier and family at their Cornish home: here, goat-keeping with her children, Tessa, Flavia and Christian. Date: 1944
British camp with medical dispensary, Western Front, WW1A British camp with an open air medical dispensary on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916
Boys at Marlborough College, a public boarding school in Marlborough, Wiltshire, with their brew boxes. The boys eat from tins, pans or wrappers or drink from cups or bottles. Date: 1962
Harris Orphanage, Preston, LancashireThe Harris Orphanage at Fulwood, Preston. The orphanage, which opened in 1888, was founded as a result of a bequest by local solicitor Edmund Robert Harris. Date: Circa 1905
St Oswalds Home, Cullercoats, NorthumberlandSt Oswalds Home for Girls, Mast Lane, Cullercoats, Whitley Bay, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. The home was opened by the Waifs and Strays Society in 1896. Date: 1920s
British merchant ship war losses by G. H. DavisBritish merchant ship war losses during the Second World War: the toll of oversea supplies. Britain lost through enemy action 2570 ships and over 11 million tonnage
Map of Sicily by G. H. DavisA contour map of Sicily, giving the shortest air distances from Cape Bon and Malta. At this stage in the Second World War it was a British front-line objective in Axis eyes
New German incendiary bomb by G. H. DavisDetails of the new German explosive incendiary bomb produced during the Second World War. Explanatory drawings showing how the bomb is constructed, and the proper methods of tackling it. Date: 1942
Map of the war in North Africa by G. H. DavisThe war in North Africa: a strategic contour map of the desert arena during the Second World War. Conflict began there in September 1940. Date: 1942
German U-boat by G. H. DavisThe battle of the Atlantic: explanatory drawings of German U-boats (submarines), and how they operate when at sea. Various aspects of undersea activities during the Second World War. Date: 1941
Irene Cholmondeley and stepmother by Madame YevondeIrene Cholmondeley (1913-?) and her stepmother by Madame Yevonde. She was the daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel Lord George Hugo Cholmondeley
Springtime by Muriel Dawson -- a little girl with a spring lamb. Date: circa 1940s
Quincy Copper Mine, Hancock, Michigan - Shaft No. 2Quincy No.2 mine shaft (with the old hoist house at right) at the Quincy Copper Mine, Hancock, Michigan. This amazing structure was eventually replaced with the steel structure at the site today
Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, Whaleback ship - Poe DocksSault Sainte Marie, Michigan, Whaleback ship leaving Poe Docks. A whaleback was a type of cargo steamship of unique design
Hard lines on the hard court by George StuddyHard lines on the hard court -- the Bonzolines dig in their search for the ball, which Bonzo is holding in his mouth. George Ernest Studdy (1878-1948), was the creator of Bonzo
Girl in yellow with black dog, by Muriel DawsonA little girl in a yellow coat and hat, walking along with a black dog, by Muriel Dawson. Date: circa 1920s
Advert for Tyme, Ermeto Movado ladies pocket watch 1933Tyme, the best pocket watch made. Small and compact, yet absolutely protected against all causes of trouble. Can be carried in any pocket or hand-bag with other articles. Date: 1933
Little girl and robin by Muriel DawsonA little girl offering some crumbs to a robin on a cold day, by Muriel Dawson. Date: 1920s
Castle, La Zisa, Palermo, Sicily, Italy. Date: late 19th century
Foxhunting scene in silhouette, with three riders and their horses and hounds chasing the scent. Date: 20th century
Nancy Lancaster at Pytchley HuntA Loving-Cup. Mrs Ronald Tree (now better known as Nancy Lancaster) drinking a toast from the loving-cup presented to her husband, joint-Master of the Pytchley hunt
Nancy LancasterLady Willoughby de Eresby and Mrs Ronald Tree (better known as Nancy Lancaster), billed in The Tatler as M.P.s wives on their presentation at court at Buckingham Palace
Nancy Lancaster and Clementine ChurchillOutside the new Churchill Hospital of the American Hospital in Britain, opened at Oxford: Mrs Ronald Tree (Nancy Lancaster, the influential interior decorator), Professor Phillip D Wilson
Nancy Lancaster and David NivenMrs Ronald Tree and actor David Niven at a darts contest in a canteen. Nancy Lancaster (1897 - 1994), nee Perkins, was an influential American-born tastemaker, interior decorator and garden designer
Thakore Sahib of Bhavnagar, Gujarat, IndiaHis Highness the Maharaja Rawul Shree Takhtsingjee, The Thakore Sahib of Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India (seated), with attendant. Date: circa 1880s
Rickshaw transport, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1890s
Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California, USAThe Memorial Coliseum (sports stadium), Exposition Park, Los Angeles, California, USA. It has hosted the Olympic Games twice, in 1932 and 1984. Date: 20th century
Autocar Poster -- Paris-Amsterdam raceAutocar Poster -- Charrons white Panhard fitted with wheel steering (instead of a tiller) for the first time in racing history, for the Paris-Amsterdam race. Date: 1898
Autocar Poster -- Gordon Bennett raceAutocar Poster -- Thery driving a Richard-Brasier car to win the Gordon Bennett race for France. Seen here after overtaking a Wolseley Beetle driven by Cs Rolls for the British team. Date: 1905
Bridge connecting buildings at Hertford College, OxfordA new feature at Oxford: the bridge which will connect the old and new buildings of Hertford College, New College Lane, Oxford. The design for the bridge was by the architect Sir T. G. Jackson RA
Garrards making the Queens Coronation crown, 1937Mr Charles Stone, of Messrs. Garrard s, the Court jewellers, assembling the various parts of the circlet first made for Queen Victoria and modified for each succeeding Coronation
Types of war bombs in use by G. H. DavisInstruments of destruction: types of war bombs in use during the Second World War. A comparative chart showing the various types, including the incendiary, the high explosive, the armour piercing
Tube stations transformed by G. H. DavisA Piccadilly Circus underground: tube stations transformed. The maze of London tubes: wonderful new junctions completed or in progress of construction. Date: 1927
Two By Two by Muriel Dawson -- a little child plays with a Noahs Ark. Date: 1930
Botanical Sketchbook -- Wood Anemone. Date: 1920s
Thurstons Billiards House, Leicester Square - Bombed - 1940The bombed out remains of Thurstons Billiard House on Leicester Square during the Blitz on London, WWII. The corner building was hit by a parachute mine at 3:30am on 16th October 1940
Imperial Airlines Handley Page over London, EngladG-aXE - named Hengist (brother of Horsa legendary conqueror of England), A Handley Page H.P.42, first flew on December 1931 - burned at Karachi in an airship hangar fire in May 1937
Boulton Paul Overstrand Bomber - RAFBoulton Paul " Overstrand" High-speed Day or Night Bomber, powered by two Bristol Pegasus 600hp engines. No.101 (B) Squadron. Date: 1935
South Bay Swimming Pool, Scarborough, North YorkshireThe outdoorSouth Bay Swimming Pool, Scarborough, North Yorkshire Date: circa 1940s
The Needles, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, EnglandFine aerial view of The Needles Rocks and lighthouse, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England Date: circa 1920s
Afridi Tribesman of the Khyber Pass, NWFPAfridi Tribesman (Afreedis / Abaorteans) - a Pashtun (Pathan) tribe from the Khyber Pass region posing with his long rifle. Date: circa 1920s
Leckhampton Road, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire Date: circa 1910s
Haddon Hall - InteriorHaddon Hall - a stunning English Tudor country house on the River Wye at Bakewell, Derbyshire, one of the seats of the Duke of Rutland. The Banqueting Hall. Date: circa 1906
Curacao - Willemstad - Queen Emma BridgeCuracao - a Dutch dependency in the West Indies. View of Willemstad and the Queen Emma Bridge, a pontoon bridge across St. Anna Bay, built in 1888. Date: circa 1910s
Buddhist Priest, Hai Phong, VietnamHai Phong (Haiphong) in Tonkin - Northern Vietnam. A Buddhist Priest gives a sermon Date: circa 1910s
Rue du Quai and the port, Thessaloniki, Greece Date: circa 1902