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ASTROLOGY / ZODIACThe twelve signs - a medieval series Date: 1489
BANQUETDinner-time in a noble chateau - the chatelaine dines with her ladies while her lord is away at the wars Date: 15th century
Social Scenes - France - 15th centuryThe French court - Marie dAnjou, queen of Charles VII, receives a book from her chaplain, Robert Blondel, while courtiers stand around Date: 1455
DALBY ( )Sir William D. Dalby Medical
SMOKE SIGNAL NATIVE AMERThe Native Americans in the foreground are replying with hand signals to a smoke signal sent by their friends on the opposite ridge. Date: circa 1880
Ascetics monks burn to death in templeSix ascetics of a Hindu sect are meditating in temple near Shahabad when a lamp falls & sets their mat alight; forbidden to move, they let themselves be roasted... Date: 1939
FLIGHT / FLYING GIRLWoman dress in clothing for flight. Date: 1924
EVENTS / SWEDENGustav III is assassinated at a masked ball at the Opera House by Jakob Johan Anckarstrom Date: 16 March 1792
Alcaeus and SapphoALCAEUS Greek poet, with Sappho Date: 620? - 580? BC
WALLACE (1270? - 1305)SIR WILLIAM WALLACE Scottish patriot and leader of revolt, on trial before Edward I. Date: 1270? - 1305
STANLEY BALDWIN English politician reading in his library Date: 1867 - 1947
Admiring SnowmanSix children admire the snowman theyve made Date: circa 1880
Centaurs Star Figure - 17th centuryCENTAURUS star figure Date: 1681
FAMILY / BIBLE READINGA family Bible reading on Saturday night Date: 1868
CARLOTA (1840 - 1927)Princess CHARLOTTE, Belgian Royalty, later CARLOTA, Empress of Mexico, with brothers Leopold and Philip. Date: 1840 - 1927
SMITHSON AS JULIETHARRIET SMITHSON - British actress in the role of Juliet with Charles Kemble as Romeo. Date: (1827)
Folklore - Green MenThe Green Man depicted as one of a group of Shrovetide characters in 16th century Holland/Germany Date: mid 16th century
Wife-BeaterBrutish wife-beater confident of lenient treatment by legal system. Date: 1875
BEDLAM PATIENT NICHOLSONMrs Margaret Nicholson who, after attempting to stab King George III, was sent to Bedlam for life. (profile, in hat) Date: 1786
Workhouse London 1809The workhouse of St Jamess Parish, London Date: 1809
Confucius ExorcismCONFUCIUS Chinese philosopher He supervises the exorcism of evil influences Date: 551 - 479 BC
SLEIGHING IN HOLLANDCasanova and friend sleighing on the frozen canals of Holland Date: mid 18th century
AMERICAN FLYING SAUCERAn American Flying Saucer causes massive destruction among conventional aircraft Date: 1908
Maximilian I marriedMaximilian I and Maria of Burgundy married
LUTHER MARRIES 1525MARTIN LUTHER Rejecting the celibacy imposed by Catholic teaching, he marries Katharina von Bora in Amsdoffs House at Wittenberg Date: 1525
PEPYS WIFE PAINTEDSamuel Pepys pays little attention while artist paints portrait of his wife. Date: 19th C
W H Smith bookstall, Charing Cross Station, LondonW H Smiths bookstall at Charing Cross Station, London, near the entrance to the Continental Departure Platform. Date: circa 1890
British visitors at Palais Royal, ParisThe British in Paris after the first defeat of Napoleon: English visitors at the Palais Royal. Date: 1814
British in Paris cafe after defeat of NapoleonThe British in Paris after the defeat of Napoleon: John Bull and his family at an ice cafe. Date: 1815
Woolworth Building by night, New York, USA. Date: 1913
Cover design, Amazing Stories. Machine Man of Ardathia (Francis Flagg) -- 35, 000 years hence, man lives in a container fitted with controls for everything, including powerful rays. Date: 1927
Stanislawa Tomczyk demonstrates psychokinesisStanislawa Tomczyk, Polish medium, demonstrates psychokinesis while under hypnosis, to Ochorowicz, at Wisla, Poland, raising small objects. Date: 1909
Hogarth, The Cockpit - a satirical illustration showing the blindness of a man drawn into betting on the match, and other forms of debauchery. Date: 1759
Puck on spiders threadPuck seated on a spiders thread. Date: 1920
Magazine cover, dog and radio - His Masters Voice. Date: 1924
Robin Goodfellow, a sprite (also known as Puck). Date: 1911
Illustration to Goblin MarketGoblin Market - illustration to Christina Rossettis poem. Date: 1920
Hindu men at mealtime, IndiaHindu men at mealtime, served by their womenfolk who are not permitted to eat with them. Date: 1846
Traditional female accomplishmentsThree young women demonstrating traditional female accomplishments -- reading, embroidery, and playing the piano. Date: 1858
The Sun depicted on a Tarot cardThe Sun, as depicted on a Tarot card. Date: 1926
The Moon depicted on a Tarot cardThe Moon, as depicted on a Tarot card. Date: 1926
Afternoon tea in a fashionable French home. Date: 1905
Woman and little boy in a fashion illustrationA woman with a little boy. She is wearing a narrow, pleated skirt, a Japonaise silk blouse, a short, sleeveless tunic and a sash
American soldiers with dogs in the PhilippinesAmerican soldiers fighting in the Philippines during the Philippine-American War (1899-1902) let loose the dogs of war against native rebels. Date: 1899
Traffic at Oxford (Regent) Circus, Central LondonTraffic at Oxford (then Regent) Circus, at the junction of Oxford Street and Regent Street, Central London, during the season. Date: 1875
Charles Stewart Parnell re-electedCharles Stewart Parnell is re-elected as leader of the Irish Party, in Committee Room 15 at the House of Commons, Central London. Date: 25 November 1890
Fashionable people in the Row, Hyde Park, LondonFashionable riders and strollers in the Row, Hyde Park, Central London. Date: 1885
Wet day in Piccadilly, Central LondonA wet day in Piccadilly, Central London, with pedestrians and a hansom cab. Date: 1886