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Front cover, La Baionnette, WW1Front cover design for La Baionnette, an issue focusing on wartime cinema. The French cameraman tells two German soldiers they don t have to do anything, hes just filming them. Date: 1917
Cartoon, In need of an interpreter, WW1Cartoon, In need of an interpreter. An elegant Frenchwoman tells her friend that when her soldier friend is next on leave
Cartoon, We ve been spotted, WW1Cartoon, We ve been spotted. Two young army cadets having a secret smoke realise that they have been spotted by an officer. Date: 1917
Cartoon, Meeting in the fog, WW1Cartoon, Meeting in the fog. And you, old man, what do you do? General! Ah, you ve got a cushy job! Date: 1917
Cartoon, French ladies speaking army slang, WW1Cartoon, three French ladies rather incongruously speak army slang over the tea table. Date: 1917
Front cover, La Baionnette, WW1Front cover design for La Baionnette, an issue focusing on the French language, as it is spoken by the French soldier. An old man wearing Academie Francaise ceremonial dress checks a word he hasn t
Cartoon, Before the review, WW1Cartoon, Before the review. A soldier explains that he joined the band because by carrying the drum he doesn t have to carry a bag! Date: 1917
Cartoon, Cushy job, WW1Cartoon, Cushy job. One soldier asks another: What do you pay the sergeant to get all the cushy jobs? Date: 1917
Cartoon, Corruption, WW1Cartoon, Corruption. Three French soldiers discuss which army job is the easiest. One of them says its best to be a tank driver -- you only have to go out on days of conflict
Front cover, La Baionnette, WW1Front cover design for La Baionnette, an issue focusing on the soldiers who try to avoid unpleasant tasks. Date: 1917
Cartoon, Prediction of role reversal after the war, WW1Cartoon, Prediction of role reversal after the war. Two women in masculine-style clothes discuss arrangements for the one on the right to start work
Front cover, La Baionnette, WW1Front cover design for La Baionnette, an issue focusing on what role women will play when the war is over. Date: 1917
Cartoon, Prediction of role reversal after the war, WW1Cartoon, Prediction of role reversal after the war. One young woman says to the other: Can you believe it, my husband wanted to drive the car this morning! But thats not going to happen
Cartoon, Prediction of role reversal after the war, WW1Cartoon, Prediction of role reversal after the war, with women behaving like men, and men looking after the children. Date: 1917
Cartoon, Artist painting a landscape, WW1Cartoon, Artist painting a landscape which includes a ruined church building. Two passing soldiers comment: Artists are also doing something for national defence. Date: 1917
Advert for Paz & Silva electrical household items 1913French electrical household items: light bulbs, ornate chandeliers, irons, curling iron, kettles, Russian coffee maker, radiators, heaters Date: 1913
Splitting the Atom by G. H. DavisA possible source of unlinited power. Tapping a source of power that may drive all the machinery in the World: Experiments designed to release the forces imprisoned in the atom. Date: 1924
Atoms of which things are madeSir William Braggs experiments in his opening lecture, concerning the Nature of Things delivered at the Royal Institution. Date: 1924
Frontier guards at the Ulster borderFrontier guards fraternising on the Ulster boundary: the village of Pettigo (in the free state) from the Ulster side of the border line (across the centre of the bridge)
Canada - Fraser Canyon at Hells GateFraser Canyon at Hells Gate Date: circa 1910
Canada - Original Alexandra Suspension Bridge, near SpuzzumOriginal Alexandra Suspension Bridge near Spuzzum, built in 1863, rebuilt in 1926, just upstream, which was part of the reconstruction of the Cariboo Wagon Road
Canada - Lake Louise, AlbertaView of the Lake Louise Hotel, also known as The Chalet. This building burnt down in 1924 and was replaced by the Chateau Lake Louise. Date: circa 1910
Canada - The Three Sisters, Canmore, AlbertaThe Three Sisters, near Canmore, Alberta. Called Big, Middle and Little sister! - the Bow River is pictures flowing below. Date: circa 1910
Canada - Lower Bow Valley, BanffView from Springs Hotel, Lower Bow Valley in Banff Date: circa 1910
Canada - Lake Minnetonka, BanffLake Minnetonka, (know as Devils Lake) Banff. Date: circa 1910
Private 9th LancerA mounted Private 9th Lancer, were a cavalry regiment of the British Army, wearing a Lancer czapka helmet. Date: 1894
Advert for Mappin & Webb jewellery gifts 1937Mappin & Webb, gifts beautiful, useful, lasting. Date: 1937
Young woman playing with her kittenA topless French young woman lying on a cushion playing with her kitten. Date: 1928
Advert for Neige des Cevennes, cosmetics 1928A recognizable image by Maurice Milliere in an advert for Neige des Cevennes. Date: 1928
Czars and Czarinas of RussiaDouble page spread from The Graphic showing portraits of the Czars and Czarinas of Russia since Peter the Great in the 17th century up to Alexander III who died in 1894 to be succeeded by the last
The Pup Cafe, Venice, Los Angeles, USA - a hot dog stand in the shape of a dog with curbside service. Shown here nearly fully constructed
Advert for Ciro jewellery 1937Gifts which are universally appreciated and admired. Date: 1937
Front cover, La Baionnette, WW1Front cover design for La Baionnette, an issue focusing on inventors. Showing a man deep in thought, with war-related equipment emerging from a crack in his bald head. Date: 1917
Cartoon, French coal supply, WW1Cartoon, French coal supply. A coal merchant and an old woman discuss the crisis. The board outside his shop shows the high price of coal, when its actually available. Date: 1917
Underground town in England impervious to flying bombsAn underground town in southern England impervious to flying bombs. A town somewhere in southern England (not named by the Illustrated London News)
Cartoon, The gold of the Rhine, WW1Cartoon, The gold of the Rhine. Short of money, the German Kaiser and his son, the Crown Prince, look musingly at the golden-coloured River Rhine. Date: 1917
Smart womens blouses 1935Page from a fashion catalogue showing different styles of smart womens blouses, from square neck, short sleeves, big wooden buttons, draped neckline and frills. Date: 1935
Advert for Asprey Mexican onyx articles 1937A selection of solid Mexican onyx articles, inlaid with malachite, Canadian lapis, aventurine and coral, including a number of special Coronation pieces. Date: 1937
Christmas card with dogs and fireplaceHandmade Christmas card with dogs and fireplace, and a string to pull to make Santa Claus appear. (2 of 2) circa 1890s
Lady with flowers on a greetings cardLady with flowers and a three-dimensional skirt made of paper on a greetings card. (3 of 3) circa 1890s
Ornate fan and blue vase on a Christmas cardOrnate fan with tassels, and a blue and white vase on a Christmas card. circa 1890s
Ornate fan and blue vase on a New Year cardOrnate fan with tassels and a blue vase on a New Year card. circa 1890s
Lake District / WastwaterA lonely road alongside the beautiful expanse of Wastwater, Cumberland, one of the gems of the English Lake District. Date: 1930s
The Vale of LlangollenA sheep farmer and his dogs take time out to admire the beautiful Vale of Llangollen, Denbighshire, North Wales. Date: 1930s
Queens dressing room, Balmoral, 1950sThe Queens Dressing Room at Balmoral Castle. With tartan carpet and comfortable chairs. Date: 1950s
England / WhitbyA fine overview of Whitby, Yorkshire, showing the harbour and St. Hildas Abbey, perched on the East Cliff. Founded in 657 AD, the original Abbey was destroyed by Vikings in 867 AD Date: 1930s
New Mexico PotteryuA craftsperson of the Pueblo Indians, New Mexico, sits among a selection of handmade pots and bowls. Date: 1923