Images Dated 9th August 2016

Programme design, Gilbert & Sullivan, Princess Ida, Savoy Theatre, London. A respectful operatic perversion of Tennysons " Princess" in Three Acts. circa 1880s

Manila Carnival, The Philippines - Miss Ilocos Sur
Illustration after Walter Dendy Sadler ) of his painting Thursday (Tomorrow will be Friday) of 1880, showing a group of jovial monks out fishing. Date: 1880

Advertisement, Gilbeys Scotch Whisky, Clan-Castle, three shillings per bottle. early 20th century

Advertisement, Gilbeys Scotch Whisky, Glen-Spey Glenlivet, three shillings and sixpence per bottle. early 20th century

1903 Wright Flyer on display in the Science Museum, London
The original 1903 Wright Flyer lent by Orville Wright for display at the Science Museum, London. Date: circa 1907

Title page, Grimm Brothers, collected tales
Title page, Childrens and Household Tales, collected by the Grimm Brothers. 19th century

The Coronation Chair with the Stone of Scone
The Coronation Chair, Westminster Abbey, London. The stone below the seat is the infamous Stone of Scone

Zagazig - Egypt - Railway Station Interior Date: circa 1906

Habit of a Young Woman of Otaheite Dancing
Habit of a Young Woman of Otaheite (now Tahiti) Dancing, encountered by Captain James Cook on one of his expeditions. circa 1793

Switzerland - Andeer - decorated house Haus Padrun (1501)
Switzerland - Andeer - decorated house Haus Padrun (Chasa Padrun) (1501). Date: circa 1910s

Thessaloniki, Greece, artillery piece under Arch of Galerius
WW1 - Thessaloniki, Greece - an artillery piece is transported by two horses beneath the 4th century Triumphal Arch of Galerius, part of the Rotunda Complex. Date: 1918

Fox hunting scene. circa 1840

Graveside Grave Death Burial Headstone Woman
graveside, grave, death, burial, headstone, woman, women, child, children, grief, grieving, bereavement, mourning, angels, angel, wings, people, family, hovering, faith, belief, religion, 1850s

Funeral procession of the Duke of Wellington, London
The funeral procession of the Duke of Wellington, 18 November 1852, on its journey from Chelsea Hospital to St Paul's Cathedral, London. 1852

FASHION & FLOWER BOOK
Grey patterned robe with long tight sleeves; a matching pelerine-mantelet with the lappets tied behind to form a bustle. A crucifix on a black ribbon is also worn. circa 1840

Advertisement, Gilbeys Scotch Whisky, Spey-Royal, four shillings per bottle. Date: early 20th century

Lady at Her Easel
A lady sits at her easel, mixing paint on her palette, while her friend watches, hlding an album Date: 1848

EVENING DRESS 1830
Gowns with transparent lace over-skirts with deep scalloped & embroidered flounces & wide over-sleeves that taper to a point. The white gown has lace manchettes. Date: 1830

National Anthem, God Save the Queen (just the last few bars, with an Amen thrown in for good measure). 1897

HMS Victory in Portsmouth Harbour. 1889

Bronze Sphinx on the Thames Embankment, London
One of a pair of faux-Egyptian sphinxes, designed by the English architect George John Vulliamy at the foot of Cleopatras needle on the Thames Embankment. They were brought to London in 1878

Italian Sailor Monument (The Big Rudder)
Italian Sailor Monument (The " Big Rudder" ), Brindisi, Italy - built in 1933. Initially dedicated to the sailors who lost their lives fighting for Italy during WW1. Date: circa 1933

British Vickers Vildebeest biplanes in flight
A squadron of British Vickers Vildebeest biplanes (torpedo bombers) in flight. This aircraft first flew in 1928, and was still in use at the beginning of the Second World War. Date: circa 1930s

Torrey & Alexander Mission - Brixton Hall, London
A fantastic, rare view of the Torrey & Alexander Mission - Brixton Hall, Brixton, London

Shepherd on the Plains of Vardar, Macedonia - WW1 era
Shepherd tending to his flock on the Plains of Vardar, Macedonia - WW1 era. Date: 1916

WW1 - English Officers having tea on their way to the front
WW1 - English Officers having their afternoon tea (at 4:30pm on the dot) on their way to the front. They appear to have invited a French guest (far left)

Anzac Hostel for soldiers, Cairo, Egypt
The Bourse Khediviale (Royal Exchange) in Cairo, Egypt - used as a Hostel for Australasian Troops (Anzac) fighting in WW1

Gabriele D Annunzio and Alberto Franchetti
Gabriele D Annunzio (1863-1938), Italian writer, and Alberto Franchetti (1860-1942), Italian composer, seated at a piano during rehearsals for the latters opera, The Daughter of Iorio

A Maori Fire Alarm, Ohinemutu, New Zealand
A quite spectacular Maori Mounted bell at the Te Papaiouru Marae, Ohinemutu, Rotorua, New Zealand - made in memory of Tara-hai-ahia, a well-respected member of the local Maori community

The Maharaja of Jodhpur, India - Jaswant Singh II
Jaswant Singh II, GCSI, (1838-1895) - Maharaja of Jodhpur in India between 1873 and 1895. Date: circa 1894

Paris Exhibition of 1900 - Traditional Vietnamese House
Paris Exposition of 1900 - Indochina - Traditional Vietnamese House - Pagode (Pagoda) of Phuoc-Kien at Cholon (Ho Chi Minh City) (Cochinchina - French Vietnam)

WW1 - Italian Propaganda - The Tortoise and the Hare
WW1 - Italian Propaganda postcard - re-telling of the story of the tortoise (The Allies) and the hare (The Central Powers) striving to be the first to gain Victory. Date: circa 1916

Temporary homes 1945
During World War Two many houses were bombed, there were a shortage of homes for people after the war so temporary homes where quickly built

Roman London, Temple of Mithras uncovered 1954
Sir David Eccles, Minister of Works, holding the newly-found head of Mithras, during his visit to the site at Walbrook in the City of London where the Temple of Mithras was discovered in 1954

Costume February 1864
Mother with child, woman wearing light brown silk dress trimmed with ornamental fringe, which was sewn on in a wave above the fringe

Costume February 1864
The latest Paris fashions. White dress trimmed with several small flounces, a tunic flounces, a tunic falls over these and is looped up at one side only with flowers

Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein (1858 1921), last German empress and queen of Prussia as the first wife of Wilhelm II, German Emperor. Date: 1888

Wilhelm II, German Emperor 1888
Wilhelm II or William II (1859 1941), last German Emperor (Kaiser) and King of Prussia, ruling the German Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia from 15 June 1888 to 9 November 1918. Date: 1888

Advert for Chancery Lane safe deposit 1888
Chancery Lane Safe Deposit, interior showing entrance, cash box room, vestibule, strong room and safes and telephone room for the use of renters. Date: 1888

Advert for Clarkes Patent Fairy lamps 1888
Advert for Clarkes Patent Fairy lamps, showing how to transform gasoliers, wall brackets, gas standards ect, temporarily into Clarkes Fairy lamps without disturbing the gas arrangement. Date: 1888

Advert for Frederick Gorringe service gloves 1915
Lambskin lined service slip on gloves with secure strap. Date: 1915

Sweden - Church people at Leksand
Church-going folk at Leksand, a locality and the seat of Leksand Municipality in Dalarna County, Sweden. Date: circa 1902

Solleron, Dalarna County, Sweden - House and villagers
Pretty Wooden house and villagers at Solleron, a locality situated in Mora Municipality, Dalarna County, Sweden. Date: circa 1909

Kans Annas cottage interior - Fryksas, Dalarna, Sweden
Kans Annas cottage interior - Fryksas Village, Dalarna, Sweden. There are two very nice stool examples in this picture. Date: circa 1909

Fryksas Village, Dalarna, Sweden. Date: circa 1909

Engineer Corps officer building - Karlsborg, Sweden
Engineer Corps officer building - Karlsborg, Karlsborg Municipality, Vastra Gotaland County, Sweden Date: circa 1909

View over the lake - Karlsborg, Sweden
View over the lake - Karlsborg, Karlsborg Municipality, Vastra Gotaland County, Sweden Date: circa 1909

Artillery Officer Building - Karlsborg, Sweden
Artillery Officer Building - Karlsborg, Karlsborg Municipality, Vastra Gotaland County, Sweden Date: circa 1909

Styles of hair worn in the Roman period
Hairdressing from antiquity to the present - Style of hair worn in the Roman period Date: circa 2nd century AD

27th US President - William Howard Taft
William Howard Taft ) - 27th President of the United States of America. Date: circa 1912

Godfrey Baring MP (for the Isle of Wight)
A sgned postcard portrait Sir Godfrey Baring, 1st Baronet ) - Liberal Member of Parliament for the Isle of Wight and later Barnstaple

Algeria - Timgad - View toward Trajans Arch
General view of the Ruins of Timgad, Algeria (close to the Theatre) - a Roman colonial town in the Aures Mountains of Algeria, founded by the Emperor Trajan around AD 100. Date: circa 1908

D Orsay Gate at the Exposition Internationale, Paris
D Orsay Gate at the Exposition Internationale des Arts Decoratifs et Industriels Modernes, Paris - designed by Louis-Hippolyte Boileau (1878-1948). Date: 1925

J M W Turners House - Chelsea - where he lived and worked
J. M. W. Turners House - Cheyne Walk, Chelsea - where he lived and worked. Date: circa 1930

Algeria - Timgad - Street Date: circa 1908

Young French Red Cross nurse - La bonne fille. Date: 1915

A Young Shepherdess of the Pyrenees, France. Date: circa 1910

Parmesan Cheese - Advertorial Trade Postcard for Ditta Pelagatti - Parma featuring a large wheel of Parmesan hiding a tiny mouse, for now escaping the attention of an interested white cat

Bude, Cornwall - The Lock and Canal Date: 1929

France - The Railway Station at Noisy-le-Sec, a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris. Date: circa 1920s

WW1 - Satirical Caricature of a German Officer, wearing standard Pickelhaube and monocle. Date: circa 1915

Sile, Istanbul, Turkey - Military Compound (2/2). Date: 1920

Sile, Istanbul, Turkey - Military Compound (1/2) Date: 1920

Marrakech, Morocco - The Bab Doukkala and Atlas Mountains
Marrakech, Morocco - The Bab Doukkala Market and Atlas Mountains. Date: circa 1930s

Canadian Forces Base Valcartier - Brig. Gen. Sir Sam Hughes
Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Valcartier - a Canadian Forces Base located in the municipality of Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, approximately 25 km north of Quebec City. Date: circa 1940

Casablanca, Morocco - Entrance to the Rue Blaise-Pascal. Date: circa 1930s

The lakeside at Lugano, Switzerland. Date: circa 1906

Algeria - Moorish Dancer with tambourine
Algeria - A beautiful Moorish Dancer playing a tambourine. Date: 1902

The West African Regiment (W. A. R. ) Native African Corps
A traditional Palaver (meeting of Chieftains) staged by members of the West African Regiment (W.A.R.)

Young French girl with a huge St Bernard Dog Date: circa 1910s

Advert for Shoolbreds boys school uniforms 1915
Advertisements for Shoolbreds smart boys school clothing for Cambridge, Eton. Date: 1915

Rue Prudon - Oulad el Abbes, Algeria. Date: circa 1901

Village of El-Kantara, Algeria - Road through the Gorge
The Red Village of El-Kantara in Biskra Province, Algeria - a very important caravan station - route through The Gorge. Date: circa 1904

Rue Prudon - Oulad el Abbes, Algeria
Luz Chavita - Dancer and Actress of the Opera Comique Paris, France. Date: circa 1901

Sfax, Tunisia - Rue des Notaires (Street of Notaries). Date: circa 1909

Village of El-Kantara, Algeria - caravan station
Village of El-Kantara in Biskra Province, Algeria - a very important caravan station. Date: circa 1904

Summit of the Col du Mont-Cenis - Italian French Border
Summit of the Col du Mont-Cenis - 2082m above sea level. The Italian French Border - West of Turin - Border Guards of both sides in their ornate uniforms! Date: circa 1906

High Street and Bargate (South), Southampton, Hampshire. Date: 1932

Flower Market at Cannes, France Date: circa 1907

Amiens, France - La Maison du Sagittaire - Ladys Milliner Date: circa 1908

Sidmouth, Devon, England - The beach from Connaught Gardens
The beach of the popular seaside resort of Sidmouth, Devon, England from Connaught Gardens. Date: circa 1910s

A smart lady coming home in the early hours
Role Reversal. A smart lady coming home in the early hours... " Just by Way of a Change"

Mr Sam Locks First Prize-winning Devon Steer - age 1 year, 7 months - weight 1107lbs. Date: circa 1920

Stylised Art postcard for the National Swiss Fair of 1924
Stylised Art postcard for the National Swiss Fair, Switzerland

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