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Caricature, William Booth, founder of Salvation ArmyCaricature, General William Booth (1829-1912), founder of the Salvation Army. Let us know what you are going to do with all this money! 1882
Caricature of Charles Reade, novelist and dramatistCaricature of Charles Reade (1814-1884), novelist and dramatist. Multum-in-Parvo Champion. An author of few words, but many grievances. 1882
Caricature of the Duke of Connaught in EgyptCaricature of Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (1850-1942), third son of Queen Victoria. Seen here on military service in the British army during the Anglo-Egyptian War of 1882
Caricature of Lillie Langtry, actress and producerCaricature of Lillie Langtry (Emilie Charlotte Le Breton, 1853-1929), actress and producer. Seen here outside the Daily Telegraph office, wanting to speak to their theatre critic
Cartoon, Mrs Weldon painting a bust of GounodCartoon, The gentle Mrs Weldon, putting black paint on a portrait bust of the French composer, Charles Gounod (1818-1893)
Cartoon, Music hall proprietors, before they have heard from the Metropolitan Board of Works -- a comment on building regulations which must be complied with. 1882
Cartoon, Music hall proprietors, after they have heard from the Metropolitan Board of Works -- a comment on building regulations which must be complied with. 1882
Cartoon, Getting Ready for the American Market. Showing the English actress and theatre manager Henrietta Hodson (1841-1910) helping Lillie Langtry (1853-1929) prepare for a theatre tour of America
Caricature of John Douglass, Standard Theatre, LondonCaricature of John Thomas Douglass (1842-1917), manager of the Standard Theatre, Shoreditch, London, and also a playwright. 1882
Caricature, two Princes and John Hollingshead, managerCaricature, two princes (Prince Albert Victor and Prince George) and John Hollingshead, manager, at the entrance to the Gaiety Theatre, London
Caricature, Sir Squire Bancroft and Mowbray MorrisCaricature, Sir Squire Bancroft (1841-1926), English actor-manager, and Mowbray Morris, theatre critic, with other critics in the background enjoying food and drink in the Critics Buffet
Caricature of Henry Irving, English actor-managerCaricature of Henry Irving (1838-1905), English actor-manager, relaxing at the seaside during the summer holidays. 1882
Caricature of Augustus Harris and Henry PettittCaricature of Augustus Harris (1852-1896), British actor, dramatist and impresario, and Henry Alfred Pettitt (1848-1893), British actor and dramatist -- Never mind, Pettitt
Caricature of George Conquest, theatre managerCaricature of George Augustus Oliver Conquest (1837-1901), playwright, theatre manager, acrobat and pantomimist -- And has it come to this
Caricature of George Barrett, English comic actorCaricature of George Edward Barrett (1849-1894), English comic actor, brother of Wilson Barrett. 1882
Caricature of Edward Smith Willard, English actorCaricature of Edward Smith Willard (1853-1915), English actor, popular as a stage villain. 1882
USA Mission School 1875Lively scene in the Bedford Street mission school, Philadelphia. Date: 1875
Philadelphia Soup KitThe clientele of a soup house in Philadelphis, PA : some come out, warmed with soup, while others queue for theirs. Date: 1875
Police Night WatchmanA night watchman in the snowy streets of Philadelphia. Date: early 19th century
Social / Philadelphia SlumPeople in St Mary Street, in the slum area of Philadelphia Date: 1875
USA / Scranton / IndustrialScranton, Pennsylvania: an industrial landscape Date: 1875
Philadelphia / State HousePhiladelphia: State House in the snow Date: 1875
Philadelphia / SleighingPhiladelphia: sleighing on Broad Street Date: 1875
Hominy Man, PhiladelphiaA black man in Philadelphia selling hominy, ground maize boiled in milk or water Date: 1875
Moderne electric fires 1939The pride of the Swan range is the MODERNE whose striking sculptural qualities live up to its name : a handle enables easy carrying, and each bar can be switched independently. Date: 1939
Camden electric fire 1939A choice of Camden electric fire with one or two bars : the second bar can be switched separately. Date: 1939
Butter Market / USAAn inspector discovers under- weight butter pats in a Philadelphia market. Date: 1875
Soldier filming in trench 1916Taking film in the battle fields under fire: an example of the conditions cinematograph operators had to work in during the First World War. Date: 1916
U-BOATS IN HARBOUR 1916 U-Boat in harbour 1916Three U-boats in harbour awiating for departure at Kiel. Date: 1916
Xmas Aboard a U-Boat 1915Celebrating the second Christmas of the war aboard an untersee-boot Date: 25 December 1915
Crossing the RockiesCrossing the Canadian Rockies Date: 1909
Trees / Beech C1890A beech Date: circa 1890
Orange at BinnenhofThe Prince of Orange and his retinue at Binnenhof. Date: circa 1600
American Physicist Carl David AndersonCarl David Anderson American physicist Date: circa 1930s
Monastery DestroyedRELIGION PERSECUTED On the pretext of building a cultural centre, officials blow up the church of an ancient monastery Date: 1930
Blaw, Man! An incident in a billet in France, Arthur GarratA Scottish solider from a Highland regiment, wearing a kilt, tries to teach a small French boy how to play the bagpipes. Date: 1918
Christmas leave, home from the Grand Fleet 1917Sailor home for Christmas, holding his two childrens hands while walking in the snow. Date: 1917
A French Sentry and his War Dog on DutyAn outpost on duty in France with a French war dog, which acted as an extra pair of ears while on sentry duty. Date: 1915
A Kiss from the Trenches by John E. Sutcliffe, WW1 ChristmasA young woman, asleep in an armchair by an open fire dreams of receiving a kiss on the cheek from the ghost of her soldier husband or sweetheart. Date: 1916
His Christmas Gift to Her by Fred Pegram, WW1Illustration by Fred Pegram depicting a British officer in a dug-out somewhere on the Western Front, carefully crafting a ring by the light of a candle as he smokes a pipe
Her Christmas Gift to Him by Fred Pegram, WW1Charming illustration showing a woman lying in bed cradling her newborn baby whose father is absent, fighting at the Front
The Letter from Home by Samuel Begg, WW1" From His Little Girl: The Letter from Home" published in The Illustrated London News Christmas Number in 1916
The Letter for the Front by Samuel Begg, WW1" With Love, from Little Girl." A small girl is guided by her mother in writing a letter to her father who is away fighting at the Front
Daddys Christmas Dinner by Samuel Begg, WW1Illustration for the ILN 1916 Christmas number showing a mother and her children packing a special parcel to be sent to her husband at the front
Queen Mary inspects a Nissen hut, 1917Queen Mary leaving a Nissen hut after inspecting it, somewhere along the lines of communication near the Front during World War One. Note the royal arms fixed to the bonnet of the car. Date: 1917
Indian and French soldiers near the front during WWIA French officer explains the French carbine to Indian officers, near the front in France. Date: 1916
Indian soldier smoking the hubble bubble pipeA party of Indian sepoys take it in turns to smoke the hubble bubble pipe at a wayside halt. Date: 1916
Indian sepoys at a camp during World War IMembers of the Indian army in a camp at L Armee de l Orient or the Salonika Army. Date: 1917