Images Dated 22nd February 2016

Vichy, France - one of the springs called La Grande Grille, which produced 3000 litres and hour at a temperature of 41 degrees. circa 1920

Heroes of the Peninsula - Duke of Wellington and companions
Heroes of the Peninsula [sic], the Duke of Wellington and 30 of his companions in arms assembled in the United Services Club, 1914 (c)Steel engraving by F Brownley after John Prescott Knight

Where Ignorance is Bliss by H M Bateman, this illustration shows a man warming his behind in front of the fire while he smokes his pipe. But he is unaware of the flames leaping up his back

Woman riding a motorised scooter, WW1
Woman (Hilda May) riding a motorised scooter, because taxis and petrol are in short supply during the First World War. 1917

Ganymede (Titian)
The beautiful youth Ganymede, son of King Tros of Troy, catches Zeus eye and he sends an eagle to abduct him, immortalising him as the cupbearer of the Gods

The Kissing Ceremony by Konstantin Yegorovich Makovsky
The Kissing Ceremony by Russian painter Konstantin Yegorovich Makovsky (1839-1915). Date: late 19th century

The Novice Who Ticked Off The Bridge Expert by H M Bateman
The Novice Who Ticked Off The local Bridge Expert by H M Bateman. This illustration shows a man who is so unused to being contradicted that his monocle has fallen from his eye

The Man Who Watches The Speedometer by Bateman. This illustration is of a man in his car. The faster he goes the more the speed affects him. First he looses his hat, then his hair

Miss Jeanne De Casalis and Mr Tom Douglas by Einar Nerman
In " Fata Morgana" Miss Jeanne De Casalis and Mr Tom Douglas by Einar Nermans (1888-1983). Illustration showing the actors dressed in romantic attire while playing as Mathilde Fay

Houses of the Corporations, Grand Place, Brussels
Houses of the Corporations in Grand Place de Bruxelles (Grote Markt van Brussel) - Brussels, Belgium. circa 1930s

The Bonaparte Family (from top left, working across): Charles Bonaparte, Napoleons Father (1746-1785), Laetitia Bonaparte, Napoleons Mother (1750-1836), Cardinal Fesch, Napoleons Uncle (1763-1839)

Glamorous American Lady in black underwear and stockings. Date: circa 1920s

Pelican Blood Donor
The female pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus) is supposed in legend to peck her own chest and give her blood to her young when no other food is available. Date: circa 1650

Kazembe VI, King of Luba
KAZEMBE VI CINYANTA MUNONA Luapula ruler of Luba and Luanda, West Africa, reigned 1854 - 1862

Sketch of an Apache by Nerman, London 1926
Sketch of a Parisian Apache by Nerman, London 1926 Date: 1926

The Hon. Monica Grenfell by Madame Yevonde
The Hon. Monica Grenfell, elder daughter of Lord and Lady Desborough. Sister to Julian and Billy Grenfell who were both killed during the First World War. Date: 1924

Mother and daughter with map, Bonjour Papa! WW1
Mother and daughter examine a map to see where daddy is on the Western Front -- Bonjour Papa! 1917

Advertisement for Poiret and Jenny fashions, showing four women in a range of outfits. 1917

Advertisement for Poiret, Premet and Jenny fashions, showing four women in a range of outfits. 1917

The Host Who Forgot To Approve The Dish by H M Bateman, this illustration shows a group of people about to have dinner, but the host has forgotten to approve the dish

Say It With Cigars by H M Bateman. This illustration is a play on the gentleman offering chocolates to the lady. In this case the woman is on her knee offering cigars to the man

The Non-Drinking Host by H M Bateman. This illustration has four men sat around a card table. One man is smoking a cigarette but the other three are so distracted by their lack of beverage that their

The Guest Who Fished An Alexandra On The Test by H M Bateman. For the benefit of those who are not fishermen, an Alexandra is a fly considered so alluring to trout, and consequently so deadly in use

Getting a Document Stamped At Somerset House by H M Bateman. This illustration shows the red tape of Somerset House, tax offices

More Types From Harley Street by H M Bateman. Skin - The Microscopic. The one with the magnifying glass and the test tubes. Brain - The Genius. He knows all about the mind. Nerve - The Intense

Harley Street Types No1 by H M Bateman. Throat The Butcher. A Doctor with a scalpel. Date: 1921

The Man Who Gave Cook Notice by Bateman. A tale of what not to do. The Cook is stood in the centre of the room, she has long nails, high heels and a diamond ring

Things I Should Like To See II by Bateman. A Dentist having a tooth stopped. One Dentist filling the tooth of another. The look of fear and pain is clear of his face

Things I Should Like To See I by Bateman. A profiteering greengrocer obliged to buy his household vegetables at an exorbitant price from another shop

A Weak Link by Bateman. This illustration is of a man that abstains from all lifes pleasures but reaps his reward financially

The Cutting Short of a Long Story by H M Bateman, this illustration shows a man blowing up the tire on his bicycle. An old man possibly a vicar comes along and starts to tell a story

The Artistic Smoker by H M Bateman - or, Practice Makes Perfect. This illustration shows an artist teaching himself to blow smoke rings. His easel is abandoned in the background

The Graslei - quay on the right bank of the River Lys, Ghent
The Graslei - the quay on the right bank of the River Lys in Gent, Belgium. circa 1910s

Library with wooden ceiling at Oron Castle, Switzerland
The Library with beautiful wooden ceiling at Oron Castle in the municipality of Oron-le-Chatel in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. circa 1910s

Innsbruck, Austria - Maria-Theresa Street circa 1960s

Grand Place - Bruges, Belgium, dominated by the Belfry. circa 1960s

Bruges, Belgium - The Rosary Dock (Rozenhoedkaal) and view toward the Belfry. circa 1950s

Ghent, Belgium - Saint Nicholas church, Belfry, St Bavo s
(from left) Saint Nicholas church, the Belfry of Ghent and St Bavos Cathedral - Ghent, Belgium. circa 1960s

Mechelen, Belgium - Town Hall and Ancient Cloth Hall
The Town Hall and Ancient Cloth Hall in Mechelen, Province of Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium. circa 1950s

Boulevard Jules Ferry - Tunis, Tunisia. circa 1910s

Buren an der Aare, Switzerland
Buren an der Aare (Bueren on the Aare) - a municipality in the Seeland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. circa 1950s

The Zimmer Tower - Lier, Belgium
The Zimmer tower in Lier, Belgium (Cornelius tower) - originally a keep of Liers fourteenth century city fortifications. In 1930

French Basque - Best Calves Competition
French Basque Region - Best Calves Competition. circa 1910s

Tunis, Tunisia - Perspective of the L Avenue de France circa 1910s

Tunis, Tunisia - Avenue Jules-Ferry circa 1910s

Street scene in Kippel - Lotschen Valley, Switzerland
Kippel, a municipality in the district of Raron in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It is the largest of the villages of the Lotschental

Tunis, Tunisia - Rue Djemaa el-Kitoun. circa 1910s

Kippel, Lotschental valley, Switzerland
Kippel, a municipality in the district of Raron in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It is the largest of the villages of the Lotschental

Fafleralp in the Lotschental, Switzerland
Fafleralp in the Lotschental, one of the most beautiful Valais valleys on the northern side of the Rhone valley - with the Schienhorn. 1948

Villages of Kippel and Ferden, Lotschental, Switzerland
The villages of Kippel and Ferden in the Lotschental, one of the most beautiful Valais valleys on the northern side of the Rhone valley. 1948

Kippel, Lotschental valley, Switzerland
Kippel, a municipality in the district of Raron in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It is the largest of the villages of the Lotschental

Hotel Fafleralp, Blattern, Switzerland - Breithorn
Hotel Fafleralp, Blattern (Lotschen) - in the Lotschental, one of the most beautiful Valais valleys on the northern side of the Rhone valley, Switzerland - with view of the Breithorn. 1948

Royal Exchange, Sydney, Australia - a postcard which displays some of the best examples of telegraph poles you will ever have the good fortune to see!! Date: 1907

Croatia - Rovinj / Rovigno - Harbour
Croatia - Rovinj / Rovigno on the on the North Adriatic Sea coast - The Harbour. Date: circa 1910s

Glamorous American Lady in white dress combing her hair Date: circa 1920s

Itkutsk, Siberia, Russia - Moscow Triumphal Arch
Itkutsk, Siberia, Russia - seen from the Angara River, a tributary of the Yenisei. In the centre of the picture is The Moscow Triumphal Arch

Bell Tower of St. Saviour - Russia Date: 1913

Sadanari Fushimi
Prince SADANARI FUSHIMI Japanese nobleman and soldier/sailor. 1858 - 1923

Golden Eagle
GOLDEN EAGLE (Aquila chrysaetus) Date: circa 1850

Lloyd George & Daughter
DAVID LLOYD GEORGE Ex-Prime Minister with his daughter Megan on the Cunard liner Mauretania, on their way to Canada and the USA in 1923 1863 - 1945

Gb Shaw / Graphic 1923
GEORGE BERNARD SHAW British playwright and critic in 1923 1856-1950

South Africa - Elderly Missionary - Basutoland
South Africa - An elderly missionary instructs an elderly Mosuto man - Basutoland (now the Kingdom of Lesotho) circa 1910s

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