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Miss England speedboat - world water speed recordMiss England III, last of a series of speedboats used by Henry Segrave and Kaye Don to contest world water speed records in the 1920s and 1930s
Advertisement for Mickey Mouse watch, 1933An early form of character licensing in the form of a watch featuring Walt Disneys world famous character Mickey Mouse. Date: 1933
Circus tamer with fierce tigerLooking death in the eyes - for fun! Clyde Beatty, famous wild animal trainer, with a ferocious looking tiger. Date: 1933
Lunch counter, Plaza Goiti, Santa Cruz, Manila, Philippines. Date: circa 1930
Telefunken Wireless Co Station, Apia, German Samoa, PacificTelefunken Wireless Company Station, Apia, capital of German Samoa, Upolu, Pacific Ocean. Date: 1914
Rural Guard on horseback, Cuba. Date: circa 1904
Hotel Casa Blanca, Montego Bay, Jamaica, West Indies, with bungalows and a diving board. Date: circa 1930
Street scene, Isabela de Sagua, CubaStreet scene, The Avenue, Isabela de Sagua, Cuba. Date: circa 1910s
Gran Hotel Trotcha, Vedado, Havana, CubaIdeal Dining Room, Gran Hotel Trotcha, Vedado, Havana, Cuba, with people sitting at tables posing for the camera. Date: circa 1905
Group photo, West Beach Cafe, Bournemouth, HampshireGroup photo outside West Beach Cafe, Bournemouth, Hampshire, taken on 26 August 1924. Date: 1924
Estrada Palma Street, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba. Date: circa 1914
Market scene, Bridgetown, Barbados, West IndiesBusy market scene, Bridgetown, Barbados, West Indies, with a flood drain. Date: 1938
Shipping scene, Bridgetown, Barbados, West Indies. Date: circa 1920
Country scene with five sugar estates, Barbados, West Indies. Date: circa 1910
American Watch Factory, Waltham, Massachusetts, USAAmerican Watch Factory at Waltham, Massachusetts, USA. circa 1905
Longwood House, St Helena, where Napoleon Bonaparte lived in exile. circa 1908
View of the Harbour, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba. Date: circa 1910
The Bondman by Hall CaineFlyer showing dramatic scene for The Bondman by Hall Caine, from Drury Lane. Jason rescues Michael Sunlocks from the sulphur mine, where they have both been made to work as prisoners
Bought and Paid For by George BroadhurstPostcard for the play Bought and Paid For by George Broadhurst, showing elegantly dressed lady in evening gown and headdress with feather. First produced at The Lyric Theatre on 12th March 1913
Bought and Paid For by George BroadhurstPostcard for the play Bought and Paid For by George Broadhurst. First produced at The Lyric Theatre, on 12th March 1913. The picture is of the heroine, Virginia Blaine on the telephone
George Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, CanadaView of George Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, leading down to the Custom House, Post Office and Dartmouth Ferry. Date: circa 1920
Street scene with crowds in New Jersey, USAStreet scene with crowds of people in New Jersey, USA. Date: circa 1911
Bluebell in Fairyland by Seymour Hicks and Ellaline TerrissPage from programme listing acts and scenes from the musical Bluebell in Fairyland, by Seymour Hicks and Ellaline Terriss, with music by Walter Slaughter
Line-up of Model T Ford motor cars, Kindersley, CanadaLine-up of Model T Ford motor cars with their drivers and passengers, Kindersley, Saskatchewan, Canada. Date: circa 1910s
Baby in a wickerwork pram, Delaware, USABaby in a wickerwork pram, appearing to wave at the camera. She is Helen Cochran Foard, daughter of Julian and Helen Foard, age 8 months, outside Holy Trinity Church, Middletown, New Castle County
Hacienda style restaurant, Tijuana, Mexico / USA borderPeople looking out to sea from the upper terrace of a hacienda style restaurant on the beach front at Playas de Tijuana, Mexico, not far from the border with the USA, during the Prohibition era
Man on horseback outside a shop, USAMan on horseback outside a shop, George A Remley, Groceries & Meats, possibly in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. Date: circa 1910s
Street scene, Pilot Point, Texas, USA, with Farmers & Merchants Bank and various shops. Date: circa 1910
Hacienda style restaurant, Tijuana, Mexico / USA borderHacienda style restaurant on the beach front at Playas de Tijuana, Mexico, looking north towards the border with the USA (marked by the American flag), during the Prohibition era
Drum band in traditional uniformUnidentified drum band in traditional uniform. Date: circa 1910
Brass band of soldiers, Vancouver, USABrass band of soldiers, Main Street, Vancouver, Washington State, USA. Date: circa 1920
Victory arch and parade, Oshkosh, Wisconsin, USAVictory arch and postwar military parade, Main Street, Oshkosh, Wisconsin, USA, 16 May 1919, with the 150th Machine Gun Battalion, 42nd Division. Date: 1919
American cavalry soldiers camping, USAAmerican cavalry soldiers camping in a field, USA -- seen here in the process of raising their tents. Date: circa 1910
Brass band of American cavalry soldiers, USABrass band of American cavalry soldiers practising in a field, Illinois, USA. Date: circa 1910
American cavalry soldiers in field, USAAmerican cavalry soldiers in a field, USA -- a mule-drawn wagon is being unloaded to set up camp. Date: circa 1910
Roof of Matsuzakaya department store, Tokyo, Japan, with large birdcages. Date: circa 1925
The Modern Boy front cover - the Khyber PassFront cover of The Modern Boy magazine featuring a photograph of roads around the Khyber Pass with a signpost pointing in one direction for cars and another for camels and horses
The Modern Boy front cover - Wing walkers play tennisFront cover of The Modern Boy featuring an illustration of two men playing tennis on the wings of a plane mid-flight. Date: 1932
The Modern Boy front cover - NavalTaking their Christmas medicine. Front cover of The Modern Boy magazine featuring a photograph of two naval cadets on board a training ship tasting the mixture for a Christmas plum duff. Date: 1932
The Modern Boy featuring the Flying BoyFront cover of The Modern Boy magazine featuring a boy using wings to fly his way to school. Inside the publication, there is a suggestion that before long
Filming a Roman CircusImpression of a roman chariot on the set of the 1925 movie Ben-Hur showing a Roman team galloping at full pelt. Date: 1932
Paper gliderBoys in a school throw a paper glider (given away free with The Modern Boy magazine) out of a window, much to the excitement of everyone. This is what life was like before video games. Date: 1932
Guy Fawkes Night - lighting firework laden guysThe Boy Who Got There First. A young boy defies health and safety rules by lighting the first of three Guy Fawkes all stuffed full of various fireworks. Date: 1932
Two-Gun George, Worlds Lasso ExpertCaptain George Ash, known as Two-Gun George, world lasso expert, showing off his skills lassoing cattle. Date: 1932
Pranks in the Briny - aqua planingA group of boys play in the sea. One boy gives aqua planing a go but doesn t stay on long. Date: 1932
A Monster of the Ocean Speedway - ocean linerAn ocean liner being manoeuvred in port by tug boats. Accompanies an article about the rivalry to make the fastest Atlantic crossing by various ocean liners during the 1930s
The Modern Boy magazine - free model aeroplaneFront cover of The Modern Boy magazine promoting its topping long-distance super model aeroplane - FREE inside! Date: 1932
Boy Scouts at Camp, 1930sA jolly boy scout enjoying the outdoor life at camp. Date: 1932