Images Dated 7th September 2016

USS Constitution, Old Ironsides, US frigate
The USS Constitution, nicknamed Old Ironsides, a wooden hulled, three masted heavy frigate of the US Navy, launched in 1797

Bechers Ghost - the Grand National
The ghost of Captain Becher watches as horses and jockeys jump over Bechers Brook during the Grand National at Aintree. 1930

Halleys Comet as it appeared in 1910
The course of Halleys Comet across the night sky through April and May, 1910. The next predicted perihelion of Halleys Comet is 28 July 2061 Date: 1910

Peggy Prince received an M.B.E. after making two journeys out to sea in a canoe in order to rescue the crew of a crashed bomber, saving the wireless operators life. 1940

Air Raid Drills at the Windmill Theatre
At the Windmill Theatre, London, the showgirls are given a crash course in fire-fighting and first aid. 1940

Lady Mary Ashley-Cooper by Madame Yevonde
Lady Mary Ashley-Cooper, later Lady Alington posed with an unusual mask. Pictured in The Tatler just prior to her marriage to Lord Alington in November 1928. Date: 1928

Old Bill and Co. August 1940
" Hey! Mind what yer doin ! Thats the second time you ve got me with that fifth column o yours

Poster for Mistinguett, Casino de Paris 1937
Poster advertisement for Mistinguett at the Casino de Paris, 1937 1937

Paul Nash, 1940
Paul Nash, Air Ministry war artist, examining a photograph. 1940

The Kiss by Autori
A romantic kiss imagined in Autoris distinctive angular style. 1930

The Country Club at Johannesburg
The rendezvous of Rand society - the Johannesburg Country Club situated in a suburb of Auckland Park. Date: 1929

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The Muscular System of the Human Body - from the front and the rear. Date: circa 1790

Mr and Mrs William Fiske (Rose Bingham, Countess of Warwick)
Billy Fiske, bobsled champion and well-known Cresta rider and Rose, Countess of Warwick (formerly Rose Bingham) pictured flying to France for their honeymoon after marrying in Maidenhead in 1938

Duke of Kent and his children, 1940
Prince George, Duke of Kent poses with his son, Prince Edward, and daughter, Princess Alexandra, alongside a group of Canadian nurses. 1940

Rolex Oyster Wrist Watch advertisement
Advertisement for the Rolex Oyster Wrist Watch, the most accurate wrist watch in the world made waterproof

James Watt (1736 - 1819), Scottish inventor and mechanical engineer

King Edward and Queen Alexandra in coronation robes
Edward VII (1841 - 1910) and Alexandra, consort (1844 1925), British ruler, wearing their coronation robes. August 1902

Punch comment on Halleys Comet - 1910
The Great Amateur. Aviator: " Marvellous Flier! And does it for love!" - Punch Magazines comment on the appearance of Halleys Comet in May, 1910

A tornado in South Wales, 1913
Page from The Illustrated London News reporting on the havoc wrought by a tornado that passed through South Wales on the night of October 27th 1913. Date: 1913

Colonialism - Annexation of Ado by the British
The Annexation of the territory of the King of Ado by the British in 1891 - a real pictorial example of the extension of the British Empire

The Arrival of Amelia Earhart at Southampton on June 18th

Messrs. Scheutzs New Calculating Machine
Messrs. Pehr (Per) Georg Scheutz (1785-1873) and Edvard Scheutzs (of Stockholm, Sweden) New Calculating (Tabulating) Machine

The Magic Carpet
A couple - he in Chinese costume, she in harem pants - flying on a magic carpet above the onion domes and minarets of an Arabian city. Date: 1932

Stanley Baldwin lighting his pipe
Stanley Baldwin, 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley (1867-1947), Conservative politician and Prime Minister Date: 1929

Brigitte Helm sees through herself
Brigitte Helm (1908-1996), German actress best known for her role in Metropolis pictured in a double portrait combining a head shot with a full body photograph. Date: 1929

Manning Sherwin and Eric Maschwitz, 1940
American songwriter Manning Sherwin and lyricist Eric Maschwitz. The two teamed up in 1940 to produce the smash hit " A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square". 1940

Augustus John at his Daughters Wedding
Welsh artist Augustus John attends the wedding of his eldest daughter, Poppet Jackson to Sec.-Lieut. Villiers A Court Bergne. 1940

Lilywhites Advertisement, 1940
Lilywhites of Piccadilly Circus, London, advertise their womens service uniforms. 1940

Prunella Stack, Lady Douglas-Hamilton
Ann Prunella Stack (1915-2011), who achieved fame as the President of the Womens League of Health and Beauty, taking a health and beauty class in London. 1940

Makeshift Home Guard Tank
This jerry-built armoured car, fitted with a Sunbeam chassis and three machine guns, was the pride of the Berkshire Home Guard. 1940

A Mound of Aluminium, July 1940
In response to the appeal for aluminium from Lord Beaverbrook, Minister for Aircraft Production, families hand in their spare pots and pans to aid the war effort. 1940

Margaret Vyner, 1940
Margaret Vyner, wife of actor Hugh Williams, sporting an outfit made from wool designed by Norman Hartnell, who was at the time dress-maker to the Queen. 1940

Appearance of Comet Crommelin in 1881
The appearance of Comet Crommelin in June/July/August 1881

Halleys Comet over Hampstead Heath, London, May 1910
Star-gazers watch Halleys Comet near the Flagstaff on Hampstead Heath, London, May 1910. Date: 1910

Alice Nikitina & Serge Lifar in 1930 Revue
Ballet dancers Nikitina and Lifar performing in Charles Cochrans 1930 Revue. Seen here in The Freaks for which Lord Berners wrote teh music. 1930

Advertisement for Eccles caravans showing a quaint, homely caravan being pulled by a car. 1930

Edward VII and Alexandra silver wedding anniversary 1888
Front cover of Christian Herald and Signs of our Times, showing portraits of Edward VII and Alexandra, on their silver wedding anniversary, with their five children

King Edward VII state visit with Kaiser Wilhelm II
Edward VII with his nephew Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany, at Friedrichshof, with Count Hohenau, the Crown Princess of Greece, Prince and Princess Frederick Charles of Hesse

The National Gallerys Wartime Canteen
Volunteers prepare food for their customers at The National Gallery canteen, established during the Second World War in order to raise money for the war effort. 1940

Bystander cover - Miss Rose Bingham
Renowned society beauty Miss Rose Bingham, daughter of Lady Rosabelle Brand and later to become the Countess of Warwick

Amelia Earhart Greeted at Southampton
Amelia Earhart is greeted by local dignitaries at Southampton on June 18th

The Human Brain. Date: 1879

The Aftermath of the San Francisco Earthquake of 18th April 1906, showing devastated and burnt-out buildings, many reduced to piles of rubble

Miss Margaret Whigham by Pat Charles
Miss Margaret Whigham, later Mrs Charles Sweeney then the Duchess of Argyll (1912-1993) as the 3rd wife of the 11th Duke. Most photographed society beauty of her day

Her Shadows by Pierrot
A couple stand together at the top of the snowy slope. Date: 1928

The Third Encore by H. M. Bateman
A small man, rather green with exhaustion, mops his brow at the thought of yet another dance with a sturdy lady. Date: 1928

Miss Margaret Whigham - caricature
Miss Margaret Whigham, later Mrs Charles Sweeney then the Duchess of Argyll (1912-1993) as the 3rd wife of the 11th Duke. Most photographed society beauty of her day

The Member of the Beauty Chorus who Got out of Step by H. M. Bateman. Date: 1928

Tatler Christmas Number cover 1928
Front cover of The Tatler Christmas Number featuring illustration by Lewis Baumer of a young woman with an Eton crop getting ready for a night out. Date: 1928

Selfridges Fancy Dress advertisement
Advertisement for Selfridges department store with two suggestions for costumes for the forthcoming party season - a gipsy girl or Lily of the Valley. Date: 1928

Nursing her Constituency by Reginald Higgins
A young female political candidate or M.P. awkwardly nurses a baby while visiting her constituents. Date: 1929

Lady Alington (Lady Mary Ashley-Cooper)
Lady Alington, formerly Lady Mary Ashley-Cooper, eldest daughter of Lord Shaftesbury, posed with her pet Pekingese dog. Date: 1929

The Show-Girls Wedding by Wallis Mills
A showgirl bride and her husband run the gauntlet of high kicking legs for her unusual guard of honour after leaving the church. Date: 1929

Mrs Reginald Fellowes
Daisy Fellowes (nee Margeurite Severine Philippine Decazes de Glucksbierg (1890-1962), celebrated society figure, acclaimed beauty, novelist, poet, editor in chief of French Harpers Bazaar magazine

Old Bill and Co. September 1940
" So yer still don t quite believe in staircases, eh?" 1940

Oliver Messel, 1940
Costume designer Oliver Messel alongside a model at his studio in Yeomans Row

Y. M. C. A. Canteen in Surrey
Two voluntary workers chat outside the Y.M.C.A. canteen in Pirbright, Surrey. 1940

Lady Louis Mountbatten at her sisters wedding
Lady Louis Mountbatten dressed in her St John Ambulance Brigade uniform at the Caxton Hall register office, attending the wedding of her sister, Mrs Ashley, to Laurie Gardner. 1940

Old Bill and Co. August 1940
" Well, yer follers this road till yer comes to an ole, where there used to be a signpost. Then bear left till yer sees a post with only oles where the arms was

Sarah Churchill, 1940
Sarah Churchill, actress and daughter of then-Prime Minister Winston Churchill, featured on the front cover of The Bystander. 1940

Advertisement for Burberry, 1940
Burberry advertises their W.A.A.F. uniforms. 1940

Laying the Tables at the Gordon Services Club
A volunteer lays the tables at the Gordon Services Club, based at the former Gordon Hospital in London

The Gordon Services Club, 1940
Margerie Doutie writing up the menu for the Gordon Services Club, based at the former Gordon Hospital in London

The Maple Leaf Club, Brabazon House
Two soldiers share a joke with Mrs Murray, matron of the Maple Leaf Club, established during the War to provide food, medical treatment and accommodation for Canadian soldiers stationed in Britain

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