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A Mound of Aluminium, July 1940In 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, 1940Margaret 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
Halleys Comet over Hampstead Heath, London, May 1910Star-gazers watch Halleys Comet near the Flagstaff on Hampstead Heath, London, May 1910. Date: 1910
Alice Nikitina & Serge Lifar in 1930 RevueBallet dancers Nikitina and Lifar performing in Charles Cochrans 1930 Revue. Seen here in The Freaks for which Lord Berners wrote teh music. 1930
King Edward VII state visit with Kaiser Wilhelm IIEdward 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 CanteenVolunteers 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
Punch comment on Halleys Comet - 1910The Great Amateur. Aviator: " Marvellous Flier! And does it for love!" - Punch Magazines comment on the appearance of Halleys Comet in May, 1910
Bystander cover - Miss Rose BinghamRenowned society beauty Miss Rose Bingham, daughter of Lady Rosabelle Brand and later to become the Countess of Warwick, pictured on the front cover of The Bystander magazine in 1932 in a photograph
A tornado in South Wales, 1913Page 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
Amelia Earhart Greeted at SouthamptonAmelia Earhart is greeted by local dignitaries at Southampton on June 18th, 1928 following her flight across the Atlantic (becoming the first woman to travel the route as a passenger)
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 CharlesMiss 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 PierrotA couple stand together at the top of the snowy slope. Date: 1928
The Third Encore by H. M. BatemanA 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 - caricatureMiss 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 1928Front 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 advertisementAdvertisement 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 HigginsA 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 MillsA 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 FellowesDaisy 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, 1940Costume designer Oliver Messel alongside a model at his studio in Yeomans Row. The model pictured is wearing the costume of Jocasta in The Infernal Machine
Y. M. C. A. Canteen in SurreyTwo voluntary workers chat outside the Y.M.C.A. canteen in Pirbright, Surrey. 1940
Lady Louis Mountbatten at her sisters weddingLady 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, 1940Sarah Churchill, actress and daughter of then-Prime Minister Winston Churchill, featured on the front cover of The Bystander. 1940
Advertisement for Burberry, 1940Burberry advertises their W.A.A.F. uniforms. 1940
Laying the Tables at the Gordon Services ClubA volunteer lays the tables at the Gordon Services Club, based at the former Gordon Hospital in London. The Club, established in June 1940 by the Canadian Red Cross
The Gordon Services Club, 1940Margerie Doutie writing up the menu for the Gordon Services Club, based at the former Gordon Hospital in London. The Club, established in June 1940 by the Canadian Red Cross
The Maple Leaf Club, Brabazon HouseTwo 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
Harcourt Johnstone with Posters Promoting ExportHarcourt Johnstone, Secretary to the Department of Overseas Trade and vice-Chairman of the Export Council, alongside posters featuring Labour Minister Ernest Bevin
Robert Morrison, 1940Robert Morrison, Labour MP for Tottenham, at a salvage depot amid a mass of waste-paper being put towards the war effort. Morrison was made Chairman of the inter-departmental committee on salvaging
Frank Pick, 1940Frank Pick, wartime Director-General of the Ministry of Information, formerly vice-chairman of London Transport. 1940
Burberry Womens Lounge SuitCorduroy lounge suit, made by Burberry in the Haymarket. 1940
Lord Carnarvon, 1940Lord Carnarvon, a well-known racehorse owner, was made adjutant of a cavalry training regiment during the Second World War. 1940
Lunchtime on Tower HillThe front cover of The Bystander magazine features two lorry drivers in Tower Hill, London enjoying a Brigade of the Guards band performance on their lunch-break. 1940
George Allison on River PatrolGeorge Allison, manager of Arsenal Football Club, carrying out a river patrol for the Home Guard. Note that he wears the armband of the LDV (Local Defence Volunteers)
Richard Levin Working on CamouflageRichard Levin, Director of the British Industrial Design Group, demonstrates with models his idea to protect cars from air raids by having them camouflaged half for the country and half for the town
The National Gallerys Wartime CanteenThe menu and prices in a canteen set up at the National Gallery during wartime. All proceeds, of course, contributed to the war effort. 1940
A Country House School for Evacuated ArchitectsMount House in Hadley Common, Barnet, home to the Architectural Association School during the Second World War. 1940
Bricklaying at the Architectural Association SchoolMount House in Hadley Common, Barnet, home to the Architectural Association School during the Second World War
Hugh Dalton, 1940Hugh Dalton (later Lord Dalton), then Minister for Economic Warfare. 1940
Old Bill and Co. August 1940" Talk about swank! Just because is was the only ouse it by the bomb, yer can t scarcely speak to im." Old Bill tries to make light of the aerial bombardment the country suffered at
Canteen in BlandfordThe inside of a canteen in Blandford, Dorset, where women volunteers are dishing out food and tea to the troops. 1940
Florence Horsbrugh, 1940Florence Horsbrugh (right) in her capacity as Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Health. 1940