Images Dated 1st February 2017

Paradeplatz, Zurich, Switzerland
A busy day in the Paradeplatz, Zurich, Switzerland. 1930s

Broadway, Falls Road, Belfast - a view down the road with Broadway Presbyterian Church on the right. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Antrim: Belfast). circa early 1900s

The Thunderstorm by Edmund Blampied
A woman cowers under her bed covers as a thunderstorm is in progress outside. Date: 1914

The Land of Nod by Susan Beatrice Pearse
The land of nod - adorable small children in their nightwear snooze or play in a garden. Date: 1914

H B Daft, English footballer and cricketer
Harry Butler Daft (1866-1945), English footballer with the Corinthians, Notts County, Nottingham Forest, Newark and England, also a first-class cricketer with Nottinghamshire. 1890s

Arthur J Gould, Welsh rugby player
Arthur J Gould (1864-1919), Captain of Newport Rugby FC and Welsh International rugby union player. 1890s

John Devey, footballer and cricketer
John Henry George Jack Devey (1866-1940), footballer for West Bromwich Albion, Mitchells St George s, Aston Villa and England, and a first-class cricketer for Warwickshire. 1890s

G O Smith, footballer and cricketer
Gilbert Oswald Smith (1872-1943), amateur footballer who played for Oxford University and the Corinthians, and was captain for England. He played first-class cricket for Oxford University and Surrey

James F Byrne, rugby player and cricketer
James Frederick Byrne (1871-1954), rugby player for England and the British and Irish Lions, and first-class cricketer for Warwickshire (captain). 1890s

Irish International Rugby Team, 1895, at the time they played Scotland: Thompson, McCluskey, Reid (IFA), Scott, Alexander, McAteer (Trainer), Brown, Crawford, Wright, M Clutchey, Thompson, Clugston

Aston Villa FA Cup Winners, 1894-5: Grierson (Trainer), Dunkley (Hon Sec), Johnstone, Spencer, Wilkes, Lees, Rinder, Margoschis (Chairman), Reynolds, Devey (Captain), Welford, Ramsay (Secretary)

James Hannan, Welsh international rugby player
James Jim Hannan (1864-1905), Welsh international rugby player who also played for Newport. 1890s

George T Neilson, Scottish rugby player. He played for Scotland, as well as the West of Scotland FC. He was also a president of the Scottish Rugby Union. 1890s

Irish International Rugby Team, 1895, at the time they played against England: Gardner, Tuke, M Coull, McAlister (IRFU President), Lindsay, Brunker, Crean, Symes, Lee, O Conor (Captain), Magee

Margot Fonteyn (1919 - 1991), Ballet dancer, seen here in Adams Giselle, Act 1

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Late Rev. Dr Adler, Chief Rabbi
The Rev. Dr Nathan Adler, Chief Rabbi of the English Jewish Congregations; his funeral service in the chapel, Willesden; a scene at the grave; and a special service in memory at the Great Synagogue

Mary Garden (1874 - 1967), in the title role of the Egyptian courtesan who converts to religion and dies as a desert hermit. Date: first performed 1894

Sir John Wolfenden, the Chairman of the Committee on the Laws relating to Homosexuality and Prostitution, in a studio at Broadcasting House before discussing the report in BBC Radios Womans Hour

Columbine and Harlequin by James Durden
Columbine and Harlequin sit together while Pierrot plays a serenade behind a curtain. Date: 1914

Barbara Cartland with newborn daughter, Raine
Mrs Alexander McCorquodale, aka prolific writer, Barbara Cartland (1901-2000), pictured with her newborn daughter Raine (1929-2016), later Countess Raine Spencer, stepmother to Diana

Edmund Gwenn in Der Struwwelpeter 1913
Shocked-headed Peter, Edmund Gwenn (1877 1959), English actor as Peter in the famous German story book, first seen at the Garrick on Boxing Day

Hughie Wilson, Sunderland and Scotland footballer
Hughie Lalty Wilson (1869-1940), Sunderland and Scotland international footballer. 1890s

Mary Garden (1874 - 1967), American operatic soprano, born in Scotland, seen here in the role of Massenets Manon

Joan Fontaine (1917 - 2013), (Joan de Havilland) British-born actress in American films; sister of Olivia

James Frampton of Moreton (1769-1855), Commandant of the Dorset Yeomanry and anti-revolutionary. Date: 1795

Ali Baba at the Cave by Rene Bull
Open Sesame - Ali Baba at the cave. Date: 1914

A Russian Soldiers farewell from his family, WW1
The sign of the cross - a Russian soldiers farewell from his family during the First World War. Date: 1914

Sketch cover - Diana Guest Manning
Miss Diana Guest, later Manning (1909-1994), daughter of Captain Freddie Guest, who recently took her pilots A certificate. One of a number of society women taking to the air in the inter-war period

Princess Jean-Louis de Faucigny-Lucinge wearing a beautiful and original grey and black dress, with a close-fitting cloche hat. Date: 1929

The Seven Ages of Man - silhouette by Chris Heaps
The seven ages of man depicted in silhouette, finishing with old age represented by Father Christmas. Date: 1914

John Toothill, England international rugby player
John Jack Thomas Toothill (1866-1947), England international rugby player who also played with Bradford FC and Yorkshire. 1890s

England Football Team, 1895, at the time they played against Scotland: Jackson, Lodge, Reid (Referee), Sutcliffe, Lythgoe, Reynolds, Holt, Needham, Crabtree, Hughes, Bassett, Bloomer, Goodall

Ernest Needham, English footballer and cricketer
Ernest Nudger Needham (1873-1936), English footballer and cricketer. He played football for Sheffield United and England, and captained England in 1901. 1890s

England International Rugby Team, 1895, at the time they played against Scotland: Finlinson, Byrne, Thomas, Mitchell, Carey, Thomson, Dobson, Tucker, Cattell, Bromet, Woods (Captain), Taylor, Poole

Rev E M Baker, England international rugby player who also played for Birmingham Moseley and Oxford University. 1890s

C V Rooke, Irish rugby player
Charles Vaughan Rooke (1869-1946), Irish national rugby player. 1890s

Charles Wreford-Brown, cricketer and footballer
Charles Wreford-Brown (1866-1951), county cricketer and England national footballer. 1890s

James Valentine, England rugby player
James Jim Valentine (1866-1904), England rugby player who also played for Swinton and Lancashire. 1890s

Hospitals for fighting ships 1916
Floating dock on which works is often taken place to repair battleships, a box-like structure with pontoon floors and side-walls

Red Cross travelling repair shop 1916
Interior view of a travelling repair van, with a soldier working on repairing vehicles in the war zone. Date: 1916

Gallant soldiers in the thick of the fight 1916
Scots at the thick of Battle of the Somme, holding a wrecked trench and dug-out during a critical moment. Date: 1916

Pomp and Circumstance by Charles Robinson
A small child, bewigged and holding a fan, is carried in a sedan chair carried by footmen in livery. Date: 1914

The Spirit of Winter by Louis Bailly
Fantasy illustration to represent winter showing two strange little bearded men hiking through a snowy landscape. Date: 1914

Assistant to Santa Claus by Will Houghton
A toy maker at his work bench putting the finishing touches to a horse on wheels. Date: 1914

Highland soldier in French home, WW1 by Frank Dadd
A helmet of the huns is a gift from a Scots Santa Claus

A Belgian refugee adopted by a British woman
Choosing a new foster-sister: Mlle. Belgica becomes Miss Britannia

A Modern Knight-Errant by Harold Earnshaw
A small boy scout on a donkey. Date: 1914

Dancing to a fiddle by Charles Robinson
A romance blossoms between a young man playing the violin and a girl eager to dance with him. Date: 1914

The Fortune Teller by J. R. Skelton
Four girls sit by the fire in their nightwear as one of them predicts the future - perhaps who they will marry - by consulting some playing cards. Date: 1914

Blindmans Buff
A jolly game of Blindmans Buff during a Georgian Christmas. Date: 1914

Picnic by Arthur Watts
Owner: " Don t leave paper about on the grass." Picnic Party: " Wots the perishing grass for?" Date: 1929

Celestial interior of James Talbots Fokker plane
An exceedingly luxurious cabin of a Super-Trimotor Fokker aeroplane owned by Mr James A. Talbot. Clearly visible is the celestial theme of the decor on the upholstered chairs, walls and roof

The Absent-Minded Owner of Two Babies, Joyce Dennys
A woman gets a little muddled when fixing her car in charge of her baby. She attempts to add milk to the engine while the baby takes a swig of oil. Date: 1929

Autumn fashion for coats 1929
Model wearing tailored tweed coat with fox fur collar and leather belt and trim. Date: 1929

Actors performing in The Land of Hearts Desire
Miss Winifred Fraser, as Maire Bruin, and Miss Dorothy Paget, as a fairy child, performing in The Land of Hearts Desire, by William Butler Yeats. Date: 1894

Evening dresses 1929
Models wearing three different style evening dresses. Satin dress frock dipping and long sides

Models wearing evening coats 1929
Models wearing three different style evening coats

Daytime modes 1929
Models wearing the latest clothing for daytime wear. Date: 1929

Diagram of Zeppelin 1916
The new features of the engines of frightfulness. Showing the observation car with observer lying upon a woollen mattress and the Zeppelin system of gas control. Date: 1916

Which is the tallest, by Hilda Cowham
Two small children attempt to measure their height, though it looks as if the little boy is giving himself some artificial help by standing on a book. Date: 1914

James Trainer, Welsh-born footballer
James Trainer (1863-1915), Welsh-born footballer (goalkeeper) who played for Wrexham, Great Lever, Bolton Wanderers and Preston North End, as well as the Welsh national team. 1890s

J W Simpson, Scotland international rugby player. 1890s

J H O Conor, Ireland national rugby union player
John Hamilton O Conor (c1866-1953), Ireland national rugby union player. He also played for Bective Rangers, and served as president of the IRFU. 1890s

J Herbert C Fegan, England international rugby player
John Herbert Crangle Fegan (1868-1949), England international rugby player who also played rugby and cricket for Blackheath. He joined the medical profession and became a surgeon. 1890s

George Anderson, Scottish footballer
George E Geordie Anderson, Scottish professional footballer who played for Leith Athletic, Blackburn Rovers, New Brighton Tower and Blackpool. 1890s

Daniel Doyle, Scottish footballer
Daniel Doyle (1864-1918), who played for many football teams including East Stirlingshire, Hibernian, Sunderland, Grimsby Town, Bolton Wanderers, Everton, Celtic and the Scotland national team. 1890s

Daniel McArthur, Celtic, Clyde and Scotland footballer
Daniel McArthur (1867-1943), Celtic, Clyde and Scotland footballer. 1890s

Cambridge University Rugby Team, 1894-95: Todd, Lawry, Dixon, Druce, Griffiths, Bell, Taylor, Falcon, Pilkington, Mitchell, Tucker (Captain), Field, Giblin, Bunting, Jacob. 1890s

E W Taylor, England international rugby player
Ernest William Taylor (1869-1936), England international rugby player and captain. 1890s

E T Gurdon, England international rugby player
Edward Temple Gurdon (1854-1929), England international rugby player and captain. 1890s

Harry Storer, English cricketer and footballer
Harry Storer (1870-1908), English football goalkeeper who played for Arsenal and Liverpool, and first-class cricketer for Derbyshire. 1890s

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