Images Dated 1st March 2017

British soldier bears to the firing line WWI
Double page showing a British private soldier, commonly know as a Tommy, showing a diagram of tools and equipment that he would have carried when marching to the trenches in World War One. 1915

In front and behind the scenes at the Coliseum, London
A great stage and a great curtain: in front and behind the scenes at the Coliseum, London. Top centre: a diagrammatic view of the revolving stage

Freda Dudley Ward and her children
Freda Dudley Ward photographed with her two daughters, Penelope and Angela

Elspeth Phelps advertisement, 1920
Lady Elcho, formerly Lady Violet Manners (born 1888), wife of Hugo Francis Charteris, Lord Elcho and heir to the Earl of Weymss. She was sister to Lady Diana Manners

Elspeth Phelps advertisement, 1920
Advertisement for Elspeth Phelps fashion house, one of a series of highly stylised and witty adverts designed by Lady Eileen Orde (daughter of the 4th Duke of Wellington)

Mrs Gerald Du Maurier & family including Daphne
Mrs Gerald Du Maurier pictured with her three daughters, Angela, Daphne and Jeanne. Date: 1920

Elspeth Phelps advertisement, 1920
Advertisement for Elspeth Phelps fashion house, one of a series of highly stylised and witty adverts designed by Lady Eileen Orde (daughter of the 4th Duke of Wellington)

Bell Boy (Girl?) - Murrays Cabaret Club costume design
Bell Boy (Girl?) - Original costume design for one of the performers at Murrays Cabaret Club, 16-18 Beak Street, Soho, London

Bell Boy - Murrays Cabaret Club costume design
Bell Boy - Original costume design for one of the performers at Murrays Cabaret Club, 16-18 Beak Street, Soho, London

Black Cloak Girl - Murrays Cabaret Club costume design
Black Cloak Girl - Original costume design for one of the performers at Murrays Cabaret Club, 16-18 Beak Street, Soho, London

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At the pantomime by Charles Robinson
Children on a visit to the pantomime Date: 19th century

Maureen O Sullivan (1911 - 1998), Irish-American actress

Bell - Murrays Cabaret Club costume design
Bell - Original costume design for one of the performers at Murrays Cabaret Club, 16-18 Beak Street, Soho, London

Bella - Murrays Cabaret Club costume design
Bella - Original costume design for one of the performers at Murrays Cabaret Club, 16-18 Beak Street, Soho, London

Basque Vogue Pose - Murrays Cabaret Club costume design
Basque Vogue Pose - Original costume design for one of the performers at Murrays Cabaret Club, 16-18 Beak Street, Soho, London

Bank of England Girl - Murrays Cabaret Club costume desig
Bank of England Girl - Original costume design for one of the performers at Murrays Cabaret Club, 16-18 Beak Street, Soho, London

Artemis - Murrays Cabaret Club costume design
Artemis - Original costume design for one of the performers at Murrays Cabaret Club, 16-18 Beak Street, Soho, London

Lady Cynthia Asquith with her son John
Lady Cynthia Asquith (1887 - 1960) (nee Charteris), daughter of Lord Wemyss, author and notable survivor of the Titanic. Wife of Herbert Asquith, second son of the Prime Minister

Passenger aircraft of Imperial Airways fleet, cut away
Britains share in building giant passenger aircraft: a 40-seater of the new Imperial Airways fleet

Diagram of The Short Stirling aeroplane 1942
The lay-out of the Short Stirling, the largest operational bomber in service in 1942, with the royal air force, showing at a glance the many problems in engineering

Recuiting volunteers for bus-driving 1926
Temporary recruiting office in Regents Street, London, for the L.G.O.C (London General Omnibus Company), volunteers queuing outside. May 1926

The Grand Duchesses Olga and Tatiana 1912
Nicholas II of Russia eldest daughters (left) Grand Duchess Olga (1895 - 1918) and (right) Grand Duchess Tatiana (1897 - 1918) wearing the uniform of the 3rd Regiment of Elisabethgrad Hussards

Panic of 1907 in Wall Street, New York
The 1907 Bankers Panic or Knickerbocker Crisis lasted three-weeks where the stock exchange had dropped almost 50% from its peak the previous year

Cards? by H. M. Bateman
A rather naive gent is invited to join three more worldly looking chaps at a card table, only to find himself soon afterwards utterly at a loss. Date: 1920

The Vacuum - A Masterpiece by H. M. Bateman
Page 1 of 4. Brilliant sequential cartoon by H. M. Bateman depicting a man asking his maid to have a go at a vacuum cleaner, only to find he sucks up everything in his path. Date: 1920

Lady Byng of Vimy by Percival Anderson
Lady Byng of Vimy, formerly Miss Marie Moreton

Paula Gellibrand, wife of the 1st Marquis de Casa Maury (1898-1986), socialite, pictured in a very effective head-dress (according to The Tatler), designed for her by Elspeth Phelps. Date: 1920

Incidents including train-wrecking: General Strike 1926
Several scenes in England including: Liverpool Street Station crowds of commuters trying to get to work

Pola Negri (Appolonia Chalupek) (1897 - 1987), Polish-born actress who went to Hollywood in the 1920s and was successful in silent films

Introduction to Mwanga III of Uganda
Introduction to Mwanga, from The Rise of Our East African Empire, by Lord Frederick J.D. Lugard, 1893 Date: 1894

Seaport of Alexandria, Egypt, by G. H. Davis
Alexandria, Egypts chief seaport since 330 BC, and chief naval base of the Allied Mediterranean Fleet during the Second World War

Avro Lancaster heavy bomber 1943
A skeleton view of a Lancaster heavy bomber, which has more than 50, 000 parts. 1943

Advert for Gamages garden furniture 1926
A wide range of garden furniture including wicker and cane tables and chairs, couch hammock, folding cane lounges, bathing tents and gaden shelters. Date: 1926

The General Strike - Guards return from duty 1926
Londoners watching a procession of The 1st Brigade of Guards, with massed bands, marching through the City past the Royal Exchange and Mansion House

Lohanna and her snake 1912
Lohanna, French actress that did theatrical dances in Paris with a snake. Date: 1912

Armoured convoy of food supplies: General strike 1926
General strike in 1926 called for emergency measures, armoured vehicles and troops in a convoy through the streetscarrying much need food. Date: May 1926

General Strike 1926
Gallant bobby assists a band of city workers onto a wagon. Date: May 1926

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