Images Dated 19th September 2018

American Mission Hospital, Basra, Iraq, WW1
American Mission Hospital, Basra, Iraq, during the First World War. circa 1916

Early Motor Cars - Karl Benz aged 81
Early Motor Cars - Karl Benz in 1925 aged 81, seated in his first car of 1885. 1925

Advert, Four Famous Singers
Advertisement for the Singer Sewing Machine - Four Famous Singers - Adelina Patti, Christina Nilsson, Emma Albani and the sewing machine! circa 1895

Advert, Allsopp Pale Ale
Advertisement for Allsopp Pale Ale. Date: 1928

The Surrender at Sedan, Franco-Prussian War
The Surrender at Sedan, 9 September 1870, during the Franco-Prussian War. 1870

Victor G Ginn & Co, catalogue (front cover)
Victor G Ginn & Co, High Holborn, London, catalogue (front cover), Price List of Carnival Novelties. 1939

Music cover, Tra-La-La! or Scraps, words by R P Weston and Fred J Barnes, music by Maurice Scott, sung by Ben Albert. 1906

Early Motor Cars - Karl Benz and his wife in a Benz car. 1891

The Cats Half Holiday by Louis Wain

Fraulein Mercedes Jellinek (1889-1929), daughter of the Austrian automobile entrepreneur Emil Jellinek. She was the inspiration for the name of the Mercedes car. early 20th century

Early Motor Cars - diagram of first petrol-driven car
Early Motor Cars - diagram of the workings of the first petrol-driven car

Early Motor Cars - Benz Car 1887
Early Motor Cars - Benz Car, 1887 - Benz driving with his partner Max Rose as passenger. 1887

British Team for Gordon-Bennett Races
Early Motor Car Racing - British Team for Gordon-Bennett Races (left to right) Charles Jarrott, Sidney Girling, Selwyn Edge. 1904

Cesare Borgia, Duca Valentino (Duke of Valentinois), Italian nobleman. 14th century

Scrap, Witch flying on a broomstick. 19th century

Serai, old Turkish Headquarters, Basra, Iraq, WW1
Serai, old Turkish Headquarters, Basra, Iraq, during the First World War. circa 1916

Remains of old British Residence, Magill, Basra, Iraq, WW1
Remains of the old British Residence, Magill, Basra, Iraq, during the First World War. circa 1916

Queen Mary Theatre, Basra, Iraq, WW1
Queen Mary Theatre, Basra, Iraq, during the First World War. circa 1916

Civil and Telegraph Office, Basra, Iraq, WW1
Civil and Telegraph Office, Basra, Iraq, during the First World War. circa 1916

The Parable of the Sower sowing Seeds

Keadby Docks near Scunthorpe early 1900s

Halesowen Townsend early 1900s

Hadleigh London Road probably 1920s

Paisley Clark Hall early 1900s

Edington Colliery early 1900s

Edinburgh Princes Street probably 1920s

Advert for Peter Robinson's mourning clothing 1896
Variety of mourning clothing for widows kept in stock for daughters, relatives and servants, available from Peter Robinson's Mourning Warehouse, Regent Street, London. 1896

Realism in sounds behind the scenes: Railway noises off
A group of stage hands using different techniques to make realistic train noises in the fledgling cinema industry. 1928

First 4 HP Daimler engine for an airship

Early Motor Racing -s F Edge at Brooklands
Early Motor Racing -s F Edge during his 24 hours record at Brooklands, Surrey, 1907. 1907

Early Motor Racing - Edge at Brooklands
Early Motor Racing -s F Edge before the start of 24-hour record race at Brooklands, Surrey. 1907

Early Motor Cars - Benzs First Car
Early Motor Cars - Three-quarter view of Benzs First Car

Early Motoring - The First Motor Bicycle in the world, constructed by Daimler and Maybach in 1885. 1885

Early Motor Cars - Second Daimler Car of 1889. 1889

Rudolf Caracciola, German racing driver
Otto Wilhelm Rudolf Caracciola (1901-1959), German racing driver, seen here in a portrait photo with his dog. circa 1930s

Early Motor Cars - Rear view of Benzs first car

Karl Benz, German engine designer and engineer
Karl Benz (1844-1929), German engine designer and engineer. early 20th century

Gottlieb Daimler, German industrialist
Gottlieb Daimler (1834-1900), German industrialist, engineer and car designer. late 19th century

Early Motor Cars - First Vee-Type Daimler Engine, 1889. 1889

Early Motor Cars - First Mercedes Car, 1901, built to the order of Emil Jellinek. 1901

Early Motor Cars - First Daimler Four-Seater, 1889. 1889

Early Motor Cars - First Daimler Car, 1886, with Daimler in rear seat. 1886

Early Motor Cars - Benzs third car of 1888 with Benz driving. 1888

Early Motor Power - A Narrow Gauge Motor Trolley constructed by Daimler. 1887

Early Motor Cars - A Benz Vis-A-Vis, with Benzs partner Julius Gauss driving. 1892

Early Motor Cars - A Benz Car. 1893

First Motor Omnibus seen in Great Britain
Early Motor Cars - First Motor Omnibus seen in Great Britain

Homburg Course, Gordon-Bennett Cup Race
Early Motor Car Racing - Homburg Course, Gordon-Bennett Cup Race, 1904. 1904

Wolseley Team for Isle of Man Eliminating Trials
Early Motor Car Racing - Wolseley Team for the Isle of Man Eliminating Trials, 1904. 1904

Early Motor Car Racing - W K Vanderbilt, Junior
Early Motor Car Racing - William Kissam Vanderbilt II (Junior) (1878-1944), motor racing enthusiast

Tim Birkin with Sir Malcolm Campbell
Early Motor Car Racing - Tim Birkin with Sir Malcolm Campbell

The Paris-Madrid Race route, 1903
Early Motor Car Racing - The Paris-Madrid Race route, 1903. 1903

The One Hour Motor Tricycle Record

Early Motor Car Racing - The Gordon-Bennett Trophy

Sunbeam car at Le Mans Race, 1925
Early Motor Car Racing - Sunbeam car at Le Mans Race, 1925. 1925

Sir Henry Segraves first Racing Car
Early Motor Car Racing - Sir Henry Segraves first racing car originally driven by Carl Joerns in the 1914 Grand Prix. 1914

Silver Salver presented tos F Edge
Early Motor Car Racing - Silver Salver presented to Selwyn Francis Edge on his retirement from Napier. 1912

Sheen House Motor Races
Early Motor Racing - Sheen House Motor Races (left to right) D G Wridgway, Charles Jarrott, Selwyn Francis Edge. 1898

S F Edge, racing driver and cyclist
Selwyn Francis Edge (1868-1940), Australian-born British businessman, racing driver, cyclist and record-breaker. early 20th century

S C H Davis, early racing driver
Sydney Charles Haughton (Sammy) Davis (1887-1981), British racing driver. early 20th century

Running down from the Saalburg, Gordon-Bennett Race
Early Motor Car Racing - Running down from the Saalburg - Gordon-Bennett Race, Germany. 1904

Pingaults Electric Tandem
Early Motor Car Racing - Pingaults Electric Tandem

Paris-Vienna and Gordon-Bennett Cup Races
Early Motor Car Racing - Paris-Vienna and Gordon-Bennett Cup Races map, 1902. 1902

Men on the Pit Counter at Le Mans, France
Early Motor Car Racing - men on the Pit Counter at Le Mans, France

Napier car driven by Charles Jarrott
Early Motor Car Racing - Napier car driven by Charles Jarrott in Gordon-Bennett Races. 1903

Luncheon at Welbeck Eliminating Trials
Early Motor Car Racing - Luncheon at Welbeck Eliminating Trials (left to right) Stocks, Fuller, Mayhew, Jarrott, Edge, Earp. Date: 1903

Little No. 1 Austin wins 500 Mile Race
Early Motor Car Racing - Little Number One Austin wins the 500 Mile Race. 1930

Jean Chassagne, French racing car driver
Early Motor Car Racing - Jean Chassagne, French racing car driver

Isle of Man Course, Gordon-Bennett Cup Race
Early Motor Car Racing - Isle of Man Course, English Eliminating Trials, Gordon-Bennett Cup Race of 1904. 1904

Henry Fournier, French racing driver
Early Motor Car Racing - Henry Fournier, French racing driver

Grand Prix 1923, The Bugatti Team
Early Motor Car Racing - Grand Prix 1923, The Bugatti Team. 1923

Grand Prix 1923, Pierre de Viscaya in a Bugatti
Early Motor Car Racing - Grand Prix 1923 with Pierre de Viscaya in a Bugatti. 1923

First London to Brighton Run with M Levassor
Early Motor Car Racing - First London to Brighton Run. 1896

Drivers overtake Carraciola in Mercedes
Early Motor Car Racing - Drivers overtake Carraciola in No. 70 Mercedes (right)

Early Motor Car Racing - Driver Sir Henry Tim Birkin. circa 1932

Early Motor Car Racing - De Kruyff at the wheel

Charles Jarrott driving a 40 HP Panhard
Early Motor Car Racing - Charles Jarrott at the wheel of a 40 HP Panhard in the Paris-Berlin Race of 1901. 1901

Charles Jarrott with Bianchi
Early Motor Car Racing - Charles Jarrott with Bianchi

Charles Jarrott with early racing motor bicycle
Early Motor Racing - Charles Jarrott with an early racing motor bicycle

Charles Jarrott, motor racing driver
Early Motor Car Racing - Charles Jarrott at the wheel

Charles Jarrott in Circuit des Ardennes Race
Early Motor Car Racing - Charles Jarrott at the finish of the Circuit des Ardennes race. 1902

Charles Jarrott in Paris-Bordeaux race
Early Racing - Charles Jarrott in Paris-Bordeaux race. 1899

Argonne Circuit, Gordon-Bennett Cup Race
Early Motor Car Racing - Argonne Circuit, French Eliminating Trials, Gordon-Bennett Cup Race 1904. 1904

50 HP Napier Racing Car
Early Motor Car Racing - 50 HP Napier Racing Car. 1901

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