Images Dated 29th July 2019 (page 5)

Women with high-profile war connections, September 1939
Series of women, closely associated with high-ranking men, photographed in uniforms shortly after the outbreak of war, September 1939

Actors revising script before show opening, September 1939
Actors revising the script of " Design for Living" by Noel Coward before the shows opening at the Grand Theatre, Blackpool

Women painting kerbside for blackouts, September 1939
Women of the Voluntary Ambulance Service painting the kerbside between their headquarters and the first-aid post to allow them to find their way in a blackout. Date: 1939

First voluntary ambulance service 1939
The first voluntary ambulance service, " All India", photographed soon after its formation in London by Indian doctors and medical students. The volunteers wear helmets and carry gas masks

Frances Day entetaining troops, September 1939
Frances Day photographed dancing as she entertains British troops based just outside London. The actress used her talent to boost the moral of soldiers after the Hippodrome theatre closed

Bruce Bairnsfather drawing 1939
Captain Bruce Bairnsfather (1887 - 1959), British cartoonist and illustrator, photographed as he works on a drawing of Old Bill

Man and woman in reflective clothing, September 1939
Man and woman in reflective clothing, suitable for wear in a blackout, The Sphere describes this as " a humorous effort towards a safe night-walking garb" but wearing white or high-vis was

Londons first female railway porter, April 1915
Londons first female railway porter photographed as she carries milk churn at Marylebone Station. Date: 1915

Underground passage to the House of Commons 1908
The underground passage from Westminster Station to the House of Commons, a section of which was privatised for MPs, usually used in bad weather but increasingly as a way of avoiding suffragettes

Advert for Ocdens Guinea Gold Cigarettes 1897
Advertisement for Ocdens Guinea Gold Cigarettes, featuring a woman smoking on a bicycle. This brand often used politicians, sportsmen, celebreties in advertisements. Date: 1897

Lady Myee Carrington
Lady Judith Sydney Myee Wynn-Carrington who married Walter Egerton George Lucian Keppel, 9th Earl of Albemarle, Viscount Bury, to become the Viscountess Bury earlier that month. Date: 1909

Women recording votes for the General Election 1955
Women recording the General Election votes, 26 May 1955, in Brixton town hall, London. The 1955 General Election, often described as one of the dullest of the post-war period

Self-defense guidance for females 1908
A demonstration of the " gamp" as a useful weapon for female self-defense against hooligans in accordance with changes to the manufacture of umberella sticks

Voice audition for female role in a musical 1908
Illustration of a voice-trial for a female role in a musical comedy, with Stanley Wade and Merlin Morgan shown judging the auditions for Mr George Edwardes theatre companies

Life class at the Royal Female School of Art 1868
Life class at the Royal Female School of Art in Queen Square. The Royal Female School of Art was founded in 1848 in London and trained women in fine art. Date: 1868

Childrens Happy Evenings 1890
Children playing and being entertained by women as part of the " childrens happy evenings" initiative, designed to improve attendance in London Board schools by offering evening

Mrs Davies, the lady sharpshooter 1900
Female rifleman, Mrs Davies, in a trench during the seige of Mafeking (now Mahikeng) in the Boer war. The image was published two days after the end of the seige

Tilt-yard at Westminster, London, where jousting took place in courtyard. circa 16th century

Vintage in Medoc: Vineyards of Chateau Lafitte 1871
Vineyards of Chateau Lafitte. 1871

Arrest of Henri Rochefort 1870
Henri Rochefort (1831 - 1913), arrested for publishing sentiments critical of the regime. Date: February 1870

Martin Luther (1483 - 1586), German professor of theology, composer, priest, monk, and a seminal figure in the Protestant Reformation

Religious verse 1900
Religious verse, Thou Lord in the beginning laid the foundation of the earth and the heavens are the work of your hands. They will perish

Cab driver 1860
London cab driver wearing his attire. Date: circa 1860

Hansom cab 1868
Two-wheeled Hanson cab, taking passengers to their destination from Tunbridge railway station. Date: 1868

Bamboo and its uses in China 1867
Bamboo grow wild very quickly in China because of it warm climate, often rises to the height of sixty or eighty feet with a hollow stem, or even three to four inches in one day

Vintage in Medoc: Vineyards of Chateau Lafitte 1871
Vineyards of Chateau Lafitte, France. Date: 1871

Advert for Oetzmann & Co. Victorian furniture 1896 Advert for Oetzmann & Co
Selection of late Victorian household items furniture. Date: 1896

Irish emigrants leaving home 1870
Morning of departure, the Irish emigrants saying goodbye to love ones, to leave for America. Date: 1870

Louis Wain cats
Off to Bedfordshire. From Pussys Adventures. Artist: Louis Wain Date: 1912

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Daddys darlings. From Pussys Adventures. Artist: Louis Wain Date: 1912

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Off to school. From Pussys Adventures. Artist: Louis Wain Date: 1912

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Train spotters. From Pussys Adventures. Artist: Louis Wain Date: 1912

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Looking for trouble. From Pussys Adventures. Artist: Louis Wain Date: 1912

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The happy home. From Pussys Adventures. Artist: Louis Wain Date: 1912

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The trumpeter. From Pussys Adventures. Artist: Louis Wain

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The milkman. From Pussys Adventures. Artist: Louis Wain Date: 1912

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Watering the flowers. From Pussys Adventures. Artist: Louis Wain Date: 1912

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The red indian. From Pussys Adventures. Artist: Louis Wain Date: 1912

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The cat burglars. From Pussys Adventures. Artist: Louis Wain Date: 1912

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Miss Tabby Purr goes for a walk. From Pussys Adventures. Artist: Louis Wain Date: 1912

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Miss Tabby Purr at home. From Pussys Adventures. Artist: Louis Wain Date: 1912

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The farmers dancing daughter. From Pussys Adventures. Artist: Louis Wain Date: 1912

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The farmers running daughter;. From Pussys Adventures. Artist: Louis Wain Date: 1912

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The farmers singing daughter. From Pussys Adventures. Artist: Louis Wain Date: 1912

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The Kindly farmer. From Pussys Adventures. Artist: Louis Wain Date: 1912

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The farmers boy. From Pussys Adventures. Artist: Louis Wain Date: 1912

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The farmer hard at work. From Pussys Adventures. Artist: Louis Wain Date: 1912

Robinson Crusoe
Scene from Robinson Crusoe. Leaving the island. From an 18th century chapbook Date: circa 1750

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