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Nude by David Wright
Erotic painting by David Wright, best known for his pin ups, showing a nude woman from an unusual angle, with her legs and bottom in the light, and her back in the shadows. Date: c.1948

Early balloon design, described as an aerostatic globe, with equipment to travel in the air by wind. A) The Vessel. B) Sails that are used according to the wind

Satirical images of an Air Balloon
Set of 12 satirical images with captions of an Air Balloon, showing filling, flying, reaching the moon, coming back to earth, and bursting. 1784

WW2 Poster -- Come Back to the Army and the ATS
Come Back to the Army and the ATS while the Bounty Scheme still operates. Recruitment poster, Auxiliary Territorial Service. Colour photolithograph, artist unknown, published by HMSO. 1939

WW2 Poster -- Buy Savings Certificates
Back them up! Buy Savings Certificates. Photolithograph poster, published by the National Savings Committee. 1940

WW1 Recruitment Poster -- To the Women of Britain
To the Women of Britain -- Some of your men folk are holding back on your account

WW2 Poster -- Back Them Up
Back Them Up! Colour photolithograph printed by Fosh and Cross Ltd, published by HMSO. Showing a British Commando raid on a German-held port in Norway. 1940

Couple in summer outfits
Male model in teeshirt and pants with blonde female model in swimsuit. 1970s

Satirical ballooning cartoon, Lord Grenville
He Steers His Flight. Satirical cartoon on the subject of Lord Grenvilles installation as Chancellor of Oxford University

Head and shoulders of a blonde woman by David Wright
Head and shoulders of a haughty looking woman with her blonde hair up by David Wright c.1947

Female model in red tartan trousers
Female blonde model in red and white tartan trousers and a turquoise jacket with the name Ruby on the back. 1980s

RAF Poster, Back Them Up! WW2
RAF Poster, Back Them Up!, showing a raid by Hudson planes of the Coastal Command on German shipping at Aalesund, Norway, during the Second World War, in which eleven ships were hit. 1941

Tattooed back, Japan

Children on the back of a mouse

Happy Hours Transfers. No 7
Family pets. Front and back cover from a series of Transfer Albums published by Raphael Tuck Date: circa 1938

Happy Hours Transfers. No 9
Train Travel. Front and back cover from a series of Transfer Albums published by Raphael Tuck Date: circa 1938

Happy Hours Transfers. No 4
Motor Traffic. Front and back cover from a series of Transfer Albums published by Raphael Tuck Date: circa 1938

Happy Hours Transfers. No 6
Ships. Front and back cover from a series of Transfer Albums published by Raphael Tuck Date: circa 1938

Happy Hours Transfers. No 8
The Circus. Front and back cover from a series of Transfer Albums published by Raphael Tuck Date: circa 1938

Happy Hours Transfers. No 1
Birds. Front and back cover from a series of Transfer Albums published by Raphael Tuck Date: circa 1938

Happy Hours Transfers. No 5
Fruit & Flowers. Front and back cover from a series of Transfer Albums published by Raphael Tuck Date: circa 1938

Happy Hours Transfers. No 2
Farm animals. Front and back cover from a series of Transfer Albums published by Raphael Tuck Date: circa 1938

Happy Hours Transfers. No 3
Aeroplanes. Front and back cover from a series of Transfer Albums published by Raphael Tuck Date: circa 1938

Freeman Hardy & Willis
Back of trade card showing Promenade shoes Date: 1900

Blonde girl in evening dress by David Wright
A smiling girl with a blonde ponytail wears a strapless black evening gown together with long, black gloves. Date: c.1948

Esme seated by David Wright
Portrait by artist David Wright, best known for his pin-ups of his wife, model and muse, Esme pictured looking pensive while seated in an armchair. 1944

Woman in turban by David Wright
A woman with her hair in a turban or towel, possibly Esme, model wife of the artist, David Wright. c.1948

David Wright woman in a red bikini on the beach
Elegant woman in a red bikini and wide-brimmed hat, sitting on the beach. David Wright (1912 - 1967), was a popular British artist specialising in glamour

Naked woman with powder puff and mirror
A naked woman wearing only shoes and stockings, holding a powder puff in her hand, looks at herself in the mirror. early 20th century

Man carrying an eel trap
A man carrying a wickerwork eel trap on his back. More traps can be seen in the background

Two schoolboys in a wood
Illustration showing two schoolboys in a wood, finding a notice on a tree: Beware of the Wolves

Poster, Back the Great Attack with War Savings, showing WW2 soldiers running across a beach. 1940s

Shetland knitter, Shetland Islands, Scotland. She is knitting as she walks along with a bulky load on her back. late 19th century

Man with tattooed back, Japan

Geisha back view, obi sash, Japan
Geisha back view, showing the obi sash, Japan. circa 1890s

Japanese man with tattooed back. circa 1890s

Two girls carrying babies, Japan
Two girls carrying babies on their backs, Japan. circa 1890s

Esme in a chair by David Wright
Candid black and white sketch by David Wright of his wife, muse and model, Esme, relaxing in an armchair. Date: c.1943

Topless woman by David Wright
A lovely pencil sketch of a topless woman, peering over her shoulder at the artist. Date: c.1944

Blonde woman in snood by David Wright
A seductive looking blonde woman wearing a hood or snood. Original gouache study for the front cover of American Weekly, 18 June 1944. 1944

Eileen Shaw by David Wright
Portrait of a young woman, Eileen Shaw, by artist, David Wright. Eileen was the wife of David Wrights army colleagues during the war. Date: c.1943

Blonde woman in black by David Wright
Glamorous blonde woman wearing a backless black evening dress and gloves. Date: c.1945

Esme by David Wright
Head and shoulders portrait by David Wright, best known for his pin ups, of his wife, model and muse Esme. Date: c.1943

Woman washing by David Wright
Beautiful portrait of a woman, possibly the artists wife, Esme, sitting in a small metal bath. Date: c.1948

Man making model boat in garden
A man making a model boat, Lady Marion, in a back garden. 20th century

Ballroom dancers waiting their turn

Close-up of ballroom dancing couple - Royal Albert Hall
Close-up of a ballroom dancing couple in action on the dance floor. The Royal Albert Hall, London - The International Open Ballroom Championships. 2004

Water carrier, Egypt. circa 1870

Big cat

Lady Behave
Fabulous book cover design by pin up artist David Wright for a book entitled, Lady Behave" by Peter Cheney

Woman in exotic shawl

Captain Rostron watch back
The back of an 18 carat gold Tiffany watch presented to Captain Rostron of the RMS Carpathia

Naked woman on a stool, reaching to pick something up from the floor. early 20th century

Poster, To the Women of Britain. Some of your menfolk are holding back on your account. Won t you prove your love for your Country by persuading them to go? circa 1915

Sketch of a leopard walking away

Mother O Mine - Young cavalry soldier
Mother O Mine A wistful young cavalry soldier thinks about home and his Mother, waiting for news of her son... Date: circa 1915

Programme for the Kit Cat Restaurant
Programme back cover for the famous Kit Cat Restaurant in the Haymarket, London 1931

A boy balances on a Circus horse
A young boy acrobat stands on one leg on the back of a performing horse in a circus. Ink drawing with watercolour wash by Malcolm Greensmith Date: circa 1980

Woman in the bath
A woman smiles as she lathers up in the bath during the 1930s. Date: c.1933

Tango dancers - Showcase in Buenos Aires, Argentina

Back Number by David Wright
Pin up by David Wright featuring an elegant woman seated on the edge of a bed in a state of deshabilee, flicking idly through a magazine. 1941

Peeling Off by David Wright
Pin up by David Wright featuring a blonde woman unfastening her jacket, while her slip and stockings are already visible. 1943

Tearing Off a Strip by David Wright
Pin-up by David Wright featuring an elegant woman, her dark hair piled up, sorting through items of clothing on a bed, while dressed in a silk teddy and stockings. 1943

Ballroom dancing showcase - Marcus and Karen Hilton
Ballroom dancing couple in action on the dance floor. Night of 100 Stars - Paragon Hotel, London. Performing here are Marcus and Karen Hilton, MBE

Latin-style ballroom dancing couple in action on the dance floor. Night of 100 Stars - Paragon Hotel, London

Ballroom dancing couple waiting, Blackpool, UK
Tender Touch. Ballroom dancing couple waiting their turn on the dance floor, in Blackpool, UK

Test Match by David Wright - original gouache
Test Match by David Wright, featuring a seductive blonde wearing a pink strapless dress and a black picture hat. 1946

Lady Behave - cover and spine by David Wright
Fabulous book cover design by pin up artist David Wright for a book entitled, Lady Behave" by Peter Cheney

Ballroom dancing couple in action - Royal Albert Hall
Ballroom dancing couple in action on the dance floor - Royal Albert Hall, London 2002

Ballroom couple from the back - Blackpool
A ballroom dancing couple, seen from the back - Blackpool. 1997

Ballroom dancing couples - Brentwood Gymnasium
Ballroom dancing couples in action - Brentwood Gymnasium, the preliminary competition for the Royal Albert Hall Open Championships. 2002

Womens Royal Air Force -- The Transport
Illustration, Eight Months with the Womens Royal Air Force. Showing a group of women standing in the back of an open lorry -- The Transport. 1919-1920

Ballroom Dancing Competition - Royal Albert Hall, London
An elegant dancing couple competing at the Royal Albert Hall in London. 2004

Womens Royal Air Force -- Embarkation, Winter

He Loves Me Not by Muriel Dawson. A girl and boy sit back to back -- she is blowing the seeds from a dandelion head. 1933

Captured German prisoners, Western Front, WW1
Captured German prisoners being helped out of the back of a van on the Western Front in France during World War One. Three of them have an arm in a sling. circa 1916

Mr Pickwick addresses the Club
" Samuel Pickwick addresses the club to propose that it form a " corresponding society" which will travel about the country and report its finding to the entire club back in London

RAF - intensive bombing of Germany
Back Them Up!, The RAFs intensive bombing of Germanys war industries continues Date: 1943

Pinocchio -- flying on the back of a pigeon
Pinocchio -- The pigeon soared so high that they almost touched the clouds. 1911

Woman in back yard with two cats

People in open-topped car
Three people sitting in an open-topped car. A smiling boy stands in front with his arm in a sling

Naked woman in gold, representing Poise

People on ships deck playing a game
People on the deck of a ship, playing a game involving wooden models of racehorses, with a racecourse marked out in white

Woman and boy with two cats
A woman and a boy watch two cats drinking milk from a saucer in a back yard

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