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Mersey Street, West London
A view of Mersey Street, North Kensington, London, with a woman and three children. The street looks very run down, and there is an auction sale sign on the terraced housing to the left. Date: 1960

Balloon event, Charles Green, Macclesfield
Charles Green ballooning poster advertising his 74th ascent, under the patronage of the Mayor and Magistrates, from the Gas Works near Waters Green, Macclesfield

Balloon descent, Beuvri near Bethune, France
View of the Plaine de Beuvri (or Beuvry) near the town of Bethune in Artois, north of Paris

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Balloon event, Charles Green, Stockport
Charles Green ballooning poster advertising his 75th ascent, from Stockport, under the patronage of Henry Hodgkinson, the Mayor, with a second ascent from Castle Yard, a band of music in attendance

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Balloon descent, Chateau de Beuvri, France
Balloon descent by the Robert brothers and Colin Hullin in front of the Chateau de Beuvry, near Bethune. They had ascended from the Tuileries Gardens, Paris, earlier the same day

WW2 Poster -- What are you doing about Education?
What are YOU doing about EDUCATION Army Education Poster, by Sgt H F (Fred) Darking (1911-1999), Royal Engineers. 1945

WW2 Poster -- British tanks in action
British tanks hurled Italy out of Abyssinia, and in Libya completely wrecked Axis plans of conquest. Colour photolithograph. Associated with the Royal Armoured Corps. 1942

WW2 Poster -- Flies Foul Food
Flies Foul Food. Your health depends on wholesome food - keep it covered from flies! Colour lithograph poster after 2nd Lt Stacey Hopper

WW2 Poster -- Swat It
Swat It! Flies breed in hundreds at a time. Each one you kill means the end of hundreds yet unhatched! Colour lithograph poster after 2nd Lt Stacey Hopper, published 1944

Cover design, Doncaster Aviation Contest Programme
Cover design, programme for the Doncaster Aviation Contest, 15-23 October 1909. Claimed to be the first flying meeting in England. October 1909

Ornately decorated balloon in flight
An ornately decorated balloon in flight, possibly over Islington, North London. 1815

Promotional Poster for Llandudno in North Wales
Promotional Poster for the Seaside Resort of Llandudno in North Wales. circa 1960s

Garnerin balloon with parachute
Garnerins balloon with a parachute below, and a French flag waved from the cage

Cover design, Latecoere Airlines timetable, serving France, Spain and Morocco. The Latecoere company was founded in 1917, and is based in Toulouse. Showing a map with routes. circa 1922

Cover design, Western Airways timetable
Cover design, Western Airways summer timetable, showing a map with destinations: Manchester, Birmingham, Swansea, Cardiff, Bristol, Weston, Barnstaple, Newquay and Penzance. 1939

Garnerins balloon and parachute

Garnerins balloons
Five illustrations of An exact representation of M. Garnerins Balloons with an accurate view of the ascent and descent of the parachute

Cover design, Graf Zeppelin II brochure
Cover design, Deutsche Zeppelin-Reederei (German Zeppelin Airline) brochure. Showing an artists impression of the Graf Zeppelin II airship flying over the Empire State Building in New York

Book cover design, The Air Patrol: a Story of the North-West Frontier, by Herbert Strang, London: Henry Frowde, Hodder & Stoughton, 1913. Showing an airman with a map. 1913

Barmouth, Gwynedd, north west Wales. late 19th century

Fishermans daughter, Robin Hoods Bay, Yorkshire
Fishermans daughter standing outside her home, Robin Hoods Bay, North Yorkshire. late 19th century

The Harbour, Scarborough, North Yorkshire. late 19th century

Linolds Bridge over the Devils Water near Hexham, Northumberland. late 19th century

Walrus and gulls looking at whale

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Atmospheric scene on the docks at Hull, Yorkshire
An atmospheric scene on the docks at Hull (Kingston upon Hull), Yorkshire. Date: 1965

Children at play - Addison Place, London
Children playing cricket and climbing drainpipes - Addison Place, London. Date: 1956

Boys pushing a car, Princedale Road, Kensington, London
A group of boys giving a car a push start in Princedale Road, North Kensington, London. Date: 1957

Walrus and gulls at the North Pole

Boys playing Kingy in the playground at a Kilburn school
A group of boys playing a ball game called Kingy in the playground of St Johns School, Kilburn, north west London. (2 of 2) Date: 1961

Winter Sports with Thomas Cook & Son
Cover illustration for Winter Sports in France, Italy, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Norway, Sweden and Canada, under the management of Thomas Cook & Son Ltd

Boys tying rope round a lamppost, Southam Street
Two boys tying a length of rope round a lamppost in Southam Street, North Kensington, West London, so that they can swing round it (see 10061196). Date: 1956

Hitlers plan for the New Order during WW2
Hitlers plan for the New Order, depicted in map form

The first sandbag wedding during WW2 -- Corporal C J White of the 1st City of London Regiment leaves Islington Register Office, North London, with his bride

PLM Poster, Touring Club de France, advertising rail travel to Algeria and Tunisia. Showing a man riding a camel in the desert. 20th century

Sami family, Arctic area of Sapmi
Members of a Sami family standing outside their tent. They are from the Arctic area of Sapmi, which covers northern parts of Scandinavia and Russia. late 19th century

New Tyne Bridge, Newcastle upon Tyne
View of the New Tyne Bridge, Newcastle upon Tyne. Seen here with a procession taking place in the year of its opening. 1928

Children on a road near Hexham, Northumberland. late 19th century

Nervi, north west Italy, once a fishing village, now a seaside resort. late 19th century

Old Castle and Black Gate, Newcastle on Tyne

Girl in traditional costume, Egypt
Girl in traditional costume, including a translucent white blouse and a necklace, Egypt. circa 1870

Street barbers, Egypt
Street barbers at work, Egypt. circa 1870

National Theatre, Algiers, Algeria, North Africa. circa 1870

Lepers begging, Egypt
Three lepers begging, Egypt. circa 1870

Snake charmer, North Africa. circa 1870

Old Mosque, Egypt. circa 1870

Algerian man with gun. circa 1870

Muslim men at prayer, Egypt. circa 1870

Sphinx and pyramid, Egypt. circa 1870

Pyramids at Giza, Egypt. circa 1870

Sais Courant footmen, Egypt
Two footmen of a horse-drawn carriage known as a Sais Courant, Egypt. circa 1870

Kabyle man, Algeria, North Africa

Egyptian man and boys. circa 1870

Pyramids, Egypt. circa 1870

Men with carrying chair, Egypt. circa 1870

Moving Cleopatras Needle, Cairo, Egypt. It was one of three which went to London, Paris and New York respectively during the 19th century. circa 1870

Cleopatras Temple, Erment, Egypt. 1857

View of Cairo, Egypt. circa 1870

People climbing a pyramid, Egypt. circa 1870

Men at a street cafe, Egypt. circa 1870

View at Karnak, Egypt

Street bazaar, Cairo, Egypt. circa 1870

Camels and pyramid, Egypt. circa 1870

Nile barge, Egypt. circa 1870

Portico of the Temple at Dendera, Egypt

Well-dressed Algerian man. circa 1870

Colossi of Memnon, Egypt. 1857

Man winnowing corn, Egypt. circa 1870

Boat at Qasr Ibrim on the River Nile, Egypt. 1857

Aka Khel, Pashtun Afghan tribe, NW Frontier
Men of Aka Khel, a Pashtun Afghan tribe on the North West Frontier. circa 1890s

View of the River Nile from the Quarries of Toura, Egypt. 1857

Sphinx and pyramids, Egypt. circa 1870

Veiled women, Algeria, North Africa. circa 1870

Ouled Nail women, Algeria

Place des Consuls, Alexandria, Egypt

Street scene, Cairo, Egypt. circa 1870

Pyramids of Dahshur, Egypt
Pyramids of Dahshur (or Dashoor), Egypt. 1857

Medinet Habu, Luxor, Egypt

Chamba, India, seen from the hockey ground
Chamba, Himachal Pradesh, northern India, seen from the hockey ground. circa 1890s

Street scene, Tlemcen, Algeria

Citadel of Cairo, Egypt. 1857

European tourists outside a hotel, Egypt. circa 1870

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