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Disused tram, Blackpool St Annes & Lytham Tramways
A disused tram of the Blackpool St Annes & Lytham Tramways, damaged and rusting in the open air

Couple making love in front of an open fire. 20th century

Spring in the royal garden

WW1 Recruitment Poster -- Letter from George V
An open letter To my people from King George V. One of thirteen printed posters produced in Britain between August 1914 - March 1916. 1916

Business card design, woman driving a car
Business card design, depicting a young woman driving an open topped car through the countryside. 20th century

Nursery Rhymes -- daffodil lady, giant on sea shore
Nursery Rhymes -- two illustrations. Above -- a lady dressed as a daffodil is pulled along by three white mice

Pierrot on Pantaloons doorstep
Harlequin illustration, showing Pierrot on the doorstep of Pantaloons house. 1923

Nursery Rhymes -- Robin Redbreast

Two men in grey jackets striking a casual pose. 1980s

Harlequin, Columbine and Pierrot
Harlequin illustration, showing Harlequin and Columbine, with Pierrot looking through an open door. 1923

De Dion Car Poster
L Elegante Moteurs de Dion Poster. In 1900, de Dion-Bouton was the largest automobile manufacturer in the world, producing 400 cars and 3, 200 engines that year circa 1900

Cover design, The Autocar Magazine
Cover design for The Autocar Magazine, founded 1895, showing a group of people enjoying an outing through the countryside in a Lea-Francis open topped car. March 1928

Washing clothes at a Dhobi Ghat, Calcutta, India
People washing clothes at a Dhobi Ghat, Calcutta (Kolkata), India. circa 1890s

Cat on a windowsill by Muriel Dawson. 1920s

Gipsies with tent on a Scottish island
A family of gipsies with their tent on a Scottish island. Date: circa 1920s

Athletics event for under-elevens, Seaford, Sussex
An athletics event, a 100-yard sprint for under-elevens at Seaford, East Sussex. The boys stand ready for the starting signal. Date: 1934

Street market in Heist-aan-Zee, Belgium
People at a street market in Heist-aan-Zee (Heyst sur Mer), Belgium. Date: 1936

Young couple in open top car
An exciting moment. From a postcard published by CW Faulkner Date: 1903

Open air sculpture exhibition, Cirencester
People at an open air sculpture exhibition in Cirencester, Gloucestershire. Date: 1956

Street scene in Nowa Huta, Krakow, Poland
A street scene in Nowa Huta, a district of Krakow, Poland, with children playing on a bomb site. Date: 1959

Open Air Holidays Abroad, with Cooks
Cover illustration for Open Air Holidays Abroad, Walking, Canoeing and Cycling, with Cooks

Advertisement for Willys-Overland motor car
Advertisement for the Willys-Overland motor car, for National Service

Cinderella with birds. early 20th century

Wartime poster, Comrades in Arms! Britain and the USSR. Showing the British and Soviet Russian flags flying side by side. A message below says: British Women! You can win this war

Woman stepping out of a car
A woman stepping out of a car, showing off her elegant legs. circa 1930s

Poster advertising Willss Gold Flake, showing a lovable basset hound bringing its master a slipper with an open box of cigarettes inside it. 20th century

Market in Peshawar (Pekhawar), now in Pakistan
People at an open air market in Peshawar (Pekhawar), India (now in Pakistan). circa 1890s

Bandstand at Clacton-on-Sea, Essex
The Bandstand at Clacton-on-Sea, Essex. 1928

Church of Santa Maria Novella, Florence, Italy. late 19th century

British soldiers bathing in the open air, WW1
British soldiers bathing in the open air during hot weather on the Western Front, World War One. circa 1916

Ballroom dancers on staircase - Royal Albert Hall
Ballroom dancing couple on a staircase at The Royal Albert Hall, London - The International Open Ballroom Championships

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

Jiving couple, Royal Albert Hall, London
Modern-style ballroom dancing couple (Jive) in action at The Royal Albert Hall, London - The International Open Ballroom Championships. 2010

British soldiers sleeping after a long march, WW1
British soldiers sleeping after a long march on the Western Front in France during World War One. circa 1916

King George V with RAF pilots, Western Front, WW1
King George V inspecting RAF pilots on the Western Front in France during World War One. General Herbert Plumer (nicknamed Old Plum) can be seen on the left. circa 1916

Ballroom dancers going through door
Ballroom dancers going through a door. The Royal Albert Hall, London - The International Open Ballroom Championships

People sitting at a table in the open air
People sitting and standing at a table in the open air, with a river and bridge in the background. 20th century

People sitting at tables in the open air, looking round at the camera. 20th century

Young woman in the snow
Christmas Remembrance. An illustration of a young woman in green coat and bonnet opening the gate of her house while carrying a bunch of holly. c. 1907

Cooks Paris Excursions
Cover illustration for Cooks Paris Excursions, starting from 1 Place de l Opera, exploring Paris, Versailles, Chantilly, Fontainebleau, etc

Bedford Transport Magazine - Bus Number
The Bedford Transport Magazine - Special Bus Number - March 1933. Date: 1933

Heals for Beds advertisement on the side of a bus
A Heals for Beds advertisement on the side of a bus. There is also an advert for the Westminster Gazette at the back (left hand side). early 20th century

Poster, Automobiles a Vapeur Gardner-Serpollet
Poster for Automobiles a Vapeur Gardner-Serpollet Les Silencieuses. Showing soldiers and civilians alike riding around. early 20th century

Advertisement for Bonal Gentiane Quina aperitif wine, made from an infusion of gentian, cinchona (quinine) and herbs of the Grand Chartreuse mountains, in a Mistelle base

Cooks Motor Tours, Great Britain and Ireland
Cover illustration for Cooks Motor Tours of Great Britain and Ireland, showing an open topped motor coach driving along a road by the side of a lake on a sunny day in an English Lake District scene

A Happy Party of Little Motorists. Six young children are taken for a spin in an open-top car. They are all wrapped up warm against the elements. Date: circa 1905

David Wright woman in red underwear
Elegant woman with brown hair, wearing skimpy red underwear, and holding a red and black striped evening dress in front of her

David Wright woman in black fur stole
Elegant woman with black hair, wearing a long black fur stole over a turquoise day dress. David Wright (1912 - 1967), was a popular British artist specialising in glamour

Poster for Bonal Aperitif
Advertising Poster for Bonal, a French Aperitif wine from the Mountains of La Grand Chartreuse

Children ride on the top deck of an open omnibus
Children ride on the top deck of an open horse-drawn omnibus. A conductor makes sure everyone has purchased a ticket

David Wright woman in black fur coat

Poster, Join the Thrift Column (a play on words -- not the Fifth Column!). Advertising the Post Office Savings Bank. Showing a long queue of people waiting to open their accounts. 20th century

Box lid design, Barker & Dobson Television Selection. Showing a family of four watching television with an open tin of Barker & Dobson sweets on a table

Motor omnibus and motor car
Traffic passing a bridge in an unidentified town. A shiny blue open top car runs alongside a yellow omnibus emblazoned with advertising. Date: c.1925

King George V presenting decorations, Western Front, WW1
King George V taking part in a presentation of military decorations on the Western Front during World War One. circa 1916

Mules wearing nosebags, Western Front, WW1
Mules stabled in the open air wearing their nosebags, on the Western Front in France during World War One. circa 1916

Ballroom dancing couple - Tango - Royal Albert Hall 2002

Indian soldiers repairing roads in France, WW1
Indian soldiers repairing roads on the Western Front in France during World War One. circa 1916

Three kittens playing with a jewellery box

Latin competition dancers, Royal Albert Hall, London
Latin competition dancers in action at the Royal Albert Hall, London. 1997

Andrew Sinkinson and Charlotte Jorgensen - A Waltz
Andrew Sinkinson and Charlotte Jorgensen perform a waltz at the Royal Albert Hall, London - The International Open Ballroom Dance Championships. 1997

Ballroom dancers - Rumba - Royal Albert Hall - International Open Ballroom Dancing Championships. 2002

Ballroom dancing couple in Latin pose - Rumba
A ballroom dancing couple in a passionate, Latin (Rumba) pose. Royal Albert Hall, London - International Open Ballroom Dancing Championship. 2002

The End - Ballroom dancing couple bowing
The End. An elegant ballroom dancing couple bowing to the audience. Royal Albert Hall, London - International Open Ballroom Dancing Chapionship

Ballroom dancers on the dance floor, with other dancers and audience watching. Royal Albert Hall, London - International Open Ballroom Championships. 2002

Ballroom dancing couple, Royal Albert Hall, London
A ballroom dancing couple walk across the floor together at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Marcus and Karen Hilton. 2002

Ballroom dancing couples, Royal Albert Hall, London
Ballroom dancing couples in a Latin-style dance at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Paso Doble (or pasodoble). 2002

Dancing couples in spotlights, Royal Albert Hall, London
Ballroom dancing couples in spotlights at the Royal Albert Hall, London - The International Open Ballroom Championships. 2002

Victorious Ballroom dancers, Championships at Blackpool
Victorious Ballroom dancers in the Latin section - Championships at Blackpool, 1997 - Jukka Haapalainen and Sirpa Suutari. 1997

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

Rat-Tat-Tat by Muriel Dawson -- a little girl opens a door. 1931

Womens Royal Air Force -- Dopers Tea
Illustration, Eight Months with the Womens Royal Air Force. Showing women painters and dopers having a tea break, while one toasts a slice of bread at the open door of a hot stove

British troops transferring logs, Western Front, WW1
British troops at work at a new open air sawmill on the Western Front during World War One. They are transferring logs from a light railway. circa 1916

British camp with medical dispensary, Western Front, WW1
A British camp with an open air medical dispensary on the Western Front during World War One. circa 1916

Picnic For Two by Muriel Dawson -- a little boy sits on the grass, giving his pet dog a drink from a bowl. 1946

Little girl with puppy by Muriel Dawson
A little girl looks at a puppy in a basket, by Muriel Dawson. circa 1920s

Woman with window and landscape
A red-haired woman in Renaissance costume standing in front of an open window, with a landscape beyond. A painting in late Pre-Raphaelite style

Pinocchio -- pursued by a sea monster

Illustration by Gladys Peto, Storyland

King George V meeting wounded soldiers, WW1
King George V meeting wounded soldiers at a medical centre on the Western Front during World War One. circa 1916

Month Postcard -- Aprile (April)

Greeting Santa Claus
Excited children open the door to greet a happy Santa Claus, laden with presents. Artist: Ada Leonora Bowley Date: 1907

Man in a sports car in the country
A man driving a sports car along a grassy lane in the country

Scene at a sports day prizegiving, with British and Australian flags on display

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