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Background imageYears Collection: Disused tram, Blackpool St Annes & Lytham Tramways

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

Background imageYears Collection: Tragic parachute accident of Mr Cocking

Tragic parachute accident of Mr Cocking
The tragic parachute accident of Mr R Cocking. The balloon ascended 5000 feet, the parachute was detached, was found to be damaged, and Mr Cocking fell to his death. He was 61 years old. 24 July 1837

Background imageYears Collection: The Sky Devils Air Circus Poster

The Sky Devils Air Circus Poster
Poster, The Sky Devils Air Circus, Great 1944 Display, 10 years ahead of its time! Come and win 500. Issued by Air Pageants Ltd. 1944

Background imageYears Collection: Book cover design, Through the Air

Book cover design, Through the Air: a Narrative of Forty Years Experience as an Aeronaut, by John Wise, Philadelphia: To-day Printing & Pub. Co, 1873. Showing a balloon over the sea. 1873

Background imageYears Collection: Wartime poster advertising Savings Certificates

Wartime poster advertising Savings Certificates, said to be safe as the British Empire (marked red on the map). Showing returns on investments over 5 years and 10 years. 1940s

Background imageYears Collection: Woman aged 108, Japan

Woman aged 108, Japan
Woman claiming to be 108 years old, Japan. circa 1890s

Background imageYears Collection: Scene in Ludgate Hill, London

Scene in Ludgate Hill, London, with flags and garlands for the Silver Jubilee celebrations. 1935

Background imageYears Collection: View of Fleet Street, London, with flags

View of Fleet Street, London, with flags and garlands for the Silver Jubilee celebrations. 1935

Background imageYears Collection: Silver Jubilee decorations, Ludgate Circus, London

Silver Jubilee decorations, Ludgate Circus, London
Silver Jubilee decorations on a building at Ludgate Circus, London. 1935

Background imageYears Collection: Silver Jubilee street scene in London

Silver Jubilee street scene in London, with garlands and flags. 1935

Background imageYears Collection: Procession in Central London

Procession in Central London
Aerial view of the Silver Jubilee procession in Central London, with flags and garlands. 1935

Background imageYears Collection: Little girl writing on a blackboard

Little girl writing on a blackboard
A little girl, two years old, making interesting chalk marks on a large blackboard. Date: 1968

Background imageYears Collection: Label design for Strathisla Scotch Whisky

Label design for Strathisla Scotch Whisky
Label design for Strathisla, Finest Highland Malt Scotch Whisky, over 8 years old, distilled by William Longmore & Company Limited, Milton Distillery, Keith, Scotland

Background imageYears Collection: Advertisement for Cicam razor blade

Advertisement for Cicam razor blade
Advertisement for the new Cicam razor blade, quality guaranteed. Showing a man using the same brand of blade over the years, as he gets older. 20th century

Background imageYears Collection: Scottish troops on New Years Day, WW1

Scottish troops on New Years Day, WW1
Scottish troops enjoying a sing-song on the Western Front on New Years Day, World War One. Several of the men are playing bagpipes. circa 1916

Background imageYears Collection: Scottish officers on New Years Day, Western Front, WW1

Scottish officers on New Years Day, Western Front, WW1

Background imageYears Collection: Just Two by Muriel Dawson

Just Two by Muriel Dawson -- a toddler with two candles on a birthday cake. 1930

Background imageYears Collection: Scottish officers celebrate New Years Day, WW1

Scottish officers celebrate New Years Day, WW1
Scottish officers celebrating New Years Day on the Western Front during World War One. circa 1916

Background imageYears Collection: WW2 - Water Pollution

WW2 - Water Pollution 500 fine and two years imprisonment Date: circa 1941

Background imageYears Collection: Bed-ridden woman at old peoples home

Bed-ridden woman at old peoples home
A woman who has been bed-ridden for twenty years at an old peoples home in Daventry stares at a television from under her sheets. Date: 1964

Background imageYears Collection: Menu cover for RMS Samaria, Cunard Line

Menu cover for RMS Samaria, Cunard Line, featuring New Years Eve celebration (Auld Lang Synes) Date: 1934

Background imageYears Collection: Cuckoo on the cherry tree

Cuckoo on the cherry tree, come down and tell me how many years have I got to live. 20th century

Background imageYears Collection: French Air Force Poster

French Air Force Poster
Poster advertising for pilots to join the French Air Force from the age of 17 years. Date: c.1930

Background imageYears Collection: After 100 years. Pass, Friends. Alls Well

After 100 years. Pass, Friends. Alls Well
Demonstrating how, a century after Waterloo, France and Britain are now friends and Allies during World War One. Date: 1915

Background imageYears Collection: Bombsite Boy

Bombsite Boy
A little boy with a bandaged knee covers his face on a bombsite (12 years after the end of World War Two). Waverley Walk, Harrow Road area, London. 1957

Background imageYears Collection: Lusitania Menu

Lusitania Menu
1907 cabin tea menu from the passenger liner Lusitania which was sunk eight years later in May 1915 when hit by a torpedo by a German U-boat during WWI. Date: 1907

Background imageYears Collection: Japanese girls playing New Years games

Japanese girls playing New Years games Date: 19th century

Background imageYears Collection: Label design for Crawfords Old Comber Whiskey

Label design for Crawfords Old Comber Whiskey
Label design for Crawfords Extra Special Old Comber Whiskey, guaranteed 14 years old, highly recommended by the medical faculty! circa 20th century

Background imageYears Collection: Poster celebrating the Gotthard Railway

Poster celebrating the Gotthard Railway
Poster celebrating the 75th anniversary of the opening of the Gotthard Railway, the splendid Swiss road to the sunny south. Date: circa 1957

Background imageYears Collection: Canine Gravestone

Canine Gravestone
The grave of Memere beloved dog and World War One mascot, born 2 August 1914, died aged 15 years old. Date: 1930s

Background imageYears Collection: Varnishing Oars, 1930

Varnishing Oars, 1930
Mr. A. Bushnell painting the blade of an Oxford oar which will be used in the Oxford vs Cambridge boat race. For over 50 years he was responsible for such finishing touches. Date: 12 February 1930

Background imageYears Collection: Beadle of Ely Place

Beadle of Ely Place
The Beadle at Ely Place, Holborn, London, calling out the time at the gateway between 10 p.m. and 5 o clock in the morning, as was the tradition for many years. Date: early 1930s

Background imageYears Collection: Talking Movie Equipment

Talking Movie Equipment
English Professor Low, demonstrating his Audiometer, which synchronises moving film with sound, an ingenious invention during early Talkies years. Date: early 1930s

Background imageYears Collection: Sheep Marker

Sheep Marker

Background imageYears Collection: The Earl of Pembroke Attacked by Spanish Fleet

The Earl of Pembroke Attacked by Spanish Fleet



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