1964 BSA Sunbeam scooter brochure. Creator: Unknown1964 BSA Sunbeam scooter brochure
Horse drawn vehicles and barrows in Borough High Street, London, 1904Horse drawn vehicles, barrows and shop fronts, 309-317 Borough High Street, London, 1904. Men and boys wait with barrows and horse-drawn carts
Advertisement for the Ritz Tower Hotel in New York, 1934. Creator: UnknownAdvertisement for the Ritz Tower Hotel in New York, 1934. This is your New York: As in all places, New York can become for one the thing one chooses
An Advertisement For Wills Coffee House c. 1700, (1944). Creator: UnknownAn Advertisement For Wills Coffee House c.1700, (1944). A trade card advertising Wills Best Coffee Powder at Manwarings Coffee House in Falcon Court over against St Dunstans Church in Fleet Street
Advert for Carters wicker bath chairs and spinal carriages, 1916
E. Hamel & Co. advert - There are busy times ahead!, 1919. From The British Printer Vol. XXXII. [Raithby, Lawrence & Co. Ltd, London and Leicester, 1919]
Linotype & Machinery Ltd. advert, 1919. From The British Printer Vol. XXXI. [Raithby, Lawrence & Co. Ltd, London and Leicester, 1919]
Georges Irat of Ernest Andre competing at the Boulogne Motor Week, France, 1928. ArtistGeorges Irat 1928 2000 cc. Event Entry No: 56. Driver: Andre. Place: Boulogne Motor Week. Date: 3-9.9.28
Advertisement for Shalimar complexion shampoo by Dubarry, 1930. A print from the Christmas number of the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, December 1930
Napoleon I crowns himself King of Italy in 1805, (c1900). French advertising for Liebigs extract of meat
RAC Tourist Trophy race, Goodwood, Sussex, 1958. Creator: UnknownAston Martin of Tony Brooks leading Duncan Hamilton in a Jaguar D type, RAC Tourist Trophy, Goodwood, Sussex, 1958. Brooks and Stirling Moss won the race with Hamilton
Connaught B-Alta of Ken McAlpine, British Grand Prix, Aintree, Merseyside, 1955. McAlpine retired from the race after 30 laps due to oil pressure
Advertisement for tourism at Chambery, France, c1920s
Advert for Barkers of Kensington, 1951. From a guide to the Festival of Britain, 1951
Henry Darwin tailors shop, Birmingham, 19th century. Artist: T UnderwoodHenry Darwin tailors shop, Birmingham, 19th century
Liptons Teas advertisement, 1893. Hand-coloured later
Advertisement on the cover of The Manchester Golfer, British, May 1911
Thor: Electric Washing Machine - Chas E. Beck & Co. Ltd, 1920. Creator: UnknownThor: Electric Washing Machine - The Bugbear of Washing-day and the solution - Chas E. Beck & Co. Ltd. 1920. The Thor washing machine was the first electric clothes washer sold commercially in
Londons New All-Weather Bus, 1927, (1935). Creator: UnknownLondons New All-Weather Bus, 1927, (1935). In July 1927, the London General Omnibus Company was granted permission to run their passenger services past Buckingham Palace
Making the Empire Christmas Pudding, c. 1920s (colour lithograph) Artist: FC HarrisonMaking the Empire Christmas Pudding, c. 1920s (colour lithograph). Empire Marketing Board poster. The Empire Marketing Board was established in 1926 by Britains Colonial Secretary Leo Amery with
Advert for Players Navy Cut Tobacco and Cigarettes, 1923. A print from The Illustrated London News, 28th April 1923
Scottish Widows Fund, 1938. Advertisement for the Scottish Widows insurance company
Leaflet for Club de Memo, ca. 1944. Creators: Unknown, R. C. LombardiA light blue paper leaflet for Club de Memo in Los Angeles, California. The leaflet features the clubs name, address and a woman holding bubbles standing in a glass. The back of the leaflet is blank
Trade card for William Taylor, engraver, embosser and printer, 19th century
The Suffragette Housemaid 1908, (1933). Creator: UnknownThe Suffragette Housemaid 1908, (1933). A suffragette (Vera Wentworth?) wearing a pinafore advertising a protest on Londons Victoria Embankment
Piccadilly Circus - The Hub of the Universe: The Centre of the World, 1900, (1933). The busy thoroughfare in Westminster, London, with horse-drawn traffic
Electric Light is a modern necessity, 1920. Creator: UnknownElectric Light is a modern necessity, 1920. The Roaring Twenties were marked by significant development in the production of domestic electric appliances for households
Great Building Exhibition - Olympia, 1920. Creator: UnknownGreat Building Exhibition - Olympia, 1920. The Roaring Twenties were a period of economic prosperity when assembly line production
Sonora - The Highest Class Gramophone in the World, 1920. Creator: UnknownSonora - The Highest Class Gramophone in the World, 1920. From " The Ideal Home - April 1920". [London, 1920]
Titanine Aircraft Finishes, 1941. Creator: UnknownTitanine Aircraft Finishes, 1941. Second World War advertisement for aircraft finishes made by Titanine Ltd of Colindale, London: Supplied for over 25 years
Advertisement for Naraindas & Company, suppliers of motor cars, 1936. Creator: UnknownAdvertisement for Naraindas & Company, suppliers of motor cars, 1936. Naraindas, based in Lahore and Karachi (at that time part of British India)
Signature of Anne Boleyn during her imprisonment in the Tower of London and anotherThe signature of Anne Boleyn with the Tudor Rose during her imprisonment in the Tower of London and another prisoners carving of a cross, 1815 (engraving)
Fishing, 1820, c1910. Creator: Tom BrowneFishing, 1820, c1910. One of a set of advertisements showing Johnnie Walkers Striding Man in various sporting scenarios
Hunting, 1820, c1910. Creator: Tom BrowneHunting, 1820, c1910. Fox hunting scene. One of a set of advertisements showing Johnnie Walkers Striding Man in various sporting scenarios
Printing Inks in Tubes - Shackell, Edwards & Co. Ltd. advert, 1907. Artist: Shackell Edwards & CoPrinting Inks in Tubes - Shackell, Edwards & Co. Ltd. advert, 1907. Printed with Shackells inks. From The British Printer Vol. XX. [Raithby, Lawrence & Co. Ltd, London and Leicester, 1907]
Advertisement for the United Kingdom Tea Company, 1890. A print from The Graphic, 2 August 1890
Advertisement for Romeo y Julieta cigars, c1900sAdvertisement for Romeo y Julieta cigars. Romeo y Julieta is a well-known brand of Cuban cigars, first established in 1875 by Inocencio Alvarez
John Pound & Co. 1906. An advert for Gentlemens and Ladies dressing cases. John Pound & Co. was a luggage manufacturer owned by Sir John Pound, 1st Baronet Pound (1829-1915)
Advert for Park Ward and Co car coachwork, 1937. A print from The Motor, 4th May 1937
Advertisement for Peek Freans Biscuits, late 19th century
The Crowning of Victoria, Queen of England in 1837, (c1900). French advertising for Liebigs extract of meat
French advertisement for Bosch car headlamps, 1913. Artist: Bern HardFrench advertisement for Bosch car headlamps, 1913
Old Bleach, 1890. Creator: UnknownOld Bleach, 1890
Needhams Polishing Paste, 1886. Creator: UnknownNeedhams Polishing Paste, 1886. From " The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 33. January to June, 1886"
Man shovelling ears of dried corn from wagon through feed store window, 1942 or 1943. Creator: John VachonMan shovelling ears of dried corn from wagon through feed store window
Main Street, Creede, Colorado, 1942. Creator: Andreas FeiningerMain Street, Creede, Colorado. Photo shows the main street at the mouth of Willow Creek Canyon
General store, near Questa, Taos County, New Mexico, 1943. Creator: John CollierGeneral store, near Questa, Taos County, New Mexico. [Leons store: signs advertising Ice Cold Nehi ; Conoco petrol pump]
General store, Chacon, New Mexico, 1943. Creator: John CollierGeneral store, Chacon, New Mexico. [Sign outside adobe building: Enjoy Pepsi-Cola - 5c - Bigger, Better ]