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Cross Readings, c1830. Artist: ES HallCross Readings, c1830; 45 posters in humourous juxtaposition on a fence; at the top of the fence on the right is a notice Bill Stickers Beware
Aldersgate Street, London, 1886. Artist: John CrowtherView of nos 167, 166, 165, 164 Aldersgate Street, London, as seen from Edmund Place, 1886. Also showing a shop sign for Harrisons pawnbrokers with an advertising poster opposite
St Olave Jewry, London, 1887. Artist: John CrowtherView of St Olave Jewry, looking from Ironmonger Lane, London, 1887. Advertising posters can also be seen on the left wall
Crowded street scene in front of the Royal Exchange, London, c1900. Horse drawn vehicles including omnibuses with advertisements fill the street in front of the Royal Exchange
Advertising hoardings, 344 City Road, London, 1911. Large advertisements for Sadlers Wells Theatre and the News of the World on hoardings in front of houses
Advertisement for the International Horse Show, 114 Piccadilly, London, 1912. This massive sign covering six house fronts advertises the International Horse Show at Olympia
Illuminated advertisements on shop fronts at 7, Oxford Street, London, 1909
Illuminated advertisements on the front of The Hippodrome, Charing Cross Road, London, 1911Illuminated advertisements on the front of The Hippodrome theatre, Charing Cross Road, London, 1911. The advertisements above the entrance are for performances by Mrs Lillie Langtry and Company
Knightsbridge Fire Station, No 16 Basil Street, Chelsea, London, 1939. Interior of the station showing fire engines and ladders. Advertisement says Join the London Auxiliary Fire Service
Joint Stock Street, 1809. People looking at placards inviting subscriptions to unsound companies pasted on a wall outside a hospital for the victims of speculation mania
Bentley TT of Frank Clement at the finish of the Southsea Speed Carnival, HampshireBentley TT 2996 cc. Event Entry No: 22. Driver: Clement, F.C. Finished: 2nd. 3 litre racing. Streamlined racing body. Place: Southsea Speed Carnival. Date: 23.8.22
GN Silver Gnat of GL Hawkins and a Wolseley at the Southsea Speed Carnival, HampshireGN Silver Gnat 8.7 hp Event Entry No: 4. Driver: Hawkins, G.L. Right: Wolseley 1 Event Entry No: 16. 2-seat streamlined racing body. Southsea Speed Carnival. Date: 23.8.22
Leyland Eight of JG Parry-Thomas at the finish of the Southsea Speed Carnival, HampshireLeyland Eight Driver: Thomas, J.G.P. Stripped racing body. Southsea Speed Carnival. Date: 23.8.22
BRDC 500 Mile Race, Brooklands, 1937. Artist: Bill BrunellPlace: Brooklands. BRDC 500 Mile Race. Date: 1937
MG C types of the Earl of March and Harold Parker, BRDC 500 Mile Race, Brooklands, 1931MG C 746S cc. Entry No: 7. Driver: March, Earl of Retired with a broken engine. Left: MG C 746S cc. No: 8. Driver: Parker, H.D. Retired with broken cylinder-head. Brooklands. BRDC 500 Mile Race
Rubber Duck, works Austin 7 of Charles Goodacre in the pits, BRDC 500 Mile RaceAustin 747S cc. Event Entry No: 6. Driver: Goodacre, C. Retired. The works car, known as Rubber Duck, being restarted from the pits. Place: Brooklands. BRDC 500 Mile Race. Date: 3.10.31
ERA of Raymond Mays racing at Crystal Palace, London, 1939. Artist: Bill BrunellERA 1980S cc. Event Entry No: 16. Driver: Mays, R. Retired with a puncture. Place: Crystal Palace Race Meeting. Date: 26.8.39
Singer Le Mans of Arthur W Jones racing at Crystal Palace, London, 1939. Artist: Bill BrunellSinger Le Mans. 1935 972 cc. Vehicle Reg. No. AVC484. Event Entry No: 1. Driver: Jones, A.W. Finished: 3rd. Place: Crystal Palace Race Meeting. Date: 26.8.39
Alta of GE Abecassis winning the Imperial Trophy Formula Libre race at Crystal Palace, London, 1939Alta 1960S cc. Reg. No. EOY8. Entry No: 18. Driver: Abecassis, G.E. Finished: 1st. Crystal Palace Race Meeting. Date: 26.8.39
MG C type Midget of Hugh Hamilton at practice for the RAC TT Race, Ards Circuit, Belfast, 1932MG C-Type Midget 746S cc. Event Entry No: 30. Driver: Hamilton, H.C. DNS. Hamilton crashed in practice and a substitute car was driven by F.S. Barnes. Place: R.A.C. T.T. Race. Date: 20.8.32
Tim Birkins Alfa Romeo at the RAC TT Race, Conway Square, Newtonards, Northern Ireland, 1932Alfa Romeo 2336S cc. Event Entry No: 3. Driver: Birkin, Sir H.R.S. Bt. Finished: 5th. overall, 2nd. in class. Place: Conway Square, Newtonards, County Down, Northern Ireland. R.A.C. T.T. Race
Amilcar C6 of Miss Maconochie competing at the Boulogne Motor Week, France, 1928Amilcar Road-equipped C6 1100 cc. Event Entry No: 36. Driver: Maconochie, Miss.. Place: Boulogne Motor Week. Date: 3-9.9.28
Alfa Romeo of Boris Ivanowski competing at the Boulogne Motor Week, France, 1928Alfa Romeo 1500S cc. Vehicle Reg. No. 22 458MI. Event Entry No: 43. Driver: Ivanowski, B. Finished: 1st. Place: Boulogne Motor Week. Date: 3-9.9.28
Count Louis Zborowski driving Chitty Bang Bang 1 to win the Southsea Speed Carnival, 1922Chitty Bang Bang 1 23093 cc. Driver: Zborowski, Count L. Finished: 1st. Average speed was 73.10 mph. Place: Southsea Speed Carnival. Date: 23.8.22
A Barlows Benz 84hp at the finishing line, Southsea Speed Carnival, Hampshire, 1922Benz 84 hp Driver: Barlow, A. Finished: 3rd. in unlimited class. Average speed was 68.62 mph. Place: Southsea Speed Carnival. Date: 23.8.22
Isotta-Fraschini of EA Eldridge at the finishing line, Southsea Speed Carnival, Hampshire, 1922Isotta-Fraschini 8036 cc. Driver: Eldridge, E.A. Finished: 2nd. in unlimited class. Average speed was 69.47 mph. Car later became known as Isotta-Maybach. Place: Southsea Speed Carnival. Date: 23.8.22
ERA and Maserati taking a corner in a race at Brooklands. Artist: Bill BrunellCentre ERA Event Entry No: 5. Left Maserati Event Entry No: 4. Place: Brooklands
Playbill for the Theatre Royal Covent Garden, 1828 (engraving)
Advertisement for Kimball & Gorton, Philadelphia R. R. Car Manufactory, c. 1857Advertisement for Kimball & Gorton, Philadelphia R.R. Car Manufactory, pub. c.1857 (colour lithograph)
Advertisement for The Sheboygan Boot & Shoe Co, c. 1900Advertisement for The Sheboygan Boot & Shoe Co. c. 1900 (colour lithograph)
The First Steam Railroad Passenger Train in America, c. 1870The First Steam Railroad Passenger Train in America, published c.1870 (colour woodcut)
Window of an employment office, on Sixth Avenue near Forty-third Street, New York, early 1930s. Job vacancies being advertised during the Great Depression
A monument in Paris, France, during World War I, c1914-c1918. A monument protected by sandbags and decorated with captured German helmets. The sign in front advertises the Credit Commercial de France
Heated Discussions by Advertising Column, 1931 (1938). Heated discussions by advertising columns became the first contact with Adolf Hitlers movement for Marxian blinded workers
German advertisement for Adler steel bathtubs, 20th century
Journee Serbe. 25 Juin 1916 (colour lithograph)Journe e Serbe. 25 Juin 1916 (colour lithograph). Campaign to raise funds to help the survivors of the Serbian nation who fled to the mountains of Albania in 1915 following Serbias defeat by
Battle of Mission Ridge, Nov. 25th, 1863 - presented with the compliments of the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company, pub. 1886 (colour lithograph)
London omnibus, early 20th century. The London Omnibus Company was founded in 1855 to run horse-drawn bus services in the city
Individually created - Old Glamis Fabrics advertisement, c1945. From Decorative Art 1943-48 - The Studio Year Book. [The Studio Limited, London]
Lasting Beauty - Old Bleach Linen Co. advertisement, c1945. From Decorative Art 1943-48 - The Studio Year Book. [The Studio Limited, London]
Bake a Promise, Batchelors gondola display, 1965. Artist: Michael WaltersBake a Promise, Batchelors gondola display, 1965. A 1960s period display urging the customer to Bake a Promise with the Batchelors cake mix, available in four different varieties
Kitchen scene, Warwick, Warwickshire, 1966. Artist: Michael WaltersKitchen scene, Warwick, Warwickshire, 1966. A housewife attending to the cooking in her new kitchen. The kitchen is the new fitted American style with matching formica fronted doors
Press advertisment for British Coal, May 1966. Artist: Michael WaltersPress advertisment for British Coal, May 1966. In a photograph taken for a press ad, a couple sit in front of their modern built-in fire
Food hamper, 1967. Artist: Michael WaltersFood hamper, 1967. Commissioned by the Danish Bacon Company, this photograph for a press ad shows many period products from the late 1960s, many of which have changed little to this day
Snelsons electrical shop, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1963. Artist: Michael WaltersSnelsons electrical shop, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1963. TVs are available to rent for 8 shillings and 3 pence per week for a 19 inch set. A window poster also advertises the new 625 line screen
Glass shower, 1963. Artist: Michael WaltersGlass shower, 1963. A lovely example of 1960s abstract photography for advertising, this image was taken to promote the Flowmaster range of mixer taps and showers
Flowmaster taps advert, 1963. Artist: Michael WaltersFlowmaster taps advert, 1963. A nice example of early 1960s advertising, the photograph was taken to promote the Flowmaster range of mixer taps
Empty tube station, Blackhorse Road on the Victoria Line, London, 1974. Period posters on the wall include adverts for Marlboro Cigarettes and the Evening News on the right hand side