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Pierre and Marie Curie in their Laboratory, pub. 1898 (photograph). Pierre Curie (1859-1906); Marie Curie (1867-1934); discovered Radium in 1898;

Mabel Tuke, Joint Honourary Secretary of the Womens Social and Political Union (WSPU), c1908. Mabel Tuke (1871-1962), also known as Pansy

Stan Tracey and Art Themen playing at The Fairway, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, 1992
Stan Tracey (piano) and Art Themen (tenor saxophone) playing at The Fairway, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, 12 April 1992

The Fram in the Bay of Whales, Antarctica, 1911-1912. Norwegian polar explorer Roald Amundsen (1872-1928) led the first expedition to reach the South Pole, arriving at the Pole on 14th December 1911

A view of Pennyfields, Chinatown, London, 20th century. A Chinese community began to become established in Limehouse on the banks of the Thames in East London in the late 18th century

Vintners in an ale house, 1642. From a broadsheet titled Health to All

Group of young people at Silver Blades bowling alley, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1965

Girls hockey match, Airedale school, Castleford, West Yorkshire, 1962

Lyons Maid Drinka Winta Pinta promotional dance, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1960. In the days before television occupied the corner of every living room

Housing project, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1962. Artist: Michael Walters
Housing project, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1962. This housing development in Kirby Street in the South Yorkshire town of Mexborough is a good example of the failed 1960s housing ethos

Rob Roys grave at Balquhidder Parish Church, Stirling, Scotland. Robert Roy MacGregor (c1671-1734), also known as Red MacGregor, was an outlaw and Scottish folk hero of the 18th century

H. M. S. Inflexible in 1880, c1880, (1904). Artist: Symonds & Co
H.M.S. Inflexible in 1880, c1880, (1904). HMS Inflexible was an Invincible-class battlecruiser of the British Royal Navy. She was built before World War I and had an active career during the war

Ostriches, 1924. From The British Empire in Pictures, by H. Clive Barnard, M.A. B.Litt. [A. & C. Black, Limited, London, 1924]

Guadaloupe, c1880. Artist: W. P
Guadaloupe, c1880. From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. III, by James Grant. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris & New York, c1880]

I Will Wish You All A Very Good Night, 1892. Artist: Sidney E Paget
I Will Wish You All A Very Good Night, 1892. Illustration from The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor by Arthur Conan Doyle. From The Strand Magazine: An Illustrated Monthly - Vol. III

Shipbuilding scene, 1941. Artist: Cecil Beaton
Shipbuilding scene, 1941. From Air of Glory, by Cecil Beaton. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1941]

Sunderland - Looking Up the River from the Bridge, 1895. From Round the Coast. [George Newnes Limited, London, 1895]

Ardrishaig - The Steamer Columba at Ardrishaig Quay, 1895. From Round the Coast. [George Newnes Limited, London, 1895]

Mumbles - The Town and the Bay, 1895. From Round the Coast. [George Newnes Limited, London, 1895]

Southport - The Pier and the South Lake, 1895. From Round the Coast. [George Newnes Limited, London, 1895]

Street in Venice, 1903. Artist: Mortimer L Menpes
Street in Venice, 1903. From World Pictures, by Mortimer Menpes. Text by Dorothy Menpes. [A. & C. Black, London, 1903]

Mr W Brodrick-Cloete, 1911. William Broderick Cloete (1851- 7 May 1915) was a South African-born British industrialist From British Sports and Sportsmen Part 1

Victor Wild, 1911. From British Sports and Sportsmen Part 1. [British Sports and Sportsmen, London, 1911]

Earl of Ellesmere, 1911. From British Sports and Sportsmen Part 1. [British Sports and Sportsmen, London, 1911]

Diamond Jubilee, 1911. From British Sports and Sportsmen Part 1. [British Sports and Sportsmen, London, 1911]

Persimmon, 1911. From British Sports and Sportsmen Part 1. [British Sports and Sportsmen, London, 1911]

Ormonde, 1883-1904, (1911). From British Sports and Sportsmen Part 1. [British Sports and Sportsmen, London, 1911]

Plan of the Battle of Isandhlwana, (Jan. 22, 1879), c1880. From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. IV, by James Grant. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1880]

The Little Robber-Maiden, c1930. Artist: W Heath Robinson
The Little Robber-Maiden, c1930. An illustration from The Snow Queen by Hans Christian Andersen. From Hans Andersens Fairy Tales by Hans Andersen

Death and the Courtesan (Signed by the Wood-Engraver), 1903. Artist: Sebald Beham
Death and the Courtesan (Signed by the Wood-Engraver), 1903. From The Burlington Magazine for Connoisseurs, Volume 1 - March to May 1903. [The Burlington Magazine, Limited, London, 1903]

Estrada de Rodagem do Alto Parana, 1895. Artist: Francisco Henszler
Estrada de Rodagem do Alto Parana, 1895. From Sao Paulo by Gustavo Koenigswald. [S. Paulo, 1895]

Cachoeira no Rio Dourado (Lencoes), 1895. Artist: Axel Frick
Cachoeira no Rio Dourado (Lencoes), 1895. (Waterfall on the Golden River), From Sao Paulo by Gustavo Koenigswald. [S. Paulo, 1895]

Roma - Piazza di Venezia. Monument to Victor Emmanuel II, 1910. Altar of Fatherland, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Mr. G. Sacconi laid the foundation stone in 1884

Roma - Basilica of St. Caecilia. - Statue of the Saint by Maderno, 1910. Artist: Carlo Maderno
Roma - Basilica of St. Caecilia. - Statue of the Saint by Maderno, 1910. From Cento Vedute Classiche di Roma. [Enrico Verdesi, Rome, 1910]

Middlesex Street (Late Petticoat Lane) on a Sunday Morning, 1891. Artist: William Luker
Middlesex Street (Late Petticoat Lane) on a Sunday Morning, 1891. Petticoat Lane Market, a fashion and clothing market in the East End of London, consists of two adjacent street markets

New Bridge Market - Struggle for the Bus, 1891. Artist: William Luker
New Bridge Market - Struggle for the Bus, 1891. Located in Londons historic Square Mile. From London City: Its History - Streets - Traffic - Buildings - People by W. J. Loftie

Police Bacteriological Laboratory, 1914. From The Beautiful Rio De Janeiro by Alured Gray Bell. [William Heinemann, London, 1914]

Aberystwith, c1900. Artist: ER Gyde
Aberystwith, c1900. Aberystwyth is a historic market town, administrative centre, and holiday resort within Ceredigion, West Wales, often colloquially known as Aber

Walla Brook Bridge, Dartmoor, c1900. Artist: Chapman & Sons
Walla Brook Bridge, Dartmoor, c1900. Walla Brook is a narrow stream that flows from Dartmoors north plateau to join the North Teign River by Teign-e-ver Clapper Bridge

Schubert. 1819, (1895). Artist: August Weger
Schubert. 1819, (1895). Franz Peter Schubert (1797-1828), Austrian composer. From The Musical Educator, Volume V by John Greig, M.A. Mus. Doc. [T. C. & E. C. Jack, Edinburgh, 1895]

Brahms. 1893, (1895). Artist: Charles Olivier de Penne
Brahms. 1893, (1895). Johannes Brahms (1833-1897), German composer and pianist. From The Musical Educator, Volume III by John Greig, M.A. Mus. Doc. [T. C. & E. C. Jack, Edinburgh, 1895.]

Edward, Lord Clinton, c1532-1543 (1945). Artist: Hans Holbein the Younger
Edward, Lord Clinton, c1532-1543 (1945). Edward Fiennes de Clinton, 1st Earl of Lincoln, KG (1512 -1584/85) was an English nobleman and Lord High Admiral

Jane, Lady Lister, c1532-1543 (1945). Artist: Hans Holbein the Younger
Jane, Lady Lister, c1532-1543 (1945). Jane Lister was the daughter of Ralph Shirley, an official of the court of Henry VII. The drawing is part of the Royal Collection Trust, Windsor Castle

Cloister Pump and Hall Steps, 1926. Eton College is a boarding independent school for boys in Eton, Berkshire, near Windsor, founded in 1440 by King Henry VI. From Eton College by Christopher Hussey

Studies of Cats and of a Dragon, c1480 (1945). Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
Studies of Cats and of a Dragon, c1480 (1945). From The Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci. [Reynal & Hitchcock, New York, 1945]

Two Drawings of the Heart, c1480 (1945). Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
Two Drawings of the Heart, c1480 (1945). From The Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci. [Reynal & Hitchcock, New York, 1945]

Uldra, The Scandinavian Spirit of the Rainbow in the Waterfall, 1884, (1917). Artist: George Frederick Watts
Uldra, The Scandinavian Spirit of the Rainbow in the Waterfall, 1884, (1917). Painting held at Watts Gallery, Guildford, Surrey. From Bibbys Annual 1917, [J. Bibby & Sons, Liverpool, 1917]

Richard I, (1157-1199), c1787. King of England from 6 July 1189 until his death, known as Richard Coeur de Lion or Richard the Lionheart because of his reputation as a great military leader

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