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Alice Faye, American actress and singer, c1938. Born Alice Jeane Leppert, Alice Faye (1915-1998) was a leading Hollywood star in the late 1930s and early 1940s until a dispute with her studio
Lois Wilde, American actress, c1938. Lois Wilde (1907-1995) appeared mainly in Western and action B-movies. Cigarette card from Modern Beauties, 3rd series
Anya Taranda, American model, showgirl and actress, c1938. Anya Taranda (1915-1970) was the wife of the famous songwriter Harold Arlen
Margaret Sullavan, American stage and film actress, c1938. Margaret Sullavan (1909-1960) was nominated for a Best Actress Oscar for her performance in Three Comrades (1938)
Captain Cooks statue, Australia, 1928. Cigarette card produced by the Westminster Tobacco Co Ltd, Australia, 2nd series
Fort from the lake, Burwa, Sagor, India, c1925. Cigarette card produced by the Westminster Tobacco Co Ltd, Indian Empire, 2nd series
Kalaiyarkovil Gateway, India, c1925. Cigarette card produced by the Westminster Tobacco Co Ltd, Indian Empire, 2nd series
Inner court, Kalaiyarkovil, India, c1925. Cigarette card produced by the Westminster Tobacco Co Ltd, Indian Empire, 2nd series
Bards house, Patan, India, c1925. Cigarette card produced by the Westminster Tobacco Co Ltd, Indian Empire, 2nd series
House of Baina, Patan, India, c1925. Cigarette card produced by the Westminster Tobacco Co Ltd, Indian Empire, 2nd series
The palace of Chattarpur, India, c1925The palace at Chattarpur, India, c1925. Cigarette card produced by the Westminster Tobacco Co Ltd, Indian Empire, 2nd series
Johannes Kepler, German astronomer, (c1900). Portrait of Kepler with a total eclipse of the sun. Kepler (1571-1630) went to Prague in 1600 to assist Tycho Brahe
Dominique Francois Jean Arago, French astronomer, physicist and politician, (c1900). Portrait of Arago and the fall of a meteorite at noon
Giovanni Virginio Schiaparelli, Italian astronomer, (c1900). Portrait of Schiaparelli (1835-1910) and a lunar landscape with the rising of the sun
Manchester Central Library, 1937. Inspired by the Pantheon in Rome, the library was built in the 1930s. Sights of Britain, third series of 48 cigarette cards, issued with Senior Service
South Stack Lighthouse, Holyhead, Wales, 1937. Sights of Britain, third series of 48 cigarette cards, issued with Senior Service, Junior Member, and Illingworth cigarettes
Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, 1937. View of the River Nidd and the 19th-century railway bridge. Sights of Britain, third series of 48 cigarette cards, issued with Senior Service, Junior Member
Tarr Steps, across the River Barle in Exmoor, Somerset, 1937. Prehistoric clapper bridge near Dulverton, dating from c1000 BC. The largest slab is over 8 feet long and is about 5 feet wide
Norwich Cathedral, Norfolk, 1937. Sights of Britain, third series of 48 cigarette cards, issued with Senior Service, Junior Member, and Illingworth cigarettes
Winchester Cathedral, Hampshire, 1937. Sights of Britain, third series of 48 cigarette cards, issued with Senior Service, Junior Member, and Illingworth cigarettes
Loch Lomond, Scotland, 1937. Sights of Britain, third series of 48 cigarette cards, issued with Senior Service, Junior Member, and Illingworth cigarettes
Burnham Beeches, Buckinghamshire, 1937. Sights of Britain, third series of 48 cigarette cards, issued with Senior Service, Junior Member, and Illingworth cigarettes
The Roman Wall, Housesteads, Northumberland, 1937. Part of Hadrians Wall, built in the 2nd century AD. Sights of Britain, third series of 48 cigarette cards, issued with Senior Service
Ledbury Market Hall, Herefordshire, 1937. The Market House, built on posts, dates back to the 1650s. Sights of Britain, third series of 48 cigarette cards, issued with Senior Service, Junior Member
Douglas Head Lighthouse, Isle of Man, 1937. Sights of Britain, third series of 48 cigarette cards, issued with Senior Service, Junior Member, and Illingworth cigarettes
Chethams Hospital and Library, Manchester, 1937. Chethams Library, founded in 1653, claims to be the oldest public library in the English-speaking world
Boscastle Harbour, Cornwall, 1937. Site of dramatic floods in 2004. Sights of Britain, third series of 48 cigarette cards, issued with Senior Service, Junior Member, and Illingworth cigarettes
Broadstairs, Kent, 1937. Sights of Britain, third series of 48 cigarette cards, issued with Senior Service, Junior Member, and Illingworth cigarettes
Tintern Abbey, Monmouthshire, Wales, 1937. Sights of Britain, third series of 48 cigarette cards, issued with Senior Service, Junior Member, and Illingworth cigarettes
Ely Cathedral, Cambridgeshire, 1937. Sights of Britain, third series of 48 cigarette cards, issued with Senior Service, Junior Member, and Illingworth cigarettes
The Avon Gorge, Clifton, Bristol, 1937. Sights of Britain, third series of 48 cigarette cards, issued with Senior Service, Junior Member, and Illingworth cigarettes
Great Gatehouse, Battle Abbey, East Sussex, 1937. The Benedictine abbey of Battle was founded by William the Conqueror on the site of the Battle of Hastings
Carisbrooke Castle, Isle of Wight, 1937. Sights of Britain, third series of 48 cigarette cards, issued with Senior Service, Junior Member, and Illingworth cigarettes
The Plough Inn, Kenilworth, Warwickshire, 1937. Sights of Britain, third series of 48 cigarette cards, issued with Senior Service, Junior Member, and Illingworth cigarettes
Ye Old Fighting Cocks Inn, St Albans, Hertfordshire, 1937. Octagonal pub originally known as The Round House, said to be the oldest pub in England
Pavilion Gardens, Bournemouth, Dorset, 1937. Sights of Britain, third series of 48 cigarette cards, issued with Senior Service, Junior Member, and Illingworth cigarettes
Eastgate, Totnes High Street, Devon, 1937. Sights of Britain, third series of 48 cigarette cards, issued with Senior Service, Junior Member, and Illingworth cigarettes
Florence Nightingale memorial, Derby, 1937. Sights of Britain, third series of 48 cigarette cards, issued with Senior Service, Junior Member, and Illingworth cigarettes
Kenilworth Castle, Warwickshire, 1937. Sights of Britain, third series of 48 cigarette cards, issued with Senior Service, Junior Member, and Illingworth cigarettes
Shrine in a Jain temple, Mount Abu, Rajasthan, India, c1925. Cigarette card produced by the Westminster Tobacco Co Ltd, Indian Empire, 2nd series
Tomb of the maharajahs, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, c1925. Cigarette card produced by the Westminster Tobacco Co Ltd, Indian Empire, 2nd series
Anand Mahall, Bijapur, Karnataka, India, c1925. The palace of Anand Mahal. Cigarette card produced by the Westminster Tobacco Co Ltd, Indian Empire, 2nd series
Tin Darwaza, Ahmadabad, Gujarat, India, c1925. The Tin Darwaza (Three Gates) were built by Ahmad Shah c1425 as a triumphal gate through which the sultan travelled to worship
A Badaga temple, Nilgiri Hills, India, c1925. The Badaga people are Hindus. Cigarette card produced by the Westminster Tobacco Co Ltd, Indian Empire, 2nd series
Moplah Mosque, Malabar, South India, c1925. Cigarette card produced by the Westminster Tobacco Co Ltd, Indian Empire, 2nd series
Jama Masjid, Ahmadabad, Gujarat, India, c1925. Mosque built by Ahmad Shah in 1423. Cigarette card produced by the Westminster Tobacco Co Ltd, Indian Empire, 2nd series
Taj Mahal, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India, c1925. The Taj Mahal was built by Shah Jahan in 1632-1643 as a tomb for his wife. Cigarette card produced by the Westminster Tobacco Co Ltd, Indian Empire
Ceiling in a Jain temple, Mount Abu, Rajasthan, India, c1925. Cigarette card produced by the Westminster Tobacco Co Ltd, Indian Empire, 2nd series