Images Dated 30th July 2015

D-DAY MAP 1944
Plan 1C - Operation Neptune, an elaborate map detailing the proposed D-Day Normandy assault landings by Allied troops on the French beaches. Date: June 1944

Liverpool & Mersey Tug
The Mersey tug The Minegarth, approaching the Pier Head at Liverpool, Merseyside, England, with the Royal Liver Building beyond. Date: 1950s

Reagan Chesterfield Ad
RONALD REAGAN 40th American President (1981-89), seen here as a popular actor of the early 1950s in a cigarette advert Date: circa 1951

George Calvert, first Lord Baltimore
GEORGE CALVERT, first lord BALTIMORE (1580 - 1632) Colonial entrepreneur, who acquired Maryland, though he never visited there. Date: circa 1610

Stag / Monarch of Glen 19C
A large stag in the Scottish Highlands. Date: 19th century

Native American / Geronimo
Chiricahua Apache leader who led a sensational campaign against the whites (1885-6). His Indian name is Goyathlay which translates as the one who yawns. (Right in photo.) Date: 1829 - 1909

Dunster / Somerset 1912
Dunster, Somerset: model for Stancy Castle in Thomas Hardys novel A Laodicean Date: 1912

Map / Cornwall C1857
Map of Cornwall Date: circa 1857

Dublin / O connell Street
The famous thoroughfare of O Connell Street, Dublin, Ireland, with the Post Office on the left and Nelsons Column in the centre. Date: early 1930s

For What We Are About to Receive by Cecil Aldin
An illustration by Cecil Aldin showing three dogs waiting to be fed. Date: 25th November 1929

Mill Pond, Swanage
A lovely tranquil scene, with ducks on the old mill-pond in the charming village of Swanage, Dorset, England. Date: 1939

Hogarth / False Perspectiv
An exercise in false perspective. Date: early 19th century

Plymouth / Pier 1907
Plymouth, Devon: the pier Date: 1907

METROLAND MAP
A map of Metro-Land, the residential area in Londons northwest hinterland, served by Londons Underground though in these parts most of it runs over ground. Date: 1926

Leipzig Battle Charge
NAPOLEONIC WARS Battle of Leipzig The charge of the Brandenburg Hussars Regiment overwhelms the French Date: 16 October 1813

Cleethorpes / Promenade
Cleethorpes, Humberside (formerly north-east Lincolnshire): Promenade and Slip Date: 1906

Margaret of Anjou
MARGARET OF ANJOU Queen of Henry VI, she played an active part in the Wars of the Roses. Date: 1430 - 1482

England / London / Pinner
Pinner High Street, London Borough of Harrow, north West London, England. Date: 1950s

Marsden Rocks, Durham
The sandy beach at Marsden Rocks on the Durham coast where we used to go when I was a boy... Date: 1924

York / Minster / Distant
York and its Minster: distant view Date: 1908

NEWCASTLE ON TYNE 1771
Newcastle-on-Tyne: the old bridge Date: pre-1771

John Gill, Churchman
JOHN GILL English Baptist churchman, pen in hand. Date: 1697 - 1771

Chinatown Shop, 1960S
Loon Fung Chinese general provision store, probably in Chinatown, central London. Date: 1960s

William Holden / Columbia
WILLIAM HOLDEN (William Beedle) American film actor Date: 1918 -

The Gullet, Stafford Street, Birmingham
Under the Artisans and Labourers dwellings Improvement Act, 1875, slum areas like the gullet were cleared and improved. Date: 16 December 1876

Ice skating by Rene Vincent
Illustration showing two gentlemen trying to steady a clumsy lady on an ice rink. Date: 1934

Teignmouth-Shaldon Toll
The Teignmouth-Shaldon Toll Bridge, over the River Teign, Devon, England. Date: 1950s

Culpeper House London
Culpeper House, 21 Bruton Street, London, a picturesque Georgian house and shop front, headquarters of the Society of Herbalists, named after Nicholas Culpeper (1616-1654) Date: 1960s

GW & GCR New Station at Princes Risborough - Footbridge sections and elevation [N. D]
Drawing no. 19 Microfilm no. 82883 Please note this drawing is a microfilm copy and not the original

FRANKLIN'S WRITING
Document transcribed by Sir John Franklin stating that H.M.S Erebus & Terror wintered in the ice at Beechey Island. Informs of his death & signed by Capt.s Crozier & Fitzjames. Date: 28 May 1847

AL CAPONE/1931 PHOTO
Alphonse Scarface Capone, Chicago gangster Date: 1931

England, Kent, Ramsgate, Ramsgate Marina

Champagne Hoard
Lining up bottles of champagne in rows in preparation for a wealthy Argentine society event at the Teatro Colon, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Date: 1930s

Senate House London
The Senate House, University of London, was designed by the architect Charles Holden in 1932. Some say it owes its lines to the USA skyscraper, others to European Modernism. Date: 1950s

Garcon De Cafe 1850
A French garcon de cafe, or cafe waiter. Date: 1850

Broadstairs 1950S
An incredibly crowded beach at Broadstairs in Kent, showing how popular British holiday resorts used to be in the days before package holidays. Date: 1950s

Ellen Terry / Kent Home
Dame ELLEN ALICE TERRY English actresss home, Small Hythe, near Tenterden, Kent Date: 1912

Ginger Rogers / W Way 1931
GINGER ROGERS American film actress and dancer Date: circa 1931

James Dean / Warner Bros
JAMES DEAN American film actor Date: 1931 - 1955

Italy / Siena Palio 1913
Siena: crowds gather in the Campo in front of the Palazzo Pubblico to watch the annual horse race, known as the Palio Date: 1913

Carcassonne 1904
Carcassonne: general view Date: 1904

The Cutty Sark in dry-dock, Falmouth, 1938
Photograph showing the clipper ship Cutty Sark in dry-dock at Falmouth in 1938

India Amritsar
The Golden Temple Date: circa 1840

Wales / Borth
The sweep of the bay at Borth, Cardiganshire, Wales, looking northwards towards the estuary of the River Dovey. Date: 1950s

Wanstead Flats Fair
A travelling funfair, at Wanstead Flats, east London. Date: 1930s

Anderton Boat Lift
The Anderton Boat Lift, near Northwich, Cheshire, England, which transfers the canal narrow boats from the River Weaver to the Trent and Mersey Canal and vice-versa. Date: June 1963

Canadian Rodeo
A cowboy riding a bucking bronco at a rodeo at Alberta, Canada. Date: early 1930s

Chef with Snails
A French chef preparing snails for eating. Date: early 1930s

Chef Strirring It
A chef stirring a large bowl with a huge spatula. Date: early 1930s

Non-stop ! The famous Windmill Theatre girls work hard, but they know how to play when they get a brief break between shows

Mad Metal Robot
THE MAD ROBOT by William P McGivern. A brave man fires a ray-gun at an advancing metal robot with large claws and a brain encassed in a glass-domed head Date: 1944

DORCHESTER BALLROOM
THE DORCHESTER The Ballroom Date: 1931

Hms Invincible
British battle cruiser which distinguished herself in World War One in the battle against Von Spees squadron off the Falklands. Date: 1915

Claudius Galen (Bust)
CLAUDIUS GALEN Greek physician working in Rome, at court of Marcus Aurelius and Commodus : he tended the gladiators, and voiced theory of humours. Date: 129 - 199

Joshua Barney
JOSHUA BARNEY (1759 - 1818) American naval officer who, despite his abilities, was three times captured by the British but none the less survived to fight another day. Date: circa 1800

Lawyer / Mlle Miropolski
WOMAN DEFENDS WOMAN: THE LEGAL FEMINIST Lady Lawyer, Mlle. Miropolsky pleading the case of a client in the Paris Law Courts. Date: 1908

Sir William C. Brooks, Vanity Fair, Spy
SIR WILLIAM CUNLIFFE BROOKS, 1st Baronet (1819 - 1900) Lawyer, banker and Conservative Member of Parliament for East Cheshire. Caption: The Golden Pippen Date: 1819 - 1900

Crystal Palace 1901
Exterior view of the Crystal Palace which gives a fine impression of the awesome size of the magnificent building. Date: circa 1899

Kennet & Avon Canal 4
Rennies design for the Dundas Aqueduct carrying the canal over the river Avon. Date: opened 1799

Shoreditch High Street Date: 1896

Wombwells Poster
A poster from Bostock and Wombwells circus, featuring Madame Jumbo, performing horses and various other beasts, birds and reptiles. Date: Late 19th century

The Salvation Army Riots at Worthing, Sussex
These images show the Skeleton Army, opponents of the Salvation Army organised by those interested in Sunday drinking, rioting against one of the Salvation Armys religious Sunday processions

TARR STEPS
Tarr Steps, a Prehistoric stone bridge over the River Barle, near Dulverton, Somerset, England, said to have been placed there by the Devil to win a bet. Date: circa 1000 BC

Salvador Dali Portrait
Eric Coop took this photograph of the surrealist artist, Salvador Dali (1904-1989), sporting his famous antennae moustache

Salvador Dali
The surrealist artist, Salvador Dali (1904-1989), was photographed with a statuette of the Madonna and Child during a visit to London in 1959. At the time Fleur Cowles was writing a book about him

Grimsby Trawlers
Fishing trawlers at Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England. Date: 1930s

PERUVIAN FIGUREHEAD
The figurehead of the ship Peruvian, wrecked off Seaford, Sussex, England, in February 1899. Sparks flew as the ship was battered against the sea wall. Date: shipwrecked 1899

Cocker Spaniel
A Cocker Spaniel with a shiny black coat. Date: 1928

Leamington Spa Pump Room
The Royal Pump Room and Baths, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England, were designed and built by C.S. Smith of Warwick and were opened in July 1814. Date: opened 1814

Youghal Clock Gate
The famous Youghal Clock Gate, in the seaport of Youghal, County Cork, Ireland, was built in 1777 on the site of Trinity Castle, part of the towns fortifications. Date: 18th century

Royal Iris Ferry Steamer
The Royal Iris, the Wallasey to Cheshire Ferry steamer. This is the successor to the vessel of the same name which became famous during World War One. Date: 1950s

William Hale
WILLIAM HALE Well-fed resident of Kings Walden, Hertfordshire, with his autograph Date: 1749 - 1829

Nikolai Grundtvig
NIKOLAI Fs GRUNDTVIG Danish theologian and poet with his autograph Date: 1783 - 1872

NED KELLY/BUSHRANGER/C19
Portrait photograph of Australian bushranger Ned Kelly, taken the day before his hanging at the age of 24. Date: 1880

TWO DANCE AN IRISH JIG
Two Irish children celebrate Saint Patricks day by dancing a jig. Date: early 20th century

HILL OF HOWTH / DUBLIN
Dublin: Hill of Howth and Irelands Eye Date: 1916

England / Manningtree
The foreshore at Manningtree, Essex. Date: 1930s

Steeplechase with Faller
FALLS One horse falls at a fence while three other horses clear the fence successfully. Date: 1912

Lloyds Interior
A busy scene inside Lloyds of London. Date: late 1960s

Lloyds Interior 1960S
A busy scene inside Lloyds of London. Date: late 1960s

Gladstone / Disraeli 1874
The Managers Room Mr Punch as theatre manager asks his dramatists Gladstone and Disraeli what their plans are for the season. Date: 3 January 1874

Gabriel Masselin, Waiter
Gabriel Masselin served as a waiter at the Grand-Vefour, Paris, for over thirty years. Date: 1879

Golf at Wimbledon 1893
A group of male golfers putt out during a round at Wimbledon. Date: 1893

Kempinski / Champagne
Greetings from Kempinski - one of Berlins best-known hotels : an enraptured lady clutches two bottles of Kupferberg Champagne Date: early 20th century

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