Images Dated 12th January 2021

Amy Johnson - pioneering English pilot

Amy Johnson (later Mollison) CBE (1903-1941) - pioneering English pilot who was the first woman to fly solo from London to Australia. Flying solo or with her husband, Jim Mollison, she set many long-distance records during the 1930s

© Capstack Portrait Archive / Mary Evans Picture Library

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An Eastertide custom at home and abroad: hunting for Easter Eggs, 1903 Date: 1903

© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans

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Fritillaria imperialis, 1805-1816

Illustration of Fritillaria imperialis commonly known as crown imperial, illustrated by Pierre Joseph Redout?, 1805-1816. Artwork from Les Liliac?es, volume 3, plate 131

© The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

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