20th Collection

ROY ROGERS (1912-1998). Leonard Slye. American singing cowboy actor. Photographed with his horse Trigger
ROY ROGERS (1912-1998). N© Leonard Slye. American singing cowboy actor. Photographed with his horse Trigger

LAUREL AND HARDY. Stan Laurel (left) and Oliver Hardy

JIMI HENDRIX (1942-1970). American musician. Photographed during a concert at Berkeley, California in 1970

WIZARD OF OZ, 1939. Bert Lahr as the Cowardly Lion in the 1939 MGM production of The Wizard of Oz

BABE RUTH (1895-1948). American baseball chewing gum card, 1933

The Wild Bunch, 1901, gang of American outlaws, bank and train robbers, led by Butch Cassidy, seated right. Cassidy, born Robert LeRoy Parker (1866-1908): Standing left

CLARK GABLE (1901-1960). American actor

On Friday night at the Hammersmith Palais, London, an experiment is being acrrried out, when ladies can ask gentlemen for a dance

GEORGE WASHINGTON BRIDGE. Looking west toward New Jersey in 1964. Photograph

MARILYN MONROE (1926-1962). American cinema actress

LAWRENCE WELK (1903-1992). American orchestra leader. Photographed in c1955

BETTE DAVIS (1908-1989). American actress

GRETA GARBO (1905-1990). NÔÇÜ e Greta Louisa Gustafsson. Swedish-born American actress
GRETA GARBO (1905-1990). N© e Greta Louisa Gustafsson. Swedish-born American actress

Einstein and Eddington, 1930
Einstein and Eddington. German-born physicist Albert Einstein (1879-1955), at left, was famous for his theories of relativity

Edith and Annie Mitchell in the woods, Luxulyan, Cornwall. 1914
Probably taken somewhere on a footpath in the Luxulyan Valley. Edith and Annie are thought to be the wife and daughter of the photographer. Photographer: T. Mitchell

George Calver, English instrument maker
George Calver (1834-1927) English scientific instrument maker. Calvers interest in astronomy began in childhood when his local clergyman showed him a reflecting telescope

Children under a sunlamp, 1960 C016 / 2693
Phototherapy. Children sitting under a sun lamp. Such lamps have a very bright, broad spectrum output. At the longer wavelength end of the spectrum (red and infrared)

Earthquake damage in Armenia 1989
Earthquake damage. A group of US politicians visiting a damaged bread-baking factory in Armenia after the 1988 Spitak earthquake

CHARLESTON, 1920s. Two American Charleston dancers

MAE WEST (1892-1980). American actress

LOCOMOTIVE: BIG BOY, 1941. An Atlantic Coast Line Railroad locomotive

RUSSELL COWBOY ART, 1909. In Without Knocking. Oil on canvas, 1909, by Charles Russell

CHARLES LUCKY LUCIANO (1897-1962). American gangster. Photographed by the New York City Police Department, 1936, digitally colored by Granger, NYC

Aerial view showing London docks in the East, 1951

HARPO MARX, 1935. Harpo Marx in A Night at the Opera, 1935

CARL AUGUST NIELSEN (1865-1931). Danish composer

Crowds besieged Petticoat lane to buy their Christmas presents and as usual developed into a milling throng. Every conceivable item was on sale including baked chestnuts, ice cream

Dmitri Shostakovich 1906 - 1975. Soviet composer and one of the most celebrated composers of the 20th century

Woman holding a small television
Portable television. Woman holding a production model of the VideoPocket portable television set, manufactured by the Khmelnitsky Production Association of Ukraine in 1988

Nils and Aage Bohr in laboratory C016 / 8375
Physicists in a laboratory. Physicists Nils and Aage Bohr being shown an early video-microscope used to study nuclear tracks on photographic emulsions

ERROL FLYNN (1909-1959). Australian actor

KOREAN WAR: ROCKET. A U. S. Marine Corps 24-rail T66 rocket launcher being loaded on the Korean front, early 1950s
KOREAN WAR: ROCKET. A U.S. Marine Corps 24-rail T66 rocket launcher being loaded on the Korean front, early 1950s

HANDY: ST. LOUIS BLUES, 1914. The original sheet music cover for William Christopher Handys St. Louis Blues, 1914, the self-proclaimed first successful blues published

THE BEATLES. From left to right: Ringo Starr, George Harrison, John Lennon, and Paul McCartney

LOCOMOTIVE. Missouri Pacific Line, n. d
LOCOMOTIVE. Missouri Pacific Line, n.d

LAUREN BACALL (b. 1924). American cinemactress
LAUREN BACALL (b.1924). American cinemactress

CHARLTON HESTON (1924-2008). American actor

CALIFORNIA: BAY BRIDGE. San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge

Battersea Power Station flood illuminated for the Festival of Britain, 27th May 1951

JOAN CRAWFORD (1905-1977). American cinemactress

The Courtyard Of Post Headquarters At The United States Military Academy, West Point, New York, America, As Seen In The Early 20Th Century

Schoolgirl with performing robot C016 / 8377
Robot and schoolgirl. An 11-year old girl programming a robot to perform. This robot has a basic repertoire of sounds and movement

DAVE BRUBECK (1920- ). American musician

ARTUR RUBINSTEIN (1887-1982). American (Polish born) pianist

Vintage model like the roaring 20th.
Ineke Mighorst

Welsh singing star Tom Jones shows off his new Jaguar car to three young fans in London today. 27th April 1966

Hackney Marshes from the air. Circa 1980

Richmond Hill, Truro, Cornwall. Early 1900s
A view looking down the north side of Richmond Hill. Children and adults are standing on the pavement while a woman stands in the doorway of Number 42

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"20th: A Journey Through Time and Icons" Step into the 20th century, where legends were born and history was made. Jimi Hendrix (1942-1970), the electrifying American musician, captivated audiences with his soulful guitar riffs. This photograph captures his raw talent during a concert in Berkeley, California in 1970. Laurel and Hardy, the timeless comedic duo - Stan Laurel (left) and Oliver Hardy - brought laughter to millions. Their hilarious antics continue to entertain generations even today. Roy Rogers (1912-1998), known as Leonard Slye, was not only an American singing cowboy actor but also a symbol of loyalty alongside his beloved horse Trigger. Together they rode into countless adventures that left audiences spellbound. Babe Ruth (1895-1948), an iconic figure in baseball history, is immortalized on this chewing gum card from 1933. His legendary career continues to inspire aspiring athletes around the world. Achillea millefolium, commonly known as yarrow or soldier's woundwort, blooms gracefully amidst nature's beauty. Its delicate petals whisper tales of healing properties passed down through centuries. The Wizard of Oz (1939) enchanted viewers with its magical tale. Bert Lahr embodied the Cowardly Lion with unmatched charm in this MGM production that remains etched in our hearts forever. At Hammersmith Palais in London on a Friday night, an experiment unfolds before our eyes - pushing boundaries and challenging norms for a new era of music and culture. The Wild Bunch (1901), led by Butch Cassidy, epitomized rebellion against authority as notorious outlaws who dared to challenge society's rules through daring bank heists and train robberies. Clark Gable (1901-1960), the charismatic American actor whose magnetic presence graced silver screens worldwide. His performances continue to leave us breathless.