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Canberra: the swimming-pool
Colour illustration depicting the swimming pool of P&Os super-liner Canberra. Designed by architects Casson and Rendle, the pool was of white mosaic and set within tiers of sunbathing terraces

Sutherland Fire Engine
Merryweathers Sutherland fire-engine, which gained first prize at the international contest at the Crystal Palace. The engine continued in use for 27 years

The Flint Knapper, at Brandon, Suffolk, England. This ancient craft is still continued in Norfolk, England. Date: 1950s

HMS Bonaventure - an Astraea-Class second-class cruiser
Royal Navy - HMS Bonaventure, an Astraea-Class second-class cruiser of the Royal Navy, ordered as part of the eight-ship Astraea class under the Naval Defence Act of 1889

Prince of Wales with the Grendiers Guards, 1914
Edward, Prince of Wales (1894-1972), King Edward VIII, Duke of Windsor, on a route march with the Grenadier Guards in 1914

Writing from Bk of Dead
Chapter 78 (continued) of the Book of the Dead

Tattooist, Samoa
TATTOOING IN SAMOA A Matai (= tattooer) works on a young man : he does about 40 cm2 in an hours session, continued at intervals till the operation is completed

Men at Yarrow Military Hospital. These may be a mixture of staff and patients. None are wearing hospital blues though some have arm slings. Some have the RAMC badge on their arm

Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina N610FF
Canadian Vickers PBV-1A Canso (PBY-5A) N610FF (msn CV-399) of Barringer Research Limited, based in Toronto, Canada. The aircraft is seen at London Heathrow Airport for the 60 Years of Heathrow

Douglas A2D-1 Skyshark 125482. The third production aircraft of ten completed, 125482 was bailed to the Allison Engine Company for flight testing of turboprop engines at Edwards Air Force Base in

Royal Air Force Captured Messerschmitt Me 410A-3 TF209 (Werk Nr. 10259) (Luftwaffe F6-OK formerly of 2(F)/122). Captured intact at Monte Corvino in Italy F6-OK arrived at the Royal Aircraft

Croydon - 1930-33 - Breguet 280T F-AIXV
Breguet 280T F-AIXV (msn 3) of Air Union at Croydon Airport. From 1933, Air Union was merged with Air France, which also absorbed the remaining Breguet 280Ts of Air Union

Mrs Calthrop
A portrait painting of Gladys Calthrop, sat with folded arms, wearing a distinctive orange dress. After befriending Noel Coward

HMS Seagull, minesweeper
HMS Seagull was a Sharpshooter-class torpedo gunboat, converted to be a minesweeper. She was built at Chatham Dockyard from 1888-1891

Tsar Nicholas II with his mother
Tsar Nicholas II of Russia (1868 - 1918), on horseback with his mother, the Dowager Tsaritsa Maria Feodorovna (1847-1918)

WRITING FROM BK OF DEAD
Chapter 78 (continued) of the Book of the Dead

Avro 652 Anson I N4877 - G-AMDA of the Skyfame museum at Staverton Airport N4877 was built at the Avro factory at Newton Heath, Manchester and was taken on charge by the Royal Air Force on Nov 17

The Russians in Central Asia, III (engraving)
1041574 The Russians in Central Asia, III (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Russians in Central Asia, III)

He continued to traverse various streets, till at length he had finished his roll (engraving)
2791683 He continued to traverse various streets, till at length he had finished his roll (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Happy Birthday
The ration book is clearly drawn, and cancelled coupons can be glimpsed. Petrol was the first to be rationed after the war began and eventually practically all commodities were

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Monday Night at Eight
Even though the war is over, coal rationing continued so the fire is unlikely to be lit. The caption Monday night at Eight refers to a regular entertainment show broadcast by the BBC Home Service

Belsize House
View of Belsize House in 1800. Belsize House was rebuilt in 1663 in the restoration style. In 1720 it opened as a pleasure garden with concerts, dancing, fishing, hunting and racing

Iyeyasu, the greatest ruler of Japan in peace and war (litho)
6005004 Iyeyasu, the greatest ruler of Japan in peace and war (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Iyeyasu, the greatest ruler of Japan in peace and war)

"Say yes, Becky, "Sir Pitt continued... (colour litho)
2796685 " Say yes, Becky, " Sir Pitt continued... (colour litho) by Brock, Charles Edmund (1870-1938) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: " Say yes, Becky)

General Smuts had fought in the Boer war against the British. In World War I his career continued as he lead forces against the German army. Date: 1916

Mrs Mary Davis of great Saughall near Chester, 1668 (engraving)
609421 Mrs Mary Davis of great Saughall near Chester, 1668 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mrs Mary Davis of great Saughall near Chester)

Illustration for The Great North Road, by Robert Louis Stevenson (litho)
1100555 Illustration for The Great North Road, by Robert Louis Stevenson (litho) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Vickers 953C Merchantman G-APES (msn 721, of British Airways Cargo. The Merchantman freighters were converted from passenger carrying Vanguards)

Curtiss P-36A Hawk 38-001 and North American X-10 GM-19307
Curtiss P-36A Hawk 38-001 (msn 12415, call-sign 69 ) in 1940 war game special camouflage colours, in the collection of the National United States Air Force Museum, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

Vought-Sikorsky VS-44A N41881
Vought-Sikorsky VS-44A NC41881 / N41881 Mother Goose (ex Excambian) of Avalon Air Transport, tied up on the Avalon jetty at Long Beach

The Flint Knapper, at Brandon, Suffolk, England. This ancient craft is still continued in Norfolk, England. Date: 1950s

Four Swans Inn
Engaving depicting the Four Swans Inn in Bishopsgete. It was in existence before and rebuilt after the Great Fire of 1666

Royal Air Force Captured Messerschmitt Bf 110C-5 AX772 (Luftwaffe 5F-CM of $(F)/14) (W.Nr. 2177) Buit by Gothaer Waggonfabrik AG 5F-CM was based at Cherbourg

Freiburg Minster Freiburg Im Breisgau Southwest Germany
Freiburg Minster, Freiburg im Breisgau, southwest Germany, seen here in the 19th century. Construction of the cathedral began around 1200 in Romanesque style

Vickers Wellington GR XIV -this former stalwart of RAF Bomber Command continued to serve as a long range U-Boat hunter

Methodist English School - Rangoon - Mrs. Logie was Headmistress. Construction work at back during school holidays, replacing the Junior classroom wing

Football in the Streets of London, 16th century
Illustration showing a game of football, played a group of apprentices, in the streets of London, 16th century. Football, then a game with no rules, had been banned by Elizabeth I

Foxs Martyrs Or The Patriots In Limbo, [england : Publisher Not Named, March 1784], 1 Print : Etching; 25.2 X 34.9 Cm (plate), Print Shows Charles James Foxs Martyrs During The American Revolution

Pier, Margate - looking out through Ships Masts over water to town. Part of Box 145 Boswell Collection - East Coast. Margate was recorded as Meregate in 1264 and as Margate in 1299

Racial Types / Dutch 1640
Dutch women including a housewife wearing ruffs which continued to be fashionable in the Netherlands after other European countries had ceased wearing them. Date: 1640

Leonard Euler / Chapman
LEONHARD EULER Swiss mathematician: he lost the sight of one eye in 1735 and of the other in 1766 but continued working Date: 1707-1783

Thanet VAD Motor Transport Group and stretcher bearers outside The Yarrow Home for Convalescent Children (date - journal). Sir Alfred Yarrow opened this home in 1894

Birchington VAD nurses
Studio photograph (Houghton, Margate & Broadstairs) of the Birchington (Kent/178) VAD nurses. A group of ten nurses is shown

Yarrow Military Hospital, rear view
Yarrow Military Hospial, Broadstairs, rear view. Sir Alfred Yarrow (1842-1932), shipbuilder and philanthropist, opened the home in c. 1895

Nurses, Yarrow Military Hospitsal
Group of fifteen female nursing staff, taken at the Yarrow Military Hospital, Broadstairs in December 1914. The women are, with one possible exception, the one standing 4th left

Armstrong Whitworth AW 38 Whitley V -withdrawn from front-line service in late 1942, the Whitley continued to serve as a transport, submarine hunter and paratroop trainer

Zimbabwe (Rhodesia) - Zimbabwe
Black and white lantern Slide of Zimbabwye - British South Africa. Part of Box 288, British South Africa. Boswell Collection

Switzerland - Blumlis Alp
Black and white lantern slide of the Bluemlisalp, a massif of the Bernese Alps, in the territory of the municipalies of Kandersteg and Reichenbach im Kandertal

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"Continued: Unveiling the Untold Stories of Lives Lived" Step into a world where history intertwines with mystery, as we delve deeper into the enigmatic tales that lie behind these captivating images. From the tranquil waters of Canberra's swimming pool to the blazing sirens of Sutherland Fire Engine, each hint holds a key to unlock a hidden narrative. Witness the skillful hands of The Flint Knapper shaping ancient stones, preserving an art form lost in time. Feel the weight of history as Prince of Wales stands tall alongside his loyal Grenadier Guards in 1914, capturing a moment frozen forever. Through cryptic messages found within the pages of Writing from Bk of Dead, secrets long forgotten begin to resurface. Journey across oceans and cultures as you discover the intricate designs etched by a Tattooist in Samoa, forever marking stories on human canvases. Men at Yarrow Military Hospital bear witness to both courage and sacrifice amidst war-torn landscapes. Mrs Calthrop's presence exudes strength and resilience against all odds. HMS Seagull sweeps through treacherous waters as it meticulously clears mines while HMS Bonaventure sails gracefully as an Astraea-Class second-class cruiser. The bond between Tsar Nicholas II and his mother reveals glimpses into their royal lives filled with privilege and responsibility. WRITING FROM BK OF DEAD echoes once again - reminding us that there is more than meets the eye. Join us on this extraordinary journey where every image whispers its own tale; for within these continued hints lies an untold story waiting to be unraveled. .