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Queen Victoria in 1837
Vintage colour lithograph of Queen Victoria in 1837 the year of her Coronation

Sunderland football player Jim Baxter poses at Roker Park, December 1966

Footprints in sand
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1950s: Footprints across rippled sand. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Gramophone Comic Card, Llanfair, Wales
Gramophone Comic Card, Llanfair, Denbighshire, Wales. Captioned The Only Way. Date: 1928

Sadhu At Gangasagar
Prithul Das

Sadhu At Gangasagar
Prithul Das

Sadhu At Gangasagar
Prithul Das

Sadhu At Gangasagar
Prithul Das

Sadhu At Gangasagar
Prithul Das

Sadhu At Gangasagar
Prithul Das

Sadhu At Gangasagar
Prithul Das

BLACKS ON THE BEACH
Habitues of la plage nudiste (though only a few are totally bare) are shocked when they are joined by a black couple. Date: 1932

Two young Blackawton lads helping with the evacuation of the village. Circa November 1943

Young boys starting a fire in Beaumont Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne. 25th September 1967

Annual Jill Bainbridge Memorial Tournament at Teesside University, 13th May 1998. Stokesley (blue/pink) v Hartlepool (black) and St Marys College (black/red) v Teesside University A (yellow/black)

Teesside Junior Netball league at Brackenhoe School, Middlesbrough, 11th March 1997. Brackenhoe (red) v Castaway (blue)

Scene in Old Compton Street in Soho, London. Circa 1955

Beatles singer John Lennon dressed in army uniform for his role as Musketeer Gripweed in the Dick Lester film How I Won the War during the first part of filming near Celle in Hanover, West Germany

Bristol Aeronautical Corporation XLRQ-1 11652, the 2nd prototype amphibious assault transport glider at the Naval Air Material Centre (NAMC) Philadelphia

Babcock and Wilcox 6 ton Steam Roller YB7976 Toby (msn 95/4009). Seen with a 1955 Standard 10 motor car 200CPJ at a 1959 Walford Cross auction. Built in 1925 to the design of Messrs

Chairman of the Ypres Last Post Committee with bugles
The Ceremony of the Last Post, in which firemen buglers play the Last Post under the Menin Gate at 8pm each night is, in its simplicity, one of the most moving acts of Remembrance in the world

My dear and only Love (engraving)
5235586 My dear and only Love (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: My dear and only Love. Writing Paper.); Look and Learn / Valerie Jackson Harris Collection

Only Grand Central
Javier de la Torre

Workers carry heavy jute fibers on their shoulders
Azim Khan Ronnie

Control Tower at Abbotsinch Airport, by simply pushing a button any of the controllers can speak to another by direct telephone while at the same time remaining in voice radio contact with

Operation Desert Shield, US Military forces at Dhahran Airbase, Saudi Arabia, August 1990

Children collecting scrap metal prior to the out-break of World War Two. Circa 1939

Waiting for his boat to go out, John Woodward of Fulham complete in naval rig-out. Hyde Park, London. 12th September 1939

Children in Cardiffs dockland spin-out those last blissful moments before its time for bed. Cardiff, Wales. 1st October 1966

Symbolic sunset for this WD engine as it leaves Hull for the South Yorkshire coalfields. These are the only two types of steam locomotives left in Hull

The little bridge - Familiar scene from a not so familiar viewpoint. Only the modern car on the bridge, which divides Princes Dock and Humber Dock, Hull, gives a date to this unchanging view

Galston Street in Adamsdown, an inner city area and community in the south of Cardiff, Wales. 23rd January 1961. Our Picture Shows, Schoolboys Nigel Morris and Leslie Hughes

1971 Fashion, Studio Pix posed by model, 10th January 1971

Woman in Bedsit, 23rd September 1982. A one roomed unit of accommodation typically consisting of combined bedroom and sitting room with cooking facilities

Young mother looking across road at Newcastle General Hospital. 31st October 1974

Sefton Park Palm House, Liverpool, 13th December 1963

Computer Services Centre Ltd, new centre in Long Lane, Aintree, Liverpool, Circa 1970. Invoices in process of being printed and ready to send out

Walles of solid snow, taller than the average man, leading into Llantwit Major from Llanmaes, soon after the village was opened up to traffic, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, 22nd February 1978

Derek Beck of Koenig Farm, Penmark, in the Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales, walking the only road open to the village with snow walls nearly 10 feet high

Susan Dibble of St Nicholas is 5ft 5in but dwarfed by drifts in Duffryn Lane, Cardiff, Wales, 22nd February 1978

One of the most momentous conferences of the war began in January 1943 near Casablanca, Morocco when American President Roosevelt

Head of Laker Airways Freddie Laker in jubilant mood at Gatwick airport on the day of the inaugural flight of his transatlantic Skytrain service from Gatwick airport, London to JFK, New York

The New Musical Express Poll Winners Concert at Empire Pool, Wembley. The Beatles left to right: Ringo Starr, George Harrison, Paul McCartney and John Lennon performing on stage. 11th April 1965

John Lennon of the Beatles pop group, looking through the lens of a camera during shooting of their new film Help! on the Salisbury Plain at Knighton Down, Wiltshire. 3rd May 1965

Footballer Bertie Auld of Birmingham City. July 1964

Down but far from out, is Birmingham Citys captain Ron Wylie, who seems cheerful enough at his Nottingham home. 29th October 1966

FA Cup Semi Final match at Hillsborough. Manchester United 2 v Birmingham City 0. United hero Duncan Edwards shakes hands with an opposition player as his team leaves the pitch victorious

Stuart Pearce Nottingham Forest Player Captain May 1991 shouting out instructions to players team mates during Football FA Cup Final at Wembley Stadium

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"Only a Glimpse into the Past: Unveiling Historical Moments" Step back in time to 1837, as Queen Victoria ascends the throne, marking the beginning of an era that would shape history. Fast forward to Thursday 12th August 1971, at Mill Lane Fruit Market in Cardiff, Wales. The vibrant market buzzes with activity as locals indulge in an array of fresh produce. Footprints etched upon sandy shores tell tales of carefree walks and cherished memories created by those who once roamed these beaches. In December 1966, Sunderland football player Jim Baxter strikes a pose at Roker Park. A moment frozen in time captures his dedication and passion for the beautiful game. A Gramophone Comic Card from Llanfair, Wales transports us to simpler times when laughter echoed through communities via whimsical illustrations and witty captions. The Beagle-Wallis WA-116 XR944 British Army aircraft stands tall at Biggin Hill. A symbol of strength and innovation that served its country with unwavering commitment. "Blacks on the Beach, " a powerful phrase encapsulating resilience and unity amidst adversity; it reminds us of pivotal moments where progress was fought for on sandy shores around the world. The Bristol Aeronautical Corporation XLRQ-1 11652 takes flight, showcasing human ingenuity reaching new heights as we explore uncharted territories above vast expanses of land and sea. Babcock and Wilcox's steam roller YB7976 Toby rolls through streets with grace; a testament to craftsmanship that shaped infrastructure during times gone by. Transporting us further back is the vintage charm exuded by a 1904 6HP Brushmobile Vintage Car - an automobile that whispers stories from yesteryears onto modern roads today. Once again standing proudly at Biggin Hill is another Beagle-Wallis WA-116 XR942 British Army aircraft. These machines embody bravery while soaring through the skies, protecting and serving.