Images Dated 9th November 2011

Maids, Byfield, Northamptonshire BB98_06062

Before the liberating 1960s a career for many women meant making the choice between secretarial work, healthcare or service. These two maids were photographed in a house in Byfield, Northamptonshire, sometime between 1896 and 1920. Photographed by Alfred Newton and Son. Servant

© Historic England

Costume, People, Work

Hubble Space Telescope in orbit, artwork

Hubble Space Telescope (HST) in orbit over the Earth, artwork. The HST is an astronomical satellite in orbit around Earth. It observes stars, galaxies and other astronomical objects in wide ranges of the electromagnetic spectrum from infrared and ultraviolet to visible light. The HST is a collaboration between NASA and the European Space Agency, and is one of NASA's Great Observatories. Named after the American astronomer Edwin Hubble, it was launched by the Space Shuttle Discovery in 1990, and orbits at a height of around 600 kilometres

© Detlev van Ravenswaay

Japan, Kyoto, Fushimi-ku. Fushimi Inari Taisha shrine dedicated to Inari, the Shinto

Japan, Kyoto, Fushimi-ku. Fushimi Inari Taisha shrine dedicated to Inari, the Shinto Rice God, detail of Tori gates

© Peter Adams/ AWL Images

Asian, Cities, City, Detail, Detail Of Tori Gates, Far East, Jai, Japan, Japanese, Kyoto, Peter Adams, Travel Destinations