Historic Collection

Holland House library after an air raid BB83_04456
HOLLAND HOUSE, Kensington, London. An interior view of the bombed library at Holland House with readers apparently choosing books regardless of the damage. Photographed in 1940

Battersea Power Station in 1935

James Augustine Aloysius Joyce, 1882 - 1941. Irish novelist, short story writer, and poet. After a contemporary print

The Locarno Dance Hall in Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow 1956

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CJ14 7506 Mark Burnett, Jensen 541 R
Water spray, Mark Burnett, Jensen 541 R, Fordwater Trophy, a twenty five minute single driver race for production based GT and Sports cars that competed in the years 1955 to 1960

Classic view of the historic city of Salzburg with famous Festung Hohensalzburg and Salzach river illuminated in beautiful twilight during scenic Chri Classic view of the historic city of Salzburg

Children Splashing in Water in the Gutter During a Heatwave in New York City, 1921. From "Time To Remember - The Time When Little Happened", 1921 (Reel 3); events of 1921 - Irish treaty

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Sunset over the Eiffel Tower at the Beach Volleyball venue Paris 2024 Olympics
Paris 2024 Olympics

World Trade Center, New York 1976
The World Trade Center in New York City is framed by the Brooklyn Bridge, the buildings of Lower Manhattan, and the East River in a picture from 1976

Holidaymakers on the beach by Bognor Regis pier 1935

Pentre Ifan, a Neolithic burial chamber, Nevern, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK. November 2008

Red Arrows Farewell to Vulcan
The Red Arrows have flown with the Vulcan bomber for the final time in a show of great British aviation icons. Jets from the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team performed a flypast with the mighty Cold

Paul raud magav koer

The Burial at Sea of a Marine Officer Serving under Louis XVI by Eugène Isabey

Kenny Dalglish at Blackburn Rovers, Ewood Park 1991

Massachusetts, Boston, Robert Gould Shaw Memorial on Beacon Street

Colosseum at sunset, Rome. Rome best known architecture and landmark. Rome Colosseum is one of the main attractions of Rome and Italy

The Liverpool bench celebrate the winning penalty as Liverpool beat Manchester United 1-0 at Anfield Ian Rush, Kenny Dalglish, Roy Evans, Ronnie Moran

The castle in Braunschweig, Lower Saxony, Germany, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of a photochromic print
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West Ham Footballers Bryan Robson and Geoff Hurst
West Ham Footballers Bryan Pop Robson and Geoff Hurst 1971

Sand yacht racing on beach at Lytham St Annes 1956

FA Cup third round re-play 1955. Bradford city v Brentford FC at Valley Parade, Bradford

Bridges across River Tyne, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England
Bridges across River Tyne at Newcastle and Gateshead; Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England

Butlers Wharf c. 1910 BB87_09668
BUTLERs WHARF, Shad Thames, London. View of the gantries c. 1910. Unknown photographer

Children playing outside Arsenal FCs Highbury Stadium 1972

Battersea Power Station a98_05903
BATTERSEA POWER STATION, London. View from the north bank of the River Thames at night. It was designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott in 1937 and was the largest brick building in europe

1955 FA Cup Final Newcastle United with the trophy
1955 FA Cup FinalNewcastleUnited v Manchester City (3-1) at Wembley Manager Duggie Livingstone with the victorious Newcastle team Captain Jimmy Schoular is holding the trophy

Passing Out Parade at RAF Cranwell, 16 Vampires of the Avanced Fly Wing fly past 1959

Luton town players celebrate their win in the Littlewoods Cup final 1988
Littlewoods Cup Final Arsenal v Luton Town (2-3). Mike Harford 1988 standing on the 4th right backrow of the team group. 24/04/1988

Antique map of Tasmania

Scotland, Orkney Islands, Skara Brae Prehistoric Village. Skara Brae, a stone-built Neolithic settlement, located on the Bay of Skaill on the west coast of Mainland Orkney

Triumph Bonneville 650CC
bike, Triumph, Bonneville, 650CC, British, Britain, England, English, UK, United, Kingdom, orange, white, 1966, 1960s, 60s, sixties, classic, road, street

Season 1966 / 67 West Ham United Team Group
Back Row Peter Brabrook, Geoff Hurst, Eddie Presland, Martin Peters, Alan Dickie, Jim Standen, Ken Brown, Davie Bickles, Peter Bennett Middle Row Brian Dear, Trevor Dawkins, Harry Redknapp

Citroen Traction Avant or Light 15

Wootton Bassett United Dairies, 1930. EPW032627
WOOTTON BASSETT UNITED DAIRIES, Wiltshire. The Dairy Supply Company opened its factory in 1908 and merged with United Dairies in 1915

Austin Seven Britain

Shackleton over the Strand RAF_228_190E_0048
An aerial view looking down on an Avro Shackleton Mark II bomber in flight over the Strand as part of a fly-by celebrating Queen Elizabeth IIs birthday. RAF photography 1956

HMS Warspite EAW005978
HMS WARSPITE, Prussia Cove, Cornwall. Warspite was launched in 1913 and saw action with the Royal Navy at the Battle of Jutland in 1916

Wembley Cup Final 1935 EPW046905
WEMBLEY STADIUM, London. An aerial view of the Wembley Cup Final 1935. A Metropolitan Police Autogyro (Cierva C-30) monitors security at the match between Sheffield Wednesday

Antique map of Constantinople, present day Istanbul

Viking ship, sunset, silhouette, 3D graphics

Partick Thistle FC with Scottish FA Cup, 1954

Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow 1956
Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, looking towards the east end of the city 1956

Gypsy caravan
Gypsies and their caravans on their way to Epsom Downs for the Derby 1933

Richard Feynman, caricature C015 / 6715
Richard Feynman (1918-1988). Caricature of the American theoretical physicist Richard Phillips Feynman. As a young man, Feynman worked on the American atomic bomb project at Los Alamos

Dead Sea scroll
Fragment of the Dead Sea scrolls on display at the Qumran museum, Dead Sea, Israel

St Pauls Cathedral BB91_18987
ST PAULs CATHEDRAL, City of London. St Pauls, viewed from Bull Wharf on the river frontage, seems to dominate the Victorian City. Photograph pre-1876. Howarth-Loomes Collection

Fishermen, Falmouth Pier CC56_00752
FALMOUTH PIER, Cornwall. View of fishermen unloading their catches with boats moored in the background. Edwardian era photograph by Henry Taunt

RAF McDonnell-Douglas F4 Phantom aircraft at RAF Coningsby
RAF McDonnell-Douglas F4 Phantom aircraft of No. 6 Squadron, based at RAF Coningsby 1969

Everton forward Bob Latchford celebrates after scoring his 30th goal of the season in the 6-0 win over Chelsea at Goodison Park. 29th April 1978

Stoke City players with the League Cup 1972
Stoke City players on an open top bus with the League Cup 1972 Gordon Banks, left

Bristol Blenheim bomber of World War II

Portobello Beach in Edinburgh 1951

Harvard aircraft at the Biggin Hill Air Show 1988

Statue of Giordano Bruno, Campo de Fiori, at night, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Ford Model A Roadster

Chatsworth House in Derbyshire UK
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Porto, Portugal old town skyline from across the Douro River

George Best pouring champagne 1969

Charlton Athletic FC 1972 Back row Mick Flannigan, Alan Clarke, Mick Jones, John Dunn, Bob Curtis Middle. Dave Shipperley, Dick Plumb, Bob Hunt Peter Reeves, Denis Bond

You Cannot Be Serious! John McEnroe 1981
You Cannot Be Serious! John McEnroe at Wimbledon 1981

Stoke on Trent, 1962
Stoke on Trent, the air grey with the smoke of the kilns from the Potteries 1962

Kenny Dalglish salutes the Kop after Liverpool clinched the league 1979

Stockport County F. C. 1978
Stockport County 1978 Back row D Loadwick, T Park, P Fletcher, M Rogan, B Daniels, s Massey, E Prudham Front Row K Fogarty, P Halford, P Jackson, A Thompson, G Smith, J Rutter, T Morin

Christ Church, Oxford
England, Oxford, Christ Church meadow

Falkirk High Street 1955
Falkirk High Street, showing Hepworths on the left, looking towards the Town Steeple 1955

Lambeth Walk in the rain 1938

amiens cathedral, attraction, basilique cathedrale notre-dame d amiens, catholic
Gothic Amiens Cathedral, Notre Dame d Amiens, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Amiens, France, Europe

Image of HMS Eagle, seen here in the late sixties

Dambuster Lancaster Soars Again Over the Derwent Valley Dam
A Lancaster bomber aircraft from the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF) soars over the Derwent Valley Dam in Derbyshire

Humber Ferry EAW 148406
The Humber Ferry, Kingston-upon-Hull. June 1965. Aerofilms Collection

Wootton Bassett, 1930. EPW032629
WOOTTON BASSETT, Wiltshire. Aerial view of the Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Coxstalls and the High Street, June 1930. Aerofilms Collection (see Links). Royal Wootton Bassett

SS Canberra in Harland and Wolff Belfast Shipyard 1960
P&O liner SS Canberra in Harland and Wolff Belfast Shipyard 1960

Virginia Wade wins Wimbledon
Virginia Wade, tennisplayer holds Wimbledon trophy after winning womens title, while Queen Elizabeth II looks on, 1977

Jimmy Connors, in action at Wimbledon, 1982

Croydon High Street 1932
High Street and the corner of George Street Croydon 1932

Raith Rovers FC 1957 / 58 season
Raith Rovers FC 1957/58 season Back Row (L to R) Polland, Banks, Drummond, Youngs, McNaughton, and Leigh Front Row (L to R) McEwan Kerray, Williams, Kelly and Urquhart

Aerial view of Portobello showing the swimming pool and the power station
Aerial view of Portobello showing the bathing pool, promenade, the funfair and the power station 1952

Preston North End F. C. 1964
Preston North End FC 1964 Standing: George Ross, John Donnelly, Alan Kendall, Brian Godfrey, John Barton, Alan Kelly, Tony Singleton, Ian Davidson, Jimmy Smith, W

Tottenham Hotspur Team 1962 / 63, with FA Cup
Tottenham Hotspur Team 1962/63, with FA Cup Back Row L-To-R: Peter Baker, Maurice Norman, Bill Brown, Bill Nicholson (Manager), Ron Henry and Dave Mackay Front Row: Terry Medwin, John White

Maine Road football ground 1934
Aerial picture of the Maine Road ground taken when Manchester City played Sheffield Wednesday in March 1934

Holland, Haarlem - Iconic Windmill
View of the Windmill De Adriaan - one of the iconic landmarks of the city of Haarlem in the Netherlands

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Journey through Time: A glimpse into historic moments captured in photographs. 📸✨ From the resilient Holland House library, standing tall after an air raid during BB83_04456, to the vibrant Locarno Dance Hall in Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow - witness the spirit of resilience and celebration. 🎉 The Red Arrows bid a majestic farewell to Vulcan, painting the sky with their breathtaking maneuvers. ✈️⚡️ Battersea Power Station stands as a timeless symbol of industrial prowess and architectural grandeur in a98_05903. Butlers Wharf takes us back to c. 1910, offering a nostalgic view of bustling activity along the riverfront in BB87_09668. RAF Cranwell's Passing Out Parade showcases the dedication and honor of our brave servicemen and women as they embark on their noble journey. 🎖️ Delve into history with an antique map of Tasmania - uncovering forgotten paths and uncharted territories that once captivated explorers' hearts. Partick Thistle FC proudly displays their victory with the Scottish FA Cup in 1954 - a moment etched forever in football folklore. ⚽🏆 Feel the elegance and sophistication exuded by Citroen Traction Avant or Light 15, epitomizing automotive excellence at its finest. The Triumph Bonneville 650CC roars through time, representing freedom on two wheels for generations of riders who embraced adventure on open roads. 🏍️ HMS Warspite EAW005978 reminds us of valorous naval battles fought bravely upon treacherous seas. Lastly, transport yourself back to Wembley Stadium's electric atmosphere during the 1935 Cup Final EPW046905 – where passion overflowed from every corner as heroes were made under roaring cheers. These historic snapshots encapsulate moments that shaped our world – preserving memories that will forever inspire and ignite our imagination.