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Specially curated treasures from the past: Shackleton's Sled-Car, a symbol of resilience and exploration

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Shackletons Sled-Car
In his attempt on the South Pole, Shackleton plans to use this specially designed automobile, rather then dogs, to haul his supplies

Background imageSpecially Collection: SS Orsova, 1909

SS Orsova, 1909
Photograph of the Orient Steam Navigation Companys Australian Mail Liner SS Orsova at sea, 1909. Built in 1909 by John Brown and Co

Background imageSpecially Collection: The Clothes Season for Tourists

The Clothes Season for Tourists
The latest thing in Tourist outfits, specially recommended for walking tours Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the Estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/ILN/Mary Evan"

Background imageSpecially Collection: H. M. S. Iron Duke

H. M. S. Iron Duke
Photograph of Iron Duke, flag-ship of Sir George A. Callaghan, the Commander-in-Chief of the Home Fleets. The Dreadnought was specially protected against aerial attack

Background imageSpecially Collection: Tobacco farm in Norfolk

Tobacco farm in Norfolk
Tobacco workers at Major J. F. Whitmores farm at Methwold in Norfolk, loading leaves onto a specially constructed cart. The female workers can be seen wearing a more practical alternative to

Background imageSpecially Collection: Craven Cigarettes

Craven Cigarettes
Craven A cigarettes - made specially to prevent sore throats

Background imageSpecially Collection: Early Japanese Cigarette Packet - Front and Back (combined)

Early Japanese Cigarette Packet - Front and Back (combined) - Mikasa cigarettes specially manuafctured for The Japanese Tobacco Monopoly by A G Cousis & Co. Cairo & Malta

Background imageSpecially Collection: Salute The Soldier Music Cover

Salute The Soldier Music Cover
An illustrated WW2 music sheet cover for Salute The Soldier, by Eric Coates, specially composed for the National Savings Committee for the Salute The Soldier campaign

Background imageSpecially Collection: Queen Mary's Personal Secretaire Bookcase, HMS Medina

Queen Mary's Personal Secretaire Bookcase, HMS Medina
Queen Mary's Personal Secretaire Bookcase - The Royal Yacht, HMS Medina, 1911-1912 Coronation Expedition to India for the Durbar. Designed and made for Her Majesty by Waring and Gillow

Background imageSpecially Collection: Cunard Line, QE2 - celebration album in slip case cover

Cunard Line, QE2 - celebration album in slip case cover
Cunard Line, Isle of Man Post Office QE2 Farewell Season Celebration. Limited edition 156 of 189 QE2 Farewell Season Celebration large 14.5 x 14 inches album in slip case cover

Background imageSpecially Collection: A Map of New Zealand

A Map of New Zealand
A truly outstanding, and large scale, Empire Marketing Board poster map designed by Leslie MacDonald ('Max') Gill

Background imageSpecially Collection: A Map Of Irish Free State And Northern Ireland

A Map Of Irish Free State And Northern Ireland
a, map, of, irish, free, state, and, northern, ireland, 1929, truly, outstanding, large, scale, empire, marketing, board, poster, designed, by, leslie, macdonald, max, gill, this, design, for,

Background imageSpecially Collection: Fiat G. 91PAN MM6249 Pony 1

Fiat G. 91PAN MM6249 Pony 1
Aeronautica Militare - Fiat G.91PAN MM6249 Pony 1, of the Frecce Tricolori aerobatic team, at RAF Greenham Common, on 31 June 1976 for the International Air Tattoo

Background imageSpecially Collection: DIE SINKING ROOM AT MINT

DIE SINKING ROOM AT MINT
The coinage and medal dies are formed under this press by forcing a punch, on which is the required design, into specially prepared blanks. Date: circa 1910

Background imageSpecially Collection: Modern Beauty Culture: An exercise specially good for the legs and thighs (b / w photo)

Modern Beauty Culture: An exercise specially good for the legs and thighs (b / w photo)
5998090 Modern Beauty Culture: An exercise specially good for the legs and thighs (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageSpecially Collection: J Forbes-Robertson, from a photograph taken specially for The Theatre (engraving)

J Forbes-Robertson, from a photograph taken specially for The Theatre (engraving)
583399 J Forbes-Robertson, from a photograph taken specially for The Theatre (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: J Forbes-Robertson)

Background imageSpecially Collection: Princess Elizabeth at Trooping the Colour 1947

Princess Elizabeth at Trooping the Colour 1947
Queen Elizabeth II, then Princess Elizabeth, in a specially designed uniform as Colonel of the Grenadier Guards on horseback at the Trooping of the Colour ceremony in June 1947

Background imageSpecially Collection: Page from The Architect s, Surveyors and Engineers Compendium 1892 (engraving)

Page from The Architect s, Surveyors and Engineers Compendium 1892 (engraving)
728188 Page from The Architect s, Surveyors and Engineers Compendium 1892 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Page from The Architect s)

Background imageSpecially Collection: Colin Sparkes tackles the overgrowth of weeds as part of the Conservators of the River

Colin Sparkes tackles the overgrowth of weeds as part of the Conservators of the River Cam team, at the footbridge near Jesus Green in Cambridge, 4th July 1989

Background imageSpecially Collection: Bell QF-63G-1-BE Kingcobra Pinball 45-57295

Bell QF-63G-1-BE Kingcobra Pinball 45-57295
(United States Air Force - )Bell QF-63G-1-BE Kingcobra Pinball 45-57295, on display at Lackland Air Force Base near San Antonio in Texas, in the USAF History and Traditions Museum collection

Background imageSpecially Collection: Flaglor High-Tow N2840C

Flaglor High-Tow N2840C at Groton Connecticut. Built by F.K. Chuck Flaglor at Des Plaines IL. In 1957, the High-Tow was a hybrid with a Waco fuselage and wings from a Fleet aircraft

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Beagle-Auster D. 4 / 108 G-ARLG
Beagle-Auster D.4-108 G-ARLG, the sole UK registered two-seater built specially for the Auster Flying Club. The other five D.4-108s built at Rearsby were exported to Portugal for the Portuguese Air

Background imageSpecially Collection: Madame Kyra Alanova by Madame Yevonde

Madame Kyra Alanova by Madame Yevonde
Madame Kyra Alanova (1902-1965) by Madame Yevonde. She was a dancer, appearing in a special matinee at St Jamess Theatre, London

Background imageSpecially Collection: Specially Enlisted Navvies Digging Shelter-Trenches During First World War From The Illustrated

Specially Enlisted Navvies Digging Shelter-Trenches During First World War From The Illustrated War News Published 1915

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Gloster Bamel
Specially designed as a single seat racer, a Bamel crashes while flying at Hucclecote, Gloucestershire, on 12 July. Date: 1921

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Rowton House Vase
A vase specially made for the Camden Rowton House, one of the establishments set up in London in the 1890s as cheap but well-appointed hostels for working men

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Rowton House Mug
A mug specially made for one of the Rowton Houses set up in London in the 1890s as cheap but well-appointed hostels for working men. Date: 2016

Background imageSpecially Collection: Map of India Shewing the Lines of Railways, Telegraphs?

Map of India Shewing the Lines of Railways, Telegraphs?
?Map of India Shewing the Lines of Railways, Telegraphs, and Dawk Routes?, specially engraved for the Indian Traveller?s Guide (nd); from papers collected by J P K Murphy, 52nd Sikhs and 9th Hodson

Background imageSpecially Collection: H. R. H. Princess Elizabeth on Horseback

H. R. H. Princess Elizabeth on Horseback
Colonel of the Grenadier Guards: H. R. H. Princess Elizabeth on Horseback in a Specially Designed Uniform Date: 1947

Background imageSpecially Collection: Handley Page Gugnunc

Handley Page Gugnunc
The HP.39 is specially designed to compete in the Guggenheim Safe Aircraft Competition in America : it is placed second, meeting almost all the stringent requirements Date: 1929

Background imageSpecially Collection: A Ward, Quex Park VAD Hospital

A Ward, Quex Park VAD Hospital. This ward was located in the Drawing Room of Quex House. Originally built as a small ballroom in 1883

Background imageSpecially Collection: Fruit Label -- Irish apples

Fruit Label -- Irish apples
Fruit Label -- Diamond Brand specially selected Irish apples. Date: 20th century

Background imageSpecially Collection: All sixes and sevens: Those baby cars! by Chloe Preston

All sixes and sevens: Those baby cars! by Chloe Preston
This image of babies driving in cars on a busy road was specially drawn for The Sketch. Date: 17th October 1928

Background imageSpecially Collection: The Milkwoman on Her Rounds

The Milkwoman on Her Rounds
This photograph, specially taken for The Sphere, shows a milkwoman, wearing a smock and breeches and a leather pouch and carrying a milk pail

Background imageSpecially Collection: The Unknown by Bert Thomas

The Unknown by Bert Thomas
Old Lady (to wife of popular actor): Tell me, dear, what is your husband like in private life? Wife: Hes never had one. This cartoon was specially drawn for The Sketch. Date: 17th October 1928

Background imageSpecially Collection: Of auoutry, and specially of them yt ar bawdes to their wyues, knowynge and wyll nat knowe

Of auoutry, and specially of them yt ar bawdes to their wyues, knowynge and wyll nat knowe
XJF486425 Of auoutry, and specially of them yt ar bawdes to their wyues, knowynge and wyll nat knowe, but kepe counseyll, for couetyse, and gaynes or auauntage

Background imageSpecially Collection: Short SC1 undergoing hovering trials

Short SC1 undergoing hovering trials from the specially built platform

Background imageSpecially Collection: Westland Wapiti I J9095

Westland Wapiti I J9095
Westland Wapiti I, J9095, specially prepared for HRH Edward, Prince of Wales, with VIP rear cockpit, Fairey Reed metal propeller and metal-clad rear fuselage

Background imageSpecially Collection: Examining patients thorax using X-ray tube and fluorescent screen. X-ray tube

Examining patients thorax using X-ray tube and fluorescent screen. X-ray tube (on tripod) is set at reqauired height and patient stands directly in front of it

Background imageSpecially Collection: Henry Greathead (1757-1816) born in Richmond, Yorkshire. English boatbuilder who

Henry Greathead (1757-1816) born in Richmond, Yorkshire. English boatbuilder who had a boatyard at South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England, where in 1790 he built The Original

Background imageSpecially Collection: Figure with corn of abundance. 1st c. Probably

Figure with corn of abundance. 1st c. Probably assistant of the high priests, specially in wedding cerimonies. Roman art. Early Empire. Sculpture on bronze. SPAIN. Madrid

Background imageSpecially Collection: Royal Normal College for the Blind, Norwood

Royal Normal College for the Blind, Norwood
Blind inmates enjoying activities such as cycling, boating, and swings at Royal Normal College for the Blind, Norwood. The specially constructed cycles had their wheels side-by-side. Date: 1895

Background imageSpecially Collection: Eglinton Tournament 9

Eglinton Tournament 9
The ball : after the fighting, the flirting - the Earls 2000 guests feast and dance in the ballroom constructed specially for the occasion. Date: 30 August 1839

Background imageSpecially Collection: Police Mini Car

Police Mini Car
This mini, with a 1275 cc engine and the amusing number plate JOB 999E, was specially adapted for police duties, ideal for traffic control in congested areas. Date: 1960s

Background imageSpecially Collection: A Forecast of Spring Fashions by Gordon Conway

A Forecast of Spring Fashions by Gordon Conway
This charming afternoon gown is carried out in steel blue satin wtih circular bands and a full skirt lined with red. Specially designed and drawn for Britannia & Eve by Gordon Conway

Background imageSpecially Collection: Romanian coronation 1922

Romanian coronation 1922
The coronation of King Ferdinand and Queen Marie of Romania at Alba Julia in Transylvania on 15 October 1922. There was no historical tradition of coronations in Romania

Background imageSpecially Collection: The Voyage of Cleopatras Needle to England, 1878

The Voyage of Cleopatras Needle to England, 1878
Engraving showing the obelisk ship Cleopatra (nearest) and its tug, in the background, crossing the Bay of Biscay on passage from Egypt to London, 1878

Background imageSpecially Collection: The German use of motor traction for field artillery: A specially designed car for conveying a light

The German use of motor traction for field artillery: A specially designed car for conveying a light gun



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Specially curated treasures from the past: Shackleton's Sled-Car, a symbol of resilience and exploration. The SS Orsova, 1909, an elegant vessel that carried dreams across oceans. The Clothes Season for Tourists, capturing the essence of fashion in exotic destinations. H. M. S. Iron Duke, a majestic warship that stood as a guardian of the seas. A glimpse into Norfolk's tobacco farm, where fragrant leaves danced in the breeze. Craven Cigarettes, offering moments of indulgence and relaxation. Salute The Soldier Music Cover, honoring heroes through melodious notes. Queen Mary's Personal Secretaire Bookcase on HMS Medina - tales hidden within its wooden embrace. Cunard Line presents QE2 - celebration album in slip case cover; memories etched forever on timeless melodies. A Map of New Zealand unfolds possibilities for adventure amidst breathtaking landscapes. Discovering boundaries with A Map Of Irish Free State And Northern Ireland - unity through diversity. Fiat G91 PAN MM6249 Pony 1 soars high above clouds; a marvel of engineering and precision.