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Black and white portraits Collection: Blackpool Station

Blackpool Station
9th July 1934: The Fylde Coast Express leaving Blackpool Station on its inaugural trip to London. Blackpool Tower is in the background. (Photo by E. Dean/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Black and white portraits Collection: Iris Murdoch

Iris Murdoch
Anglo-Irish prize winning novelist, playwright and philosopher, Iris Murdoch (1919 - 1999). (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Black and white portraits Collection: Feathered Gown

Feathered Gown
A Norman Hartnell evening gown. (Photo by Sasha/Getty Images)

Black and white portraits Collection: Soused Mouse

Soused Mouse
27th February 1954: A mouse is tempted to climb a miniature ladder for a sip of sherry in a wine cellar at Jerez in Spain. Original Publication: Picture Post - 6734 - Sherry Comes From Spain - pub

Black and white portraits Collection: Beatrix Potter

Beatrix Potter
1889: English writer (Helen) Beatrix Potter (1866 - 1943). (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Black and white portraits Collection: Mary Wollstonecraft

Mary Wollstonecraft
circa 1797: English feminist writer Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin (1759 - 1797), author of A Vindication of the Rights of Woman and mother of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

Black and white portraits Collection: HMS Victory

HMS Victory
circa 1860: Horatio Nelsons flagship HMS Victory in dock in London. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Black and white portraits Collection: Cosette

Cosette
1862: A scene from Les Miserables by Victor Hugo; a ragged and barefoot Cosette sweeps a flooded yard. Les Miserables - pub. 1862 Illustration - Emile Bayard (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Black and white portraits Collection: Blackpool Tower

Blackpool Tower
circa 1950: Built in 1894, and modelled on the Eiffel Tower, the tower at Blackpool dominates the towns skyline standing 158 metres tall. (Photo by George H. Hall/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Black and white portraits Collection: Trevithicks Railway

Trevithicks Railway
Richard Trevithicks London Railway and Locomotive at Euston Square, run as an entertainment before the potential of his new high pressure steam engine became fully realised

Black and white portraits Collection: Elizabeth Gaskell

Elizabeth Gaskell
English novelist and biographer of Charlotte Bronte, Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell, nee Stevenson, (1810 - 1865). Original Artwork: Drawing by George Richmond. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Black and white portraits Collection: Its A Lonely Road; Three children walk hand in hand down the main street of the village

Its A Lonely Road; Three children walk hand in hand down the main street of the village
1940: Three children walk hand in hand down the main street of the village. Original Publication: Picture Post - 339 - Life In A Village - unpub. (Photo by Bert Hardy/Picture Post/Getty Images)

Black and white portraits Collection: Rockefeller Center

Rockefeller Center
circa 1945: The Rockefeller Center in midtown Manhattan, New York City. Designed by Raymond Hood, it was completed in May 1933. (Photo by George Enell/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Black and white portraits Collection: Gin Lane

Gin Lane
This print was published as a pair with Beer Street and contrasted the health and productivity benefits of drinking beer with the vice of gin drinking

Black and white portraits Collection: Kapitsa and Androv, Russian physicists

Kapitsa and Androv, Russian physicists. Pyotr Leonidovich Kapitsa (left, 1894-1984) is listening to a graduate student called Androv (right), who is defending his doctoral thesis

Black and white portraits Collection: Humphry Davy, caricature

Humphry Davy, caricature
Humphry Davy. Caricature of the British chemist and physicist Humphry Davy (1778-1829), holding a Davy lamp. The Davy lamp was a safety lamp designed for use in coal mines

Black and white portraits Collection: Study in Black and Green, 1906. Creator: John White Alexander

Study in Black and Green, 1906. Creator: John White Alexander
Study in Black and Green, 1906

Black and white portraits Collection: The New Zealander, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré

The New Zealander, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
The New Zealander, 1872. A figure sits on the banks of the River Thames contemplating the downfall of the city. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold

Black and white portraits Collection: Miles Davis Quintet, 1960. Creator: Brian Foskett

Miles Davis Quintet, 1960. Creator: Brian Foskett
Miles Davis Quintet, 1960

Black and white portraits Collection: Elvin Jones and his Jazz Machine, Jazz Bakery, Los Angeles, USA, 1997. Creator: Brian Foskett

Elvin Jones and his Jazz Machine, Jazz Bakery, Los Angeles, USA, 1997. Creator: Brian Foskett
Elvin Jones and his Jazz Machine, Jazz Bakery, Los Angeles, USA, 1997

Black and white portraits Collection: A. B. Cheetham, (The boatswain of the Terra Nova), c1910–1913, (1913)

A. B. Cheetham, (The boatswain of the Terra Nova), c1910–1913, (1913)
A.B. Cheetham, (The boatswain of the Terra Nova), c1910– 1913, (1913). Alfred Cheetham (1866-1918) was a member of several Antarctic expeditions

Black and white portraits Collection: ART-DALI-bio

ART-DALI-bio
Picture dated in the 30s of Spanish artist Salvador Dali. AFP/ PHOTO REALISEE DANS LES STUDIOS HARCOURT / AFP PHOTO / -

Black and white portraits Collection: Queen Elizabeth II at Balmoral, 28th September 1952. Artist: Lisa Sheridan

Queen Elizabeth II at Balmoral, 28th September 1952. Artist: Lisa Sheridan
Queen Elizabeth II at Balmoral, 28th September 1952

Black and white portraits Collection: Alice and the dormouse, 1887. Artist: Ernest Barraud

Alice and the dormouse, 1887. Artist: Ernest Barraud
Alice and the dormouse, 1887. A photograph from The Theatre, A Monthly Review, Volume IX, January to June, 1887, Carson & Comerford, London, 1887

Black and white portraits Collection: Elizabeth Taylor, English-American actress, c1950s(?). Artist: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Elizabeth Taylor, English-American actress, c1950s(?). Artist: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Elizabeth Taylor, English-American actress, c1950s(?). Elizabeth Taylor made her screen debut as a child in Lassie Come Home in 1943

Black and white portraits Collection: Vladimir Ilich Lenin, Russian Bolshevik leader, in the Kremlin, Moscow, Russia, October 1918

Vladimir Ilich Lenin, Russian Bolshevik leader, in the Kremlin, Moscow, Russia, October 1918. Lenin (1870-1924) became leader of the Bolshevik faction of the Russian Social Democratic

Black and white portraits Collection: Queen Victoria, c1890

Queen Victoria, c1890. Victoria (1819-1901) became Queen in 1837 and Empress of India in 1877

Black and white portraits Collection: Thomas Tallis, (c1505-1585), English organist and composer, 1700. Artist: Niccolo Francesco Haym

Thomas Tallis, (c1505-1585), English organist and composer, 1700. Artist: Niccolo Francesco Haym
Thomas Tallis, (c1505-1585), English organist and composer, 1700. Portrait made in 1700 of the 16th century musician, from English Music, (1941)

Black and white portraits Collection: Robert Cray, 2008. Artist: Alan John Ainsworth

Robert Cray, 2008. Artist: Alan John Ainsworth
Robert Cray Band, Sage Theatre, Gateshead International Jazz Festival, 15 July 2008

Black and white portraits Collection: Fleet Street

Fleet Street
circa 1926: A busy day in Fleet Street, the home of many national newspapers. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

Black and white portraits Collection: Galleria Umberto

Galleria Umberto
circa 1930: Galleria Umberto, Naples, one of Europes most famous shopping arcades. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Black and white portraits Collection: Guinness Time

Guinness Time
1932: Lit up advertisements in Piccadilly Circus, London (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Black and white portraits Collection: Thomas Edison Portrait

Thomas Edison Portrait
Undated file portrait of American inventor Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931), who created great innovations as the electric light bulb and the phonograph. / AFP PHOTO / -

Black and white portraits Collection: Lyons Corner House

Lyons Corner House
circa 1930: Lyons Corner House on junction of Coventry Street and Rupert Street in Piccadilly, London W1. (Photo by Sasha/Keystone/Getty Images)

Black and white portraits Collection: Edward As Freemason

Edward As Freemason
circa 1905: King Edward VII (1841 - 1910), who ascended the British throne in 1901. He is dressed as Grand Master of the Freemasons. (Photo by W. & D. Downey/Getty Images)

Black and white portraits Collection: Under The Arch

Under The Arch
31st January 1948: Two children walking in the Gorbals area of Glasgow. The Gorbals tenements were built quickly and cheaply in the 1840s

Black and white portraits Collection: Beach Ballet

Beach Ballet
August 1955: A ballet dancer draws circles in the sand with the points of her toes. Original Publication: Picture Post - 8498 - Festival Ballet Dancer - unpub

Black and white portraits Collection: Morris Minor

Morris Minor
25th October 1952: A Morris Minor saloon car parked on an English village street. Original Publication: Picture Post - 6156 - 1952 - Motor Show - pub

Black and white portraits Collection: Art Deco Hotel

Art Deco Hotel
circa 1935: A view of the front elevation of the Midland Hotel in Morecambe, Lancashire. Designed by architect Oliver Hill and built in 1932-33 by the London Midland & Scottish Railway

Black and white portraits Collection: Giant Basket

Giant Basket
A woman carrying a large wicker basket through a street in Assisi. Picture Post - 5409 - Assisi - pub. 1951 (Photo by Thurston Hopkins/Getty Images)

Black and white portraits Collection: Gasometers beside Regents Canal in London

Gasometers beside Regents Canal in London. Original Publication: Picture Post - 6625 - London Canals - unpub. (Photo by Thurston Hopkins/Getty Images)

Black and white portraits Collection: Monsieur de St. George, April 4, 1788. Creator: William Ward

Monsieur de St. George, April 4, 1788. Creator: William Ward
Monsieur de St. George, April 4, 1788

Black and white portraits Collection: Jack DeJohnette, Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 1989. Creator: Brian Foskett

Jack DeJohnette, Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 1989. Creator: Brian Foskett
Jack DeJohnette, Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 1989

Black and white portraits Collection: The Battle Between Cribb and Molineaux, September 28, 1811, October 3, 1811

The Battle Between Cribb and Molineaux, September 28, 1811, October 3, 1811. Cribbs second was John Gully and his bottle-holder Joe Ward

Black and white portraits Collection: Maynard Ferguson, 2000. Creator: Brian Foskett

Maynard Ferguson, 2000. Creator: Brian Foskett
Maynard Ferguson, 2000

Black and white portraits Collection: Drumcree, 1911. Creator: Unknown

Drumcree, 1911. Creator: Unknown
Drumcree, 1911. Portrait of racehorse Drumcree, winner of the 1903 Grand National, ridden by Percy Woodland. From " British Sports and Sportsmen: Racing Coursing and Steeplechasing"

Black and white portraits Collection: Moifaa, 1911. Creator: Unknown

Moifaa, 1911. Creator: Unknown
Moifaa, 1911. Portrait of Moifaa, a New Zealand-bred racehorse who won the 1904 Grand National by eight lengths. Moifaa had travelled from New Zealand

Black and white portraits Collection: Mr C G Assheton-Smith and Cloister, 1911. Creator: Unknown

Mr C G Assheton-Smith and Cloister, 1911. Creator: Unknown
Mr C G Assheton-Smith and Cloister, 1911. Portrait of British landowner and amateur caricaturist Sir Charles Garden Assheton-Smith (1851-1914) with a racehorse

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