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Images Dated 17th August 2004

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Background imageImages Dated 17th August 2004: Canberra: The First Class Lounge

Canberra: The First Class Lounge
Colour illustration depicting the First Class Lounge of Canberra, P&Os super-liner. The ship set off on her maiden voyage to Sydney, Australia in June 1961

Background imageImages Dated 17th August 2004: Canberra: the swimming-pool

Canberra: the swimming-pool
Colour illustration depicting the swimming pool of P&Os super-liner Canberra. Designed by architects Casson and Rendle, the pool was of white mosaic and set within tiers of sunbathing terraces

Background imageImages Dated 17th August 2004: Plantol Soap

Plantol Soap
Humorous advertisement for Plantol Soap, manufactured by Lever Brothers Limited of Port Sunlight, England, showing a rather startled customer who has been over-zealously lathered with shaving soap by

Background imageImages Dated 17th August 2004: A Fish Auction in Columbia Market

A Fish Auction in Columbia Market
In 1869 Baroness Burdett-Coutts paid for the building of the great Columbia Market (for fish) between Hackney and Bethnal Green Roads on the site of Nova Scotia Gardens

Background imageImages Dated 17th August 2004: The Chicago Tinned Meat Scandal

The Chicago Tinned Meat Scandal
Delicacies weighed and packed in Armours Packing-House in Chicago, showing some dubious by-products of a Chicago meat processing factory used for making cheap sausages

Background imageImages Dated 17th August 2004: The Lord Mayors Banquet at the Guildhall, November 9th 1887

The Lord Mayors Banquet at the Guildhall, November 9th 1887
Banquet scene at Londons Guildhall. An annual banquet is traditionally held to celebrate the mayors installation in November each year

Background imageImages Dated 17th August 2004: Lecture on Cookery at the International Exhibition

Lecture on Cookery at the International Exhibition
Lecture on cookery attended by a well-heeled crowd at the London International Exhibition of 1873. The short lectures, by Mr Buckmaster

Background imageImages Dated 17th August 2004: Household Shopping without Tears

Household Shopping without Tears
Scene in an American supermarket, free of rationing in 1948. The concept of the supermarket where all manner of goods could be bought in one place, without the assistance of a shop keeper

Background imageImages Dated 17th August 2004: Miss Gabrielle Ray

Miss Gabrielle Ray
Gabrielle Ray (1883-1973), British stage actress brushing her hair and wearing pyjamas. Ray was a star of the Gaiety Theatre and was adored by fans for her beauty and dancing

Background imageImages Dated 17th August 2004: The Labourer and his hire-types from agricultural counties

The Labourer and his hire-types from agricultural counties
Photographic portrait of two agricultural workers, taken in 1913m but wearing clothes and sporting facial hair from an earlier era

Background imageImages Dated 17th August 2004: Household Shopping Without Tears

Household Shopping Without Tears
The coffee counter of an American supermarket, untroubled by rationing in 1948. The concept of the supermarket where all manner of goods could be bought in one place

Background imageImages Dated 17th August 2004: Cottage Life in Warwickshire: Baking Day

Cottage Life in Warwickshire: Baking Day
Illustration from 1872 showing a scene in a Warwickshire village with women baking bread. Small rural communities would often have only one bread oven which would be fired up on specific days to bake

Background imageImages Dated 17th August 2004: The Preparation of Cinnamon in Ceylon

The Preparation of Cinnamon in Ceylon
Series of illustrations in The Graphic showing the preparation of cinnamon in Ceylon (modern day Sri Lanka). 1. Cutting cinnamon sticks. 2. Peeling the Sticks. 3. Stretching the Cinnamon Bark. 4

Background imageImages Dated 17th August 2004: A help yourself grocery

A help yourself grocery
Photograph taken from a United States supermarket in 1948, where Britains queues and rations are unknown. The concept of the supermarket where all manner of goods could be bought in one place

Background imageImages Dated 17th August 2004: National Training School of Cookery at South Kensington. Mo

National Training School of Cookery at South Kensington. Mo
The National Training School of Cookery was established in 1873, and commenced its work at South Kensington in 1874 with a view to promote generally the diffusion of a knowledge of cookery amongst

Background imageImages Dated 17th August 2004: Edwards Harlene for Hair

Edwards Harlene for Hair
Advertisement for Harlene hair producer and restorer, showing a little girl pouring the preparation onto the bald head of her baby brother or sister, saying, Never mind, Baby! it will soon grow now

Background imageImages Dated 17th August 2004: The Labourer and his hire - types from agricultural counties

The Labourer and his hire - types from agricultural counties
Photograph from a montage featured in the Sphere in 1913 showing various characterful portraits of agricultural workers. Young man carrying a bushel of hay on his pitchfork, wearing a flat cap

Background imageImages Dated 17th August 2004: I Want Armour s

I Want Armour s
Advertisement for Armours Beef Extract, the Best Extract of the Best Beef showing a lady customer pointing out an Armours advertising poster to her grocer

Background imageImages Dated 17th August 2004: A kitchen in a motor car

A kitchen in a motor car
An eight horse-power car used to transport piping hot meals from a well-known Parisian restaurant to people in their homes

Background imageImages Dated 17th August 2004: Household shopping without tears

Household shopping without tears
An American housewife pushing a shopping trolley down a supermarket aisle; an unusual site for British ILN readers who were still coping with rationing in 1948

Background imageImages Dated 17th August 2004: Pigtails and Powder

Pigtails and Powder
Engraving of a watercolour by Frank Dadd showing a group of naval men or soldiers braiding and powdering their hair in a typical 18th century fashion

Background imageImages Dated 17th August 2004: Wedding cake of Prince Arthur of Connaught and his bride

Wedding cake of Prince Arthur of Connaught and his bride
Wedding cake for the marriage of Arthur of Connaught (Queen Victorias grandson) to Alexandra, Duchess of Fife in 1913. Made at Buckingham Palace by the kings chef

Background imageImages Dated 17th August 2004: Marriage of the Princess Royal and Prince Frederick William

Marriage of the Princess Royal and Prince Frederick William
Engraving of the wedding cake made for the wedding of Queen Victorias eldest daughter, Victoria ( Vicky ), the Princess Royal to Prince Frederick William of Prussia

Background imageImages Dated 17th August 2004: National Training School of Cookery at South Kensington: Aft

National Training School of Cookery at South Kensington: Aft
A lecture on practical cookery, seasoning fricandeau of veal at the National School of Cookery at South Kensington. The school was established in 1873

Background imageImages Dated 17th August 2004: Grocers shop by Percy Macquoid

Grocers shop by Percy Macquoid
Engraving to accompany a story in the Graphic ( Madame Leroux ), showing a typical interior of a grocers shop during the late 19th century

Background imageImages Dated 17th August 2004: The Strawberry Trade - pottling

The Strawberry Trade - pottling
Engraving by Ebenezer Landells showing a rural scene with women pottling strawberries. Pottles were small, basket-like containers which would be carried in great quantities by women from Middlesex

Background imageImages Dated 17th August 2004: Fig Industry in Smyrna

Fig Industry in Smyrna
Series of five images showing the fig industry of Smyrna (modern day Izmir in Turkey). 1. Sorting. 2. Weighing. 3. Packing. 4. Waiting for Loads. 5. Making Boxes and Cases

Background imageImages Dated 17th August 2004: Grand Dinner to General Sir Charles J. Napier, at the London

Grand Dinner to General Sir Charles J. Napier, at the London
Banquet held by the directors of the East India Company at the London Tavern in honour of Sir Charles Napiers appointment as commander of the British army in the East Indies

Background imageImages Dated 17th August 2004: Carron Cooking Range

Carron Cooking Range
Advertisement for the Cambrian cooking range, manufactured by the Carron Company of Stirlingshire, Scotland. A cook or scullery maid can be seen stirring a saucepan

Background imageImages Dated 17th August 2004: Ritchie and Mcalls Preserved Meat Establishment, Houndsditc

Ritchie and Mcalls Preserved Meat Establishment, Houndsditc
Scene showing Ritchie & M Calls preserved meat establishment in Houndsditch, London. Various workers wearing caps and aprons are tending vats while meat cuts and carcasses fill the tables and worktops

Background imageImages Dated 17th August 2004: An automatic milkman

An automatic milkman
Photograph from 1909 showing a penny-in-the-slot milk-machine. The machine enabled shop owners to close at reasonable hours, and for customers to buy milk at any hour of the day or night

Background imageImages Dated 17th August 2004: The Inter-varsity boat-race: The Crews at Practice

The Inter-varsity boat-race: The Crews at Practice
The Oxford rowing team practising for the 1897 Oxford versus Cambridge Boat Race

Background imageImages Dated 17th August 2004: The Municipal Corporations Jubilee Banquet at the Freemason

The Municipal Corporations Jubilee Banquet at the Freemason
Banquet held in 1885 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Municipal Corporations Act of 1835. The Act, following on from the Reform Act of 1832 enabled 148 listed boroughs to establish a Town

Background imageImages Dated 17th August 2004: Tea and Tattle by Cyril R. Hallward

Tea and Tattle by Cyril R. Hallward
Cosy scene showing a group of women in a typical late Victorian sitting room or parlour. The picture shows them drinking tea and talking

Background imageImages Dated 17th August 2004: Mrs. Nisbett as Constance in The Love Chase

Mrs. Nisbett as Constance in The Love Chase
Mrs Louisa Cranstoun Nisbett (c.1812-1858), Lady Boothby, in her celebrated role as Constance in The Love Chase playing at the Haymarket Theatre in 1847

Background imageImages Dated 17th August 2004: A Club of all the Sports: A famous London Society Resort by

A Club of all the Sports: A famous London Society Resort by
Scene showing crowds enjoying an alfresco tea outside on a terrace at Ranelagh. A popular destination for society, Ranelagh pleasure gardens provided sporting facilities

Background imageImages Dated 17th August 2004: Not in the Scouts Rules! Tracking the Ghost

Not in the Scouts Rules! Tracking the Ghost
Colour illustration by Harold Earnshaw showing a group of boy scouts holding a ghost at bay with their walking sticks among a snowy woodland scene

Background imageImages Dated 17th August 2004: The Metropolitan Sanitary Association Dinner, at Soyers Sy

The Metropolitan Sanitary Association Dinner, at Soyers Sy
The first public festival held by the Metropolitan Sanitary Association in 1851. With thousands of deaths from diseases such as cholera

Background imageImages Dated 17th August 2004: Phillipss Toilet Aquarius

Phillipss Toilet Aquarius
An advertisement from 1891 for Phillipss Toilet Aquarius, a new water container for wash stands where...no muscular effort required

Background imageImages Dated 17th August 2004: When the stars are lit

When the stars are lit
Colour illustration by Louise Jacobs showing cherubs lighting up a night sky with oil lamps or candles

Background imageImages Dated 17th August 2004: Churchill and Lloyd George

Churchill and Lloyd George
Photograph from Budget Day 1910 showing Winston Churchill (centre right), Home Secretary and David Lloyd George (centre left), Chancellor of the Exchequer

Background imageImages Dated 17th August 2004: A Devonshire lace-maker

A Devonshire lace-maker
Lace-making was a typical cottage industry and could be carried out independently by women in their homes. The woman in the picture sits by the hearth in a cottage with a bolster-style pillow firmly

Background imageImages Dated 17th August 2004: The Great Fire in Clerkenwell

The Great Fire in Clerkenwell
A large building in Clerkenwell collapsing as it is engulfed by flames. Firemen in 1880s uniform can be seen attempting to subdue the fire with hosepipes

Background imageImages Dated 17th August 2004: Canberra: tourist class restaurant

Canberra: tourist class restaurant
Colour illustration depicting the tourist class restaurant on board P&Os superliner Canberra around the time of her maiden voyage to Sydney, Australia in June 1961

Background imageImages Dated 17th August 2004: The General Election: On the way to the Poll

The General Election: On the way to the Poll
Engraving by R.Caton Woodville showing people occupying horse-drawn carriages making their way to the poll to vote. 1886 saw Salisbury

Background imageImages Dated 17th August 2004: The Reign of Suspicion at Yildiz Kiosk

The Reign of Suspicion at Yildiz Kiosk
Scene from the kitchens of the Sultan at the palace of Yildiz in Turkey, showing the Sultans dinner being tasted and then sealed with a long ribbon by palace officials, in order to avoid poisoning


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