Black And White Collection (#96)

The Norman Staircase, Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury, Kent. Illustration from " Picturesque Europe - The British Isles" published by Cassell Petter & Galpin in 1875 (price 2/6d)

The Cathedral Precinct Gate, Canterbury, Kent. Illustration from " Picturesque Europe - The British Isles" published by Cassell Petter & Galpin in 1875 (price 2/6d)

Upper House of Convocation, Province of Canterbury. Print from The Faiths of the World, a Dictionary of All Religions and Religious Sects Their Doctrines, Rites, Ceremonies and Customs. 1860

The Baptistry, Canterbury Cathedral
The Baptistery (sic) at Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury, Kent, the burial place of many of the early Archbishops of Canterbury

Antique illustration of Crypt, Canterbury Cathedral

The Canterbury Tales
Vintage engraving of an Illustration and passage from The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer

Rime of the Ancient Mariner - hath been stunned
Vintage engraving of a scene from the Rime of the Ancient Mariner, by Coleridge. He went like one that hath been stunned. Herbert Cole, 1900

Rime of the Ancient Mariner Other was a softer voice
Vintage engraving of a scene from the Rime of the Ancient Mariner, by Coleridge. The other was a softer voice. Herbert Cole, 1900

Rime of the Ancient Mariner - Bride
Vintage engraving of a scene from the Rime of the Ancient Mariner, by Coleridge. The bride hath paced into the hall. Herbert Cole, 1900

Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Vintage engraving of a scene from the Rime of the Ancient Mariner, by Coleridge. It is an ancient mariner. Herbert Cole, 1900

Rime of the Ancient Mariner - What Evil Looks
Vintage engraving of a scene from the Rime of the Ancient Mariner, by Coleridge. Ah, well a day! what evil looks. Herbert Cole, 1900

Rime of the Ancient Mariner - Twain were casting dice
Vintage engraving of a scene from the Rime of the Ancient Mariner, by Coleridge. And the Twain were casting dice. Herbert Cole, 1900

Engraving of composer Franz Liszt from 1882
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Biking Cavaliers
June 1926: Unusual transport for Cavaliers; participants in a centenary pageant at Goole in Humberside enjoying a three astride motor-bike ride. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Entrance to Hall of the Provencial States, Zeeland, Netherlands 1887
Beautifully Illustrated Antique Engraved Victorian Illustration of Entrance to Hall of the Provencial States, Zeeland, Netherlands 1887. Source: Original edition from my own archives

HMS Warspite at Woolwich
HMS Warspite, the Marine Societys Training Ship in the River Thames at Woolwich, London. The Marine Society was founded in 1756 because of a shortage of volunteers for the British navy

The Ortler Spitz from the summit of Stelvio Pass
The Ortler Spitz from the summit of the Stelvio Pass, in the Ortler Alps in the South Tyrol. From " The Snow-Storm; or, An Account of The Nature, Properties, Dangers, and Uses of Snow

Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Portrait of Isambard Kingdom Brunel (9 April 1806 to 15 September 1859), was an English mechanical and civil engineer who built dockyards, the Great Western Railway

Antique illustration of scientist: Isambard Kingdom Brunel

Mary Somerville, mathematician (1875 illustration)
An illustration from " The Family Friend" published by S.W. Partridge & Co. (London, 1875). Mary Fairfax Greig Somerville, mathematician, scientist and astronomer

Lunchtime Relaxation
17th August 1944: Local London office workers enjoy relaxing in the park during their lunch breaks. (Photo by Fred Morley/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Dressmaking
circa 1929: The Paris Academy of Dressmaking in Bond Street, London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

View Of Tunis
February 1929: A man on a rooftop raise his arms as he faces the city of Tunis spread out before him. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Game At Chelsea
April 1929: Crowd watching a game in progress at Chelsea football ground. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Mobile Film Crew
April 1929: Cameramen filming from a Rolls Royce in Piccadilly, London. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Ribbons And Bows
4th March 1925: A blue and gold evening dress outlined with ribbons and bows, with sequins in pastel shades. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Macaroni Boy
February 1929: A young boy carrying strings of pasta in a macaroni factory in Naples, Italy. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Berlin Unrest
circa 1929: A police cycle patrol guarding one of Berlins barricaded streets. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

Pouring Molten Steel
May 1929: Workmen in a steel mill pouring molten steel into an ingot mould. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Winter Fashions
A young woman modelling a three-quarter length coat with spiral trim and a cloche hat, March 1929. (Photo by Sasha/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Moplah Revolt
26th September 1925: Moplah prisoners go to trial at Calicut on the Malabar Coast in Indias south-western state of Kerala, charged with agitation against British Rule in India

Adjusting The Pipes
March 1927: Assembling the pipes for the organ being built for Melbourne Town Hall at Norman & Beard s. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Flying Man
January 1929: Acrobatic feats by Australian swimmers on Sydney Beach. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Full Sail
April 1929: A yacht with its sails bellowing in the wind. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Lalique Glass
18th November 1925: A view of glass doors designed by Rene Lalique for an exhibition of glass at the Brever Galleries. Two aspects of a room designed by Lalique demonstrate craftsmanship in glass

Flappers
circa 1928: A group of flappers on a beach. (Photo by Sasha/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Underwear
circa 1928: A woman models underwear, against a painted back-drop. (Photo by Sasha/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Lonely Copper
August 1929: A London policeman finds himself without any traffic to direct on a rainy night on the River Thames Embankment between Chelsea and Westminster. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Cars At Border
21st March 1929: A line of cars conveying Mexicans over the border into California. The fence in the foreground is the border; the line of cars is in the main street of Mexicali

Lesson On Radio
circa 1929: A lesson by radio at the Acland Central School, north London. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Milk Bottling Plant
July 1929: A woman holding one of the new cardboard milk cartons as a continuous line of them pass by on a conveyor belt at a milk bottling plant. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Electric Toaster
21st May 1926: A young girl plugs in an electric toaster. (Photo by MacGregor/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Bank interior
3rd October 1925: Rows of clerks at work making manual entries to the ledgers in the interior of a bank, while a doorman stands by the door. (Photo by Davies/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

At Palm Beach
June 1926: People dining and dancing at Palm Beach, the latest Thames-side resort. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Petrol Tank
31st May 1928: One of the stream-lined petrol tanks to be carried externally on a non-rigid airship currently under construction, designed to fly from London to Australia in 12 days

Nighttime Berlin
circa 1925: An automobile passes a pedestrian walking over a bridge, Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Airline Steward
6th April 1929: A cabin steward serves drinks to the passengers on an early French airliner providing a service to and from Le Bourget. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

New York
1928: New York, showing Brooklyn and Manhattan bridges. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

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