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British Culture Collection (page 29)

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Police Line

Police Line
circa 1980: Police forming a line in front of demonstrators at Llanwern Steel. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Speed Trap

Speed Trap
1st December 1978: PC Alex McHattie aiming a radar speed gun (VASCA) at a car. (Photo by Roy Chaplin/Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: WS Maugham

WS Maugham
13th October 1960: English writer William Somerset Maugham (1874 - 1965). (Photo by Aubrey Hart/Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Graham Greene

Graham Greene
2nd December 1975: English screenwriter, playwright, travel writer, essayist and best selling novelist Graham Greene (1904 - 1991). (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: After Dark

After Dark
29th October 1930: A couple, sitting on a wall, look at the lights of London after dark. (Photo by Sasha/Getty Images)

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Barbara Cartland

Barbara Cartland
Mrs A G McCorquodale (1901 - 2000) who is designing all the costumes for and also producing the Pageant of the Superstitions for a Halloween Ball at the Park Lane Hotel in aid of the Townswomens

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Cartland And Dog

Cartland And Dog
1st May 1930: English romantic novelist (Mary) Barbara Hamilton Cartland (1901 - 2000) holding a pet dog. (Photo by Sasha/Getty Images)

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Barbaras Glider

Barbaras Glider
circa 1930: Romance novelist Barbara Cartland (1901 - 2000) poses beside the glider in which she made the first long distance towed journey in England, from Hanworth to Reading

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Sashalite System

Sashalite System
circa 1930: A hand operating the Sashalite system, an early type of flashbulb invented by British photographer Alex Sasha Stewart. A reflector spreads the light produced by the bulb

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Wells Lecture

Wells Lecture
1944: English author H G Wells (Herbert George Wells, 1866 - 1946) lecturing at the Czechoslovakian Institute in London. (Photo by Erich Auerbach/Getty Images)

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Bridge and buildings on urban river

Bridge and buildings on urban river

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Ornate buildings on urban river

Ornate buildings on urban river

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Millennium Bridge lit up at night

Millennium Bridge lit up at night

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Millennium bridge and museum at night

Millennium bridge and museum at night

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Houses of Parliament lit up at dusk

Houses of Parliament lit up at dusk

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Low angle view of clock tower

Low angle view of clock tower

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Sunday League

Sunday League
19th December 1953: Spectators lining up along the touchline to watch the Sunday League match, at Blackheath, London. Original Publication

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: England, London, row of parked taxis

England, London, row of parked taxis

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Desert Army

Desert Army
19th October 1939: Stripped to the waist, Tommies of the British forces toil in the heat of the midday sun, in the shadow of the Egyptian pyramids. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Ships At Sunset

Ships At Sunset
17th July 1942: A convoy with British Navy escort at sunset. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: H G Wells

H G Wells
English novelist Herbert George Wells (1866 - 1946), whose most famous works include The Time Machine and The Invisible Man, 4th May 1940. Picture Post - 282 - Unite Or Perish - pub.1940

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Castle Combe

Castle Combe
3rd August 1946: A man walks towards the picturesque village of Castle Combe, Wiltshire. Original Publication: Picture Post - 4151- A Walk In The Heart Of England - pub

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Goal Scoring Machine

Goal Scoring Machine
1st December 1951: Arthur Milton of Arsenal aims a shot at a novel goal-scoring machine during a training session. Milton also plays cricket for Gloucestershire

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: TS Eliot

TS Eliot
2nd June 1951: American-English poet and playwright, TS Eliot (1888 - 1965). He wrote amongst many other things, The Waste Land and the plays, The Cocktail Party and Murder in the Cathedral

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Getting Ready

Getting Ready
28th February 1953: Backstage, British models getting ready for a fashion show by John Cavanagh. The designer is in Paris with four British models to show off his work

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Fox Hunting

Fox Hunting
19th November 1938: The field is spurred on as the hounds pick up the scent of a fox. Original Publication: Picture Post - 44 - Hunting The Fox - pub

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Thomas Leaning

Thomas Leaning
10th August 1946: Welsh poet and playwright Dylan Thomas (1914 - 1953). Original Publication: Picture Post - 4156 - Nest Of Singing Birds - pub. 1946 (Photo by Francis Reiss/Picture Post/Getty Images)

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Wedding Couple

Wedding Couple
28th May 1955: The bride and bridegroom, Christine and Angus McDonald, following a local piper to the reception at a travelling peoples wedding in the village of Tong on the island of Lewis in

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Tryweryn Valley

Tryweryn Valley
A man and a boy look out over the Tryweryn Valley near Bala, Merionethshire, Wales, 27th February 1957. In 1957, a private bill was passed by Parliament to flood the valley in order to create

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: British Mark IV Tank at Cambrai, France

British Mark IV Tank at Cambrai, France
A British Mark IV tank on the battlefield at Cambrai, France, World War One, 1917. (Photo by Realistic Tavels/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: diry 18940, J1699870, color image, no people, document, close up, western script

diry 18940, J1699870, color image, no people, document, close up, western script
The coat of arms of the Worshipful Company of Skinners, circa 1800. This fur-traders association is one of the Livery Companies (formerly medieval guilds) of the City of London

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: diry 18940, J1699870, color image, no people, document, close up, western script

diry 18940, J1699870, color image, no people, document, close up, western script
The coat of arms of the Worshipful Company of Haberdashers, circa 1800. This association for traders of sewing articles is one of the Livery Companies (formerly medieval guilds)

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: diry 18940, J1699870, color image, no people, document, close up, western script

diry 18940, J1699870, color image, no people, document, close up, western script
The coat of arms of the Worshipful Company of Ironmongers, circa 1800. The trade association is one of the Livery Companies (formerly medieval guilds) of the City of London

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: diry 18940, J1699870, color image, no people, document, close up, western script

diry 18940, J1699870, color image, no people, document, close up, western script
The coat of arms of the Worshipful Company of Cordwainers, circa 1800. This leather-working trade association is one of the Livery Companies (formerly medieval guilds) of the City of London

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: diry 18940, J1699870, color image, no people, document, close up, western script

diry 18940, J1699870, color image, no people, document, close up, western script
The coat of arms of the Worshipful Company of Grocers, circa 1800. The trade association is one of the Livery Companies (formerly medieval guilds) of the City of London

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: diry 18940, J1699870, color image, no people, document, close up, western script

diry 18940, J1699870, color image, no people, document, close up, western script
The coat of arms of the Worshipful Company of Merchant Taylors, circa 1800. This tailoring trade association is one of the Livery Companies (formerly medieval guilds) of the City of London

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: diry 18940, J1699870, color image, no people, document, close up, western script

diry 18940, J1699870, color image, no people, document, close up, western script
The coat of arms of the Worshipful Company of Vintners, circa 1800. This wine merchants trade association is one of the Livery Companies (formerly medieval guilds) of the City of London

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: George Stephenson (1781-1848), wood engraving, published in 1880

George Stephenson (1781-1848), wood engraving, published in 1880
George Stephenson (1781 - 1848), English engineer and principal founder of the railway sector. Wood engraving, published in 1880

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Fox Talbot (1800 - 1877), wood engraving, published in 1880

Fox Talbot (1800 - 1877), wood engraving, published in 1880
William Henry Fox Talbot (1800 - 1877), British inventor and photography pioneer. He developed the principle of the negative-positive process. Wood engraving, published in 1880

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Angry foxhunting man whose horse is refusing a jump

Angry foxhunting man whose horse is refusing a jump
An extremely irritated foxhunting man who is vainly attempting to persuade his reluctant horse to jump a hedge, so he can keep up with the rest of the Hunt. Understandably, the horse is adamant

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Hungry Victorian man anticipating a suckling pig for dinner

Hungry Victorian man anticipating a suckling pig for dinner
A hungry-looking and overweight Victorian gentleman contemplating his dinner - a suckling pig. From Handley Cross; or, Mr. Jorrocksas Hunt.a by Rs Surtees and illustrated by John Leech

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Village fox hunting meet

Village fox hunting meet
The local fox hunt meeting up prior to embarking on a dayas vulpine slaughter. The local adult populace provide beverages and enthusiastic support while the children taunt the hounds

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Unexpected supper-time arrival

Unexpected supper-time arrival
Just what you need when you are sitting down to supper - an unexpected visitor who looks as though he might champion self-indulgence

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Victorian woman working at an embroidery frame

Victorian woman working at an embroidery frame
A Victorian woman working at an embroidery frame with great concentration. From Handley Cross; or, Mr. Jorrocksas Hunt.a by Rs Surtees and illustrated by John Leech

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Cotton Factory

Cotton Factory
Textile workers in a British cotton factory, where processes include carding, drawing and roving. Engraving by J Cart after an original work by T Allom, circa 1840

Background imageBritish Culture Collection: Lord Byron

Lord Byron
George Byron (1786 - 1824), 6th Baron Byron, British poet. Original Artwork: Engraving by E Finden after Sanders. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)



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