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Fire Drill1927: A member of the crew of the Empress of Australia wearing a smoke helmet during a fire drill. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Stand And Delivercirca 1830: Masked highwaymen hold up a gig at gunpoint near Dodington. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Student RaidDecember 1929: Students dressed like members of the Inquisition stand at the foot of the Town Hall in Portsmouth being addresed by an official during a rag-day raid. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)
Fat Headcirca 1929: A big-headed policeman at the Rhyl Carnival and Fete. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Dog Maskcirca 1955: A mask representing a dog, which is used in Japanese Noh plays, which are operatic performances consisting of music, dancing and recitation. (Photo by Evans/Three Lions/Getty Images)
Masked BallPartygoers visit the bridge of the Cunard liner Aquitania during a masked ball in Southampton. (Photo by Brooke/Getty Images)
Be PreparedTwo elegant women shoppers in Bond street, London carry gas masks in cardboard boxes slung over their shoulders. (Photo by Davis/Getty Images)
Firemans LiftApril 1928: A fireman rescuing someone from a building during a gas mask class for London firemen. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)
Komotr Maskcirca 1955: A mask representing Komotr which is used in Japanese Noh plays, which are operatic performances consisting of music, dancing and recitation. (Photo by Evans/Three Lions/Getty Images)
Witch Doctor MaskOctober 1927: Mr Frank Worthington, wearing his African witch doctor mask, acts out an imaginary scene. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)
Wizard March6th October 1951: A religious fraternity, wearing capirote, process by torchlight at the Festival Pleasure Gardens in Battersea Park, London, celebrating the 1951 Festival of Britain
Madam And Maidcirca 1928: At a fashion exhibition in Berlin a masked woman lies in bed while a maid stands nearby with her clothes. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)
Ready For Anythingcirca 1930: Yokohama barbers standing in the doorway of their shop are wearing masks over nose and mouth to protect themselves from any unhealthy customers
Party Gamescirca 1930: At a childrens party they play a game of squeak squeak where a blindfold player has to guess whose lap they are sitting on by getting them to squeak
Breathing Apparatuscirca 1930: A selection of breathing apparatus on show at the Shipping and Engineering Exhibition at Olympia in London. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)
Eton Boys1939: Schoolboys from Eton, wearing their gas masks in the post office messenger type of carrier. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)
Children With Maskcirca 1930: Two Japanese children with a lion mask or Shishi-May for a dance at a religious festival. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)
Floating Ballroom25th January 1927: Party-goers on the bridge during a masked County Ball aboard the Cunard Aquitania in the ocean dock at Southampton. (Photo by Brooke/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Models Maskscirca 1926: Women holding up mannequin masks at a fashion exhibition in Holland Park, London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Masked MinersDecember 1925: Three workers demonstrating the different types of gas masks used in mine rescue work. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)
Eyelash StencilA woman applying make-up using an eyelash stencil. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)
Etruscan Maskcirca 1950: An Etruscan ceramic death mask, made in the seventh century BC. (Photo by Three Lions/Getty Images)
Gas Masks1929: A gas mask and a diving mask being demonstrated at the 10th Engineering & Machinery Exhibition at Olympia, London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Battle Of Verdun1916: A French soldier at the Battle of Verdun, wearing a gas mask. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)
Volunteer BirdDecember 1925: A canary in a glass fronted box is being used to test the toxicity of gas inhaled by a mine rescue worker. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)
African MasksOctober 1927: Mr Frank Worthington and companions in African witch doctor masks. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)
Theatrical Suppliescirca 1926: Stage props, costumes and masks at a theatrical suppliers. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)
Masked NurseAn American nurse wearing her gas mask while working in the trenches near the front. (Photo by Russell/Getty Images)
Flu MasksTwo women wearing flu masks during the flu epidemic which followed the First World War. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)
Lady Godiva1929: The winner of the Lady Godiva look-alike competition at Addlestone, Surrey. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)
Rooftop Creche8th December 1926: Lady Islington and Lady Grigg open their roof top home and garden for the benefit of children who have no gardens at home. (Photo by Davis/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Flooded StreetFebruary 1929: Water floods down the streets of Islington after a water main pipe bursts. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)
Graffiticirca 1970: Anti-police and pro-drugs graffiti on the walls of the flats at the corner of Clerkenwell and Farringdon Roads in London. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Weighing PrisonersPrisoners being weighed at Coldbath Fields Prison (also known as Clerkenwell Gaol) in London, 1874. Published in the Illustrated London News - pub. 27th June 1874
Shire Horse1926: A shire horse, in Islington, London, for the Shire Horse Show at the Royal Argricultural Hall. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Schools OutSchoolboys celebrate the start of the holidays as they leave Buckingham Street School in Islington, London, 5th August 1929. (Photo by Henry Miller News Picture Service/Archive Photos/Getty Images)
Shire HorseFebruary 1929: A shire horse is groomed for a Show at the Agricultural Hall, Islington, London. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)
Clerkenwell PrisonersPrisoner in the oakum shed at Clerkenwell Prison, London, 1874. Oakum picking involves teasing out old tarred rope to be used for caulking ships
Derelict HouseMay 1929: A house falling down on Liverpool Road in Islington, London. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)
Christmas PostThe overflow of Christmas mails is dealt with at the GWR siding at Alfred Road, 23rd December 1926. (Photo by Adams/Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
New Bus RouteMarch 1929: GWR introduces new luxury coaches and sets up bus routes. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Railway Carriage21st February 1912: The interior of a railway carriage of a petrol train on the Great Western Railway. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Electric Traincirca 1912: A petrol electric train on the Great Western Railway. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Observation Cars25th February 1925: A new design of Third Class corridor coaches with large observation windows being built by Great Western Railways, as part of their 1936 building programme
Battle Of LepantoThe allied Papal, Spanish, Venetian and Genoese fleets, under Don John of Austria, gain victory over the Turks at the Battle of Lepanto (Navpaktos) on the 7th October, 1571. By Vecentin
It Scratches! Lux Advertisement Postercirca 1890: A small child, tears pouring down her face, squirms and tries to wriggle out of her vest. The caption says Why don t they use Lux
Ziegfeld FolliesView of the marquee for the 1936 edition of the Ziegfeld Follies, Winter Garden Theatre, New York City. Comedians Fanny Brice and Bob Hope, dancer Josephine Baker, singer Judy Canova
Hazel Forbes of Ziegfeld Follies Wearing Feathered Headdress1929: Miss Hazel Forbes of the Ziegfeld Follies wearing a stylized American Indian costume. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)
