Princess Elizabeth of York

Queen Elizabeth II as the young Princess Elizabeth of York, in 1934, when George V was still King, and she was third in line to the throne after her uncle, Edward VIII, and her father, George VI.




Original B&W photo.

Buddy Ebsen

Buddy Ebsen, long before he found new fame in "The Beverly Hillbillies", in a publicity shot for "Captain January", in 1936.


Original B&W photo.

Virginia Woolf

Virginia Woolf, pictured here in 1927. She is thought by some to have been antisemitic, but this is probably due to the general attitude, and the speech patterns, of the time. She was happily married to a Jewish man, and managed to upset the Nazis enough to make it onto their list, the Sonderfahndungsliste G.B., of Britons to be arrested immediately following a successful invasion of Britain.


Original B&W photo.

Shirley Temple and Buddy Ebsen

Shirley Temple and Buddy Ebsen on the set of the 1936 film, "Captain January".


Original B&W photo.

Passenger Pigeon

This photo, taken in 1914, shows Martha, the last surviving Passenger Pigeon, which died later that year. There are several photos of these birds in colour, but only the ones that have fallen into the hands of taxidermists. This is probably the last picture of a live specimen.


Original B&W photo.

Guy Gibson

Guy Penrose Gibson, Commanding Officer of the famous Dambuster raid. In this photo, one of his medal ribbons is the Victoria Cross, which he was awarded on the 22nd of June 1943, so this photo was taken between that date and his death on the 19th of September 1944.


Original B&W photo.

Sarah Bernhardt

Sarah Bernhardt photographed here in the early 1880s, is often called "the most famous actress the world has ever known."Although predominantly a stage actress, she was also a pioneer of silent movies and she has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, at 1751 Vine Street.


Original B&W photo.

The Wild Bunch

Front row left to right: Harry A. Longabaugh, alias the Sundance Kid, Ben Kilpatrick, alias the Tall Texan, Robert Leroy Parker, alias Butch Cassidy. Standing: Will Carver & Harvey Logan, alias Kid Curry. Photo taken at Fort Worth, Texas, in 1900.



Original sepia print.