Photo Collection

Text on the reverse side: The House of Worth, founded in 1858 at 7 Rue de la Paix, Paris, became the epicentre of haute couture. Favoured by royal...

Vers l’âge de 30 ans, Charles Worth était un talent prometteur à Paris, travaillant chez Gagelin et créant des robes admirées par l’élite. Son succ...

Text on the reverse side:Vers l’âge de 30 ans, Charles Worth était un talent prometteur à Paris, travaillant chez Gagelin et créant des robes admir...

Charles Worth, père de la haute couture, a révolutionné la mode du XIXᵉ siècle avec ses robes luxueuses sur mesure. Il habillait la royauté et l’ar...

Text on the reverse side:Charles Worth, père de la haute couture, a révolutionné la mode du XIXᵉ siècle avec ses robes luxueuses sur mesure. Il hab...

Text on the reverse side: Charles Worth, père de la haute couture, a révolutionné la mode du XIXᵉ siècle avec ses robes luxueuses sur mesure. Il h...

Charles Frederick Worth, the father of haute couture, revolutionised 19th-century fashion with his luxurious, custom-made gowns. Designing for roya...

Text on the reverse side:Charles Frederick Worth, the father of haute couture, revolutionised 19th-century fashion with his luxurious, custom-made ...

Text on the reverse side: Charles Frederick Worth, the father of haute couture, revolutionised 19th-century fashion with his luxurious, custom-mad...

Text on the reverse side: Just like you, every star in the night sky shines brighter than the sun.

Text on the reverse side: The first motion pictures were introduced back in the late 1800s, although it usually consisted of a single scene that l...

Text on the reverse side: In 1928, when Walt Disney created Steamboat Willie in 1928, he only had two animators working for him. By the time he cr...

Text on the reverse side: The origins of the word "photography" comes from Greek, meaning to draw with light. The word camera comes from Latin - “...

Text on the reverse side: Even though digital projectors are gradually surfacing, movie theatre preference still overwhelmingly uses analogue proj...

An auction of Charles Dickens’s belongings took place on 10th August 1870, just two months after his death. Held at Gad’s Hill Place, it drew large...

Text on the reverse side:An auction of Charles Dickens’s belongings took place on 10th August 1870, just two months after his death. Held at Gad’s ...

Text on the reverse side: Believed to be the first ever photo of a ship, this image was captured in 1844 using the calotype process. Designed by B...

Believed to be the first ever photo of a ship, this image was captured in 1844 using the calotype process. Designed by Brunel, SS Great Britain was...

Text on the reverse side: Believed to be the first ever photo of a ship, this image was captured in 1844 using the calotype process. Designed by B...

Brunel stands before the vast launching chains of the Great Eastern - his most daring creation. Mud-splattered and resolute, he personifies the amb...

Text on the reverse side: Brunel stands before the vast launching chains of the Great Eastern - his most daring creation. Mud-splattered and resol...

Text on the reverse side: Brunel stands before the vast launching chains of the Great Eastern - his most daring creation. Mud-splattered and resol...

John Ban Mackenzie, a renowned 19th-century Highland piper from Ross-shire, was famously regarded as a complete piper. The last of old school piper...

Text on the reverse side:John Ban Mackenzie, a renowned 19th-century Highland piper from Ross-shire, was famously regarded as a complete piper. The...

An antique hand-coloured photograph from Kusakabe Kimbei’s album. These types of images were often staged, showcasing the sumo’s ritualistic tradit...

Text on the reverse side:Charles Dickens with his mastiff dog called ‘Turk' who, according to his daughter Mamie, was “his strongest love.” A good ...

Charles Dickens with his mastiff dog called ‘Turk' who, according to his daughter Mamie, was “his strongest love.” A good friend of Dickens wrote t...

Text on the reverse side:The centenary of Dickens published in 1912 from 'The Sphere', a British newspaper, published by London Illustrated Newspap...

The centenary of Dickens published in 1912 from 'The Sphere', a British newspaper, published by London Illustrated Newspapers weekly from 27 Januar...

Located in the City of Westminster, Central London, Trafalgar Square has been an important location since the 13th C when it served as a prominent ...

Since the start of the 13th C, several bridges named ‘London Bridge’ have connected the City of London and Southwark across the River Thames. The L...

Text on the reverse side:Since the start of the 13th C, several bridges named ‘London Bridge’ have connected the City of London and Southwark acros...

Text on the reverse side:St. Paul’s Cathedral in London has one of the most recognisable domes in the world. Its size is second only to St. Peter’s...

St. Paul’s Cathedral in London has one of the most recognisable domes in the world. Its size is second only to St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome.

The Houses of Parliament underwent extensive re-construction after a fire in 1834 which was caused by an overheated stove in the House of Lords Cha...

Text on the reverse side:The Houses of Parliament underwent extensive re-construction after a fire in 1834 which was caused by an overheated stove ...