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Thompson's Revolver Camera

Thompson's Revolver Camera

1862

Photographer's 'Birdie'

Photographer's 'Birdie'

circa 1920

Silver gelatin print by Camera Press/L'Europeo. Printed Caption on verso reads: "U.S. Film Stars: ELIZABETH TAYLOR. Reports that scenes of Elizabeth Taylor in the nude were shot for the film 'Cleopatra' brought criticism from some quarters. This picture shows that such shots were made".

Elizabeth Taylor nude shot for "Cleopatra"

1963

Daguerreotype of Thomas Birch Freeman (1809-1890)

Daguerreotype of Thomas Birch Freeman (1809-1890)

1843-1856

Miniature fan with 'Tom thumb' photographs

Miniature fan with 'Tom thumb' photographs

circa 1863

Daguerreotype of a woman by Antoine Claudet

Daguerreotype of a woman by Antoine Claudet

1840s

Brooch with two collodion positive portraits

Brooch with two collodion positive portraits

1854-1869

Memorial brooch with photograph

Memorial brooch with photograph

circa 1880

Daguerreotype In Glass Hanging Frame

Daguerreotype In Glass Hanging Frame

1840–1868

Katie Reade

Katie Reade

1868

Tea plate decorated with photograph of a boy

Tea plate decorated with photograph of a boy

circa 1890

Charlie Chaplin as a young man in Hollywood

Charlie Chaplin as a young man in Hollywood

circa 1916

Booklet of 'Photographs of British Algae: Cyanotype Impressions' by Anna Atkins

Booklet of 'Photographs of British Algae: Cyanotype Impressions' by Anna Atkins

1843-1853

Album of cyanotypes of British and Foreign Ferns

Album of cyanotypes of British and Foreign Ferns

1853

Photograph of actress Hedy Lamarr in the 1933 film 'Ecstasy'

Photograph of actress Hedy Lamarr in the 1933 film 'Ecstasy'

1933

Windows From Inside South Gallery, Lacock Abbey

Windows From Inside South Gallery, Lacock Abbey

1835-08

Train driver, Jack Mills, with his grandchild, Stephen

Train driver, Jack Mills, with his grandchild, Stephen

1963-08-11

A gypsy woman cooking a hedgehog

A gypsy woman cooking a hedgehog

1933

Photograph of Hedy Lamarr and her mother Gertrude Kiesler

Photograph of Hedy Lamarr and her mother Gertrude Kiesler

unknown

Professor Einstein with Commander Locker-Lampson

Professor Einstein with Commander Locker-Lampson

1933-09-11

Photograph of actress Hedy Lamarr in the 1933 film 'Ecstasy'

Photograph of actress Hedy Lamarr in the 1933 film 'Ecstasy'

1933

Shirley Levitt

Shirley Levitt

circa 1950s

Two sacks of money recovered from the Great Train Robbery

Two sacks of money recovered from the Great Train Robbery

1963-08-11

Eileen Dunne

Eileen Dunne

1940

Prisoners in Wormwood Scrubs

Prisoners in Wormwood Scrubs

1880-1900

The Old Bailey after bombing

The Old Bailey after bombing

05-1941

Photograph of actress Hedy Lamarr with her daughter Denise Loder

Photograph of actress Hedy Lamarr with her daughter Denise Loder

1945

Daguerreotype of the Moon in leather case

Daguerreotype of the Moon in leather case

1851

Quarter-plate `Cameo' camera used to take 'second phase' of Cottingley Fairies photographs, 1918-1920

Quarter-plate `Cameo' camera used to take 'second phase' of Cottingley Fairies photographs, 1918-1920

1915-1920

Maria Callas

Maria Callas

1957

Alice and The Fairies

Alice and The Fairies

1917-07

Collecting aluminium pots and pans to make aeroplanes

Collecting aluminium pots and pans to make aeroplanes

1940

The first orangutan to be born at London Zoo

The first orangutan to be born at London Zoo

1961

Annie, My first Success, 1864'

Annie, My first Success, 1864'

1864

Anita Ekberg

Anita Ekberg

circa 1960

Photograph of actress Hedy Lamarr and husband John Loder

Photograph of actress Hedy Lamarr and husband John Loder

1953

Portraits of prisoners

Portraits of prisoners

circa 1890

Interior of Battersea Power Station

Interior of Battersea Power Station

17 January 1934

Launch Of HMS 'Albion' At Blackwall

Launch Of HMS 'Albion' At Blackwall

1898-06-21

Aneurin Bevan Visits the First NHS Patient

Aneurin Bevan Visits the First NHS Patient

05 July 1948

Stoewer car with NSKK flag

Stoewer car with NSKK flag

1933

Ernest Marples opens the M1 motorway

Ernest Marples opens the M1 motorway

02 November 1959

Jabez Hogg photographing Mr Johnson in Richard Beard's studio, c 1843

Jabez Hogg photographing Mr Johnson in Richard Beard's studio, c 1843

1840-1848

Pablo Picasso at the Cafe de Flore

Pablo Picasso at the Cafe de Flore

1939

Detectives and police from Scotland Yard search the back garden of 10 Rillington Place

Detectives and police from Scotland Yard search the back garden of 10 Rillington Place

1953-03-25

Julia Margaret Cameron and her daughter

Julia Margaret Cameron and her daughter

1845-02-10

Reginald Southey with Skeletons

Reginald Southey with Skeletons

1857-06

A photographic print of Police, Murders, London, Georgina Hoffman, Dover St

A photographic print of Police, Murders, London, Georgina Hoffman, Dover St

School children being evacuated from London

School children being evacuated from London

1938-09-28

Cystoseira granulata

Cystoseira granulata

1843-1853