Albert Schweizter was often on the TV when I was young but has, it seems, been forgotten. Born in 1875, he was a polymath, musician, medical missionary, humanitarian, theologian, philosopher and much more. He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1952 and died in 1965. His...
George Formby was a huge movie star in the UK. In fact, he was the highest paid actor of his time. His films provided light relief during and after the Second World War and they followed the same format every time .... the foolish, hapless Lancashire lad eventually...
Our archive contains hundreds of images of Victorian celebrities. It's not a word they would have recognised and one such collection at the time was called 'Men of Mark' (even though it included women) but 'celebrity' works today. This is America's Thomas Edison (born...
King Edward VII is seen here seated in the rear of the boat being taken to his yacht. The event is Cowes Week, an annual gathering of society's elite, on the Isle of Wight, for yachting competitions. British royalty was always in attendance and the Keiser (also...
Charles Dickens' died in 1870 but his work continues to entertain and amuse us today. There are surprisingly few portraits of him, given how famous he was in his lifetime. In this one, from our archive, he has posed very deliberately for the camera, giving him...
William Gilbert Grace (born 1848, died 1915) was possibly the most famous cricketer of all time. As well as being a great batsman, bowler and fielder, he was influential in developing the modern game and also managed to make a very successful living from it, despite...
This is Henri Farman, a French aviator, in Blackpool, in 1909. Aeroplanes were still experimental and their very brave (or, perhaps, foolishly reckless) pilots were constantly pushing the boundaries to see what could be achieved. On this flight, Henri set a new record...
Captain Robert Falcon Scott on board the SS Terra Nova in 1910, preparing for his expedition to the South Pole. He died ..... click to read more
This interesting photograph was taken in July 1907. The gentleman on the cart with the white beard is William Booth, founder and leader of the Salvation Army and he was visiting Denby Dale in Yorkshire. For such a small and remote place, it must have been a very...
The original photograph, on which this photo-art is based, was taken in the 1860/70s. Brigham Young was the second president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He was a religious and political leader who, amongst many other achievements during his...
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