Mary Evans Picture Libraryさんのイラストまとめ

The London to Brighton vintage car run, setting off from Victoria St, London #OTD 12 November 1933. We wonder, did they make it to Brighton in that?

Typed the word #spooky into our website, just to see what creepy stuff came up. Some perfect book cover material here #HappyHalloween https://t.co/kUUeHaH0AF

Corylus avellana, or, the cob nut from Pomona Londinensis by William Hooker, 1818. Traditionally grown in Kent, this seasonal nut is a great alternative to hazelnuts in recipes. Get 'em now before they're gone. #NationalNutDay

How we yearn to see more apple varieties in the shops. Here are just a few painted by May Rivers in Fruit Grower's Guide, 1892. The names alone are enough to make your mouth water from Belle de Pontoise to Yorkshire Beauty #AppleDay More e.g.s here https://t.co/CpKbVN6ZrT

Did we have anything archival we could share for #WorldMenopauseDay ? Yes, we did. In the 30s, Dr. Williams' Pink Pills were "a great boon to sufferers of nervous disorders & to those women who have reached middle age". Next article down has recipe for boned/stuffed calf's head!

To celebrate Oscar Wilde's 165th birthday, four caricatures by Alfred Bryan from satirical magazine Entr'acte. Three comment on Wilde's lecure tour of N.America before he was properly famous - he was greeted with mixed reviews. We've hundreds of Bryan's brilliant cartoons online

#OTD in 1936, Jean Batten reaches New Zealand after flying solo from Kent, in a record-breaking flight lasting 11 days & 45 minutes. Aviation history is one of our specialities. More images here - https://t.co/DfF2WThspX

"Quick! Hide the Pledge, she's coming!" HM The Queen will deliver her 65th #QueensSpeech at the #stateopeningofparliament this morning. Here's a fabulous photo from 1909 of two House of Lords cleaners vacuuming and polishing in preparation for the ceremony @Mary_Evans

Yikes. Bather being attacked by an octopus from Rengade's Les Animaux, 1870 #WorldOctopusDay

William Morris died #otd 1896. Morris was a British textile designer, poet, novelist, translator, and socialist activist associated with the British Arts and Crafts Movement. Image from A Day with William Morris, by A C Michael @Mary_Evans