Historical Archives

Aerial WWII photos from the Bridge Over the River Kwai, part of an invaluable Scottish photograph archive, are available online.

Nov 30, 2009 - Lito Apostolakou

An excellent resource for the history of the cinema, the archive of the British Film Institute holds a vast collection of original movie posters and film stills.

Oct 31, 2009 - Lito Apostolakou

The Film and Video Archive of the Imperial War Museum in London offers online access to over 23,000 movie records from WWI and WWII.

Oct 19, 2009 - Lito Apostolakou

Charles Dickens' use of iron gall ink threatened the existence of his manuscripts.

Sep 30, 2009 - Lito Apostolakou

The only surviving London house of the famous Victorian novelist, the Charles Dickens Museum is home to an important picture library and historical photographic archive.

Sep 25, 2009 - Lito Apostolakou

The first UK collection to be indexed by the Ancestry World Archives Project, the Criminal Registers, are invaluable to researchers of family, social and legal history.

Aug 19, 2009 - Lito Apostolakou

With 1.5 million images of architecture, the photo collection of the Royal Institute of British Architects is one of the most important in the world.

Aug 12, 2009 - Lito Apostolakou

First founded to provide relief to the poor, the Workhouse became a dreaded institution where only the desperate would willingly enter.

Aug 5, 2009 - Lito Apostolakou