Classic retro fashion from The Adams Picture Library

Photographer

How would we approach requests for mid-1960s black and white stock photography of a model wearing only an incredibly big curly wig, a baby answering the telephone, window shopping on Carnaby Street and a lady in high heels stepping off the curb directly into a puddle? The answer would be to dive headlong into the extreme variety of quality stock photography available from The Ad Lib Advertising Photographic Library collection.

Africa Media Online showcases a range of work by indigenous artists and photographers as well as images from African museums and photo archives.

Photographer

Imagery from the oldest photographic agency in the world

A collection of images of a wide range of politicians including strong portraits and events over the last thirty years to the present day

A comprehensive collection of British and European royalty from the 19th century up to the present day

The work of a distinguished photojournalist whose career included eight years of photographic assignments for Picture Post in the 1950s and 1960s

A collection which includes scores of original designs made for the Queen as well as excellent photographs of both fashion designers, their life and work.

Artist

A unique collection of fine art from a personal collector

illustration from the 15th to the 19th century comprising a comprehensive range of subjects including flora and fauna, buildings, gardens, costume, native people, military and naval scenes and panoramas, the majority of which are in colour. A particular speciality is a fine selection of rare and beautiful antique maps.

Collection Philippe Clement

Images from the museum which houses a unique mix of thousands of objects, photographs, drawings and paintings, covering almost the entire span of human history from antiquity to the 20th century.

Illustrations of children and childhood from the much loved illustrator.

A remarkable collection of images documenting the history of a remarkable family.

A comprehensive collection of images covering all aspects of aviation and aircraft.

Photographer