Illustrations

Details of the collection of illustrations held in the borough archives.

• About 600 paintings and other  illustrations of Fulham and Hammersmith. Most are local scenes but there are also some works by local artists.
• About 60,000 photographs of Hammersmith and Fulham, dating from the 1870s to present day. The bulk of the collection covers the periods 1900-1910 and 1970 to date.
• A complete  photographic survey of the borough was undertaken in the 1970s.  Photography of new development  continues. Collection of colour photographs of the borough’s streets, buildings and houses taken by Hammersmith and Fulham Historic Buildings Group in 1995/96.
• About 3,000 colour transparencies and 800 glass lantern slides. Copy negatives and prints made from many of these.     

Special collections

Cecil French Bequest

53 pictures, including 25 works by Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones and works by Lord Leighton, Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, G F Watts, J W Waterhouse, Albert Moore and others. The Bequest is on long-term loan to Leighton House Museum.

Samuel Martin Bequest

Paintings, mainly local views, presented by Samuel Martin, Librarian of Hammersmith 1889-1919. Includes a number of paintings by Evacustes Phipson.

White City Exhibitions

Large collection of photographs and postcards relating to the exhibitions held at the White City, 1908-1914.