The Sphere, 30 August 1924, pictures Queen Mary on a visit to 'the old Roman camp and wall at Borcovicus' bit.ly/3yXPJPh #OTD #1924Newspapers #RoyalHistory #RomanHistory

For long summer evenings comes this gorgeous flame-coloured organza dress with a large bow. The design was featured by The Sketch, 18 July 1956, and was available from Debenham & Freebody bit.ly/4g2Wlgc #FridayFashion

Mary Ward, artist, naturalist, and astronomer, died on 31 August, 1869, following a fall from a locomotive at Parsonstown/Birr. See Dictionary of Irish Biography dib.ie/biography/ward… 'The Telescope' titlepage: Internet Archive 'The Dublin Evening Mail', 1 September, 1869: The British Newspaper Archive

'Mrs. Mahon's Last Good-Bye - Condemned Man Begs for Forgiveness - 'There Is No Need to Ask That,' She Says - Horrified at the Change in Her Husband,' 31 August 1924 bit.ly/4dX9jtY #OTD #1924Newspapers

Getting some sea air is this model, who wears a black and white spotted cotton playsuit with pleated skirt by Fredrica - featured by The Sketch, 9 May 1956 bit.ly/3Mn0Ynv #SaturdayStyle

The September edition of film fan magazine the Picturegoer features American actress Carmel Myers on its front cover bit.ly/3X3CLYp #OTD #1924Newspapers

This month we're celebrating British scientific innovations, beginning with Alexander Graham Bell and the telephone. Here the Illustrated London News, 17 December 1910, shows businessmen using the telephone during a meal bit.ly/47nONRn #ScienceSeptember

'Rousing Call To World Workers - United March to End Oppression - President's Great Speech at Trades Union Congress - Vital Russian Treaty - Denunciation of War and Plea for Greater Union Effort,' Daily Herald, 2 September 1924 bit.ly/4g3WCzq #OTD #1924Newspapers

Pioneering scientist Hertha Ayrton is remembered here by The Vote, 7 September 1923. She was the first woman to receive the Royal Society medal for physical sciences, awarded for her work on electric arcs and sand ripples bit.ly/3X94oPE #ScienceSeptember

August-September 1944 the Liverpool Evening Express published a fascinating series of pictures of 'women in the North-West at war work' Sourced via The British Newspaper Archive

'League of Nations Assembly Opened' - Daily Mirror, 3 September 1924 bit.ly/4gjtvZd #OTD #1924Newspapers

We've added a trio of new titles to The Archive this week, including scholastic duo the Educational Times and Woman Teacher, alongside the Argyllshire Advertiser, as we reach 83 million pages at The Archive. Find out more: bit.ly/47aHaxc #TuesdayTitles

'Behind the Handshakes At Geneva - Problem for the League Assembly - Disarmament and France's Security - Anglo-French Divergence,' Westminster Gazette, 4 September 1924 bit.ly/3MsOVVK #OTD #1924Newspapers

#OTD 60 years ago the Forth Road Bridge was opened by Queen Elizabeth II, marking the culmination of a £20,000,000 engineering project - as reported by the Coventry Evening Telegraph, 4 September 1964 bit.ly/4g6y20F #EngineeringHistory #TransportHistory

The 1920s were a decade of firsts and inventions - with televisions and even Branston Pickle having their roots in this eventful period. Some inventions, however, like the 'death ray' did not catch on. Find out more in our special blog: bit.ly/3FEr41U #ScienceSeptember

1913 #OTD an article advertised a #Hereford #WSPU meeting in the #Suffragette newspaper. Unfortunately the invitation cards had a rather fundamental typo, but the resourceful Mrs Davis Hereford Cathedral had a simple solution! Read more: #HardWorkButGlorious (Images The British Newspaper Archive & HARC)

'France and Italy Support Mr. MacDonald - World Peace by Arbitration - Mr. MacDonald's Views Upheld at Geneva - 'France Knows No Hate,'' Evening Despatch, 5 September 1924 bit.ly/4g3Msii #OTD #1924Newspapers

In early 1944 it was still possible for women to be barred from teaching if they married. Our new title the Woman Teacher campaigned against the marriage bar for many years, until it was finally removed in March 1944. Find out more: bit.ly/47aHaxc #WomenInHistory