Mr Bra: the inventor of the strapless brassiere – a picture from

The birth of the bikini, Photography

The portrait that helped win an election - a picture from the past, Photography

Joe Louis prepares for world title fight, Art and design

Julius Caesar, 1953 - picture of the day, Movies

Isambard Kingdom Brunel - a picture from the past, Photography

Mastiff show - Picture of the day:, Art and design

Robert Louis Stevenson - picture of the day, Robert Louis Stevenson

Max Factor and his beauty-measuring mask, 1934 - a picture from the past, Life and style

Miss Clara Bow - a picture from the past, Photography

Ringo Starr, 9 February 1964 - picture of the day, Photography

Orson Welles, 1951 by Jane Bown - a picture from the past, Photography

Lingerie, 1925 - a picture from the past, Photography