Images include Deborah Cavendish feeding the chickens at Chatsworth House and Alice Boardman – the only passenger using Great Longstone railway station in 1962.
Not for the squeamish are photos of British circus performer Eddie Sinclair performing his act of endurance which included a masked woman hammering a six-inch nail into his tongue!
And did you know why one of the biggest rock bands in the world visited Derbyshire in the summer of 1968?
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5. Deborah Cavendish
Deborah Cavendish, nee Mitford, the Duchess of Devonshire, feeds the chickens at Chatsworth House, Derbyshire, 1990s. (Photo by Christopher Simon Sykes/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Photo: Christopher Simon Sykes
6. The Great Conservatory at Chatsworth
Making repairs to the Great Conservatory at Chatsworth, late 19th century. The great glasshouse on the Duke of Devonshire's estate at Chatsworth was designed and built by Sir Joseph Paxton (1803-1865) between 1836 and 1840. Paxton later built the Crystal Palace for the Great Exhibition of 1851. (Photo by Historica Graphica Collection/Heritage Images/Getty Images) Photo: Heritage Images
7. 1966 World Cup
The West German training at Ashbourne, during the 1966 World Cup in England, 12th July 1966. From left to right, Uwe Seeler, goalkeeper Hans Tilkowski, Helmut Haller and Heinz Schnellinger. (Photo by Central Press/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Photo: Central Press
8. Buxton
A view of the Quadrant shopping street in Buxton, with the thermal baths on the left and the Palace Hotel in the background (centre), 1961. (Photo by Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Photo: Fox Photos