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Elves and Gnomes. 19th century
Collection of silver horseshoes, Virginia City, Nevada, USACollection of silver horseshoes at the Bucket of Blood Saloon, Virginia City, Nevada, USA. The shoes were made by Charlie Farrell and shown at the Midwinter Fair at San Francisco in 1894. Date: 1940s
Part of Scarborough, drawn by John Leech 1857Victorian mainly women and children having a ride on carriage around the beach. 1857
People in Villefranche-sur-Mer, Alpes-Maritimes, FrancePeople gathered around the water supply in Villefranche-sur-Mer, near Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France. Date: 1922
Peasant woman with pail, Auvergne, FrancePeasant woman with pail, standing in an open doorway, Auvergne, Central France. Date: 1922
Military manoeuvres at Aldershot - soldiers falling out for water at a roadside cottage. 1894
Greetings card in the shape of a well, with a bucket full of gold coins. Date: circa 1890s
Milkmaid, 1890sMilkmaid with milking stool and pail, 1890s Date: 1890s
Window Cleaner - People You See. From Teddy Bear (22 May 1964). Original artwork loaned for scanning by the Illustration Art Gallery. Date: 1964
Taxi Driver - People You See. From Teddy Bear (artwork dated 3 July). Original artwork loaned for scanning by the Illustration Art Gallery. Date: 1960s
The Shop Keeper - People You See. From Teddy Bear (6 September 1969). Original artwork loaned for scanning by the Illustration Art Gallery. Date: 1969
Advert for Sapolio cleaning soap 1887Bar of soap Sapolio, and a scrubbing brush, helped this housewife keep her floors in proper shape! Date: 1887
Poster, Keep a Pig, save waste and make food, WW2Poster, Keep a Pig, save waste and make food. 1940s
Cartoon, Two German spies. Two fat men at a table laden with food agree that its worth being spies and risking their lives, when they can eat so well. 1916
Family sroll along the Burnemouth seafront1928
I m Just Beginning to Look Around Here! 1934
Black Farmer feeds Calf from Bucket
Digging for Ants Date: 1948
Home delivery room demonstrationA room as it should be prepared for a maternity case by a Queens (district) nurse. Features a bed with a large pillow and sheets turned back, newspaper and bucket on floor and cot to one side
The Nose Game - Impulsive Nose A1, Denotes Quick Temper. Date: 1927
Girl at the seaside on a New Year cardGirl at the seaside on a diamond-shaped New Year card. Date: circa 1890s
Hastings in October 1857Victorians having an enjoyable day at Hastings. Date: 1857
ADVERT / TRAVEL / BLACKPOOLBlackpool Date: early 20th century
MARY TO THE RESCUEWhen axe and bucket have failed and the fire brigade havent turned up, the owner of a blazing house implores the aid of the Virgin Mary, who kindly offers her help Date: circa 1850
CHILDREN ON BEACH 1 OF 4Children on the beach - wanting to make friends but feeling a bit shy Date: 1930s
Dustman and cart collecting refuseThe dustman calls out to householders to bring out their refuse, while his mate tips the buckets into the cart. Date: circa 1840
Passing a poster on the wallMan up a ladder putting up a poster with paste. Date: 1885
Dustman collecting refuseBring out your dust, the dustman cries, whilst ringing of his bell: If the wind blows, pray guard your eyes, to keep them clear and well. Date: 19th Century
British girl with a bucket and spade - waters edgeA little girl with a bucket and spade standing at the waters edge on a British seaside resort beach (unidentified location). circa 1920s
Family Group pose for a photograph at MargateFamily Group posing for a photograph on the sandy beach at Margate. Note the bathing machines out in the water beyond them. circa 1910s
Wet deckhand, Bangkok, ThailandA young deckhand swills himself with a bucket of water on the deck of his fishing boat in Bangkok Date: circa 1985
Bridgnorth, ShropshireA small boy paddles into the River Severn beneath the bridge at Bridgnorth, Shropshire. He carries a bucket to catch fish Date: 1989
beach shadow, AberdaronThe silhouette shadow of a holidaymaker falls on his windbreak as he sits reading a book on Aberdaron beach. Other holidaymakers are in the background. First published The Sunday Times Date: 1990
Ramsgate, Kent - Family strolling along the seafront Date: 1926
Celebrating Christmas with a bottle of champagne for one - " With what a glory comes and goes the year.." - Longfellow. Date: 1918
Extended family group at the seaside - photographed with their backs to a fishing boat (perhaps to act as a windbreak?!) - note the News of the World bucket held by the middle child - perhaps an
Little girl building patriotic sandcastleSweet little girl building a patriotic sandcastle on this Birthday Greetings postcard. Date: 1910s
Glass Bucket Club, Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies -- a night club with good food and entertainment. Date: circa 1935
Page of Victorian adverts for household items 1888Selection page of Victorian household hardware items for everyday use. 1888
Bern, Switzerland - women in traditional Swiss costumeBern, Switzerland - two women in the Bernese Oberland (Bernese Highlands), collecting water from a public fountain while wearing traditional Swiss style costume. circa 1910s
Little Folk Misfitz - Where are you going to my pretty maid. circa 1910
Two boys playing in a pool on a sandy beach. Date: circa 1960s
Kiki of Montparnasse and two friends in a Paris clubKiki of Montparnasse (left) and two friends in a Paris cabaret club. Kiki, whose real name was Alice Ernestine Prin (1901 1953), was an artists model, nightclub singer, actress, and painter
Kabyle Olive Oil Press - North Eastern AlgeriaA quite outstanding postcard (incredible detail) showing an olive oil press in operation in the Kabyle Region of Algeria. The Kabyle people are Berbers from North Eastern Algeria - estimated
Old man by the village well, UkraineOld man from the Village of Shishaky, Myrhorod region, Ukraine. He is carrying a bucket and rope in order to retrieve water from the village well. Date: circa 1910
A slavey or servant maid, East End of LondonA slavey or domestic servant maid washing a doorstep in the East End of London
Four children on a beach, playing with a boatFour children -- three girls and a boy -- on a beach, playing with a boat. They are all happy and smiling
On Margate Beach 1920SOn the beach at Margate: three ladies sit in deckchairs, while two boys in bathing costumes sit, one on the sand, one astride a toy bulldog