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Scottish Curling 1885Soop her up! Two Scottish curlers brush vigourously to melt the top of the ice, and allow the curling stone to slide correctly
Africa / Exploration / CongoCONGO - French and German officials, determined to correctly map the boundary between their territories, make their way through the marshy Lobaye valley
Hatcher LevitatesA F Hatcher, about whom little is known, levitates at a seance, holding a luminous tambourine enabling photographer Harold T Brown to focus his Kodak correctly
Correct LoadingBritish Railway's staff information poster, designed by Frank Newbould, c.1950. This poster draws attention to correctly loading packages. Date: circa 1950
Load Barrows so as to Avoid CrushingBritish Railway's staff information poster, designed by Frank Newbould, c.1950. This poster draws attention to correctly loading packages in order to avoid crushing or dropping packages
Showing men, formerly soldiers of the Republican Army, who became refugees at the end of the Spanish Civil War, in Perthus, France
A group of Spanish refugees, at the end of the Spanish Civil War, in Perthus, France. When the Nationalist Army finally won the Spanish Civil War, in 1939
MESMER AND WATELETMesmer correctly predicts the death of the singer Watelet
READING A ROAD MAPTo the adventurous schoolboy there is high romance in following the line of a road, even on paper and the mature motorist delights in following the route correctly. Date: 1940s
DINNER PARTY SETTINGSetting a dinner party table does not end with putting the glasses, silver & cutlery in their proper places. Food & decoration should be colour co-ordinated for effect. Date: 1940s
BOYS ATHLETICSA group of boys are taught how to hurdle correctly Date: 1930s
CALCHAS, Greek soothsayer who correctly predicted duration of Trojan War, saw necessity for sacrificing Iphigenia &c, but died of disappointment when defeated by rival Mopsus
Waiting for the TrainThis young lady knows she is dressed correctly for her train journey, since she is wearing a toilette de promenade ou de voyage pour une jeune femme. Date: 1899
Edward CockerEDWARD COCKER penman and mathematician whose name became a byword for accuracy - something that was according to Cocker was correctly done Date: 1631 - 1675
Telephone Girls 1897At the Berlin Telephone Exchange, the women do the work, the men make sure they do it correctly Date: 1897
Cosimo II De MediciCOSIMO II DE MEDICI Ruler of Florence, grand duke of Tuscany. (Though here called Cosimo III, he is correctly Cosimo II) Date: 1590 -1621
Loading up a camel - Algeria. There is a set of scales (and administration desk) in the background to make sure the weight of the goods is correctly recorded prior to departure
Money Changer / ChinaA money changer examines a coin to check against others which he stoes on strings to correctly assess size and weight
Agrippas ProphecyCornelius Agrippa predicts to Francois I of France, correctly, that he will be utterly defeated at Pavia, 1525
Lunchtime at NurserySmall children being taught to eat correctly at a North London nursery school. During the fine weather, meals are taken outside
Portable Sun DialCombined PORTABLE SUN-DIAL, with a compass so that it can be correctly oriented : made by Butterfield, an Englishman working in Paris
Rolling the LawnA lady makes sure that her husband rolls the lawn correctly
JEROBOAMHe meets the prophet Ahijah, who tells him - correctly, as it turns out - that he will rule over the ten tribes of Israel