Friends Collection (#34)

Boys Club, hungry boy 1934
A very hungry boy from a Boys Club sits and eats away at meat from a bone, much to the enjoyment of his friends

Aid to Russia fails to help
Despite these wonderful crutches that my Samaritan friends have given me, I still can t make any progress. Satirical comment on American

Eton schoolboys on 4 June
Five Eton schoolboys in smart suits and top hats, sitting on a wall on 4 June, traditionally the date when King George IIIs birthday is celebrated at the school with speeches

Korosladany, Hungary
A group of townsfolk outside a General Store in Korosladany, Bekes County, south-east Hungary. These are likely to be the family and customers of Lajos Szollosy (Szollosi) - the owner of the shop

Singa, Sudan - A Tame Giraffe
A tame giraffe come to say hello at Singa, Sudan, Africa

Modern Athenians plate 7 - Edinburgh
Rev John Hunter (d. 1866) of the Tron Church stopping to shake hands with his successor Prof. Alexander Brunton (d. 1854). Two friends and colleagues

CAR TALK 1929
A gentleman in thick rimmed specticles and his travel companion stop chat to a couple of friends from their car

Friends Gathered at a Bar
Group of friends gathered at a bar

The Restaurant
A young boy in a sailor suit, treats his girl to a meal in a fancy restaurant. In the background a suave waiter serves a lidded plate of food to another diner

Advertisement for Thomas Cook travel agents
The Wise Traveller Has Friends Everywhere. Colour illustration advertising Thomas Cook holidays

Young children sitting on a tree stump
Cartoon-style watercolour fantasy painting of two young children in rural costume, sitting atop a tree stump. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Freak Friends for Farmers
With many horses sent to the Front during World War One, a number of alternatives are suggested here. Actually, elephants were used for pulling loads during the war

After 100 years. Pass, Friends. Alls Well
Demonstrating how, a century after Waterloo, France and Britain are now friends and Allies during World War One

Tommy Atkins quite at home in France
British soldiers making friends with French children and receiving refreshments. In the early weeks of World War One, the British Expeditionary Force was greeted warmly by the French

Clydella Advertisement
Three " sporty boyees" stroll together enjoying the fact that their shirts and pyjamas are made from soft, warm and durable Clydella material

Frightfulness as applied to a man on short leave
Part of the " War-Time Studdys" series, this soldier home on leave during World War I finds himself the victim of selfish demands from family and friends who all want a piece of him

Eugenie Tea Party
The empress has a few friends in for tea

Grand Duke Constantin
As part of his policy of cultivating useful friends, Napoleon III welcomes the Grand-Duke Constantin of Russia to the palais des Tuileries, Paris

Fetes at Warsaw
Despite the fiasco of his ball in February, the governor of Warsaw is determined to win friends and influence people - fetes and parades are applauded by some, at least

Official at the Castle Garden Depot, New York, 1886
Engraving showing an official reading out messages to the newly arrived immigrants at the Castle Garden Immigration Depot, in New York, 1886

An Immigrant arriving in London, 1904
Engraving showing a Jewish immigrant with his pack on his back, being greeted by a loved one, while an officer from the Jewish shelter looks on, London, 1904

Two friends on a bench at Blackpool, Lancashire
Two female friends rest on a bench with the Blackpool Tower in the background

Girl Skipping / Friends
A girl skips along the pavement, watched by three friends

Racial / Eskimos / Ross Exp
John Rosss arctic expedition: Native Eskimo friends of Ross and his expedition. L to R: Shulanina, Tulluachiu and Tirikshiu

Entertaining with Tea
A lady of the house entertains a female visitor in her parlour with afternoon tea and polite conversation

Britannia and Iran
Britannia and Persia make friends in the eighteenth century

Restaurant Scene 1980S
A group of friends, colleagues or relatives eat out at a rather tawdry restaurant with interesting lino. Note the dour looking waiters and waitress!

Germany and Bulgaria
Germany makes friends with Bulgaria

Street Arab and Dog 1890
A little street urchin makes friends with a stray dog

Vicar and Dinner Friends
A vicar has some ecclesiastical friends to dinner

Skipping in the Street
A young girl lands on the rope whilst skipping with friends

SIR G GREY (1799-1882)
SIR GEORGE GREY British statesman, an able Home Secretary who dealt capably with the Chartists. Few statesman have had more friends or fewer enemies

Young People / Drinking
A group of friends enjoy a day trip to the country- beer seems to be the drink of choice!

Men Eat Ice Cream 1930S
A group of young men enjoy an ice cream together

The Ins and the Outs or the Jesuits treatment of his friends

Relatives and friends scanning the fateful lists at the Cana
Scanning the fateful lists for news. Relatives and friends of passengers on the Empress of Ireland making inquiries at the Canadian Pacific Railway offices in Cockspur Steet

Vigil outside the C. P. R, relatives and friend awaiting news
At the Liverpool office of the C.P.R. Relatives and friends of passengers on the Empress of Ireland making inquiries at the Canadian Pacific Railway offices in Cockspur Steet

Making Friends

Taking Photo of Friends
A group of young people pose on a fallen tree to have their photograph taken by their friend.. who is in turn photographed!

The Wapping Concert
A satire on Madame Mara, a concert singer. She sang at the Handel Commemoration in Westminster Abbey in 1784 and 1785. She had rickets in her childhood - hence Le Genou Inflexible

Europa and the Bull
Zeus sees Europa sporting on the beach with her friends, takes a fancy to her, changes himself into a bull and carries her off to Crete

Franz Schubert / Charades
FRANZ SCHUBERT Austrian composer, playing charades with his friends

Louis in the Temple
Louis implores his friends outside France to rescue him : for greater security, the authorities confine him in the Temple prison, once the stronghold of the Templars

Small Girl, Small Dog
A very small girl seeks to make friends with a very small puppy

Pig Off to Market 1910
The best of friends must part: a pig says goodbye to a flock of geese from the back of a cart. He is on his way to market, and will never see them again

Wizard of Oz / Farmhouse
Dorothy askes a woman at the door of one of the farmhouses just outside the Emerald City, if she and her friends might pass the night. Her companions peer nervously over the fence

Fash. Ger. Theatre Goers
Fashionable patrons of the theatre. He sits with his hat on while she scans the audience for friends and foes with her opera-glass

Elephant and Friends
An elephant walks out with his bird and two deer friends

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