Giving Collection (page 12)

Holy Man Giving Ash
A holy man gives sacred ash to a devotee

Racial / Japanese Girl 18C
A young girl sits on a bench by a river, giving her feet a rest from those clumsy shoes

G Washington / Robinson NY
GEORGE WASHINGTON First American President giving a speech

Saint Saens / Samson / Lieb6
Act 3 scene 3 : Samsons hair has re-grown, giving him the strength to bring down the temple of Dagon on the heads of his Philistine captors

Cake Walking Pair
Two handsome dancers strut their thing in fine style, giving the cake-walk almost a sinister look

Building Trestle Viaduct
Building a trestle bridge : once the woodwork has been completed, soil and rock are washed down onto the lower levels, giving it a solid base

French Work at Panama
French operations - giving some idea of the enormous task challenging the engineers : later this year the French will abandon the project

Musical Glasses
Sometimes known as a GLASS HARMONICA : glasses, filled with liquid to different depths, emit different notes when struck, giving a sound somewhat like a xylophone

Roman Testudo / Sieges
The TESTUDO (tortoise), a Roman siege technique using overlapping shields, giving protection from arrows and boiling oil, and serving as a platform to raise attackers

Shadow Timekeeper
The ancient Greeks are said to have used shadows to measure time, the length of a persons shadow, varying at different times of day, giving a rough indication as to the time

Lenticular Clouds
Seen under favourable conditions, lenticular clouds can look very solid, giving rise to misidentification as UFOs : these were photographed over Marseille, France

Heroes Rise from Ganges
The heroes slain in battle rise again from the river GANGES, proof if proof were needed of the magical power of the life-giving river, personified as goddess Ganga

S-Bend Silhouette 1904
An example of the S-Bend silhouette. The heavily ornamented bodice is pouched over the waist giving a disjointed effect. The yoke on the skirt emphasizes the hips

MLLE YANEs GOWN 1913
Mlle. Yane in a gown by Drecoll: round fur-trimmed decolletage, high waistline, draped skirt giving the effect of panniers & with panels of an ornate floral fabric

Egyptian Evening Coat
Evening coat in fur & a fabric using motifs from a non- European culture (?Egyptian) with hood & large hanging sleeves giving the garment the appearance of a cloak

Electricity Franklin
Benjamin Franklin, by flying a kite in a stormy sky, demonstrates the electrical nature of storm-clouds, giving him the idea of a lightning conductor

Ancient Dog Armour - 3
A dog in body armour, giving it a measure of protection against human weapons

Girl and Dog / Begging
Give me your paw ! - a small girl shakes hands with her Saint Bernard before giving it a dog-biscuit

King of Morocco Rides
The Emperor of Morocco giving audience to his subjects on horseback

Egyptian Creation Myth
An Egyptian depiction of the CREATION; sustained by the Earth, receiving life from the Skies, warmed by the Sun, the vessel of Life sails down the Nile

Henry Iv / Falstaff / Gadshl
Falstaff giving his account of the affair at Gadshill Act II Scene IV

Giving Dolls Clothes
Giving dolls their clothes. Date: 1900

Giving Dolls Hair
Giving dolls their hair

Giving Dolls Faces
Giving dolls their faces

A Magpie Drinking Whisky
An old man in a straw boater giving whisky to a magpie! Date: early 1930s

Lionel Earl Middlesex
LIONEL CRANFIELD, earl of MIDDLESEX statesman who incurred the resentment of Charles for not giving him enough money with his autograph

Battle of Lutzen
At the indecisive battle of Lutzen, the Allies retire, giving Napoleon a nominal victory

Jacob Tricks Isaac
Jacob puts a goatskin on his head and deceives his father Isaac into giving him his blessing instead of Esau, not really a very brotherly thing to do

Samson Shorn
Delilah cuts Samsons hair after giving him too much to drink

Netherlands / Boertange
General view of the dutch town of Boertange, on the border with Germany, with a man with a walking stick giving directions to two travellers on horseback. Date: 1674

Rigolette does Can-Can
RIGOLETTE giving us a thrilling sight of her frilly underwear

Faraday & Filthy Thames
Faraday giving his card to Father Thames

English Help Cannibals
The French accuse the English of giving the African cannibals children to eat

Gifts for Old Cottager
The visit to the cottage - the lady of the manor greets her bible-reading cottage tenant, while her page carries in a hamper of good things

Crusades / Treaty
THIRD CRUSADE After some victories, the Crusaders make a treaty with Saladin, giving them Jaffa, Acre, and visiting rights in Jerusalem

Election Meet / Rough Time
An election meeting - the audience giving the speaker a rough time

microcosmic Buccaneers
MICROCOSMIC BUCCANEERS (Harl Vincent) Two Earthmen watch the landing of an alien spacecraft - the occupants seem well-meaning enough, giving a friendly wave

Cartoon of Winston Churchill, British statesman
A cartoon depiction of Winston Churchill, British statesman and historian

George MacDonald, Scottish writer and minister
A cartoon depiction of George MacDonald, Scottish author, poet and Christian minister. His books for children were very popular

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