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Background imageOlder Collection: Comic Postcard - A Windy problem

Comic Postcard - A Windy problem
Comic Postcard - " I m afraid you ll be troubed with wind outside, Lady!" " Well, you be thankful you re not troubled with it inside, thats all!" circa 1930s

Background imageOlder Collection: Bakers and Bread Loaves Date: 1948

Bakers and Bread Loaves Date: 1948

Background imageOlder Collection: Hobos Hop Freight Train Date: 1950

Hobos Hop Freight Train Date: 1950

Background imageOlder Collection: Bay Bridge Terrace View. San Francisco. Date: 1947

Bay Bridge Terrace View. San Francisco. Date: 1947

Background imageOlder Collection: Pharmacist Date: 1902

Pharmacist Date: 1902

Background imageOlder Collection: Captain on Bicycle Date: 1922

Captain on Bicycle Date: 1922

Background imageOlder Collection: The Banker???s Private Room Date: 1880

The Banker???s Private Room Date: 1880

Background imageOlder Collection: Mrs Wardroper and group of nurses

Mrs Wardroper and group of nurses. Modern print of older photograph of Mrs Wardroper and nine nurses, posed formally outdoors. Date: circa 1870

Background imageOlder Collection: Formal group of nurses in outdoor dress

Formal group of nurses in outdoor dress. Modern print of older photograph of 14 nurses in uniform short capes and bonnets, plus one in indoor uniform with apron, all posed on steps. Date: circa 1890

Background imageOlder Collection: Very large mixed-age group, including some nurses

Very large mixed-age group, including some nurses, outside large institution. Very large (c.100) mixed-age group, including nurses, children, older people outside large institution. Date: circa 1945

Background imageOlder Collection: Formal group of matron, nurses and sister outdoors

Formal group of matron, nurses and sister outdoors, at General Hospital Tunbridge Wells, Kent. New print from older photograph

Background imageOlder Collection: Formal group of nurses, older ladies, churchman

Formal group of nurses, older ladies, churchman
Group of nurses, older ladies and a man in clerical collar outdoors at bottom of stairs and railings in grounds of hospital. A small girl stands between two nurses at bottom left. Date: 1920-35

Background imageOlder Collection: Group of nurses, older ladies, cleric and little girl

Group of nurses, older ladies, cleric and little girl
Group of nurses, older ladies and a man in clerical collar outdoors at bottom of stairs and railings in grounds of hospital. A small girl stands to the far left. Date: 1920-35

Background imageOlder Collection: Young woman hiding a love letter

Young woman hiding a love letter
The Love Letter. A young woman hides a love letter from an older woman who seems to be giving her some unwelcome advice. Date: circa 1832

Background imageOlder Collection: FRENCH BOURGEOIS FAMILY

FRENCH BOURGEOIS FAMILY
Papa with his journal, mama with her sewing, the two older girls practising duets, the youngsters playing with the cat - while a log burns cheerfully in the hearth Date: 1897

Background imageOlder Collection: FRENCH FAMILY IN SALON

FRENCH FAMILY IN SALON
Papa with his journal, mama with her sewing, the two older girls practising duets, the youngsters playing with the cat - while a log burns cheerfully in the hearth Date: 1897

Background imageOlder Collection: CARLO GOLDONI / SIX PICS

CARLO GOLDONI / SIX PICS
CARLO GOLDONI Six scenes celebrating his reform of Italian comedy in the style of Moliere, thereby superseding the older style commedia dellarte Date: 1707 - 1793

Background imageOlder Collection: 17th century Lacemakers

17th century Lacemakers
Two ladies making lace - the older woman instructing the younger. Date: 17th century

Background imageOlder Collection: OLDER ALICE

OLDER ALICE
ALICE LIDDELL Alice Liddell, the original Alice, now Mrs Hargreaves Date: 1852 - 1934

Background imageOlder Collection: Studio portrait of a young woman

Studio portrait of a young woman (possibly a student or older schoolgirl?) seated in an elegant wooden chair at a small occasional table. circa 1910s

Background imageOlder Collection: A rest by the wayside

A rest by the wayside - A poor English rural family take a break from their travels on foot and by donkey. Date: circa 1905

Background imageOlder Collection: The Light Side of Nature

The Light Side of Nature - Three older working class women wrapped-up well in shawls and aprons standing chatting alongside a sign for the Fair Women exhibition at The Grafton Galleries. Date: 1894

Background imageOlder Collection: Itinerant doorstep peddlar / seller of accoutrement for sewing

Itinerant doorstep peddlar / seller of accoutrement for sewing
Itinerant doorstep peddlar/seller of accoutrement for sewing. Date: 1920s

Background imageOlder Collection: Little girls with pram

Little girls with pram
A little girl snoozes while standing guard over her brothers push chair Date: 1969

Background imageOlder Collection: Sunny Snaps postcard - Bognor Regis - Two elderly ladies

Sunny Snaps postcard - Bognor Regis - Two elderly ladies strolling along the street - one may think they decided not to take this home as the souvenir of their day out....!!! Date: 1934

Background imageOlder Collection: The New Colonel by H. M. Bateman

The New Colonel by H. M. Bateman
A young, business-like and rather intellectual Colonel arrives at a club, observed with some reservation by the old guard. Date: 1929

Background imageOlder Collection: Middle Ages in Spain. Market scene

Middle Ages in Spain. Market scene
Market scene in the Middle Ages in the Iberian Peninsula. From left to right, dealer Muslim, Christian and Hebrew. Illustration by Lluis Bargall󮠗 atercolour

Background imageOlder Collection: View of the Roman Campagna, by Franz Knebel

View of the Roman Campagna, by Franz Knebel
View of the Roman Campagna with a Claudian Aqueduct and a Distant View of St Peter s, Rome, by Franz Knebel The Older (1789-1822)

Background imageOlder Collection: Raymond Duncan

Raymond Duncan
RAYMOND DUNCAN Eccentric older brother of dancer Isadora Duncan. Date: 1874 - 1966

Background imageOlder Collection: Luise Froebel

Luise Froebel
LUISE FROEBEL widow of educator Friedrich Froebel, whom she married in 1851 - he was 30 years older than her

Background imageOlder Collection: Seaside Holiday - Candid photograph - Four jolly women

Seaside Holiday - Candid photograph - Four jolly women - taken on May 18th 1955 at at Brighton, East Sussex. The clothing would suggest that it wasn t the hottest of May days

Background imageOlder Collection: Initial with image (amanuensis). Letter H. Manuscript. 15th

Initial with image (amanuensis). Letter H. Manuscript. 15th
Jewish history and wars. Initial with image (amanuensis). Letter H. Manuscript. 15th century. Chantilly Castle. France

Background imageOlder Collection: Aaron throwing her stick, which became in serpent. Colored

Aaron throwing her stick, which became in serpent. Colored
Aaron. High Priest of the Israelites. Aaron throwing her stick, which became in serpent, in front of the Pharaoh. Exodus. Colored engraving

Background imageOlder Collection: Maxim Gorky / Sorrento

Maxim Gorky / Sorrento
MAXIM GORKY Russian writer (born Aleksey Maksimovich Peshkov) at Sorrento in 1868 Date: 1868 - 1936

Background imageOlder Collection: Deerhound, Champion Betsinda of Rotherwood - Cruft s

Deerhound, Champion Betsinda of Rotherwood - Cruft s
Miss A. N. Hartley with her prize-winning Deerhound, Champion Betsinda of Rotherwood - with Crufts Gold Trophy for the Hound Group. Date: 1982

Background imageOlder Collection: CYPRUS. Paphos. Nea Paphos. Mosaics of the House

CYPRUS. Paphos. Nea Paphos. Mosaics of the House of Dionysos 2nd-4th century A D. Roman art. Early Empire. Mosaic

Background imageOlder Collection: TEILHARD DE CHARDIN, Pierre (1881 - 1955). French

TEILHARD DE CHARDIN, Pierre (1881 - 1955). French Jesuit priest paleontologist and philosopher. Oil

Background imageOlder Collection: Santa Cruz, Alvaro de Bazan, Marques de (1526-1588)

Santa Cruz, Alvaro de Bazan, Marques de (1526-1588). Spanish sailor. Anonymous. Oil on canvas. SPAIN. Madrid. Navy Museum

Background imageOlder Collection: De Lamiis et Pythonicis Mulieribus (Of Witches

De Lamiis et Pythonicis Mulieribus (Of Witches and Diviner Women, 1508). Work by Ulrich Molitor printed in Augsburg (Germany). Xylography

Background imageOlder Collection: QUISPE TITO, Diego (1611-1681). Saint Jerome

QUISPE TITO, Diego (1611-1681). Saint Jerome

Background imageOlder Collection: OLD LONDON TAXI CAB

OLD LONDON TAXI CAB
An old taxi cab driver with his older style cab, at the front of a taxi rank in a London square. Date: 1931

Background imageOlder Collection: Eastbourne Bandstand

Eastbourne Bandstand
A crowd of mostly pensioners and older people enjoy an open air concert at the bandstand on the seafront at Eastbourne, Sussex, England. Date: 1960s

Background imageOlder Collection: Eastbourne Library

Eastbourne Library
Eastbourne Public Library, Sussex, England, a truly modern integrated library, the Reference Library being on the same shelves as the rest of the books. Date: 1960s

Background imageOlder Collection: Satire on the call for more rights for Women

Satire on the call for more rights for Women
Men Only. A strange satire on the Womens Suffrage Movement, based around the Alice stories by Lewis Carroll. The Duchess (representing the vocal elder Womens rights activists) is demanding cake

Background imageOlder Collection: Outdoor washing, Boys Club circa 1930

Outdoor washing, Boys Club circa 1930
Two older boys from a Boys Club help a smaller boy to wash outdoors using soap and a small bowl of water

Background imageOlder Collection: A Weighty Reason by H. M. Bateman

A Weighty Reason by H. M. Bateman
" He seems happy, but what on earth did her marry her for - her money?" " Oh dear no - her house" On seeing a chap walking in the park with an older, somewhat voluptuous

Background imageOlder Collection: Rather serious older couple on holiday at Torquay, Devon

Rather serious older couple on holiday at Torquay, Devon. Date: circa 1931

Background imageOlder Collection: Stern and formidable older woman walking down London street

Stern and formidable older woman walking down London street Date: 1936



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