Shadow Collection (#10)

Wales / Conway Estuary
A glimpse of the esturay of the River Conway, north Wales, a peaceful anchorage for small craft, under the shadow of the grey walls of Conway Castle. Date: 1940s

Advert for Jantzen swimming suits 1934

Colonnade Sun and Shade
A pattern of sun and shadow along a colonnade. Date: 1930s

Vivid Varnish

Christmas Pie - very seasonable at Christmas, but a most unusual name for a small village under the shadow of the Hogs Back, Surrey, England. Date: 1950s

Snow Patterns. When Mother Nature gets artistic and combines sunshine and shadow on the snow. Date: 1930s

Sunshine and Shadows : A study of sunlight streaming through tree trunks. Date: 1930s

Snowy Shadows
Farm buildings casting a shadow across the winter snow in Whitehouse Lane, Heswall Hills, Merseyside, England. Date: 1960s

Swithland Woods
Sunshine and shadow in Swithland Woods, Charnwood Forest, Leicestershire, England. Date: 1930s

Patriotic French postcard, WW1
A patriotic French postcard produced during the First World War. Showing an old soldier saluting the French flag as if ready to go and fight, looked up to by a little boy

The Origin of a Painter by William Mulready
A young boy traces the profile of a sleeping man from his shadow on the wall, the principle of which was used by silhouette artists. Date: 1828

Part of the front line at Kut Al Amara, Mesopotamia, WW1
Part of the front line at Kut Al Amara, Mesopotamia (now Iraq), with one soldier looking straight at the camera, during the First World War. Date: circa 1916-1917

G-Man vs The Red X book back cover
Back cover of a pulp fiction thriller called G-Man vs the Red X showing a sinister shadowy figure looking through a window at a riverside scene bathed in red. Date: 1936

Woman modelling underwear
A woman modelling underwear (brassiere, corset, suspenders and stockings) against a dark background. circa 1940s

Woman posing in costume
A woman posing in a costume and casting a shadow on the wall behind her. circa 1940s

President Woodrow Wilson giving a campaign speech
The American President Thomas Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924), seen here at Shadow Lawn, West Long Branch, New Jersey, USA, giving a campaign speech. Date: summer 1916

Scott Polar Expedition 1910 - 1912 - Earth Shadow
An earth shadow from Mount Erebus on Antarctica, cast on the clouds and seen during the ill-fated Scott polar expedition of 1910 - 1912

Sundial at Wimborne Minster, Dorset Date: circa 1910s

A large classical style building on a sunny day

Country scene with farm building
A country scene with a farm building and a grassy field

Country lane with farm buildings and fields
A pretty country lane with farm buildings, and fields extending into the distance

Javanese Puppet
A leather dancer puppet, traditionally used in shadow dances, Java, Indonesia. Date: 1930s

England / South Harting
South Harting, an interesting Sussex village, under the shadow of the South Downs, where the novelist Anthony Trollope lived for many years. Date: 1950s

Eastwood, to be Worthy
TO BE WORTHY OF SHADOWS (Helen Eastwood) She stands beside her husband - drunk or asleep ? - while out on the river the shadow of another man appears... Date: 1930s

Britannia and Eve magazine, July 1933
Front cover illustration featuring a pretty blonde 1930s woman with a Bob haircut and short, solid fringe. She wears a floral patterned scarf tied to one side

Britannia and Eve magazine, February 1940
Front cover illustration featuring a beautiful blonde woman who creates a scottie dog shadow on the wall behind her using her hands

Britannia and Eve magazine, April 1934
Front cover illustration featuring a glamorous 1930s woman wearing a lime green blouse with matching hat, and floral corsage

Shadow drawing. C. H. Bennett, Rather Sheepish
Rather Sheepish. A young shepherd sheepishly avoids military conscription. Illustration from a series of shadow portraits of fictional characters by Charles H Bennett entitled Shadow and Substance

Shadow drawing. C. H. Bennett, Windbag
Windbag. (Boanerges Mowther, Esq.) His rotund body and slim legs casting the perfect shadow of a pair of bellows. Illustration from a series of shadow portraits of fictional characters by Charles H

Shadow drawing. C. H. Bennett, Physic
Physic. (The Earl of Allswallough) Illustration from a series of shadow portraits of fictional characters by Charles H Bennett entitled Shadow and Substance, 1860

Shadow drawing. C. H. Bennett, Pot and Kettle
The pot calling the kettle black. A coal-man and chimney sweep stop to chat in the street. Illustration from a series of shadow portraits of fictional characters by Charles H Bennett entitled Shadow

Shadow drawing. C. H. Bennett
A Singing Bird. (Jenny Wren) Not much voice and less method. Illustration from a series of shadow portraits of fictional characters by Charles H Bennett entitled Shadow and Substance, 1860

Shadow drawing. C. H. Bennett, A Great Bear
A Great Bear. A bearish portrait. Illustration from a series of shadow portraits of fictional characters by Charles H Bennett entitled Shadow and Substance, 1860

Shadow drawing. C. H. Bennett, Porcupine
The fretful porcupine (H. Riley Thornback Esq.) Illustration from a series of shadow portraits of fictional characters by Charles H Bennett entitled Shadow and Substance, 1860

Shadow drawing. C. H. Bennett, Ape-ing the Fashion
Ape-ing the Fashion. A fashionable man strolls, casting an unfortunate ape-like shadow. Illustration from a series of shadow portraits of fictional characters by Charles H Bennett entitled Shadow

Shadow drawing. C. H. Bennett, A Pastoral Petticoat
A Pastoral Petticoat. A lady walks her dog but her shadow tells another story. Illustration from a series of shadow portraits of fictional characters by Charles H Bennett entitled Shadow

Shadow drawing. C. H. Bennett, Miss Blowzy
Miss Puff Blowzy - The Ark, Trunkdale. Parasol in hand and casting the shadow of an elephant on the wall. Illustration from a series of shadow portraits of fictional characters by Charles H Bennett

Shadow drawing. C. H. Bennett, Jack-Daw
Jack-Daw (Mr John Dawkins, Junior) Looking rather shifty as he passes a stolen notice on the fence onto which he casts the shadow of a Jackdaw bird, a bird known for its thievish nature

Shadow drawing. C. H. Bennett, Goose
Goose. (Corhurnus Mandeville - The Eminent Tragedian). Illustration from a series of shadow portraits of fictional characters by Charles H Bennett entitled Shadow and Substance, 1860

Shadow drawing. C. H. Bennett, Snail
Creeping like a Snail. Illustration from a series of shadow portraits of fictional characters by Charles H Bennett entitled Shadow and Substance, 1860

Shadow drawing. C. H. Bennett, A Bird of Prey
A Bird of Prey. A villainous looking man with hands in pockets, walking the streets of London casts the shadow of a vulture upon the wall behind him

Shadow drawing. C. H. Bennett, Industry
Industry. A hard working man sits busily stitching fabrics and casts a shadow of a bee hive. Illustration from a series of shadow portraits of fictional characters by Charles H Bennett entitled

Shadow drawing. C. H. Bennett, Spooney
Spooney. (Curzon Whey, Esq) With long neck, elongated oval head and living up to his nickname by casting the shadow of a spoon

Shadow drawing. C. H. Bennett, A Ferocious Customer
A Ferocious Customer. (The Late Mr. Bruiser) Casting the shadow of a bulldog on the wall. Illustration from a series of shadow portraits of fictional characters by Charles H Bennett entitled Shadow

Shadow drawing. C. H. Bennett, Save-all
Save-All. A man frugal with his money, possibly Scottish judging by his outfit, sits by candle light with his feet in a tub of water eating an unappetising bowl of something

Shadow drawing. C. H. Bennett, Quack
Quack. (Dr. Lancelot Winkleworth) Doctor or quack? Illustration from a series of shadow portraits of fictional characters by Charles H Bennett entitled Shadow and Substance, 1860

Shadow drawing. C. H. Bennett, Equestrian
Equestrian. A horsey looking woman wearing a hat and holding a riding whip sits and casts the shadow of a horse on the wall behind her

Shadow drawing. C. H. Bennett, Sheeps clothing
Sheeps clothing (Lindsay Wolsey Esq. Late M.P. for Scrunchlambton) Illustration from a series of shadow portraits of fictional characters by Charles H Bennett entitled Shadow and Substance, 1860

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