Stick Collection (#24)

The art of Bartitsu - weapon in a crowd
Two photographs illustrating How to use a walking-stick as a weapon in a crowd from Self-Defence with a Walking-Stick, an article by Edward William Barton-Wright (1860 - 1951)

The art of Bartitsu - taller man
A sequence of two photographs illustrating A very serviceable way to disable a taller man than yourself when opposed to him under unequal conditions from Self-Defence with a Walking-Stick an article

Turkish Beggar - Albanian / Macedonian region
Turkish Beggar in the Albanian / Macedonian region of the Ottoman Empire

Three Tired old Turkish Men
Three Tired old Turkish men sitting outside, having a chat

Indian Street Entertainer with two monkeys
A seated Indian street musician/entertainer/beggar holding a small double-ended drum with attached string beaters, with two performing monkeys tethered by two ropes

Seated Dervish with knotted stick
Dervish or Darvesh in Persian usually refers to a person who is a seeker of the truth i.e. universal truth. Within the Islamic tradition such people are often known as Sufis, Sufi

Indigenous Toba Indians - Argentina
The Toba are an ethnic group in Argentina, Bolivia and Paraguay. They are part of a larger group of indigenous inhabitants of the Gran Chaco region, called the Guaycurues

Izmir (Smyrna) - Street Entertainer
A street entertainer with tamborine and trick-performing monkey. Basically a beggar using a monkey to do tricks and gain a few coins

Near Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey - Greek Hotel Owner
The corpulent and magnificent Greek Hotel proprietor of the Hotel Ephesus at the village of Seljuk close to Smyrna (Izmir), Monsieur Carpouzas

Railway Sleeper - Kings Cross Station
The Railway Sleeper series - A snoozing tramp at Kings Cross Station dreaming of wealth as he clutches a copy of the Financial Times. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Railway Sleeper - Bath Station (Christmas)
The Railway Sleeper series - A snoozing Tramp at Bath Station at Christmas. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Colonel Ralph Ponsonby Watts (1892 - 1991) at Bushehr (Bushire), Iran. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Harry Lauder at hospital matinee
The Scottish entertainer Harry Lauder (Sir Henry Lauder, 1870-1950) at the Playhouse Theatre, where he appeared in a special matinee to raise funds for the Miller General Hospital in Greenwich

Jovial elderly couple
A jolly elderly couple sit on a pebble-covered hillside by a hut, having a good old chuckle!

Constantinople - Water Carrier with donkey

Bugandan Royalty (card 2 of 2)
Card 2 of 2. The three Regents of the young King Daudi Cwa II of Uganda. They are: Sir Apolo Kagwa, KCMG (seated) and two fellow Regents

Elderly man on a lawn in Devon
An elderly man hobbling across a lawn, somewhere in Devon. Date: circa 1916

Brown Bears at London Zoo, 1873
Engraving showing the brown bears of the Zoological Societys Gardens (London Zoo) climbing a stake in their pen to receive food on a stick, 1873

Admiral Nelsons telescope and walking stick
Admiral Nelsons telescope (by Dollond) given to him by his Godson and the famous walking stick used mostly in naples. Photograph by William Gordon Davis

Children Racing Turtles at Hamburg Zoo, 1908
Illustration showing a group of children riding giant tortoises at Hagenbecks Zoological Gardens, Hamburg, 1908. Each of the jockeys is shown carrying a stick with a lettuce on the end to encourage

Crucifixion & Attributes
Jesus on his cross is surrounded with the attributes of his Passion - nails, sponge on a stick, St Veronicas handkerchief, scourges, 30 pieces of silver, cock etc

Col Francis Charteris
COLONEL FRANCIS CHARTERIS Soldier and landowner

Levy-Lawson Editor Vf
EDWARD LEVY-LAWSON 1st Baron Burnham Editor of The Daily Telegraph

7-GUINEA SUIT 1939
A suit of elegance and dignity.. a sheer delight to wear

Hockey Player
A hockey player about to strike the ball with his hockey-stick

Sir Henry Morton Stanley and his men exit a forest, Central
Engraving showing Sir Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904) (centre with walking stick), the Anglo-American journalist and explorer, and his companions leaving a dense forest, Central Africa

Elderly Couple Walking
An elderly couple walking down the street, arm in arm

Glue Boiling
Boiling glue is a lengthy business, you just have to stick at it

Knitwear 1948
An elegant young woman in a rust coloured cardigan and white gloves leans against a shooting stick while out in the countryside

Harella Coat 1948
A light brown, double- breasted, tailored coat with large pocket flaps and turn back cuffs. The skirt is flared and is 3/4 length

Mens Overcoat
A man wearing 3/4 quarter length double breasted coat, with trim

Voltaire Morin
FRANCOIS-MARIE AROUET the French writer and philosopher

Costume / Women / German Ser
A German servant woman in grey-green dress, carrying a jug under her arm

Coat & Topper 1911
Price Ellison in a double- breasted overcoat not unlike a frock coat in styling

Sears Roebuck Coats 1914
American winter coats: double- breasted coat with astrakan fur collar & cuffs & a quilted lining; herringbone tweed overcoat with a half-belt at the back & pocket flaps

English Country Clothes
A pipe-smoking countryman at Chertsey Agricultural Show and his high-booted companion perching on her shooting- stick; he wears gaiters and has stick for poking livestock

Bearded Collie Tussle
Two wet Bearded Collie dogs have a tug of war over a stick!

Jumping Dog and Stick
A man standing beside a lake, holding a stick in the air while his jumping dog tries to get it!

German Carriers Wagon
A carrier encourages his horses with a stick, while behind him a train crosses a viaduct watched by a signalman. The little dog laughs such sport to see

Game / Acting Grandpa 19C
A young boy with a pipe and walking stick, poses as Grandpa

Children Ride Donkeys
Two children riding donkeys while a boy follows with a stick

Dryden / Fashion Show / 106
A poster advertising a Theatre of Fashion with live models

Sir Christopher Furness
SIR CHRISTOPHER FURNESS - British shipowner

Jack Collings Squire, writer and editor
Jack Collings Squire (1884-1958), writer and editor, noted for his parodies and pastiches

Moses viewing the Promised Land
MOSES Hebrew prophet and lawgiver views the Promised Land from Mount Nebo

An old snowman says Happy Christmas
An old snowman (5 degrees below zero !) says A Happy Christmas on this greetings card

Yankee man, southern USA
A Yankee, ie an inhabitant of one of the southern states of North America

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