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Background imageTouching Collection: Mother and four children on the beach

Mother and four children on the beach
A delightful photograph of a Mother and her four children spending the day on the beach at Palm Bay, Cliftonville, Margate, Kent

Background imageTouching Collection: Biblical Tales by John Lawson, Jesus and Girl

Biblical Tales by John Lawson, Jesus and Girl
Biblical Tales by John Lawson, Jesus healing the Rich Mans Liittle Daughter

Background imageTouching Collection: A shepherd of the Lakes with dog and leading his horse

A shepherd of the Lakes with dog and leading his horse up the hillside. He carries one of his flock across his shoulders. A charming scene. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageTouching Collection: The New Playmates - Siblings and new bunnies

The New Playmates - Siblings and new bunnies
The New Playmates - A young brother and sister meet a basket of new bunnies. circa 1920s

Background imageTouching Collection: New Zealand Greeting

New Zealand Greeting
A Maori man and woman meet, touching hands and rubbing noses in the Te hongi greeting

Background imageTouching Collection: Maginot Line

Maginot Line
On ne passe pas ! (They shall not pass !) This magazine cover expresses the touching faith of the French in their western defence, the MAGINOT LINE Date: 1940

Background imageTouching Collection: Dampier in Chile

Dampier in Chile
William Dampier witnesses the reunion of Mesquito men on the Islands of Juan Fernandez

Background imageTouching Collection: Shoot for Dormy Blankets for Erwin Wasey

Shoot for Dormy Blankets for Erwin Wasey - a Mother and young daughter. May 14, 1954 Date: 1954

Background imageTouching Collection: Girl lighting her cigarette - Continental Pneumatic Advert

Girl lighting her cigarette - Continental Pneumatic Advert
Continental Pneumatic Tyre Company (of Hanover, Germany) advertising postcard, featuring a touching scene as a glamorous and confident lady cyclist stops to grab a light for her cigarette from a

Background imageTouching Collection: Sculpture Erste Liebe ( First Love ) by Felix Pfeiffer

Sculpture Erste Liebe ( First Love ) by Felix Pfeiffer
Sculpture Erste Liebe ( First Love ) (1912) by Georg Felix Pfeifer (1871-1945) Date: 1912

Background imageTouching Collection: Comic postcard, Large woman exercising on the beach, with warning from inspector Date

Comic postcard, Large woman exercising on the beach, with warning from inspector Date: 20th century

Background imageTouching Collection: 1st Earl Haig at a British Legion Poppy Factory

1st Earl Haig at a British Legion Poppy Factory
Field Marshal Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig (1861-1928) - a senior officer of the British Army who commanded the British Expeditionary Force on the Western Front in WW1 - pictured at the British Legion

Background imageTouching Collection: Tibullus In The House Of Delia

Tibullus In The House Of Delia
A painting depicting a scene with figures sat at a table, clashing goblets together, the central figure is that of a woman with brown hair, touching a pendant that hangs around her neck, her suitor

Background imageTouching Collection: De Reszke Advertisement

De Reszke Advertisement
An illustrated advertisement for De Reszke, The aristocracy of cigarettes. The image shows a couple, embraced, wearing black tie event clothes, each with a cigarette in their mouths

Background imageTouching Collection: A Message to the Nation from The Queen Mother, 1910

A Message to the Nation from The Queen Mother, 1910
A Message to the Nation from The Queen Mother (Queen Alexandra) - May 10, 1910 following the death of her husband Kind Edward VII. Date: 1910

Background imageTouching Collection: Peter Pan Children Childrens Literature Story

Peter Pan Children Childrens Literature Story
peter, pan, children, childrens, literature, story, fantasy, english, illustration, arthur, rackham, barrie, kensington, gardens, 1906, 1900s, edwardian, touching, sight, two, tombstones, tombstone

Background imageTouching Collection: Message from the dead: Photograph of a medium during the reception of a spiritualistic message

Message from the dead: Photograph of a medium during the reception of a spiritualistic message with a mask over his eyes. Date: 1908

Background imageTouching Collection: Comic postcard, Little boy keeping fit Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Little boy keeping fit Date: 20th century

Background imageTouching Collection: Every Inch a Soldier - A youn boy marches past a Guardsman in proud imitation

Every Inch a Soldier - A youn boy marches past a Guardsman in proud imitation - Buckingham Palace, London Date: circa 1920s

Background imageTouching Collection: Comic postcard, Man and woman sitting on a bench - Oh, hes touching me

Comic postcard, Man and woman sitting on a bench - Oh, hes touching me! Date: 20th century

Background imageTouching Collection: A beautiful studio portrait photograph of a 5 year-old girl

A beautiful studio portrait photograph of a 5 year-old girl, Elvere Routledge. circa 1920s

Background imageTouching Collection: Older girl helps her younger sister read a book

Older girl helps her younger sister read a book - formal studio portrait taken on 17th May 1930. The girls are Vera and her sister Doris Dingley

Background imageTouching Collection: Birthday Greetings Card - hand-coloured

Birthday Greetings Card - hand-coloured
Sincere Birthday Greetings Card - hand-coloured, featuring a young girl in a purple dress surrounded by sprigs of flowers and roses. circa 1930s

Background imageTouching Collection: Napoleon, having taken Jaffa, visits the leper hospital

Napoleon, having taken Jaffa, visits the leper hospital, where he impresses his companions by touching a leper Date: 11 March 1799

Background imageTouching Collection: The Visit to the Nursery by Jean-Honore Fragonard

The Visit to the Nursery by Jean-Honore Fragonard (1732-1806) - painting on canvas. Date: circa 1780

Background imageTouching Collection: Leila Hyams - American model, vaudeville and film actress

Leila Hyams - American model, vaudeville and film actress
Leila Hyams (1905-1977) - an American model, vaudeville and film actress, that came from a show business family. Date: circa 1935

Background imageTouching Collection: Mary, Duchess of York with her first two children

Mary, Duchess of York with her first two children
Mary of Teck (1867-1953) (then Duchess of York, later Queen Mary) with her first two children; on right: Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David (later King Edward VIII) (1894-1972)

Background imageTouching Collection: At the Close of the Day - Farm Horses fed by the children

At the Close of the Day - Farm Horses fed by the children
At the Close of the Day - The Horses say hello to the Farm children (and receive a treat in return) on their return to their stables after a hard day on the fields... Date: 1923

Background imageTouching Collection: ELISHAS BONES MIRACLE

ELISHAS BONES MIRACLE
A Person assassinated, being thrown into the Tomb of Elisha, immediately revives, on touching the reliques of the Prophet Date: circa Ist century

Background imageTouching Collection: A lady and her dog pose for a studio portrait

A lady and her dog pose for a studio portrait
A lady and her (really rather wonderful) dog pose for a studio portrait. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageTouching Collection: Princesses Elizabeth & Margaret outside their playhouse

Princesses Elizabeth & Margaret outside their playhouse
" Y Bwthyn Bach" - a Welsh phrase which means " The Little House", inscribed over the door of a model house presented to princess Elizabeth by the people of Wales

Background imageTouching Collection: German Uhlan Cavalry - WWI

German Uhlan Cavalry - WWI
Sentimental romantic postcard of a member of the Uhlan Cavalry bidding farewell to his wife and their young child. In 1914 the Imperial German Army included twenty-six Uhlan regiments

Background imageTouching Collection: Heart with comic verse on a Christmas and New Year card

Heart with comic verse on a Christmas and New Year card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageTouching Collection: WW1 - Silhouette - A German soldier departing for the war

WW1 - Silhouette - A German soldier departing for the war, saying his farewell to his wife and four children (see 111211112). Date: circa 1918

Background imageTouching Collection: Venezuela, Warao Mother and Child of the Orinoco

Venezuela, Warao Mother and Child of the Orinoco
A beautiful portrait of a Warao Mother and Child of the Orinoco Delta region. The Warao (" the boat people" ) are an indigenous people inhabiting northeastern Venezuela and western Guyana

Background imageTouching Collection: In the Fens - Evening by Robert Walker Macbeth ARA

In the Fens - Evening by Robert Walker Macbeth ARA
In the Fens. Evening by Robert Walker Macbeth ARA (1848-1910), engraved by Octave Lacour (1855-1921). Date: 1884

Background imageTouching Collection: Horsa glider to Normandy by G. H. Davis

Horsa glider to Normandy by G. H. Davis
Britains Horsa glider -- the mount which carried the airborne spearhead of invasion to Normandy on D-Day, Second World War

Background imageTouching Collection: Advertisement for Remington shaver

Advertisement for Remington shaver -- male and female models (Sandra Paul and Derek Ufton). 1959

Background imageTouching Collection: Poor Macedonian Beggar Woman and her dog

Poor Macedonian Beggar Woman and her dog
Poor Macedonian Beggar Woman sitting on the pavement with her dog beside her. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageTouching Collection: London Fire Brigade - Alfie Shawyer, Boxing Champion

London Fire Brigade - Alfie Shawyer, Boxing Champion
During the 1930s and 1940s, Assistant Chief Officer Alfie S. Shawyer was a prominent figure in boxing, becoming British Amateur Champion and winning the Golden Gloves of America

Background imageTouching Collection: Fireman from Massey Shaw reunited with family, WW2

Fireman from Massey Shaw reunited with family, WW2
A London fireman, who volunteered to crew the London Fire Brigades fireboat Massey Shaw, is reunited with his daughter after returning from the Dunkirk evacuations of late May and early June 1940

Background imageTouching Collection: Grieving Mother Memorial - Volvograd

Grieving Mother Memorial - Volvograd
Russia, Volgograd (Zaryzin, Stalingrad) - Battle of Stalingrad Memorial at Mamajev Kurgan Hill. The Memorial entited Grieving Mother and the Memorial Cathedral. Date: 2010

Background imageTouching Collection: The coronation of Tsar Nicholas II

The coronation of Tsar Nicholas II
Emperor Nicholas II crowns the Empress, Alexandra Feodorovna: When the Emperor had duly received his crown and the sceptre and orb of empire, he summoned the Empress to him

Background imageTouching Collection: People facing ruin from bank failure in the Panic of 1907, N

People facing ruin from bank failure in the Panic of 1907, N
In the summer of 1907, the American economy was showing signs of weakness as a number of business and Wall Street brokerages went bankrupt

Background imageTouching Collection: WW1 - Silhouette - A German soldier returning from the war

WW1 - Silhouette - A German soldier returning from the war
WW1 - Silhouette - A (rather care-worn) German soldier returning from the war, greeting his wife and children (see 111211111). Date: circa 1918

Background imageTouching Collection: The First Born by Mary Y. Hunter

The First Born by Mary Y. Hunter. A new Mother tenderly cradles her infant son whilst a small girl fairy whispers words of advise (or comfort?). Date: 1912

Background imageTouching Collection: Black teenage girl touching and kneeling in the snow in Nott

Black teenage girl touching and kneeling in the snow in Nott
Nottingham. Black teenage girl touching and kneeling in the snow on the pavement. Girl in thick knitted cardigan and white ankle jeans. Long brick wall with tall trees, left of picture. Date: 1960s

Background imageTouching Collection: Cornish coastal scene - Re-painting fishing boats

Cornish coastal scene - Re-painting fishing boats - " Touching her up". Date: circa 1904



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