Watched Collection (#2)

A despatch rider of the Wurttemberg forces of the German army speeds along on his motorcycle watched by an officer

Pipes Taken Thru Desert Date: 1950

PEARL OF PLAGE 1926
A young lady in a matching hat & one-piece bathing costume in a bold geometric print with plunging v-neck & tassel trim is watched by a host of admirers from a jetty. Date: 1926

Eastern chariots, mostly depicted on coins
Eastern chariots (Roman, Persian, Sidonian), mostly depicted on coins and in the centre Roman women sitting in an ox-cart, watched by a soldier. Date: circa 0 BCE / O CE

PERSIAN WRESTLING
Persian wrestlers struggle against each other, watched by several soldiers. Date: ancient

JAPANESE WRESTLING 1865
A bout of Sumo wrestling is watched closely by both the referee and a large crowd. Date: 1865

RACQUETS AT BELVEDERE
A pairs match is watched by a high-brow crowd at Belvedere. Date: 1858

TEEING OFF 1863
A pair of golfers prepare to tee off, watched by their caddies. Date: 1863

LADY PUTTS OUT 1895
A lady putts out on a green, watched closely by her partner. Date: 1895

FRENCH KNIFE GRINDER
A knife grinder in a French street, watched by children and a dog Date: circa 1920

SMALL GIRL COOKS 1878
A small girl does it, watched by the cat Date: 1878

BATHING BEAUTIES / 1880
A Group of women pose before a bathing machine and are watched by a male bather. Date: 1880s

KNIGHTS JOUSTING
Two knights (one being von Klingen) joust and are watched by concerned noblewomen. Date: 12th Century

CATS MEAT MAN / PETHERICK
The cats meat man chops up meat on his barrow watched by a hopeful cat and dog. Date: 1870

Farmer with lambs
Staffordshire farmer Gordon Blakemore, now deceased, with two spring lambs in the back of his Landrover. First published The Times Date: 1992

King George V - Our Sailor King
King George V (1865-1936) - Our Sailor King. The Royal Visit of the Royal Yacht Victoria & Albert to the Kings Fleet at Weymouth, Dorset

Reducing the Gas Bill
Comic illustration by Lawson Wood (1878-1957) showing a Scottish man blowing into his gas supply in an attempt to reduce bills watched by his son in a tartan kilt

The Water-wave! by G. E. Studdy
Illustration by G. E. Studdy showing a small dog being forced to have a bath, watched smugly by Ooloo the cat. Ooloo later gets a shock when the bath water spills all over him

Winston Churchills funeral, coffin bearers carrying Churchi
Watched by the mourning Churchill s, the massive oak coffin is carried with agonising care from St Paul s. Date: 6th February 1965

Prince of Wales Hospital Carnival, Tottenham, London
Watched by mounted police, three spectacularly dressed collectors pose for their photo during the annual Prince of Wales Hospital Carnival in the Tottenham area of North London

Friends at Table
Engraving by an unknown artist showing a man at his dinner table eating chops, potatoes and bread watched by two hungry dogs and a cat

Olympic Chariot Race Bc
A chariot race takes place, watched eagerly by a large crowd

Rudyard Kipling / Cartoon
Cartoon of English writer, Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936), writing in the Indian bush watched by a snake and a lion

Suez Canal Opened 1869
The procession of boats, one of which carries the French Emperor, passes El Guist, watched by thousands - many of whom are doubtless workers who helped build the Canal

Josiah Mason Orphanage, Birmingham - Cricket Match
Josiah Mason Orphanage, Birmingham - boys playing cricket on the playing field watched by a small group of girls. Date: circa 1930s

Nursery Rhymes - Carol words
Carol words - first verse of while sheperds watched. Part of Box 52 Boswell collection. Nursery Rhymes. Date: circa 1890s

Birchington Sports Day, Egg & Spoon Race
In conjunction with Birchington War Weapons Week in late May 1918, the Quex Park VAD Hospital and its Annexe at St Michaels in Birchington organised a Sports event

Australian Troops 1918
Australian field artillery troops advance to the Western Front with their horses and carts, watched by a group of British soldiers. Date: 1918

Royalist Defence
A Royalist household defend themselves against the Parliamentary forces : the women help by loading the muskets for the men, watched by a King Charles spaniel. Date: circa 1645

Bus Conductress
A girl in a red polka dot dress happily flicks through a magazine on the back seat of the lower deck of a Routemaster bus, watched over by a happy bus conductress. Date: late 1950s

Antiques Shop Interior
A lady customer sits admiring the antiques on sale in a smart shop watched by the owner Date: 1906

Dominic Meets Francis
Saint Dominic meets Francesco d Assisi, both equally unaware that their encounter is being watched by God and Mary from the heavens above Date: 1170-1221

Christmas 1930S
A little boy sits in front of the fireplace surrounded by toys and books, watched by his parents and grandfather. The mantlepiece is full of cards and has balloons round it. Date: 1930s

Cowper / Raimbach / Fuseli
WILLIAM COWPER English poet fast asleep, watched over by his Muse Date: 1731 - 1800

Napoleon Quits Waterloo
Having watched his Garde Imperiale forced to retreat by the Allies, Napoleon realises that he faces defeat and quits the field, passing La Belle Alliance in his flight... Date: 18 June 1815

Country Wedding
A country wedding : the bride and groom emerge from the church, watched by yokels and others, and by a young lady who looks as though she once hoped to be the chosen one Date: circa 1830

Honorine Seguin, electric girl of La Haye (Indre-et- Loire), watched by Dr Pineau and others, repels furniture with her apron. Date: 1857-8

Masseur at work, Quex Park VAD Hospital
Jack Hedge, Masseur, at work in C Ward of Quex Park VAD Hospital in 1917. He is watched by eight patients and a VAD nurse

Bedmaking race, Quex House garden
Three nurses are taking part in a bedmaking race, watched by Hannah Powell-Cotton (VAD Commandant) and a male civilian. The beds are positioned against the line of a tennis court marked out

WW1 - German Recruitment Day, 1914
WW1 - German volunteers follow a German Officer through the gates where the men will continue and complete the recruitment procedure. The event is watched and guarded by other German Officers

Giraffes - Watched by tourists in Land Rover - Silhouette at sunset (Giraffa camelopardalis). Ndutu - Ngorongoro - Tanzania - Africa

Suffragette Christabel Pankhurst Shopping in Paris. Christabel Pankhurst, in exile in Paris, window shopping outside a jewellers

LFB water relaying drills, Hyde Park, London
LFB water relaying drills taking place in Hyde Park, London, on 12 February 1938, watched by mothers and their children. Date: 1938

Firefighters in action at Ludgate Circus, London, in May 1932, watched by a large crowd. Date: 1932

Digging A. R. P. shelters in Kensington Gardens, 1938
Air Raid Precautions (A.R.P.) volunteers digging trenches and shelters in Kensington Gardens, London, on 26th September 1938, watched by an interested crowd. A.R.P

Despatch riders bike on fire, Western Front, WW1
A motor despatch riders bike catches fire on the Western Front in France during World War One, watched by a group of soldiers. Date: circa 1916

British troops relaxing and exercising, Western Front, WW1
British troops relaxing and exercising near the Western Front in France during World War One, watched by a group of officers. Date: circa 1916

Nursery Rhyme -- The Carrion Crow. A tailor sits sewing, and is irritated by a carrion crow making a noise in a tree. He aims at the crow with his crossbow

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