1908 Collection (page 4)

Two Young Jewish girls play cards - Christmas Eve - Russia
Two Young Russian Jewish girls spend christmas Eve (Epiphany Evening) playing cards. With Torah study off the table for the evening, a number of traditions developed as to how to spend ones night

1908 Olympic Ice Skaters
A montage of competitors who took part in the figure skating events at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. The event was held at the Princes Skating Club in Knightsbridge

Willows / Rat & Beer
Rat & Mole: " He presently reappeared somewhat dusty, with a bottle of beer in each paw & another under each arm." Date: First published: 1908

Wind in Willows / Mice
The field mice & harvest mice join Ratty & Mole at their picnic. Date: First published: 1908

Miners at the pit bottom, Tirpentwys Colliery, South Wales
A group of miners at the pit bottom of Tirpentwys Colliery, near Pontypool in South Wales

Three Counties Asylum, Arlesey, Bedfordshire
The Three Counties asylum at Arlesey (misspelt on picture), near Stotfold, Bedfordshire, opened in 1859, serving Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Huntingdonshire

Belmont Hospital, Sutton, Surrey
Belmont Hospital, Brighton Road, Sutton. It began life in 1853 as the South Metropolitan District School, housing pauper children away from the workhouse

Union Workhouse, Wincanton, Somerset
The Wincanton Union workhouse, Somerset, with extensive vegetable gardens in front which were cultivated by the workhouse inmates. The workhouse opened in 1838 and was designed by George Wilkinson

Workhouse Infirmary, Havil Street, Camberwell, London
The administrative offices of Camberwell St Giles poor law infirmary on Havil Street (now St Giles Road) in south east London

Union Workhouse, Hailsham, Sussex
Hailsham Union workhouse was built in 1835-6 on what became Union Road (now Hawks Road) at Upper Horsebridge, Sussex. A horse and cart drive past the entrance

Neanderthal Man
An illustration of Neanderthal man 500, 000 years ago based on a skeleton found at La Chapelle-aux-Saints in 1908. It had been proven since then that man was by no means in the gorilla stage

Selfridges Department Store, London, c. 1908
Illustration showing the architects design for Selfridges Department Store in Oxford Street, London, c.1908 when the store was being built

Unloading Ships at London Docks, 1908
Illustration showing various cargoes coming ashore at London Docks, in the East End of London, 1908. Elephants tusks, barrels

Diagram of the Wright Brothers aeroplane
A diagram from 1908 showing a perspective view of the Wright Brothers aeroplane. Orville and Wilbur Wright made the first flight on December 17th 1903, covering 36 metres in 12 seconds

Hopi Potter 1908
Nampeyo, a renowned pot-maker of the Hopi village of Tewa, northeastern Arizona : her pots are hand-made in every sense - no wheel or elaborate tools are used

Anti-Demon Prayer
This prayer will defend you against evil spirits and demons : if they can t read it, they can take warning from the picture !

Churchill / Clementine / 08
WINSTON CHURCHILL With his fiancee, Miss Clementine Hozier, on the occasion of their engagement

Brighton Promenade 1908
Parasols are carried by many holidaymakers on the Promenade at Brighton

Shackleton / Dreadnought
The Dreadnought. An iceberg encountered by Shackleton and his crew

Lady and 3 Admirers
A lady and three attendant males in a theatre box

Ottoman Empire Cartoon
Abdul Hamid II of Turkey is helpless as parts of the Ottoman Empire are whipped from beneath his feet by Bulgaria and Austria

The Lyceum Club, 1908
The Lyceum Club, formed in 1903 for the purpose of bringing together the cultured women of the world for mutual knowledge and understanding, for the furtherance of their intellectual interests

Castlerigg Stone Circle near Keswick and Helvellyn
Castlerigg Stone Circle near Keswick and view towards Helvellyn - Cumbria, England Date: 1908

High Bridge over Mississippi River, Clinton, Iowa, USA. Date: 1908

Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York State, USA
Main Street showing Morgan House, Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York State, USA. Date: circa 1908

War Lane and Victoria Road, Harborne, Birmingham, West Midlands. Date: circa 1908

Wyndhams Theatre, Charing Cross Road, London. Showing at this time was The Candidate - a farce by Justin H. McCarthy. Date: 1908

Brixham Fishing Boats
The fishing fleet in the harbour at Brixham, Devon. Date: 1908

Aylesbury Inebriate Reformatory - Inmates at Work in Laundry
Staff supervise inmates ironing washing in laundry of Aylesbury Inebriate Reformatory. Date: 1908

View of Upper Baker Street, Marylebone, London, with F H Cooper postcard publisher and Vandersluis butchers. Date: circa 1908

Entrance hall corridor, Woolwich Town Hall, SE London. circa 1908

The Village, Ovingham, Northumberland
The Village, Ovingham, Prudhoe, near Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland, England. Date: 1908

High Street, Steyning, Sussex
High Street, Steyning, near Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex, England. Date: 1908

The Flood - Millholme Shed, Embsay, Yorkshire
The Flood - Millholme Shed, Embsay, Skipton, Yorkshire, England. Date: 1908

Seminara (Italy). Sanctuary Madonna dei Poveri
Madonna dei Poveris Sanctuary. ITALY. Seminara. Madonna dei Poveris Sanctuary. Reconstructed after the earthquake of 1908. Late Byzantine art. Architecture

Francis Herbert Wenham (1824-1908) in 1866
Francis Herbert Wenham, 1824-1908, in 1866. Date: 1908

Shackleton / Sledging / 1908
Ernest Shackletons expedition reached within 100 miles of the South Pole. Relaying sledges over the rough terrain. Date: 1908

Fairies Steal a Child
A fairy flies off carrying a baby human on her back Date: 1908

Charlotte Dod
Lottie Dod (1871-1960) sportswoman, tennis player and five times Wimbledon champion. Excelled in golf, hockey and archery as well as tennis

Hayes winning the Marathon Race. Olympic Games, London 1908
Photograph of John Hayes, American athlete, in the final leg of the marathon race at the London Olympic Games in 1908. Dorando Pietri of Italy collapsed after entering the stadium ahead of the pack

Isle of Wight / Shanklin
Isle of Wight: Shanklin Chine

HMS Pinafore, Captain Corcoran and crew
HMS Pinafore. Captain Corcoran and crew of the ship. My gallant crew, good morning! Date: 1908

Book cover, Londres et Les Anglais (London and the English), by Dumont and Suger. 1908

Scurdyness Lighthouse, Montrose, Scotland
Scurdyness (Scurdie Ness) Lighthouse, Montrose, Angus, Scotland. 1908

SPAIN / AYAMONTE 1908
Ayamonte, gateway to Andalusia Date: 1908

Norfolk Broads / Wroxham
Norfolk Broads: Wroxham Bridge Date: 1908

The Village, Benwell, Northumberland
The Village, Benwell, Newcastle upon Tyne, near Elswick, Northumberland, England. Showing the Hawthorn Inn Date: 1908

The Village, Middleton on Wold, Yorkshire
The Village, Middleton on Wold, Driffield, near Beverley, Yorkshire, England. Date: 1908

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