Activities Collection (page 20)

Thomas Harper, Math
THOMAS HARPER Arithmetician, concerned less with the abstractions of the higher mathematician, more with the day-to-day activities of the accountant. Date: CIRCA 1765

Memories - WW1 Blinded soldier - RNIB postcard
Memories - WW1 Blinded soldier looking back on his past life and the activities he is unable to continue to pursue due to his lost sight - Fund-raising postcard for the Home Teaching Branch of

Printing works in 15th c Engraving of 1849
Printing works in 15th c.. Engraving of 1849

Fight between Spanish and Dutch for commerce activities in India. Painting

PISANO, Andrea da Pontedera, called Andrea (1270-1349). Weaver. 1337-1342. Work belonging to a group of bas-reliefs depicting human activities that decorated the campanile of Santa Maria del Fiore

Virgil / Georgics / Winter
THE GEORGICS Hunting and other winter activities Date: first published 29 BC

LCC-LFB Shop fire in Paul Street EC2
Vast crowds gather at the scene of a large shop fire in Paul Street, City of London. The work of the Brigade always drew people to watch it at work, though this crowd is perhaps an extreme example

Queen Elizabeth at Harrods meeting NFS firefighters, WW2
Harrods (Knightsbridge) hosted an exhibition on behalf of Nursing Schools Association (Learn to Live) which was attended by Queen Elizabeth

NFS (London Region) fire brigade display at Lambeth, WW2
During 1942 and 1943, 23 air raids occurred over the London Region, but they were light in character. The firefighters of the NFS needed to be kept in a state of constant readiness

Village scene in Japan showing people engaged in various activities. Japanese print shows activities including: tilling soil, poling boats, talking, riding on horseback, and riding in a rickshaw

Hypnotist directing group of people to do unusual activities: woman playing washboard, woman riding man, men using brooms as musical instruments, policeman using sausage as weapon. Date 19 - ?

Hypnotist directing people to do unusual activities: woman playing table like a keyboard instrument, man riding chair like a racehorce, men using broom and umbrella as musical instruments

Three-quarter right front view of Wright glider descending from Big Hill. One of four photographs of gliding activities taken on October 27, 1903, when Wilbur and Orville each made two glides

Victorian children at harvest time
Six Victorian children having fun at harvest time. (4 of 6) Date: 19th century

Sea Scouts in whalers
Sea Scouts in two whalers, unshipping the oars. circa 1960

Sea Scouts and Cub Scouts at a regatta
Sea Scouts, Cub Scouts and their leaders at a regatta, with spectators and tents on the far bank of the river. 20th century

Sea Scout sitting on boom of sail
A Sea Scout sitting on the boom of a sail. circa 1920s

Scout patrol during Wood Badge course, Dominica
A Scout Patrol during a Wood Badge Course in Dominica, West Indies. 1977

Two Sea Scouts cleaning brass work -- a bell and a lantern. circa 1930s

Mercury Sea Scouts on a beach with a tripod, perhaps ready for erecting a tent. circa 1912

Sea Scouts on deck
Sea Scouts on the deck of a boat or ship. circa 1950s

Royal Normal College for the Blind, Norwood
Blind inmates enjoying activities such as cycling, boating, and swings at Royal Normal College for the Blind, Norwood. The specially constructed cycles had their wheels side-by-side. Date: 1895

Young boy in kayak, Longridge Centre
A young boy enjoying himself in a kayak at the Longridge Water Activities Centre. circa 1980

Sea Scouts sailing offshore on the Norwind (or Nordwind, or Northwind). 1960

Patrol Leaders Course, HMS Discovery
Last Patrol Leaders Course on HMS Discovery -- a group photo of adults and children. September 1978

London Sea Scouts at a regatta
A group of London Sea Scouts at a regatta. circa 1950s

Sea Scouts charting a course. circa 1920

Sea Scouts embarking on RSS Discovery for a Sea Scout Exhibition. 1944

Boy operating pedal-driven drum raft
A boy operating a pedal-driven drum raft at Longridge Water Activities Centre, watched by a number of spectators. circa 1960s

Boats moored at Longridge Water Activities Centre

Sea Scouts with HMS Victory, Portsmouth harbour
Sea Scouts rowing boats in Portsmouth harbour with HMS Victory in the background. circa 1920s

Sea Scouts pulling up boats from the water

Early scouting certificate
An early scouting certificate, with the handwritten words: You are now a Scout. I trust you - on your honour - at all times to do your best to carry out your duty

Oil drum raft racing, Longridge Centre

Sea Scouts rowing whaler, London Docks
Sea Scouts rowing a whaler in the London Docks. circa 1960

Scouts at a training camp, Grenada, West Indies
Scouts at a training camp in Grenada, West Indies. 1949

Sea Scouts washing the deck of a boat or ship. 20th century

Sea Scouts at Limehouse Basin, London Docks
4th Streatham Sea Scouts on their boat, 4th Dimension, at Limehouse Basin, London Docks, around the time of the 25th Anniversary of Queen Elizabeth IIs Coronation

Sea Scout patrol leader in a gig

Boys paddling a crate, Longridge Centre

Sea Scouts bailing out water from boats, Lower Thames
Sea Scouts bailing out water from boats on the Lower Thames. circa 1950

Sea Scouts building a kayak
A group of Sea Scouts building a kayak. circa 1960s

Sea Scouts assembling on a quay

Montage depicting various Australian sports with animals, including horses, kangaroos and emu. circa 1883

Sea Scouts on board a yacht, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex
Sea Scouts pose among the rigging of their training yacht at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex. circa 1910

Three Sea Scouts in a dinghy off TS Mercury
Three Sea Scouts in a dinghy off their training ship TS Mercury, enjoying the sound of the harmonica. circa 1912

Sea Scouts coming ashore. circa 1912

Scouts cleaning propeller near Tower Bridge, London
Scouts (boys and girls) cleaning a ships propeller near Tower Bridge, London, during Scout Job Week. 1996

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