Apron Collection (page 19)

Cartoon, German soldier with two women, WW1
Cartoon, Vae Victoribus, showing an invading German soldier on friendly terms with two local women near Vise, Belgium, during the early days of the First World War. Date: September 1914

Jeek the puppy strays into a cottage garden
Jeek the mongrel puppy loses his way on a day at the seaside and strays into a fishermans cottage garden. Date: 1940

Hungry Peter the pig plans for a party
Hungry Peter the pig prepares for a party by planning an elaborate menu. Date: 1914

Russian Communal Kitchen
Seven women busying themselves around a stone work top adorned with an array of large tins and pots in a 1920s Russian communal kitchen. Date: 1920 s

Nursery Rhymes -- monkey, horse and cart, butcher
Nursery Rhymes -- three illustrations, showing a monkey falling from a tree, a horse pulling a cart full of sacks, and a butcher who has cut his hand on a knife. Date: early 20th century

Business card design, man carrying bottles
Business card design, depicting a smiling man carrying several bottles of wine in two baskets. Date: 20th century

Women textile workers, Scotland
Women working in the rural textile industry, Scotland

Woman in back yard with two cats
A woman in a back yard with two cats sitting on a chair

Workman in apron with barrels
A workman in a dirty apron stands smiling, surrounded by barrels

Women workers in a factory - WW1 era
A group of manual workers, mostly women, inside a factory - WW1 era. Date: circa 1915

WW1 - Group of manual workers in a factory - Shrapnel
WW1 - A large group of female manual workers in a factory producing lead shrapnel for use in high explosive artillery shells. Date: circa 1915

Workman in a factory - lead works - ww1
A workman in a factory, having a break from his work. The factory produced lead shrapnel for us in artillery shells - WW1 era Date: circa 1915

WW1 - Manufacture of artillery shell shrapnel
A group of female manual workers in a factory, standing close to vats containing molten lead, using in the manufacturing of shrapnel for WW1 artillery shells. Date: circa 1915

Lead Shrapnel manufacturing - Women - WW1
A group of manual workers, mostly women, inside a factory producing lead shrapnel for artllery shells - WW1. Date: circa 1915

Holidaymakers painting a railway carriage
A group of holidaymakers painting a railway carriage which appears to have been converted into a caravan-style holiday home

Four fishery workers surrounded by barrels on a quayside. Date: circa 1920s

Woman and boy with two cats
A woman and a boy watch two cats drinking milk from a saucer in a back yard

Three women fishery workers, carrying large containers of fish

Leaflet design, How to paint with Jensons Robbialac. Featuring a man with a tin of green paint and a paintbrush, at work in his kitchen

Nursery Rhymes -- couple arguing, blacksmith
Nursery Rhymes -- two illustrations. Above -- an elderly couple argue in a bare room, with bags of gold and silver on the floor

London Street Cries - Muffin Man
London Street Cries - The Muffin Man crying " Muffins and Crumpets!" " Do you know the muffin man, The muffin man, the muffin man

Two women posing in a field
Two women in their best clothes, posing for their photo in a field

Nurse with toddler and teddy bear
A nurse holding a toddler who is in turn holding a teddy bear. Date: c.1925

Cross Housewife
Full-length portrait of a housewife in an apron, looking cross with her hands on her hips. Date: late 1960s

Cookery Class 1930S
A cookery class for brides-to- be (and one man in an apron, presumably one of the teachers!), Paris, France. Date: early 1930s

Picture Framer
Making picture frames. Date: early 1930s

Hot Chocolate vendor - Brussels, Belgium. The urn strapped to his back looks a little like a jetpack! Date: circa 1902

Italy - Egg Seller Date: circa 1910s

France - Arcachon - Oyster Gatherer
A wonderful postcard photograph of a woman Oyster Gatherer (Parqueuse) from Arcachon in the Gironde department in southwestern France

German woman - crocheting for her brother at the front - WW1
A German woman (Gertrude Konigshain) works on a piece of crochet - possibly a favour to her brother (?) fighting at the front during WW1

Thessaloniki, Greece - Bulgarian Group in traditional costume. Date: circa 1905

Turkey, Istanbul - Pide Seller (filled folded Turkish Flatbreads). Date: circa 1930s

Bailiffs Daughter of Islington, London - Pint at the bar
A Bailiffs Daughter drinking a pint of foaming ale at the bar of a pub in Islington, London Date: circa 1911

Turkish Mahallebi seller, Istanbul, Turkey
Seller of Mahallebi (Muhallebi), a milk pudding of Lebanese origin coated in chopped pistachios, originally made with wheat flour and flavored with rosewater

Market Reports illustrated - Game - Supply Strong. A Fair clearance was effected! A Butcher scares away his customers (a rather well-heeled family)

Traditional Swiss Costume - Woman from Graubunden (Grisons)
Traditional Swiss Costume - A woman from Graubunden or Grisons, the largest and easternmost canton of Switzerland. Date: circa 1909

Russian Dyer with his vat and belt pouches Date: 1905

A dangerous Barber with a flippant attitude having won a bet
The Dangers of Betting " Yes Sir; they re very strict ere, Sir. Why, if we scratches a customer we re fined threepence, and if we cuts one we re fined sixpence

Russian Road Sweeper. Date: circa 1903

A delightful portrait of a Parisian Fruit Seller and barrow
A delightful portrait of a Parisian Fruit Seller with her barrow. Date: 1892

L Heure d Absinthe - French couple
L Heure d Absinthe - A venerable French couple, possibly after consuming a tipple of Absinthe, although both appear to still be relatively vertical... Date: circa 1895

Theatrical Lodging House Keeper who drops her h s
Theatrical Lodging House Keeper: " What name did you say, Sir? Harlton?" Actor (about to take apartment): " No, not Harlton - Arlton." T.L.K: " Oh

A Breton Fishwife
A very solid and formidable Breton Fishwife from Brittany, France. Date: circa 1890s

A Newlyn Fishwife, Cornwall. Date: 1893

Two Cockney Costers having a jovial chat: " Wots th row up the Court, Bill?" " Bob Smith was kissing my Missus, and is Old Woman caught im!" Date: 1892

Furniture maker - Local Egyptian artisan, Cairo
Furniture maker, adding bone inlay to an octagonal table - Local Egyptian artisan, Cairo. Date: circa 1910s

University Student playing Portuguese Guitar on the street - Lisbon, Portugal. Date: 1930s

Portugal - Pretty girl from Minho Region Date: 1930s

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