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Michelin Tyre AdvertThe Michelin Man sits atop Olympia and makes sure all the exhibits for the 1913 motor show are equipped with the best tyres. Date: 1913
St Lawrences Church, West Wycombe. Perched high on West Wycombe Hill with the famous Golden Ball at the top of the tower. Date: 1913
The Happy Prince - by Oscar Wilde
Royal Liver BuildingThe Royal Liver Building was built in 1911, and is still the head office for the Royal Liver Friendly Society. A pair of liver bird statues sit atop each clock tower. Date: 1960s
Jolly Bathing girl on the beach at Giulianova, ItalyA jolly bathing girl standing atop a lightweight oared catamaran on the beach at Giulianova, a coastal town and commune in the province of Teramo of central Italy. Date: circa late 1930s
Souvenir postcard from Athens, Greece, showing the Arch of Hadrian and the Parthenon atop the Acropolis. Date: 1899
Construction of Blackfriars bridge, LondonBuilders involved in various tasks atop two huge arches under construction. One of the arches clearly shows the scaffolding required to form such a huge structure. Date: August 1764
Bell Model 47G-3 hovers atop Pikes Peak with pilot and f?Bell Model 47G-3 hovers atop Pikes Peak with pilot and five passengers
Old Woman's Shoe, Kamala Nehru Park, Mumbai, IndiaOld Woman's Shoe, Mumbai, India - a gigantic shoe built in 1952, inspired by the famous nursery rhyme, in the Kamala Nehru Park atop Mumbai's Malabar Hill. Date: 1952
WW1 - flags of the Central Powers atop a ship's mastWW1 era - German postcard featuring the flags of the Central Powers atop a ship's mast Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria. Date: circa 1916
WW1 - Victory - The flags of the victorious nations flanking a carved statue of the personification of Victory stood atop the world and holding a victory wreath aloft. Date: circa 1919
Looking down on North Berwick - Whale Bones atop hillLooking down on North Berwick from North Berwick Law, Firth of Forth and Craigleith Island, East Lothian, Scotland - Whale Bones atop the hill. In the distance can be seen the lowlands of Fife
Firemen - Fire King Hose Co. No. 3 - Providence, RI, USAFiremen atop their horse-drawn hose wagon - Fire King Hose Co. No.3 House on Pond Street, - Providence, Rhode Island, USA. Hose-wagon built in 1895 - drawn by two horses and fitted with rubber tyres
WW2 - R. A. F. Pilots Waiting Their TurnA photograph showing a group of young British WW2 Royal Air Force trainee pilots waiting their turn as they sit atop a plane, observing the trial flights of their classmates. Date: circa 1940s
Red Lacquer DreamA watercolour painting of a woman, sat casually atop a muscular lion, travelling along a pathway. The panel is heavily decorated with a huge variety of colourful flowers. Date: circa 1918
Mont St Michel, Low TideAn etching of Mont Saint Michel at low tide, a tidal island and mainland commune in Normandy, France. A statue of Archangel Michael sits atop the spire. Date: circa 1931
Mary and Joseph TravellingOil painting depicting Mary and Joseph travelling with the baby jesus atop a donkey. Date: circa 1928
Statue of Peter Pan, Kensington Gardens, LondonThe Peter Pan statue is a bronze sculpture of J. M. Barries character Peter Pan. It was commissioned by Barrie and made by Sir George Frampton
A Little girl photographed on a turned wooden stoolA Little girl photographed seated on an elegant turned Arts & Crafts-style wooden stool. circa 1920s
A MangrulloTwo soldiers stand watch atop a mangrullo, overlooking a military camp. A mangrullo is a rustic observation tower constructed quickly to watch over large flat areas. Date: 1867
Father TimeTime, the Grim Reaper, sits with his scythe atop the globe
Small Rowboat Date: 1880
Bedroom Dresser Date: 1880
Mercury Date: 1850
Meadowlark in Valley Date: 1954
Kitchen Utensils Date: 1954
Pharmacist Date: 1902
Doctor and Patient Date: 1944
LARGE CHINCHILLA CATThis large, fluffy Chinchilla cat sits atop a basket looking very proud. Date: 1939
BULL TERRIER / CHIHUAHUACHAMPION ABRAXAS ANTHEUS(Terrier) CHAMPION ROZAVEL GRAZIA The Chihuahua perches atop the bull terrier. Owned by Drummond-Dick. Date: 1971
TUNNEL SURVEY / 1906Tunnel surveying with a theodolite atop Mount Leone by three intrepid surveyors! Date: 1906
WINDOW SHOPPING FOR HATSA variety of hats on stands atop hat boxes are displayed against an upholstered back- drop in a fashionable milliners shop. Two ladies in hats admire the display. Date: 1930s
SAILOR AT MAST HEADA sailor up in the clouds atop a mast head waves his straw boater at his ship mates below. Date: circa 1830
Tashkent, Uzbekistan - Street Scene with children standing on the top of a mound of earth and rubble outside a General Store (as children do!). Date: circa 1907
Storks Nest - On a Chimney in Heidelberg, GermanyStorks Nest - On a Chimney in Heidelberg in the State of Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany. Date: circa 1910s
Central Criminal Court and St. Pauls - Justice and MercyThe dome and statue atop Londons Central Criminal Court and the dome of St. Pauls Cathedral - the card is beautifully captioned as Justice and Mercy. Date: circa 1920s
Cyprus - Stavrovouni Monastery - founded by Saint HelenaStavrovouni Monastery in Cyprus - founded by Saint Helena (Saint Constantines mother) in around 327-329 AD - one of the oldest monasteries in the world. Date: circa 1930s
Rockefeller Center Observation Roof atop R. C. A. BuildingMini leporello picture in a Rocketfeller Greeting envelope showing the Rockefeller Center Observation Roof atop R.C.A. Building (Comcast Building) and a great panorama of New York. Date: early 1950
Anti-Suffrage Cartoon 1912 DemonstrationDepicts Mrs. Pankhurst on horseback attempting to storm the Bastille, a reference to the Votes for Women Rally, held 14th July 1912, organised by the W.S.P.U
Barcelona, Spain - Parque Cascada - The FountainBarcelona, Spain - Parque Cascada (Parc de la Ciutadella / Citadel Park). The Parks Fountain. Date: 1905
Fontaine Cantini, Place Castellane, Marseille, FranceStatue atop the Fontaine Cantini, Place Castellane, Marseille, France. Date: circa 1910s
Spain and Portugal - Monument collumn - Barcelona - column with lions at 4 corners and figure on top. Part of Box 149 Boswell collection - Portugal and Spain
Come take a fly with me - Futuristic take on Airship Travel as a couple step aboard a shi perched on a high rise building. Date: 1911
Girl on Rock 1950SFifties brunette, standing atop a barnacle encrusted rock in the sea, recreates the Birth of Venus wearing a plaid swimsuit & hiding her modesty with a towel. Date: 1950s
Boys Hurls JavelinA young boy atop a hill hurls a javelin into the air Date: 1940
Cradle - BarcelonetteBarcelonette en acajou, drapee en taffetas. An opulent cradle supported by legs consisting of an eagles head atop a lions foot Date: 1807
Man Atop Chimney, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland, England. Date: 1903
WW1 - Disillusioned Russian Troops deserting - May 1917. Date: 1917
Visit to Madeira - Fora Rocks and LighthouseBlack and white lantern slide of a coastal scene with large rocks in background. a small lighthouse can be seen atop the rock.. Part of Box 125 Madeira
Russian Soldier Using SemaphoreA lone Russian soldier atop a hill using Semaphore flags to communicate to other sections of the Russian forces in the 1904/5 Russo-Japanese War. Date: 1905
Building the Fergana Canal in 1939Hundreds of dust covered men heed the call of musicians atop a crumbling hillock and head to work at the construction site of the Fergana Canal formerly in Russia (now part of Uzbeckistan). Date: 1939
A tram ascends Kudan Hill (Kudanzaka) - Tokyo, JapanA tram ascends Kudan Hill. At centre can be seen the Kaikosha and lighthouse atop Kudanzaka (Kudan Slope). Date: circa 1910
Cranbourn Street and the Hippodrome at night, London - looking toward the glow of Leicester Square. Date: circa 1903
Porte de la France - Turckheim, Colmar, Alsace, FrancePorte de la France (Porte d entree Ouest) entering Turckheim, a town in the Gewurztraminer wine region west of Colmar in Alsace - note the stork nest/platform on the top! Date: circa 1910s
Beijing, China - Tower on the Top of the Old City WallBeijing, China - Fuchengmen ( Gate of Abundant Success ) - located at the midpoint of the Inner city western wall. Date: circa 1910s
The Quadriga Peace Constitution Hill, LondonThe Quadriga Peace statue by Adrian Jones, which sits atop Decimus Burtons Wellington Arch on Constitution Hill (in the centre of the Hyde Park Corner junction), London. Date: circa 1910s
WW1 - Victory in Paris - Mound of Captured German Guns with a French Cock on top on the Champs Elysees - 14th July 1919. Date: 1919
Bavarian Huntsman atop an Alpine Crag. Date: circa 1850
Tree atop a chimney - Burlington Sugar Estate, JamaicaTree growing out of an old chimney on the Burlington Sugar Estate, Jamaica Date: circa 1910
Smart gentleman raises a toast to the moon / personification of nightime Date: circa 1904
Raising the Wellington statue atop the Green Park ArchRaising the great equestrian statue of the Duke of Wellington, at the time the largest equestrian statue in Britain
War Memorial Fund - DogA small dog dressed up as a nurse atop a Union Jack and next to a collecting tin for the Woolwich & District War Memorial Hospital Fund. Toby is never shunn d when asking! Date: early 20th century
Old Windmill at Sannois, FranceA man stands atop the old windmill (from 1625) at Sannois, France holding a tricolore flag! Called the Moulin Trouillet Date: circa 1907
Scout Log Cabin Rockerfeller Centre, New YorkA log cabin (with roof and chinks fortified against wind and cold) erected by a Troop of Boy Scouts atop the 70th floor roof of the RCA Building at Rockefeller Center, New York
Mont St Michel, Normandy, France (5 / 6)Mont St Michel, Normandy, France - distant view from L Ilot de Tombelaine Date: circa 1930s
Boys Big Bonfire / PhotoSchool boys stand proudly in front of their huge bonfire erected on a playing field. An eerily realistic guy stands atop the mound - or perhaps he is real? Date: 1920s
Kissing on a SteamrollerWe are coming on a slow train ! A couple share a lingering kiss on their transport of choice - an enormous steamroller!
Young Boy a holding racing carA study of a young boy, seated in a high-backed wooden chair, clutching his favourite model racing car. Watercolour painting by Raymond Sheppard
France - Le Faouet - Breton Men playing bagpipesFrance - Le Faouet - Morbihan Departement - Binious Breton Men playing a horn and bagpipes
Young storks and parent - Baghdad, IraqFledgling storks - Baghdad, Iraq. It is seen as very fortunate across the Mediterranean and Middle East if a stork lands (and subsequently nests) on your roof!
Cartoon illustration - boy and pet dogA cartoon-style illustration of a young boy with his pet dog, wearing a flat cap and sat atop a tree stump
Young boy lion tamer & lionA young lion tamer in the circus with an obedient lion, sitting atop a decorated podium in the big top tent. Ink drawing with watercolour washes by Malcolm Greensmith
David Lloyd and Lord Reading on King Georges HillDavid Lloyd George (1863-1945) as secretary for war and the Lord Chief Justice, Lord Reading (1860-1935), touring the British front lines in France, September 1916
Girl on a spacehopper 1of 4A young girl bounds along in classic bouncing fashion on her splendid spacehopper. (Picture 1 of 4)
Red Costume 1935Bright poppy red costume of skirt & jacket with invisible front fastenings & black astrakan border & cravat style collar. A diaper shaped hat perches atop her blonde hair
Young Gypsy ChildA young Gypsy child with a remarkable wool hat sits atop a pile of horse tack and rags drinking from a teated milk bottle under the axel of the family caravan
Housesteads FortThe approach from the east towards the fort of Housteads, perched atop a limestone crag on Hadrians Wall. The fort is very well preserved, and housed an early Roman hospital
Wall at Crag LoughOne of the most famous views of Hadrians Wall is the section which runs atop the limestone crags, west of Crag Lough
West Gate at HousesteadsThe Western Gate of Housesteads Fort (Borcovius). This substantially excavated fort is on a dramatic stretch of the wall perched atop limestone crags
A Glacier TableGlacier tables, where a boulder has protected the ice and snow beneath it from solar melting; as the surrounding snow melts the rock is left atop a pillar of ice
Two Kittens on BooksA black and white kitten and a grey and white kitten sit atop some books. The black and white kitten stares into space while the grey and whie kitten stares at him. Date: 1956