Attracted Collection

British soldiers take interest in an Egyptian lady
Humourous Postcard - World War One era. British soldiers (a sailor and a Scots infantryman) take interest in an Egyptian lady who stroll demurely along under a pink parasol

West Chiltington Thatch Cottage
A photograph of nutshell thatch cottage at West Chiltington, near Pulborough, a small residence which attracted motorists who desire to escape from towns at the weekend. Date: circa 1929

Blue Chaise Longe
Oil painting of a grand interior. The variations of light in a fine interior have attracted artists and tested their skill since the Interior genre was invented by the Dutch painters in

The Territorial - Escort under Arms. Date: 1910

Margaret Finchs cottage
View of Margaret Finchs cottage on Gipsy Hill in 1808. She was called Queen of the Gypsies. She died in 1740 and was buried at Beckenham Parish Church where she had for many years sat at the Lych

Sydenham Wells
Medicinal springs found in Sydenham in the seventeenth century, attracted people to the area when Sydenham was still in Kent. Date: 1875

When tired of cricket... try Spooning! A dashing young cricketer discovers countryside delights beyond the boundary! He must have thought his luck could be in as he has come prepared with his little

Henri Rougier in a Voisin at the Grande Semaine dAviation meeting held at Heliopolis near Cairo, February 1910. Organised by the Aero Club of Egypt

Heading to Epsom Downs for the Derby, 1860
Engraving showing large numbers of pedestrians and several horse-drawn carriages heading up the London to Epsom road, on Derby Day in 1860

The Matchmaker - eyeing up another match with a client
The Matchmaker - A stern woman in classic late Victorian garb suggesting a suitable match (passing in the back of a motor car) to her young male client... Date: 1912

Eugene Godard
EUGENE GODARD: French aeronaut, best known for the captive balloon at the Paris Exposition which attracted enormous numbers of visitors. We have many pictures of it. Date: 1827? - 1890

Francis and the Cross
SAINT FRANCIS OF ASSISI having attracted his first followers, recommends them to take the cross of Jesus as the book which contains all that is needed for salvation. Date: 1182 - 1226

C Campbell, Lord Clyde
COLIN CAMPBELL, baron CLYDE British military commander, carpenters son who first attracted notice in the Peninsula War, subsequently in the Crimea and Indian mutiny. Date: 1792 - 1863

White Witchery - a romantic hunt scene in silhouette
Modern Form in Novel Form: No. 1 - A " Kill" at the Meet. Two members of a hunt show rather more interest in each other than their horses. Date: 1914

A juvenile Common (Spiny-tailed) House Gecko hunts for insects, attracted by a night-light on a jetty (Hemidactylus frenatus (Schlegel))

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

Pan by Laurie Tayler
A scene with a group of people ranging from a golfer, a tennis player and bathers all being attracted and led by the music that pan is playing on his saxophone. Date: 7th April 1926

An Antoinette at the Grande Semaine dAviation meeting held at Heliopolis near Cairo, February 1910. Organised by the Aero Club of Egypt

A Voisin at the Grande Semaine dAviation meeting held at Heliopolis near Cairo, February 1910. Organised by the Aero Club of Egypt

The Grande Semaine dAviation meeting held at Heliopolis near Cairo, February 1910. Organised by the Aero Club of Egypt, this early notable week-long event attracted 13 entrants - including

Blaise Blesses Deer
Deer are very attracted to Saint Blaise, bishop of Sebaste : when he comes near they gather round, asking him to bless them as this protects them from predators. Date: circa 300

Electric Shock Machine, on Derby Day, 1860
Engraving, originally entitled Two Shocks a Penny, showing an electric shock machine which was part of the entertainments at Epsom Racecourse, on Derby Day 1860

Roadside Refreshments on the way to the Derby, 1860
Engraving showing a man selling alcoholic refreshment beside the London to Epsom road on Derby Day in 1860. The Derby is one of Britains biggest horse-racing events

The Snail and the Statue
THE SNAIL & THE STATUE A statue of the Medicean Venus is defaced by the slime of a snail jealous of the admiration the statue attracted Date: 1761

Swans Like Music
Swans are said to be attracted by the sound of music

Twin puppies and washing line
Twin puppies, Snip and Snap, are attracted to a row of clothes flapping on the washing line

CHANUTEs GLIDER 1895
Octave Chanutes glider experiments at Miller Beach, Indiana, not only attracted great public interest, they made a substantial contribution to aeronautics

The Grotto at Lourdes
Pilgrims gather at the Grotto where Bernadette Soubirous met the Virgin Mary : probably no other riverside rock has attracted so many visitors !

London Cries Entertainer
A showman with a mechanical dancing doll entertains. Here he has attracted the attentions of a young boy and girl

Folklore / Men in Black
DER SCHWARZE MANN Ladies scared but attracted by a Man In Black

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