Away Collection (page 3)

HMS Pinafore, Ralph Rackstraw and Josephine Corcoran
HMS Pinafore. Josephine Corcoran walks away from Ralph Rackstraw. So saying, with tell-tale tears streaming down her face, she strode magnificently to her cabin. Date: 1908

Child on wooden horse
Away we go. Christmas card showing small boy riding on a wooden horse. Artist: Hilda Cowham Date: circa 1930

Push and Go by Heath Robinson
The collapsible car, specially designed to be taken away conveniently in the holidays. Another brilliant idea from William Heath Robinson. Date: 1925

His Duty Done by Frederic Villiers
French soldier leaving the trenches for the last time on a stretcher, comrades bow their heads in respect

Eusebius Church parachutists, Arnhem, Holland
The original church was built between 1452 and 1650. During German occupation most of the church bells were, as with many Dutch churches, taken away to be melted down for the German war effort

Woman harvesting apples as old man watches 1918
Old man watches, " not altogether unmixed with disapproval", as women harvest apples in an English garden. The Sphere comments on the mixed reaction of the old man

Police officer and youth Juvenile Deliquency
Hand finished lantern slide of police officer leading away a youth. A posed photograph Juvenile Deliquency Date: circa 1910

Popular proverb
When the cats away the mice will play. Art Deco style image of children at play illustrating that when a person in authority is away, those under the persons rule will enjoy their freedom

Pied Piper. Fairy tale
The Pied Piper. The Pied Piper leading children away from their homes. Artist: D Baum

Rebels carrying powder from Fort William and Mary
Rebels carrying powder away from the captured Fort William and Mary - December, 1774. Date: 1774

Patriotic poster, Buy British - Watch Unemployment dwindle
Buy British and watch unemployment dwindle. Part of a government campaign to tackle a balance of payments crisis, reinforced by a speech by the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII)

Five Bonzos laugh as a small black kitten takes their bone
Five Bonzos laugh as a small black kitten wanders off with their bone! 1923

Child, dog & seagulls - Young boy on the seashore keeps his ball away from a large dog wanting to play. Date: circa 1920

Cromwell dissolving the English Parliament
This illustration shows Cromwell asserting his authority in dissolving the English Rump Parliament on 20 April 1653. He is shown ordering the removal of the golden mace from Parliament. 1653

Stench of people been flushed away. Date: 1853

SEALYHAM PUPPIES / 1936
A group of five sealyham puppies looking away from the camera. Owned by Huntington. Date: 1936

Bleriot XI 8, undergoing repair after landing Aux Vaches (among the cows - the French term for landing away from an airfield) Date: circa 1910

Putting Away Leftovers Date: 1948

Lost and Found Date: 1948

Goodbye at the Bus Stop

Train Leaving City Date: 1950

Yellow Diesel Train Date: 1950

Truckers Leave Diner Date: 1950

Office Conference Room Date: 1947

Map of the Indian Ocean 1700 Date: 1700

Wedding Ceremony Date: 1933

Young boy flees from the Duchess of York
April, 1928 - The Duchess of York in Chichester, Sussex at a charitable Garden Party - she was presented with purses, but this young lad, overcome by the occasion

St Johns Childrens Home, Ipswich
Boys pose in the garden of the St Johns Childrens Home on Bloomfield Street in Ipswich. The home was opened in 1879 by the Ipswich Poor Law Union to house pauper children away from the workhouse

GIRL AND DOG IN WIND
The wind has carried her bonnet away, causing her to drop her basketful of buns : will her faithful dog fetch her hat, or just stop and eat his windfall of buns ? Date: 1889

BULL TERRIER / 1971
ROMANY RIVER MUSIC He turns away from the camera in an otherwise mood. Owned by Montague-Johnstone. Date: 1971

WELSH CORGI / 1949
CHAMPION FORMAKIN ORANGEMAN This corgi lies down facing away from the Camera. Owned by Holmes. Date: 1949

THREE CAIRNS TERRIERS
These three terriers face away from the camera. Owned by Clark. Date: 1948

SALT RUSSIAN TALE
They sailed away once more over the blue sea

Carried Away on Site
A man clings on for dear life as he is carried aloft on a building site, high above the rooftops. Date: 1915

Design by Paquin - black hobble skirt, fur-trimmed jacket
Design by Paquin: black hobble skirt, fur-trimmed jacket in a bright floral print cut-away at the front & creating a tunic effect, cocked brim hat with aigrette & buckle shoes. Date: 1912

SPANISH AGUADORES 1876
Aguadores - water carriers - of Madrid, filling their barrels at a public fountain before carrying them away on their shoulders to their customers. Date: 1876

Costume - Loungers 1820
Bond Street Loungers wear: strapped trousers, hessian boots, greatcoat, frock coat, top hats, buttonhole, coats cut-away at the front & one man dressed all in black. Date: 1820

Children and Boat Pool
Rather than entrust their boat to the waves which might sweep it away, these children construct an inshore pool where it will be safe though its voyages will be short. Date: circa 1895

WEST INDIAN CRICKETER
A young Tobagan cricketer takes a delight in trying to lose the ball by thwacking it away; one day, he hopes to beat England at their own game... Date: circa 1960

MAGIC YOUTHFULNESS
This is what happens when magic youthfulness is suddenly taken away : instant old age ensues, and it can be very disconcerting

BOY SCARING CROWS
A country boy and his dog scare away crows with a rattle Date: 1888

Afghan War - Men of the 10th Hussars drown - Kabul River
Forty-six men of the 10th Hussars are drowned, swept away by the current, as they attempt to ford the Kabul River. Date: 31 March 1879

MYTTON LOSES WINNINGS
English eccentric John Mytton (1796-1834) homeward bound one evening from Doncaster falls asleep while counting his winnings - thus many bank- notes were blown away & lost. Date: 1820s

BOY CROP-MINDER
This boy is supposed to keep animals away from the crops by blowing his horn, but alas, he has allowed the cow to go into the meadow and the sheep into the cornfield ! Date: circa 1860

Cartoon, How to Treat the Female Chartists -- cockroaches, rats and mice should see off the most ferocious crowd of females. Date: 1848

Fading away 1858
Well-to-do family members comforting a young woman dying in bed with the Bible beside her in the last minutes of her life. Date: 1858

MAGIC CATS OF CHINA
These magical spirit-cats perform the vital function of keeping away the rats which would otherwise devour the silkworms : the flowers also keep the worms healthy

HOGARTH BEFORE AFTER
After The lady is in tears as her seducer hurries to get away. Date: 1736

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