Back Ground Collection (page 10)

The Finish of the Royal London Yacht Club Match, Greenwich
Engraving showing the yacht Julia winning the Royal London Yacht Club Match by being first past the mark, River Thames off Greenwich, London, 1858

Blackfriars Bridge, London, 1869
Engraving showing the then-new Blackfriars Bridge, spanning the River Thames, London, 1869. St. Pauls Cathedral is clearly visible in the background

Sailing Barge off Norris Castle, Isle of Wight, 1833
Engraving showing a sailing barge in the Solent, with Norris Castle on the Isle of Wight in the background, 1833. Norris Castle was the residence of Queen Victoria (1819-1901) and her mother

Railway Works at Blackfriars, London, 1864
Engraving showing the temporary bridge built over the River Thames at Blackfriars, during the construction of the railway line north through Blackfriars and Ludgate Hill, 1864. St

Sailing Canoe Race in the Solent, 1871
Engraving showing a race held between sailing canoes (or miniature yachts ) in the Solent, off Hampshire, 1871. In the background a steamer, full of spectators, is visible

Homeless Berliners walking through Nollendorf Platz, 1945
Photograph showing a group of Berliners walking past the ruins of Nollendorf Platz looking for a place to live, after the end of the Second World War, Summer 1945

English Girls playing Diabolo on a roof in Tabriz, Iran, 1
Illustration showing two English girls playing Diabolo on a roof in Tabriz, Iran, 1908. In the background an artillery gun, manned by Persian Revolutionaries

Church Service on the Western Front, 1916
Illustration showing a group of British soldiers holding a church service on a Sunday, somewhere on the Western Front in France, 1916

Coventry Burning after an Air-raid; Second World War, 1940
Photograph showing one of the main streets of Coventry, still burning after a German air-raid, 1940. In the background a group of fire-fighters pump water onto one of the blazes

Elephants at the Zoo
Two boys enjoy themselves feeding sweets to elephants at the zoo. Caged lions are seen in the background. All in all, hardly an ecological showcase

Scene at the Circus, c. 1891
Engraving showing a scene at a circus, as a distraught performer or impressario explains to a member of the public: My show is mirackoolous, is marvallous, is krandeeose, is doo kreat for small mann

Raising the Circus Tent, c. 1886
Engraving showing the raising of the big top as a circus arrives in an English country town, c.1886. The two men in the foreground are shown driving a stake into the ground

Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch (1863-1944)
Photographic portrait of Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch, the English writer, pictured in the early 1940 s. Sir Arthur was a Professor of English Literature at Cambridge University

Bazaar at Kadikol, near Balaklava, Crimean War, 1856
Engraving of busy street scene at Balaklava at the end of the Crimean war. Soldiers and civilians jostle together, some on horseback, civilians in typical russian dress, caps and belted long coats

Truck sunk during the Anzio landings; Second World War, 1944
Photograph showing a three-ton truck sunk alongside a pontoon, during the Allied landings in the Nettuno-Anzio area, 1944

Russian Cavalry Entering Balaklava, end of the Crimean War
Engraving showing Russian cavalry re-entering Balaklava, as British troops pulled out, at the end of the Crimean War, 1856. The fort can be seen in the background

General Montgomery reading the lesson, France; Second World
Photograph showing General Montgomery (1887-1976), reading the lesson at an outdoor Church service in France, 1944. In the right background is the first mobile motor Church

Gatow Airport, Berlin, 1948
Photograph showing a York transport airplane at Gatow Airport, during the Berlin Airlift, 1948. In the background of the image, extension work on the runway can be seen being undertaken

German Boys on a disused Railway, Berlin, 1948
Photograph showing two German boys playing on a railway track leading into the American Sector of West Berlin, November 1948

Port Madryn, Nuevo Gulf, Patagonia, 1887
Engraving of the coast-line of Port Madryn, with a schooner in the foreground and a steam train in the background, a remote area of South America (now Argentina)

Toilettes de Promenade
Two women modelling winter fashions for promenading outdoors. A car can be seen in the background

Dryden / Fountain Pen Ad
An advertisement for L & C Hardtmuths fountain pen, showing the pens as supports for a bridge with skyscrapers in the background

The Dutch Arctic Expedition at Zeeuwsche Uitkyk, North Spitz
Engraving showing members of the Dutch Arctic Expedition ashore at Zeeuwsche Uitkyk, North Spitzbergen during 1878. The expeditions schooner Willem Barents can be seen in the background

The Main Base, Australian Antarctic Expedition, 1913
Photograph of the main base of Australian Antarctic Expedition of 1911-14, Adelie Land, Antarctica, 1913. The stores and wireless telegraph poles can be seen in the foreground

Indian Immigrants at Vancouver Docks, Canada, 1907
Photograph showing a group of Hindu Indians arriving in Canada, with the docks in the background, Vancouver, 1907. This group disembarked from the steamer Monteagle

A gathering of Cree Indians, c. 1870
Image showing a group of male Prairie Cree Indians smoking long pipes and talking together. The Cree are wearing fringed buckskin and feathers in their hair

Cutting a channel through the ice, Arctic, c. 1849
Engraving of an imaginary scene showing a British Arctic expedition in the Arctic, c.1849. The engraving shows a group of men cutting a channel through the ice so that their ship

Emigrants queuing for Berth Numbers on their ship, Gravesend
Engraving showing emigrant passengers being allocated berth numbers at the beginning of a voyage to Australia, 1887. In the background of the image

Aerial view of the Capitol, Washington, 1861
Engraving showing an aerial view of the Capitol, when under construction in 1861. The famous Capitol dome and Western wing are scaffolded and incomplete

British Paratroops on exercise in England; Second World War
Photograph showing a group of British paratroops readying themselves after landing, during an exercise taking place in England in 1944

HMS Alert towing HMS Discovery through Icebergs, British
Engraving showing HMS Alert towing HMS Discovery through icebergs, with Disco Island in the background, as seen from HMS Valorous (left foreground) during the British Arctic Expedition of 1875-1876

San Francisco, California, 1850
Engraving showing San Francisco, viewed from the South-West, 1850. Founded as a gold rush town, San Francisco had a population of only 10-15, 000 people at this time

Women Cyclists in a City, 1892
Engraving showing two women cyclists on their tricycles, pedalling along a busy road. In the background can be seen a hanson cab and a horse-drawn omnibus

Breaking up of the ice, Arctic, c. 1849
Engraving of an imaginary scene showing a British Arctic expedition in the Arctic, c.1849. The engraving shows a group of men standing on the rapidly breaking up ice pack

A Surgeon examining an Immigrant, Ellis Island, New York, 19
Illustration showing a well dressed female immigrant having her eyes examined for infectious diseases by a doctor at Ellis Island in New York, 1906. In the background a baby is being examined

The Landing Stage at Liverpool Docks, 1884
Engraving showing the wooden landing stage at Liverpool docks, crowded with people, with steam ships on the river Mersey in the background, 1884

Last horse-drawn mail van
The last horse drawn mail van, Peter, leaving K.E.B on Saturday 24th September 1949. In the background are the still bomb-damaged streets of the St. Pauls area of London. Date: 24th September 1949

H. M. Stanleys Anglo-American Expedition to Central Africa
Engraving showing a scene, during Sir Henry Morton Stanleys Anglo-American expedition of 1874-1877, in the Central African forest

Icebergs and the Aurora Borealis, Arctic, c. 1849
Engraving of an imaginary scene showing a British Arctic expedition in the Arctic, c.1849. The engraving shows two ships in the background, with icebergs, walruses

America. An artist in the Far West, part III. Our camp at Mu
Horses tethered to a tree and tents pitched in the background in typical camp scene

An Underground Drinking Cellar, San Francisco, 1884
Engraving showing an underground drinking cellar with, in the background, a stock index board marked on the wall, San Francisco, 1884

American Indians. Native Canoe on the coast of British Colum
Fierce looking Indians, men, women and children, paddling canoe with a schooner in the background

The Border between the United States and British Columbia, c
Panorama showing part of the boundary line between the United States and British Columbia, with Mount Baker in the background

PRS Discovery and hydrogen balloon, Antarctic, 1902
Photograph showing members of the National Antarctic Expedition of 1901-4 deflating an hydrogen balloon, with the Polar Research Ship Discovery in the background, Antarctic, 4th February 1902

A Royal Galleon in the Pool of London, 16th century
Illustration of an Elizabethan galleon in Pool of London, from The Sphere 24th November 1913. A royal barge appears in the foreground and the old London Bridge and a Dutch galleon in the background

Emigrants enjoying fine weather on the deck of their ship, 1
Engraving showing emigrant passengers on deck amusing themselves; smoking, reading and looking at the ocean as they travel to Australia, 1887

Passengers on the deck of a Trans-Atlantic steamer, 1888
Engraving showing passengers on a trans-Atlantic steamship gathered round the capstan on the deck of the ship, 1888. The passengers shown were involved in buying and selling of pool tickets

American Indians. The Assiniboine and Saskatchewan Exploring
Ojibway Indians, wearing wraps and feathers in their hair, with thatch triangular huts in the background and what looks like a washing line

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