Back Ground Collection (page 2)

Odyssey / Cyclops & Pipes
Polyphemus the Cyclops at the opening of his cave, staff in one hand and pipes in the other. Three sea nymphs and a dolphin are in the background

German Pilots Briefed
German pilots attend last briefing before a mission - aircraft in background is a Stuka

Chetham Hospital School
Boys of this school in Lancashire wearing traditional Tudor costume, the Cathedral in the background. Many Manchester Cathedral choir- boys are from this school. Date: 1930s

Victorian Cyclists and Motorists on a Snowy Road
Illustration showing the scene on a British road in the winter, circa 1899. In the foreground cyclists, two on a tandem, can be seen

Biarritz Beach Belles
Two trendy young women (with an admirer in the background) enjoy posing on the beach at Biarritz, France

Akaki kinran (gold brocade with red background) Shiro aya (white twill weaves, also known as Chinese twill weaves). Drawings show stylized patterned designs for kimonos. Date between ca. 1750 and 1900

Swans on the River Avon
A group of swans on the River Avon, Warwickshire, England, with the Church of the Holy Trinity. Stratford-on-Avon, in the background. Date: 1950s

Loch Katrine
A loch steamers bow wave in the still waters of Loch Katrine, the Trossachs, Perthshire, Scotland. The hills round Strath Gartney are in the background. Date: 1950s

The British Reptiles
A colourful illustration of various reptiles with a river bank background from Boys Own magazine

Construction of the Lions, Trafalgar Square, London, 1867
Engraving showing the construction of the lion statues at the base of Nelsons Column, Trafalgar Square, London, 1867. In the background, one of the lions is kept under wraps

Friars Shot Pool Fishing
Scottish salmon fishermen fishing in the Friars Shot Pool of the River Ness. In the background is the town of Inverness with its castle, Inverness-shire, Scotland

Raf Vs Soviet Airforce
Anglo-Soviet soccer match, Murmansk, RAF and Soviet Airforce. The RAF provided air-cover for convoys in their Hawker Hurricanes (background)

Tropical Popsy by David Wright

Stevenson / Vailima / Vaea
ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON Scottish writers home at Vailima, Samoa, with Vaea Mountain in the background

Clark Gable / Cig Card
CLARK GABLE American film actor with Joan Crawford

Buses at Trafalgar Squ
Four Routemaster London buses in a queue on the National Gallery side of Trafalgar Square, with the South African embassy in the background

St Matthias Martyr
Saint MATTHIAS, apostle chosen to replace Judas Iscariot, is depicted in the background being stoned but they finish him off with that axe he is carrying

Thames / Southwark / St Paul
The Thames at the Southwark foreshore, with St Pauls Cathedral in the background

Fireworks on the Tiber
Firework display at the Castel sant Angelo, Rome, with St Peters in the background lit up by the cascade of light

Gardens / Lawnmower 1877
A lawnmower in the foreground, with a stately home in the background

Thames at Southwark Br
The Thames at Southwark Bridge, with Cannon Street station in the background : a winter scene with snow

London / Whitehall / 1906
Whitehall, with the Banqueting house in the background

Aurora Borealis / Lemaitre
A reindeer pulls a sleigh along with aurora borealis in the background

Saint George and a Rainbow
SAINT GEORGE on horseback, with a rainbow in the background

Three Girls in Minis
Take Three Girls Three young women wearing mini skirts in Trafalgar Square, London. A " No 11" bus going to Liverpool Street station passes by in the background

Packed Margate Beach
A very crowded beach scene at Margate, packed with British families enjoying the sun on deckchairs and donkeys, with the delights of Dreamland in the background

Christopher Dresser textile design 1899 Date: 1899

The first tee at the Royal Malta Golf Club
This photograph shows the Porte des Bombes in the background

Fantasy Landscape - Geese flying over snowy scene
A gaggle of geese flying through the pale misty light over a lake, with snow-covered peaks dominating the background beyond a row of pine trees. Airbrush painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Bog village, County Roscommon, Ireland
Cultivation in a bog village in County Roscommon. Peasants farm the land while a dog looks on. Village dwellings border the fields and other women can be seen in the background working on the land

Manila on Fire, Philippines; Second World War, 1945
Photograph showing Manila, the Philippine capital, on fire (in background) and with the ruins of gutted buildings in the foreground

Emigration. Irish Emigrants Leaving Queenstown Harbour
Detailed harbour scene with hundreds of emigrants waiting for the boat for New York, steam ships in the background. In the foreground barefoot young lads are expectantly waiting

Ruins of Lytham Lighthouse, 1863
Engraving of the ruins of Lytham lighthouse, Lancashire, with a dismasted wreck in the background. The lighthouse was built circa. 1848 and was destroyed by heavy gales in 1863

A Royal Navy Ship Waving Goodbye to Japan, 1890
Engraving showing the Officers and men (background) of a Royal Navy Warship waving goodbye to Japan and various well-wishers in small junks

The New Holland Ferry, on the Humber, April 1848
Engraving of the New Holland Ferry, on the Humber River, belonging the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway, from the Illustrated London News, 15th April 1848

Soldiers and Sailors Manning a Capstan, 1873
Engraving showing Royal Navy sailors and soldiers from a Scottish Regiment manning a capstan, whilst a Scotch piper stands on the capstan to give them some music

The Zulu wars. A Zulu blacksmith forging an assegai
Scene depicting a Zulu making a spear in a fire and shaping it into the famous zulu weapon. Male and female zulus are in the foreground, while two European men watch in the background

Boy on 80S Computer
A boy sits at a desk typing on his Commodore 64 keyboard. A printer, joystick and lamp sit on the desk. Two televisions and a strange model of a mushroom are in the background

Chelsea Embankment
Walking past the pier on Chelsea Embankment in London. Battersea Power Station can be seen in the background

German Prisoners, Normandy; Second World War, 1944
Photograph showing a group of German prisoners guarded by a Canadian soldier, in Normandy, June 1944. In the background casualties are visible, being brought to an emergency dressing station

Hastings Fishing Huts
A fisherman repairing nets on the beach at Hastings Old Town, with the famous black huts, where the nets are dried, in the background

Edinburgh Waverley Station
View toward Edinburgh Waverley Station from the West - Edinburgh, Scotland, with the old part of the city in the background on the left of the photograph

Boys Racing Toy Boats
Two small boys race their toy yachts in a country stream. A thatched cottage with smoking chimney is in the background

Elephants / Howdah 19C
A family of Indian elephants in the wild, with a working elephant in the background

Pyne - Brewers
BREWERS Two brewers men carry a cask while their horse-drawn dray stands in the background

Giovanni Cassini
GIOVANNI DOMENICO CASSINI later Jean-Dominique, French astronomer and first Director of the Paris Observatory, who discovered four of Saturns moons

Florals against a grey patterned background
Fabric design depicting florals against a grey patterned background Date: 1922

Floral arrangement with bird on striped background
Fabric design depicting floral arrangement with bird on striped background Date: 1922

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