Back Ground Collection (page 7)

Sailors and others in a lifeboat, as one sailor gestures to a submarine in the background. Date 1917

A woman stands disconsolate, as another bends over a dead soldier; a house burns in the background. Date 1915

Charleston, South Carolina (vicinity). View of Battery Chatfield Morris Island with gun pointed at Fort Sumter (Fort Putnam and Battery Dahlgren in the distant background. Date 1864 December

Oxford England. American Army men, attending Oxford University for special courses given by distinguished educators, view the Thames River following one of their classes

Left side view of the 1900 Wright glider before installation of forward horizontal control surface, flying as a kite, tipped forward; Kitty Hawk Lifesaving Station

Long-range view of flight 69, in which Orville covered a distance of 358 feet in 1 minute and 31 seconds, large tree in the foreground, machine in the background; Huffman Prairie, Dayton, Ohio

Man wearing military uniform, holding rifle, and embracing woman with troops in background. Date c1898

Large crowd of spectators gathered at the edge of a field at Simms Station, Dayton, Ohio, where a series of flights were conducted from May through July

Children reading Sunday papers, Rustan brothers farm near Dickens, Iowa. Note convenience of running water in background. This farm was formerly owner operated but they are now tenants of

Officer of the 57th Regiment sitting with a sword across his lap at opening to his tent, another officer sitting outside the tent, and a servant stands with a horse in the background. Date 1855

Cricket - The Perfect Maiden by H. H. Harris
A 1920s lady inspects her face in a compact mirror, attracting the attention of a handsome cricketer as a match goes on in the background. Date: 1927

Fabric design, Art Gout Beaute, 1929
Fabric design for a crepe de chine small flowered print in yellow, brown, grey and cream on a black background, Art Gout Beaute, 1929. 1929

Scallions with plant growing in the background. Date between 1800 and 1860

Delicata squash with plant vines growing in the background. Date between 1800 and 1860

Pale green squash with white flesh and many seeds, with plant vines growing in the background. Date between 1800 and 1860

Kitchen at St Pancras Workhouse, London
Interior of the kitchens at the St Pancras Kitchen - two large steam boilers or coppers dominate the scene. Several kitchen staff stand in the background. Date: 1895

Fashion on the promenade. Art deco
Women display their elegance in the sunshine on the promenade. A coupe in the background.Date: 1930

A man reads a book in a shop
A man reads a book in a bookshop, with many strange-looking busts in the background. 1925

Royal Wedding 1963 - ILN front cover
Front cover of The Illustrated London News special wedding number celebrating the marriage of Princess Alexandra of Kent to the Hon. Angus Ogilvy at Westminster Abbey on 24 April 1963

A fish swimming in a river
A fish swims along a river, lush scenery in the background. 1925

Scotland / Lendalfoot
Cliffs by the shore at Lendalfoot, near Ballantrae, on the Ayrshire coast road, Scotland. Carleton Castle is in the background. Date: 1950s

Cattle & Brecon Beacons
Cattle grazing against the background of the Brecon Beacons, the highest mountains in South Wales. Date: 1960s

Kissing his daughter goodbye
I love a lassie - a sailor bids a fond farewell to his daughter in this touchingly sentimental card. Date: 1917

Sailor with his daughter
A jolly Royal Navy sailor with his young daughter peeking over his shoulder. She is holding (and waving) a small white ensign flag

Kingham, Oxfordshire - Outside The Plough Inn. There appears to be a Fair in progress in the background and a procession is assembling to the left, with a brass band at its head. Date: 1906

Coniston & Tarn Hows
Tarn Hows, Lake Coniston, Lake District, Cumbria, England, originally created to supply water to a saw mill. Note the Langdale Pikes in the background. Date: 1960s

Italian Lake Scene
An Italian lake scene with mountains in the background, boats sailing on the calm waters & a lakeside villa. A couple walk by on a mountain road. Date: 1870s

Dunure Fishing Ropes
Fishing ropes drying in a corner of the little harbour at Dunure, Ayrshire, Scotland, with its castle in the background. Date: 1950s

British Submarine
One of the earliest submarines in the Royal Navy in Portsmouth harbour, with Nelsons Victory in the background. Date: circa 1910

ILN Coronation Ceremony Number 1953
Front cover of The Illustrated London News, Coronation Ceremony Number 1953, featuring a gold background design and a miniature portrait of Queen Elizabeth II in the centre. Date: 1953

Vittoria, Spain
Ancient buildings fronting on the marketplace, with the cathedral in the background. Date: 1850

Lake Buttermere
Pine trees beside the lovely Lake Buttermere, Cumbria, England, with the towering mass of High Stile in the background. Date: 1930s

England / Rugby
Little Church Street, Rugby, Warwickshire, England, with the spire of St. Andrews church in the background. Date: 1950s

Scotland / Loch Tulla
Early morning in January, with reflections in Loch Tulla, Argyllshire, Scotland and its snow covered mountains in the background. Date: 1950s

Snowy Tarring
Winter in Sussex, England - snow-covered Glebe Road, in Tarring, with St. Andrews church in the background. Date: 1950s

Honeycombed Rocks
Rocks honeycombed by the sea, with Garsbheinn, one of the Coolin Peaks, in the background. Port na Cullaidh, Loch Scavaig, Elgol, Isle of Skye, Scotland. Date: 1950s

England / Louth
Westgate, a pleasant Georgian street in the centre of Louth, Lincolnshire, with the spire of St. Jamess Church in the background. Date: 18th centyry

St. Brides Chapel
The ruins of St. Brides (or St. Bridget s) Chapel, near Callender, Perthshire, Scotland, with Ben Ledi in the background. Date: 1950s

Brighton West Pier
A lovely study of waves rolling onto the beach at Brighton, Sussex, England, with the West Pier in the background. Date: 1950s

Pleasure Canal Boat Trip
Children on a school trip aboard a pleasure canal boat, in the lock at Stoke Bruerne, Grand Union Canal, England. The British Waterways Museum is in the background. Date: early 1960s

Trafalgar Sq. Silhouette
Silhouettes in Trafalgar Square, London. The equine statue in the foreground is George IV, with Nelsons Column in the background. Date: 1950s

Snowy Kilmahog
Snow at Killmahog, near Callander, Perthshire, Scotland, showing some pretty cottages and the peak of Ben Ledi in the background. Date: 1950s

Chodenland Costumes
Men and women of Chodenland (Bohemia, Czechoslovakia), with their lovely traditional costumes of floral embroidery against a dark background and typical dark silk head-dresses. Date: 1930s

Family in a Park
A man rests his head on his wifes lap as they both enjoy a sunny day in the park with the children who play in the background. Date: late 1960s

Springtime in Green Park
Springtime in London : Daffodils in Green Park, with Piccadilly in the background. Date: 1950s

Nursery Greenhouses
A fine row of nursery greenhouses near Wavendon, Buckinghamshire, England, with the well-wooded ground of the Bow Brickhill district in the background. Date: early 1960s

Edinburgh Steam Trains
Steam locomotives leaving Waverley Station, Edinburgh, Scotland, with Edinburgh Castle in the background. Date: 1950s

The Tibble Stone, Glos. England. Legend has it that a giant from Dixton Hill (in the background) threw it towards the River Severn, but it fell short at Teddington! Date: BC

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