Back Ground Collection (page 9)

Steelworks / Wales / 1974
A view looking down a road in Wales with the smoking chimneys of a steelworks in the background. Date: 1974

Racial / Japan / Musicians
Three Japanese musicians playing stringed and percussion instruments, with three men listening in the background Date: late 19th century

Hawes Market 1950S
The shoe stall, a market day scene at Hawes, Yorkshire, England, with the tower and its church in the background. Date: late 1950s

Christmas Tree 1851
A Christmas tree decorated with international flags with the Crystal Palace in the background. Date: 1851

Midland Beach, Staten Island, New York
Bathing, Midland Beach. Fully dressed people standing on beach with swimmers visible in background. - Midland Beach (New York, N.Y.) | Staten Island (New York, N.Y.) | New York (N.Y.)

Manhattan Beach, Brooklyn, New York
Bathing, Manhattan Beach. Children and adults standing at edge of beach and boardwalk with beach in background. - Manhattan Beach (New York, N.Y.)

Artist in his studio
Mr. Waddell, Interior, Studio, Mr. & Mrs. Waddell in background. H.W. Waddell, artist, in his studio, with a second man and woman

American Printing Co. textiles company. Rows of fabric, with American Printing Co. sign in the background

A biplane in the Egyptian desert, with the pyramids
Avro 504K, H. 6596. A biplane in the Egyptian desert, with the pyramids in the background

Boatloads of joyous jackies leaving Vera Cruz
US army relieving the Navy. Boatloads of joyous jackies leaving Vera Cruz for their battleship, after the arrival of the Army who came to relieve them

Music cover for The Keepsake, a Sequel to the Celebrated Song, The Cavalier, sung by Miss Poole. Words by W H Bellamy, music by Charles W Glover

Music cover for A Christmas Bouquet of Choice Dance Music, by Eminent Composers. A cameo picture of a young woman in folk costume is surrounded by holly, mistletoe and flowers

Loading up a camel - Algeria. There is a set of scales (and administration desk) in the background to make sure the weight of the goods is correctly recorded prior to departure

Camp-Fire concert at a reserve in South Africa
A Camp-fire concert in a big game reserve in South Africa. A scene in the Kruger National Park, as tourists and rangers surround a camp fire and enjoy some musical entertainment

View toward Topkapi across mouth of Golden Horn
View toward the Topkapi Palace across mouth of Golden Horn - the photograph is framed in a red background and sits above an illustration of the British Naval Flag

Monte Tiberio, Capri - Italy
Monte Tiberio (Tiberio Mountain) seen in the background of this fine photograph of the Island of Capri, dominated by the magnificent wind-shaped silhouette of a umbrella pine tree

Dark backstreet, Baku, Azerbaijan. Delightful inset relief carving on the wall (left) and a view toward the imposing minaret of the Royal Mosque in the background

Zebra Mother and Young
A sprightly young zebra, with its more sedate mother standing in the background

The Lure of Spring by Edmund Blampied
Coloured fantasy illustration by Edmund Blampied showing a soldier being lured by a cupid and fairy like girls against a spring background

DOVER
Manning the white cliffs of Dover, Kent : a soldier in the foreground, the castle in the background, to deter the French... Date: early 19th century

The Sketch, April 1956
A coloured illustration for the front cover of The Sketch, depicting a couple embracing on a floral background

The Tatler Front Cover, Xmas Number 1914
A colour illustration from the front cover of The Tatler, depicting a cartoon soldier holding a Union Jack flag, marching across a checkered background, hung with various national flags

Venice - The Extreme outer border of Venice, marked by a small island and statue of the Virgin Mary. The distinctive Venetian skyline is visible in the background

Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina - Market scene
Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina - general street/market scene with a small covered market (right) with a mosque in the background and general sellers of a variety of wares in the open square

A Summer Morning In France by Blampied
An illustration by Edmund Blampied or Blam of a morning game of golf taking place with the sun rising in the background. Blampied (1886-1966) drew countless illustrations for the ILN magazines

Captured frogs bid for Freedom
A young schoolboy in his full school uniform get a nasty surprise when the frog he has captured makes a daring bid for freedom, leaping out and away as soon as the airhole-added lid has been lifted

A young boy with British officers in Kumasi, 1874
The last in Kumasi - a young boy eating bananas while a British officer tries to talk to him. In the background, the British troops are marching away

The Last Part of Old Fleet Prison, London, 1868
Engraving showing the last remains of Old Fleet Prison, comprising a facade of three archways, London, 1868. In the background a train runs along a railway viaduct and the dome of St

The Ashanti War (1873-74) - Ashanti prisoners of war
Ashanti prisoners of war huddled next to a hut being guarded by native soldiers. Two British officers are in the background

Fog in the Streets of London, 1867
Engraving showing a street scene during a heavy fog in London, January 1867. This image shows a large number of pedestrians, some of them carrying torches to light their way

Westminster Bridge, London, 1855
Engraving showing a view of Westminster Bridge, from the South bank of the River Thames, 1855. Several sailing barges, loaded with hay, can be seen in the foreground

London and Westminster in 1584
Engraving showing an aerial view of London (background), Westminster (foreground) and the River Thames in 1584

The Voyage of Cleopatras Needle to England, 1878
Engraving showing the obelisk ship Cleopatra (nearest) and its tug, in the background, crossing the Bay of Biscay on passage from Egypt to London, 1878

London Zoo, Whit Monday, 1866
Engraving showing the crowd of visitors at the Zoological Societys Gardens (London Zoo) in Regents Park, 1866. On the right of the picture are the cages of the big carnivores (lions)

The Embankment, London, 1932
Photograph showing the Embankment, on the North bank of the River Thames, London, 1932. In the foreground is the sailing-ship Friendship

Mountain farm in County Mayo, Ireland
Sketch from Ireland showing the harrowing difficulty of cultivating on a mountain farm in County Mayo. A peasant man and woman use a horse in their attempts to plough the rocky slopes

Fisher folk awaiting a boat, 1895
Engraving showing a scene on a beach as a group of women and fishermen await the arrival of a boat. In the distance heavy breakers show that strong weather is involved

Find the Man Who Has Enlisted
A propagandist illustration during World War One contrasting the pride and satisfaction of the man who has enlisted to join up, with the shame of one who has not

A Procession entering Hyde Park, 1890
Engraving showing a procession entering Hyde Park, with the Marble Arch in the background, London, 1890

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

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