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Elderly date seller - Constantinople
An elderly date seller - Constantinople, carrying a fine set of metal scales. He also carries a large wicker basket on his back

Elderly porter - Constantinople, Turkey
An elderly porter carrying a leather case with a rug on top

Coal Merchant, showing a classic example of a leather back support, which enabled such potentially heavy and awkward loads to be transported

Turkish porter carrying two suitcases
A Turkish porter bent double under his load of two suitcases, a selection of Gentlemans canes and a fez hatbox!

Turkish porters - Constantinople
Turkish porter carrying (struggling beneath!) an enormous wooden crate up a street in Constantinople, Turkey

Manufacturing a train wheel
A heavy welding machine used to combine layers of metal to make a large train wheel. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

A batsman exhibitis four different shots
A combination action photograph of a batsman, in full cricket kit, plays four different shots, from the classic forward defensive shot (left) through to a cover drive (right)

Lady takes her two pet dogs for a drive
A lady with two litte dogs on the back seat of her tourer

Man and his car (in distance)
A man has his back turned to the camera with an open-top car in the middle distance

Family on in large open-top saloon
A family of five in a large open-top family car

Turkish street scene - Istanbul
Typical back street scene in Constantinople in the 1920s. Mud, rubble and wooden houses predominate the view

A boy falling from a ships mast
A boy who had been observing from the topmast of a ship, looses his balance and is on the verge of falling off when a friend reaches out to pull him back on

Raising telegraph poles
A group of workers erect a telegraph pole with the help of a winch on the back of a truck

Redex Tuning Service
A tin/alloy sign advertising Redex Modern Additive & Tuning Service. *EDITORIAL USE ONLY*

Sand-filled mould - Metalworking
A factory worker slides a sand-filled mould into position beneath an industrial molten-metal dispensing machine. The man has a tattoo on his forearm which reads True = Love and Mam = Dad

Armenia - Carrying an immense wooden case
Extraordinary photographic postcard of an Armenian porter carrying a ridiculously large wooden box on his back

Izmir (Smyrna) - Carpet porter
A carpet porter from Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey

Assembling the wiring for a complex machine
An engineer inserts a thin wire into a section of the assemblage for a Kimball machine. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Government Critics
Its a thankless task stopping a Punch ball - The harder you hit it, the harder it comes back. Cartoon showing the Prime Minister, David Lloyd George

Lady Behave
Fabulous book cover design by pin up artist David Wright for a book entitled, Lady Behave" by Peter Cheney. The artwork depicts a haughty looking woman with auburn hair

Captain Rostron watch back
The back of an 18 carat gold Tiffany watch presented to Captain Rostron of the RMS Carpathia, as a token of gratitude from three of the survivors rescued by the Carpathia on 15 April 1912 shortly

Graumans Egyptian Theatre, Hollywood, California. The film showing at the time was Back Street (remade in both 1941 & 1961!) starring Irene Dunne and John Boles

Boys club members in transportation, circa 1930
At least 33 happy exited young members of a boys club are transported, unceremoniously in the back of a truck for a week of camping and adventure in the countryside

Boys club members in transportation 1928
At least 27 happy exited young members of a boys club are transported, unceremoniously in the back of a truck for a week of camping and adventure in the countryside

The Humorist Christmas Number Front Cover
A couple, pausing momentarily on the top of a hill to admire the snowy scenery, take the opportunity for a quick kiss underneath some mistletoe hanging from a branch, as their backseat passengers

The Only Way
A man who finds he is being mocked by his contemporaries after a day of golf. He secretly goes back on to the golf course at night to prove he can play and complete the course

A Ticino Woman - Switzerland in traditional costume, holding a wooden rake with a large woven reed basket on her back. Canton Ticino or just Ticino is the southernmost canton of Switzerland

Carrying a lightweight boat - Adirondacks, USA
Grenville Collins Collection

First Aid
WaC driver more preoccupied with checking her hair after crashing the car she is driving than on checking the officer who is looking rather dishevelled himself in the back seat

The Cavendish Hotel, London
The Cavendish Hotel, Jermyn Street, London. An good place to take a girl back for the night...! This view shows the back courtyard

Lear / Nonsense / Sweden
There was a Young Lady of Sweden, who went by the slow rain to Weedon; When they cried, Weedon Station! she made no observation but thought she should go back to Sweden

Fish Sailing Couple 1939
A sailor, with his female companion, find a far more interesting way to sail the seas, on the back of a fish. The steering wheel must be of invaluable assistance

Lear / Nonsense / Dorking
There was a Young Lady of Dorking, who bought a large bonnet for walking; But its colour and size, so bedazzled her eyes, that she very soon went back to Dorking

Lear / Nonsense / Dover
There was an Old Person of Dover, who rushed through a field of blue Clover; But some very large bees, stung his nose and his knees, so he very soon went back to Dover

Back-chat by Webster Murray
Colour illustration by Webster Murray depicting a stage actress engaging in some humorous banter with the audience, or conductor in the orchestra pit

The Mode in May by Gordon Conway
A fashion illustration of a heavy pink satin gown, cut on the bias. The bodice is cut like a small bolero, tied at the back with a bow. The dress is worn with long pink suede gloves

The Holy Carpet
The start of the great annual Mohammedan pilgrimage with the holy carpet to the sacred Kaaba shrine in Mecca. The carpet is said to be the actual one on which the Prophet Mohammed prayed and is 1

The Holy Carpet carried to Mecca
The start of the great annual Mohammedan pilgrimage with the holy carpet to the sacred Kaaba shrine in Mecca. The carpet is said to be the actual one on which the Prophet Mohammed prayed and is 1

Cartoon impression of the Russo-Japanese War 4 of 5
Card 4 of 5 - Intervention. A cartoon interpretation of the Russo-Japanese war, acted out by the principal ruling individuals from the International Community

Itinerant Coffee Vendor - Istanbul, Turkey
Itinerant Coffee Vendor carrying a yoke, with two buckets containing the tools of his trade hanging from either end. Possibly standing/crouching in the grounds of a marble factory

Porter carrying a heavy load
A Porter bends his back to carry a heavy barrel - Constantinople, Turkey

Fijian Feast (Giant Turtles)
Giant Turtles captured for eating in a grand feast on Fiji. The turtles have been rolled onto their backs (possibly so they don t escape...)

Kenilworth - Alasco
It is false, thou foul- mouthed railer!. The Astrologer and alchemist Alasco hits back at accusations made at him by Varney

No, Colonel, You ve got the wrong number by Merlin Enabnit
Back view of a dark-haired pin up girl by Merlin Enabnit (1903-1979). She is wearing a transparent pink and blue dress and speaking on a red telephone

A Good Pull Up
The new electric self raising braces for those men who haven t time to fiddle about with the ordinary kind in the morning

A Brine Wave
The birth of the switch back and water chute idea - A man watches as his wife falls off a cliff into the sea on her deckchair

The Holiday Governess de Luxe. by Charles Robinson
An illustration by Charles Robinson (Brother of William Heath Robinson) of two children being carried by their Governess back to shore

Spring! By A. E. Bestall
A scene of a winter sunset showing an elderly gentleman walking with his granddaughter across a snow covered field. A sprightly fairy is trying to tug the gentleman back

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