Back Collection (page 63)

Back of a Mans Head
A woman puts her hand on the back of a mans head

French Dancers 1798
French couple dancing, during the Directoire. The man is not a war cripple, but holds his left arm behind his back

Sailing Back to Normandi
Sailing from Syria back to Normandie in this tiny ship, Robert l Ermitte sees a vision concerning the future of his country

Fashion 1900 / Liz
Tunic dress. The simulated tunic is pointed front & back with a chevron design to which is attached accordian pleated flounces. A double ruffle ornaments the bodice

Frenchwoman 1760
The ruff is back, but integrated with the plain but rich gown worn by this noblewoman during the reign of Louis XV Date: 1760

French Artillery - 11
One gunner of the foot artillery of the French Garde Royale steps back after loading the gun : his mate places the powder which will fire the cannon

A Baby having a Drink
A baby lies on his back drinking milk from his bottle

Relaxing in a Deckchair
Sitting back in a deckchair and putting you feet up. What better way is there to spend an afternoon

Serbs Stabbed in Back
Serbs, fighting Germans and Austrians, are stabbed in the back by Bulgaria

Napoleon Back in Paris
He is greeted with enthusiasm on his return to Paris after escaping from Elba : the scene in the faubourg Saint- Antoine

Descartes / Microscope
The rays fallen parallelwise on the concavity of the mirror are brought back obliquely towards the focus of the spherule. Perfected by Siberkhunnas after Descartes

Working Class Housing
Back-to-back housing showing the cramped back yards and dazzling white washing on the line

Milk Inspector
A (British) Government Inspector quality checking bottles of milk on crates on the back of a milk float

Back to the Grindstone
A grinder and his assistant sharpening knives or other tools on a grindstone

Rosenkavalier 1st Night
Richard Strauss with Max Reinhardt (3rd from left, back), librettist Hoffman- sthal (behind the composer) and other VIPs, on the first night at Dresden, 26.1.1911

National Circus / France
An interior view of the Cirque National in the Champs Elysees, Paris. You can see the magnificent roof as a woman stands on a horses back & canters round the ring

Advert / Deans Books
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Male Type / Partridge 19C
Portrait photograph of a gentleman with a moustache leaning on the back of a chair

Costume Man & Girl 1899
Man: suit of D-B jacket with pocket flaps, turned back cuff & roll collar, cravat & ring & stand collar. Girl: loose fitting pink dress with yoke, high collar & lace insertions

Russian Cavalry Unit
A Cavalry Unit going back to the front

Peter Hermit / Pope Urban
FIRST CRUSADE Peter the Hermit brings back letters from Simeon, Patriarch of Jerusalem to Pope Urban II

Abbots Bromley Horn
ABBOTS BROMLEY HORN DANCE: Has elements of a mock hunt: 6 deersmen, a fool, a hobby horse, a Maid Marian, 1 boy & crossbow, 1 boy & triangle dance through the town

Social / Sweden / Country
A Swedish family enjoy their Sommarhus (summer house) a second home in the country, where the kids can play and Dad can do his back in planting veggies

FULTONs CLERMONT
Robert Fultons Clermont, which steamed from New York to Albany and back, August 17-22 1807; the first economically viable steamboat

Back Yards / Slum / 1870
Over London by Rail - a view of back yards from the train

Kangaroo / Cook 1790
An early depiction, based on accounts brought back by Cooks expedition

Sleeping Lady / Jugend
Lady sleeping on her back

Ataturk / Ilz 1921
(Mustapha) KEMAL ATATURK military, reformer, founder of Turkish State with hand behind his back

Twin puppy shaking off water
Twin puppy Snip gets his own back on his brother Snap for not helping him out of the river by shaking water all over him

How many miles to Barley Bridge? words and music
How many miles to Barley Bridge? Three-score and ten. Can I get there by candle light? Yes, and back again

Jack and Jill filling a pail of water
Jack lowers his pail into the water while Jill prevents him from falling in by holding tightly to the back of his jacket

Motoring in the Bois in style in 1900: Vis-a Vis style
This is a vis-a vis (face to face) style of seating for the motor car common to the little, slow, primitive cars of Victorian motoring

Jesus Revives Widows Son
At Nain, he brings a young man - the sole support of his widowed mother - back to life

Nebuchadnezzar Attacks
Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, takes and loots Jerusalem, making captives of its inhabitants and taking them back to Babylon

David Brings Back Ark
David brings back the Ark of the Covenant from the house of Abinadab, where it has been since the Philistines decided they would rather not have it

The Ark is Sent Away
The Philistines get rid of the Ark by putting it on a wagon and letting cows, deprived of their calves, lead it whithersoever they will : they take it back to Judea

Joseph Imprisons Bros
He has his brothers thrown into prison on suspicion of theft, by way of getting his own back for what they did to him (selling him to traders)

Sodom Destroyed
God smites Sodom but spares Lot and his family : his wife looks back and becomes a pillar of salt, his daughters ply him with wine and entice him to couple with them

Parry / Seal Hunt
Parrys second expedition: the expedition party drag back a seal they have sucessfully captured to eat

Franklin / Trent in Floes
Lieutenant John Franklin on his first expedition: the Trent among ice floes which halted their expedition, although they did bring back some valuable charts

Franklin / Dorothea in Ice
Lieutenant John Franklin on his first expedition: the Dorothea icebound not far from Spitsbergen. The expedition did bring back some valuable charts

Herakles and the Bull
The seventh labour : He captures the fire-breathing Cretan Bull and takes it back to Greece

Lawn Tennis / Punch / 1883
Punch looks back at 50 years of tennis. Date: 1876

Theosophy Man (Back)
Back view of a man (or woman?), according to theosophical principles

Aerial View / Equestrienne
Aerial view of a circus equestrienne - a horseback rider stands on the back of her mount as it canters round the ring

Successful Angler
An angler contemplates the fish he has just caught from the stream : his catch contemplates him back, with a fishy stare

Dog and Kid
This dog has grabbed the goats kid while its back was turned, which is a pretty sneaky thing to do

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