Background Collection (page 4)

WW2 - Merchant Seamen
A photograph showing a crew of British WW2 merchant seamen, with smoke trails in the background, indicating an enemy raider being shot down. Date: circa 1942

WW2 - Background For Barbara
A WW2 children's short story illustration of a woman holding a baby, speaking with a young gentleman in the kitchen. Date: circa 1940s

WW2 - A Kiss From The Bride
A WW2 children's short story illustration of a fashionably dressed young woman speaking with a Royal Air Force man in uniform at an event. A bride is interacting with guests in the background

WW2 - Trailing A Soldier
An illustration for a WW2 children's short story, The Clue Of The Tin Loaf, written by M. Myers. The image shows a scene in which two hidden figures in the background trail a Soldier

V Stands For Victory Music Cover
An illustrated WW2 music sheet cover for V Stands For Victory, by Horatio Nicholls. The image simply shows a bold letter V over a blue and white background. Date: circa 1940s

He Wants To Be A Pilot
An illustrated WW2 music sheet cover for He Wants To Be A Pilot, written and composed by Muriel Watson, Jack Denby and Noel Gay

WW2 - Victory Music Sheet Cover
An illustrated WW2 music sheet cover for V Victory, words by Hamilton Kennedy, music by Tolchard Evans. The design simply shows a large V for victory, starkly presented on a red background

WW2 Greetings Card, The Lion Has Wings
The inside of a WW2 greetings card, the fold out illustration portrays a saluting Royal Air Force man in his blue uniform, with a background comprising of British fighter planes and a large R.A.F

WW2 Greetings Card, Red Cross Nurse
A WW2 greetings card, the illustration portrays a smiling young Red Cross nurse on a colourful background. Date: circa 1940s

WW2 Christmas Card, William Charles Crocker
An illustrated front and reverse of a WW2 Christmas greetings card issued by Mr. and Mrs. William Charles Crocker. The image shows wartime figures carrying

Church at Zermatt with Church and the Matterhorn (Mount Cervin) in the background. Date: 1930

St. Louis, Missouri, USA - Show Boat and Eads Bridge
St. Louis, Missouri, USA - River scene - Historic Show Boat Golden Rod with Eads Bridge in background. Date: circa 1930s

Etretat with the Eastern Cliffs in the background
A view of the beach and bathers at Etretat with the Eastern Cliffs in the background, 1920s Date: 1920s

WW2 British Flying Boat
This illustration shows a WW2 British flying boat coming to the rescue of sailors of the Royal Navy in a small boat, having come from the destroyed ship in the background. Date: 1941

WW2 Fleet Air Arm
This illustration portrays the head of a man from the Fleet Air Arm, the background consists of a British aircraft carrier. Date: 1941

Happy Landings! WW2
This illustration shows a British WW2 parachutist drifting safely, having evacuated his aircraft which is plummeting in the background. Date: 1941

Hie away neath shades of night to the castle of delight - fairies and bubbles Date: circa 1920s

Dry Docked Boats
An illustration which shows a number of small and large wooden boats in dry dock, with a background view of the ocean, used for advertisement purposes. Date: circa 1939

Workmen Chain Line
This photograph shows the silhouetted form of a line of workmen in chains in the foreground, with a geared mechanism in the background. Date: circa 1939

Ducks By The Sea
This illustration shows a foreground gathering of ducks in some waters beside a small island with an old, wooden boat docked to the side, a large vessel floats in the background. Date: circa 1939

Advertisement Illustration, Men Sleeping
An advertisement illustration, showing an interior scene in which a smartly dressed man is pointing, beside two sleeping fellows who are slumped in their chairs

Matania Advertisement Illustration
A detailed illustration, probably used for advertisement purposes, showing a scene in which two elegantly dressed figures, a man and a seated young lady

Cigarette Smoke, Knighton & Cutts
This photograph of a smoking cigarette held in a hand, in front of a dark background, is used as a promotion of Knighton & Cutts Ltd, specialists in process engraving, art, photography, typesetting

Baillie Scott, White Nights, Hall
An architectural interior illustration of an Arts and Crafts hall to a house titled White Nights, with a dining recess visible in the background. Date: circa 1906

Houses In Church Street, Chelsea
A photograph taken from a terrace, with a view of Church Street, Chelsea, the background shows a row of houses from the late eighteenth century. Date: circa 1937

Ice Skating In Lincolnshire
A photograph of a mother and father helping their child to ice skate, with other figures standing in the background, the area is situated in Lincolnshire

The Strawberry Thief Chintz
A design for a chintz titled The Strawberry Thief, by William Morris, featuring a pair of thrushes, one with a strawberry in his mouth

Dantis Amor
This drawing depicts the central figure, Love, holding a sun dial, standing against a decorative background, divided in two, the upper left portrays the head of Christ depicted as the sun

Mill Lade, Scotland
A landscape photograph which provides a view looking up the Mill lade Lake, near it's origin, with country cottages in the background. Date: circa 1904

Dunfermline Cottages
A photograph of a crude shed in the foreground, with cottages visible in the background in Dunfermline, Scotland, which lie east of the dye-works. Date: circa 1904

The Strike
An atmospheric sketch which shows a tightly packed crowd of workmen and women on strike, carrying large red flags, chimneystacks and workhouses stand tall in the background under a red sky

At The Night Restaurant
A coloured drawing of some finely dressed guests at a night restaurant, some are interacting to the right, while others are sat at a long table

A Long Time Ago
This painting shows a romantic array of couples, lying by a rose bush, with musicians playing and dancing in the background. Date: circa 1901

At The Sea Baths La Potiniere
This illustration provides a broad view of an event at the sea baths, attendants are dining outside a row of huts, with a game of tennis active in the background, by a ship in dry dock

Le Guet The Watch
This illustration portrays a knight in shining armour, standing proudly with his hands placed on his hips as he watches over the countryside, his city is visible in the distant background

Le Sauvetage The Saving
An illustration of a smiling fireman carrying a smug looking lady on his shoulders, whilst holding onto his red ladder, saving her from the background plumes of smoke. Date: circa 1901

Villegiature
This sketch displays a scene in which an elderly man is standing in a hole that he has started digging, speaking with a larger gentleman above him

The Caricaturist's Parade Of Models
This illustration shows The Caricaturist a self portrait of Benjamin Rabier, smoking a pipe which emits a number of smoke rings, while he is busy at work, a parade of people stand in the background

Napoleon Et Les Femmes Part 2
Part two of a series of four illustrations portraying a lady in company with Napoleon Bonaparte, who can be seen in the background, through the doorway, sat at his desk, looking over his shoulder

Napoleon Et Les Femmes Part 4
The final part of a series of four illustrations portraying a lady in company with Napoleon Bonaparte, who can be seen in the background, through the doorway, sat at his desk

Napoleon Et Les Femmes Part 1
Part one of a series of four illustrations portraying a lady in company with Napoleon Bonaparte, who can be seen in the background, through the doorway, sat at his desk, looking over his shoulder

The Thirteen Days Of Leandre, The Medal
An illustration which shows the scene of two men speaking, amongst others in the background, about the acquisition of a military medal, and how one of them does not have it. Date: circa 1901

Don Quixote And Sancho Panza
An album sketch portraying Sancho Panza, a fictional character from Don Quixote a novel written by Don Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra in 1605

Le Galant Jardinier
A portrait sketch of a proudly postured man, known as The Gallant Gardener, standing with his cane in hand, by a patch of tall grass, his countryside home visible in the background. Date: circa 1901

Lady and Gentleman Strolling
A sketch of a French woman walking alongside a gentleman outside, with a church visible in the background, accompanied with the caption

Gimcrack on Newmarket Heath, by George Stubbs
Gimcrack on Newmarket Heath, painting by George Stubbs - English thoroughbred racehorse with a racing scene in the background, with trainer, jockey and stable lad

Boeing B-17G Flying Fortresses flying on a mission
United States Army Air Force - Boeing B-17G Flying Fortresses, of the 323rd Bombardment Squadron, 91st Bombardment Wing The Ragged Irregulars, flying on a mission from RAF Bassingbourn

Music cover, The Lost Child, sung by George Ford
Music cover, The Lost Child, the admired comic song, sung by George Ford, words by Thomas Hood Date: circa 1860

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