Background Collection (page 8)

Angel and a horn
Christmas greeting card depicting an angel on a cloud with a decorative horn and stars in the background. Date: circa 1906

Shop window design, Easter Novelties! 1937

Shop window design, holidays. 1937

Shop window design, Hiking. 1937

Shop window design, Golf. 1937

Shop window design, Sole & Heel shoe repair Shop window design
Shop window design, Sole & Heel shoe repair. 1937

Shop window beachwear design, woman sunbathing in deckchair. 1937

Shop window design, April Showers! 1937

Bakers shop window design, Queen of Hearts Bakers shop window design
Bakers shop window design, The Queen of Hearts She Made Some Tarts. 1937

Art Deco shop window design, Father Christmas, Reindeer
Art Deco shop window design, Father Christmas and Reindeer. 1937

Art Deco shop window design, Autumn Needs. 1937

Art Deco shop window design, autumn leaves and sunset. 1937

Art Deco shop window design, Autumn. 1937

Rock sample still life of Flint
A still life image of a rock sample on a white background Date: circa 1910s

Richly decorated German shield from the mid 16th century in the arms collection of the Count of Erbach. Decorated with gilt figures on a grey iron background, and a wide gold-plated edge

Glamour
Glamorous lady wearing crown seated on throne framed by circular motif and stars on fawn background. Artist: Alphonse Mucha Date: circa 1890

Brodick Bay and Goatfell, Arran, Scotland, with bagpipes, red berries and eight tartans in the background: MacNeil, MacGregor, MacArthur, MacIntyre, MacFie, Gordon, Gunn and Farquharson

Fair Maids House, Perth, Scotland (a reference to Walter Scotts novel, The Fair Maid of Perth), with six tartans in the background: Cameron, Stewart, Mackenzie, Robertson, Gordon and Fraser

Theatre poster, A Little Bit of Fluff, by Walter W Ellis
Theatre poster, A Little Bit of Fluff, a British farce by Walter W Ellis, at the Criterion Theatre, London. Date: 1915

At the Opera, What Next. 1893

Mrs Sydney van den Bergh in fancy dress for New Year
Mrs Sydney van den Bergh in fancy dress -- A Candelabrum to Light in 1931. To be worn by her at the Chelsea Arts Club Ball on New Years Eve at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Date: 1930

The Embarkation of the Pilgrim Fathers
A man surrounded by kneeling men, women, and children, holds a bible in one hand as he raises his head and arms skyward. The ship that will take them to America waits in the background. Date: 1620

Cartiers Ship at the Mouth of the St. Charles River. The anchored ship is completely frozen in place, with sailors walking about the iced over river, and setting up camp by the ship

Sebastian Cabot Leaves Labrador
Sebastian Cabot, a Venetian explorer, sets sail from Labrador in Northern Canada. Sailing through sheets of ice, various sailors on board fish over the side of the boat

Proclamation of the Colony of Bay Islands
The British gained violent control of the Bay Islands from Honduras in 1838, but did little about any formalities or governance until March 1852

U. S. Troops in Mexico City
General Scotts grand entrance into Mexico City. Soldiers on horseback and on foot fill up the Plaza de la Constituticion, with the Metropolitan Cathedral in the background. The U.S

French army marching to Mexico City 1863
The french army march to attack Mexico City, with the Comoscolate aquaduct in the background. 1863

Army Council sitting around table in War Office - grand fireplace in background. Date: 1962

Fairy with flowers and a butterfly on a greetings card
Fairy in moonlight with flowers and a butterfly on a greetings card. Date: circa 1900s

Health salts with comic verse on a birthday card. Date: circa 1890s

Strip of rubber with comic verse on a birthday card
Strip of rubber for mending a puncture, with comic verse on a birthday card. Date: circa 1890s

Quill pen with comic verse on a birthday card. Date: circa 1890s

Diary with comic verse on a birthday card. Date: circa 1890s

Piece of checked cloth with comic verse on a birthday card -- a check, not a cheque. Date: circa 1890s

Early Victorian Label - Egyptian hieroglyphs pastiche. 19th century

Black cat on a postcard - Keep Smiling! Lets be content with our lot, even if it ain t a lot. Date: circa 1920s

Poster, The Chieftain, Savoy Theatre, London
Poster, The Chieftain, by F C Burnand and Arthur Sullivan, Savoy Theatre, London. 1894

Christmas card, God Bless Our Home

Repeating Pattern - Steam Engines. *PLEASE NOTE that the magnifying glass is solely to show the detail of the repeating pattern and will not feature on the final file.*

Repeating Pattern - Elephants. *PLEASE NOTE that the magnifying glass is solely to show the detail of the repeating pattern and will not feature on the final file.*

Repeating Pattern - Tigers - yellow background. *PLEASE NOTE that the magnifying glass is solely to show the detail of the repeating pattern and will not feature on the final file.*

Repeating Pattern - Tigers - dark green background. *PLEASE NOTE that the magnifying glass is solely to show the detail of the repeating pattern and will not feature on the final file.*

Repeating Pattern - Tigers - dark navy blue background. *PLEASE NOTE that the magnifying glass is solely to show the detail of the repeating pattern and will not feature on the final file.*

Repeating Pattern - Tigers - orange background. *PLEASE NOTE that the magnifying glass is solely to show the detail of the repeating pattern and will not feature on the final file.*

Repeating Pattern - Tigers - purple background. *PLEASE NOTE that the magnifying glass is solely to show the detail of the repeating pattern and will not feature on the final file.*

Repeating Pattern - Tigers - red background. *PLEASE NOTE that the magnifying glass is solely to show the detail of the repeating pattern and will not feature on the final file.*

Repeating Pattern - Tigers - white background. *PLEASE NOTE that the magnifying glass is solely to show the detail of the repeating pattern and will not feature on the final file.*

Poster, Alcoa cruises to the Caribbean. circa 1950s

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