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Hindu / The Cosmic TurtleIn the ancient Indian cosmogony, the Earth is sustained on the backs of elephants who are themselves standing on the back of a cosmic turtle
Punting at Cambridge 1Punting on the Cam (also known as the Granta) on the Backs at Cambridge; the famous Bridge of Sighs (modelled on the one in Venice) links parts of St Johns College
Cambridge / Backs / St JohnsCambridge: the Backs, with the tower of St Johns College in the distance
Sealyham Riding a SheepJimmie, a tame sheep belonging to Mr V. Payne, a garage proprietor of West Malling, Kent, takes its Sealyham doggy friend for piggy backs ! Date: 19 February 1937
Punting at CambridgeA group of people punting on the River Cam at Cambridge, with Kings College Chapel in the background
Japanese womenFour Japanese dancers wearing traditional kimonos sit with their backs to the camera
Strawberry PickersA boy and a man picking strawberries in a field, with punnets strapped to their backs, on a farm near Cheddar, Somerset, England
Two Cats and a butterflyTwo siamese cats watch a tortoiseshell butterfly. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith
Coracle men - CarmarthenWelsh Coracle men - Carmarthen, Wales. The Carmarthen coracle is of a rounder and deeper design, as it is used in tidal waters on the Tywi River, where there are no rapids. Date: 1905
Futuristic underwater croquet. The players are all wearing diving helmets with oxygen packs on their backs
Children paddling and looking out to seaMermaids. A back view of five children paddling at the seaside; they wear red stripey bathing drawers. Date: C.1905
Cambridge UniversityA glimpse of the beautiful Backs, and punters enjoying the River Cam, with St. Johns College, Cambridge University, peeping through the trees
WW2 - Ladies May Now Leave Their MachinesAn illustrated front cover for a WW2 story book, Ladies May Now Leave Their Machines, written by Diana Murray Hill. The image shows the backs of wartime working women. Date: 1944
Cambridge - The Backs and St John's College Chapel - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J
Cambridge - Clare College from the Backs - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J
Trottins, Le Retour De L'AtelierA coloured sketch which shows the backs of three ladies walking off towards some city buildings, arm in arm, speaking. Date: circa 1901
Au Cafe-ConcertThis illustration shows the backs of a seated couple, comprising of a man smoking a cigar, wearing a top hat, and a lady looking through her Galilean binoculars, towards a female opera singer
Turtle racing in AustraliaPreliminary Preparations for a turtle Trip--Riding on the Backs of the turtles Down to the Sea, in Australia. The shell of the turtle, which is as broad as it is long
Peat Collecting 1877Peat collection in Loch Maree, Wester Ross in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland. Date: 1877
A page from Opal's precocious childhood diary which backs her claim to be a French princess who had emigrated to the U.S. : though truly extraordinary, not all believed it. Date: 1920
King's Chapel from the Backs, [Cambridge] by Terry Whitworth
Back view of two ladies walking along an unidentified sea front arm in arm. Date: c.1948-1952
A selection of Victorian laced or buttoned pointed boots. 1901
The Cult of Nudity - sunbathing fashions, 1930sPage from The Sphere reporting on the growing vogue for sunbathing fashions, particularly backless swimsuits - a style that began at the fashionable French resorts of the Riviera
Two Zulu Mothers carrying their children, using hide slings across their backs - Southern Africa. Date: circa 1909
Jeanne D arc, IdealisedJOAN OF ARC An idealised representation - she fulfils Merlins prophecy that a virgin will come whose horse will trample the backs of bowmen
Pigeons - Frill-Backs and Scandaroons, Fancy BreedA portait illustrating two Frill-Back and two Scandaroon pigeons. Both breeds are domesticated and a breed of fancy pigeon
Syrian Turks - Aleppo, SyriaSyrian Turks (Turks in Syria, Syrian Turkoman or Syrian Turkmen) - Syrian citizens of Turkish descent, living in the Syrian provinces of the Ottoman Empire before its dissolution
Austro-Hungarian soldiers carrying munitions, WW1Austro-Hungarian soldiers carrying munitions on their backs during the First World War. Date: 19 September 1917
Man and woman shadow boxing in the park in Hong Kong, backs to the camera. Woman with wooden sword, another woman left of picture
Children and grown-ups at shadow boxing class in a park, HonChildren and grown ups at a shadow boxing class in the park in Hong Kong. Woman, to the left and man to the right of the picture, with backs to camera watching the class. Date: 1980
Men and young boys sitting on the beach in OmanSalalah Sultanate of Oman. Omani men and boys sitting cross legged- backs to camera on the beach wearing traditional clothes. Date: 1977
Clan Gathering on the beach for meeting with Sultan QaboosSalalah Sultanate of Oman. Omani Clan wearing traditional clothes and hats sitting on the beach, backs to camera, for a gathering with Sultan Qaboos. Cameraman recording. Shoes on the sand. Date: 1977
Salmon Leap on Bush River, Bushmills - a view of a weir and to the left a mill and waterwheel. There are the backs of houses in the distance. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Antrim: Bushmills)
God backs British soldiersThis British soldier can go forward in confidence knowing that God will guide and guard him... circa 1914
Military / Training / GermanGerman soldiers engaged in a variety of exercises - swinging from ropes to cross rivers, climbing on one anothers backs to scale walls, gymnastics &c. Date: circa 1850
Schoolgirls and teacher on a Christmas cardFour schoolgirls and their teacher on a Christmas card. (2 of 2) Date: circa 1890s
Four women in a shopping street, China (probably Hong Kong). circa 1930
A Ward, Quex Park VAD Hospital. This ward was located in the Drawing Room of Quex House. Originally built as a small ballroom in 1883
Japan - Nurses with their charges. Date: 1932
Anatomical detailsTab IV. Figures and diagrams showing anatomical details Source: De motu animalium - Joh. Alphonsi Borelli, Neapolitani matheseos professoris, De motu animalium
Two girls carrying babies, JapanTwo girls carrying babies on their backs, Japan. Date: circa 1890s
Two contrasting forms of transport, then and now. Above: a lady in a sedan chair, about to leave Hampton Court for home. Below: a rather more racy journey
Tatler front cover, 1963 - Punting on the CamFront cover of The Tatler featuring a view from Clare Bridge in Cambridge showing basking in the suns rays while lounging in the rivers famous punts. Date: 1963
Three women with firewood bundlesThree women resting on a stone wall, carrying large bundles of firewood on their backs
Advert for Dolcis shoes 1947Distinctively Dolis. High heels slingback womens shoes. Date: 1947
Cambridge Punting SceneA summers day scene on the Backs at Cambridge, showing Clare College, by the River Cam, Cambridgeshire, England. Date: 1950s
Keep Fit ClassKeep young and beautiful - a ladies keep fit class, with the ladies lying on their backs in a circle, doing leg exercises! Date: early 1930s
Football Terms Illustrated - Two good full backs! A contented broad rural countryfolk couple take a constitutional stroll through the village. Date: circa 1920s
Lebanon - Two Bedouin Women with children on their backs Date: circa 1910s
Two Babies getting their milk direct from the cowA quite surreal German postcard, showing two rather plump babies strapped to the back of two cows, their mouths clamped to long tubes originating from the cows udders
Mother and baby - Hong Kong - Babies carried in bright bags on backs wobbly necks. Date: 1952
People with ponies and sacks, YugoslaviaScene in a street in former Yugoslavia -- people walking along the road with ponies carrying goods on their backs. Date: September 1965
People in traditional costume, YugoslaviaScene in a street in former Yugoslavia, with people in traditional costume, and ponies carrying goods on their backs. Date: September 1965
Humorous pictures showing damaged Chinese battleships receiv
Getting their backs up. Illustration shows a bull dog labeled England, a whippet (or greyhound) labeled Italy, and a dachshund labeled Germany gathered around a dish labeled Preferred Claims full of
Ossetian Women and ChildrenOssetian Women and children from the Caucasus. Today, the Ossetian-speaking area south to the main Caucasus ridge is recognized by most countries as within the borders of Georgia
Eruption of Vesuvius, Naples, Italy in April 1906. Villagers from Boscotrecase (living close by) flee with the possessions they can carry on their backs. Date: 1906
Body-StraightenersA choice of halters designed to straighten the backs and shoulders of patients inclined to curvature of the spine, rounded shoulders and other deformities. Date: 1900
Mock Medieval DiningA formal, Medieval style dining room, with a mini wall tapestry, wooden chairs with barley twist backs and an ornate ceiling light. Date: 1930s
Record Making Boat TripFour Englishmen - A. Brown (at wheel), G.D. Mallett and (with backs to camera), L.T. Davidson and E. Oldenbury, in a hand propelled boat from London to the Black Sea. Date: 1933
CHILDREN BEING CRABSTwo children lie on their backs and make crabs. Date: 1930s
Music at home - children at the pianoA girl plays the piano, while a boy and a girl listen. Date: 1889
Scouts in eating competitionAmerican Scouts taking part in an eating competition, with their hands tied behind their backs they try to eat pies. circa 1950s
Punting at Cambridge 2Punting on the Cam (also known as the Granta) on the Backs at Cambridge; at Cambridge, punters stand on the flat platform at the stern of the vessel. Date: 1950s
Terrace Backs, LiverpoolThe backs of a row of terraced houses in Liverpool Date: 1961
Three RamblersThree ramblers make their way through a wood along a path, carrying compact rucksacks on their backs. Date: 1930s
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...)
Allcocks plasters advertAn advertisement for Allcocks plaster, for use on rheumatism, weak chests and wek backs. Made in Birkenhead, England
Jewish PenancePenance of German Jews in their synagogue : they are beaten on their bare backs
Kings College, 1906The Chapel and part of the College, seen from the Backs. The view is virtually unchanged, a hundred years later
Kings / MackenzieThe classic view from the far side of the Backs - a gowned don discusses philosophy or something with a female friend, girls sit sedately, boys bowl their hoops boisterously
Cambridge Univ Backs 20CPunting on the " backs" ; Kings Chapel in the background
Children to BaptismA Scandinavian couple on skis take their children to the church to be baptised : due to the long journey, they take them in batches, carrying them on their backs in baskets
Running from Rain 1880THE STORM two young people run for shelter while lightning flashes menacingly behind their backs
Twin puppies falling off footstoolTwin puppies, Snip and Snap, end up on their backs on the floor in their quarrel over who is to have the footstool
Climbing / Oxygen / 1923Mountain climbing at high altitude using oxygen masks with the cylinders strapped to their backs
Persian BodyguardThe bodyguard of a Persian king : five warriors in ornamental tunics, carrying spears in their hands, bow over their shoulders, scabbards on their backs
Race Cource FashionsDark blue dress: skirt trimmed with fringing & waves of ribbon, open body with bows arranged like echelles. Green mantle with black reversed vandyke trim
BON GENRE NO. 20 C. 1805Une soiree de Coblentz - French emigres flee France, and take refuge in Coblentz just across the German border, where they wait for the Revolution to blow over
Two Little Kittens / BellMost versions promise you three kittens, but here there are only two : they don t seem bothered by their lost mittens, with a lovely fire to toast their backs
