Bags Collection (page 6)

Edwardian golfing couple striding along
An Edwardian golfing couple striding along. Date: early 1900s

Bag with punning verse on a Christmas card
Bag with crab and punning verse on a Christmas card. (2 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Dockers unload sugar at the West India Docks, London Date: 1889

Bag full of money on a German cutout Christmas card, with gold and copper coins bursting out. Date: circa 1890s

R T Parkins shop, Butler, Pennsylvania, USA, with Mr Parkin himself, the driver and a female assistant standing in the doorway, shortly before closing time. Date: 1909

Cartoon, Let them pass, WW1
Cartoon, Let them pass. Two French gendarmes in army uniform decide that these two ladies can be allowed through -- they can t possibly be German, as they are pretty and have delicate little feet

Shoes and bags by Charles Jourdan
Brightly coloured shoes and bags by Charles Jourdan, Date: 1966

Construction worker relaxes against bags of cement, Eccles
A construction worker relaxes against bags of Ribble Cement at a building site in Eccles, Manchester. Date: circa 1977

Woman reads Iris Murdoch book, train to Manchester
A woman reads an Iris Murdoch book on a train to Manchester. Date: circa 1980

Cartoon, The real Galette des Rois, WW1
Cartoon, The real Galette des Rois, or Epiphany cake -- King Ferdinand of Bulgaria and Sultan Mehmed V, watched by a smiling German ally, divide a stash of money between them. Date: 1916

Catching the Eye: the latest accessories, 1927
Catching the Eye: the latest Paris accessories, 1927 - hats, bags, bangles and two ensembles Date: 1927

Designs in a brochure, Dy-o-la Dyes
Designs in a brochure showing how to decorate household items with Dy-o-la Dyes. Date: 1920s

Young street vendor of woven bags, Mexico. Date: circa 1925

Japan - Three young schoogirls - with matching satchels on their backs. Date: 1932

Cartoon, Pacific Overtures, or, a Flight from St Clouds over the Water to Charley, a new Dramatic Piece now Rehearsing, by James Gillray

Cartoon, Pantagruels victorious return to the court of Gargantua, after extirpating the Soup Meagres of Bouille Land, by James Gillray

Cartoon, A new way to pay the National Debt, by James Gillray. Showing King George III and Queen Charlotte receiving bags of money from the Treasury

A gas-bag motor boat
The scarcity of petrol during the First World War saw the introduction of cars and vans powered by gas, with the gas being transported in a huge bag on the roof

Page design, and so goodbye, School Silhouettes
Page design, and so goodbye, in School Silhouettes, once owned by a female student of Fayetteville High School, New York, USA. Depicting a young woman with her luggage, waving goodbye

Boy scouts boarding a railway train
Boy scouts and others boarding a railway train. Date: circa 1930s

WW1 - Home on leave, Victoria Station, London
WW1 - British officers and men arriving at Victoria on a short weekend away leave from the front line and trenches. Date: 1915

WW1 - African-American G. I.s embark for France
WW1 - African-American G.I.s boarding a military transporting vessel for France. The African-Americans served with the American Expeditionary Force on the Western Front. Date: 1918

Tramp sitting on grass, Balham, SW London
A tramp sitting on a patch of grass in Balham, SW London. His beard has recently been trimmed during a visit to the clean-up centre. Date: circa 1960s

Tramp asleep on a Balham street, SW London
A tramp asleep on a bench on a Balham street in SW London. The various bags and papers appear to belong to him. Date: circa 1960s

Gas bag omnibus in Edinburgh, WW1
An example of a coal gas powered vehicle in Edinburgh - in this case a bus which holds a voluminous rubber bag for the gas on its roof

New England Fair, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Trade card advertising the New England Fair, 4-7 September 1888, compliments of Barnard Brothers, manufacturers of trunks, travelling bags and leather goods, Main Street, Worcester, Massachusetts

Soldiers & sailors blinded in war learning useful trades
Patients at the Blind Soldiers and Sailors Hostel of St Dunstan in Regents Park being taught new skills to equip them for life

Tramp in a doorway, Balham, SW London
A tramp sitting in a doorway of a house in Balham, SW London. Date: circa 1960s

Picture of a man placing bags of gold in a safe
Slide showing a picture of a large man placing bags of gold into a Patent Fire Proof Safe, while two people drink outside the window. Part of Box 366

Potato farmers waiting for collectors. Kitulo National Park, Tanzania, Africa

Illustrated War News - Canadians on the Western Front
Front cover of The Illustrated War News featuring a photograph of Canadian soldiers having their lunch in a trench on the Western Front. Date: 1916

Policeman with rifle
A man, presumably wearing police uniform, but with a leather harness with pouches or bags attached, and a very large rifle. Date: c. 1885

Street scene in Verdun after German bombardment, WW1
Appearance of the town of Verdun after a heavy bombardment by German guns in 1916 in order to force French positions. The town was evacuated by civilians

Moving sand bags forward
With the order for an advance having been given, British soldiers scramble out of their trench to move forward to occupy a captured German trench

Derby recruits, 1916
Derby recruits of the 1st London Regiment pictured with their kit bags ready for inspection in their new uniform. Date: 1916

Scouts and sea scouts from British Guyana, South America, with a flag, surrounded by luggage

Blind soldier at St Dunstan s
A blind ex-serviceman learns how to make bags at St Dunstans, Regents Park, London. The hostel was established to rehabilitate soldiers and sailors blinded during the Great War. Date: 1915

Firefighters in action with hosepipes, Poplar, East London
Firefighters in action with hosepipes at a fire in Simpsons Road, Poplar, East London, 25 January 1958. Showing the east side of Block D

Coal-gas powered delivery van of the Illustrated London News
An example of coal-gas powered vehicles during the First World War, this example being the delivery van of the Illustrated London News and Sketch Ltd

AFS women, gas mask drill, WW2
AFS women doing a gas mask drill during the Second World War

Canadian scouts in winter camp, Canada
Scouts belonging to A W R Burrows troop in winter camp, Canada, bedding down for the night in the open air

Belgian boy scouts helping Congo refugees, Brussels
Belgian boy scouts helping women and children refugees from the Congo at Brussels airport, 18 July 1960. Belgian nationals were leaving the former Belgian colony because of political unrest following

Liberty knitting bag, WW1
A boat shaped knitting bag in colour printed shantung silk lined with cotton, available from Libertys at a cost of 9s. 11d. Just the ticket for all the enthusiastic knitters of the First World War

Hazel Collapsible Military Kit Bag, WW1
First World War advertisement for the Hazel Collapsible Military Kit Bag. Date: 1918

Children making mail bags for sending parcels to the front
Farnborough children making mail-bags for sending Christmas presents to the men in the trenches during the First World War. Date: 1915

Protecting Architectural Treasures, France, WW1
Amiens cathedrals entrance protected by vast walls of sand bags during the First World War. All Frances cathedrals near the Western Front were similarly protected. Date: 1915

Tommys Letter Bag, Arrival of Post at the Front, WW1
The arrival of mail at a British outpost station in France during the First World War. Date: 1915

Woman in a winter fur coat 1923
Woman wearing a wrap-over outdoor autumn coat made of velour and sitka fox trim. Date: 1923

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