Bags Collection (page 7)

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

British troops carrying sandbags, Western Front, WW1
British troops carrying sandbags up to the front, on the Western Front in France (Somme) during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Cartoon, German sword with loot from Belgium, WW1
Cartoon showing a German sword with two moneybags impaled on it, representing loot taken from Brussels and Liege during the invasion of Belgium in the early days of the First World War

Advert for King Cole by Joyce California shoes 1946
Co-ordination of bag, belt and shoes, all in brown pebble leather, by King Cole by Joyce California. 1946

Advert for Asprey clutch bags 1928
A selection of 1920s clutch handbags, made of various types of leather. Date: 1928

Poster design for Southern Pacific railway, Golden State Limited, showing people heading for the train with their luggage. Date: 20th century

Morning camping scene
A morning camping scene, with bedding airing

Child in a pushchair
A child in a pushchair, looking up at the camera

King and Queen tour Dominion offices, 1939
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth (later the Queen Mother) leave New Zealand House via its sandbagged entrance, during a tour of Dominion offices

Nursery Rhymes -- couple arguing, blacksmith
Nursery Rhymes -- two illustrations. Above -- an elderly couple argue in a bare room, with bags of gold and silver on the floor

Lighting the fuse of a battery of four crapouillots 1915
French infantry bombardiers about to fire their home-made trench mortars under the watchful eye of the captain of the company. 1915

Advert for Peter Robinsons men & women accessories 1915
Suggestion of practical christmas gifts for the lady and gentleman. 1915

Advert for Asprey hand bags & clutches 1928
A wide variety of hand bags and clutches, available from Asprey of Bond Street. 1928

Fashionable woman 1934
Woman wearing three quarter length wrap-over dress in linen tweed with matching coat by Digby Morton. Date: 1934

Chinese woman carrying her wares to market in two bags tied to the end of a yolk across her shoulders. Note the wonderful spelling mistake: " Happy New Year and Maxs" !! Date: 1910s

WW2 - Comic Postcard - Evacuee Son returns home
Evacuee Son (who has had a growth spurt!) returns home to a surprised Mother!! Date: circa 1940s

Porter and Water Carriers, Istanbul, Turkey Date: 1897

Porter, Leanders Tower, Nusretiye Mosque Tophane, Istanbul, Turkey. Date: 1897

John A Collins - Lancashire Industrialist and Inventor
John A Collins - Lancashire Engineer, Industrialist and Inventor. Produced bicycle bags (Cykewear Limited) with a distinctive red dot in the centre

The effects of WW1 on French Food Prices - BEFORE (1 / 2)
The Household Accounts The effects of the First World War on French Food Prices - in 1916 (1/2) Date: circa 1916

The effects of WW1 on French Food Prices - AFTER (2 / 2)
The Household Accounts The effects of the First World War on French Food Prices - in 1918 (2/2) Date: circa 1918

German lady off on her holidays poses with all her luggage
Auf Wiedersehn! (" Goodbye!" ) German lady off on her holidays poses with all her luggage Date: circa 1898

Loading mail bags into de Havilland DH86 Express Air Liner, G-AEFH Neptune, of Railway Air Services at Ards Airport in 1937. Date: 1937

Mother and baby - Hong Kong - Babies carried in bright bags on backs wobbly necks. Date: 1952

Advert for Handbags at The Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Company
A seletion of clutch bags made of a variety of materials, polished crocodile, pebble grain and polished morocco all on sale at The Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Company. Date: 1931

Sailors Going on Leave
Two cheerful British sailors go on leave, with their duffle bags slung on their shoulders. Date: 1938

Balloon launch from a stadium, Italy
Detailed picture showing the paraphernalia of a balloon launch, seen inside a stadium in Italy, with two wooden launch towers, gantry, gas making equipment, and a large crowd of spectators

Delivery of the mail at Rand Airport - Johannesburg
Card issued for the Empire Exhibition - Johannesburg, South Africa. The airmail section of the General Post Office in Johannesburg

Poster promoting luggage delivery by bus
Overloaded? Hand in your parcels for speedy delivery by bus. circa 1960

Albert I of Morocco - Parody
" The Supreme law is the Kings Purse" " Roulette is the Source of my Strength" French parody souvenir postcard from Monte Carlo, depicting Albert I of Morocco (1889-1922)

Georgian Man region riding a donkey
Georgian man of the Caucasus region riding a laden donkey. Georgins are alternatvely known as Gruzins, or (as on this card, somewhat confusingly Grousins ). Date: circa 1910s

Italian family crocheting bags. Father sick in bed (not contagious). (For complete details see Miss EC Watsons report.) Location: New York, New York (State). Date 1912 November

Petersburg, Virginia. Fort Sedgwick. Gabions heightened by sand bags. Date 1865 Apr

Useful gifts for Officers at the front 1914
Advert for Debenham and Freebody for a variety of clothes for the Officers in The First World War. This includes Akhaki shirts, with collar, fur waistcoats

All Clear by Helen McKie - ARP wardens on bicycles
Jolly illustration by Helen McKie showing a rather lecherous looking older male Air Raid Patrol warden cycling alongside a young, pretty female colleague. Date: c.1940

Sam Morris in Old money bags a comedy drama. Date c1897

Police guard for Slate Club Money, Old Street, London
In what was then the largest Slate Club in England, 15, 000 in cash was distributed to the 13, 000 members of the New Tabernacle Church, Old Street, London

Gentleman and his extensive luggage
Fully Equipped - A smart young Gentleman and his extensive luggage en route to a shooting weekend in the country. A porters nightmare... Date: 1908

Piles of Bags of Wheat - Argentina. It is almost as if the construction of the sacks was a mimic of a great building!! Date: 1906

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