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Bare Collection (page 8)

Background imageBare Collection: Angel with branch on a Victorian Christmas scrap

Angel with branch on a Victorian Christmas scrap
Angel with a branch on a Victorian Christmas scrap. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageBare Collection: Angel with cornucopia of flowers on a Victorian scrap

Angel with cornucopia of flowers on a Victorian scrap
Angel with a cornucopia of flowers on a Victorian scrap. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageBare Collection: Native Indians, Guatemala, Central America

Native Indians, Guatemala, Central America
Native Mayan Indians (K iche), in the town of Chichicastenango (also known as Santo Tomas), Guatemala, Central America. Date: circa 1908

Background imageBare Collection: Advertisement for Felco bearing block

Advertisement for Felco bearing block. 1949

Background imageBare Collection: Girl and boy on a seesaw

Girl and boy on a seesaw. 19th century

Background imageBare Collection: Book illustration -- January

Book illustration -- January, with a robin on a bare branch and a snowy country scene. Date: circa 1880

Background imageBare Collection: Sinhalese boy golf caddy, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)

Sinhalese boy golf caddy, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1910

Background imageBare Collection: Twin-hull sailing boat of the Friendly Islands (Tonga)

Twin-hull sailing boat of the Friendly Islands (Tonga).. Handcolored lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsches Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures, Meissen, circa 1835-1840

Background imageBare Collection: Boys playing in street, Balham, SW London

Boys playing in street, Balham, SW London
Boys playing in a street in Balham, SW London. They seem to be playing a game where the loser has to take off an item of clothing. Date: circa 1961

Background imageBare Collection: American boxers Joe Louis and Billy Conn, New York, USA

American boxers Joe Louis and Billy Conn, New York, USA
American boxers Joe Louis and Billy Conn weighing in before a fight, New York, USA. They fought each other twice, in 1941 and 1946; Louis won both matches. Date: 1940s

Background imageBare Collection: Tahiti scene by Leon Carre

Tahiti scene by Leon Carre
Illustration by Leon Carre to accompany a story in The Illustrated London News Christmas Number 1930 entitled, Tahiti Tihare - a Polynesian Legend

Background imageBare Collection: Sinhalese man, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)

Sinhalese man, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1890s

Background imageBare Collection: Having Fun by Muriel Dawson

Having Fun by Muriel Dawson -- a little girl at the seaside with bucket, spade and pet dog. Date: 1943

Background imageBare Collection: Little girl at seaside with toy boat by Muriel Dawson

Little girl at seaside with toy boat by Muriel Dawson
A little girl at the seaside with a toy boat by Muriel Dawson. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageBare Collection: Young Victorian woman in pink crinoline

Young Victorian woman in pink crinoline
A young Victorian woman in an enormous pink crinoline evening dress decorated with roses. She has matching roses in her hair, and a fan in her hand. Date: circa 1860

Background imageBare Collection: Mrs. Letitia Sage, first Englishwoman to ascend in a balloon

Mrs. Letitia Sage, first Englishwoman to ascend in a balloon
The Parachute or a Sage Ladys Second Experiment. A rather saucy 18th century cartoon by Thomas Rowlandson which depicts Mrs. Letitia Sage, the first Englishwoman to ascend in a balloon. Date: 1785

Background imageBare Collection: The Cotton Harvest at Bondoukou, Ivory Coast

The Cotton Harvest at Bondoukou, Ivory Coast
The Cotton Harvest at Bondoukou (Bonduku, Bontuku) a town in the Bondoukou Department of Ivory Coast, located in the Zanzan Region. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageBare Collection: Congo - Women from the Kasai region

Congo - Women from the Kasai region
Democratic Republic of Congo - Women from Kasai. Date: circa 1901

Background imageBare Collection: Jugend front cover, young woman riding a stag

Jugend front cover, young woman riding a stag
Front cover design for Jugend magazine, depicting a young woman riding a stag. Date: 1898

Background imageBare Collection: Arabs at a water fountain in Algiers, Algeria

Arabs at a water fountain in Algiers, Algeria
Two arabs drawing water at a fountain in the Kasbah, Algiers, Algeria. The wall above the fountain is ornately decorated with tiled patterns

Background imageBare Collection: Guinea, Africa - A Fula Woman from Timbo

Guinea, Africa - A Fula Woman from Timbo
Guinea, Africa - A woman from Timbo - a town and sub-prefecture in the Mamou Prefecture in the Mamou Region of Guinea. It is located in the Fouta Djallon highlands of Guinea

Background imageBare Collection: Fulbe woman from Cameroon

Fulbe woman from Cameroon
Cameroon, Africa - A seated bare-breasted Fulbe woman and a Fezzan bedouin arab woman from Southern Libya. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageBare Collection: David Wright woman smelling yellow flowers

David Wright woman smelling yellow flowers
Elegant woman in a low-cut white dress, smelling yellow flowers in a garden. David Wright (1912 - 1967), was a popular British artist specialising in glamour

Background imageBare Collection: Bedroom scene with a couple, two servants and a dog

Bedroom scene with a couple, two servants and a dog
A crowded bedroom scene with a woman in bed, her lover standing at the side, two servants and a dog. An illustration to the story by La Fontaine

Background imageBare Collection: Winter by Adrian Hill

Winter by Adrian Hill
A bleak winter scene in the countryside, with bare trees and snowy, frozen ground

Background imageBare Collection: Ward, Wandsworth & Clapham Union Infirmary, London

Ward, Wandsworth & Clapham Union Infirmary, London
A ward in the Wandsworth & Clapham Union infirmary, St Johns Hill, south west London. The room is decorated with potted plants and pictures. The floor is bare apart from a strip of matting

Background imageBare Collection: Whitechapel Workhouse Infirmary, womens ward

Whitechapel Workhouse Infirmary, womens ward
An old womens ward in the Whitechapel Workhouse Infirmary on Charles Street (later Bakers Row, now Vallance Road), East London

Background imageBare Collection: Gabon - Africa - Woman with Scarification

Gabon - Africa - Woman with Scarification
A Woman from Sibiti, Gabon - part of the Bakota (or Kota) - a Bantu ethnic group from the northeastern region of the country

Background imageBare Collection: Vera Le Fleming

Vera Le Fleming (born c1901), a child ballet dancer and impersonator, performing in costume in front of a painted backdrop

Background imageBare Collection: Peter Samson, the Strongman, 1898

Peter Samson, the Strongman, 1898
Photograph of Peter Samson, the strongman of P.T. Barnums travelling circus in 1898, who could reportedly smash stones with his bare fist

Background imageBare Collection: Lady on a Lobster

Lady on a Lobster
A woman in a green dress with a black mask across her bare chest rides a red lobster side saddle

Background imageBare Collection: Mahatma Gandhi cartoon

Mahatma Gandhi cartoon
A cartoon on the subject of Mahatma Gandhi, Indian nationalist and spiritual leader, showing him making international calls on a telephone, with bags of money at his side

Background imageBare Collection: Richmond / Henry Fitzroy

Richmond / Henry Fitzroy
HENRY FITZROY DUKE OF RICHMOND Illegitimate son of HENRY VIII - his mother was ELIZABETH BLOUNT

Background imageBare Collection: Madman in Mad House

Madman in Mad House
A mental patient, confined in a strait-jacket, is chained barefoot in a small bare cell - a warder opens the door for a visitor to see the wretch, perhaps a one-time friend

Background imageBare Collection: Telegraph lines crossing the Great Plains of America

Telegraph lines crossing the Great Plains of America
Telegraph lines running alongside a railway track at a remote station on the Great Plains of America

Background imageBare Collection: Music cover, The Fisher Girl

Music cover, The Fisher Girl, by George Linley. circa 1870

Background imageBare Collection: Victorian Scrap - Washing Clothes in the Navy

Victorian Scrap - Washing Clothes in the Navy. late 19th century

Background imageBare Collection: Victorian Scrap - Boxing in the Navy

Victorian Scrap - Boxing in the Navy. late 19th century

Background imageBare Collection: Young woman with boxer dog

Young woman with boxer dog
Unusual Friends - young woman with boxer dog. 1950s

Background imageBare Collection: The Daughter of the Mountains with Rosario Guerrero

The Daughter of the Mountains with Rosario Guerrero
The Daughter of the Mountains. This was part of the bill for the Palace Theatre, then used as a music hall, for 29th March 1906. The artiste portrayed is identified as Rosario Guerrero

Background imageBare Collection: Woman at the seaside, leaning on a wooden post

Woman at the seaside, leaning on a wooden post. Date: circa 1960s

Background imageBare Collection: Woman running on a beach, Cornwall

Woman running on a beach, Cornwall. Date: circa 1980s

Background imageBare Collection: Customer and landlord, King William Inn, Madron, Cornwall

Customer and landlord, King William Inn, Madron, Cornwall
Customer (Cheryl Reader) and landlord (Don Osborne), enjoying a drink at the King William Inn, Madron, Cornwall. Date: circa 1980s

Background imageBare Collection: Pinup girl, Movie Humor magazine

Pinup girl, Movie Humor magazine
Pinup girl, described as a Metropolitan Model, in Movie Humor magazine, November 1937. Date: 1937

Background imageBare Collection: Dorothy Compton, Movie Humor magazine

Dorothy Compton, Movie Humor magazine
Dorothy Compton, performer, appearing in an elaborate costume at the French Casino (probably the one in New York City), in Movie Humor magazine, November 1937. Date: 1937

Background imageBare Collection: Cover design, Movie Humor magazine, November 1937

Cover design, Movie Humor magazine, November 1937 -- Hollywood Girls and Gags! The pigskin you love to touch. Showing a scantily dressed woman holding an American football 1937

Background imageBare Collection: Two men and a little girl, Southwold, Suffolk

Two men and a little girl, Southwold, Suffolk
Two men (both called Smith) and a little girl, on the beach at Southwold, Suffolk. In the background on the left is a fisherman (Rogers)

Background imageBare Collection: Hindu dancer and drummer, India

Hindu dancer and drummer, India. Date: circa 1910



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