Bearing Collection (page 5)

Mother and child bearing Christmas gifts
Gift laden mother and child knock on the door of a neighbour. Artist: Ethel Parkinson 1906

Bringing home the Xmas gifts
Children pulling a sled through the town bearing gifts & a Christmas tree.Date: circa 1910

MARATHON
The mountains look on Marathon, and Marathon looks on the sea (Byron) - scene of battle between Athenians and Persians (490 BCE) and the run bearing the news of victory. Date: 1850

Barmaid Grins & Bears It
An insincere barmaid laughs at a customers bad joke as she serves him a frothy tankard of ale! Date: 1967

Calgarth Hall Heraldry
Plasterwork in the old kitchen of CALGARTH HALL, on the banks of Lake Windermere, Cumbria, England, bearing the armourial shields of Christopher Philipson and Elizabeth Wyvil. Date: 16th century

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Bearing Xmas gifts

Nautical Students 1930S
Young men, students at the London School of Engineering and navigation, learning how to take a bearing by sextant to find the position of a ship when out at sea. Date: 1930s

Soldiers of Henry III
Soldiers of the reign of Henry III : on the left a man of arms in full armour; right, a cross-bowman, in a long mail tunic : behind, a peasant, unarmoured, bearing a spear. Date: 1250

Joyce Lady Tiptoft
JOYCE (or Jocosa), LADY TIPTOFT AND POWIS, wife of Sir John Tiptoft, Lord T and P. She is depicted in splendid state apparel, with coronet and mantle bearing her arms. Date: 1404 - 1446

Angel Bringing Baby
An Angel appears bearing the gift of a child Date: 1903

Santa & Punchbowl
" GOOD HEALTH AND HAPPY NEW YEAR !" A jolly, red-faced Father Christmas, smoking his long pipe and bearing a huge punchbowl full of hot punch. 1890s

Barrack Room - Dijon, France
The interior of a Police barrack room, with a group of French soldiers (some seated) in the foreground, all bearing swords, engaged in police duty

Letters from the Titanic
Two original letters, dated 7 and 11 April 1912, from passengers on the ill-fated passenger liner Titanic bearing the White Star Line insignia

A powder primer from the Victory
A powder primer bearing an inscription that says it is from Nelsons flagship the H.M.S. Victory. These primers were as food for Nelsons guns on the Victory which led in the famous Battle of Trafalgar

Pilgrims at Istanbul
The sacred camel leaves the Sultans palace at Istanbul, bearing gifts for the shrine of the prophet at Mecca

Fire Control Top of an American Warship, 1910
Illustration of an American battleships Fire Control Top, November 1910. In battle, the officers in these elevated positions would pick targets for their gun crews

Jean Bart Warship
French battleship, named after a French admiral of the 17th century, seen in the background. (Do not confuse with other ships bearing this name)

Queen Charlotte
Portrait of Queen Charlotte (1744-1818), Queen of Great Britain and Ireland and wife of George III. Originally Charlotte Sophia, Princess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

The Riley Amphibian Floatercar
Two photographs showing the Riley amphibian floatercar, designed to cross rivers and swamps in Africa, bearing British samples and salesmen

Sudan Wars / An Attack
British soldiers with guns and bayonets repel a charge by native Sudanese forces bearing far less advanced weaponry

Envy, Hatred, Malice
When a poodle comes among them bearing a basket in its jaws, the other dogs express envy, hatred and malice, each according to his temperament

Soldiers Demo Moscow
Soldiers march through the streets of Moscow with a banner bearing a single word : COMMUNISM

Biddenden Dole
BIDDENDEN DOLE, KENT: On Easter Monday bread, cheese, tea & cakes (bearing an impression of siamese twins Elizabeth & Mary Chulkhurst 1100-1134) are distributed

Gold Prospectors / Canada
Prospectors extracting gold- bearing ore, Klondike

Moslem Procession Cairo
A minor procession in the streets of Cairo : camels lead the way for a calligraphic banner bearing words from the Koran

Ancient Egypt / Gold Ores
Working gold-bearing ores in Ancient Egypt

The Wandering Jew, condemned to journey the earth without rest until Judgement Day, for refusing to allow Jesus to rest on his doorstep when bearing the cross

Raleighs Warspite
One of many vessels bearing this name, this is the galleon used by Raleigh in his raid on the Spanish port of Cadiz - singeing the King of Spains beard

Japanese Arrangement -16
HORNED ORANGE and ROSE used with a vase bearing the signature of Chien-lung to form an arrangement which expresses literary taste

Beringers Lying Stones
BERINGERs LYING STONES Beringer (d.1740) a scholar of Wurzburg, was taken in by stones apparently bearing strange markings but actually fabricated by his colleagues

Renault Loses its Way
The owner of a Renault Sports Torpedo has lost his way, and stops to inquire directions of a lady out walking her dog, with a yoke over her shoulder bearing a bag at each end

Anne of Austria
ANNE D AUTRICHE queen of Louis XIII standing at a table with a document bearing a seal

Hungarian Herald
A herald of the Hungarian court, wearing his tabard, and bearing his staff of office

Mice and Beggars
A dog solicits a donation for his violin-playing companion, but the three students are as poor as church mice.... one carries a portfolio bearing Grandvilles name

Charles I & D espernon
CHARLES I OF ENGLAND Mounted on a white horse under a triumphal arch, attended by DUKE D ESPERNON bearing the kings helmet

Abrahams Wife Sarah
Three men (really angels in disguise) tell Abraham that his ageing wife Sarah will have a child. She is incredulous, but surprises herself by bearing Isaac

Haymaking, France C1920
Barefoot & in sabots, French farmhands make hay while the sun shines. A little boy bearing a big jug brings a much needed drink to the workers

Fashion Visits Poor
Two ladies bountiful, in fashionable garb call on a have-not bearing gifts which include cast-off clothing for the sick womans daughter

French Waiter & Waitress
A trim waitress & smartly turned out waiter walk across a paved yard each bearing a fully laden tray in each hand carried at shoulder level

Pyne - Waggoners
WAGGONERS - A broad-wheeled waggon, upon a fine road, with 8 or 10 horses bearing an equal share in the draught, is an object that excites no incnsiderable admiration

Waiter Bears Trays 1900
A waiter strides confidently bearing two trays

Father C mas / Birch Twig
Father Christmas arrives at the Thalberg familys house bearing gifts for the good children but a birch twig for the naughty children. He receives a mixed reception

Thalberg / Charity / 2 of 2
The Thalberg children arrive bearing generous presents of toys for the poor children Picture 2 of 2

CACAO
Cocoa (or chocolate) plant bearing fruit THEOBROMA CACAO

Tibetan Amulet-Box
TIBETAN AMULET-BOX This contained scrolls bearing magic formulae, protecting the wearer from demons and spirits

Coronation of George II
The Duke of St Albans bearing the Queens crown at the coronation of George II

Fairy Brings Food
The elegantly dressed fairy Reveillon arrives in the village, bearing gifts of food and drink

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