Belongings Collection

Flood at Johnstown / USA
A mother watches helplessly as her husband and young duaghter are swept away by the raging waters of a flood that hit Johnstown, Pennsylvania

The Man Who Broke The Tube by H M Bateman, a man who does not heed the instructions on the glue. He brakes the tube, glues himself to the table, then his wife

Between Decks on an Emigrant Ship, 1850
Engraving showing distressed needlewomen below decks on an emigrant ship, with their belongings, making themselves confortable before the voyage begins

Departure of Irish Emigrants at Clifden, County Galway, 1883
Engraving showing a large number of emigrants leaving Clifden, County Galway, 1883. Many famillies are shown boarding horse drawn carts with all their belongings

Expulsion of the Moriscos from Spain - order of Philip III
Expulsion of the Moriscos from Spain by order of King Philip III in 1609 after debate in the Council of State. It was decided to expel the Moriscos on 9 April 1609, which the king approved

R. A. F. Pilots
An illustration showing the back of four Royal Air Force pilots fully dressed in flight attire, walking away with their belongings. Date: 1942

Eviction of squatters, Harrow Road, London, 17 June 1974 -- a policeman stands guard outside the property, from where all the squatters belongings have been put out on the pavement. Date: 1974

Mrs Robert Hudson wife of Minister of Agriculture and member of the Women's Voluntary Service, in East End, London. Giving out hundreds of articles of clothing

Moving House, Spalding, Lincolnshire
House moving on the Lincolnshire Fens around 1910. Farmworkers regularly moved between tied cottages to find work. Often the local farm cart was the only way of moving their belongings Date

A lady kitted out for a cycling trip in warm coat and long socks standing alongside a magnificent bicycle made for two, which is heavily laden with tent and belongings. Date: circa 1920s

Complaints from a irate passenger as the train starts to depart the platform, realising that his luggage is not with him, and gets a quick reply " your on the wrang train!" Date: 1917

A Father and Daughter saving their belongings. Date: circa 1941

Flood victims, Grosvenor Road area, Pimlico, London
Flood victim residents of the Grosvenor Road area, Pimlico, London, sorting out their ruined belongings

Flooded out in Lincolnshire 1869
Extraordinary quantity of rain that fell in Britain in three weeks, causing flooding of many rivers. A family taking all their possessions including grandfather clock and farm animals to dryer lands

Immigrants with their belongings from Euro leaving the ship in Ellis Island, to start their new life in America. Date: 1909

Grandmothers Treasures by W Holyoake Date: 1873

A Poule de Luxe relaxing on the seashore
A well-provided-for woman relaxing by the sea with EVERYTHING she could ever want from a hairdryer to an inflatable crocodile

South America - The tango is no longer fashionable. A musician specialising in the music of the tango returns home from Europe once the craze for this particular style has passed... Date: circa 1916

Native Americans forced off their land (1820s).. Handcolored lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsches Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures, Meissen, circa 1835-1840

Indigenous Selk nam Indians, Punta Arenas, Patagonia, Chile
Indigenous Selk nam Indian Woman of Punta Arenas, Patagonia, Magallanes and Antartica Chilena, Chile - toward the southernmost point on the South American mainland, pictured with her laden horse

Waifs and Strays Society Caversham Home - Boys Packing for C
Boys at the Waifs and Strays Society Home at Caversham, near Reading - boys about to emigrate to Canada are packing their belongings. Date: 1911

Gadames, Libya - Interior of a Notable Home
Ghadames - an oasis town in the Nalut District of the Tripolitania region in northwestern Libya - Interior of a Notable Home. Date: circa 1910s

The Single Life - Living on his punt
The Single Life - A young gent living alone on his punt Date: 1907

Soctland / Glen Affric
Two men lead a horse and cart on the road through Glen Affric, one of Scotlands most beautiful glens. Mam Sodhail and Carn Eighe are the highest hills in this dramatic glen. Date: 1940s

Comic scene in Shanghai, China, showing a cart piled high with a familys belongings. Date: circa 1908

Hopefuls off to the Californian gold fields with their belongings and equipment loaded on their horses and carrying pistols and rifle. From L Illustration Paris 18 June 1853. Engraving

The aftermath of fire at Sir Johns Frenchs home, Aldershot. Date: 1903

Indian army in the trenches of Mesopotamia during WWI. Date: 1918

Homeless women at Melle, Belgium, WW1
Homeless women searching through rubble for lost belongings at Melle, Belgium, in the early weeks of the First World War. Date: 1914

Flooded Out
A family with two children and their dog wade through flood water in a rural setting. In the background, belongings are being rescued from their home Date: 1880

Mending household items 1944
Make Do and Mend. During World War Two women became very resourceful, they tackled repairs and maintenance of many clothing and household items, that today we would just throw away and replace. 1944

WW1 - Thessaloniki, Greece - Serbian refugees within The Church of Saint George (The Rotunda). Date: circa 1916

WW2 - Little girl searching for her home
This charming comic social commentary card from WW2 is either a little girl pondering where her new home will be (following her evacuation from the big city) or (potentially)

Millionairess quizzes Lord on his wealth (and evident lack thereof, despite appearances!) American Millionairess - " And have you really got a Coronet

Japan - Taking brides possessions to new home
Japan - The removal (by porters) of a Japanese brides possessions to her new marital home owned by her future husband. Date: circa 1908

Mending household items 1943
Make Do and Mend. During World War Two women became very resourceful, they tackled repairs and maintenance of many clothing and household items, that today we would just throw away and replace. 1943

Blitz on Clydeside, 1941
Women and children waiting on a street with the few possesions left to them after a nights bombing on Clydeside. Date: 1941

Kit Bag contents - US Navy
The correct way that a member of the US Navy should pack his kit bag. A card from the US Training Center - Great Lakes, Illinois, USA. Date: circa 1930s

CATSKIN
Catskin walks barefoot through the woods, carrying her belongings with her

Old Beggar - Tours, France
Old beggar in Tours, France. He stands, head bowed, wearing a long smock and a fantastic pair of wooden clogs

Nomadic Arab Family with Camel - Morocco
Nomadic Arab Family with Camel on the move across the desert - Morocco

Refugee storage WWII
There are a few storage rooms in each camp where people keep their belongings during World War II. Thus the transfer from summer to winter equipment becomes quite an affair, performed in shifts

Refugees on ship WWII
Refugees travelling by ship during World War II

Polish refugees 1914
A family of Polish refugees with a cart containing their belongings

On Duty by W. Luker
From a painting by W. Luker, exhibited at the Royal Society of British Artist s, 1906. A sheep dog protecting his masters belongings, by the sheep pen. Date: 01/06/1907

Emigration. The Cholera at Hamburg. Sketches by our Special
Illustration showing customs officials at Hamburg, with ladies and gentlemen having their belongings examined

The Sale of a Deserters Belongings on board a British Warsh
Illustration showing the sale of the belongings of a deserter, on board a British battleship. This rare event was held whenever a seaman deserted and left belongings on board a ship

Japanese porter
A Japanese coolie carries the luggage and belongings of pilgrims at Fujiyama

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