Bends Collection

Holeproof Hosiery 1924
A woman, so proud & pleased with her Holeproof stockings, bends down to admire them while she daintily lifts her black see-through shift out of the way

Burton Downs
A landscape oil painting of a countryside track which bends behind a grassy slope at Burton Downs, a small rock face forms the background, under a cloudy blue sky. Date: circa 1919

River Scene
A landscape painting of a wide, blue river which bends around the foreground land, upon which a copse of trees and a country building stand. Date: circa 1916

Bends in River Cree - Newton Stewart, Dumfries and Galloway
The bends in the River Cree - Newton Stewart, Dumfries and Galloway Date: circa 1930s

Ghoom station to Darjeeling, India, c. 1870 s
Road descent from Ghoom station to Darjeeling, India, c.1870 s

Mountain railway close the the Himalayas, India, c. 1870 s
Mountain railway close to the Himalayas, India, c.1870 s

Cartier Visits Hochelaga
A man bends on one knee with his hands outstretched, with various French soldiers standing is armour behind him. From his place of focus, and lack of armour, this could be Jacques Cartier

Motor racing track course at Avus, Berlin, Germany. 1930s

Hairpin bends, Denver Mountain Parks, Colorado, USA
Famous double hairpin bends on the road to Lookout Mountain, Denver Mountain Parks, Colorado, USA. Date: 1920

Boy Stumps Chess Rival Date: 1935

The Artists Garden at Eragny Date: 1898

SOCIAL / WASHING DAY 1920
Washing day in a workmans home: maman bends over the tub, her elder daughter pegs out the washing, the younger children blow bubbles Date: circa 1920

WASHING DAY IN FRANCE
Washing day in a French home, maman bends over the tub, her elder daughter pegs out the washing, the younger enfants blow bubbles Date: circa 1920

THE OAK AND THE REED
THE OAK & THE REED Which is the stronger of the two ? In a storm, the reed bends while the oak is felled by the lightning-stroke

Morris Minor car on Wainlode Hill near the Red Lion Inn, Glo
Morris Minor 1000 convertable car climbs Wainlode Hill near the Red Lion Inn, Gloucestershire, England, on a summers day Date: 1988

Fribourg, Switzerland - Map of the City Centre Date: circa 1907

WW1 - Comic Postcard - The Long and the Short of it
WW1 - Comic Postcard - " The Long and the Short of it". A lady and her remarkably tall fella! Date: 1916

Eritrea - Nefasit and winding road from Asmara
Nefasit, a small town in the Northern Red Sea Region of Eritrea (formerly Italian East Africa). View across to the winding road that starts at Asmara. Date: 1930s

Switzerland - Switchback turn on the Sustenstrasse, built between 1938-1945 - in the Cantons of Bern & Uri. Date: circa 1940s

Warm Hands, Cold Heart
Cold hands, warm heart ? Warm hands, cold heart ? a lady bends over a brazier. Date: 1920

Mississippi River landing, Mississippi, USA
Mississippi River landing at Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA, with two steamboats, the Belle of Calhoun (left) and the Belle of the Bends (right). Date: circa 1905

Bending armour-plates by hydraulic pressure
The new iron-clad fleet: bending armour-plates by hydraulic pressure at Chatham Dockyard. Date: 1863

The Kaiser suffers throughout the war
Before, During and After... Throughout WW1, Kaiser Wilhelms helmet slowly loses its shape and his moustache droops lower and lower as the situation progressively worsens for his side

A woman stands disconsolate, as another bends over a dead soldier; a house burns in the background. Date 1915

Maori Mother & Baby
How Maori mothers carry their babies - here with one arm clasped around the babys arm to prevent him falling. a young mother bends down to pick up a blanket. Date: circa 1940

Ireland / Tim Healy Pass
A fine impression of cyclists and cattle on one of the S- bends of the Tim Healy Pass, County Cork, Ireland. Date: 1950s

Lady Bends in Corset
A lady bends to pick up the soap tablet she has dropped - thus demonstrating the remarkable flexibility of her Guzzi girdle Date: 1928

Pedestrian safety / W H Robinson
Safety for pedestrians at sharp bends, with the help of a dressing table mirror attached to a lampost. Please note: Credit must appear as (c)

Shovelling rubble onto a lorry
A workman bends down to shovel up some rubble from roadworks onto the back of a lorry

India - Acrobats / contortionists. One man stands on another who is completely rolled up in a ball. A small band of onlookers watch from a respectable distance

Baby Giraffe Aldin 1907
A young giraffe bends down to nibble a flower

Porter carrying a heavy load
A Porter bends his back to carry a heavy barrel - Constantinople, Turkey

Fable / Oak & Willow
THE OAK & THE WILLOW The willow bends under the weight of the wind, while the oak tree resists and is uprooted

Overtaking with Safety
It is dangerous to overtake on bends, at crossroads, when approaching pedestrian crossings, in narrow streets and on hump-backed bridges

Overtaking on Bends
DO NOT OVERTAKE AT BENDS

Woman Gardening
A woman bends over to pick something up in her well-kept garden

Mule Produces Coins
A young boy bends to pick up some gold coins which are streaming miraculously from the mouth of his mule

Mountain Railway USA
Tourists take the easy but exciting way up Mount Lowe, California, and experience the thrills of swinging round bends and over viaducts in an open electric car

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