Blocks Collection (page 4)

Rome. The Appian Way
Roman Art. The Appian Way, connecting Rome to Brindisi and Apulia. Republic era. 312 B.C. Rome. Italy

Man on bicycle with umbrella, photographed from a car. Date: 1970s

Toy Farmyard Animals
A boy playing with his large collection of toy farmyard animals, using building blocks to create a perimeter around them. Date: 1960s

Berlin Office Blocks
Modern Art Deco style office blocks, light and airy work places for Berlin office workers. Date: 1930s

Social / Working Lancs Man
A Lancashire working man, who now lives " rent free", in his " own home" - an idealised family scene Date: 1861

Emp. Austria at Pyramids
The Emperor of Austria climbs the Great Pyramid at Giza. Date: 1869

Chester Council Flats
A new council estate with bleak blocks of flats, at Chester, Cheshire, England. Date: August 1963

Cadogan Gardens, Chelsea, London. Date: circa 1910

Cadogan Square, Knightsbridge, London. Date: circa 1905

Cover design, The Health Alphabet, Horlicks Malted Milk Co. Date: early 20th century

People working in a back yard, China
People working in a back yard, with pig rooting around, China. Date: circa 1930

Lord Babs by Keble Howard
Promotional postcard for Lord Babs by Keble Howard. First produced at the Kings Theatre, Southsea 29th June 1925 and Vaudeville Theatre, 26th January 1928. Artist: Albert Morrow

Highwood Schools, Brentwood
Children outside school blocks at the Highwood (or High Wood) School, Brentwood. The establishment was opened by the Metropolitan Asylums Board in 1904 to treat ophthalmia in children

Studio portrait, little girl with table and toy bricks. Date: circa 1919

Large blocks of ice, Billingsgate Fish Market, London. Date: 1950s

Youth club poster, Beatles night
Youth club poster advertising a Beatles night, alerting the girls in particular to the fact that four Beatle badges must be won. Details will be broadcast on Radio Glastonbury at 8pm. Date: 1960s

Royal Aircraft Factory SE 5a - Photo by Hugh W. Cowin - Old Warden. Created by Henry Folland, this single-seat fighter was the finest design to come from the Royal Aircraft Factory

Nieuport 10A. 2 two-seater reconnaissance plane
Nieuport 10A.2 two-seater reconnaissance plane of the Royal Naval Air Service, with men of an RFC unit. Date: circa 1914-1918

Blackburn Blackburd single seat torpedo bomber, first flown at the end of May 1918. Three were built in the flight trial phase, but production did not go ahead. Seen here is the first one, serial no

Albatros D Va German fighter biplane, believed to have belonged to a Bavarian Jasta, seen here with wheel chocks and the mechanic holding the tail down during engine running tests

Office Blocks, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. Date: 1960s

Granite quarry, Barre, Vermont, USA
Granite quarry belonging to E L Smith & Co, Barre, Vermont, USA. 1908

Granite power house, Barre, Vermont, USA
Granite power house and dump piles belonging to Barclay Brothers, Barre, Vermont, USA. Date: circa 1908

India - Side View Government House
Black and white lantern slide of the square blocks of white buildings. Slide number 7 of Box 221 Boswell Collection Date: circa 1890s

Paris, France - Barriers. Date: circa 1860s

Canadian scout leader with igloo
Canadian scout leader with a partly built igloo

People climbing a pyramid, Egypt. Date: circa 1870

Calderdale Royal Hospital, ward blocks
Calderdale Royal Hospital, Halifax: ward blocks. The site opened in 1901 as the Halifax Union workhouse infirmary, later becoming Halifax General Hospital, now the Calderdale Royal Hospital

Temple ruins, Girgenti (Agrigento), Sicily, Italy
Ruins of a temple at Girgenti (Agrigento), Sicily, Italy. It is on the site of the ancient Greek city of Akragas (Acragas, Agrigentum). Date: late 19th century

Climbing the Great Pyramid, Egypt
People climbing the Great Pyramid, Egypt. Date: circa 1870

The Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, California, USA Date: 1940s

Multi-Storey Car Park
An ugly new multi-storey car park, on the banks of the River Thames, London. Note the cranes and modern office blocks under construction behind and St. Pauls (left). Date: late 1960s

MODERN LONDON 1960S
New development in the City of London and the Old Bailey, showing modern office blocks which were built after World War Two. Date: 1960s

Paving a French Street
French paveurs at work, paving a street with stone blocks, useful for street demonstrations or building barricades. Date: circa 1845

London Wall Offices
Tall modern office block buildings in London Wall, City of London. The decorated vehicles are part of the Lord Mayors Show, waiting to join the procession. Date: 1960s

Advertisement for Triumph bicycles -- boy model (David Scully). 1959

Man at the end of his tether with piano-playing singing wife
" Every Morning I feel like shooting." An American man seemingly at the end of his tether with the less-than-tuneful efforts of his enthusiastic piano-playing, singing wife

The New Compensation Act of 1906
" The New Compensation Act" - " Never mind Bill, we re insured!" - a pair of labourers are not unduly concerned at the blocks of stone falling on their heads

The Skyscrapers of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA Date: circa 1910s

Izmir, Turkey - Ephesus (Efes)
The Caplio Roads - Izmir Efes (Smyrna) a paved street close to the site the site of Ephesus, Turkey Date: circa 1930s

Stone Quarry, Bermuda Date: circa 1909

A curly-haired boy playing with wooden building bricks
A young boy takes a break from playing with his wooden building bricks, clearly in deep contemplation about something. c. 1915

Zion National Park - Utah

Boy riding a rocking horse

Warwick Prison - Exterior View
An exterior view of cell blocks at Warwick Prison. Date: Date unknown

Chelmsford Prison, Essex
A view of the entrance to Chelmsford Prison, Essex. A sign above the date is inscribed County Gaol. Cell blocks are visible behind the high walls. Date: Date unknown

Fire appliances in a London fire station appliance room
Motorised fire engines in a London fire station appliance room. Note the wooden blocks on the floor, to help stop the ladders deforming, especially in damp conditions

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