Branch Collection (page 40)

National Childrens Home London Branch - Printers Room
The London branch of the home and orphanage run by the National Childrens Home (NCH). Here, boys are shown in the homes printers room surrounded by printing machinery. Date: Date unknown

Tomas Masaryk, Czech President, signing oath of faith
Tomas Garrigue Masaryk (1850-1937), Austro-Hungarian and Czechoslovak politician, founder and first President of Czechoslovakia

President Woodrow Wilson giving a campaign speech
The American President Thomas Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924), seen here at Shadow Lawn, West Long Branch, New Jersey, USA, giving a campaign speech. Date: summer 1916

Bee-eater from New South Wales, Australia
A Bee-eater from New South Wales, Australia, perching on a branch with red berries. 1822

Scouts shaking hands
An Air Scout shakes hands with both a Sea Scout and a Scout to celebrate the formation of the Air Scouts. 1941

Dicky bird, dicky bird, come to me, you shall be happy, joyous and free, you shall be all the world to me, dicky bird, dicky bird, come to me

Fairy on a branch
A fairy on a branch. 1920s

Three birds on a branch
Illustration of three birds on a branch

Children Pick Apples
Three children gathering apples as they fall from the branch of the tree. Date: 1921

The Food Queue
Four hungry mouths to feed, sitting on the branch of a tree. Date: early 1930s

Bismarck Speaks Peace
Bismarck presents himself as a man of peace, holding out an olive branch... but he still wears his spiked helmet, and carries a sword... Date: 1888

National City Bank, New York
Bank, National City, Broadway & Canal Street. National City Bank branch building at Canal Street and Broadway

Chemical National Bank, New York
Banks, Chemical National Bank. Facade of a branch of Chemical National Bank on Broadway near Warren Street, New York

Central Hanover Bank, New York
Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co. Branch Fifth Ave. & 60th St. Ladies Rest Room. Ladies rest room at the Central Hanover Bank and Trust branch at 5th Avenue and 60th Streets

Sir Charles Wakefield at National Childrens Home, London
State visit by Alderman Sir Charles Wakefield (1859-1941) and other City of London dignitaries to the London Branch of the National Childrens Homes (NCH), Bonner Road, Bethnal Green, East London

Man fishing by a river with an improvised rod
A man fishes by a river with an improvised rod -- he has tied his line to the end of a broken branch

Policeman at a building society premises
A policeman at a London branch of the Halifax Building Society, making notes in his notebook

Sewing class, NIPRCC East Harling, Norfolk
Boys take part in a sewing class at the East Harling, Norfolk, branch of the National Institutions for Persons Requiring Care and Control

Mat and cone making, NIPRCC East Harling, Norfolk
Mat and cone making at the East Harling, Norfolk, branch of the National Institutions for Persons Requiring Care and Control

Boys playing football, NIPRCC East Harling, Norfolk
Boys playing football at the East Harling, Norfolk, branch of the National Institutions for Persons Requiring Care and Control

Boys tending pigs, NIPRCC East Harling, Norfolk
Boys tending pigs at the East Harling, Norfolk, branch of the National Institutions for Persons Requiring Care and Control

South front, NIPRCC East Harling, Norfolk
Part of the south front of the East Harling, Norfolk, branch of the National Institutions for Persons Requiring Care and Control

Shoe mending class, NIPRCC East Harling, Norfolk
Boys in a shoe mending class at the East Harling, Norfolk, branch of the National Institutions for Persons Requiring Care and Control

Front entrance, NIPRCC East Harling, Norfolk
A woman in nurses uniform at the front entrance of the East Harling, Norfolk, branch of the National Institutions for Persons Requiring Care and Control

Engineers shop, NIPRCC East Harling, Norfolk
Scene in the engineers shop at the East Harling, Norfolk, branch of the National Institutions for Persons Requiring Care and Control

Boys assemble for drill, NIPRCC East Harling, Norfolk
Boys assembling for drill at the East Harling, Norfolk, branch of the National Institutions for Persons Requiring Care and Control

Vegetable grounds, NIPRCC East Harling, Norfolk
Boys tending the vegetable grounds at the East Harling, Norfolk, branch of the National Institutions for Persons Requiring Care and Control

Boot workshop, NIPRCC, East Harling, Norfolk
Boot-making workshop at the East Harling, Norfolk, branch of the National Institutions for Persons Requiring Care and Control

Junior recreation room, NIPRCC East Harling, Norfolk
Junior recreation room at the East Harling, Norfolk, branch of the National Institutions for Persons Requiring Care and Control

Dormitory, NIPRCC East Harling, Norfolk
View of a dormitory at the East Harling, Norfolk, branch of the National Institutions for Persons Requiring Care and Control

Tailoring class, NIPRCC East Harling, Norfolk
Boys taking part in a tailoring class at the East Harling, Norfolk, branch of the National Institutions for Persons Requiring Care and Control

Morning drill, NIPRCC East Harling, Norfolk
Morning drill at the East Harling, Norfolk, branch of the National Institutions for Persons Requiring Care and Control, an organisation privately run by the Rev Harold Burden to house feeble minded

Carpenters yard, NIPRCC East Harling, Norfolk
Boys making beehives in the carpenters yard at the East Harling, Norfolk, branch of the National Institutions for Persons Requiring Care and Control

Consumption cases, NIPRCC East Harling, Norfolk
Consumption (tuberculosis) cases lying out on a balcony at the East Harling, Norfolk, branch of the National Institutions for Persons Requiring Care and Control

Infirmary airing ground, NIPRCC East Harling, Norfolk
The infirmary airing ground at the East Harling, Norfolk, branch of the National Institutions for Persons Requiring Care and Control

Crushing bones, NIPRCC East Harling, Norfolk
Inmates crushing bones at the East Harling, Norfolk, branch of the National Institutions for Persons Requiring Care and Control

Kitchens, NIPRCC East Harling, Norfolk
A 100-pound Christmas pudding on display in the kitchens at the East Harling, Norfolk, branch of the National Institutions for Persons Requiring Care and Control

Boys chop wood, NIPRCC East Harling, Norfolk
Boys chopping and sawing wood at the East Harling, Norfolk, branch of the National Institutions for Persons Requiring Care and Control

Parrot on a branch

Rook in flight
A rook about to land on a branch

A man and woman of Ceylon (Sri Lanka). A book of national types and costumes from the early 19th century

Homeward Bound by Ethel Parkinson
Homeward Bound -- three children make their way home across the ice. Two boys are skating, while a little girl sits on a sled, cradling her doll. One of the boys is carrying a large holly branch

Robins Greeting by Ethel Parkinson -- three children stop to receive a Christmas Greeting from a robin perched on a branch

A Vervet Monkey swinging on a branch, holding a banana
A Vervet Monkey (Chlorocebus pygerythrus) swinging on a branch, holding a banana. Pastel drawing by Raymond Sheppard

Leopards and Macaws
A stylised jungle scene of a Leopard (Panthera pardus) chasing a Blue-and-yellow Macaw (Ara ararauna), whilst another watches on from a distant high branch. Stylised painting by Raymond Sheppard

Blue and Yellow Macaw and two Scarlet Macaws
A Blue-and-yellow Macaw (Ara ararauna) and two Scarlet Macaws (Ara macao) perch on a jungle branch. Pastel drawing by Raymond Sheppard

A Leopard catches a Peacock
A Leopard pounces on a Peacock, whose flights from its perch is not fast enough for the big cats paw. Painting by Raymond Sheppard

Hiltons Shoe Company Store
Hiltons Shoe Company. The Branch Manager and his young employee stand outside the shop, which has taken direct branding to a new level - preventing even the casual passer-by from ever forgetting

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