Branches Collection (page 9)

Rural scene near Swithland, Leicestershire
A rural scene near Swithland, Leicestershire, showing men chopping wood by a stream, by Reverend Baden Powell (1796-1860), father of Robert Baden Powell. 1859

Epacris Microphylla or Coral Heath, a flowering shrub. 1888

The New Man in the Moon by S. Longley
A demure Columbine sits in the branches of a tree with her Pierrot who stares at her adoringly under a moonlit, starry sky. Date: 1924

Inlaid Marble panel - Siena, Italy
An inlaid marble decorated panel inside the Duomo (Cathedral) in Siena, Italy, depicting the martyrdom of Absalom (Avshalom), the third son of David, King of Israel

Birds on a tree
Many varieties of birds, including an owl, perch on the bare branches of a tree. 1925

A scene of nature: a bird perching on a branch, looks down inquisitively at the squirrel and rabbit below. 1925

Man carrying withies for lobster pot making, Devon
A man carrying withies (willow branches) to be used in the making of lobster pots, at Start Bay, Devon. Date: circa 1970s

Heavy Snowfall
Workmen removing broken branches after a heavy snowfall, Leicester Park, Leicestershire, England. Date: 1950s

Advertisement for Sun Fire Insurance
An advertisement for the Sun Fire Office, Threadneedle Street, London, offering insurance against fire damage and other calamities in its 204th year of operation. Date: 1913

American troops on front line, Argonne, France, WW1
American troops of the 369th Infantry, 93rd Division, in front line trenches in Argonne, north eastern France, towards the end of the First World War. Date: 1918

TREE TROLL
A troll, made out of tree branches and grass, Norway. Date: late 1960s

Lopped Tree Branches
Lopped tree branches. Date: 1930s

Dogs under Fruit Tree
A doggy couple under a fruit tree. He shakes the branches with a stick and she bags the fallen fruit! Date: early 1930s

Oak Apple Day
Grovely, Grovely, Grovely ! OAK APPLE DAY at Wishford, Wiltshire, England. Oak branches are traditionally collected from Grovely Wood, as a right of the common folk. Date: 29 May

Winter Beech Trees
The bare branches of beech trees amid winter snow in Reynolds Park, Woolton, Lancashire, England. Date: 1950s

Bare Spring Branches
Bare branches, an early spring study, Raby Woods, Raby, Wirral, Merseyside, Cheshire, England. Date: 1960s

TREES-TRACERY
Trees-tracery - bare tree branches in early Spring.y Date: 1930s

Sycamore Leaves
Sycamore leaves and branches. Date: 1930s

Branches and Clouds
Clouds and foliage make a study in rhythm. Date: 1930s

Bear Garden in Bern, Switzerland
Bears in their enclosure at the zoo in Bern, Switzerland. The bear is the emblem of the city. Date: circa 1908

American machine gun crews, Western Front, WW1
American machine gun crews in action on the Western Front around the end of the First World War. Date: circa November 1918

Eight children mourning a dead bird

Christmas decorative frieze - snowy landscape
Simple snowy Christmas landscape featuring fields under a blanket of snow and bare tree branches in dramatic silhouette. c.1925

British big gun in action, Western Front, WW1
A British big gun in action on the Western Front during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

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

Bears - Zoo - Bern, Switzerland
Three bears climbing a tree in their enclosure at the zoo in Bern, Switzerland. The bear is the emblem of the city. circa 1908

Travellers Palm, Malaysia
Travellers Palm (Ravenala madagascariensis), Malaysia. It has been given the name Travellers palm because the sheaths of the stems hold rainwater, which can be used as an emergency drinking supply

Tree Talks to Scarecrow
A fairytale tree in polite conversation with a scarecrow. Date: 1932

Snow Scene / Pangbourne
A woman with an umbrella stands on a snowy road. The trees look very pretty with snow on their branches. Date: February 1940

Cat hunting bird
A splendidly sly looking cat creeps through the branches of a tree so as not to drop the bird from its mouth which it has just caught

Double page spread in a diary for 22-27 November
A double page spread in a young persons diary for 22-27 November. Each day is given a small illustration, relating either to the season, or to the anniversary of an historical event

Caman Brook and Cathedral, St Davids, South Wales
View along Caman Brook leading to the Cathedral, just visible through the trees, in St David s, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales

Caman Brook, St Davids, South Wales
View of Caman Brook, below the Cathedral fishpond, in St David s, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales

Scene in an autumn forest
Scene in an unidentified autumn forest, with silver beeches and reddish-brown leaves

Woman wheeling two babies in a pram
A woman wheeling two babies in a pram, between two trees in silhouette

Deer in the forest. Pastel drawing by Raymond Sheppard

Mother, daughter and Christmas tree
A mother and her little daughter admire their Christmas tree. It has lit candles, and sweets hanging from the branches. A black cat seems quite interested too

Large tree in a woodland scene
The magnificent sight of a large woodland tree. Watercolour painting by Raymond Sheppard

El Kantara, Constantine, Algeria
A woman carrying a huge bundle of palm branches on her back in the suburb of El Kantara, Constantine, Algeria

The Meskoutine Mineral Bath near Guelma
A giant Turpentine tree outside the Thermal baths, covering 420 m (sq) at the Meskoutine Mineral Baths, near Guelma, Algeria

Tunnel for the Paris Metro - Seine
Tunnel cut for the Paris Metro under the River Seine - the convergence of two branches of the underground railway

Autumnal trees
A stark bare scene of Autumn trees with a last few turning leaves hanging onto the branches. Oil painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Light through the trees
The light from the rising sun bursts through a misty morning scene of an autumnal wood. Airbrush painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Two branches of Berberis Carvellii (barberry or pepperidge bush) of the Berberidaceae family, full of bright red berries, which provide food for small birds

The Bonus Army: arrests made
An arrest in a tree, near the White House, Washington: detectives bringing to ground a leader of the veterans(centre), who has been giving orders from amongst the branches

The Nymph of the Tree Top
A nymph, naked except for diaphanous drapery, stands above the tree tops surveying the forest below

Guari wood carrier, Northern Nigeria, Africa - she is standing on a Train Station platform

Light through the trees with Badger border
The light from the rising sun bursts through a misty morning scene of an autumnal wood. A badger in inset into the square framing of the scene. Airbrush painting by Malcolm Greensmith

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