Busy Collection (page 27)

Taxi Cab and Motor Fire Escape
A bright and shiny fire engine populated by a team of firemen and ladder are given right of way through a busy street. In the background waits a taxi cab piled high with luggage on its roof

London Policeman and children
A London Bobby on the beat holds the hands of some school children, possibly prior to guiding them safely across the busy road

The Cafe de la Paix, Boulevard Capucines, Paris
Undated photograph of outside of the Cafe de la Paix, Boulevard Capucines, Paris. HPG/1/14/5 (vii)

Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey - Franque Street
Franque Street, Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey

Gas Council advertisement 1954
Advertisement by the Gas Council stressing that the gas industry makes the best use of the nations coal, allowing busy housewives the luxury of instant hot water with Mr Therms Sink Water-heaters

Scene in a Kashgar market, western China
Scene in a crowded Kashgar market, western China. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Scene outside a mosque in Kashgar, western China
A crowded scene outside a mosque in Kashgar, western China. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

A Quiet Summer Holiday by the Sea
An amusing illustration of a British seaside holiday

Playtime at Pourville: On the Plage of the Grand Hotel by Ho
This image depicts a busy scene around the swimming pool of the Grand Hotel on the Normandy coast

The Super Sports
An exaggerated version of a sports car driving through busy London streets

Christmas time chaos
A chaotic but merry scene depicting a family at Christmas. The children, all very energetic and excited, play musical instruments, help decorate the tree and play games

Kenilworth - Elizabeth I
Have done with these busy fingers, Janet - Queen Elizabeth I, seated on the edge of her bed, instructs her handmaiden who appears to be adjusting her Queens ruff

The Day-Dinner-Dance suit
Cartoon, The Day-Dinner-Dance suit, a quick change evening dress suit for the busy gentleman Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the Estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/ILN/Mary

The Rest-Cure
Society goes to Monte Carlo to recuperate from the strain and excitement of the season. A colour illustration showing a busy roulette wheel table

War Nerves - Terrible Effect of a Clap of Thunder
An edgy population descend into panic on hearing a clap of thunder, convinced it is a zeppelin bomb. The result of propaganda and the spread of hysteria in the opening months of World War One

Railway Station, Mersin
The Railway Station, Mersin. A large city and a busy port on the Mediterranean coast of southern Turkey and is the capital of the Mersin Province

Mersin - Lemonade seller
A man sells lemonade from a container on his back in summer in Mersin, Turkey. A large city and a busy port on the Mediterranean coast of southern Turkey and is the capital of the Mersin Province

Mersin, Turkey - Zaffer Street
Zaffer Street, Mersin, Turkey. A large city and a busy port on the Mediterranean coast of southern Turkey and is the capital of the Mersin Province

Mersin, Turkey - General View
A general view of Mersin. A large city and a busy port on the Mediterranean coast of southern Turkey and is the capital of the Mersin Province

Procession of the French Admiral - Mersin
The Procession of the French Admiral on the way to the Railway Station at Mersin, Turkey. A large city and a busy port on the Mediterranean coast of southern Turkey

Mersin - the European Hotel - Fountain Square
Place de la Fontaine (Fr.) in Mersin, Turkey, with the European Hotel at rear. A large city and a busy port on the Mediterranean coast of southern Turkey and is the capital of the Mersin Province

Mersin, Turkey - Basket-making
Basket-makers at Mersin. A large city and a busy port on the Mediterranean coast of southern Turkey and is the capital of the Mersin Province

Mersin, Turkey - Seashore view
The seashore at Mersin with fishing boats and jetty. A large city and a busy port on the Mediterranean coast of southern Turkey and is the capital of the Mersin Province

Mersin - French Troops
French troops debarking (December 1918) at Mersin in order to occupy Cilicia. A large city and a busy port on the Mediterranean coast of southern Turkey and is the capital of the Mersin Province

Traffic in the Strand, London, 1908
Illustration showing the traffic in the Strand, outside the New Gaiety Theatre, on a busy summer day, 1908

Blighted Blighty
The sad sufferings of a subaltern on leave who finds that everyone on the Home Front is obsessed with the war and with " doing their bit" including girlfriends who have become nurses

Bazaar at Kadikol, near Balaklava, Crimean War, 1856
Engraving of busy street scene at Balaklava at the end of the Crimean war. Soldiers and civilians jostle together, some on horseback, civilians in typical russian dress, caps and belted long coats

Henri IV Weds
Henri IV weds Marie de Medicis by proxy, since hes too busy dealing with his enemies : he is represented at Firenze by the grand duke of Tuscany

Alte Wiese Cafe / 1904
A busy time in the Alte Wiese cafe, Karlsbad

Crossing the Mersey: The Steam-Ferry between Liverpool and B
Engraving of St Georges Pier, the Liverpool and Birkenhead ferry landing stage, from the Illustrated London News, 6th February 1886

Women Cyclists in a City, 1892
Engraving showing two women cyclists on their tricycles, pedalling along a busy road. In the background can be seen a hanson cab and a horse-drawn omnibus

A Busy Wharf at Mulberry Harbour; Second World War, 1944
Photograph showing a busy wharf at Mulberry Harbour, also known as Port Winston, off Arromanches, Normandy, 1944. When the Allied Armies invaded Normandy in June 1944

The Exchange, New York, 1856
Engraving showing a busy scene in Wall Street at Chilton the auctioneers, with business men, in top hats and striped and checked trousers, buying and selling

Departure of the Great Britain from Liverpool, 1852
Engraving showing the busy scene at Princes Pier, Liverpool, as hundreds of onlookers cheer the steam ship Great Britain upon its departure for Australia, 1852

Venice / Piazza Signori
Venice: the Piazza dei Signori on a busy day

Arrest of a suspected Prussian spy; Franco-Prussian War, 187
Illustration showing the arrest of suspected Prussian spy in the busy Boulevard des Italiens, Paris, during the early stages of the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1

Chicago Docks - 1
Though landlocked and served only by lakes and canals, Chicagos docks are very busy

London Opinion 1936
Illustration showing a bemused motorist driving his car past a SLOW sign and a rather seductive looking hiker busy powdering her nose

Walking down the Street
A couple walk down a busy high street. Date: late 1960s

MOON IN 1585
LUNA drives her chariot, drawn by two lady hunters, over the Earth where fishermen are at work, merchants are unloading their cargoes and the sea is busy with shipping

Dunwich, East Suffolk
A view of Dunwich in East Suffolk. Once a Saxon settlement, a Roman Station and a busy medieval town. Over the years it has gradually diappeared under the sea. Date: 1950s

View of Shiraz, Iran
General view of Shiraz in southwest central Iran, birthplace of poets Sadi and Hafez, today a busy industrial and commercial city

England / Clovelly
A busy scene outside the tourist shop on the incredibly steep cobbled main street of Clovelly, Devon, England

The Italian Wolf
France and Britain hope, like Romulus and Remus, to be suckled by the Italian wolf, but she is too busy running away from the Germans

City of London Dining
A busy scene in a City of London dining room

Transporting patients through busy London streets
Method of transporting patients before the introduction of ambulances. In 1905 a proposal was put forward to Parliament to establish and maintain a street ambulance service

Charing Cross Pier 1950S
A busy scene at Charing Cross Pier, Victoria Embankment, London, showing tourists enbarking on or alighting from boat trips up and down the River Thames, London

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