Cage Collection (page 8)

Pakistan - Peshawar Zoo
The Lions cages and enclosures at the Peshawar Zoo, now in Pakistan, formerly the North West Frontier Province of Northern India on the border with Afghanistan

Painting of a sailor with his kit, a monkey on his shoulder and a parrot in a cage. His shipmates appear to have just dropped him off onto dry land

Welsh collier family in their cottage
This shows the living conditions of Welsh colliers during the strike in South Wales. The interior of the cottage appears to be one room which is crowded with a woman doing the laundry

The Ashanti War (1873-74) - On board hospital ship
The so-called bird cage walk. On board the hospital ship Victor Emmanuel. Two invalids read while recuperating during the Ashanti expedition

Elephants at the Zoo
Two boys enjoy themselves feeding sweets to elephants at the zoo. Caged lions are seen in the background. All in all, hardly an ecological showcase

Ladies visiting the Transvaal gold mines
A ladies visit to the Transvaal gold mines in South Africa showing a cage to transport workers down to the mines

Measuring Cloth
Photograph showing a woman measuring out enough fabric to make her own nightgown

Girls with Bird in Cage
Two little girls hold up some food to their caged bird

Inoculated dog in cage
An image of a dog used in Louis Pasteurs experiments into the treatment of rabies (Hydrophobia). The dog had been inoculated with the rabies virus in order to observe the effects of the disease

Crinoline Shape Mid1860S
An early 20th century stylised depiction of a woman wearing a cage crinoline typical of the shape fashionable from around 1863 until 1867

Crinoline Manufacture
Women in Germany making cage crinolines which are constructed around a wooden frame or template. Judging by the positions they adopt they are not wearing crinolines

Crinoline in High Wind
The fate that befalls fashion conscious women when visiting places susceptible to high winds. A womans skirts are blown over her head revealing her cage crinoline

Pilgrims Progress 5
The Interpreter shows Christian the Man in the Iron Cage, brought there by pursuing the lusts, pleasures and profits of this world

Science / Pasteur
A dog, inoculated against rabies by Louis Pasteur, in a cage

Lions at London Zoo
Strangers in a strange land - A Winter Day at the Zoo. In their cage at Regents Park, two lions feel the cold of a British winter

Wild Animals / Zoo
An assortment of animals in a Victorian zoo including, monkeys, lion, tiger, wolf, foxes, leopard and polar bear

Wed in Lions Cage
At Beziers, France, Joseph Bugleone, circus director, weds Rosalie Van Been in the lions cage : the priest prudently remains outside, doing it through the bars

Cat Watches Caged Bird
A cat is fascinated by caged bird, wondering how it might be able to get the cage open

Costume / Women / Paris 1863
A later 19th century depiction of fashions of the 1860s. A young Parisian lady wears a dress with full bishop sleeves & wide skirt supported by a cage crinoline

Girl Lets Bird out 1867
Victorian girl lets Polly the parrot out of the cage

Fashions April 1868
Girl: habit shirt, short dress, tunic of overlapping panels that end in tasselled points. Woman: green pelerine, dress with train & gored skirt with white edged seams

Girl and Caged Canary
Rosas Canary Girl with her canary

Street Market 1902
Scene at an open air market: a little boy is thrilled to see a bird escaping from its tiny cage

Housemaid does the laundry (Monday)
Monday: Ruth the housemaid does the laundry, unhappy because its raining and she won t be able to hang it out to dry

Home Tested by Crookes 1
HOME TESTED BY SIR WILLIAM CROOKES : How the accordeon was placed in the cage so that Home could not play it

Yi Pugachov / Peter III
YEMELYAN IVANOVICH PUGACHOV Russian Cossack soldier who proclaimed himself Tsar Peter III and led a rebellion against Catherine II

Columbus / Ferd & Isabella
Columbus agrees terms with King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella

Monkeys and Sightseers
A forlorn group of monkeys gaze out of their cage, as a large gathering of women stare fixedly at them - one of Dores most striking comments on London society

Inflated Crinoline
Kittys cage crinoline is apt to inflate on windy days and carry her off like a balloon striking fear and panic into her, her intended Adolphus and pet dog Fido

Kitty Spies a Crinoline
Fashion conscious Kitty spies the new cage crinoline (skeleton skirt, steel slips or the Ladies expander ) which will jeopardize her courtship with the attentive Adolphus

B. C (Before Crinoline)
At a time prior to 1857 when the cage crinoline became available (patented December 1856) Adolphus and his beloved Kitty could walk intimately side by side

Young Lady Sewing 1840S
A woman sits on an upholstered chair by some french windows which open onto a garden. Contents of the room include a pedestal table, harp, framed landscape, birdcage & rug

A Window Seat
A WINDOW SEAT furnished in the aesthetic style, with a birdcage, a cat, a work basket, a book, a footstool, all mixing comfort with good taste

Crinoline Advert. 1864
PHILPOTTs SANSFLECTUM CRINOLINES : approved by the Englishwomans Domestic Magazine and by the Morning Post, these frames hold up the crinoline dress

Fall of Babylon (Dore)
Babylon the Great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird

Class Photo / Union Jack
A primary school class have their photograph taken in front of a union jack flag. They have even brought the bird in its cage out to be in the picture

Marie Studholme / Postcard
The popular actress Marie Studholme poses with her pet parrot in its cage

Robin Refuses Cage Life
A robin refuses a small girls doubtless well-meant offer of a secure home in a cage instead of the hazards of life in the wilds

Girl with Bird and Dog
A little girl gives her caged bird his breakfast, while her dog looks on

C18th Century Revival
Fine feathers in wartime: dress designers attempt to counter the practical move of wearing shorter, fuller skirts by employing impractical styles of previous centuries

Teasing the Bear
Please not to irritate the bear till he has been fed

Hippopotamus Zoo
Regents Park zoo, London Visitors admire the hippopotamus pair

Leopards and Wolfs Zoo
Regents Park zoo, London Visitors admire leopards and other cats, wolf and glutton

Hansel Gretel Captive
Hansel is kept in a cage by the Wicked Witch, and Gretel has to do all the chores

Cat Drinking Milk
A man working in a London cat hostel for stray cats looks as on as one happy cat tries to lick a drink of milk straight from the milk bottle!

Perils of Crinolines No4
A young lady in a cage crinoline is confronted with the folly of the new fashion as she is prevented from negotiating a staggered stile on a country walk

Perils of Crinolines No3
The High Style (Stile): a woman is thankful that no one is looking as she struggles over a country stile in a cage crinoline, thereby exposing her legs

Boy Tickles Sleepy Girl
A naughty little boy mischievously tickles the ear of a sleeping girl with a long straw. A naughty kitten mirrors his behaviour as it torments a bird in a cage

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