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Calling Collection (page 5)

Background imageCalling Collection: A London Costermonger, 1910

A London Costermonger, 1910
Illustration showing a London costermonger and his boy at their market Fruit and Veg stall, 1910. This image was produced by Frank Reynolds as part of a series entitled: Peculiarly British Types

Background imageCalling Collection: Jennie Sparrow calling to Jack from the eaves

Jennie Sparrow calling to Jack from the eaves, to warn him of a cat. Date: 1937

Background imageCalling Collection: Dunderpate followed by his friend Susan

Dunderpate followed by his friend Susan
Dunderpate continues on to town, followed by his friend Susan. Date: 1938

Background imageCalling Collection: Sweep! Sweep

Sweep! Sweep
Old Street Cries -- Sweep! Sweep!! 20th century

Background imageCalling Collection: VIIIme Exposition Suisse D Agriculture (3 / 3)

VIIIme Exposition Suisse D Agriculture (3 / 3)
Promotional postcard for the VIIIme Exposition Suisse D Agriculture (8th Swiss Agricultural Exhibition) at Lausanne, Switzerland (3/3) Date: 1910

Background imageCalling Collection: Dustman (Petherick)

Dustman (Petherick)
London characters: a DUSTMAN walks the street beside his cart, calling out to householders to bring out their rubbish. Date: circa 1870

Background imageCalling Collection: French Lady on Line

French Lady on Line
A French lady on the line Date: circa 1905

Background imageCalling Collection: Shadow drawing. C. H. Bennett, Pot and Kettle

Shadow drawing. C. H. Bennett, Pot and Kettle
The pot calling the kettle black. A coal-man and chimney sweep stop to chat in the street. Illustration from a series of shadow portraits of fictional characters by Charles H Bennett entitled Shadow

Background imageCalling Collection: General Mobilization Army Reserve

General Mobilization Army Reserve
Royal proclaimation from George V, calling up reserve soldiers to permanent service

Background imageCalling Collection: Double page spread in a diary for 22-27 November

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

Background imageCalling Collection: ARP Calling You

ARP Calling You
ARP (Air Raid Precautions) recruiting poster in World War Two to try to encourage people to get in touch with their local council and volunteer

Background imageCalling Collection: Titanic Ismay silver tray

Titanic Ismay silver tray
A circular silver tray for letters and calling cards, engraved with the names of Joseph Bruce Ismay and his wife. Ismay was Managing Director of the White Star Line

Background imageCalling Collection: The Right Number by Pierrot

The Right Number by Pierrot
Illustration of an elegant flapper girl, dressed seemingly only in lingerie speaking on the telephone

Background imageCalling Collection: Muezzin - Call to Prayer, Constantinople

Muezzin - Call to Prayer, Constantinople
A Muezzin - the call to prayer from a Mosque overlooking the Bosphorus (likely to be a Mosque at Kuzguncuk). Visible across the Bosphorus is the European side

Background imageCalling Collection: General Robertson speaking at Dalderby; First World War, 191

General Robertson speaking at Dalderby; First World War, 191
Photograph showing General Sir William Robertson (centre, facing left) making a speech at Dalderby, Lincolnshire, October 1916

Background imageCalling Collection: Maillotin Riots, Paris

Maillotin Riots, Paris
Paris rioters - calling themselves LES MAILLOTINS - attack tax-collectors and other perceived oppressors, looting and plundering in the name of reform

Background imageCalling Collection: The Civil War in America, advanced post of General Blenker s

The Civil War in America, advanced post of General Blenker s
At the beginning of 1862, Lincoln issued General War Order 1, calling on all US forces to begin a general advance on the South

Background imageCalling Collection: American Civil war. Calling the roll on board the Great East

American Civil war. Calling the roll on board the Great East
Ranks of troops onboard the ship the Great Eastern, capable of carrying 10, 000 men. The troops were making their way to North America to reinforce the British presence in Canada

Background imageCalling Collection: Republican Recruitment Drive, Madrid; Spanish Civil War, 193

Republican Recruitment Drive, Madrid; Spanish Civil War, 193
Photograph showing a female Republican supporter giving a speech on top of a car, Madrid, 1936. It was reported that she was calling for more volunteers to join the Republican army

Background imageCalling Collection: Boys Tease Redhead 1924

Boys Tease Redhead 1924
Two boys tease a redheaded girl, calling her carrot-head: she retorts that her hair is auburn

Background imageCalling Collection: Beadle of Ely Place

Beadle of Ely Place
The Beadle at Ely Place, Holborn, London, calling out the time at the gateway between 10 p.m. and 5 o clock in the morning, as was the tradition for many years

Background imageCalling Collection: Jacobins medal

Jacobins medal
The Club or Societe des Jacobins, also calling themselves Montagnards, wear this medal with pride - perhaps even as they go to the guillotine

Background imageCalling Collection: Paraguay Proclamation

Paraguay Proclamation
Carlos Antonio Lopez, president of Paraguay, issues a proclamation calling for support and solidarity

Background imageCalling Collection: Masdrid Meeting

Masdrid Meeting
Resistance to Isabelas heavy- handed rule - to say nothing of her notorious private life - is fomented by political meetings calling the citizens of Madrid to decisive action

Background imageCalling Collection: Fox and Napoleon

Fox and Napoleon
CHARLES JAMES FOX in his last year rejects Bonapartes friendly overtures, calling him a little Corsican reptile whereas formerly they had been friendly

Background imageCalling Collection: Girl and Terrier

Girl and Terrier
A girl squatting down beside a river, calling a wire-haired fox terrier towards her

Background imageCalling Collection: Maid Admitting Visitor

Maid Admitting Visitor
A pretty maid, sporting a fashionable hair style of the day, looks coyly at a male visitor who is calling on her mistress

Background imageCalling Collection: Child Labour Demo. 1917

Child Labour Demo. 1917
RUSSIAN REVOLUTION - March by children demanding an end to child labour and calling for an eight-hour working day

Background imageCalling Collection: Elijah and Baal Priests

Elijah and Baal Priests
He contends with the priests of Baal - and of course out- magics them, calling down fire from Heaven

Background imageCalling Collection: Girl Shouting / Photo

Girl Shouting / Photo
Close-up shot of a young girl outdoors shouting over a long distance

Background imageCalling Collection: Turkey / Dardanelles 2 / 6

Turkey / Dardanelles 2 / 6
Dardanelles: Gallipoli, with a Muezzin calling the people to prayer

Background imageCalling Collection: Murder Comes Calling

Murder Comes Calling
MURDER COMES CALLING (Desmond Reid) Paula (thats her in the off- the-shoulder dress) inherits an old house but finds that it comes complete with corpse

Background imageCalling Collection: Dustman and Basket

Dustman and Basket
Dust, ho ! - a dustman stands with his basket, calling out for custom

Background imageCalling Collection: Mesmer Glorified

Mesmer Glorified
Mesmer is crowned by a jester as he stands on a balloon inflated by his followers, including a cleric, calling down the power of the sun to cure his patients

Background imageCalling Collection: Alchemists Workplace

Alchemists Workplace
An alchemist anxiously watches the progress of his work, while all around him are the tools and the raw materials of his mysterious and indeed sinister calling

Background imageCalling Collection: Isis as Mersekhent

Isis as Mersekhent
Isis is known by many different names : here shes calling herself MERSEKERT (or Mersekhent) but thats still her son Horus shes feeding

Background imageCalling Collection: Student Agitators 1848

Student Agitators 1848
Students in Vienna form part of the revolt with radical liberals and workers calling for constitutional reform. One of the many European revolutions of the year 1848

Background imageCalling Collection: Pyne - Knife Grinder

Pyne - Knife Grinder
THE KNIFE GRINDER trundles his wheel from street to street, calling out to housewives and servants to bring out their knives and scissors for him to sharpen

Background imageCalling Collection: Land League Demo

Land League Demo
The Land League stage a demonstration at Limerick, calling on tenant farmers to refuse to pay rent so long as the Land League is outlawed by the authorities

Background imageCalling Collection: Woe to Pharisees

Woe to Pharisees
He forecasts Woe ! to the Scribes and Pharisees, calling them the generation of vipers

Background imageCalling Collection: Muezzin Calling

Muezzin Calling
The Muezzin calls the faithful to prayer from a minaret

Background imageCalling Collection: Emigrants Roll-Call

Emigrants Roll-Call
Calling the roll on an emigrant ship bound from Liverpool for America

Background imageCalling Collection: Shaman of Yakutia, Siberia

Shaman of Yakutia, Siberia
A Shaman of Yakutia, Siberia, calls on the tribal deities to heal a sick man



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