Carry Collection

Jeeves & Wooster / Book
When the jolly old storm clouds rolled up, Bertie Wooster turned instinctively to his man Jeeves...Jeevess judgment was infallible; likwise his taste in neckwear

Ancient Roman costume from the time of the late Roman Republic -- warriors, legionnaires (infantry soldiers), a cavalryman, a centurion, an emperor in purple (red), an ensign bearer

Coracle men - Carmarthen
Welsh Coracle men - Carmarthen, Wales. The Carmarthen coracle is of a rounder and deeper design, as it is used in tidal waters on the Tywi River, where there are no rapids. Date: 1905

Cortes destroying his fleet. Colored engraving
Hernan Cortes (1488-1547). Spanish conqueror of Mexico. Cortes destroying his fleet, moored in the Villa Rica of the Vera Cruz, to prevent defections among his crew. Volume I. Engraving by J

The Old Man and the Sea
Illustration by Raymond Sheppard to The Old Man and the Sea - a novella by Ernest Hemingway, written in Cuba in 1951

Sandbanks Chain Ferry No. 1 - Entrance to Poole Harbour
The No.1 steam-powered Sandbanks chain ferry. Sandbanks Ferry is a vehicular chain ferry which crosses the entrance of Poole Harbour in the English county of Dorset

Swiss Mountain Railway
The Swiss have more mountains than most people - and more railways to carry you up them. This is the electric rack- railway of Gernergrat, starting at Zermatt

Thanksgiving turkey
Two small children carry an incredibly large turkey on a platter Date: c. 1920

The Faithful Heart by George Studdy
A little dog with mournful eyes, obviously alarmed at his owners sea bathing antics, paddles as far as he can into the water holding her dress

Dickens / Christmas Carol
Bob Cratchit with Tiny Tim, his crippled youngest son

Dickens / Christmas Carol
Bob Cratchit with Tiny Tim, his crippled youngest son

British soldier bears to the firing line WWI
Double page showing a British private soldier, commonly know as a Tommy, showing a diagram of tools and equipment that he would have carried when marching to the trenches in World War One. 1915

Lady Jane Vane-Tempest-Stewart, elder daughter of the Marquess of Londonderry and the later Marchioness of Londonderry

Kingsley / Water Babies
Tom saw the fairies carry baby & cradle gently down; another drowned baby is introduced to the world of the water babies

Basque woman riding a donkey
Basque peasant woman (from the far south of France) riding sidesaddle on a donkey. She carries an absolutely superb wicker basket. Date: circa 1910s

LCC-LFB Recruit firemen training at Brigade HQ, SE1
During the 1950s recruit firefighters were trained at the Brigade Headquarters, Lambeth

Fire station drill, hook ladder and 50 foot escape ladder
Regular training continued at all London fire stations during WW2, though it was unusual for a sub-station to have a drill tower

Jesus on a Donkey (Col)
He rides into Jerusalem on a donkey, as prophesied : his followers carry palm leaves, hence the day will be commemorated as Palm Sunday

Native of Yap carrying stone money
A native man from Yap wearing a mangrove wood comb in his hair (a sign of high rank) carrying stone money on a pole over his shoulder. Date: 1937

Chinese Farmer with Palmleaf Raincoat carrying hoe and smoking a cheroot. Date: circa 1905

Woman police officer Kathleen Saville, London, WW2
Woman police officer Kathleen Saville (joined January 1940), on duty in London during the Second World War, seen here at a railway station helping a group of child evacuees find their train

Portage des Chats
Tinted steel engraving by British artist W. H. Bartlett of portage or carrying of canoes and equipment where waterfalls occur, 1840 Date: 1840

A Shetland Peat Carrier
A Woman of the Shetland Islands carring turves of peat in a wicker back pack basket. She does her knitting whilst she walks (possible some distance). Date: circa 1910s

Colne Carry Bridge early 1900s

Homeward Bound, Nyasaland
Homeward Bound - Nyasaland (modern Malawi). An african woman carrying a large load on her head and her baby on her back

The Bunnies Father Christmas. circa 1910s

A Korean terracotta jar / pot seller and his seated chum
A Korean terracotta jar/pot seller and his seated chum (smiling) Date: circa 1910

A shepherd of the Lakes with dog and leading his horse up the hillside. He carries one of his flock across his shoulders. A charming scene. Date: circa 1920s

LCC-LFB Dual purpose appliances (pump escape)
Introduced into the London Fire Brigade in 1934, dual purpose appliances meant that the ladders the fire engines carried were interchangeable

Carrying sacks of Coffee, santos, Brazil
Carrying sacks of Coffee to be put on a ship at Santos, Brazil, South America. The total weight of the sacks is 302 kg!

Social / Bolivia Postman
In the mountainous terrain of Bolivia, a rural postman uses mules to carry the mails

Dogs Love Chocolate
Punch has been trained by his owner to carry messages and pick up litter. Here he tries to use the chocolate dispenser

Middlebrough Cricket
The Middlesbrough cricket team pose for a photograph on their ground; players wear a variety of check and striped shirts, caps and hats, and carry bats or balls

Draycott, Cotswold village, Edith Hodgkins, milkmaid
Draycott, Cotswold village, Edith Hodgkins (later Mrs Brown), milkmaid. Date: 1916

WW2 greetings card, London Carries On, by Joseph Bato, official war picture from the National Gallery. Date: circa 1942

The Seven Good Deeds of Bonzo (Monday) -- he carries a cute little kitten out of harms way, watched by three other dogs. Date: 1923

Thessaloniki - Street Traders and Foreign Military Personnel
Street Traders, including a shoeshine boy, a cigarette seller and a porter - all finding plenty of cutom amongst the foreign troops staioned in Thessaloniki (Indian, French and British)

A Clever Bricky
This bricklayer has come up with a nifty way to carry his bricks. Date: late 1960s

Legend of Donagh Adee
St Brandon grants Donagh Adee 2 wishes. Donagh Adee inadvertantly wishes that his firewood would carry him home & that all Ireland would be between him & his wife

Burmese Monks Begging
A group of monks pass through a Burmese village, begging for food, which two small children carry for them

Icons in Procession
Boys carry holy icons in procession at Desze, Hungary

Remington / Cowboyexplore
An exploring outfit - two cowboys on horseback with a spare horse to carry extra supplies

Comic postcard, Soldier in army camp, carrying coal. Date: 1914-1918

Comic postcard, Soldier in army camp, field kitchen work. Date: 1914-1918

Comic postcard, Elegant woman and little boy with suitcase - I can see through it Date: early 20th century

Post Office Railway for Carrying Mail 1924
Construction of the tunnels commenced in 1915 (during WWI) and by 1917, the work was suspended on account of a shortage of materials and labor

Bringing in the lunch, Iceland Date: circa 1930

Africa - Fisherman bring a large fish ashore. Date: circa 1970s

Africa - Fruit Seller - Western Nigeria
Africa - Western Nigeria - Fruit Seller - Woman carrying a large bowl of pineapples on her head. Date: circa 1970s

Africa - Young brassware vendor. Date: circa 1970s

Africa - Smiling African Girl carrying a large tin container on her head. Date: circa 1970s

The Pedlar. The Death is depicted visiting a peddler who walks around carrying all his wares to sell

Procession of Rene I of Anjou (1409-1480), King of Naples, in Aix-en-Provence. Depiction of the procession of the Blessed Sacrament

Mehmed II (1432-1481). Ottoman sultan. His soul is seized by the devil. His two sons, Bajazet and Cem, in front of the deathbed. Engraving after Description du siege de la ville de Rhodes, 1496

Statue of a young man carrying an offering (a)
Statue of a young man carrying an offering (a bird). Dated around the 2nd century AD. From the Roman temple of Endovelicus at Sao Miguel da Mota. Terena, Alandroal, Evora. Portugal

Female figure carrying offerings (a bird and grapes). 1st-2nd century AD. Remains of a statue found in the Roman temple of Endovelicus at Sao Miguel da Mota. Terena, Alandroal, Evora. Portugal

A camel palanquin (covered litter), southern Algeria
A camel palanquin (covered litter), used to transport wives and children across the arid desert of southern Algeria, each with a central ventilation shaft. Date: circa 1910s

Sanremo, Italy, Victorian period. Date: late 19th century

Women carriers, Sanremo, Italy, Victorian period. Date: late 19th century

Ikao, Japan, early 1900s. Date: early 1900s

Serbiana??Ottoman Wars (1876-1878). Serbia. Organisation
The Eastern Question. Serbiana??Ottoman Wars (1876-1878). Serbia declared war on the Ottoman Empire on June 30, 1876. Serbia. Organisation of insurgent groups. Drawing by P. Kauffmann

Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878). Landing in Baziarch
Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878). Danube River. Landing in Baziarch of Jewish families fleeing Rustchuck and Widdin. Engraving by Roch Regnier et Cie. La Guerra de Oriente (The Russo-Turkish War)

Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878). Embarkation of artillery on the Turkish ship Medjidie. Engraving by A. Brun. La Guerra de Oriente (The Russo-Turkish War). Volume I. 1877

Dealer in eggs. Engraving after a 16th-century
Dealer in eggs. Engraving after a woodcut by Cesare Vecellio (ca. 1521-ca. 1601) from De gli habiti antichi, et moderni di diverse parti del mondo, Venice, 1590

Poultry dealer. Facsimile of a 16th century engraving
Poultry dealer. Facsimile from a woodcut by Cesare Vecellio (ca. 1521-ca. 1601). Moeurs, usages et costumes au moyen-age et a l'epoque de la Renaissance, by Paul Lacroix. Paris, 1878

The selfish and envious villain. Engraving from a miniature of Proverbes et Adages that showed the legend: Qui trop embrasse mal etreint (who embraces a lot little will squeeze)

Four men carrying a dead body on a bier, funeral scene, 9th century. From illuminated manuscript 510 by Gregory of Nazianzus. Scene funeraire MS 510

Risen Christ, ca.1619, by Guido Reni (1575-1642)
Guido Reni (1575-1642). Italian painter. Risen Christ, ca.1619. Oil on canvas. National Museum of Fine Arts. Valletta. Malta

Comic postcard, Woman at seaside with stick of rock
Comic postcard, Woman at the seaside with a large stick of rock (in English and French) Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Woman travelling in Paris - a helpful Frenchman Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Man with large parcel looking for maternity home Date: 20th century

HMS Glorious, aircraft carrier
Royal Navy - HMS Glorious, aircraft carrier, at anchor, steaming up. HMS Glorious was the second of the three Courageous-class battlecruisers built for the Royal Navy during the First World War

Chandalas, lower-caste Hindus, India
Chandalas, lower-caste Hindus in India, deemed to be untouchable because they dispose of dead bodies. Date: 1843

Painted sailcloth, Jesus assisted in carrying the Cross
Popular Art in the USA - painted sailcloth, Jesus assisted in carrying the Cross, Spanish Colonial. late 18th century

Man carrying fruit on a pole, Tahiti, French Polynesia. Date: 1922

Man carrying water in buckets, France. He is using an iron hoop on top of the buckets, to balance them and stop them bumping into his legs. Date: 1922

Turkish Porter with a heavy load - Istanbul, Turkey
1964

Crossing Northumberland Strait by Ice Boat

ELEPHANT CARRYING LOG
This Indian elephant is a resident in the Bois de Boulogne, Paris but helps to carry logs when the trees are cut down and apparently makes himself generally useful. Date: 1930s

Jaguar at Farnborough
A SEPECAT Jaguar GR.1 on display with a selection of the weapons it can carry, at Farnborough 1976. Date: 1976

Harvesting red grapes at the Binifadet vineyard, Menorca
A worker carries a basket of Merlot red grapes from the vines during harvest at the Binifadet vineyard bodega, Sant, Lluis, Menorca, Spain Date: 2012

A man carrying a huge roll of heavy material on his back
A man stoops almost double as he carries a huge roll of heavy material on his back. Even under the weight he moves quickly through the back streets of Istanbul, Turkey 1984

Queen Elizabeth and Princess Elizabeth
Queen Elizabeth (Later Elizabeth, the Queen Mother) and their daughter, Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II). Date: 1935

Mother with her young son carried on her shoulders
Jolly, smiling Mother with her young son carried on her shoulders. Date: 1915

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