Carrying Collection (page 47)

Carrying away an unexploded bomb
Volunteer carrying away an unexploded bomb, which fell in Bromley, Kent - one of a payload of twenty two bombs

Bakhtiari Women carrying water, Iran

By the Roadside - Madhya Pradesh - India
Men women and children, some carrying wrapped goods on their heads, pose for a picture on the roadside in Madhya Pradesh Province, India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts Date: circa 1940s

Carrying water from a well, Mandu, India
Two Indian women carry water from a well on their heads in large pots - Mandu, Madhya Pradesh Province, India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Coaling a Royal Mail steam packet at Kingston, Jamaica
Scene at the harbour in Kingston, Jamaica, showing lines a women carrying baskets of coal on their heads on board a Royal Mail steam packet ship

India - Van Gari Woman leading an Ox and carrying cloth in a basket on on her head

Grand Abyssinian Woman (now Ethiopia) with two servants standing behind her carrying her possessions

Braila, Romania - Tea Seller
Tea Seller in Braila, Romania. The Turkish men give an idea of the extent of Ottoman Empire in the early 20th century)

Izmir, Turkey - Camel Train
A camel train passing through (or entering/leaving) Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey close to the Roman Aqueduct

Lady Water Carriers, Port Said Egypt

Egypt - Open Air Restaurant and Water Seller
An open Air restaurant in Egypt and a water seller / carrier

KINGs LYNN, Norfolk
The ferry at Kings Lynn, Norfolk

Tea Culture in India: 1. Bridge over the River Ool, on the Road to Kulu. 2. Rolling the leaves by hand. 3. Weighing and packing for the London market. 4

Howard Carter and Mr Callender carrying a casket of jewels from Tutankhamuns Tomb

Tophane Cesmesi Fountain, Constantinople, Turkey
The Tophane Cesmesi Fountain - one of the most famous of the baroque street fountains in the city. Built in 1732 by Mahmut I. Has marble walls, covered by floral designs and arabesques

A group of Camels at the Sweet Waters of Europe
A seated camel train at the Sweet Waters of Europe, Constantinople, Turkey

Igorote woman carring water pots and a baby. Igorot are the people of the Cordillera region, on the Philippino Island of Luzon

Black Vultures scavenging - Mexico
Natures scavengers. Black Vultures scavenging in the street - Mexico Date: circa 1930s

Carrying a lightweight boat - Adirondacks, USA
Grenville Collins Collection

An illustration of two children pushing a Guy Fawkes
Colour illustration of two children; one boy pushing a pram with Guy and another boy carrying fireworks in preparation for Bonfire Night

The Homme Who Cherched The Femme, by H. M. Bateman
A humorous illustration showing a stressed husband carrying all of his wifes Christmas shopping. Bateman (1887-1970) was a popular artist and regularly contributed to the Sketch

The Sketch Christmas Present Number
Front cover illustration showing a lady in period costume carrying gifts on a winters night

1957 nuclear test: Student protest in Japan
Tokyo, Japan: a small group of Japanese students, entirely surrounded by police, demonstrating against the British nuclear tests

Swiss Pudding Merchant (Fruitier), carrying his wares on a wooden shoulder frame

Itinerant Coffee Vendor - Istanbul, Turkey
Itinerant Coffee Vendor carrying a yoke, with two buckets containing the tools of his trade hanging from either end. Possibly standing/crouching in the grounds of a marble factory

Porter carrying a heavy load
A Porter bends his back to carry a heavy barrel - Constantinople, Turkey

Turkish Fire brigade running
Turkish fire brigade running along the waterfront at Constantinople carrying a hand-pump

Good Friday
Front cover engraving from The Illustrated London News showing a well-dressed young girl carrying a bag of Hot Cross buns gives one to two impoverished children

Christmas at the Front: British Soldiers bringing in Mistlet
British soldiers in khaki uniform carrying mistletoe on the barrels of their rifles in December 1914; an optimistic portrayal of Christmas at the Front during World War I

The Prince of Wales arriving at the Bethnal Green Museum, 18
Engraving showing the horse-drawn carriage carrying the Prince of Wales arriving at the Bethnal Green Museum, London, in 1872. The Prince of Wales was there to officially open the building

The Ashanti War (1873-74) - Native carriers crossing mangrov
This shows the difficulties of the native bearers as they tried to cross the mangroves on the river banks of the river Prah

Their Masters Voice
Members of the Hunt testing the carrying power of the Masters View Halloo before the opening of the season. Robinson was a regular contributor to the Sketch

Young Egyptian Arab girl water carriers
Two young Egyptian Arab girl water carriers stand behind a seated young boy playing his flute

Carrying water - Luxor, Egypt
Luxor, Egypt - Native girl carrying water on her head in a large amphora

A London Fog, 1847
Engraving showing a street scene in London, on a particularly foggy day, 1847. This image shows several people carrying burning torches to try to find their way through the gloom. Date: 2 January 1847

Fog in the Streets of London, 1867
Engraving showing a street scene during a heavy fog in London, January 1867. This image shows a large number of pedestrians, some of them carrying torches to light their way

The Voyage of Cleopatras Needle to England, 1878
Engraving showing the obelisk ship Cleopatra (nearest) and its tug, in the background, crossing the Bay of Biscay on passage from Egypt to London, 1878

A November Fog in London, 1872
Engraving showing a street scene during a foggy day in London, November 1872. Several people are shown carrying burning torches to light their way

Lusitania!, Lusitania
American soldiers shown overwhelming German troops and yelling, " Lusitania", to indicate they have waited some time to avenge the Lusitania

Barnes Railway Bridge
The railway bridge at Barnes, carrying the loopline across the Thames to Smallbery : the sailing boat in the foreground is evidently used to carry cargo by water

The Railway Girl by Fred Taylor
A woman working as a railway porter during World War I, part of a series painted by Taylor for The Bystander entitled, " Carrying On" showing women adopting a variety of traditionally male

Torpedoed by a German submarine in the Straits of Dover: H. M.s Hermes, a seaplane carrying ship
Torpedoed by a German submarine in the Straits of Dover: H.M.S Hermes, a seaplane carrying ship

Sailors carrying potatoes onto HMS Coventry, Second World
Photograph showing the seamen of HMS Coventry carrying sacks of potatoes onto their ship, as it is refitted at a British dockyard in 1940. HMS Coventry was an anti-aircraft cruiser of 4290 tons

Driving cattle for rent in Ireland
A mans livestock is being driven away in lieu of outstanding rent. The owner and his family can only stand by and watch. Two young women carrying wood and water stand sadly

British Runner crossing No Mans Land; First World War, 1
Illustration showing a British runner carrying messages across No Mans Land under enemy shell-fire, France, 1916. Under the etiquette employed by British runners they were allowed to run when being

Children Racing Turtles at Hamburg Zoo, 1908
Illustration showing a group of children riding giant tortoises at Hagenbecks Zoological Gardens, Hamburg, 1908. Each of the jockeys is shown carrying a stick with a lettuce on the end to encourage

Royal Air Force York at Gatow Airport, Berlin, 1949
Photograph showing a Royal Air Force York transport airplane, after landing at Gatow Airport, carrying the millionth ton of supplies during the Berlin Airlift of 1949

Great Eggspectations
A fashionably dressed lady pauses to admire a pearl necklace in a shop window, and hopes that her handsome, parcel carrying partner will take the hint

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