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WW2 - British soldier checks his chances using flower petals: " She loves me, she loves me not..." ! Date: circa 1943
Communist China - sorting weapons and ammunitionCommunist China - soldiers sorting weapons and boxes of ammunition captured from the enemy, probably during the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945). circa 1940s
Soho, London - woman checking a report. 1973
WW1 - Haumont Station, France - French Customs officialsWW1 - French Customs official at Haumont Station, France inspect a train which has arrived from Belgium. They are possibly checking for evidence of German spys hiding on board or perhaps some
Occupied Germany - Checking up on Illicit Trading of Goods - Hunting black market traders. Date: 1946
Photographer at work, checking through contact sheets. Date: 1972
Chinese Soldiers in Barracks - servicing their equipment Date: circa 1908
Woman police officer checking under a car, LondonWoman police officer (Deirdre O Donoghue) checking under a car, probably during driving training. Date: circa 1960s
Woman police officer working at a police station, helping a woman visitor at the front desk. Date: circa early 1970s
Illustrated London News cover - the Diamond DiggersFront cover of The Illustrated London News showing two diamond diggers in South Africa, in the valley of the Vaal river, Orange Free State
Man checking information at bus stopMan checking information on Where to board your bus, next to a poster advising everyone to Hold On Tight! Date: 1970s
Checking HeartbeatA doctor listens to a patients heart Date: 1960s
Female Type / Flirt 1914A pretty young woman in a maroon shepherdess-style dress, finding a pretext to flirt by checking her stockings. Date: 1914
First Page Proof (Paper)The night editor of the Daily Mail inspects the first page proof direct from the stone. Date: 1950s
Checking in HeathrowPassengers checking in at the Air Canada and Pan American flight desks at London (Heathrow) airport. Date: 1960s
Louis Pasteur / Iln 1884LOUIS PASTEUR French chemist and microbiologist checking animals in his laboratory at the Ecole Normale, Paris Date: 1822 - 1895
Cartoon, Female worker on Paris Metro, WW1Cartoon, A female worker on the Paris Metro, checking a soldiers ticket in a wartime train. Date: 1917
Petworth - Young boy checking his directions on a signpostPetworth, West Sussex - A young boy checking his directions on a signpost. Date: circa 1930s
Cartoon, Let them pass, WW1Cartoon, Let them pass. Two French gendarmes in army uniform decide that these two ladies can be allowed through -- they can t possibly be German, as they are pretty and have delicate little feet
Shop assistant in Morrisons supermarket, EcclesA shop assistant in Morrisons supermarket, Eccles, holds up a washing up mop for a price check. Date: circa 1980
Henry Cotton, English professional golferSir Thomas Henry Cotton (1907-1987), English professional golfer who won three Open Championships, seen here on a golf course checking his clubs and putters. Date: circa 1930s
Fashionable woman with hand mirrorA fashionable young woman checking her makeup in a hand mirror. Date: circa 1920s
Foreign photographer detained on English Coast, WW1The camera - the b괥 -noire of the authorities. A foreign photographer is detained by soldiers on the English coast while his papers are examined. Date: 1915
Group checking a score or a map Date: 1905
Two hikers, Horner Water, Luccombe, ExmoorTwo young hikers resting by a tree and checking their map at Horner Water, West Luccombe, Exmoor, Somerset. Date: circa 1960s
Dutch scouts on a cycling trek, Netherlands, checking their map
French boy scouts on a bridge over a riverThree French boy scouts on a bridge over a river, checking their map for directions
Fire prevention officer checking safety curtainA fire prevention officer checking the time it takes for a safety curtain to come down on a theatre stage. It should not take longer than 30 seconds
Fire prevention officer checking skylight releaseA fire prevention officer checking the quick release mechanism for opening a stage skylight
WW2 poster, quality and quantity of goodsWW2 poster, the quality of our incoming goods is ok -- see that your checking of quantities is ok -- other departments depend on your ok... ok? Design by Victor Hicks. Date: 1940s
Checking a dormitory at Baden Powell House, LondonMan checking a communal dormitory at Baden Powell House, Queens Gate, South Kensington, London. The building was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 1961. Date: circa 1960s
Morals of Mackenzie - Working women, WW1Morals of Mackenzie: Complex Woman - Her Complexion. Illustration showing women filling a number of traditional male roles during the First World War
Dr. Griffith Pugh, leader of the British medical team for the 1968 Mexico Olympics, peforms high altitude tests, checking an athletes heart readings during a five-minute race
RFA men with parachute equipment, France, WW1Men of the RFA (Royal Field Artillery) with parachute equipment on the Western Front in France during World War One. They are responsible for air observation using kite balloons
Keeping a check on fuel consumed by G. H. DavisYour fuel target: keeping a weekly check on the fuel consumed in an average household during the Second World War. Electricity and gas meters will tell you if you are keeping to your proper average
MG sports car outside Day & Night CafeA man waits for his MG sports car to be checked by two mechanics outside the Day & Night Cafe
Womens Royal Air Force -- Roll CallIllustration, Eight Months with the Womens Royal Air Force. Showing a group of women during Roll Call. Date: 1919-1920
An Unseen Visitor from a drawing by Charles A. BuchelA drawing of Father Christmas checking that the children are sleeping before he delivers their presents. 1910
International DeparturesPassengers checking in at the International Departures desk in the Europa Building, London (now London Heathrow) Airport. Date: mid 1960s
Mirror Motoring GlovesA must for all motoring women - leather gloves with a mirror on the back, for checking ones make-up and applying lipstick before the trip! Date: early 1930s
Very un-stuck-up woman, stuck-up with sticking plasters" Gracious me. But, ain t you the stuck up thing!" Very un-stuck-up American woman, stuck-up with sticking plasters Date: 1908
Thessaloniki, Greece - Harbour Customs - checking recently-arrived large wooden packing cases on railway wagons. Date: circa 1910s
Keep Fit - Running for the TrainKeep Fit - Take a walk every morning! Three portly city gent having to scramble to make their morning train into the city. Date: 1943
Homeless citizens assess damge to property - Thessaloniki. The Great Fire at Salonica, Greece, raged between 18th-19th August 1917
Temporary points maintenance - Army - French strike of 1912Strike on the Northern French Railways in 1912. Bridge at Briche, a control switch being operated by temporary railwaymen - the French Army! Date: 1912
Kindy Old lady asks if a little lost girl is alrightKindly Old Woman - " Poor little fellow. Are you lost?" " No - boo hoo. But me Muvver is." !!! Date: 1895
Two Actors outside a theatre comment on a Flea CircusTwo Actors outside a theatre (on observing the playbills displayed) pass comment on a Performing Flea Show. First Actor (resting) - " H m - a scratch company." Date: 1892
Worm Farm - Japan - Straw Layers in which the worms are kept. Date: circa 1910s