Closed Collection (page 10)

Municipal bench, Nantlle Valley, North Wales
Close-up view of a municipal bench with a decorative iron dragon support, in the Nantlle Valley, North Wales. A pile of slate waste indicates that the bench is not far from a closed-down slate quarry

Derelict slate workings, Nantlle Valley, North Wales
View through an open window of derelict slate workings in the Nantlle Valley, Caernarvonshire (now Gwynedd), North Wales. When an industry dies, the area dies too, and only the pollution is left

Remains of Dinorwig Slate Quarry, North Wales
View of the remains of Dinorwig (or Dinorwic) Slate Quarry, near Llanberis, North Wales. The National Slate Museum is nearby

Lady sleeping in an armchair
A young woman asleep in an armchair, her head resting against a soft cushion, placed against the armrest. Pastel study by Raymond Sheppard

Woman sleeping
A beautiful study of the head of a sleeping woman in black and white pastel on grey board by Raymond Sheppard

Special fraud-proof double cage sance table
Undated double photograph on one card of special fraud-proof double cage sance table for testing telekinesis, showing inner cage raised and trap door open, and inner cage raised and trap door closed

Lear / Nonsense / Rats Dozed
There was an Old Man who supposed, that the street door was partially closed; But some very large rats, ate his coats and his hats, while that futile old gentleman dozed

The National Penny Bank
Photograph showing a crowd of people outside the closed National Penny Bank in Queen Victoria Street, London. Many banks closed beyond the Bank Holiday after the proclamation of war in 1914 to

Close of business at Wall Street, New York, 1856
Engraving showing a young black man sweeping up after the Wall Street market had closed for the end of the day, 1856

France Solesmes
The Benedictine Abbaye de Saint-Pierre has been periodically closed by the authorities, but survives and flourishes as the revivers of Gregorian chant

Falkirk Tram
One of the single-decker closed front trams which used to run at Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

An automatic milkman
Photograph from 1909 showing a penny-in-the-slot milk-machine. The machine enabled shop owners to close at reasonable hours, and for customers to buy milk at any hour of the day or night

Coup: Deputies Expelled
The Chambre des Deputes is closed : members are refused admission by troops loyal to Napoleon

Blonde Pin-Up 7 / Colour
Fifties blonde bombshell, in a strapless accordian pleated chemise, kneels, with eyes closed, on pink satin & points her shapely leg at the floor

Gates of Janus Closed
The emperor Augustus closes the gates of the Temple of Janus, as a sign that Rome is at peace, both by land and by sea

Marie De Medicis / 1638
French closed carriage used by Marie de Medicis, widow of Henri IV, during her travels in the Netherlands

Carlton Hotel Porch
The porch of the CARLTON HOTEL, which opened in 1899 and boasted Escoffier as its chef : it closed in 1939, was bombed, now New Zealand House stands on its site

Bank closes its doors in Brooklyn, USA
Following the Wall Street crash of 1929, the Brooklyn branch of the Bank of the United States closes its doors. A crowd of people have gathered outside, no doubt wanting their money back

Hannibal / With Horse
HANNIBAL Carthaginian general, famous for his crossing of the Alps, seen here with his horse

Javanese
Three Indonesian men: a Javanese ruler, his servant with a closed parasol, and an islander

Wellington, Vic & Albert
The duke of Wellington presents a closed casket to Prince Arthur on his first birthday, to be opened on his coming of age. Arthur will be the duke of Connaught

Victorian Lets Hair Down
Victorian young lady in an emerald green gown wears her long straw-coloured hair down. She holds a book closed on a finger to mark her place

Paris Opera Closed
When Necker, the only minister trusted by the people, is dismissed by Louis, the crowd close the Paris Opera, symbol of luxury, as a gesture of their sense of loss

Hysteria runs riot in a Brooklyn cigarette factory
At Brooklyn, New York, a female employee in a cigarette factory has a fit of hysterics which spreads to the entire work force. As a result the factory has to be closed for the rest of the day

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