Conversation Collection (page 9)

Tennyson and Carlyle
Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809 - 1892) (left) and Thomas Carlyle (1795 - 1881) talking and smoking together in the garden of Carlyles house

Walter Scott
Sir Walter Scott (1771 - 1832), Scottish novelist, sitting and talking with a poor man in his cottage. Scott lived at Abbotsford House at this time, in the Border country (Scottish Borders)

Samuel Johnson (1709 - 1784) putting forth his opinion in a robust manner while James Boswell listens. Dr Johnsons friend Oliver Goldsmith said, " There is no arguing with Johnson

Ben Jonson and William Drummond
Ben and his host had many a long talk together, discussing men and books. Poet and dramatist Ben Jonson (1572 - 1637) smoking a pipe and talking with Scottish poet William Drummond (1585 - 1649)

Salvation Army, Thames Embankment, London
Salvation Army officers in conversation with a group of vagrants spending the night on a bench on the Thames Embankment in Central London

George O Brien and Victor Stiebel
George O Brien (1899 - 1985), American silent movie actor pictured in conversation with Victor Stiebel (1907 - 1976), British fashion designer

Princess Anne visiting Penzance, Cornwall
Princess Anne (Princess Royal, b 1950), visiting the John Daniel Centre in Penzance, Cornwall. The John Daniel Centre provides day services for local adults with learning disabilities

Prince Andrew at RNAS Culdrose for training
Prince Andrew arriving at RNAS (Royal Naval Air Station) Culdrose at Helston in Cornwall for the start of his helicopter training. RNAS Culdrose is one of Europes largest helicopter bases

Teenager being told off
An older woman knits in her sitting room, whilst delivering a stern reprimand to a sullen faced teenage girl (her daughter) who sits alongside her looking downcast and moderately fed up

Lady driver in tiny Austin 7 Opal
A Lady driver in tiny Austin 7 Opal chats to her friend on the pavement outside her suburban home

Turkish man makes a point to another
A poor elderly Turk on the right makes a point to a richer man on the left (in fez hat)

Autumn Leaves : Taking a Walk in the Gardens
A group of well-dressed individuals, all deep in conversation, take a walk in a park; it is autumn and the leaves are strewn all around

Allied soldiers 1916
A British soldier in conversation with a French ally in a trench somewhere on the Western Front

Two Bohemian Peasant Women in Conversation
Two Bohemian Peasant Women, one heavily pregnant, in conversation in Constantinople, . The lady on the right is a flower seller

A soldier and his horse
A horse and his master appear involved in a deep conversation or dispute with one another, both stubbornly refusing to look away

Modern Athenians plate 15 - Edinburgh
Sir James Gibson-Craig (d. 1850) being greeted by Sir Thomas Dick-Lauder (d. 1848). Two Baronets familiar to Edinburgh, often seen in conversation

Cambridge speaking to Harvard
The Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge University, The Reverend G. A. Weekes, having a telephone conversation with the President of Harvard University

Joffre and King Albert of Belgium
General Joffre in conversation with King Albert of Belgium (1875-1934), Commander-in-Chief of the Belgian army. Albert was credited with leading a gallant Belgian resistance against the German army

Entertaining with Tea
A lady of the house entertains a female visitor in her parlour with afternoon tea and polite conversation

Acoustic Umbrellas
Umbrellas can be used as sound-collecting devices, enabling two people to conduct a whispered conversation without others overhearing

Moslem, Christian and Jew
A Moslem meets with a Jew and an Arian monk named Sergius, to discuss their differing beliefs

Robes de Soiree 1916
Two models, deep in conversation, show off the latest evening gowns from Paris during the World War One period

Egyptian Men
Two upper-class women of Cairo in conversation

Fur Coats 1938
Belted, ocelot coat, crocodile clutch bag, pill-box hat with veil, seal fur coat, lattice- work bag, flat hat with chin strap and suede gauntlets; just the thing for Longchamp!

1920 / Lenin / Comintern
VLADIMIR LENIN Lenin in conversation with members of the 2nd congress of the Communist International (Comintern)

2-PIECE SUITS 1951
Stylish, two-piece Italian suits. Both have long lapels and trousers with cuffs or turn-ups. One is single- breasted with 2 buttons; the other double-breasted with four

Women telephone operators
Series of engravings from the Graphic showing two callers during a telephone conversation and the operators at the exchange working to ensure the call is transferred

Garden Party Frocks 1910
Dresses suitable for a garden party: a pretty concoction of floral pastel shades ornamented with embroidery & artificial roses worn with large hats & toques

Costumes at Isabey s
J Isabeys exhibition rooms: Decorative carved panelling on the walls also forms a screen to divide the space. Lengths of cloth form a canopy. Earth colours are used on the walls

Bar Lady and Customer
A dapper fellow savours champagne and a cigar whilst in conversation with a comely bar lady, or barmaid

Lenin / Red Square / May Day
VLADIMIR LENIN Russian statesman, talking to men in Red Square, Moscow, Russia, while his car waits for him

Sears Roebuck Coats 1914
American winter coats: double- breasted coat with astrakan fur collar & cuffs & a quilted lining; herringbone tweed overcoat with a half-belt at the back & pocket flaps

Margery meets Old Mother Hubbard
Margery meets another of her nursery rhyme heroines, Old Mother Hubbard

Club Ladies Coffee
Three stylish young women enjoy coffee, and no doubt a little gossip, at their club

Police / Standard Uniform
Two London policeman stand chatting in their standard uniform, while their colleagues ticks off a small boy with a wooden hoop, who has been making mischief

Harthouse & Gradgrind
Mr Harthouse and Tom Gradgrind in the garden

May Fashions 1833
Bonnets by Mme. Lepetit use carnations, daffodils & hyacinths to convey an air of spring. The ladies wear lace ornamented pelerines over their dresses

LA Mode June 1833
Note the fashionable Capote bonnets. The gowns are both of mousselaine - one printed with a motif the other striped. Both wear pelerines: one has a scalloped & embroidered edge

Couple in Conversation
Speaking ill of the absent

1905 Dinner Party
A conversation in progress during a dinner party

French Afternoon Tea
A French couple out for afternoon tea: he doesn t seem to be enjoying it very much

Golf Fashions 1927
A golfing couple: the man wears plus-fours with matching socks and jumper; the lady wears a pencil-pleat skirt, striped jumper with large collar and tie and cloche hat

Two Ladies Talking
Two elegantly dressed ladies in conversation

Social / Danish Women 1913
A striped tailored costume with a slightly flaring skirt contained at the knee by a buttoned strap & a waisted jacket with turned-back cuffs, button detail & broad lapels

American Short Top-Coat
American short top-coat: sac shape with fly front, pocket flaps & broad-leaf lapels. Worn with trousers with a front crease, deep turn-ups & which taper at the ankle

Pig & Two Admirers 1912
A pig and his two admirers

Paul Puff & Jerry Sneak
Paul Puff, presumably a puffed-up fellow; and Jerry Sneak, a henpecked husband, a coward

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