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Corn Collection

Background imageCorn Collection: Horses pulling the plough

Horses pulling the plough
Two heavy horses, pull a farmers plough through a newly cut cornfield. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Background imageCorn Collection: Shire Horses pull the plough

Shire Horses pull the plough
A team of two white shire horses pull a light plough across a field of recently cut corn. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Background imageCorn Collection: Millet Gleaners

Millet Gleaners
Glaneurs gleaning the corn field after the crop has been stored

Background imageCorn Collection: Horse-drawn harvester

Horse-drawn harvester
Two shire horses pull a farmer sitting asride an basic harvesting machine. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Background imageCorn Collection: Consequences, illustration by William Heath Robinson

Consequences, illustration by William Heath Robinson
Consequences -- How the thoughtlessness of a butterfly seriously affected a bishops corn, illustration by William Heath Robinson. Credit must appear as: Courtesy of Mrs J. C

Background imageCorn Collection: Mitchells Corn Palace, Mitchell, South Dakota, USA

Mitchells Corn Palace, Mitchell, South Dakota, USA
Mitchells Corn Palace, The Worlds Only Corn Palace at Mitchell, South Dakota, USA. The card notes that this building is redecorated annually at a cost of $10

Background imageCorn Collection: Emberiza calandra, corn bunting

Emberiza calandra, corn bunting
Plate 26 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 3 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph

Background imageCorn Collection: Mairzy Doats and Dozy Doats - Music Sheet Cover

Mairzy Doats and Dozy Doats - Music Sheet Cover
Mairzy Doats and Dozy Doats (Mares eats Oats and Does Eat Oats) - Music Sheet Cover, words and music by Milton Drake, Al Hoffman and Jerry Livingstone

Background imageCorn Collection: Old Towngate - Holmfirth, West Yorkshire

Old Towngate - Holmfirth, West Yorkshire
Old Towngate, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire. Holmfirth has become well known as the location of the situation comedy Last of the Summer Wine

Background imageCorn Collection: Liberal Election Campaign Card, 1909

Liberal Election Campaign Card, 1909
A Liberal Party campaign card for the 1909 General Election. A grim image of an elderly couple heading for the workhouse is contrasted with the partys vision of sunlit fields of waving corn

Background imageCorn Collection: Royal Line poster

Royal Line poster
Poster promoting Royal Line Northern Canadian railway system and Atlantic steamship service, showing a ship crossing the Atlantic on the way to Canada from Bristol

Background imageCorn Collection: Street scene with shops, Crickhowell, Powys, Mid Wales

Street scene with shops, Crickhowell, Powys, Mid Wales
A street scene with shops, in Crickhowell, Powys, Mid Wales. The large corner shop is Bells grocery store, decorated with flags, perhaps to celebrate Empire Day (24 May)

Background imageCorn Collection: Ceres / Demeter Crane 1889

Ceres / Demeter Crane 1889
CORN PERSONIFIED - WHEAT (triticum) - BARLEY (hordium) - RYE (secale cereale)

Background imageCorn Collection: Grimsby Street

Grimsby Street
Busy scene at the Old Market Place and Corn Exchange at Grimsby, Humberside, England

Background imageCorn Collection: Plants / Papaver Rhoeas

Plants / Papaver Rhoeas
Corn Poppy, or Corn Rose Poppy, or Field Poppy

Background imageCorn Collection: Plants / Papaver Rhoeas

Plants / Papaver Rhoeas
Corn or Field Poppy

Background imageCorn Collection: Farming Scene in Western Canada

Farming Scene in Western Canada - harvesting crops and stooks. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageCorn Collection: The Croton Flour Mills of George V. Hecker & Co. - New York

The Croton Flour Mills of George V. Hecker & Co. - New York
The Croton Flour Mills of George V. Hecker & Co. - 199, 201 and 203 Cherry Street, New York, USA. The old windmill of 1776 and the modern mill of 1876. Date: circa 1890

Background imageCorn Collection: Bungay Corn Cross 1810

Bungay Corn Cross 1810
The corn cross from the village of Bungay, on the Suffolk/Norfolk border, and the plan of a double punt. Heraldic medallions(coins) from the 17th century surround the illustration of the cross

Background imageCorn Collection: Stirling Castle 1904

Stirling Castle 1904
Stirling Castle, from the Kings Knot

Background imageCorn Collection: Punch / Corn Law / Coventgdn

Punch / Corn Law / Coventgdn
CORN LAWS Purifying Covent Garden Theatre

Background imageCorn Collection: Mullins Farm, Port-Na-Blagh, Co. Donegal

Mullins Farm, Port-Na-Blagh, Co. Donegal - a view of the farm taken from a corn field with people outside and to the right a motor car and horse vehicle

Background imageCorn Collection: Shops at Caledonian Road, North London

Shops at Caledonian Road, North London. Date: circa 1905

Background imageCorn Collection: Largest ear of corn grown in Canada

Largest ear of corn grown in Canada
Humorous card depicting the Largest ear of corn grown in Canada !! 1910

Background imageCorn Collection: Harvest Mice 1869

Harvest Mice 1869
Two harvest mice among the ears of corn and poppies

Background imageCorn Collection: View of 18 Mortimer Street, London

View of 18 Mortimer Street, London, with the offices of E Dubois & Co on the first floor, and Nickolls & Baker, Corn Merchant, below. A bus to Liverpool Street is passing by. Date: 1904

Background imageCorn Collection: Hay bales in the evening light

Hay bales in the evening light
A view of a field with stacked bales of hay in the evening light. Pencil and watercolour sketch by Raymond Sheppard

Background imageCorn Collection: Farmers walk and lead a team of working horses

Farmers walk and lead a team of working horses across a harvested cornfield. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Background imageCorn Collection: Racial / Lebanese Women

Racial / Lebanese Women
Drusian women of the Lebanon grinding corn

Background imageCorn Collection: The Gleaners, Blockley, Gloucestershire

The Gleaners, Blockley, Gloucestershire
A family group collecting left over corn at Blockley. The title might be a reflection of the painting by Jean-Francois Millet noted for depicting peasant workers in a sympathetic way Date: 1905

Background imageCorn Collection: Threshing corn by traction engine

Threshing corn by traction engine
Threshing corn by steam power. Possibly Suffolk Date: circa 1905

Background imageCorn Collection: Stirling Castle from Kings Knot, Stirling, Scotland

Stirling Castle from Kings Knot, Stirling, Scotland
Stirling Castle viewed from Kings Knot, Stirling, Scotland. circa 1905

Background imageCorn Collection: Paper bag design, c. 1890

Paper bag design, c. 1890
Paper bag design from the late nineteenth century for Albert Smith, Baker, Confectioner and Corn Factor, of Derby Road, Nottingham, featuring a rather lovely border showing various crops

Background imageCorn Collection: The Invasions of England and Ireland With al [sic] their Civ

The Invasions of England and Ireland With al [sic] their Civ
Map: The Invasions of England and Ireland With al [sic] their Civill [sic] Wars since the Conquest Corn Danckertsz sculpsit [London] George Humble, 1627 (c)

Background imageCorn Collection: The first authentic stage Tess

The first authentic stage Tess
Photographs of the first production of Thomas Hardys own dramatic version of his novel Tess of the d Urbervilles on 26th November 1924 by the Hardy Players at the Corn Exchange, Dorchester

Background imageCorn Collection: Sale of Indian corn

Sale of Indian corn
The government sale of Indian corn at Cork, Ireland. Date: 1846

Background imageCorn Collection: Rural scene with honeysuckle and poppies

Rural scene with honeysuckle and poppies
A pretty rural scene with pink honeysuckle, yellow primroses and red poppies growing by a stone wall, with a cornfield and a windmill in the background

Background imageCorn Collection: Unusual corn bin, Dahomey (now Benin), West Africa

Unusual corn bin, Dahomey (now Benin), West Africa
Unusual corn bin, Dahomey (now the Republic of Benin), West Africa. Made of earthenware, it was peculiar to the Konkombwa people of Tschopowa

Background imageCorn Collection: Ergot of rye, Claviceps purpurea (Secale cornutum)

Ergot of rye, Claviceps purpurea (Secale cornutum). Handcoloured lithograph by Charlotte Caroline Sowerby from Edward Hamiltons Flora Homeopathica, Bailliere, London, 1852

Background imageCorn Collection: Melton Mowbray Hunt Ball, 1920

Melton Mowbray Hunt Ball, 1920
View of the Melton Mowbray Hunt Ball, in the Corn Exchange, Melton Mowbray, 1920. Date: 1920

Background imageCorn Collection: Corn Exchange, Luton, Bedfordshire

Corn Exchange, Luton, Bedfordshire, with Boots Chemist on the right. Date: circa 1900s

Background imageCorn Collection: Market Square and Corn Exchage, Saffron Walden, Essex

Market Square and Corn Exchage, Saffron Walden, Essex Date: 1954

Background imageCorn Collection: Cleobury Mortimer corn mill

Cleobury Mortimer corn mill
The miller carries a sack of corn for grinding at Cleobury Mortimer mill, Shropshire England. First published The Daily Telgraph Date: 1986

Background imageCorn Collection: Corn harvesting in Indiana early 1900s

Corn harvesting in Indiana early 1900s

Background imageCorn Collection: Corn binder Crawford County Pennsylvania USA early 1900s

Corn binder Crawford County Pennsylvania USA early 1900s

Background imageCorn Collection: Isle of Skye - grinding corn - Victorian period

Isle of Skye - grinding corn - Victorian period

Background imageCorn Collection: Sowing corn in the Isle of Arran

Sowing corn in the Isle of Arran

Background imageCorn Collection: Isle of Arran - Sowing Corn - Victorian period

Isle of Arran - Sowing Corn - Victorian period

Background imageCorn Collection: Corn Exchange, Saffron Walden, Essex

Corn Exchange, Saffron Walden, Essex - Hart and Son postcard Saffron Walden

Background imageCorn Collection: Duncan St and Corn Exchange Leeds

Duncan St and Corn Exchange Leeds

Background imageCorn Collection: Grinding corn, Isle of Patmos, Greece, early 1900s

Grinding corn, Isle of Patmos, Greece, early 1900s

Background imageCorn Collection: Corn Market, Pontefract early 1900's

Corn Market, Pontefract early 1900's

Background imageCorn Collection: Pontefract Corn Market early probably 1920s

Pontefract Corn Market early probably 1920s

Background imageCorn Collection: Seed and corn merchant, Uxbridge, early 1900s

Seed and corn merchant, Uxbridge, early 1900s

Background imageCorn Collection: Old Booth Corn Mill, Waterfoot, Victorian period

Old Booth Corn Mill, Waterfoot, Victorian period. Date: late 19th century

Background imageCorn Collection: Llandrillo Church & Little Orme, Colwyn Bay, Clwyd, N Wales

Llandrillo Church & Little Orme, Colwyn Bay, Clwyd, N Wales
Llandrillo Church and Little Orme, Colwyn Bay, Clwyd, North Wales - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Background imageCorn Collection: Poster, Credit Agricole, France

Poster, Credit Agricole, France - supporting young farm workers Date: 1950

Background imageCorn Collection: Pounding corn in Korea

Pounding corn in Korea - Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts Date: circa 1910

Background imageCorn Collection: Advert, Allcock's Corn Shield

Advert, Allcock's Corn Shield, plasters for corns and bunions. Date: 1888

Background imageCorn Collection: Still Life Blue and White

Still Life Blue and White
A still life painting of some blue and white delphiniums dominating the arrangement, among some other flower types, including daisies and corn flowers. Date: circa 1915

Background imageCorn Collection: Advert, Turner's Oat Crushing and Bean Splitting Mill

Advert, Turner's Oat Crushing and Bean Splitting Mill, St Peter's Iron Works, Ipswich Date: 1856

Background imageCorn Collection: Advert, B Samuelson, Britannia Iron Works, Banbury

Advert, B Samuelson, Britannia Iron Works, Banbury - Turnip Cutters, Chaff Cutters and Corn Bruising Mills Date: 1856

Background imageCorn Collection: Brownies harvesting the cornfields

Brownies harvesting the cornfields Date: 1910

Background imageCorn Collection: Children of the Duke of Kent

Children of the Duke of Kent
The children of Prince George, Duke of Kent (1902-1942), younger brother of Edward VIII and George VI. The boy is Prince Edward, soon to be Duke of Kent himself (b. 1935)

Background imageCorn Collection: Ears of corn make a simple surround. Date: circa 1870

Ears of corn make a simple surround. Date: circa 1870

Background imageCorn Collection: Cartoon, The Seven-league boots 1846

Cartoon, The Seven-league boots 1846
Cartoon, The Seven-league boots; or, Death of Giant Monopoly. A satirical comment on the repeal of the Corn Laws, depicting Sir Robert Peel, Prime Minister

Background imageCorn Collection: Bheel or Bhil women grinding corn, India

Bheel or Bhil women grinding corn, India
19th century vintage photograph: Bheel or Bhil women grinding corn, India

Background imageCorn Collection: Porter carrying corn husks for Tamales, Mexico

Porter carrying corn husks for Tamales, Mexico
Vintage 19th century photograph: Porter carrying corn husks used for the Mexican dish Tamales, Mexico

Background imageCorn Collection: Historical views of Spain

Historical views of Spain. Bullfighter about to kill a bull with dagger and lance in a bullring with female picador 76, burning heretics at the stake in an Auto da Fe 77

Background imageCorn Collection: Scenes in the Sahara desert, Africa, 1820

Scenes in the Sahara desert, Africa, 1820
Frederick Horneman reading the Koran to the Berbers of Siwa Oasis 13, a caravan greeting the Sultan of Fezzan 14, and a traveller left behind in the desert

Background imageCorn Collection: Plan of the King of Sines palace, Joal, Senegambia

Plan of the King of Sines palace, Joal, Senegambia, 18th century. Entrance A, courts B, connecting huts C, kings hut D, wives huts E, reception area F, dining area G, servants huts H

Background imageCorn Collection: Corn or maize, Zea mays

Corn or maize, Zea mays, Mais coltivato. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali, Dictionary of Natural Science, Florence, Italy, 1837

Background imageCorn Collection: Seaweed species

Seaweed species
Serrated wrack, Fucus serratus 1, Desmarests flattened weed, Desmarestia aculeata 2, and brown algae, Halidrys siliquosa 3

Background imageCorn Collection: Scottish traveller dancing a jig with a violinist

Scottish traveller dancing a jig with a violinist. I ve been throw Hollan, Spain and France, An at Vienna learn d to dance

Background imageCorn Collection: Woman in topaz satin dress trimmed with leopard fur, 1913

Woman in topaz satin dress trimmed with leopard fur, 1913
Woman in topaz satin dress trimmed with leopard fur, and leopard muff. Robe de satin topaze garnie de leopard, manchon aussi de leopard

Background imageCorn Collection: Woman in dress of corn-yellow velvet with black waistcoat

Woman in dress of corn-yellow velvet with black waistcoat
Woman in dress of corn-yellow velvet with little waistcoat of black velvet. Robe de velours mais, petite veste de velours noir bordee de vair

Background imageCorn Collection: Cartoon, The Protection Giant

Cartoon, The Protection Giant -- Fee, Fi, Fo, Fum! I smell the Blood of an Englishman; Be he Alive, or be he Dead, I ll grind his Bones to make my Bread

Background imageCorn Collection: Cartoon, The Rising Generation -- In Parliament

Cartoon, The Rising Generation -- In Parliament. A satirical comment on conflicts within the Conservative Party over Sir Robert Peels repeal of the Corn Laws

Background imageCorn Collection: August, by Minnie Asprey

August, by Minnie Asprey. circa 1918

Background imageCorn Collection: Cartoon by Gillray, a poor man goes hungry

Cartoon by Gillray, a poor man goes hungry - wages were low and food prices were high, thanks to foreign wars, corn duty and a bad harvest. 1790s

Background imageCorn Collection: Kelloggs Co Plants - Corn Flakes Promotional postcard

Kelloggs Co Plants - Corn Flakes Promotional postcard
Kelloggs Company Plants - Corn Flakes Promotional postcard - The Manchester Factory opened in 1938 Date: circa 1940

Background imageCorn Collection: Corn Exchange, Glasgow, Scotland

Corn Exchange, Glasgow, Scotland
The recently built Corn Exchange in Glasgow, Scotland. Date: 1843

Background imageCorn Collection: Guarani man and woman of Paraguay

Guarani man and woman of Paraguay
Guarani people of Paraguay. They wear cotton skirts and hats with nets to hold harvested corn and fruit. From Felix de Azaras Voyages dans l Amerique Meridionale

Background imageCorn Collection: Corn salad or lambs lettuce, Valerianella locusta

Corn salad or lambs lettuce, Valerianella locusta (Valeriana locusta). Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a drawing by James Sowerby for James Smiths English Botany, 1800



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