Counter Collection (page 6)

Bill Twigg at the counter of his shoe shop. Date: 1970s

Cartoon, Parisian woman out shopping, WW1
Cartoon showing an elegant Parisian woman in a very tall hat, out shopping for fabrics. She asks for a large amount of material for a new hat, in spite of wartime austerity. Date: 1917

Disraeli / Civil Service
BENJAMIN DISRAELI Dizzy as Manager of the Civil Service Stores, asking a bemused Mrs Britannia what he can do for her today Date: 11 March 1876

Disraeli / Grocer / Shop
BENJAMIN DISRAELI Dizzy as Our Grocer, reassuring Mrs Britannia that Derby, Disraeli & Co can be trusted to give good value for money Date: 22 February 1868

A. V. Koltchak
ALEXANDER VASILIEVICH KOLTCHAK Russian admiral and counter-revolutionary Date: 1875 - 1920

A fantasy shoemaker, covered in shoes, with a shop counter attached round his waist. Date: circa 1700

Fuellings Baker, 10 Paddington Street, London W1. Newspaper article about the shop serving beer as well as bread and buns. Date: circa 1950s

Advert for Mullers tea & coffee dipensers
Selection of tea or coffee Counter Muller machines

The Favorite restaurant and cafe, Hoboken, New Jersey, USA
The Favorite restaurant and cafe, Hudson Street, Hoboken, New Jersey, USA. Date: circa 1900s

People in a street with banners, Petrograd, Russia
Crowds of people in a street with banners, Petrograd (St Petersburg), Russia, during a period of transition when much parading and speech-making took place. Date: circa 1917

People near Winter Palace Square, Petrograd, Russia
People near Winter Palace Square, Petrograd (St Petersburg), Russia, anticipating a counter-revolutionary challenge from General Kornilov and his Cossack soldiers

Russian Cossack soldiers, eastern front, WW1
Russian Cossack soldiers on horseback on the eastern front during the First World War. It is suggested that they are rallying to a counter-revolutionary call from General Kornilov, in September 1917

Amsterdam Savings Bank, Amsterdam, New York State, USA
Interior of the Amsterdam Savings Bank, Division Street, Amsterdam, New York State, USA. circa 1915

Boy and girl in a shop on a Christmas card -- the little girl is buying a packet of tea. Date: circa 1890s

Jimmie Dwyers Saw Dust Trail, New York City, USA
Jimmie Dwyers Saw Dust Trail, West 44th Street, New York City, USA, offering continuous entertainment with four little white pianos. Date: circa 1930

Saddle Bar, Jack Delaneys, New York City, USA
Saddle Bar, Jack Delaney s, Grove Street, New York City, USA. Some of the bar stools have saddle-shaped seats. Date: circa 1940

Men standing at a bar in Eccles, Manchester, with pints of beer on the counter. Date: circa 1980

Chip shop owner and staff pose for a photograph, Eccles
A chip shop owner and three staff members pose for a photograph behind their counter in Peel Green, Eccles, Manchester. Date: circa 1977

Young girl with puppy and hot dog
A young girl at a food counter with a puppy inside her jacket and a hot dog in her left hand. Date: circa 1981

Large globe, PanAm terminal, Miami, Florida, USA
People looking at a large globe on display in the lobby of the Pan-American Airways terminal in Miami, Florida, USA. Date: 1936

Barman and waiter working in a bar. A sign invites customers to Join Our Christmas Club. Date: circa 1930s

Lord Lansdownes Lounge Bar, Dayton, Ohio, USA
Lord Lansdownes Lounge Bar, under the management of Pat Finnegan, in North Main Street, Dayton, Ohio, USA, offering food, cocktails and entertainment at reasonable prices. Date: 1942

Main lobby, Park Hotel, Warren, Ohio, USA
Main lobby of the Park Hotel, Warren, Ohio, USA. Date: circa 1905

Interior of a pulque bar, Mexico City, Mexico
Interior of a pulque bar or pulqueria, Mexico City, Mexico, with barman and customer. Pulque is an alcoholic drink made from the fermented sap of the maguey (agave) plant. Date: circa 1905

A Japanese sales assistant stands at a shop counter next to some ties. Date: 1932

Cartoon, Bank Notes, Paper Money, French Alarmists, o the Devil, the Devil! ah! poor John Bull!!! by James Gillray. Showing the Prime Minister, William Pitt

Japanese lacquer postcard artist at work in a London shop. Date: circa 1924

Luxembourg, 1944
An American 57mm gun crew advance to the Luxembourg Front, in response to the German counter-offensive that became known as the Battle of the Bulge. Date: December 1944

American field artillery, 1944
An American field artillery unit dig in along a Belgian road, in position to hold ground against the German counter-offensive in the Ardennes area of Belgium which became known as the Battle of

German Ardennes encampment
A German tank unit huddle around a fire at night in the Ardennes, Belgium, during the counter-offensive which became known as the Battle of the Bulge

Fokker DrI produced to counter the Sopwith Triplane, it initially had fatal weak wing

Bristol 142M Blenheim IF-in an effort to counter the German Blitz on England of 1940-41, a number of Blenheim Is were converted to radar-carrying night fighters

WW1 - French troops holding captured German trenches, 1915
WW1 - French troops during their recent successful operations near Les Eparges, France. The men are seen in possession of German trenches captured after their charge

The latest warfare, bomb thrower in action, WW1
Stopping a counter attack after carrying the first line of enemy trenches. A British bomb thrower, backed up by support, hurls a bomb or grenade towards German reinforcements. Date: 1915

WW2 Christmas card, The Weeks Ration
WW2 Christmas card, showing a butcher in his shop, a reproduction of a painting entitled The Weeks Ration. The verse inside reads: When we queue for our chop in the butchers shop

Army Camp Store, WW1
Scene inside a well-stocked Army Camp Store, with prices chalked up above the counter, and five men ready to serve customers. Date: 1914-1918

Listening for counter-mining in the First World War
A French officer of engineers in a mine-gallery, listening for German counter-mining with special drums and microphones. A very delicate operation. Date: 1917

TASSO, Torcuato (1544-1595). Italian poet. Tasso received in Rome by Cardinal Aldobrandini on behalf of Clement VIII, 1594. Illustration by L.Turgis. Litography

Loyola, Saint Ignacius of (1491-1556). Spanish religious man, founder of the Society of Jesus. Engraving. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. National Library

Dutch Grille, Bismark Cafe, San Francisco, California, USA
Scene inside the Dutch Grille, Bismark Cafe, Pacific Building, Market Street, San Francisco, California, USA. Date: circa 1911

Financial situation in Paris at the beginning of World War I
To safeguard the stock of gold at the outbreak of war, payments were limited to 50 francs a fortnight for each depositor. The photograph shows the temporary accommodation provided by the Paris banks

Neuve Chapelle - WWI
Neuve Chapelle. Including a separate hand-written description as follows - Here enemy made a counter-attack (under cover of a mist) in mass formation

WWI Military Hunter pocket watch
First World War Military Hunter pocket watch with enamel dial with seconds counter and key-wind, jewelled lever movement, by Rothermans, London

Cubs in refectory, Baden Powell House, London
Cubs queueing for food in the refectory of Baden Powell House, Queens Gate, South Kensington, London. The building was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 1961. Date: circa 1960s

Women and girls in refectory, Baden Powell House, London
Women and girls in the refectory of Baden Powell House, Queens Gate, South Kensington, London. The building was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 1961. Date: circa 1960s

Partly finished battlefield road at Flanders 1917
Second Battle of Flanders: Troops in the front are capturing positions and beating off counter attacks night and day. While the temporary lulls of infantry fighting between each thrust forward

Preliminary artillery bombardments in Battle of Flanders
Keeping the gunners posted as to targets and ranges in action: Telephoning instructions from observation-officers to the batteries from a captured German dug-out. Date: 1917

Peter Pears and Alfred Deller, Aldeburgh Festival 1962
Peter Pears (tenor) and Alfred Deller (counter-tenor) rehearsing Bach: Cantata No.71 for the Choral and Orchestral Concert in the Aldeburgh Parish Church (24 June), Aldeburgh Festival 1962 Date: 1962

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