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Country Side Collection (page 8)

Background imageCountry Side Collection: First balloon flight over the English Channel

First balloon flight over the English Channel, from Dover to the French coast, by Jean-Pierre Blanchard. Seen here is the balloon in flight between Calais and Boulogne, with a fisherman

Background imageCountry Side Collection: Man-powered flying machine

Man-powered flying machine
A man-powered flying machine in a countryside setting. The Aerostat - Worked by Manual Power - Invented by W. Miller, M.R.C.S. 1843

Background imageCountry Side Collection: Descent of Montgolfier balloon

Descent of Montgolfier balloon
The descent of the Montgolfier balloon, landing in countryside to the consternation of local farmers. 1783

Background imageCountry Side Collection: A view of the countryside from along the Yaousa River with t

A view of the countryside from along the Yaousa River with t

Background imageCountry Side Collection: Rambles in South Devon - 1930s

Rambles in South Devon - 1930s
Front cover of a guide to rambling in South Devon showing a couple enjoying a rest amid open skies and a patchwork quilt of fields, with the sea and coastline just visible beyond. Date: c.1935

Background imageCountry Side Collection: A French woman picking grapes in a vineyard

A French woman picking grapes in a vineyard. The rural French countryside

Background imageCountry Side Collection: Eastern National Omnibus Company Limited Poster

Eastern National Omnibus Company Limited Poster, advertising regular coach service to Lowerstoft and Yarmouth and to Clacton-on-Sea and Jerwick Sands. circa 1950

Background imageCountry Side Collection: Rural folk doing the Bourr饠D Auvergne dance

Rural folk doing the Bourr饠D Auvergne dance
Rural folk doing the Bourr?D Auvergne, is a traditional dance that is danced in couples, or four (two couples, appointed quadrette)

Background imageCountry Side Collection: Drawn from the Wood by Jack Gordge

Drawn from the Wood by Jack Gordge
A young woman flees from a wood, pursued by a satyr or faun. Pan and associated motifs were very popular during the 1920s and numerous illustrations appeared in magazines

Background imageCountry Side Collection: Two country bumpkins posing next to a spinning wheel

Two country bumpkins posing next to a spinning wheel
" The countryside is full of friendly children! Do you not think they are better than those in Paris?"

Background imageCountry Side Collection: A woman pouring cider in Normandie, France

A woman pouring cider in Normandie, France. Outdoor bar scene

Background imageCountry Side Collection: The road, --summer

The road, --summer. Date c1853

Background imageCountry Side Collection: Butchers delight

Butchers delight. Date c1887 Mar. 15

Background imageCountry Side Collection: Evening on the farm

Evening on the farm. Date c1891 Dec. 14

Background imageCountry Side Collection: Clayton glass works

Clayton glass works

Background imageCountry Side Collection: Watermill and river

Watermill and river
Mill River Scenery. A watermill and river in 19th century America. Scenic view of the countryside. Date: ca. 1865

Background imageCountry Side Collection: Four in hand

Four in hand. Date c1887. Four in hand. Date c1887

Background imageCountry Side Collection: Landscape - Morning

Landscape - Morning. 19th century American scenic view of people boating on a river in the countryside. Date: ca. 1880

Background imageCountry Side Collection: The Home of the Deer

The Home of the Deer. Date: ca. 1865

Background imageCountry Side Collection: Idealised Victorian shepherdess

Idealised Victorian shepherdess
An idealised Victorian shepherdess with a lamb and a horned sheep. (3 of 6) Date: 19th century

Background imageCountry Side Collection: Idealised Victorian shepherd and shepherdess

Idealised Victorian shepherd and shepherdess
An idealised Victorian shepherd and shepherdess with a dog and a flock of sheep. (2 of 6) Date: 19th century

Background imageCountry Side Collection: Victorian children at harvest time

Victorian children at harvest time
Six Victorian children having fun at harvest time. (4 of 6) Date: 19th century

Background imageCountry Side Collection: Two Victorian boys with dog and goat

Two Victorian boys with dog and goat
Two Victorian boys with a dog and a goat. (5 of 6) Date: 19th century

Background imageCountry Side Collection: Couple on a romantic walk with their horse

Couple on a romantic walk with their horse
A smart couple heading through the countryside on a romantic walk with their fine grey horse. It would appear that the girl has been presented with a little posy of wild flowers by her beau

Background imageCountry Side Collection: Scenery near Hawridge, Buckinghamshire

Scenery near Hawridge, Buckinghamshire
Sketch of the countryside about a quarter of a mile from Hawridge Church towards Chesham, Buckinghamshire, by Reverend Baden Powell (1796-1860), father of Robert Baden Powell

Background imageCountry Side Collection: The Old Ford, Weston Turville

The Old Ford, Weston Turville
View of the Old Ford, Weston Turville near Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire by Alexander Jamieson (1873 - 1937). Date: 1939

Background imageCountry Side Collection: A Farm in Sussex by E. T. Holding

A Farm in Sussex by E. T. Holding
View of a farm in rural Sussex. Date: 1939

Background imageCountry Side Collection: Rural scene near Swithland, Leicestershire

Rural scene near Swithland, Leicestershire
A rural scene near Swithland, Leicestershire, showing men chopping wood by a stream, by Reverend Baden Powell (1796-1860), father of Robert Baden Powell. 1859

Background imageCountry Side Collection: Bystander masthead design, 1927 - Glorious Twelfth

Bystander masthead design, 1927 - Glorious Twelfth
Illustrated masthead design for the outer cover of the Bystander magazine featuring a woman on the grouse moors enjoying some shooting on the Glorious Twelfth. Date: 1927

Background imageCountry Side Collection: 104-year-old Welshwoman in a motor car

104-year-old Welshwoman in a motor car
Pictured at Nine Wells near Solva in Pembrokeshire, 104-year-old Welshwoman, Mrs Mary Hughes, the oldest person in Wales. She lived the whole of her life in the Fishguard area

Background imageCountry Side Collection: Sport & Country Coronation Number, Front cover, 1953

Sport & Country Coronation Number, Front cover, 1953
Front cover of Sport and Country magazine, formerly the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, celebrating the Coronation of 1953 with an illustration of four rural and sporty types, a huntsman

Background imageCountry Side Collection: Street music: An itinerant piper, 1831

Street music: An itinerant piper, 1831
Getting Cash for notes -an itinerant piper recieves a donation from women on their doorstep. Date: 1831

Background imageCountry Side Collection: Girl watering flowers on a hillside

Girl watering flowers on a hillside
An image of a girl in blue dress and pink hat, watering flowers on a hillside which is made up of a variety of papers and textures, showcasing the design work of printer, Jacques Makowsky. 1937

Background imageCountry Side Collection: The Drive through the Highlands

The Drive through the Highlands. People in a horse and carriage driving through the countryside of 19th century America Date: ca. 1865

Background imageCountry Side Collection: Children picking flowers in the forest

Children picking flowers in the forest
Childhoods Happy Days.; Girls sitting in a circle picking flowers in the American countryside Date: ca. 1865

Background imageCountry Side Collection: The Garnet Pool. White Mountains

The Garnet Pool. White Mountains. People looking at a river pool at sunset in the American countryside. Date: ca. 1865

Background imageCountry Side Collection: Shepherd with lamb and sheep, Devon

Shepherd with lamb and sheep, Devon
An elderly Devon shepherd with a black-faced lamb and sheep. Yes Tor can be seen in the background. Date: 1960s

Background imageCountry Side Collection: Village scenes, Romania

Village scenes, Romania
Village scenes in Romania including a wonderful well with huge timber lever bucket-lifting apparatus, an inset picture of a pretty Romanina woman in traditonal country costume and village houses

Background imageCountry Side Collection: Sunflower field near Riesa, Saxony, Germany

Sunflower field near Riesa, Saxony, Germany
View across a sunflower field near the town of Riesa in the state of Saxony, Germany. 2010

Background imageCountry Side Collection: A swan glides elegantly along a river

A swan glides elegantly along a river, with a castle in the background, and a lizard, bird and flowers in the foreground 1925

Background imageCountry Side Collection: Romanian Woman by a village gate

Romanian Woman by a village gate
A House in the Country. Romanian Woman by a village gate Date: 1902

Background imageCountry Side Collection: Spain - Campesinos, Tenerife

Spain - Campesinos, Tenerife
Campesinos (Peasants / Countryfolk) in Tenerife, Spain Date: circa 1910s

Background imageCountry Side Collection: Shepherd bellows into horses ear

Shepherd bellows into horses ear
Rather Hard of Hearing A young Shepherd fails to get the message across to his trusty steed, who appears to be stone deaf. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageCountry Side Collection: Donkey and owl at night

Donkey and owl at night
A donkey and owl alone together in the night, the crescent moon and stars shining down on them in this tranquil scene. 1925

Background imageCountry Side Collection: Netherlands - Neighbourhood of Middelburg

Netherlands - Neighbourhood of Middelburg
Rural scene in the Netherlands - a country girl carryies milk and a basket of laundry along the banks of a canal with a tower and dome of the town of Middelburg in the background

Background imageCountry Side Collection: Village Scene, Romania

Village Scene, Romania - a group of countryfolk gather to listen to an itinerant musician, entertaining them with his fiddle. Date: circa 1900

Background imageCountry Side Collection: Far From the Madding Crowd

Far From the Madding Crowd
Sequential cartoon showing a couple of intrepid campers determined to get away from it all, and hiking up hill, down dale and through a a river

Background imageCountry Side Collection: Women porters of the Italian Lakes with mules

Women porters of the Italian Lakes with mules
Women porters of the Italian Lakes region with a man, a young boy, a mule and a young calf. Date: circa 1909



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