Display Collection (page 65)

Chocolates at Barbers Shop, London, c. 1930
Photograph showing the display of chocolates at Barbers in New Bridge Street, London, c.1930

The peak of Ngaurrhoe, New Zealands only active volcano
Volcanic activity within eighty miles of Napier earthquake area. The peaks of Ngaurhoe in the Tongariro National Park giving off a spectacular display of smoke

Roman Antiquities
A group of Roman vases and utensils discovered in Barrow-on-Soar near Leicester. Skeletons were also discovered by labourers digging for limestone

Circus Acrobat / Garnier
In a fine display of balance, a gentleman rides a penny farthing while his assistant performs a handstand on the handlebars

Trick Bicycling in the Tuileries Gardens, Paris, 1875
Engraving showing a display of trick bicycling, put on in the Tuileries Gardens, Paris watched by a large audience of fashionable Parisiens

The Above has Arrived
Young lady with short skirt and stockings on display parachuting down to an ENSA (Entertainment) marquee

Turkeys in Poulterers
A fine display of turkeys hanging in a butchers shop at Smithfield, London, ready for Christmas dinners

untidy Bookshop Window
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The Illumination of Edinburgh Old Town to celebrate the Marr
Engraving showing the illumination of the Old Town, Edinburgh, 23rd January 1874. This grand display was to celebrate the marriage of the Duke of Edinburgh, second son of Queen Victoria

Hair-drying device, 1928
A helmet used to dry and set hair, on display at the Hairdressers Annual Exhibition at White City, 1928

Emergency Equipment
Metropolitan Police road accident emergency equipment kept in a police car, on display

Crystal Palace Interior
Interior view of the garden display area, with fountains, pools and statuary, giving a good impression both of the elaborate exhibits and the building which houses them

The Canons Ward
Illustration to accompany a story James Payn, showing a late-Victorian family seated around the dinner table. An elaborate floral

Russian Display 1940S
A veritable army of female gymnasts participate in a mass display, below giant Russian army flags

A Display of Vases
Vases by Clarey of Asnieres, in a variety of shapes and sizes, weird and wonderful, the sort of thing you find in dusty antique shops or the marche aux puces

Arab Riding Display
Arab riders display their horsemanship

Patriotism at School
La France est notre patrie ! (France is our fatherland) French schoolchildren display patriotic fervour in their classroom

Buffalo Bills West Show
A perfect illustration of Buffalo Bills Wild West Show and Congress of Rough Riders of the World

Maltese Boys Dive C1880
Passengers on an India-bound P&O liner are treated to a display of diving (for coins) by Maltese boys

Shop Display 1940S
A window display at Lovegrove & Sons family grocers, inviting people to Come and Spend Your Points Here, i.e. to use up their rationing coupon points during wartime

Wartime Rations
A table full of powdered and rationed goods, as available in Britain during World War Two, including Birds Custard Powder, Victory V lozenges and Sylvan Flakes

Woman Crocheting 1940S
A young woman sitting in her armchair sews together crocheted squares, todays equivalent of knitting blankets for the troops during World War Two

Half-Timbered Houses
Fine Tudor half-timbered shops and houses on High Bridge, Lincoln, built on a ribbed Norman arch, c.1160. The dark vault under the bridge is the Glory Hole

Fencing in Paris
A fencing display at the Palais d Elysee, Paris

Albert Hall Gymnastics
The Royal Masonic Institution for Girls puts on a display at the Royal Albert Hall; here, all the girls raise their right arms simultaneously

Eleazar and Elephants
When Antiochus attacks the Israelites, Eleazar is one of the few to display courage, attacking the kings elephant, which falls on top of him and crushes him

Lamballe Murdered - 3
The Princesse de Lamballe, a friend of Marie-Antoinette, is murdered by the Paris mob, who jubilantly display her head to the queen

Art Nouveau Exuberance
Paul Haustein from Stuttgart really let his hair down on this one - an exuberant display of art nouveau fireworks !

An Impromptu Display
An impromptu exhibition of underwear

Prospective Customers
Two girls - one rich, the other poor - admire a display of dolls outside a shop, offered at the bargain price of eleven pence and three farthings

Tunisian Fantasia
A fantasia in Tunisia - mounted warriors display their skill

Gersons, Berlin C1895
Fashions on display at Gersons department store, Berlin. Mannequins model the latest creations for a gathering of prospective customers

Louvre Interior 1795
Visitors to the Louvre admire the large collection of oil paintings on display at the Salon du Louvre in 1785

Mannequins of Fashion
Mannequins display the latest fashions before a group of potential customers, while the vendeuse points out the features of the new style

Butchers Window Display
The window display of a butchers shop which has various cuts of meat as well as a selection of sausages and tinned goods

Nansen Aurora - 2
Spectacular display observed and drawn by the explorer

Lepidoptera Ride, Kiss
Display of equestrian osculation by anthropomorphised lepidoptera

Native Dancing Display
British officers attend a dancing display presented by an Indian rajah

Fireworks London
Preparing for a firework display in the Park - but which park ? in London ? and what is being celebrated ?

Kentish Scenery
Every spring the cherry orchards around Newington, near Sittingbourne, Kent, England, exhibit a wonderful display of blossom

Giant Elephant / La Nature
The skeleton of the giant elephant of Durfort on display in the new gallery of palaeontology at the Natural History Museum, Paris, France

Party in Haddon Hall / C16
A wild party in the banquetting hall, Haddon, Derbyshire. A band plays in the balcony, while mummers dance and others display their fancy dress

Dryden / Blaupunkt / 79
Advertisement for Blaupunkt cigarettes -- woman in fur coat looks into a glass display case

Dryden / Knize / 103
Display card for Knize menswear featuring an elegant gentleman in a morning suit

Whales Skeleton in Paris
A whale skeleton on display in Paris

Romsey Fire Brigade
The Romsey Fire Brigade display some of their fire- fighting techniques

SHOEMAKERs SHOP 1875
A shoemaker and shoe repairers shop and workshop, with two well-heeled lady customers admiring a display of shoes and boots

Butchers at work, with shop scene
Butchers at work producing beef, lamb and pork, with items on display in a shop (top right)

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