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16th Century StyleA dining room in the Elizabethan style, designed by Trollope Studios
Harlow New Town 1952Deserted streets and terraced houses of Harlow New Town, designed by the architect Frederick Gibberd
Lady in Drawing RoomA lady sits at home in her Blue Scheme drawing room
Cat and GoldfishNot all that tempts your wand ring eyes and heedless hearts, is lawful prize, nor all that glisters, gold... a cat seeks to abduct a goldfish from its bowl
Modern House 1960SA typical suburban new-build detached house, with a double garage and a virtually identical house on its right
Tabby in GardenThis large tabby cat sits comfortably in the garden enjoying the sun
Children with BrackenGathering bracken to keep the home fires burning
Watering Bulbs IndoorsA young mother waters bulbs while her daughter watches
Training a Horse, 1555Training a horse to carry a lady: two servants hold the kneeling horse while a woman prepares to ride
Hereford Butcher RowAn splendid example of Elizabethan domestic architecture in Butcher Row, Hereford : several market traders are active in the foreground
Devotions at an AltarA pious Chinese man honours his ancestors at a domestic altar
French Manoir InteriorThe interior of a manoir - the head of the household arriving home where his family and friends are playing cards, dancing or chatting by the fire
Japanese Interior 1896Japanese Masseur
Racial Types / PapuaPapuans, engaged in domestic activities outside the family home, are excited when one of their number discerns a steamer on the horizon
Art Deco Style RoomA fine example of how some interiors missed the Art Deco mark! A cumbersome mirror and unattractive pouffe, plus a dreadful drinks trolley which looks like an old pram!
East End Back-To-BacksCrowded back-to-back working class terraced housing in the East End of London, condemned for demolition
Native American MotherA native American mother holds her papoose in its carrying basket
Auction Sale in HomeSelling the furniture of a private household, the auctioneer holds up a chair
African Product LabelA small African boy - whose name is evidently Toto - is featured on this label for a domestic product
Chaka, Zulu ChiefCHAKA, (Shaka, Tshaka) Zulu leader who ruthlessly conquered and ruled most of southern Africa : depicted here on a product label for a humdrum domestic product !
Domestic Wind PowerThe VENTIMOTOR, a British invention, supplies domestic power from the Natural Power of the Wind - Give it wind and it works - no fuel bill, no labour-bill, no repairs
Grand HousesTwo ladies stand at the door of one of a splendid pair of huge semi-detached (possiblly guest or boarding) houses at Ryde, Isle of Wight, England
Spensers Gas LightingThe Spenser system, using gas from ordinary petrol, provides lighting, heating and cooking throughout the house, including irons, towel rail, hot water by day or night
Marconi Set 1930SMarconis Large Screen Projection Model has so big a picture (22" x18" - 60x50cm) that it is not recommended for use in domestic rooms of average size
Audley End HouseA summer cricket match in front of Audley End House, near Saffron Walden, Essex, England. Erected 1603 to 1616 on the site of the former Benedictine abbey of Walden
Sandbeck Park, near Rotherham, Yorkshire, England, was built in about 1760 by James Paine
Domestic LighterThe domestic lighter enables one to light a number of items without requiring a match for each - useful, for example, when lighting the candles on a Christmas tree
Swedish Cottage InterCock, hen and chicks are welcome in this Swedish peasant home with its rustic furniture, spinning wheel and all
Burmese HousewivesBurmese housewives occupied with domestic tasks and dealing with tradesmen
Domestic Yak(bos grunniens) a domestic yak
Suburban HomeDifferent views and layout of a pretty suburban home
Bewick Ichneumonviverra ichneumon : This animal, in Egypt, is domestic, like the Cat; and is retained by the natives for the same useful purpose of clearing their house of rats and mice
Domestic Cat (Bewick)Felis felis : to describe an animal so well known, might seem a superfluous task
Lancashire Longhorn OxThis is a domestic breed from northern England, well suited to a cold climate, and grow fat in indifferent pastures
Lancashire LonghornA fine domestic breed from northern England, well suited to a cold climate, and grow fat in indifferent pastures
Washing Dolls ClothesThree little girls wash their dolls clothes and hang them out to dry
Domestic OrderPapa returns home from his office to find his home a hive of activity, most of it noisy
Oil Lamps C19By the middle of the 19th century, oil lamps are the standard form of illumination in middle-class homes
Roman home LightingWell-to-do Romans on special occasions light their homes with torches and bronze candelabras : more commonly, clay oil lamps are used
Prehistoric LampThe cave-dwellers light their caves with lamps made of clay, burning oil derived from animal fat
Fire at Lake VillageFire ravages a Swiss lake dwellers settlement
16th C Coventry BuildingOld houses (circa 1550) in Park St, Coventry. Date: 16th century
15th C Bristol BuildingsOld buildings, probably 15th century, King St, Bristol
Interior / Mother & ChildA domestic interior during the Reindeer period (part of the Palaeolithic era): a mother and her child sit by the fireside as father returns from the days hunt
An Excited CatAn excited cat
Living Room / 1935a sitting room in the modern style
9th Century ItemsA still-life of various domestic items (including furniture, writing instruments and musical instruments)