Donkey Collection (page 16)

Crossing the Kotal Mountains, Iran
Crossing the Kotal mountains in Iran. Date: 1893

Origin Species, CH Bennett, Fool - donkey
What makes your ears so long ?. Satire on Darwins Origin of Species showing the evolution of a fool, from a dead goose, via a donkey

The Result of Purchasing a Blind Horse : Dr Syntax causes chaos riding a blind horse in the street, knocking over a woman whose donkey bucks and kicks

Family with donkey-drawn trap in a garden, Mid Wales
A large Edwardian family of seven with a donkey-drawn trap in a garden in Mid Wales. It is possible that the trap has been constructed out of a pram

Humours of the Elections
Two sketches showing humours of the 1892 election showing a canvassing costermonger in one picture and a modern Duchess of Devonshire in another

Italy - Sicilian Donkey Wagon (Carro)
Italy - A beautifully decorated Sicilian Donkey Wagon (Carro) with a load of children!

Anon. Warne alphabet 1875. DEF
Page from a 19th century alphabet book with D for donkey, E for eye and F for fox

Donkeys at Peninnis Head, Isles of Scilly
Donkeys at Peninnis Head, St. Mary s, Isles of Scilly

Music cover for Jetty Treffz Popular Song, Trab, Trab, or The Ride, as sung at Her Majestys Concerts. With the original German words and an English version by Count de Horsey

Music cover for Chilperic Quadrilles
Music cover for the Chilperic Quadrilles, based on airs from Herves opera buffa (or operetta) Chilperic, arranged (probably for piano) by C H R Marriott

France - Perreux (Ile de Re) - family off fishing
A Family heading off fishing at Perreux, Ile de Re - an island off the west coast of France. The donkey transporting the Mother and young child (in basket pannier)

Family travelling by donkey, Kashgar, western China
A family of five -- mother and four children -- travelling through Kashgar, western China, on two donkeys

Young boy on a donkey, Kashgar, western China
A young boy on a donkey in Kashgar, western China

Bosnia & Herzegovina - Street Scene with German Soldier
Bosnia & Herzegovina - Street Scene with an onion and garlic stall and including a German Soldier (World War One era). The centre of the shot is dominated by a rather heavily-laden donkey

General Street scene in Bosnia & Herzegovina

Indian Dhobie with his miniature donkey
Indian Dhobie (washerman / laundryman) with his miniature donkey, bearing quite a load!

St Marys - The Atlantic Hotel - Donkey Cart
St Marys Island, Isles of Scilly - The Atlantic Hotel - Donkey Cart used to transport your baggage from the harbour up to the hotel

Clovelly, Cornwall - Donkey on the cobbled path
Clovelly, Cornwall - One of the traditional donkeys with basket panniers, used to transport goods up and down the steep cobbled paths of this picturesque Cornish coastal village

Typical scene in Mexico
A typical sight in Mexico. A young lad riding his donley along the edge of a field or orchard

Mexican Turkey Seller - the birds seem to be all attached to the sellers donkey in some fashion, although they seem still very much alive and kicking!

Egypt - Tourists hassled by locals
Humourous postcard, depicting the hardships endured by European Tourists in Egypt, cornered by a vast horde of helpful Egyptians who are aggressively " Dividing the Spoils" !

The Music of the East
Humourous postcard entitled The Music of the East, depicting a braying Egyptian donkey, singing out to an empty desert... Date: 1908

The Occupation of Egypt
A humouous postcard entitled The Occupation of Egypt - depicting two Egyptian men supporting a very rotund woman as she takes a ride on a donkey to see the Pyramids

Egypt - buying corn from a donkeys panniers
An Egyptian water seller / carrier buying corn on the cob from a trader with a laden donkey, struggling under some very full basketwork panniers

Champery, Switzerland
Street in Champery, Switzerland. A small child takes a ride in a mule-pulled sleigh. Famous ski resort and tourist destination

Sfax - Tunisia - The Street of the Dyers
The Street of the Dyers at Sfax, Tunisia

Rich French Families in Algiers, Algeria
Rich French Families in the Square Bresson, Algiers, Algeria

Donkey and his owner - Cairo, Egypt
A fine painting of an Egyptian and his donkey - Cairo, Egypt

Poster advertising Deutsche Afrika Lines
Poster advertising cruises on the Deutsche Africa Lines, showing a man on a donkey with a child in a basket on either side

Woman in Kashgar, western China
A woman in Kashgar, western China

Five people riding donkeys, Kashgar
Five people riding donkeys on a road in Kashgar, western China

Farming scene, Kashgar, China
A farming scene in Kashgar, western China, at harvest time

Street scene in Mandu, Madhya Pradesh, Central India
A street scene in Mandu, Madhya Pradesh Province, Central India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Clown with a donkey and a dog
A delightful postcard showing a clown with a decorated donkey and dog

Returning home postcard
A lovely postcard of a donkey wagon laden with luggage to be sent to inform friends and relatives of the date of return from holiday in Bermuda

Mary and Joseph head to Bethlehem
Joseph and Mary head to Bethlehem for the census, despite Marys delicate condition. Thank goodness for donkeys

Paddington Green
A pond, a farm cart, a donkey - this is Paddington Green in the mid-18th century

Men with donkeys in Kashgar, western China
A group of local men with donkeys on a trip through Kashgar, western China. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Wooden building in Kashgar, western China
A wooden building in the mountains of Kashgar, western China, with a donkey or mule tethered up outside. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Milkman with his Donkey - Sofia, Bulgaria

Scene on a road in Pakistan
Scene on a track in a province formerly in North-west India, which now forms part of modern-day Pakistan. A man and a woman travel together, the woman seted on a donkey, her face completely covered

People on a road in Madhya Pradesh, India
People and donkeys on a road in Madhya Pradesh Province, India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Young Egyptian boy with his donkey

Sikhs flee from West to East Punjab
A Sikh man with his children in one of the caravans leaving the West Punjab region for the comparative safety of the East Punjab

Chanak - Humourous Christmas card 1922
A British soldier takes amusement at Father Christmas (a rotund, white bearded Turk riding a donkey!) passing his watch at Chanak, Turkey

Izmir, Turkey - Thread tanning works
A wool-dyeing factory for the carpet trade at Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey. The company boss is pictures with a couple of his foreign clients

Blackheath Pony Racing
Pony racing on the Heath. Equestrian sports are discouraged today, but you can occasionally see mounted police, or ride sedately on a donkey

Ottoman Empire Views (3 / 5)
Entrance to a Mosque

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