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Shotley Bridge General Hospital, County DurhamAerial view of Shotley Bridge Hospital, County Durham. It was originally opened by the Gateshead Union in 1912 as a TB sanatorium (far right of picture)
Friedrich Engels & MarxFRIEDRICH ENGELS German political theorist working on Das Kapital with Marx Date: 1820 - 1895
Rainy Street, ManchesterA typical English street on a rainy shopping day: an elderly couple use the zebra crossing
Queen Victoria and Munshi Abdul Karim, 1900Queen Victoria, Empress of India, listening to a despatch describing the elation of the troops at the services they had rendered to the Queen. Her Indian servant, Munshi Abdul Karim, supports her
NADIA-JULIETTE BOULANGER, French music teacherNADIA-JULIETTE BOULANGER (1887-1979), French music teacher and conductor. Her students included Aaron Copland, Roy Harris, Lennox Berkeley, Virgil Thomson and Leonard Bernstein. Date: early 1960s
Simeon in the Temple, c. 1668-1669, by RembrandtRembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606-1669). Dutch painter. Simeon in the Temple, c.1668-1669. National Museum. Stockholm. Sweden
Anthony Trollope / CenturyANTHONY TROLLOPE English novelist
Pantomime Characters, Commedia dell Arte - Clown, Harlequin, Columbine and Pantaloon. 19th century
Queen Victoria C1880QUEEN VICTORIA Circa 1880
Hewenden Viaduct, YorkshireRetired farmer Tom Ackroyd mends a dry stone wall on his farm in the Hewenden Valley, near Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. In the distance is the Hewenden Viaduct
Liberal Election Campaign Card, 1909A Liberal Party campaign card for the 1909 General Election. A grim image of an elderly couple heading for the workhouse is contrasted with the partys vision of sunlit fields of waving corn
Highwood School, Brentwood, EssexThe administration block at Highwood (or High Wood) School, Brentwood, Essex. The school was opened by the Metropolitan Asylums Board in 1904 for the treatment of ophthalmia in children
Highwood Hospital, Brentwood, EssexAerial view of Highwood (or High Wood) Hospital, Brentwood, Essex, used for the care of children with tuberculosis. The site was originally opened by the Metropolitan Asylums Board in 1904 for
Henstead Union Workhouse, Swainsthorpe, NorfolkThe driveway up to Henstead Union workhouse at Swainsthorpe, Norfolk. The building, erected in 1836, was designed by John Brown
Ladywell Lodge, Lewisham, south east LondonAerial view of Ladywell Lodge, a residential institution for the elderly, near Lewisham, in south east London. The site was formerly St Olaves Union workhouse, designed by Newman & Newman
Thomas Edison / PhonographTHOMAS ALVA EDISON American inventor with his Edison Business Phonograph
Darwin / Elliott & FryCHARLES DARWIN Naturalist
British Countryside - A 75 year-old Shepherd at Crondall, Hampshire Date: 1938
John Lewis, founder of the department storeJohn Lewis (1836 - 1928), founder of John Lewis department store on Oxford Street, London
A shepherd restingAn elderly shepherd rests on a small hillock with his collie dog as his sheep graze contentedly. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith
Blacksmith at work in his forgeAn elderly blacksmith hammering a horseshoe on his anvil. The owner of the horse awaiting a new set of shoes looks in at the window, while the blacksmiths cat scratches an ear on the work bench
Egypt - Old Egyptian men at prayer
Elderly Gypsy WomanAn elderly gypsy woman with long dark hair and wearing a thick cardigan stands in front of the brightly painted family caravan at an encampment in Surrey
Homeward at Sunset AldinHomeward : three white horses pull a covered wagon and an elderly man and woman follow on foot as the sun sets over the hills
Leo Tolstoy, Russian novelistLeo Tolstoy (Count Lyev Nikolayevich Tolstoy), Russian novelist, essayist, dramatist and educational reformer
Tarot Card 9 - L Ermite (The Hermit)
Highwood Hospital, Brentwood, EssexChildren with tuberculosis at Highwood (or High Wood) Hospital, Brentwood, Essex. Beds were placed on the balconies to provide sun and fresh air
Duke Wellington / StereoDUKE OF WELLINGTON British General and statesman, known as the Iron Duke
Italian dentist - NaplesPostcard entitled Neopolitan Customs ! An elderly lady about to have one of her teeth removed courtesy of the dentist and his rather serious-looking pair of pliers!! Date: circa 1910
Shoemakers, TunisiaTwo shoemakers in their small workshop, Tunisia
Mrs Sullivan of Covent Garden MarketMrs Sullivan, or Auntie of the Garden, a famous character in Covent Garden Market who earned her living from looking after the carters whips
Ww Gull / Cabinet PortraitCHARLES DARWIN English naturalist
Elderly Lope de Vega; Portrait of Lope de Vega. Spanish anonymous portrait. Oil on canvas
Elderly woman making lace in an open doorwayAn elderly woman making lace in the open doorway of her home, with a large number of bobbins on display. Date: 20th century
Characterful old lady with her knittingA characterful old lady sits in a chair, holding a few rows of knitting in front of her as she looks thoughtfully into the distance
Old Maid card - Old Maid. circa 1940s
Movie Chief Technical Advisor General Adolf Galland (Lef?Movie Chief Technical Advisor General Adolf Galland (Left), Former Head of the Real Luftwaffe, Standing Shaking-Hands with Actor Hein Riess Playing Reichmarschall Hermann Goering (Right)
Barbary lion in the New York Zoological ParkPostcard showing " Sultan" the barbary lion in the New York Zoological Park. Date: circa 1920
The New Word in Golf by H. M. BatemanH. M. Bateman at his explosive best with this cartoon of an irate elderly golfer who fills the air with Anglo-Saxon expletives in frustration at his golf game
Old lady, Burford, CotswoldsAn old lady, smartly dressed and wearing a deerstalker cap, look in an antique shop window. She carries a wicker shopping basket. Burford, Oxfordshire, Cotswolds, England
Patriotism in a British home, WW1A cosy scene in a British home showing a young man (possibly a wounded sailor?) displaying a Union Jack flag to the rest of his family
Beerbohm Tree as Rip Van Winkle, based on the story by Washington Irving, probably at Her Majestys Theatre, London. circa 1900
Two neighbours chatting over a fence. Date: circa 1950s
Pinocchio -- father in wheelchairPinocchio -- He constructed an elegant little wheel chair in which he could take his father out on fine days. Date: 1911
Old Sami Man from Finnmark County, NorwayAn old Sami Man from Finnmark County in the extreme northeast of Norway. The Sami peoples (also spelled Saami and also known as Lapps)
A cockle woman of Pembrokeshire, South WalesAn elderly cockle woman of South Wales, in a posed photograph with a painted backdrop behind her. She is probably from the coastal village of Llangwm, near Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed
Male inmates at Cardiff Union Workhouse, GlamorganA group of elderly male inmates, accompanied by a nurse, at the Cardiff Union workhouse located on Cowbridge Road, Cardiff
Union Workhouse, Wellington, SomersetThe Wellington Union workhouse on North Street, Wellington, Somerset. A group of local children stand outside. The workhouse, designed by County Surveyor, Richard Carver, was erected in 1836-7
Union Workhouse, Wincanton, SomersetThe Wincanton Union workhouse, Somerset, with extensive vegetable gardens in front which were cultivated by the workhouse inmates. The workhouse opened in 1838 and was designed by George Wilkinson
Union Workhouse, Cuckfield, SussexThe Cuckfield Union workhouse, erected in 1843 on Ardingley Road in Cuckfield, Sussex. The architects, Foden and Parker, produced a less severe design than used in earlier workhouses
Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg with familyPrincess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg (1884-1966), fourth and youngest daughter of Prince Alfred of Edinburgh and his wife, Maria Alexandrovna (later Duke and Duchess of Saxe-Coburg)
Old Men on Park BenchTwo elderly men in cloth caps take a breather on a park bench
Pope Leo XIII (1810-1903). Engraving. ColoredLeo XIII (1810-1903). Italian Pope (1878-1903), named Vincenzo Gioacchino Pecci. Engraving by Knesing in The Catalan Illustration, 1893. Colored
Mary Baker Eddy / June1903MARY BAKER EDDY Founder of Christian Science speaking to 10, 000 followers from the balcony of Pleasant View in June 1903 Date: 1821 - 1910
Old Shetlanders, Havera Isle, Shetland Islands, Scotland. Date: 1918
Oldmill Military Hospital, Aberdeen, ScotlandThe entrance to Oldmill Poorhouse on Skene Road, Aberdeen, Scotland, during its First World War redeployment as a Military Hospital
Advert promoting the Post Office Telephone Service. Date: 1932
Elderly woman with large number of dogsAn elderly woman with a large number of dogs of various different breeds, some of them riding in a cart which she is pushing. Date: circa 1920s
Transfer of inmates to new Fylde Union WorkhouseThe removal of inmates from the Fylde Unions old workhouse at Kirkham to its new premises at Medlar-with-Wesham. Scenes include children, elderly inmates, staff, and beds in a dormitory. Date: 1907
Thessaloniki, Greece - A Street Vendor - selling small items including this miniature carpet! Date: circa 1916
Elderly Jewish Couple - Thessaloniki, Greece Date: circa 1916
Welsh Women in Traditional Costume by Cross at St DavidsWelsh Women in Traditional Costume by The Old Cross at St Davids, Pembrokeshire, Wales Date: circa 1910s
Inmates of the Chelsea workhouse, LondonElderly male inmates relax in a garden of the Chelsea workhouse, London. Some are smoking pipes, some are reading newspapers, others are feeding birds
Elderly woman in front of a Welsh dresser, Mid WalesAn elderly woman in Victorian style costume sitting in front of a Welsh dresser, Mid Wales. The dresser contains family photographs and crockery
Grandfather welcomes his GranddaughterA Grandfather, fishing in the shade of a tree by a quiet pool, welcomes his Granddaughter with open arms. Watercolour painting by Raymond Sheppard
Hunting Series (2 of 5) - Trout Fishing - A likely spot
Forty Winks by C. E. WilsonA dear old lady in a mop cap, spectacles and a tartan shawl has fallen asleep at a table in the middle of reading a newspaper and sewing a patchwork quilt
Oak Apple Day at Chelsea HospitalLord Roberts takes the salute of the Chelsea Pensioners as they march past the statue of Charles II, which is covered with oak branches in honour of Oak Apple Day
Tooting Military Hospital, Tooting Graveney, SurreyThe Tooting Military Hospital operated during World War One in a building on Church Lane, Tooting Graveney, Surrey, formerly St Josephs Roman Catholic college
Elderly mans secret reading materialAn elderly pipe smoking gent raises an eybrow as he reveals it is not the daily newspaper which is grasping his attention
Umpire at a Cricket Match, c. 1905Illustration of a rather elderly figure umpiring a cricket match, which came with the following caption: Batsman (taking guard): What guard is that, umpire? Rustic Umpire: Yer can t better it, sur
Hard Boss Scolds ClerkI have no more time ro spare, said Mr Goldie. " You came late to begin with." ; a hard boss scolds his elderly employee, who has filled the bin with paper
William Morris / Day WithWILLIAM MORRIS English poet and artist
Darwin / Basket ChairCHARLES DARWIN English naturalist sitting in a chair
Les Cloches de Corneville, French comic opera in English, Theatre Royal, Plymouth Date: early 20th century
Sergeant William Baacke, Late 109th Regiment of Foot, a Chelsea Pensioner, served in the Crimean War and seventeen years in East India. Date: 1902
Cottage built out of hard stone, Kinver Edge, West MidlandsCottage built out of the hard stone of the Holy Austin Rock at Kinver Edge, on the border of Worcestershire and Staffordshire, with a toddler at the doorway and an elderly woman at the well
Epps ChocolateAdvertisement postcard depicting an elderly gentleman and a young girl outside a sweet shop. Date: circa 1904
Chelsea Pensioner and young boyChelsea Pensioner recounting tales to a young boy. 1891
A Woman of No ImportanceA rather dark humoured illustration by Phil May, entitled A Woman of No Importance, a skit on the title of the play by Oscar Wilde of 1893
Silhouette of an elderly man with a glass of beer in his hand, sitting under a tree. An advertisement for Worthington beer
Woman wearing glassesPortrait of a woman in pince-nez spectacles Date: c. 1900s
Man Dressing Circa 1800An elderly gentleman at his toilet buttons up his waistcoat before donning his green coat. He also wears stockings & slippers, breeches a white shirt & cravat. circa 1800
