Enterprising Collection

Travelling Charlady
A travelling charlady, up a ladder, cleaning a front door, her motorcycle with its Stop Me For Cleaning, No Job Too Small sign, parked behind her!

Old English Sheepdog turned into wool
An Old English Sheepdog with its enterprising owner, who has spun its coat into balls of wool for knitting

Weir W-2, at RAF Hendon on 19 July 1951. G. & J. Weir of Cathcart in Glasgow were an established engineering company, founded in 1871, which built aircraft during the First World War

CAPITALIST & INSURANCE CAPITALIST & INSURANCE
The Enterprising American Capitalist can afford to ignore safety measures - hes fully insured ! Date: 1883

Lady Anne Cavendish-Bentinck at Worksop
Inaugurating a shopping week and illuminations at Worksop in a snowstorm: Lady Anne Cavendish-Bentinck, granddaughter of the Duke of Portland listening to a speech by the mayor

Old English Sheepdog turned into wool, Cornwall
An Old English Sheepdog with its enterprising owners, who spin its longhaired coat into balls of wool for knitting, at home in Mullion, Cornwall. Date: circa 1980s

Coffee Seller 1930S
An enterprising young woman coffee seller stands still to let an old customer pour himself a hearty mug of coffee in front of a confectury shop selling Cadburys chocolates

Varsity Sketches - Trapped - Caught by the Master
Varsity Sketches - Trapped - An enterprising student is caught by the Master lighting his cigarette on a street gas lamp! Date: 1907

Railway Snacks
Passengers on the Chesapeake & Ohio railroad are refreshed when their train stops at Gordonsville, Virginia, by a variety of foods and drinks offered by enterprising locals Date: 1882

Suffragette Votes for Women Hooks & Eyes
A tiny cardboard box, packaging for Votes for Women (Trademark!) hooks and eyes. Guaranteed rust proof. An absolute necessity for the dressmaker in keeping garments closed

Boy scouts drinking from bottles, Australia
Two boy scouts in Australia, drinking from bottles of Coca Cola. They have been nicknamed The Scroungers, as they collect discarded empty bottles for the refund money

Mont St Michel / Card 2
Seen across the sands at low tide - when its possible for tourists to be taken for a ride by enterprising locals Date: 1921

Lord Mayor of London visiting NFS City fire station, WW2
The Lord Mayor of London, Sir Samuel Joseph, visiting London firefighters at the Redcross Street fire station (Fire Force 35-station C 1Z, 35-38 Redcross Street.)

Lunardis Grand Air Balloon which ascended from the Artillery Ground, London, and descended at Ware, Hertfordshire. With an inset portrait and numbered annotations. 15 September 1784

Lunardi ascent from Artillery Grounds
Lunardis ascent from the Artillery Grounds in Moorfields, London. He landed at Ware, Hertfordshire, 20 miles away. 15 September 1784

View of Pottsville Taken from Sharp Mountain & respectfully dedicated to the enterprising citizens of the Coal Region by J.R. Smith

Watercress Bed
A Watercress Bed at Walesby, Nottinghamshire, England, a new venture by an enterprising local farmer. Date: 1930s

Trying to view the royal wedding, 1947
Enterprising spectators using makeshift periscopes of mirrors on sticks in an attempt to actually see something along the processional route at the royal wedding between Princess Elizabeth

Bootblack at Prince of Wales investiture, Caernarvon

Perfect Picnic Seating
Short of chairs for his little picnic, this enterprising Gent has removed the rather splendid seats from his car!

The East London Childrens Hospital
This is a crowded scene from the East London Hospital for Children and Dispensary for Women, situated at Ratcliff Cross near Stepney railway station

Loterie LA Guillotine
During the Revolution, an enterprising citizen organises a Loterie de la Sainte Guillotine : he reads out the names of the winners

Capitalist & Insurance
The Enterprising American Capitalist can afford to ignore safety measures - hes fully insured !

Crossing French Gutter
In bad weather, the gutters of Paris streets aren t easy to cross, so enterprising boys lay planks across them for fashionable ladies to cross, expecting a modest tip

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