Flat Collection (page 16)

Young Romanian Boy in traditional costume, carrying two large flat baskets of fruit on either side, balanced on a strap across his shoulders. One basket contains pears, the other holding grapes

Farmer Blight of Holsworthy, Devon
Farmer Blight of Holsworthy, a market town in West Devon, not far from the Cornish border. He is pictured here standing behind a gate

Man with champion shire horse at a County Show, Cornwall
A man with his champion shire horse at a County Show in Cornwall. Date: circa 1970s

Man carrying withies for lobster pot making, Devon
A man carrying withies (willow branches) to be used in the making of lobster pots, at Start Bay, Devon. Date: circa 1970s

Crew of a modern purse seiner, Cornwall
The crew of a modern purse seiner, relaxing in a Cornish harbour. A seine net is usually a long flat net like a fence, with weights on it, which catches the fish by encircling them. Date: circa 1970s

Finland 1970s
Newly built block of flats, Helsinki, Finland, 1970s. Date: 1970s

1950s Swedish flat

Australian troops in action on the battlefield, WW1
Australian troops in action on the battlefield during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Santa Anita Canal, Mexico, a place used for chinampa-based agriculture. Chinampa is a method of ancient Mesoamerican agriculture which used small

Switzerland - Pigs take a nap after lunch
Switzerland - A group of pigs take a nap after lunch on a Swiss hillside farm Date: circa 1910s

Advert for Zippety by Joyce California shoes 1948
Tanned, flat heeled, zipped at the front shoe by Zippety, Joyce California, fitted by Saxone. 1948

UK ceramics Industry at Burslem, Staffs (4 / 4)
Flat presser making dishes at a pottery in Burslem, Staffs Date: circa 1910s

Thinning Water Lilies
Workmen thinning water lilies on the lake at Regents Park, central London. Date: 1950s

Singing Surfer
Singers are not softies : Our cameraman caught Gay just as he was flat-diving into the surf and called him a song- and-surf man. Gay is a true athlete, muscular and lean. 1940s

Arthur Balfour in France

Edward VIII, as Prince of Wales, in golfing attire
Edward VIII, as Prince of Wales, in natty knitted golfing attire complete with plus-fours. Date: C.1930

Picking Flowers - Cote d Azur, France
Woman picking Flowers on the Cote d Azur, France. She is wearing an interestingly-patterned flat straw sunhat. Date: circa 1910s

Workers by Tower Bridge, c. 1948
Workmen in flat caps gather under the pillars of Tower Bridge, London. c.1948

Farningham Little Boys Home, Tailors Shop
Boys equipped with needles, sewing machines, and a flat iron, learn tailoring at the Home for Little Boys at Farningham in Kent

Lincolnshire Regiment recruits at rifle drill, WW1
Lincolnshire Regiment recruits at rifle drill at the start of the First World War. Date: September 1914

French aviator saying it with flowers
A French aviator on a greetings postcard, his aeroplane decorated with lots of pink flowers as he flies above a French town. Date: early 20th century

Cutting Huge Logs
Two men operating a huge industrial chainsaw to cut equally huge felled tree trunks into logs. Date: 1950s

Waist Exercises 1940S
A young woman kneels down and swings her arms in the air, rotating her body to the left and then to the right. The aim of the exercise is a flat waist. Date: 1940s

Pier Fishing / Brighton
Fishing from the pier, Brighton Date: 1962

Elderly Irish Men 1960S
A group of old men in Eire Date: late 1960s

Testing Hop Condition
Testing the condition of the hops in Kent. Date: 1952

Elderly Farm Worker
An elderly farm worker wearing a flat cap and smoking a cigarette as he leans on a gate Date: circa 1960

Shearing, Northamptonsh
Three men shearing sheep in Northamptonshire. Date: 1953

Calvin / Br / Arch
JEAN CALVIN French theological reformer, active in Switzerland Date: 1509 - 1564

Punting at Cambridge 2
Punting on the Cam (also known as the Granta) on the Backs at Cambridge; at Cambridge, punters stand on the flat platform at the stern of the vessel. Date: 1950s

Hans Holbein / Moncornet
HANS HOLBEIN (the Younger) Portrait painter to English Royalty and others Date: 1497? - 1543

Dapper Rambling Fellow
A dapper rambler pauses on his way to admire the countryside. He wears a flat cap, plus- fours with wool socks, carrying a stout walking stick. Date: 1930s

Mechanized Hop Picking
Mechanized hop picking in progress. Date: 1952

Social / Cricket / Kent
Two men sit on a bench in the shade to watch a cricket match in Kent Date: 1950s

Calvin / Freeman
JEAN CALVIN French theological reformer, active in Switzerland Date: 1509 - 1564

Profile lady 1884
A fetching blue and black diagonal felt hat with a low flat crown. 1884

Two sightseers at Stonehenge, Wiltshire
Two late Victorian sightseers at Stonehenge, Wiltshire. One man sits on a flat stone (possibly the sacrificial stone), while the other man leans on his bicycle

Returning medicine bottle at the Grocers Shop
An elderly gentleman Mr W. Hitchman delivers his bottle of medicine for collection and replacement at his local Grocers Shop

Malby family group photo in their garden
Members of the Malby family (five adults and a baby) pose for a group photo in their garden at Woodford, Essex. On the far right is Reginald Malby (1882-1924)

Prizewinning bull and farmer, Mid Wales
A prizewinning bull with the farmer on the left, in a garden in Mid Wales

Dapper young man in a garden, Mid Wales
A dapper young man sitting on a folding steel chair in a garden, Mid Wales. He is wearing a three-piece suit with a flower in his buttonhole, and a flat cap

Man on an early motorcycle in front of a house
A man on an early motorcycle, possibly a Triumph, registration A 2421, in front of a house

Edwardian passengers waiting to board a boat
A group of Edwardian passengers waiting to board a boat

Road repairs during World War Two
A group of American service personnel, together with a few civilians, watch a man doing road repairs during World War Two

Miners outing in a charabanc, South Wales
A group of South Wales miners, a few guests and a little white dog, go on an outing in a Leyland charabanc

Couple outside cottage, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
A middle aged couple outside their cottage in Pembrokeshire, South Wales

Harold Wilson housing campaign
Harold Wilson, as leader of the Opposition in September 1963 pictured opening the five thousandth flat to be built in the borough of St. Pancras since 1945

Edwardian workman on his front doorstep, Pembrokeshire
A middle-aged Edwardian workman, standing on the front doorstep of his newly built house, somewhere in Pembrokeshire, South Wales

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