Foreground Collection (page 23)

Letter-writing at Christmas
Colour illustration from an advertisement for Onoto self-filling safety fountain pen, depicting an Edwardian Christmas scene with a lady in the foreground sitting

Warwickshire Gorse
A fine view of Gredenton Hill, near Fenny Compton, Watwickshire, England, with a mass of gorse (broom) in flower in the foreground and the winding Avon Dassett road. Date: early 1960s

London / Whitehall 1940S
Traffic on Whitehall, London, with the statue of Earl Haig in the foreground. Date: 1940s

Ludlow Castle
Part of the ruins of Ludlow Castle, Shropshire, England, with Dinham Bridge, spanning the River Teme, in the foreground. Date: 1930s

Chicago Business Dist
Chicagos business district : the Chicago and Northwestern Railway terminus in the foreground. Date: 1916

Tapirape Warriors
Tapirape warriors of Brazil, South America, at the annual ceremonial dances. The magician in the foreground is wearing a very rare crown of Black Jaguar claws. Date: 1930s

Edinburgh in Winter
A view of Edinburgh Castle, Midlothian, Scotland, mantled in snow, as seen from Lothian Road, looking down Kings Stables Road, in the foreground. Date: 1960s

Trafalgar Square 1950S
Trafalgar Square, London, showing St.-Martins-in-the- Fields church and Africa House, with the statue of King Charles I in the foreground. Date: 1950s

Coventry Cathedral Tomb
The ruins of old Coventry Cathedral; in the foreground is the statue of Bishop Huyshe Wolcott Yeatman-Biggs, the first bishop when St Michaels became a cathedral in 1918 Date: 1960s

England / Middleham
The top of Castle Hill, Middleham, Yorkshire, England, with the Swine Cross in the foreground. Date: 1960s

Trafalgar Sq. Silhouette
Silhouettes in Trafalgar Square, London. The equine statue in the foreground is George IV, with Nelsons Column in the background. Date: 1950s

Eton College, Berkshire, England, founded by King Henry VI (whose statue is in the foreground) in 1440. Clock tower and buildings built by Prevost Lupton in 1517. Date: early 16th century

Wales / St. Govans Head
The rugged coast at St. Govans Head, Pembrokeshire, Wales, with Stack Rock in the foreground. Date: 1930s

Trafalgar Square Traffic - 1953
Traffic around Trafalgar Square, London - Austin A40 Somerset in foreground. Photograph taken on the day of the 1953 Derby at Epsom. 6th June 1953

Joyce Green Hospital ND Aero Pictorial
Aerial view of the Joyce Green (foreground) and Orchard (rear) smallpox hospitals at Long Reach, Dartford, Kent, both designed by A & C Harston

Joyce Green and Orchard Hospitals, Dartford, Kent
Aerial view of the Orchard (foreground) and Joyce Green (rear) smallpox hospitals at Long Reach, Dartford, Kent, both designed by A & C Harston

Llwynypia Hospital, Rhondda, Glamorgan
An atmospheric view of Llwynypia Hospital (upper part of picture). In the foreground are local houses and tram-tracks with a tram just visible

Two Chow Dogs Standing
Two Chow Chow dogs standing in a garden. The one in the foreground is red colour, the other is black. Date: 1919

Fields and Housing
A spacious field with a cow lying in the foreground and a housing development in the background. Date: circa 1960

Flats in Birmingham
A block of flats on a council estate in Birmingham with a childrens play area in the foreground Date: 1968

Tower of London / Chromo
A view of the Tower of London from across the river with lots of boats, sailing and steam, in the foreground. circa 1890

Canada / Calgary 1985
Calgary: a block of flats with what appear to be sculptures by Giacometti in the foreground Date: 1985

Charing X Stn (Marshall)
A fine watercolour of the station seen from the Thames, with hay wharves and barge shipping in the foreground. Date: 1905

Massenet & his Heroines
JULES MASSENET with singers who have sung his leading roles - Emma Calve at top left, Lina Cavalieri standing on the piano, Mary Garden standing in foreground Date: 1842 - 1912

Mine / Manchester / 1957
An exterior view of Bradford Colliery, Manchester. In the foreground three girls stand in front of a corner shop selling groceries with Hovis advertisements in the window. Date: 1957

Afghan War / Ali Musjid
An Anglo-Indian encampment in the pass of Ali Musjid, in the Khyber. In the foreground can be seen the advance guard of the 14th Sikhs. Date: 1878

Ships of the Conquest
696 vessels of this type, similar to Viking boats, are used by duke William to bring his forces to England. Each carries about 100 men. In the foreground is the Commander s. Date: 1066

Birds eye view of Balboa, Canal Zone, Showing administration building in the foreground

Bank of England, London
The Bank of England, London with much traffic in the foreground in the form of horse buses, wagons and carts and many pedestrians

The Waterfront - Algiers
The waterfront of Algiers, Algeria, showing the elegant colonaded seafront and the houses of the city rising up the hill behind

Porch of the Suleymaniye Mosque
The Porch of the Suleymaniye Mosque, Constantinople with the Ablution Fountain in the foreground

Inebolu - Turkey
Houses overlooking the Black Sea and a portion of the harbour at Inebolu. In the Kastamonu Province of the Black Sea region. Generally thought to have been founded by Gas Gas in 1200 BC

Izmir, Turkey - Pasha in his Palace and the Harbour
A Pasha in his Palace before an exotic garden, smoking a pipe and seated below a silk damask curtain with gold bullion fringe

Ypres in ruins, 1915
An aerial view of Ypres in August 1915. In the centre is all that remains of the Cloth Hall. Beyond are the ruins of the Cathedral of St. Martin

DOVER
Manning the white cliffs of Dover, Kent : a soldier in the foreground, the castle in the background, to deter the French... Date: early 19th century

Newcastle - Swing Bridge and High Level Bridge
The High Level Bridge, Newcastle Upon Tyne (rear). Designed by Robert Stephenson and built between 1847 and 1849, it is the first major example of a wrought iron tied arch or bow-string girder

Number Engaged by Fleming Williams
Pencil drawing by Fleming Williams showing two office workers engaged in a kiss while a telephone, in the foreground, rings off the hook

Sunday at the Foundling Hospital
This is a scene on sunday at the Foundling Hospital where orphans are sitting down to a meal on long tables and being served by young women in aprons and caps

The Last Part of Old Fleet Prison, London, 1868
Engraving showing the last remains of Old Fleet Prison, comprising a facade of three archways, London, 1868. In the background a train runs along a railway viaduct and the dome of St

Old Billingsgate Fish Market, London, c. 1875
Engraving showing the exterior of the Old Billingsgate Fish Market in London, viewed from the River Thames, c.1875. In the foreground of this image one can see the sailing fishing boats

Pyramids at Giza
The pyramids of Khufu and Khafre at Giza with the Sphinx in the foreground. A very early aeroplane flies above these wonders of the Ancient World

The Alexandra Palace, 1875
Engraving showing the exterior of the Alexandra Palace, Muswell Hill, London in 1875. The railway, which brought many of the visitors to the palace, is clearly visible in the foreground

The Burning of the Alexandra Palace, London, 1873
Engraving showing the destruction, by fire, of the Alexandra Palace, viewed from the South-West, in 1873. In the foreground a large number of people can be seen removing paintings

Westminster Bridge, London, 1855
Engraving showing a view of Westminster Bridge, from the South bank of the River Thames, 1855. Several sailing barges, loaded with hay, can be seen in the foreground

West End of London, 1859
Engraving showing an aerial view of the West End of London, from Vauxhall (in foreground) to Battersea (back, left). Victoria Bridge is shown crossing the River Thames in the centre of the image

London and Westminster in 1584
Engraving showing an aerial view of London (background), Westminster (foreground) and the River Thames in 1584

The Thames Embankment, London, 1869
Engraving showing an aerial view of the Thames Embankment, from the Temple to Somerset House, London, 1869. This area had just been reclaimed from the river and had not yet been built

Barnes Railway Bridge
The railway bridge at Barnes, carrying the loopline across the Thames to Smallbery : the sailing boat in the foreground is evidently used to carry cargo by water

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