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Fruit Collection (#40)

Background imageFruit Collection: Italian Peasant Girls

Italian Peasant Girls
Two Italian peasant girls in traditional dress, selling goods from baskets carried by a donkey. Date: early 1930s

Background imageFruit Collection: Champion Coconut Openers

Champion Coconut Openers
Champion coconut openers of America, operating their coconut opening machine. Date: early 1930s

Background imageFruit Collection: Selling Watermelons

Selling Watermelons
Egyptian traders selling watermelons from a boat on the River Nile. Date: early 1930s

Background imageFruit Collection: Alexis Hallette

Alexis Hallette
ALEXIS HALLETTE - French engineer / inventor : his workshops produced hardware from boats to carriages, his great claim to fame is in presses for oil / fruit juice. Date: 1788 - 1846

Background imageFruit Collection: Repeating Pattern - Watermelons

Repeating Pattern - Watermelons. *PLEASE NOTE that the magnifying glass is solely to show the detail of the repeating pattern and will not feature on the final file.*

Background imageFruit Collection: Repeating Pattern - Pineapples

Repeating Pattern - Pineapples. *PLEASE NOTE that the magnifying glass is solely to show the detail of the repeating pattern and will not feature on the final file.*

Background imageFruit Collection: Repeating Pattern - Compote of Pears (red background)

Repeating Pattern - Compote of Pears (red background). *PLEASE NOTE that the magnifying glass is solely to show the detail of the repeating pattern and will not feature on the final file.*

Background imageFruit Collection: California Oranges - Orange Day - March 20th, 1915

California Oranges - Orange Day - March 20th, 1915 - the top building is the Mission San Luis Rey de Francia, Oceanside, Califronia Date: 1915

Background imageFruit Collection: Californian Sunkst Oranges, USA

Californian Sunkst Oranges, USA
A wooden crate/box of Californian Sunkist oranges, California, USA. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageFruit Collection: The Strand, London - Fruit seller and St. Marys Church

The Strand, London - Fruit seller and St. Marys Church Date: circa 1910s

Background imageFruit Collection: California, USA - A large Orange, ripe for the picking

California, USA - A large Orange, ripe for the picking Date: circa 1910s

Background imageFruit Collection: Fresno, California, USA - drying figs in the hot sun

Fresno, California, USA - drying figs in the hot sun. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageFruit Collection: Fields of Strawberries and Irrigation system California, USA

Fields of Strawberries and Irrigation system California, USA
Fields of Strawberries and Irrigation system. Farm of E.W. Eaton of Watsonville, California, USA. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageFruit Collection: Box of Oranges from California

Box of Oranges from California. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageFruit Collection: Japan - Woman buying food from a street vendor

Japan - Woman buying food from a street vendor, possibly rather grateful to be able to rest his heavily-laden yolk of wares. Date: circa 1906

Background imageFruit Collection: Thessaloniki, Greece - Jewish Fruit Sellers

Thessaloniki, Greece - Jewish Fruit Sellers Date: circa 1910s

Background imageFruit Collection: Pineapple plant - Malaysia

Pineapple plant - Malaysia
Huge Pineapple plant - Malaysia - not quite the type one would expect to pick up in Morrisons...!! Date: circa 1920s

Background imageFruit Collection: Old Venetian Tower at Split, Croatia

Old Venetian Tower at Split, Croatia
Venetian Tower, Vocni Trg (Fruit Square), Split, Dalmatia, Croatia Date: circa 1910s

Background imageFruit Collection: Personification of Charity - Sweet Sunshine to the Flower

Personification of Charity - Sweet Sunshine to the Flower
Charitys transforming power - Is like sweet sunshine to the flower. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageFruit Collection: Street Plum Seller - Russia

Street Plum Seller - Russia
Russian Plum Seller with his tray of wares. Note his official vendors badge. Date: circa 1901

Background imageFruit Collection: Bohemian Street Fruit Seller, Istanbul, Turkey

Bohemian Street Fruit Seller, Istanbul, Turkey
A Bohemian Gypsy vendor of soft fruits. She sells her wares in little wicker baskets. These small baskets are attached to the larger basket on her back

Background imageFruit Collection: A delightful portrait of a Parisian Fruit Seller and barrow

A delightful portrait of a Parisian Fruit Seller and barrow
A delightful portrait of a Parisian Fruit Seller with her barrow. Date: 1892

Background imageFruit Collection: Grandma peering at the Christmas Cake - 1950s

Grandma peering at the Christmas Cake - 1950s
Grandma peers at the Christmas Cake - Family Christmas Dinner, 1950s. Note the lack of icing on the cake - sugar was still being rationed at this time. Date: early 1950s

Background imageFruit Collection: Art Nouveau - pretty girl kisses a green serpent

Art Nouveau - pretty girl kisses a green serpent
Art nouveau postcard design by Nini Hager (Raphael Kirchner using his wifes name for certain works) of a beautiful girl kissing a serpent. Date: circa 1900

Background imageFruit Collection: Loading Bananas onto a ship - Kingston, Jamaica

Loading Bananas onto a ship - Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies. Date: circa 1910

Background imageFruit Collection: The huge Victoria Fruit Market - Bahia Blanca, Argentina

The huge Victoria Fruit Market - Bahia Blanca, Argentina Date: circa 1907

Background imageFruit Collection: California, USA - drying prunes in the hot sun

California, USA - drying prunes in the hot sun Date: circa 1910s

Background imageFruit Collection: The American war effort at home - WWI

The American war effort at home - WWI - the benefits of growing ones own food on a allotment, smallholding or in the garden and also the benfits of then bottling/canning fruit and veg

Background imageFruit Collection: Drying Raisins - Renmark, River Murray, South Australia

Drying Raisins - Renmark, River Murray, South Australia Date: circa 1908

Background imageFruit Collection: Strawberry Farm - British Columbia - Canada

Strawberry Farm - British Columbia - Canada Date: circa 1910s

Background imageFruit Collection: Orange Seller - Istanbul, Turkey

Orange Seller - Istanbul, Turkey Date: circa 1904

Background imageFruit Collection: Egyptian Orange Sellers posing

Egyptian Orange Sellers posing artistically for this early photographic postcard. Date: circa 1894

Background imageFruit Collection: Orange Seller with his barrow - Leicester Square, London

Orange Seller with his barrow - Leicester Square, London Date: circa 1906

Background imageFruit Collection: Russian village girls

Russian village girls - all wearing white headscarves. They may be out picking soft fruits, judging by the woven reed basket held by the central figure.. Date: 1904

Background imageFruit Collection: Local Fruit Sellers, Hamilton, Bermuda

Local Fruit Sellers, Hamilton, Bermuda
Local Fruit and Vegetable Sellers, Hamilton, Bermuda Date: circa 1910s

Background imageFruit Collection: San Lourenco Fair, Beja, Portugal

San Lourenco Fair, Beja, Portugal Date: circa 1910

Background imageFruit Collection: Boston, Massachusetts - Quincy Market

Boston, Massachusetts - Quincy Market. From its beginning, the Market was largely used as a produce and foodstuff shopping center, with various grocers of such goods as eggs, cheese

Background imageFruit Collection: Christmas card in the shape of a jam pot

Christmas card in the shape of a jam pot. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageFruit Collection: Orange segment on a plate-shaped New Year card

Orange segment on a plate-shaped New Year card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageFruit Collection: A Young Moor with a Still Life of Fruit, by Tobias Stranover

A Young Moor with a Still Life of Fruit, by Tobias Stranover (1684-1756). Date: 1731

Background imageFruit Collection: Adam and the serpent

Adam and the serpent. circa 18th century

Background imageFruit Collection: Arboreal grafting processes, 2 copies: B / W & colour

Arboreal grafting processes, 2 copies: B / W & colour
Arboreal grafting processes, 2 copies: B/W & colour. Engraving, probably by H. Mutlow, from William Forsyth, A treatise on the culture and management of fruit trees. Plate XI. Date: 1806

Background imageFruit Collection: Sketch of Garnerins parachute (left)

Sketch of Garnerins parachute (left)
Left: Sketch of Garnerins parachute. Right: Sketch of a bladed parachute suggested by the Goatsbeard fruit. Design Illustration from Cayleys original notebook

Background imageFruit Collection: A sketch of Goatsbeard and two diagrams of fruit parachuting

A sketch of Goatsbeard and two diagrams of fruit parachuting. Design Illustration from Cayleys original notebook

Background imageFruit Collection: Design for Printed Textile in blue and pink

Design for Printed Textile in blue and pink. Pencil and Watercolour on copy paper. Silver Studio. 1910

Background imageFruit Collection: Design for Printed Textile with bird and fruit

Design for Printed Textile with bird and fruit. Watercolour and Gouache on copy paper. Silver Studio. 1938

Background imageFruit Collection: Design for Textile or Wallpaper

Design for Textile or Wallpaper with fruit and flowers. Gouache on copy paper. Silver Studio 1926

Background imageFruit Collection: Design for Textile or Wallpaper with fruit

Design for Textile or Wallpaper with fruit. Gouache on drawing paper. Silver Studio. 1926



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