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Background imageHalf Collection: La Mousme, by Van Gogh

La Mousme, by Van Gogh
La Mousme (also: La Mousme, Sitting in a Cane Chair), half-figure, with a branch of oleander, by Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890) - oil painting on canvas. Date: 1888

Background imageHalf Collection: The Man Who Bid Half a Guinea at Tattersalls by H M Bateman

The Man Who Bid Half a Guinea at Tattersalls by H M Bateman. Obviously half a guinea is not what you should bid for a horse. This illustration shows the establishment in turmoil

Background imageHalf Collection: British coin, George VI halfpenny

British coin, George VI halfpenny
British coin, a George VI halfpenny for 1952, with a ship on the reverse. Date: 1952

Background imageHalf Collection: Old Clothes Exchange, Phils Buildings, Houndsditch 1882

Old Clothes Exchange, Phils Buildings, Houndsditch 1882
The court of Phils buildings was found directly opposite St Mary Axe. A barrier was placed across steps leading up to the court, as there was an admission fee of one penny

Background imageHalf Collection: Half penny dinners for poor children, East London 1870

Half penny dinners for poor children, East London 1870
Dinners for children cost half a penny in this soup kitchen in East London. Date: 1870

Background imageHalf Collection: VARIOUS ENGLISH COINS

VARIOUS ENGLISH COINS
A selection of British coins, including a half crown, a sixpence and a penny. Date: 1960s

Background imageHalf Collection: OLD ENGLISH COINS

OLD ENGLISH COINS
Old (pre-Decimalisation) British coins (left to right): Top - penny, half penny, threepenny bit. Bottom - half crown, two shillings, one shilling, sixpence - heads. Date: 1960s

Background imageHalf Collection: MAKING GLOBES 1930S

MAKING GLOBES 1930S
Making globes: The girl is pasting newspaper over a globe shape. The globe is then baked in an oven until hard. The boy is preparing a half globe for joining. Date: 1930s

Background imageHalf Collection: YOUNG BULL TERRIER / 1957

YOUNG BULL TERRIER / 1957
ABRAXAS ATHOS at four and a half months old. Owned by Drummond-Dick. Date: 1957

Background imageHalf Collection: Dapper Racegoer 1908

Dapper Racegoer 1908
P P Gilpin at the races wears a top hat, morning coat & trousers with a front crease, black & white half-boots, white waistcoat, carnation buttonhole & a patterned bowtie Date: 1908

Background imageHalf Collection: White Waistcoat 1910

White Waistcoat 1910
Herbert Haynes Twining wears a dark grey suit with a morning coat, black & white striped cravat with a gold ring, wing collar, white waistcoat & black & tan half boots. Date: 1910

Background imageHalf Collection: Ladies at Tournament

Ladies at Tournament
Medieval ladies watch a tournament. Date: second half 15th century

Background imageHalf Collection: Men Travelling 1389

Men Travelling 1389
Charles VI of France and his brother the duc de Touraine ride from Montpellier to Paris in four and a half days. Date: 1389

Background imageHalf Collection: FALL / PYRENEAN DOG / 1973

FALL / PYRENEAN DOG / 1973
Unidentified dog, half asleep on its bench at a dog show. It looks bored and rolls its eyes. Date: 1973

Background imageHalf Collection: LE PARTIE DE WISCH

LE PARTIE DE WISCH
A well-to-do group of French ladies and gentlemen in fine clothes play a game of whist Date: 18th century

Background imageHalf Collection: MAURICE ON ROCKING HORSE

MAURICE ON ROCKING HORSE
Maurice, age 3 and a half, with his toy horse Date: circa 1872

Background imageHalf Collection: WORKING CLASS CLOTHING

WORKING CLASS CLOTHING
An image that shows working class clothing for men, women, a boy and a baby. The central figure is a carter who wears half-gaiters and a long coat with a cape collar. Date: 1796

Background imageHalf Collection: COSTUME / GINGERBREAD 1796

COSTUME / GINGERBREAD 1796
A gingerbread seller wears black shoes, black half- gaiters, dark woollen stockings, rust-coloured plain coat and a small hat with the brim turned up. Date: 1796

Background imageHalf Collection: FALL / MINI POODLE / ARDIAN

FALL / MINI POODLE / ARDIAN
ARDIAN FUTURE STAR Owned by Kerr-Peterjon. Colour: white. Clipped legs and back half. Date: 1959

Background imageHalf Collection: FALL / MINI POODLE / SCARLET

FALL / MINI POODLE / SCARLET
CHAMPION SCARLETT MANETTE Owned by Miss M. Thomson. The back half of the dog is clipped in an unusual design. Date: 1929

Background imageHalf Collection: COTTON CLEANED / INDONESIA

COTTON CLEANED / INDONESIA
Cleaning cotton in the village of Sembalum, half-way up the volcanic mountain of Rinjani, on the island of Lombok, Indonesia. Date: 1932

Background imageHalf Collection: THE PIG BONZE

THE PIG BONZE
TCHOU PA-KIAI a bonze who is the victim of a mistake during reincarnation, forced to live this life half- pig, half-man Date: 1914

Background imageHalf Collection: Leg Half Volley

Leg Half Volley
The Draw Date: 1845

Background imageHalf Collection: COLERIDGE / CROLL

COLERIDGE / CROLL
SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE Writer Half-length portrait in middle age Date: 1772 - 1834

Background imageHalf Collection: BLUNT / SAGITTARIUS / PL 46

BLUNT / SAGITTARIUS / PL 46
The constellation of Sagittarius, half man and half horse with a bow and arrow. Date: 1849

Background imageHalf Collection: PERSEPHONE (BOISSARD)

PERSEPHONE (BOISSARD)
Persephone (= Proserpina) is abducted by Hades (= Pluto); eventually it is agreed that she will spend half the year down there, returning to Earth for the summer months

Background imageHalf Collection: Fantasy Animals - Neptune

Fantasy Animals - Neptune
Hippocampi, beasts who were half horse, half fish, draw Neptunes chariot across the sea. Date: circa 1860

Background imageHalf Collection: Thaxted, Essex showing the old Yarn Market

Thaxted, Essex showing the old Yarn Market. Date: 1950s

Background imageHalf Collection: Detached head - Bronze Greek Equestrian sculpture - Florence

Detached head - Bronze Greek Equestrian sculpture - Florence
The detached head of a full-scale Greek equestrian sculpture in bronze from the second half of the 4th century BCE. It was already recorded in 1494 as part of the collections in the Medici palace

Background imageHalf Collection: Female contortionist Diana Gaye and car boot

Female contortionist Diana Gaye and car boot
The female contortionist Diana Gaye sitting half in and half out of an open car boot, helped by a young male assistant. (2 of 5) Date: 1971

Background imageHalf Collection: GERMAN DRESS 1500-1550

GERMAN DRESS 1500-1550
German costumes of the first half of the 16th century: Knights, Nobles, Court Dress, Soldiers, Standard bearers & a drummer. N.B slashed clothing - Landsknecht. Date: 16th century

Background imageHalf Collection: General Guderian with Enigma machine

General Guderian with Enigma machine
General Heinz Guderian in his armoured half-track command vehicle. To the lower left of the picture is his Enigma coding machine. Date: 1941

Background imageHalf Collection: Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Banknote 500000000000 Dinar

Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Banknote 500000000000 Dinar
The Former Federal Republic of Yugoslavia - Banknote - 500000000000 Dinar, bearing the portrait of Jovan Jovanovic Zmaj (18331904) - Serbian poet. Date: circa 1990s

Background imageHalf Collection: Portrait of King James I, by John de Critz the Elder

Portrait of King James I, by John de Critz the Elder
Half length portrait of King James I, by John de Critz the Elder (c.1552-1642)

Background imageHalf Collection: Hells Half Acre, Yellowstone, 1883

Hells Half Acre, Yellowstone, 1883
Engraving of Hells Half Acre ; the boiling, muddy springs of Yellowstone National Park, 1883

Background imageHalf Collection: Olympics / St Louis / Swim

Olympics / St Louis / Swim
C Rausch wins the mile and half mile swimming races for Germany

Background imageHalf Collection: Priestley / Chelsea F ball

Priestley / Chelsea F ball
J Priestley, Half Back for Chelsea and Grimsby Town

Background imageHalf Collection: Box-Back Overcoat 1907

Box-Back Overcoat 1907
American box-back overcoat with fly-front, velvet collar & cuffs with buttton detail. Worn with trousers with a front crease, a bowler (derby) hat & half-boots

Background imageHalf Collection: RMS Titanic - nail scissors recovered by CS Mackay-Bennett

RMS Titanic - nail scissors recovered by CS Mackay-Bennett
RMS Titanic - from inventory of items recovered from bodies by cable ship Mackay-Bennett - silver mounted steel nail scissors with rusted steel blades

Background imageHalf Collection: Comic German postcard -- Two Better Halves

Comic German postcard -- Two Better Halves
Comic German postcard by Arthur Thiele -- Two Better Halves -- two grossly overweight women followed by their two skinny husbands. Date: early 20th century

Background imageHalf Collection: Princess Feodora

Princess Feodora of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1807 - 1890), daughter of the Duchess of Kent and Karl, Duke of Leiningen. Half-sister to Queen Victoria. Date: Circa 1880s

Background imageHalf Collection: Bounteous fishing trawler half submerged, Newlyn, Cornwall

Bounteous fishing trawler half submerged, Newlyn, Cornwall
Bounteous fishing trawler half submerged at low tide off the coast of Cornwall, near Newlyn harbour, being pumped out and pulled upright after rolling and sinking in rough seas, 17 January 1980

Background imageHalf Collection: 15th century Costume

15th century Costume
1. Jean de Linden (1394) 2. Duc de Baviere (1430-1470) (whose name is unknown) 3. Albert III, Achilles de Brandebourg (1475) wearing an Electors cap 4. Ludwig von Hutten (1414) 5

Background imageHalf Collection: The Old Turnpike, Dromore, a Relic of the Coaching Days

The Old Turnpike, Dromore, a Relic of the Coaching Days - a view of a Toll House with people peering over the half door. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Down: Dromore). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageHalf Collection: Head of Alexander the Great (356-323 BC). Marble. 2nd centur

Head of Alexander the Great (356-323 BC). Marble. 2nd centur
Alexander the Great (356-323 BC). King of Macedon. Head in marble. First half of the 2nd century. From Pergamon. Archaeological Museum. Istanbul. Turkey

Background imageHalf Collection: Silver Evening Jacket

Silver Evening Jacket
A silver lame evening jacket with large, pointed, over- stitched revers, waistcoat basque & half-length sleeves with gathers at the shoulder. Date: 1930s

Background imageHalf Collection: Lunar Landscape Demisun

Lunar Landscape Demisun
A lunar landscape in half sunlight : the Earth in the distance is half in sunlight, half in darkness. Date: circa 1890

Background imageHalf Collection: Cottage at Alderley Edge

Cottage at Alderley Edge
An English country cottage at Alderley Edge in Cheshire Date: 1903



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