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Heads Collection (page 4)

Background imageHeads Collection: Advert for International Fur Store 1907

Advert for International Fur Store 1907
Selection of womens winter stoles and muffs. Date: 1907

Background imageHeads Collection: Billingsgate Fish Market, London 1886

Billingsgate Fish Market, London 1886
Interior of the Billingsgate Fish Market in London. Traders viewing fish and porters bringing crates of fish, on their heads, into the market. Date: 1886

Background imageHeads Collection: Early Morning in Covent Garden Market, London 1871

Early Morning in Covent Garden Market, London 1871
Early morning scene at Covent Garden Market, London, 1871. Market porters carrying baskets full of fruit, vegetables and flowers into the market at the beginning of the day. Date: 1871

Background imageHeads Collection: Jamaican export of bananas 1901

Jamaican export of bananas 1901
Revival of trade with Jamaica, shipping bananas. As the bananas were brought on board, one of the ships hands seated beside the gangway

Background imageHeads Collection: Jamaican export of bananas 1890s

Jamaican export of bananas 1890s
Loading unripe bananas on a ship for there long journey. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageHeads 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 imageHeads Collection: SAXON COINS

SAXON COINS
A selection of Saxon coins, showing the heads of various kings. Date: 798 - 821

Background imageHeads Collection: Fall - Westie - 1939

Fall - Westie - 1939
Three Westie heads all owned by Miss De Berry. Date: 1939

Background imageHeads Collection: HEADS

HEADS
MONTFYF GAY GIRL and CHAMPION MONTFYF GRITTER. Head studies. Owner:Duchess of Montrose Date: 1935

Background imageHeads Collection: FALL / IRISH TERRIER / 1963

FALL / IRISH TERRIER / 1963
The heads of two unnamed Irish Terriers - one is raising its head and barking. Date: 1963

Background imageHeads Collection: FALL / ST. BERNARD / 1930

FALL / ST. BERNARD / 1930
ABBOTTS-PASS MACKBETH, ROMEO & BORIS. Heads of three panting dogs. Owner:Staines Date: 1930

Background imageHeads Collection: BOYS HEADS TO BED

BOYS HEADS TO BED
A young boy goes to bed with a candle. Date: 1905

Background imageHeads Collection: FALL / GRIFFON / 2 HEADS

FALL / GRIFFON / 2 HEADS
Two of Mrs Mitchells rough haired griffons. Head study. Date: 1933

Background imageHeads Collection: FALL / GRIFFON / PAIR

FALL / GRIFFON / PAIR
SEAGRY BALLARDER AND SEAGRY BARCAROLLE Two griffons owned by Cousens sitting together with their heads tilted. Date: 1949

Background imageHeads Collection: FALL / GOLDEN RETRIEVER

FALL / GOLDEN RETRIEVER
The heads of three golden retrievers owned by Presant. Date: 1963

Background imageHeads Collection: FALL / DACHSHUND / 1946

FALL / DACHSHUND / 1946
A montage of dachshund heads, wire haired, smooth haired and long haired owned by Seton- Buckley. Date: 1946

Background imageHeads Collection: FALL / BEDLINGTON / 1937

FALL / BEDLINGTON / 1937
The heads in profile of two Bedlington Terriers. Date: 1937

Background imageHeads Collection: Whippets by Thomas Fall, 1954

Whippets by Thomas Fall, 1954
The heads of two whippets owned by Whitwell. Seagift Joystock Sharna and Seagift Sophia. Date: 1954

Background imageHeads Collection: BOXER / PUPPIES IN BASKET

BOXER / PUPPIES IN BASKET
A basket-full of boxer puppies with their adorable wrinkled heads. Date: 1948

Background imageHeads Collection: BOXER / TWO HEADS / 1953

BOXER / TWO HEADS / 1953
Two unidentified boxer heads, slightly tilted. Date: 1953

Background imageHeads Collection: Boxer - 3 Heads - 1937

Boxer - 3 Heads - 1937
The heads of three boxers belonging to Mrs Sprigge. The one of the left with the cropped ears has been imported, the other two were bred in Britain. Date: 1937

Background imageHeads Collection: GROUP OF MARKET TRADERS

GROUP OF MARKET TRADERS
A group of market traders line up to have their photograph taken. Some carry wooden crates of produce on their heads. Date: 1920s

Background imageHeads Collection: ALGERIAN TRADE CARAVAN

ALGERIAN TRADE CARAVAN
In Algeria, the annual trading caravan heads north Date: 1903

Background imageHeads Collection: TANTRUM IN A HAT SHOP

TANTRUM IN A HAT SHOP
A woman wearing a fox stole around her shoulders (complete with two heads) throws a tantrum in the middle of a hat shop - her partner has to explain to the shop assistant. Date: 1930s

Background imageHeads Collection: MAORIS FIND REMAINS

MAORIS FIND REMAINS
The trade in human heads - Maoris find the heads of their relatives among the dealers wares on board his ship. Date: 1830

Background imageHeads Collection: RELIGION / EGYPT / HAPY

RELIGION / EGYPT / HAPY
The God of the annual Nile inundation : because there is both an Upper and a Lower Nile, he is often depicted in dual form, with aquatic plants on each of his heads

Background imageHeads Collection: DANTE & VIRGIL IN HELL DANTE & VIRGIL IN HELL

DANTE & VIRGIL IN HELL DANTE & VIRGIL IN HELL
Sinners stand in a frozen lake, with only the tops of their heads above the ice; the rest of their bodies are subjected to a permanent cold bath: Dante & Virgil look

Background imageHeads Collection: CHINESE BEGGARS / MASOCHIS

CHINESE BEGGARS / MASOCHIS
Strolling Beggars in China placing burning coals on their heads and using other austerities Date: 1752

Background imageHeads Collection: Daimler Showroom

Daimler Showroom
The Daimler Companys showrooms in Pall Mall, London; George V was just one of the crowned heads to favour a Daimler Date: 1912

Background imageHeads Collection: Devil dancing with worshippers at Sabbat

Devil dancing with worshippers at Sabbat
The Devil dances with four of his worshippers, while demons cavort over their heads Date: circa 1600

Background imageHeads Collection: Food and drink: diners and their sayings

Food and drink: diners and their sayings
The habits and sayings of various eaters. Date: 19th Century

Background imageHeads Collection: Anaesthesis of a patient before a medical operation 1888

Anaesthesis of a patient before a medical operation 1888
Anaesthesising a patient before an operation-note the bare heads and primitive equipment. Date: 1888

Background imageHeads Collection: Strolling beggars in China knocking their heads together

Strolling beggars in China knocking their heads together and on a stone in order to extort alms. Date: 1737

Background imageHeads Collection: Strolling beggars in China with burning coals

Strolling beggars in China with burning coals
Strolling beggars in China laying burning coals on their heads and using other austerities in order to extort alms. Date: 1752

Background imageHeads Collection: St Dunstans clock

St Dunstans clock
The clock at St Dunstan-in-the-West is one of the oldest in London. Installed just after the Great Fire of London in 1671, it was the first clock in London to have a minute hand

Background imageHeads Collection: Traditional flower sellers in Madeira, Portugal. Date: circa 1930s

Traditional flower sellers in Madeira, Portugal. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageHeads Collection: Name Postcard - Bessie

Name Postcard - Bessie. Date: circa 1907

Background imageHeads Collection: Young Austrian Girl with flowers in her hair

Young Austrian Girl with flowers in her hair - The (very faint) German inscription at th base reads: Happy Birthday. Date: 1917

Background imageHeads Collection: The contents of a halal butchers shop in Houmt Souk, Djerba

The contents of a halal butchers shop in Houmt Souk, Djerba, Tunisia. A beasts head hangs up along with tripe. Sheeps heads and feet lie on a table. Date: 1987

Background imageHeads Collection: A Line-Drawing of Thomas Walkers First Design for a Fly?

A Line-Drawing of Thomas Walkers First Design for a Fly?
A Line-Drawing of Thomas Walkers First Design for a Flying Machine in 1810 with a Birds Head Mounted at the Front Date: 1810

Background imageHeads Collection: Line-Drawing of Thomas Walkers First Design for a Flyin?

Line-Drawing of Thomas Walkers First Design for a Flyin?
Line-Drawing of Thomas Walkers First Design for a Flying Machine in 1810 with a Birds Head Mounted at the Front Date: 1810

Background imageHeads Collection: The heads of two women by Utamaro Kitagawa

The heads of two women by Utamaro Kitagawa
The heads of two women - print by Utamaro Kitagawa (1753-1805). Date: circa 1790s

Background imageHeads Collection: Heads of different indigenous peoples from around the world

Heads of different indigenous peoples from around the world. Date: circa 1900s

Background imageHeads Collection: The heads of Four Middle Eastern Men

The heads of Four Middle Eastern Men Date: circa 1821

Background imageHeads Collection: A pretty girl adjusts her shoe on a bollard

A pretty girl adjusts her shoe on a bollard
"...now the Boys away!" pretty girl adjusting her shoe on a bollard (revealing bright blue stockings and a frilly petticoat) as she heads out for a night on the town.... Date: 1910

Background imageHeads Collection: Arabic map of Middle East with heads of state, WW2

Arabic map of Middle East with heads of state, WW2
Arabic map of Middle East with heads of state during the Second World War. 1940s

Background imageHeads Collection: Zmey Goynych (Slavic Three-headed dragon)

Zmey Goynych (Slavic Three-headed dragon)
Reproduction of a painting by Ivan Yakovlevich Bilibin depicting the Zmey Goynych (Slavic three-headed dragon). The Russian version (pictured) has three heads, is green, walks on two back paws

Background imageHeads Collection: Earliest known carved heads in Syria, at Tell Brak

Earliest known carved heads in Syria, at Tell Brak
The earliest known carved heads in Syria, found at Tell Brak. This page from the Illustrated London News in May 1939, reporting on excavations at Brak



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