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Background imageHear Collection: 3 Wise Monkeys / Japanese

3 Wise Monkeys / Japanese
Hear no evil See no evil Speak no evil

Background imageHear Collection: Japan - Geisha - See no evil, Hear no evil, speak no evil

Japan - Geisha - See no evil, Hear no evil, speak no evil
Japan - Three Geisha girls - miming the phrase See no evil, Hear no evil, speak no evil. Date: circa 1904

Background imageHear Collection: Quiet music practice / W H Robinson

Quiet music practice / W H Robinson
When practicing ones musical instrument, there is only one person who wants to hear it - the aspiring performer. A simple adjustment (as here depicted to the horn)

Background imageHear Collection: Jesus Feeds 5000

Jesus Feeds 5000
When a crowd of five thousand, who have gathered to hear him, grow hungry, Jesus provides them with food - five barley loaves and two fishes suffice for all

Background imageHear Collection: Emperors Nightingale

Emperors Nightingale
The whole court was present, even to the little kitchen wench... - to hear the Nightingale

Background imageHear Collection: The Big Push March 1916

The Big Push March 1916
The Big Push - a march, no doubt intended to rouse all who hear it to push a little harder for victory Date: 1916

Background imageHear Collection: Advertisement for Ye Olde Jacobean cafe, Derby

Advertisement for Ye Olde Jacobean cafe, Derby
Advertisement for Ye Olde Jacobean, The Wardwick, Derbys Supreme Cafe, where you need not be ashamed to meet your friends, and where you can hear the famous electric gramophone

Background imageHear Collection: From overseas to you - Hear her story at Chautauqua

From overseas to you - Hear her story at Chautauqua. Poster showing a young woman in a Red Cross uniform. Date 1919

Background imageHear Collection: FENNEC

FENNEC
Canis zerda. Fox-like creature from Africa, notable for its very long ears. All the better to hear you with

Background imageHear Collection: Illustration, La Chanson de Roland

Illustration, La Chanson de Roland (The Song of Roland), Battle of Roncevaux (778). Charlemagne hears Rolands horn, calling for help, but they will arrive too late to save the hero. Date: 778

Background imageHear Collection: Suffragettes Plain Things at Meeting

Suffragettes Plain Things at Meeting. A bevy of buck-toothed, grinning suffragettes applaud the speaker at a Votes for Women meeting

Background imageHear Collection: White Star Line, RMS Titanic, Jacob Milling postcard

White Star Line, RMS Titanic, Jacob Milling postcard
White Star Line, RMS Titanic. An exceptional handwritten postcard postmarked 11pm on 9 April 1912 sent by Second Class passenger Jacob Christian Milling (1863?1912)

Background imageHear Collection: Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil, See No Evil, Nikko, Japan

Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil, See No Evil, Nikko, Japan
Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil, See No Evil (Three Wise Monkeys), oak carving outside a Shinto stable, Nikko, Japan - Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts Date: circa 1910

Background imageHear Collection: Titanic Hero Memorial notice, Belfast

Titanic Hero Memorial notice, Belfast
RMS Titanic - notice relating to the Belfast Titanic Hero Memorial'. It reads The Lady Mayoress having desired the opportunity of putting before our employes a suggestion that they should be

Background imageHear Collection: Three wise monkeys at the Tosho-gu shrine in Nikko, Japan

Three wise monkeys at the Tosho-gu shrine in Nikko, Japan
The three wise monkeys - a 17th-century carving at the Tosho-gu shrine in Nikko, Japan carved by Hidari Jingoro - hear no evil (Kikazaru), speak no evil (Iwazaru), see no evil (Mizaru)

Background imageHear Collection: LOUIS XVI ON TRIAL

LOUIS XVI ON TRIAL
Louis XVI - known as citoyen Louis Capet - appears before the Convention Nationale to hear the charges brought against him. He will be found guilty and condemned to die. Date: 25 December 1792

Background imageHear Collection: MARINER, HEARS VOICES

MARINER, HEARS VOICES
The Mariner slumped on deck amongst the bodies of his dead shipmates slowly awakens from his trance to hear the voices of two spirits Date: First published: 1798

Background imageHear Collection: Two little girls, well wrapped up against the cold, hear their first sermon in the village church

Two little girls, well wrapped up against the cold, hear their first sermon in the village church Date: 1886

Background imageHear Collection: Comic postcard, Little girl with letter on the beach (in English and French) Date

Comic postcard, Little girl with letter on the beach (in English and French) Date: 20th century

Background imageHear Collection: Political rally, Paris, France

Political rally, Paris, France
Crowds gather to hear an address at a political rally in Paris. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageHear Collection: Early radio crystal set, terrier puppy

Early radio crystal set, terrier puppy -- I don t seem to hear from you at Honiton. 1928

Background imageHear Collection: Sir Edward George Clarke and Joseph Chamberlain

Sir Edward George Clarke and Joseph Chamberlain
A Queer C. Sir Edward George Clarke (1841-1931), British Statesman and Lawyer and (in background, shooting) Joseph Chamberlain (1836-1914). Date: 1900

Background imageHear Collection: Man Hears Paul Revere Date: 1948

Man Hears Paul Revere Date: 1948

Background imageHear Collection: Woman Amazed by Phone Date: 1948

Woman Amazed by Phone Date: 1948

Background imageHear Collection: Two jesters on a Christmas card

Two jesters on a Christmas card -- None so deaf as those who won t hear. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageHear Collection: WWI Poster, There are three types of men

WWI Poster, There are three types of men
WWI Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Poster, There are three types of men, those who hear the call and obey, those who delay, and the others. To which do you belong? Date: 1915

Background imageHear Collection: Relief of Lucknow / Jessie

Relief of Lucknow / Jessie
Two women hear the approaching army, coming to rescue them. Date: 1857

Background imageHear Collection: The Hesse- Cassel children

The Hesse- Cassel children
The children of Princess Margarete of Prussia and Prince Friedrich Karl of Hesse-Cassel: from left; Wolfgang (1896-1989), Friedrich Wilhelm (1893-1916), known as Freddy, Richard (1901-1969)

Background imageHear Collection: Hear the Calling of the Moon by Pierrot

Hear the Calling of the Moon by Pierrot, with a quotation from a poem by Rupert Brooke. 1925

Background imageHear Collection: Gladstone in 1888

Gladstone in 1888
WILLIAM EWART GLADSTONE As a deaf old man in the House of Commons, he strains to hear what the opposition has to say... Date: 1888

Background imageHear Collection: tapping Telephone Line

tapping Telephone Line
French soldiers tapping telephone wires and listening into conversations at Geneva Junction to hear how disarmament proposals will affect them. Date: early 1920s

Background imageHear Collection: Pop Concert / Hyde Park

Pop Concert / Hyde Park
POP FESTIVAL People gather round the stage to hear the musician on his guitar in Hyde Park Date: 1960 s

Background imageHear Collection: Parisiennes of 1789

Parisiennes of 1789
Two Parisiennes in the year of the Revolution : - Did you hear the people have taken the Bastille ? - Really ? Where to ? Date: 1789

Background imageHear Collection: 1853 Parliament / Opening

1853 Parliament / Opening
Members of both houses assemble in the Lords chamber to hear the Queens Speech. Date: 1853

Background imageHear Collection: Whats that?

Whats that?
Two girls hear a noise in the night (a mouse) and come to investigate. Artist: Ethel Parkinson Date: 1912

Background imageHear Collection: Public gathering to hear a speech during Revolution, Russia

Public gathering to hear a speech during Revolution, Russia
Public gathering to hear a speech during the Revolutionary period in Russia. Date: circa 1917

Background imageHear Collection: Cartoon, Theres a German in the next bed, WW1

Cartoon, Theres a German in the next bed, WW1
Cartoon, Theres a German in the next bed. A French soldier needs to ask the nurse for the chamber pot, but doesn t want the German to hear him in case its sensitive information

Background imageHear Collection: Bruce Bairnsfather cartoon, squeaking water pump

Bruce Bairnsfather cartoon, squeaking water pump
Captain Bruce Bairnsfather, WW1 cartoon, I m sure they ll ear this damn thing squeaking, published in the Bystander, 1916. Date: 1916

Background imageHear Collection: German delegates listen to peace terms after WW1

German delegates listen to peace terms after WW1
The Fate of the German Empire. The German delegates listen to the reading of the Peace Terms. They are: Dr Melchior; Herr Leinert (President of the Assembly), Dr Landsberg (Minister of Justice)

Background imageHear Collection: Blackheath Kidbroke

Blackheath Kidbroke
Kidbroke House, near Blackheath. It no longer exists, you ll be sorry to hear. Date: 1809

Background imageHear Collection: Vienna Distant View

Vienna Distant View
A distant view of the city : I dare say those trees in the foreground are those Vienna Woods we hear so much about... Date: circa 1840

Background imageHear Collection: Man at the end of his tether with piano-playing singing wife

Man at the end of his tether with piano-playing singing wife
" Every Morning I feel like shooting." An American man seemingly at the end of his tether with the less-than-tuneful efforts of his enthusiastic piano-playing, singing wife

Background imageHear Collection: Pretty French girl putting a shell to her ear

Pretty French girl putting a shell to her ear to hear the sounds of the sea. Date: 1943

Background imageHear Collection: The progression of romance in five senses - French Style

The progression of romance in five senses - French Style - from initial sighting to the bedroom in five simple steps! Seeing - Hearing - Smelling - Touching and... Tasting! Date: circa 1910s

Background imageHear Collection: Mariner, Wedding Guest

Mariner, Wedding Guest
The Mariner compels the Wedding Guest to listen to his tale: The Wedding-Guest sat on a stone: He cannot choose but hear Date: First published: 1798

Background imageHear Collection: Go home! D yer hear me? Go home

Go home! D yer hear me? Go home!. Illustration shows a man labeled Republican Campaign Manager waving a cane, topped with the head of an elephant

Background imageHear Collection: Do you ever hear the fairies?

Do you ever hear the fairies? You can hear them if you will, singing little songs of dream, when all the house is still. 20th century

Background imageHear Collection: Radio set up in Castleford church, Yorkshire

Radio set up in Castleford church, Yorkshire
An Ultra radio set up in Hightown Parish Church, Castleford, Yorkshire, so that the congregation can follow the celebrations for the Silver Jubilee of King George V. Date: 1935

Background imageHear Collection: Repeal Meeting at Tara, Ireland

Repeal Meeting at Tara, Ireland
Repeal Meeting at Tara Hill. Crowds gather to hear Mr O Connell make a speech. Tara Hill marks the spot where Irish royalty had traditionally been elected

Background imageHear Collection: Revolution / Louis Trial

Revolution / Louis Trial
Louis XVI appears before the convention to hear the charges against him

Background imageHear Collection: Rome - St Peter s

Rome - St Peter s
The piazza San Pietro, before St Peter s, where on religious festivals crowd gather to hear what the Pope has to say

Background imageHear Collection: Triton's spear - Crane - Kniphofia

Triton's spear - Crane - Kniphofia
That, reddening on the Triton's spear, foretells the waning of the year. (The flower resembles Kniphofia or Red-hot Poker')

Background imageHear Collection: Losing America

Losing America
News from America, or the Patriots in the Dumps - Britons hear from lord North that their American colonies are revolting

Background imageHear Collection: Scottish Emigrant

Scottish Emigrant
A Scottish emigrant far from his native land recalls the songs he heard at his mothers knee and would very much like to hear them again

Background imageHear Collection: Soldiers Hear Speaker

Soldiers Hear Speaker
Soldiers at Petrograd listen as a speaker tells them what a splendid thing the revolution is

Background imageHear Collection: Iron Age Story Telling

Iron Age Story Telling
A domestic interior of the Iron Age where the head of the family gathers everyone together round the fire to hear about his travels

Background imageHear Collection: Archetypal Missionary

Archetypal Missionary
An allegory of the missionarys work - he is depicted with people of many races, most of them more or less eager to hear what he has to say

Background imageHear Collection: LA Musique Des Chats

LA Musique Des Chats
LA MUSIQUE DES CHATS A French showman invites you to hear his singing cats, who also, it seems, play the violin, plucking the catgut

Background imageHear Collection: Announcement of Victory

Announcement of Victory
A man summons the people of the village with the sounds of a drum to hear the announcement of victories in Addis Ababa

Background imageHear Collection: Independence Declared

Independence Declared
A great throng amasses to hear the reading of the declaration of Independence in Philadelphia

Background imageHear Collection: Grand National Results

Grand National Results
A group gathered round a wireless to hear the results of the Grand National

Background imageHear Collection: Ww1 Postcard on Leave

Ww1 Postcard on Leave
A French soldier enjoys his leave: " Our hearts are so close that we can hear them sing..."

Background imageHear Collection: Children Hear Pied Piper

Children Hear Pied Piper
The children start to follow the Pied Piper who takes them away because the towns folk did not pay his fee for ridding them of a plague of rats

Background imageHear Collection: Pedlar of Swaffham

Pedlar of Swaffham
A Pedlar of Swaffham, Norfolk, dreams that if he stands on London Bridge he will hear good news. He makes the journey & is told of treasure hidden behind his house

Background imageHear Collection: Progress Vacuum Cleaner

Progress Vacuum Cleaner
You see, the house is much cleaner with the PROGRESS than with any other vacuum cleaner, whats more, Maman didn t even hear us do the housework !

Background imageHear Collection: Massage / Plump Man 1906

Massage / Plump Man 1906
- I hear you re having a baby, Mr Maurice? - Thats right - is it showing already?

Background imageHear Collection: Granny Tells Story 1893

Granny Tells Story 1893
Four children gather round to hear Granny read them a story

Background imageHear Collection: The Sound of the Sea

The Sound of the Sea
A little girl holds a sea- shell up to her brothers ear so that he, too, may hear the sound of the sea

Background imageHear Collection: Social / Tale of Fox 18C

Social / Tale of Fox 18C
A group of well-dressed men sit round a table to hear a tale of a fox

Background imageHear Collection: Fox / Stewart 19C

Fox / Stewart 19C
A fox stands on top of a hill... perhaps he can hear the hunt?

Background imageHear Collection: 1st Republican Convent

1st Republican Convent
The first Republican Convention Held " Under the Oaks" at Jackson, Michigan. A large crowd has gathered to hear the speakers who are raised up on a stage

Background imageHear Collection: Children on Balcony

Children on Balcony
Three boys on a high balcony shout their Christmas greetings for the whole town to hear


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