Hold Collection (page 11)

French theatre
M. E. Paillerons play, La Souris being performed. The male lead actor holds out a small doll which seems to upset the woman greatly

Skating girls by Florence Hardy
Four girls, dressed in pretty early Victorian dresses, bonnets and muffs, hold hands as they skate together

North Vietnam 1972
A group of North Vietnamese soldiers hold their rifles aloft as if in celebration of victory. *UNAVAILABLE FOR USE IN ASIA AT PRESENT*

Nanny and Child
A small, rather solemn-looking child sits on their carers lap, staring out into the distance. The nanny holds the child carefully, stroking one of the childs tiny, chubby feet

Cremorne Banquet
The Licensed Victuallers Schools hold their anniversary dinner in Cremorne Gardens

Eggs from the Sky
Two boys from the Keep Hatch School at Wokingham, Berkshire, hold some of the eggs which fell out of a clear sky in December 1974

Lear / Nonsense / Man Post
There was an Old Man of the coast, who placidly sat on a post; But when it was cold, he relinquished his hold, and called for some hot buttered toast

How to straphang
Various London Underground passengers using inventive ways to hang on to straps on Tube trains. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/ILN/Mary

Resources required for a New Years Ball, Royal Albert Hall
Illustration showing the resources, in both manpower and consumables, required to organise and hold the New Years Ball, Royal Albert Hall, 1925

Hampton Court Tennis
Lawn tennis in Hampton Court Tilt Yard: some are playing, some hold racquets and chat, others watch and walk by the courts

Lloyd George and Herbert Samuel
The Liberal politicians David Lloyd George (1863-1945) and Herbert Samuel (1870-1963) watching a passing parade. Lloyd George was War Minister

Napoleon at Saint-Cloud
When in Paris, Napoleon and Josephine live at the Tuileries : but their principal residence is at the palace of Saint-Cloud, where they hold court in style

Landing Oranges at Fresh Wharf, London Bridge, 1874
Engraving showing the belly of a cargo ship, being unloaded of oranges at Fresh Wharf, London. The oranges, in rectangular crates

Seamans Mission Chaplain on a merchant ship, 1906
Photograph showing a Mission to Seamen Chaplain sitting on a merchant ship, sharing his tobacco with the crew, 1906. Mission boats were at work in many of the worlds largest ports, at this time

Mission to Seamen Chaplain distributing Papers, 1906
Photograph showing a Mission to Seamen Chaplain distributing papers and magazines to a merchant ship crew, on their vessel, 1906

Loading a Steamship, Woolwich, 1884
Engraving showing the loading of rails and other materials for the Souakim Railway onto a steamship, at Woolwich, 1884. Stevedores and dockworkers are visible

Landing Cotton at Liverpool, 1875
Engraving showing the deck of a cargo ship as it is unloaded at Liverpool docks, by stevedores and dock workers. At left can be seen the bales of cotton and on the right

Franco-Prussian War: French Infantry
A Group of French soldiers, three of whom wear uniforms with the kepi or cap. One soldier is in turkish dress of a zouave and one black soldier is also in eastern dress with a turban

The School Childrens Strike, 1889
Engraving showing a school childrens strike of 1889, which started in the East End of London in imitation of the Dockers strike that year

Cooking Soup on an Emigrant Ship, 1849
Engraving of the galley on the deck of an emigrant ship, where passengers are being doled out soup, 1849. In the foreground is a cannon and a door down to the hold with lifting gear

Men of the Niam-Niam Tribe, Sudan, c. 1887
Engraving showing some men of the Niam-Niam Tribe, Sudan, c.1887. One man is holding a stringed musical instrument, whilst the others hold characteristic spears and shields

Mission to Seamen Service on board a Barge, 1906
Photograph showing a Mission to Seamen Service being held on the deck of a barge, 1906. Mission boats were at work in many of the worlds largest ports, at this time

Apollo and the Sibyl
Apollo promises his lover Sibyl she may live as many years as she can hold grains of sand; she becomes very aged, no more than a voice - the oracular Sibyl of Cuma

Japanese at Mukden
Japanese attack Mukden, Manchurian capital, take the city and hold it until the end of World War Two

The Civil War in America: Federals advancing on the abandone
The Unionists began to gain the upper hand against Confederate forces as the Peninsular Campaign took hold during 1862

Christmas Dinner 1931
A jolly group in party hats hold out their plates for freshly carved turkey during Christmas dinner at Antoines restaurant, Charlotte Street, London

MODERN TELEPHONE
A modern office telephone which enables the operator to put calls on hold before tranferring them

The Stoke-Hold of a Cole Burning British Warship, 1913
Photograph of stokers working in the stoke-hold of a British Warship, 1913

Germans at Verdun
BATTLE OF VERDUN - general von Falkenhayn urges his men to a renewed attack but despite repeated assaults, the French hold out and the Germans will have to abandon the siege

Girls with Bird in Cage
Two little girls hold up some food to their caged bird

Robinson Crusoe / Defoe
With this cargo I put to sea Crusoe abandons the sinking wreck with as much equipment as his raft can hold

Oudinot Outside Rome
Oudinot, the French commander, with his staff, preparing for a fresh attack on Garibaldis republicans who currently hold Rome

Children / Animals / 1950S
Two children hold a monkey and a parrot

Summer Days - some are Not
Stormy summer day with ladies and gentlemen struggling to keep hold of their hats

To solve Londons car-garaging problem? A skyscraper Park
Illustration of a cross section of a proposed multi storey garage/ car park, designed by Eugene G. Higgins. It was designed in the style of a tower and could hold seven hundred cars

French Council of War
Concerned by their defeats by the Imperial army, the French under the Connetable de Bourbon hold a council of war outside Rome

Evacuation / Mother & Son
A young mother and her son hold one another apprehensively as they wait for him to be evacuated

Club Des Jacobins
Originally a group of Breton deputies, the Jacobins take their name from their HQ in an old convent : with some half million members, they hold uncompromising views

Vendee : Catholics
The Vendee struggle is as much religious as political : the Catholic clergy are harassed by the government and forced to hold clandestine masses in the countryside

Garde Du Corps Banquet
In the theatre at Versailles, with Louis and Marie present, officers of the garde du corps (royal bodyguard) hold a feast where they trample the revolutionary tricouleur

Hand Holds a Telephone
A hand with manicured finger nails hold up a white telephone handset

Scene below Decks
Misery below decks : a few passengers are able to enjoy their meal but most are unhappy and some are literally sea-sick

Secret Mass
A group of faithful Christians pray at a secret mass held during the French Revolution

Edwards Bear / Lampstand
After being shot by Edward, Prince of Wales, this bear is stuffed and used to hold a light and a tray of cigars at Marlborough House

Montreal Taken by Brits
Montreal is the last town in Canada to hold out against the British : but finally it, too, is taken by troops landing from the St Lawrence, thus ending French power in Canada

A Cooper at Work
A cooper uses a hand adze to shape one of the bands used to hold together the individual slats which make up a barrel or keeler tub. The workshop is known as a cooperage

Combat at Kalafat
Russian and French infantry at close quarters near Kalafat - the French successfully hold off the Russian attack

Marriage Contract C17
A bourgeois marriage: while the lovers hold hands in a corner, their elders discuss the financial details of the arrangement

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