Holds Collection (page 11)

Bream Catch
A fisherman wearing a visor and rubber waders, holds up a catch of bream, Lough Forbes, County Longford, Ireland. Date: 1960s

Royal Brass Band
One of the Royal Guards holds up some sheet music for his colleagues in the brass band to read! Date: 1960s

Smiling young girl with a parasol
A young girl with a Japanese parasol. She is wearing a headscarf and seemingly wearing a nightie, but this does not totally explain the slightly baffling card title: " Butterfly"

Orphans - Young girl and two little tiny puppies
Possibly the ultimate sentimental postcard of all time.... This delightful photograph is entitled Orphans an one might be correct to assume that both the two puppies

Travellers Palm, Malaysia
Travellers Palm (Ravenala madagascariensis), Malaysia. It has been given the name Travellers palm because the sheaths of the stems hold rainwater, which can be used as an emergency drinking supply

British Snails Training
Mrs. Connie Lythgoe holds a training session for some British snails. Their international races will help to provide shelter for the homeless. Date: 1960s

Dogs and Ladder
An adult dog stands on its hindlegs, while with its forelegs it holds up a ladder on which its puppies can play. Date: 1890s

16th Century Classroom
A teacher and his pupils : he holds a birch with which to chastise the ignorant. Date: 16th century

Arch Druid (Smith)
The Arch Druid in his judicial habit holds the peithynin, or elucidator, on which maxims are inscribed : the snake beside the altar-stone is a sacred beast. Date: BCE

Druids (Smith)
Two priests of the Druidical order : the one on the left holds an emblem of the Moon, the other is an Arch-Druid, holding a sceptre and wearing a garland of oak leaves. Date: BCE

Bayard at Minturno
During the French campaign against the Spanish in Italy, the Chevalier BAYARD bravely holds the bridge of Garillan against the enemy. Date: 1501

Newfoundland Scrap
A child holds two Newfoundland dogs, one brown and white, the other black and white. Date: circa 1890

Boy, Puppy and Fox
Love me, love my dog.. or was that fox? A little boy cuddles a puppy and holds a fox cub in his other arm. Date: 1960s

Girl Holds Two Dolls
A girl with a doll under each arm underneath an umbrella Date: circa 1900

Racial / Asia / Vietnam 19C
Four people from Annam, central Vietnam; one man carries a spear, the other holds a fan made of feathers Date: late 19th century

Alice Holds the Baby Pig
Alice holds the baby which turns into a little pig Date: First published: 1865

COSTUME 1475
Male & female costume of the late 15th century - he wears a purse & dagger at his waist & holds a bird of prey, she wears a blue gown with gold belt. Date: circa 1475

Lucania Steamship
This Cunarder is the first ship to be equipped with Signor Marconis wireless system : for a while she holds the Blue Riband for the fastest Atlantic crossing. Date: 1901

Reading on Windy Day
A Spanish lady trying to read on a windy day. She holds on to her hat while her scarf and necklace blow behind her and Autumn leaves blow around her. Date: 1928

Nest of Birds
A little girl holds her baby sister up to look at a nest of birds in a tree. Date: circa 1890

Lady & Nursemaid
The nursemaid holds the baby for its mother to see during the morning visit to the nursery that she manages to make between her other social engagements Date: 1903

Burgundian Costume 1450
As la duchesse de Bourgogne kneels in prayer, her rosary round her wrist, her page holds up her gown and a lady of her court clutches her own dress Date: circa 1450

Children, Dog, Cats

Augustinian Nuns
AUGUSTINIAN NUNS one holds an ikon Date: late 19th century

Justice with Scales
Justice holds the scales... Date: 17th century

Brother and sister with new puppy
A touching photograph of a young pair of siblings (brother and sister?) with their new family pet dog - a collie puppy

Snake Charmer - Martinique
Snake Charmer, Martinique, eastern Caribbean sea

Young girl holding pet cat
A young girl holding the familys pet cat. Watercolour painting by Raymond Sheppard

Young Boy a holding racing car
A study of a young boy, seated in a high-backed wooden chair, clutching his favourite model racing car. Watercolour painting by Raymond Sheppard

An artist at home
The artist Ethel Walker out painting near her home in Buckinghamshire, accompanied by her dog, Boy David

Snake Charmer - Tangiers, Morocco
An attentive crowd watching a rather wild-looking snake charmer. Amongst the onlookers is (interestingly) a British Naval officer smoking a pipe

Florizel and Perdita in The Winters Tale
Perdita philosophises on her flowers while the other characters observe. Date: 24th August 1861

Heat-resistant asbestos
A photograph taken for a commercial client, demonstrating the heat-resisting properties of Asbestos, long before the modern dangers of the material were recognised. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Catch of the day
A jolly fisherman wearing a bright yellow waterproof jacket holds on to his mighty catch - an enormous cod. His fishing companion seems less than impressed with his catch or his bufoonery!

Girl Bowling 1921
A female bowler, holds her ball and smiles

Iranian Gentleman holding a Mauser
An Iranian man holding a Mauser automatic pistol, Bushehr (Bushire), Iran. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

After Dinner - Uncle Robert holds forth by Van Abbe. Front cover illustration depicting an old uncle entertaining his younger relations by the fireside in what looks to be a very grand room of a

Girl Holding Dog
A little girl holds her dog while their photo is taken

Girl Holds Dog
A small girl makes sure her dog doesn t run away till the gentleman has taken his photograph

Queen Victoria photographed with the Battenbergs
Queen Victoria with the Battenbergs in 1889; Prince Henry of Battenberg holds his son Alexander ( Drino - later Marquess of Carisbrooke), while Princess Beatrice holds their only daughter

The poor on New Years Eve in Edinburgh
A crowded street scene showing the poor on New Years Eve in Edinburgh, Scotland, where a man gallantly holds the hand of a woman and offers her a festive drink

KAMERAD
A red haired girl with a seductive glint in her eye holds up her hands under the a bunch of mistletoe

Parlement at Amiens
Charles VI, still a youngster but not yet certifiably mad, decides he can run France without his guardians : he holds a parlement at Amiens

Napoleon Holds Revue
Napoleon holds a military revue in the Place du Carrousel, at the Tuileries, Paris

Charlemagne Assembly
He holds a popular assembly

The three Orders of St Petersburgh
Tsar Paul I hurries along with his ribbon and coat tails fluttering. He holds in his hands papers labelled order and counter order ; on his crown is disorder

Etats-Generaux
Louis XII, though ruling as autocratically as most kings, finds it prudent to consult his subjects from time to time : he holds a seance of the states-general at Tours

New Year Reception
Napoleon holds his customary New Year reception at the palais des Tuileries, Paris

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