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Holds Collection (page 9)

Background imageHolds Collection: The Right Dishonourable Double-Face Asquith

The Right Dishonourable Double-Face Asquith. Shows Prime Minister Asquith as a two-faced figure, dressed in French Revolutionary style confronting the King

Background imageHolds Collection: Committee rooms, House of Commons

Committee rooms, House of Commons. Jane Bull holds a box labelled, Miss. J. Bull Franchise Realising it is empty, she confronts Herbert Gladstone who thinks, Dear me

Background imageHolds Collection: Suffragette, Policeman Come over Here

Suffragette, Policeman Come over Here. Tiny suffragette waving flag and hammer, held up by policeman while colleague holds arms outstretched saying, Come over Here. Date: circa 1911

Background imageHolds Collection: Suffragette, Votes for Women, Fancy Dress

Suffragette, Votes for Women, Fancy Dress. A seated group of men and women, some in masks, men blacked up all in strange attire. Girl in front row holds Votes for Women placard. Date: circa 1909

Background imageHolds Collection: Students at the Painting School, Pelham Street, London

Students at the Painting School, Pelham Street, London
Students at the Painting School, Pelham Street, nr. South Kensington Station, London. Principals: A. S. Cope, A.R.A and J. Watson Nicol. Date: 1910

Background imageHolds Collection: The Reverend James Boyle, West Africa

The Reverend James Boyle, West Africa
The Reverend James Boyle, Lagos, Nigeria, West Africa Date: circa 1910

Background imageHolds Collection: Bonzo the cartoon dog holding an ink pen

Bonzo the cartoon dog holding an ink pen. Bonzo Annual, 1935 Date: 1935

Background imageHolds Collection: Small boy standing on chaise-longue

Small boy standing on chaise-longue
Young boy holding a ball, stands on a chaise longue. Date: c. 1910

Background imageHolds Collection: Mother and baby

Mother and baby
Portrait of a mother with her beautiful baby Date: c. 1910

Background imageHolds Collection: Stay! by Charles Robinson

Stay! by Charles Robinson
An allegorical picture representing Britannia starting on the path of pleasure and joyousness while fate intervenes and holds her back. Date: 2nd July 1902

Background imageHolds Collection: Willem III - 2

Willem III - 2
Willem III, future king of England and newly-elected stadtholder, holds his first council of state. Date: 10 February 1675

Background imageHolds Collection: Christening Robes

Christening Robes
A proud grandmother holds her baby grandchild, dressed in its Christening robes. Date: 1950s

Background imageHolds Collection: Wonky Stage Set

Wonky Stage Set
A theatre production worker holds onto a stage set of a castle to prevent it from falling on the stage manager! Date: early 1930s

Background imageHolds Collection: Miner & Family 1905

Miner & Family 1905
A miner and his family stand on the doorstep of their dwelling. The mother proudly holds up her baby for the camera. Probably taken in Radstock, Avon. Date: 1905

Background imageHolds Collection: Suffragettes, Irish Nationalists and Unionists unite for WW1

Suffragettes, Irish Nationalists and Unionists unite for WW1
WW1 - Another Triple Alliance - " We ve Stopped Hostilities - Now for the Germans!" - Suffragettes, Irish Nationalists and Ulster Unionists put aside their own social

Background imageHolds Collection: Two Japanese theatrical performers

Two Japanese theatrical performers (note the similarity in costume to the women depicted in picture 11005448) standing in front of a large striped banner, one holding an open fan

Background imageHolds Collection: Japan - Woman ( boss at the tea house !) in garden with fan

Japan - Woman ( boss at the tea house !) in garden with fan
Japan Woman ( boss at the tea house !) in garden with fan Date: circa 1905

Background imageHolds Collection: Japan - Japanese Dancing girl and Shamisen player

Japan - Japanese Dancing girl and Shamisen player. Date: circa 1904

Background imageHolds Collection: Japan - Geisha Girl walking in garden - bizarre expression

Japan - Geisha Girl walking in garden - bizarre expression
Japan - Geisha Girl walking in garden - she is exhibiting a rather bizarre facial expression - not her best look one would imagine. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageHolds Collection: China - Chinese Farmers (one v. old) from the Ningpo District

China - Chinese Farmers (one v. old) from the Ningpo District
China - Chinese Farmers (one v.old) from the Ningpo District. Card produced by the United Methodist Free Churches: Home and Foreign Missions. Date: 1905

Background imageHolds Collection: Chinese children

Chinese children
A young chinese brother and sister, posing with daffodils and a small pottery vessel, both in traditional costume. Date: 1904

Background imageHolds Collection: Schoolmaster reacts angrily as his window is smashed

Schoolmaster reacts angrily as his window is smashed by an errant cricket ball. Date: 1898

Background imageHolds Collection: Bahrain - The Sepoy Guard of the British Governor

Bahrain - The Sepoy Guard of the British Governor
Bahrain - The Local Sepoy Guard of the British Governor - standing at the entrance to his official compound. Date: 1933

Background imageHolds Collection: Japan - Woman with umbrella

Japan - Woman with umbrella Date: circa 1906

Background imageHolds Collection: Swiss Woman dancing with a brown bear

Swiss Woman dancing with a brown bear
Swiss Woman in traditional costume dancing enthusiastically with a brown bear, the symbol of both the city and surrounding canton of Bern, Switzerland, and is featured in their coat of arms

Background imageHolds Collection: Thessaloniki, Greece - Three Young children

Thessaloniki, Greece - Three Young children, the young girl holding a small bucket. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageHolds Collection: Kitsch Italian postcard - Young man with floral bouquet

Kitsch Italian postcard - Young man with floral bouquet
A smart (rather sweet-looking) young man stands with rosy cheeks in the photograph used on this fabulously kitsch 1920s Italian postcard. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageHolds Collection: Five jolly Dutch Country Girls - Marken, The Netherlands

Five jolly Dutch Country Girls - Marken, The Netherlands
Five jolly Dutch Country Girls at Marken, a peninsula in the Markermeer, in the Netherlands and a former island in the Zuiderzee

Background imageHolds Collection: Buy War Bonds and Stamps - USA - WW2

Buy War Bonds and Stamps - USA - WW2
Patriotic Postcard from Alantic Cuty ( proud to become a part of the US Army Air Force ) encouraging the American populace to purchase War bonds

Background imageHolds Collection: A Lakeland Shepherd on horseback carrying a sick ewe

A Lakeland Shepherd on horseback carrying a sick ewe
A Lakeland Dalesman Shepherd on horseback bringing home a sickly ewe, Cumbria - his trusty dog trots alongside Date: 1913

Background imageHolds Collection: Russian Coachman and his elegant carriage

Russian Coachman and his elegant carriage
A rather sturdy Russian Coachman and his elegant carriage Date: circa 1901

Background imageHolds Collection: Algeria - Kabyle Woman with her young infant son

Algeria - Kabyle Woman with her young infant son
Woman of the Kabyle People with her young infant son - Berbers from North Eastern Algeria - estimate population today approx. 5 million individuals. Date: circa 1908

Background imageHolds Collection: Southern Algeria - Woman holding a small decorated ewer

Southern Algeria - Woman holding a small decorated ewer
Southern Algeria - Woman wearing a very ornate conical hat holding a small decorated ewer. Date: circa 1908

Background imageHolds Collection: Market Reports illustrated - Game - Supply Strong

Market Reports illustrated - Game - Supply Strong. A Fair clearance was effected! A Butcher scares away his customers (a rather well-heeled family)

Background imageHolds Collection: Concert in aid of Great Ormond Street Childrens Hospital

Concert in aid of Great Ormond Street Childrens Hospital
Drawing done by Phil May to be used to publicise a Flower Concert to raise funds for Great Ormond Street Childrens Hospital Date: circa 1890s

Background imageHolds Collection: Brother & Sister - London Street Children - Flotsam & Jetsam

Brother & Sister - London Street Children - Flotsam & Jetsam
Flotsam and Jetsam - A very elegant and emotive description and title for this beautifully-realised portrait study of two poor London street children. Date: 1895

Background imageHolds Collection: To mary for love or for money?

To mary for love or for money?
A pretty young girl is undecided whether to marry for love or for money... (see 10803887) Date: 1895

Background imageHolds Collection: Distinctive character publicising Phil Mays summer Annual

Distinctive character publicising Phil Mays summer Annual
Distinctive character (his publisher?) publicising Phil Mays summer Annual. Date: 1892

Background imageHolds Collection: Tramp holding out a strip of paper

Tramp holding out a strip of paper
Down on his luck tramp in rags, seated and holding out a strip of paper Date: circa 1890s

Background imageHolds Collection: Rural Russia - Villagers

Rural Russia - Villagers, including a dapper accordion player and three headscarf-wearing young ladies holding bouquets of flowers

Background imageHolds Collection: Brindisi, Italy - Corso Umberto I and Corso Garibaldi

Brindisi, Italy - Corso Umberto I and Corso Garibaldi
Brindisi - a city in the Apulia region of Italy, the capital of the province of Brindisi, off the coast of the Adriatic Sea

Background imageHolds Collection: The Charioteer - Classical Greek art - Delphi

The Charioteer - Classical Greek art - Delphi
The Charioteer. ca. 475 BC. Classical Greek art. Bronze Sculpture from Delphi, Greece. Delphi Museum. Date: circa 475 BC

Background imageHolds Collection: France - Souvenir Card of the 71st Infantry Regiment

France - Souvenir Card of the 71st Infantry Regiment
Kitch Souvenir Card of the 71st Infantry Regiment - Saint-Brieuc, France. Posed by Omar Shariff?? !!! Date: 1910s

Background imageHolds Collection: Small boy in a sailor suit poses with a large anchor

Small boy in a sailor suit poses with a large anchor Date: 1906

Background imageHolds Collection: Baby boy amazed by his own reflection

Baby boy amazed by his own reflection
Baby boy sat on a fine Persian rug is amazed by his own reflection in a hand mirror. If one looks carefully, you can see that this photograph is (rather poorly) staged

Background imageHolds Collection: Swedish Mother and Son

Swedish Mother and Son Gott Nytt Ar " Happy New Year" Date: circa 1920s

Background imageHolds Collection: Young Russian Girl holding up a bunch of flowers

Young Russian Girl holding up a bunch of flowers
I m going to give you a bunch of flowers and then make a swift departure! (very loose translation!) Young Russian Girl holding up a bunch of flowers. Date: 1908

Background imageHolds Collection: Two Natives of Bermuda

Two Natives of Bermuda
An elderly Bermudan man pauses on his return from, or trip to, his local market bearing some fresh produce. The donkey looks in need of a good rest... Date: circa 1910s



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