Hole Collection (page 5)

The Screw Em Out golf hole cleaner by Heath Robinson
A typically convoluted contraption from William Heath Robinson, the first in a series entitled, Very Patent Aides to Sport, showing the Screw-Em-Out golf hole cleaner in action on a golf course

Ancient Grain Measures and Calvary at Gruyeres, Switzerland
Ancient grain measures and the Calvary at Gruyeres, Switzerland. After the opening was closed, grain was poured into the receptacles under the watchful eye of the bailiff to ensure that the merchant

Yangon, Myanmar - The Rangoon Gazette with inset photograph of The Mandalay Palace at Mandalay, Myanmar, the last royal palace of the last Burmese monarchy. Date: 1905

Christmas card in the shape of an autumn leaf. Date: circa 1890s

LCC-LFB Fireman using the sliding pole
Following a visit to the United States, the Chief Officer (Captain Eyre Massey Shaw) saw these devices in American firehouses, and brought the idea into his own fire stations

GLC-LFB - Fire at the Grocers Hall, City of London
A major fire at the Grocers Hall in the City of London. Firefighters work from a slated roof, attacking the fire through a hole made in the slates

Blitz in London -- Tottenham Court Road, WW2
Blitz in London -- workmen clear out a bomb crater in Tottenham Court Road after an air raid

The Bargain Stone, Wolverhampton, England. In bygone days men would seal deals by shaking hands through the hole seen in the top part of the stone! Date: 1950s photo

Soldiers WWI
Soldiers sheltering in a grenade pit in Flanders during World War I

Tigress and cubs by a pool. Watercolour painting by Raymond Sheppard

Black Hole of Calcutta
The Black Hole of Calcutta, in which only 23 of 146 prisoners are said to have survived. (This has now been shown to be a myth)

Soldier on the Western Front, Northern France, WW1
Soldier (Albert Auerbach) on the Western Front in Northern France during the First World War. Date: 1918

British soldiers in German dugouts, WW1
British soldiers in abandoned German dugouts, WW1. 1914-1918

Dragging two artillery horses on Western Front by Matania
Dragging two artillery horses from a mud hole on the Western Front to prevent them being nearly drowned in a muddy pool. In the background, a third horse

Dog looking through a hole in a wooden fence
Unusual Friends - dog looking through a hole in a wooden fence. 1950s

Norway - Torghatten
Torghatten (Trolls Hat) is a hill in Norway renowned for its distinctive hole piercing straight through the hillside (not a printing error!)

Medieval history. Scandinavia. Different objects with the mark of owner. In the background, dice and backgammon pieces. Medieval Museum. Stockholm. Sweden

Conversation through the garden fence, London England. British Caribbean boy and English girl with blond hair speaks through the hole in the garden fence Date: 1989

Communist China - soldiers in wartime, taking time out for political study and discussion, while others look out for enemy action, probably during the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945)

Communist China - guerrilla soldiers taking part in the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945). circa 1940s

The Nose Game - Artistic Nose D10, Denotes Refinement. 1927

Armours Hole, Newcastle, Co. Down; verso, Barges, Fleetwood (1846). Moore, James 1819 - 1883. Date: 1846

Madmans Hole, Collin Glen Belfast
Madmans Hole, Collin Glen (Belfast) (1846). Moore, James 1819 - 1883. Date: 1846

Kitten with envelope on a Christmas card
Black and white kitten with its head sticking through a torn envelope on a Christmas card. Date: 1881

Christmas card in the shape of a drum with dogs
Christmas card in the shape of a drum with two dogs looking through a large hole (back). (2 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Christmas card in the shape of a drum with dog
Christmas card in the shape of a drum with a dogs face looking through a hole (front). (1 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Christmas card in the shape of a drum with cats
Christmas card in the shape of a drum with three cats looking through a hole (back). (2 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Christmas card in the shape of a drum with cat
Christmas card in the shape of a drum with a cats face looking through a hole (front). (1 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Easel and artist on a cutout Christmas card -- a mans face can be seen through a hole in the canvas, and the artist is falling backwards in surprise. (1 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Easel and boy on a cutout Christmas card -- he has stuck his head through the canvas from the back, making the shocked artist fall backwards on the other side. (2 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Childs slate with pen and greeting on a Christmas card
Childs slate with pen, sponge and greeting on a Christmas card. Date: early 20th century

Christmas card in the shape of an autumn leaf with a little white dog. Date: circa 1890s

Dog on a tambourine-shaped Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Greetings card in the shape of a slice of bread with cheese
Greetings card in the shape of a slice of white bread with piece of cheese on top. circa 1890s

Frogs Hole, Wilmington. Houses with Small holdings. Part of Box 129 Boswell Collection - Local Views. Date: early 1900s

Little girl in a garden on a Christmas card
Little girl in a garden with pink blossom on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Christmas card in the shape of a luggage label
Christmas card in the shape of a leather luggage label with a dogs head breaking through the centre. Date: circa 1890s

The Long Hole, Irelands Eye where Mrs Kirwin was found Murd
The Long Hole, Irelands Eye / where Mrs Kirwin was found Murdered (1853). Moore, James 1819 - 1883. Date: 1853

Hole Stone, Doagh, Co. Antrim, a standing stone. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Antrim; Doagh). Date: circa early 1900s

Bullaun Stone, Rathmichael, Co. Dublin - a view of a stone in the ground with a hole through it. (Location: Republic of Ireland; County Dublin; Rathmichael). Date: circa early 1900s

Cist and Burial Urns, Ballywilliam, Donaghadee, 1907 - a view into a hole containing Burial urns. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Down; Donaghadee). Date: circa early 1900s

View of a coastal hole with stones inside. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Pot Hole in Lough a Veema, Source of Underground River, Co. Antrim - a view of a pot hole in the dried up Lough. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Antrim; Loughareema). Date: circa early 1900s

The Long Hole and Seacliffe Road, Bangor - a view of the Long Hole and boats and the Seacliffe road behind and to the right. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Down; Bangor). Date: circa early 1900s

Hells Hole, Cliffs of Malen, Co. Donegal - a view of very steep cliffs and gap between. (Location: Republic of Ireland; County Donegal; Malin). Date: circa early 1900s

Digging Mud Turf in an Oul Bog Hole Co. Antrim - a view of a man and lady digging turf out of a trench. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Antrim). Date: circa early 1900s

Holed Stone, Tobernavean, near Sligo - a view of a holed upright stone with a boy crawled into the hole for scale. (Location: Republic of Ireland: County Sligo: Tobernaveen). Date: circa early 1900s

A Glenariff Pot Hole - a view of a hole created by the action of turbulent water. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Antrim: Glenariff). Date: circa early 1900s

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