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Keeping Collection (page 3)

Background imageKeeping Collection: Victoria Station 1960S

Victoria Station 1960S
An incredibly packed Victoria Station, London, with passengers waiting with their luggage and keeping an eye on the train arrivals and departures notice boards. Date: late 1960s

Background imageKeeping Collection: Man Reading 1940S

Man Reading 1940S
Grandfather sits in his armchair reading a copy of the Beckenham Journal, keeping up with the wartime news. Lots of public information leaflets, etc. are to hand. Date: 1940s (re-enactment)

Background imageKeeping Collection: Boy Keeping a Diary

Boy Keeping a Diary
A ten-year-old English boy keeps a wartime diary during World War Two. Date: 1940s (re-enactment)

Background imageKeeping Collection: Lady Motorists Dress

Lady Motorists Dress
Elegance sportive - dress suggestions for the girl who wants to look her best while driving, while keeping warm... Date: 1905

Background imageKeeping Collection: Peter Garden (131)

Peter Garden (131)
PETER GARDEN Scotsman from Aberdeenshire, famous for his uninterrupted health, gigantic stature and longevity, keeping his faculties entire to the last Date: 1624 - 1755

Background imageKeeping Collection: Autumn Leaves / Green Park

Autumn Leaves / Green Park
Workmen busy early in the morning picking up the first Autumn leaves in Green Park, London. Date: 1934

Background imageKeeping Collection: Advert for toaster 1939

Advert for toaster 1939
The " 8-30" toaster, designed to toast two slices of bread simultaneously, and with a flat top for keeping other delicacies warm. 1939

Background imageKeeping Collection: Little boy photographing pet dog in a garden

Little boy photographing pet dog in a garden
A little boy photographing his pet dog on a chair in a garden. The dog is keeping obligingly still, with its front paws resting on the wooden arm of the chair

Background imageKeeping Collection: Sphere cover - French War Dog on Guard

Sphere cover - French War Dog on Guard
Front cover of The Sphere magazine showing a French war dog in a trench keeping watch for enemy snipers or patrols wandering too close to the French lines. Date: 1916

Background imageKeeping Collection: Small boy keeping goal in Balham, SW London

Small boy keeping goal in Balham, SW London
Small boy keeping goal in front of a concrete wall in a street in Balham, SW London. Date: circa 1961

Background imageKeeping Collection: WW2 Christmas card, air raid

WW2 Christmas card, air raid
WW2 Christmas card, keeping calm in an air raid. Date: circa 1942

Background imageKeeping Collection: The Professional Instinct Again, by Bairnsfather

The Professional Instinct Again, by Bairnsfather
The Professional Instinct Again Keeping His Hand In Private Smith, the company bomber (formerly " Shinio", the popular juggler)

Background imageKeeping Collection: Bottlenose Dolphin - Female (Mother) communicating

Bottlenose Dolphin - Female (Mother) communicating with Newborn Baby / Calf immediately after birth, keeping the baby under water to control its breathing (Tursiops truncatus)

Background imageKeeping Collection: Beekeeping Lantern Slide series

Beekeeping Lantern Slide series
Beekeeping-related black and white lantern slide - section of a brood comb. Part of Box 342, bees and beekeeping, slide number 5 Date: circa 1900

Background imageKeeping Collection: Suffragette Votes for Women Hooks & Eyes

Suffragette Votes for Women Hooks & Eyes
A tiny cardboard box, packaging for Votes for Women (Trademark!) hooks and eyes. Guaranteed rust proof. An absolute necessity for the dressmaker in keeping garments closed

Background imageKeeping Collection: Mens Wear during WW1, August and February by J. H. Thorpe

Mens Wear during WW1, August and February by J. H. Thorpe
The contrast in clothing worn by British soldiers in the trenches in August and in February. The soldier on the left wears the familiar khaki tunic, breeches and puttees

Background imageKeeping Collection: Cricket Wicket Keeping

Cricket Wicket Keeping
A cricketer demonstrating how to wicket keep. The correct way. Date: 1888

Background imageKeeping Collection: Flower vase with ornate border - Bairnsfatherware

Flower vase with ornate border - Bairnsfatherware
Milk jug with ornate border. Inscribed on one side - When the ell is it goin to be strawberry And inscribed on the other side - What time do they feed the sea-lions, Alf Very good condition

Background imageKeeping Collection: Keeping his hand in - Bairnsfatherware

Keeping his hand in - Bairnsfatherware
Bowl with an ornate border. Inscribed - Keeping his hand in. Slight crack to base and some crazing.. Bairnsfather Ware

Background imageKeeping Collection: Keeping his Hand In

Keeping his Hand In
KEEPING HIS HAND IN. Private Smith, the company bomber, formerly Shino, the popular juggler, frequently causes considerable anxiety to this platoon. Captain Bruce Bairnsfather, 1St Btn

Background imageKeeping Collection: Cartoon, Keeping his hand in, WW1

Cartoon, Keeping his hand in, WW1
Cartoon, Keeping his hand in. The professional instinct again. Private Smith, the company bomber (formerly Shinio, the popular juggler), frequently causes considerable anxiety to his platoon

Background imageKeeping Collection: Queen Mary ocean liner: Innovations on the bridge

Queen Mary ocean liner: Innovations on the bridge
New methods of wind-deflection; How the watch-keeping officers on the bridge will be protected from the weather by a screen of high-pressure air

Background imageKeeping Collection: WW2 poster, the Battle for Fuel

WW2 poster, the Battle for Fuel
WW2 poster -- You are in the Battle for Fuel -- are you keeping inside your target? Date: circa 1940

Background imageKeeping Collection: WW2 poster, G R Notes are the Key Notes

WW2 poster, G R Notes are the Key Notes
WW2 poster, G R [Goods Received?] Notes are the Key Notes of harmonious store keeping. Wrong information and careless handling causes discord. Design by Victor Hicks. Date: 1940s

Background imageKeeping Collection: Redfern advertisement, dressing well is patriotic, WW1

Redfern advertisement, dressing well is patriotic, WW1
Advertisement for fashion house, Redfern advising ladies that, It is patriotic to treat our soldiers well, and to look your best when they are home on leave

Background imageKeeping Collection: Water-bottle rotary by W H Robinson

Water-bottle rotary by W H Robinson
Water-bottle rotary for warming the legs of scottish soldiers after a night in the trenches. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the Estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/ILN/Mary Evans

Background imageKeeping Collection: British soldier cooks dinner on a brazier in trench

British soldier cooks dinner on a brazier in trench
Somewhere in France, a British soldier cooks his dinner on a brazier in the trenches while his comrades keep a look out. Date: 1915

Background imageKeeping Collection: Football

Football
What it feels to be like keeping goal for the first time. Date: circa 1912

Background imageKeeping Collection: British soldiers keeping warm, Western Front, WW1

British soldiers keeping warm, Western Front, WW1
British soldiers keeping warm round an oven on the Western Front during World War One. Tins of food are being heated up ready for their meal. Date: circa 1916

Background imageKeeping Collection: French soldiers removing wine for safe keeping, WW1

French soldiers removing wine for safe keeping, WW1
French soldiers removing wine from cellars in Amiens for safe keeping on the British Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Background imageKeeping Collection: Keeping a check on fuel consumed by G. H. Davis

Keeping a check on fuel consumed by G. H. Davis
Your fuel target: keeping a weekly check on the fuel consumed in an average household during the Second World War. Electricity and gas meters will tell you if you are keeping to your proper average

Background imageKeeping Collection: German strong point in Libyan desert by G. H. Davis

German strong point in Libyan desert by G. H. Davis
A German strong point in the Libyan desert during the Second World War. A stealthy prelude to major events: how a watch is kept by the Allies on enemy movements. Date: 1942

Background imageKeeping Collection: Keeping track of German raiders by G. H. Davis

Keeping track of German raiders by G. H. Davis
Keeping track of German raiders during the Second World War: the method pictorially explained, from the moment their approach is noted until the sounding of the alert in the threatened areas

Background imageKeeping Collection: Searchlights over Thames Embankment, London, WW1

Searchlights over Thames Embankment, London, WW1
Searchlights over the Thames Embankment near Charing Cross, London, keeping watch for enemy aircraft in the early days of the First World War. Cleopatras Needle can be seen on the right. Date: 1914

Background imageKeeping Collection: Black soldiers keeping warm, Western Front, France, WW1

Black soldiers keeping warm, Western Front, France, WW1
Black soldiers keeping warm at a brazier in a camp near the Western Front in France during World War One. Date: circa 1917

Background imageKeeping Collection: Burning the ice at both ends! by George Studdy

Burning the ice at both ends! by George Studdy
Burning the ice at both ends! Bonzo and the Bonzolines keep their temperatures down on a hot day, with a large cube of ice

Background imageKeeping Collection: Findings Keeping by Muriel Dawson

Findings Keeping by Muriel Dawson -- a little girl holding yellow flowers on a hilltop. Date: 1935

Background imageKeeping Collection: Advert for Halo sleeping cap 1936

Advert for Halo sleeping cap 1936
Halo waver helmet. Sleeping beauty. Worn at night, this unique Halo helmet produces lovely, deepened waves by morning. The back half net tides the ends; the front strips adjust to the waves

Background imageKeeping Collection: Finesse Bridge Set

Finesse Bridge Set
Cover design in art deco style for the Finesse Bridge Set, a decorative set of four pads and sixteen tallies. Featuring an elegant woman in a wide-brimmed hat

Background imageKeeping Collection: Sir Charles Turner

Sir Charles Turner
SIR CHARLES TURNER greeting an acquaintance while keeping his left hand in a muff Date: CIRCA 1782

Background imageKeeping Collection: Sir Amias Paulet

Sir Amias Paulet
SIR AMIAS PAULET (or Poulet) warder responsible for keeping Mary Queen of Scots under lock and key. Date: 1536 - 1588

Background imageKeeping Collection: Fitness Display

Fitness Display
Two soldiers keeping fit on an exercise wheel. Date: early 1930s

Background imageKeeping Collection: Stephen Monteage

Stephen Monteage
STEPHEN MONTEAGE Merchant of London, a pioneer of double-entry book-keeping, surrounded by a ring of roses. Date: 1623 - 1687

Background imageKeeping Collection: Albrecht Von Der Helle

Albrecht Von Der Helle
ALBRECHT VON DER HELLE We have not been able to learn what this resolute-looking German did for a living but you can be sure it wasn t pig- keeping or road-sweeping. Date: 1510 - ?

Background imageKeeping Collection: Keep Fit - Running for the Train

Keep Fit - Running for the Train
Keep Fit - Take a walk every morning! Three portly city gent having to scramble to make their morning train into the city. Date: 1943

Background imageKeeping Collection: Comic Postcard - Advantageous vantage point

Comic Postcard - Advantageous vantage point
Comic Postcard - An advantageous vantage point! A workman adjusting a gas main keeps a score of the choice of underwear of the ladies passing above his vantage point pavement manhole cover)

Background imageKeeping Collection: Winter, 18th century French School

Winter, 18th century French School (possibly by Francois Octavien, 1695-1736). Showing people keeping warm inside with a blazing fire (left), a pigs carcase being cut up outside, wood being chopped

Background imageKeeping Collection: Battersea firemen WWII

Battersea firemen WWII
Battersea firemen keeping pigs during World War II 1939-1945



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