Knees Collection (page 3)

A young girl leaning backward against a wall. Watercolour sketch by Raymond Sheppard

Satire on the plea for a labourers vote
Excellent political satire on the plea for a labourers vote, as both a Tory and a Liberal Politician get down on their knees to beg for the vote of the common working man

Lear / Nonsense / Dover
There was an Old Person of Dover, who rushed through a field of blue Clover; But some very large bees, stung his nose and his knees, so he very soon went back to Dover

French infantry creeping forward on the Western Front
French infantry in the front line on hands and knees creeping forward to within charging distance. Two soldiers are seen in the foreground wearing steel helmets

Cassagnac / Gill / Hommes D
PAUL GRANIER DE CASSAGNAC French journalist, politician and noted duellist

Housemaid Brushes Carpet
The housemaid of a large Edwardian house brushes one of the many large dusty rugs on her hands and knees

Pius IX Returns
Now that the French have rescued Rome from those awful Republicans, it is safe for Pius IX to go back : he lands at Naples where the pious citizens fall to their knees

Interrogating Witness
A Chinese official questions a witness, held on her knees by an assistant, while a scribe records her testimony

French Nobles 1650
A group of French nobles; the man wears a cape, sword and spurred boots, with rosettes at his waist and knees; all support the lacemaking industry generously

St Paul & Jailor
The Philippian jailor falls down on his knees before St Paul and Silas and asks what he must do to be saved. (Acts XVI: 16-34)

Canadian Country Dance
Knees-up in a French Canadian village home

Strauss / Rosenkavalier / 1
ROSENKAVALIER the opening scene of the opera: Octavian and the Princess of Werdenberg

Verdi and Gondola
GIUSEPPE VERDI the Italian opera composer in old age, with a gondola on the water in the background

Stevenson / Poems / Flowers
A boy sits, with knees drawn up towards his chest, in a pretty, English cottage garden surrounded by Hollyhocks, Delphiniums, Sweet Williams, Primulas & Foxgloves

Tibetan Temple Scene
The interior of a Tibetan temple, with worshippers going round the inner enclosure either on their knees or stretched full length on the floor

Girl Putting a Slype
GIRL PUTTING A SLYPE In low galleries, children crawl on hands and knees for 100 to 200 metres, hauling a slype holding up to 250 kg (from the official Report)

Mines : Children Hauling
CHILDREN WORKING AS PUTTERS Three children hurrying - hauling a laden wagon through a low gallery, on hands and knees : boys and girls both did this work (Report)

Mens Combinations
Passion-killers for men ! Picture your boy-friend in these Aertex combinations (open all down front) down to either knees or ankles. Prices from 7 to 14 shillings

Housemaid and Grate
A housemaid on her knees cleans a grate with black lead and elbow grease

Housemaid Polishes Floor
A maidservant on her hands and knees polishes a floor with beeswax and turpentine

Churchmen & Mary
Even the mightiest of churchmen fall on their knees before the Virgin and Child

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