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Lap Collection

Background imageLap Collection: Jim Pike, Australian jockey, on his horse, Phar Lap

Jim Pike, Australian jockey, on his horse, Phar Lap
James Edward (Jim) Pike (1892-1969), Australian jockey, on his horse, Phar Lap (1926-1932). circa 1931-1932

Background imageLap Collection: Welsh Girls in Traditional Costume 1908

Welsh Girls in Traditional Costume 1908
A group of seven Welsh girls in traditional costume. One of them holds a large doll on her lap, and three are holding baskets

Background imageLap Collection: A little girl asleep on her mothers lap

A little girl asleep on her mothers lap circa 1890

Background imageLap Collection: 1903-Trouble; 1930-Reliability: The Motor cars wonderful ad

1903-Trouble; 1930-Reliability: The Motor cars wonderful ad
Six photographs illustrating the development of the motor car over a period of 27 years starting with the old Siddeley of 1903 next to its latest descendant of the time

Background imageLap Collection: Northern Scandinavian girl

Northern Scandinavian girl in traditional costume, lisening to the sound of the sea in a conch shell. Possibly a young member of the Sami People. circa 1910s

Background imageLap Collection: Advertisement for Bovril

Advertisement for Bovril - nurses must use Bovril in place of beef tea as it is infinitely more nourishing. Date: late 19th century

Background imageLap Collection: Heres How by Cecil Aldin

Heres How by Cecil Aldin
Heres How: Woggles Series LV. Woggles, the cheeky Sealyham Terrier who starred in a series of illustrations by the artist Cecil Aldin in The Sketch

Background imageLap Collection: Boeing 707-436 G-APFD first BOAC 707 LAP 1960

Boeing 707-436 G-APFD first BOAC 707 LAP 1960
Tail of Boeing 707-436 G-APFD first BOAC 707 delivered LAP 29 April 1960, 2 days after delivery Date: 1960

Background imageLap Collection: Lapland Familes, teepees and huskies

Lapland Familes, teepees and huskies
Lyngseidet, Norway. Families of Lapps with their tents

Background imageLap Collection: Woman on a Train Date: 1950

Woman on a Train Date: 1950

Background imageLap Collection: Eliza Comes to Stay by H. V. Esmond

Eliza Comes to Stay by H. V. Esmond. First produced at the Pier Theatre, Brighton, as Sandy and his Eliza on 30th September 1912 and at the Criterion Theatre on 12th December 1913

Background imageLap Collection: Susi - drinking beer

Susi - drinking beer. 1950s

Background imageLap Collection: Boeing 707-436 G-APFE BOAC LAP 1960

Boeing 707-436 G-APFE BOAC LAP 1960
Boeing 707-436 G-APFE of BOAC at LAP on 16 May 1960 Date: 1960

Background imageLap Collection: Officers of 207 Squadron with Handley Page bomber, WW1

Officers of 207 Squadron with Handley Page bomber, WW1
Officers of 207 Squadron of the Independent Air Force in a group photo in front of a Handley Page bomber plane during the First World War. Date: 1918

Background imageLap Collection: Princess Alice with her children

Princess Alice with her children
Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse (1843-1878) with her children in 1877: (l to r) Ella, Alix, Victoria, Ernst Ludwig and Irene, with the youngest, May sitting on Alices lap

Background imageLap Collection: Teacher reading to infants, Brentwood, Essex

Teacher reading to infants, Brentwood, Essex

Background imageLap Collection: Lenin / Krupskaia / 1920

Lenin / Krupskaia / 1920
VLADIMIR ILYICH LENIN With Krupskaia and the American journalist Lincoln Air

Background imageLap Collection: London Teashop 1927

London Teashop 1927
Three ladies in fashionable cloche hats, one with her dog on her lap, enjoy tea and cake at a London teashop next door to Wyndhams Theatre

Background imageLap Collection: Queen Mary with grandchildren

Queen Mary with grandchildren
Queen Mary with three of her grandchildren: left, young Princess Elizabeth (future Queen Elizabeth II), right, Princess Margaret, and centre (on Queen Marys lap), Prince Edward, son of Prince George

Background imageLap Collection: Sami Family, Norway

Sami Family, Norway. Date: circa 1908

Background imageLap Collection: Comic postcard, Young couple in a pub Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Young couple in a pub Date: 20th century

Background imageLap Collection: A family of the Sami People from Finnmark, Norway

A family of the Sami People from Finnmark, Norway
A family of the Sami People (Saami) from Finnmark - a county in the extreme northeastern part of Norway Date: circa 1901

Background imageLap Collection: Lonely Sweetheart, Music Sheet Cover

Lonely Sweetheart, Music Sheet Cover
An illustrated WW2 music sheet cover for Lonely Sweetheart, by Art Strauss, Bob Dale and Sonny Miller. Recorded by Ambrose and his orchestra, who can be seen in the portrait photograph

Background imageLap Collection: Gill's Lap, Ashdown Forest, East Sussex

Gill's Lap, Ashdown Forest, East Sussex - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Background imageLap Collection: The Fifties. Don't you think it's better to talk?

The Fifties. Don't you think it's better to talk?
A coloured sketch of a man speaking intimately with a young woman in green, who is sat on her bed with a little black dog on her lap. Date: circa 1901

Background imageLap Collection: What She Really Thinks

What She Really Thinks
A sketch of a laughing man with a young lady sat on his lap in a room interior, was accompanied with a caption translating to.. Me, what I prefer to touch is your money! Date: circa 1901

Background imageLap Collection: Nos Paysans

Nos Paysans
A portrait sketch of a peasant holding a cup bearing a message translating to our women, beside a lady wearing a cross around her neck, holding a book on her lap. Date: 1901

Background imageLap Collection: Sitting By The Window

Sitting By The Window
A portrait sketch of an elderly woman holding some cloth on her lap, as she sits beside a window looking out to a harbour scene of ships. Date: circa 1901

Background imageLap Collection: Pekingese dog, by Harry Rountree

Pekingese dog, by Harry Rountree
Pekingese dog, original etching by Harry Rountree (see 12270549 for reverse image). Date: circa 1930

Background imageLap Collection: Babbetta

Babbetta
A portrait oil painting of a girl named Babbetta, sat from an elevated position upon an object covered in black cloth, a large yellow flower hangs over her lap, she is wearing a blue outfit

Background imageLap Collection: Lady In Pink Dress

Lady In Pink Dress
A portrait oil painting of a young lady wearing a distinctive pink dress, she is seated with her hands politely folded on her lap. Date: circa 1921

Background imageLap Collection: The Girl At The Window

The Girl At The Window
A portrait painting of a young woman, reading a large book that is placed on her lap, sat by a window looking out at a tree behind an iron fence, Date: circa 1919

Background imageLap Collection: George And Nana

George And Nana
A portrait oil painting of a baby George, wearing a white gown, who is held on the lap of his Nana, on the bench of a fine country garden. Date: circa 1919

Background imageLap Collection: Girls By The Sea

Girls By The Sea
An oil painting portraying a pair of girls, one sitting on a dry stone wall, with a book on her lap, the spot overlooks an ocean shoreline in the background. Date: circa 1918

Background imageLap Collection: Victoria Cross

Victoria Cross
A portrait painting of a lady wearing a light dress, sat in an armchair with her chin resting on her hand, she has a gold satin blanket over her lap. Date: circa 1917

Background imageLap Collection: Happy Hours

Happy Hours
A group portrait painting of two girls, either friends or sisters, one of them is reading a book on her lap, whith her arm around the shoulders of the other, wearing a yellow dress. Date: circa 1917

Background imageLap Collection: Fed Up

Fed Up
A portrait painting of a young woman who looks rather fed up, with her little girl sat on her lap. Date: circa 1917

Background imageLap Collection: The Virgin Of The Harbour

The Virgin Of The Harbour
A portrait painting of a woman, wearing a red shirt, looking down intimately to her child, who is strewn on her lap, she is sat by the waters edge, on a harbour. Date: circa 1915

Background imageLap Collection: In The Kitchen

In The Kitchen
An oil painting of two women in a kitchen, one of them, a cleaner, leaning on a sideboard, the other is seated, with a fur garment on her lap. Date: circa 1918

Background imageLap Collection: The Ace of Spades

The Ace of Spades
A portrait oil painting of a young girl, sat confidently on a table, with the ace of spades playing card placed on her lap, symbolising death or bad fortune. Date: circa 1924

Background imageLap Collection: Struth

Struth
A watercolour painting, showing an exasperated looking woman, with her two children, one is asleep on her lap. Date: circa 1922

Background imageLap Collection: Geoffrey

Geoffrey
This painting shows a baby boy, named Geoffrey, on the lap of a seated lady, with other members of the family looking on. Date: circa 1922

Background imageLap Collection: Woman in slippers seated on sofa

Woman in slippers seated on sofa
A woman sits on a green sofa, wearing slippers, with a cat sleeping comfortably her lap. Date: 1970s

Background imageLap Collection: Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield

Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield (1804-1881), British Conservative politician, Prime Minister 1868 and 1874-1880. Seen here sitting in a chair with a book on his lap. Date: circa 1870s

Background imageLap Collection: DRYDEN/DIE DAME/13

DRYDEN/DIE DAME/13
Front cover from Die Dame illustrating a woman in orange driving overalls sitting on her Bugatti with a dog in her lap. Date: 1930

Background imageLap Collection: BEATRICE & BENEDICT

BEATRICE & BENEDICT
Act V, Scene II Benedict & Beatrice: "I will live in thy heart, die in thy lap, & be buried in thy eyes." Date: 1911

Background imageLap Collection: Comic postcard, Couple on a bench at night Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Couple on a bench at night Date: 20th century

Background imageLap Collection: Comic postcard, Couple asleep in the countryside Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Couple asleep in the countryside Date: 20th century



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