Making Collection (page 40)

Scene in a photographers studio, example of portrait making
Portraiture in the early twentieth century. A photographer entertaining his subject while his assistants capture her photograph

Men of the Jackson-Harmsworth Polar Expedition hunting walru
Illustration showing the crew of the Jackson-Harmsworth Polar Expedition, in their boats shooting walrus, near Franz Josef Land, 1896

Pulling a wagon up a steep slope, Yellowstone, 1883
Engraving showing a wagon making its way around a steep hill above the river in Yellowstone National Park, 1883. The river bank is so steep that three men are needed to pull ropes to keep the wagon

Earl of Roseberys Maiden Speech as Prime Minister, 1894
Engraving of Archibald Philip Primrose, the 5th Earl of Rosebery, making his first speech as Prime Minister in the House of Lords, 12th March 1894

Making barbed wire entanglements
French soldiers at work on the Champagne front making barbed wire entanglements for French defences during World War I

FIREWORKS 1747 - 8
Techniques of firework making in 18th century France : mounted and stationary devices

FIREWORKS 1747 - 5
Techniques of firework making in 18th century France : rockets

Guinea Rain Ritual
Rain-making ceremony of the people of Guinea, West Africa - they sacrifice to their divinity before the sacred tree

FIREWORKS 1747 - 6
Techniques of firework making in 18th century France : various types of rocket, including spiral, multiple and multi-stage rockets

London Snowed Upon
Snow falls upon a London street : a bobby wears a distinctive winter cape, making sure that vehicles obey the instruction to Drive Slowly

Making Music Boxes 1890
Operatives in a toy factory make music boxes

Making Scythes / Grinding
Making scythes at Belbroughton, Worcestershire. Here the blades are being ground by hand on huge wheels

Cricket Match between Actors and Authors at Lords Cricket G
Illustration showing a number of the players in a one-day match between actors and authors held at Lords cricket ground, June 1905. The actors won the match by 8 wickets and 7 runs

The Germans entering Mont Valerien; Franco-Prussian War, 187
Illustration showing the capture of the French fortress of Mont Valerien by the Prussians, making the fall of Paris inevitable, during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1

The Civil war in America: Jefferson Thompsons guerillas sho
Confederate snipers under Jefferson Thompson making life difficult for the Unionists to advance

Death of the Prince Imperial
Sketch of spot where the Princes body was found. By special artist Melton Prior. Panoramic view of the plain where the Princes body was found

Illustrations of the Zulu war. Natives in a farmhouse making
From a sketch by ILN special artist, Melton Prior. Zulu natives kneading dough with European children and a woman looking on. One female African is holding a chubby European baby

American Civil war. Calling the roll on board the Great East
Ranks of troops onboard the ship the Great Eastern, capable of carrying 10, 000 men. The troops were making their way to North America to reinforce the British presence in Canada

Gran pop Gets his Fly-Papers Ready
Gran pop Gets His Fly-papers ready orang utan and his monkey assistant making sticky flytraps

Not Quite a Lady
Comic illustration by Lawson Wood showing Gran pop the orang utan reprimanding a cheeky young monkey who is making a face from the safety of her swing

Making Frilling
Photograph depicting a woman making a frill, perhaps to trim a hat

Making Medieval Masks
Making masks in the middle ages - she is making the moulds, he is painting them

Pampas Grass Cultivate
Pampas Grass (cortaderia selloana) (aka gynerion) is cultivated extensively in southern South America for use in building and basket making, also for its decorative value

Planets - Venus
VENUS (Aphrodite) drives her chariot drawn by two doves over the Earth where people are dancing, wooing, courting, hugging, music-making and love-making

Sandwich Weavers
A woman weaver making woven fabric in Jasper Pearsons shop at Sandwich, Kent, England. Date: early 1930s

Making Oars 1930
Making wooden oars for the Oxford verus Cambridge boat race - shaping the haft

Timber roads on the battlefields near Verdun
Two French soldiers making their way along the log-tracks crossing the scarred landscape left by German shelling near Verdun

Sir Henry Morton Stanley and his men exit a forest, Central
Engraving showing Sir Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904) (centre with walking stick), the Anglo-American journalist and explorer, and his companions leaving a dense forest, Central Africa

France Rochefort
Making preparations for a voyage in the harbour of this Atlantic port

Edwardian Dressmaker
An Edwardian dressmaker, standing beside the pink silk dress she is in the process of making by hand

The Strawberry Trade - pottling
Engraving by Ebenezer Landells showing a rural scene with women pottling strawberries. Pottles were small, basket-like containers which would be carried in great quantities by women from Middlesex

Fig Industry in Smyrna
Series of five images showing the fig industry of Smyrna (modern day Izmir in Turkey). 1. Sorting. 2. Weighing. 3. Packing. 4. Waiting for Loads. 5. Making Boxes and Cases

Making Apricot Jam
Home made jam, made from fresh apricots and lemons, sugar etc, beautifully preserved in well-labelled jars

The Making of the Illustrated London News: How the paper is
Illustration by Samuel Begg, showing an army artists at work in the offices of The Illustrated London News. At times of exceptional pressure, for instance, during a Coronation or a State Funeral

A Devonshire lace-maker
Lace-making was a typical cottage industry and could be carried out independently by women in their homes. The woman in the picture sits by the hearth in a cottage with a bolster-style pillow firmly

The General Election: On the way to the Poll
Engraving by R.Caton Woodville showing people occupying horse-drawn carriages making their way to the poll to vote. 1886 saw Salisbury

Brother and Sis Paddle
Brother and sister paddle in a pool, making sure their toy boat doesn t sail away

Napoleon and Peace
English satire on Napoleons foreign policy - depicting him making up to Peace, with his international exhibition as proof of his good intentions

A Meeting of Witches
A gaggle of witches & impish demons making merry

Dairy research work in a Reading laboratory
A scientist in the bacteriological laboratory making plate cultures of bacteria

The Duplex Catamaran, 1880
Engraving of a Duplex Catamaran, built in Rhode Island USA, for Mr. Henry N. Custance, honorary treasurer of the Corinthian Yacht Club, August 1880

Ice Cutting, Russia
Three Russian workers in tunics, boots and warm hats having cut a block of ice with a saw load it onto a rudimentary horse-drawn sleigh

Making a Toy Horse
A girl making toy wooden horses on wheels in a British factory

Napoleon and Army
President Napoleon visits the garrison of Paris, making sure they are still loyal to his government

Reversing into a By-Road
Reversing into a by-road : drive past the by-road a few yards and, after making sure that it is safe to do so, reverse into it. Then drive out

Crinoline Manufacture
Women in Germany making cage crinolines which are constructed around a wooden frame or template. Judging by the positions they adopt they are not wearing crinolines

Putting Feathers on Toys
Factory workers put feathers on toys

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