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Mature Collection

Background imageMature Collection: Harvesting Oysters

Harvesting Oysters
American oystermen of New Jersey harvest the mature oysters which they planted earlier in the year when they were young

Background imageMature Collection: Shoe shine Lisbon, Portugal

Shoe shine Lisbon, Portugal
A young shoe shine man reads a newspaper while waiting for his next customer in a Lisbon street Portugal. First published The Sunday Times Date: 1989

Background imageMature Collection: Soho, London - Greek Street W1

Soho, London - Greek Street W1 - a middle-aged couple about to cross the road. 1973

Background imageMature Collection: Pedro the gardener,s Algar, Menorca

Pedro the gardener,s Algar, Menorca
Portait of Pedro, a gardener, who cultivates a smallholding nears Algar, Menorca. He grows potatoes and vegetables Date: 2013

Background imageMature Collection: Profile portrait of beared Indian man

Profile portrait of beared Indian man
Profile portrait of mature Indian man with grey beard. He wears an orange turban and has a lined face. The photograph was taken in Old Delhi and the background is dark Date: 1986

Background imageMature Collection: Two mature women with a younger man pose for a snap on a bench along the sea front at an

Two mature women with a younger man pose for a snap on a bench along the sea front at an unidentified British resort. Date: c.1950

Background imageMature Collection: Busker plays an accordian on Ha penny Bridge, Dublin

Busker plays an accordian on Ha penny Bridge, Dublin
A mature man sits on Ha penny Bridge over the River Liffey in Dublin, Ireland. He plays an accordian. He smiles as he plays while, in the distance, people walk over the cast iron footbridge

Background imageMature Collection: Tipler pigeons - 02

Tipler pigeons - 02
Black Country pigeon fancier Dennis Fellows, who, in 1990, reformed the Midland Tipler Union, founded in 1912. Its members bred

Background imageMature Collection: Old man in trilby hat, Stoke

Old man in trilby hat, Stoke
A senior man in a felt trilby hat looks directly at the camera. He has a serious, unsmiling face and wears a zipped-up anorak

Background imageMature Collection: Music cover, Oh the Pity of It All

Music cover, Oh the Pity of It All, words by Leo Robin, music by Ralph Rainger, from the 20th Century Fox film My Gal Sal starring Rita Hayworth and Victor Mature Date: 1942

Background imageMature Collection: Illustration, Peter looks up at White-Ear's skin

Illustration, Peter looks up at White-Ear's skin
Illustration, Peter looks up at White-Ear's flayed skin, on display in the kennels, and has philosophical thoughts about life and death. Date: 1912

Background imageMature Collection: Cecil Aldin Book Books Illustration Fox Foxes

Cecil Aldin Book Books Illustration Fox Foxes
cecil, aldin, book, books, illustration, fox, foxes, 1912, animal, animals, wild, white, ear, mature, adult, dead, body, water, found, river, peter, terrier, conqueror, hound, scruff, neck, carry

Background imageMature Collection: Jewish man, north Africa, probably Algeria

Jewish man, north Africa, probably Algeria
19th century vintage photograph: Jewish man, north Africa, probably Algeria

Background imageMature Collection: Grand garden stairs

Grand garden stairs
Stairs in a large and mature garden, location unknown Date: circa 1900s

Background imageMature Collection: Female seed cone of the monkey puzzle tree

Female seed cone of the monkey puzzle tree
Mature female seed cone of the monkey puzzle tree, Araucaria araucana (Araucaria imbricata). Endangered. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens

Background imageMature Collection: Illustration, White-Ear at night with his prey. Date: 1912

Illustration, White-Ear at night with his prey. Date: 1912

Background imageMature Collection: Illustration, White-Ear escapes up a tree and looks down at the baying hounds

Illustration, White-Ear escapes up a tree and looks down at the baying hounds. Date: 1912

Background imageMature Collection: Full length portrait of a mature man posing in a suit, holding a newspaper

Full length portrait of a mature man posing in a suit, holding a newspaper. Date: late 1960s

Background imageMature Collection: READING A ROAD MAP

READING A ROAD MAP
To the adventurous schoolboy there is high romance in following the line of a road, even on paper and the mature motorist delights in following the route correctly. Date: 1940s

Background imageMature Collection: Retired sailor on the quayside at Kirkcudbright Harbour

Retired sailor on the quayside at Kirkcudbright Harbour
Portrait of a retired sailor on the quayside at Kirkcudbright Harbour, Dumfries and Galloway, SW Scotland. He wears a sailors cap and sports a white beard Date: 2012

Background imageMature Collection: Kashmir - senior woman in traditional dress eats from bowl

Kashmir - senior woman in traditional dress eats from bowl
Kashmir - a barefoot senior woman in traditional dress eats from bowl while squatting on the ground outside her home Date: 1986

Background imageMature Collection: Leaving Holyhead Harbour on Irish ferry to Dun Laoghaire

Leaving Holyhead Harbour on Irish ferry to Dun Laoghaire
A man stands at the rail of an Irish ferry as it leaves Holyhead Harbour, Anglesey, Wales, for Dun Laoghaire, Ireland Date: 1992

Background imageMature Collection: Ragged boatman, Sri Lanka

Ragged boatman, Sri Lanka
Barefoot, ragged, skinny boatman wearing big floppy cap sits on a beached fishing boat on the beach at Galle, Sri Lanka Date: 1994

Background imageMature Collection: Man with marijuana

Man with marijuana
A Muslim man holds a bunch of wild cannabis, or marijuana plant in the Kashmir Valley near Srinagar, Kashmir. He wears a kufi Islamic hat and a big smile Date: 1986

Background imageMature Collection: Old coulple, Kings Lynn

Old coulple, Kings Lynn
An elderly couple sitting on folding chairs behind a wooden sea defence on a beach near Kings Lynn, Norfolk. First published The Sunday Times Date: 1990

Background imageMature Collection: Tipler pigeons - 01

Tipler pigeons - 01
Black Country pigeon fancier Dennis Fellows, who, in 1990, reformed the Midland Tipler Union, founded in 1912. Its members bred

Background imageMature Collection: Woman outside fruit shop Lisbon

Woman outside fruit shop Lisbon
A woman shopkeeper stands outside her fruit and vegetable shop in a street in old Alfama district of Lisbon, Portugal Date: 1989

Background imageMature Collection: Potter artist, Stoke on Trent

Potter artist, Stoke on Trent
A skilled potter artist sits holding a plate in a Stoke on Trent pottery workshop. He painted by hand the gold rim around each plate. Pottery believed to be Minton, but unsure Date: 1986

Background imageMature Collection: Dog Show, Hereford

Dog Show, Hereford
An old lady wearing an overcoat and woollen hat checks the programme during a dog show in Hereford. She has a door key hanging from her neck

Background imageMature Collection: Old Lisbon street

Old Lisbon street
A woman walks through a rough, graffiti daubed street in old Lisbon, Portugal. She carries a large sack on her head. First published The Daily Telegraph Date: 1989

Background imageMature Collection: Fishmonger, Lison, Portugal - 2

Fishmonger, Lison, Portugal - 2
A woman with a black shawl over her shoulders cleans fish and octopus at her stall in the back streets of Lisbon, Portugal. Portrait format Date: 1989

Background imageMature Collection: Fishmonger, Lison, Portugal - 1

Fishmonger, Lison, Portugal - 1
A woman with a black shawl over her shoulders cleans fish and octopus at her stall in the back streets of Lisbon, Portugal. Landscape format Date: 1989

Background imageMature Collection: Old woman, Ericeria, Portugal - 2

Old woman, Ericeria, Portugal - 2
An old woman in black dress walks through the cobbled streets of Ericeira, Portugal - 2 Date: 1989

Background imageMature Collection: Old woman, Ericeria, Portugal - 1

Old woman, Ericeria, Portugal - 1
An old woman in black dress walks through the cobbled streets of Ericeira, Portugal - 1 Date: 1989

Background imageMature Collection: Man on beach - Algarve, Portugal

Man on beach - Algarve, Portugal
A local man wearing traditional black beret on a beach on The Algarve, Portugal. Behind him the Atlantic waves are lit by winter sunshine. First published The Daily Telegraph Date: 1989

Background imageMature Collection: Fishermen, Algarve, Portugal

Fishermen, Algarve, Portugal
A group of shore fishermen chat beside the wind-whipped Atlantic waves of the Algarve coast, Portugal. First published The Sunday Times Date: 1989

Background imageMature Collection: Woman with cow cart Portugal - 2

Woman with cow cart Portugal - 2
A woman harvesting hay by hand. She loads the cut grass onto a cow cart in the hills near Viana do Castelo, in the Norte Region of Portugal - 2 Date: 1989

Background imageMature Collection: Country woman and child. Portugal

Country woman and child. Portugal
A country woman hugs a small girl. Both sit on the shafts of an old wooden cart and wear traditional straw hats in a field near Viana do Castelo in Portugal

Background imageMature Collection: Horse and hay cart Portugal

Horse and hay cart Portugal
A farm couple making hay and loading a horsedrawn hay cart by hand. Near Porto, Portugal Date: 1991

Background imageMature Collection: Woman with cow cart Portugal - 1

Woman with cow cart Portugal - 1
A woman harvesting hay by hand. She loads the cut grass onto a cow cart in the hills near Viana do Castelo, in the Norte Region of Portugal. First published The Sunday Times - 1 Date: 1989

Background imageMature Collection: Stallholder, Stafford market

Stallholder, Stafford market
A mature woman stallholder sits for a tea break at her bedding stall in Stafford, England. Date: 1987

Background imageMature Collection: Sandy Balls campers

Sandy Balls campers
Two men campers prepare breakfast at the Sandy Balls campsite beside their vintage Austin A40 Devon car. A dog walker and storm clouds in the background. First published in The Sunday Times Date: 1989

Background imageMature Collection: Farmer in farmyard, Herefordshire

Farmer in farmyard, Herefordshire
Herefordshire farmer in his working clothes poses for a picture in his farmyard Date: circa 1975

Background imageMature Collection: Farm worker in pub. Herefordshire

Farm worker in pub. Herefordshire
Farm worker Tommy Watkins poses by the fireplace mantlepiece of the Carpenters Arms pub, Walterstone, Herefordshire. The wall above the fireplace is covered in agricultural show prizes

Background imageMature Collection: Farm worker with scythe - 2

Farm worker with scythe - 2
Farm worker Tommy Watkins cutting long grass with a scythe in Herefordshire, England. Tommy wears a cloth cap and smokes a pipe as he works. Head and shoulders portrait Date: circa 1975

Background imageMature Collection: Farm worker with scythe - 1

Farm worker with scythe - 1
Farm worker Tommy Watkins cutting long grass with a scythe in Herefordshire, England. Tommy wears a cloth cap and smokes a pipe as he works. Full length portrait Date: circa 1975

Background imageMature Collection: WW1 poster, 2nd Liberty Loan

WW1 poster, 2nd Liberty Loan
Poster, Women! Help Americas sons win the war, buy US government bonds, 2nd Liberty Loan of 1917. 1917

Background imageMature Collection: Couples in a club on Granny Night

Couples in a club on Granny Night -- don t ask! Date: 1970s



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