Older Collection (page 4)

CYPRUS. Paphos. Nea Paphos. Mosaics of the House of Dionysos 2nd-4th century A D. Roman art. Early Empire. Mosaic

TEILHARD DE CHARDIN, Pierre (1881 - 1955). French Jesuit priest paleontologist and philosopher. Oil

Santa Cruz, Alvaro de Bazan, Marques de (1526-1588). Spanish sailor. Anonymous. Oil on canvas. SPAIN. Madrid. Navy Museum

De Lamiis et Pythonicis Mulieribus (Of Witches and Diviner Women, 1508). Work by Ulrich Molitor printed in Augsburg (Germany). Xylography

QUISPE TITO, Diego (1611-1681). Saint Jerome

OLD LONDON TAXI CAB
An old taxi cab driver with his older style cab, at the front of a taxi rank in a London square. Date: 1931

Eastbourne Bandstand
A crowd of mostly pensioners and older people enjoy an open air concert at the bandstand on the seafront at Eastbourne, Sussex, England. Date: 1960s

Eastbourne Library
Eastbourne Public Library, Sussex, England, a truly modern integrated library, the Reference Library being on the same shelves as the rest of the books. Date: 1960s

Satire on the call for more rights for Women
Men Only. A strange satire on the Womens Suffrage Movement, based around the Alice stories by Lewis Carroll. The Duchess (representing the vocal elder Womens rights activists) is demanding cake

A Weighty Reason by H. M. Bateman
" He seems happy, but what on earth did her marry her for - her money?" " Oh dear no - her house" On seeing a chap walking in the park with an older, somewhat voluptuous

Rather serious older couple on holiday at Torquay, Devon. Date: circa 1931

Stern and formidable older woman walking down London street Date: 1936

Couple strolling down a street in Worthing - Sunny Snaps
Couple strolling down a street in Worthing, West Sussex - Sunny Snaps. Date: 1933

WW1 - Silhouette - A German soldier returning from the war
WW1 - Silhouette - A (rather care-worn) German soldier returning from the war, greeting his wife and children (see 111211111). Date: circa 1918

Foster-Brothers, 1894, by Olof Sager-Nelson
Olof Sager-Nelson (1868-1896). Swedish painter. Foster-Brothers, 1894. National Museum. Stockholm. Sweden

Nazareth House, Lancaster - Kitchen
Staff and, perhaps, one of the older inmates in the kitchen at the Nazareth House, Lancaster, run by the Sisters of Nazareth

Switzerland - Brienz - Signpost to the Boat Station
Switzerland - Brienz - A fun carved wooden Signpost to the Boat Station, taking tourists on trips on Lake Brienz in the Bernese Oberland

Communist China - agricultural training
Scene on a farm in Communist China - an older woman trains three younger women in grafting and growing techniques on a cotton plantation. circa 1960s

A Japanese man watering his flowers from a water pump
An older Japanese man watering his flowers from a water pump. Date: 1925

Native African Matabele chief sitting outside a hut. Date: circa 1930

The Matchmaker - eyeing up another match with a client
The Matchmaker - A stern woman in classic late Victorian garb suggesting a suitable match (passing in the back of a motor car) to her young male client... Date: 1912

Scottish ballad, Auld Robin Gray -- a young woman agrees to marry Auld Robin Gray so that she can support her poor parents while the man she really loves is away at sea. 19th century

Barnardos Labour House - Discharging a Cargo of Wood
A cargo of wood is transferred from a barge onto wagons for Barnardos Labour House, London. The home prepared older boys for emigration to Canada. Date: circa 1905

School for Deaf Boys, Anerley, London - gardening
The London School Boards Anerley Residential School for Older Deaf Boys - boys at work in their own gardens. Date: early 1900s

School for Deaf Boys, Anerley, London - dinner time
The London School Boards Anerley Residential School for Older Deaf Boys - boys eating dinner in one of the Schools cottage homes. Date: early 1900s

Casanova being hit by a stone and mocked by a child
Giacomo Casanova depicted as an elderly man coming back from the library. During his departure, Casanova is struck by a stone by a child who then begins to point

An older gentleman professing his love to a young ladyfriend
Tennis Illustrated - 40- Love. An older gentleman down on his knees, professing his undying love to a young lady companion; she is yet to cast judgement on his proposal. Date: circa 1904

National Childrens Home, Harpenden - Laundry Work
Some of the older girls engaged in ironing and folding in the laundry at the National Childrens Home (NCH), Harpenden, Hertfordshire. Date: Date unknown

Nicodemus Frischlin - 2
NICODEMUS FRISCHLIN German scholar and writer in his 31st year (he sure looks older !) with his autograph Date: 1547 - 1590

Carnaby Street Shoppers
A young man wearing a cape leaves the His Clothes boutique, with an older woman, perhaps his mother, on Carnaby Street, London, England. Date: 1960s

Chateaubriand, Older
FRANCOIS RENE, vicomte CHATEAUBRIAND French writer Date: 1768 - 1848

Thomas Baines, Historian
THOMAS BAINES (son of Sir Edward Baines, older) Journalist and local historian - including Yorkshire Past and Present and Lancashire ditto. Date: circa. 1840s

Edward Baines (Younger)
SIR EDWARD BAINES (son of the older sir Edward Baines) Educator and economist. Date: 1840s

Matthew Talbot Baines
MATTHEW TALBOT BAINES (son of Sir Edward Baines, older) Lawyer and statesman, highly regarded but not distinguished for anything in particular. Date: circa. 1840s

Older Man Smoking 1960S
A middle-aged man holds a cigarette Date: 1960s

Cats Drinking Milk
A splendidly attired young man and an older woman in an apron give two cats a saucer of milk. Date: circa 1914

Female Type / Actress 1889
Unidentified Victorian actress of the older generation. Date: 1889

Masked Ball / Green Dress
Two older gentlemen, rather the worse for wear, are supported by their carnival guardian angel - a woman in a green dress and extravagant hat Date: 1909

Cartoon, Gossiping in the background. The older ones watch the younger ones dance. One of the men is still in uniform, for the war is only recently over. The other man is in evening dress

Countess of Desmond / 148
COUNTESS OF DESMOND Katherine Fitzgerald, second wife of Thomas, 12th earl of Desmond, who lived to the age of 148 (though some say she was even older) Date: 1464 - 1612

Carlo Goldoni / Symonds
CARLO GOLDONI Italian playwright, who created modern Italian comedy in the style of Moliere, thereby superseding the older style commedia dell arte Date: 1707 - 1793

Married For Money
An elegant woman who married for money: she doesn t look very happy... Date: 1889

Jean Ingelow / Older
JEAN INGELOW English writer Date: 1820 - 1897

Flying kites
Young boy and girl in a field with an older sister learning to fly their kites. Artist: Enid Warne Browne Date: circa 1922

Four Brothers (of various ages) - Studio Photographic Portrait by French & Co. (H. J. Kempsell) of Wallington, London. Date: circa 1893

Littlehampton - Young woman and her Father-in-law on beach
Littlehampton, West Sussex - A young woman and her Father-in-law reasting up against a groyne on the beach. The older gent is obviously keen to do a spot of birdwatching

Darenth Schools, Kent - Upholstery
Older inmates at work in the upholstery department of the Darenth Schools, near Dartford, Kent. The Schools were opened in 1878 by the Metropolitan Asylums Board as a residential institution for

The Nest, Clapton - Going for a Walk
The Salvation Army home at Clapton, East London. Two women each push a pram containing two babies, while older children walk alongside

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