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Open Collection (#13)

Background imageOpen Collection: Praca Dom Pedro IV, Lisbon, Portugal

Praca Dom Pedro IV, Lisbon, Portugal
Praca Dom Pedro IV (King Pedro IV Square, also known as Rossio Square), Lisbon, Portugal, with a statue of Pedro IV on a column, the National Theatre behind, and a fountain on the right

Background imageOpen Collection: Praca do Comercio, Lisbon, Portugal

Praca do Comercio, Lisbon, Portugal
Praca do Comercio (Commerce Square), Lisbon, Portugal, with an equestrian statue of King Jose I (1714-1777). Date: circa 1908

Background imageOpen Collection: Constitution Square, Lagos, Algarve, southern Portugal

Constitution Square, Lagos, Algarve, southern Portugal
Praca da Constituicao (Constitution Square), Lagos, Algarve, southern Portugal, with a view of the beach in the background. Date: circa 1908

Background imageOpen Collection: Visitors to the Guinness brewery

Visitors to the Guinness brewery
Visitors to the extensive Guinness Brewery are transported for convenience on a small railway train. circa 1900

Background imageOpen Collection: Workers descending, diamond mine, Kimberley

Workers descending, diamond mine, Kimberley
How the workers go down to the open diamond mine at Kimberley, South Africa. circa 1900

Background imageOpen Collection: Sunny gaiety of Henley 1906

Sunny gaiety of Henley 1906
Men and women watching the rowing race taking place on the River Thames. 1906

Background imageOpen Collection: Market Square, Las Palmas, Canary Islands

Market Square, Las Palmas, Canary Islands
Market Square, Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands. Date: circa 1910

Background imageOpen Collection: Congestion of the Lung by H. M. Bateman

Congestion of the Lung by H. M. Bateman
An open space as imagined by the cartoonist H. M. Bateman with hundreds of men playing football. Date: 1912

Background imageOpen Collection: Open Air Pipe Organ, Balboa Park, San Diego, California, USA

Open Air Pipe Organ, Balboa Park, San Diego, California, USA
Open Air Pipe Organ and US Naval Hospital, Balboa Park, San Diego, California, USA. circa 1920

Background imageOpen Collection: Swimming pool, Murrieta Hot Springs, California, USA

Swimming pool, Murrieta Hot Springs, California, USA
Outdoor swimming pool, Guenthers Murrieta Hot Springs, Riverside County, California, USA. Date: circa 1930

Background imageOpen Collection: Clevelin Club, Elsinore, Riverside County, California, USA

Clevelin Club, Elsinore, Riverside County, California, USA
Clevelin Club, Lake Elsinore, Riverside County, California, USA -- an open air dining area.. Date: circa 1925

Background imageOpen Collection: Postcard booklet, ploughing a field, Dixieland, USA

Postcard booklet, ploughing a field, Dixieland, USA
Postcard booklet, man and horses taking a rest from ploughing a field, Dixieland, USA. Date: 1937

Background imageOpen Collection: Postcard booklet, mansion in Dixieland, USA

Postcard booklet, mansion in Dixieland, USA. Date: 1937

Background imageOpen Collection: Rudolph Valentino, Italian-American film star

Rudolph Valentino, Italian-American film star. Date: circa 1920

Background imageOpen Collection: The Whirl of the town New York 1905

The Whirl of the town New York 1905
A charabanc extremely full of lively American women in Madison Square Gardens, New York. 1905

Background imageOpen Collection: Omnibus on the road 1905

Omnibus on the road 1905
Up-to-date, new omnibus being put to the road by the London General Omnibus Company. Date: 1905

Background imageOpen Collection: LCC-LFB - Dennis pump escape fire engine

LCC-LFB - Dennis pump escape fire engine
LCC-LFB 61 - Dennis pump escape fire engine, 30 April 1950. Date: 1950

Background imageOpen Collection: Miss Kate Phillips in Open House - The Theatre Magazine

Miss Kate Phillips in Open House - The Theatre Magazine
Miss Kate Phillips, actress, in Open House - The Theatre Magazine, May 1886. 1886

Background imageOpen Collection: Dr Deijmans Anatomy Lesson

Dr Deijmans Anatomy Lesson
Engraving after a painting by Rembrandt, showing a physician looking in detail at deceased mans brain

Background imageOpen Collection: London horse-bus 1888

London horse-bus 1888
Monday morning, east wind and rain, a city bus full if passengers even on the open top deck. 1888

Background imageOpen Collection: German poster, Zoo Aquarium, Dusseldorf

German poster, Zoo Aquarium, Dusseldorf, Germany -- new seawater show, open every day, designed by W D Zimmermann. circa 1950s

Background imageOpen Collection: Hackney awaiting for Prince Princess of Wales 1896 Hackney awaiting for Prince

Hackney awaiting for Prince Princess of Wales 1896 Hackney awaiting for Prince
Hackney awaiting for the arrival of Prince and Princess of Wales (later King Edward VII and Alexandra of Denmark), to open a Bazaar in the aid of the Hackney

Background imageOpen Collection: Bringing in Christmas

Bringing in Christmas
Pagan Christmas, with people enjoying the festive spirit with some hot mulled cider or two!

Background imageOpen Collection: Suffragette trial of Emmeline Pankhurst

Suffragette trial of Emmeline Pankhurst
Suffragettes waiting for the court to open during the trial of Emmeline Pankhurst: from the Papers of Molly de Morgan Date: 1912

Background imageOpen Collection: Bab-Darb Quarter of Biskra Old Town, Algeria

Bab-Darb Quarter of Biskra Old Town, Algeria Date: circa 1910s

Background imageOpen Collection: Cuernavaca, Mexico - El Calvario (The Calvary)

Cuernavaca, Mexico - El Calvario (The Calvary)
The Calvary of Cuernavaca, Mexico on Avenida Morelos Sur. The first building (only one of two pictured here), is known as The Spire (El Calvario) and is a dedicated to the Virgin of Guadalupe

Background imageOpen Collection: Manufacturing Sevres porcelain

Manufacturing Sevres porcelain
A very beautifully shot postcard photograph showing the colouring workshop (preparing the background colours) for Sevres porcelain, particularly the famous Sevres Blue - Sevres Factory, France

Background imageOpen Collection: CHRISTMAS 1930S

CHRISTMAS 1930S
A little boy is the centre of attention, standing in front of a large open fireplace with Christmas cards on the mantelpiece, watched by his doting parents and grandpa. Date: 1930s

Background imageOpen Collection: A Spring Shower in London 1866

A Spring Shower in London 1866
A scene in Bank, London, where victorian people are trying to get out of the rain. Date: April 1866

Background imageOpen Collection: MUSSOLINI / ROME SPEECH / 22

MUSSOLINI / ROME SPEECH / 22
BENITO MUSSOLINI Italian dictator giving one of his earliest speeches on the entry of the Blackshirts into Rome Date: autumn 1922

Background imageOpen Collection: MUSSOLINI GOES TO WAR

MUSSOLINI GOES TO WAR
BENITO MUSSOLINI During World War Two, he displays his courage and risks his life by taking part in naval operations, meeting a convoy in the open sea Date: 1883 - 1945

Background imageOpen Collection: Martin RB-57A O-21459

Martin RB-57A O-21459
United States Air Force - Martin RB-57A-MA O-21459 (msn 42, 52-1459), of the Michigan Air National Guard. Of note is the rotary bomb door which is seen half open

Background imageOpen Collection: Focke-Wulf Fw 189 Uhu

Focke-Wulf Fw 189 Uhu
Luftwaffe - Focke-Wulf Fw 189 Uhu. An open house at an AufklarungsGeschwader, (Reconnaissance Squadron), on the Eastern Front. Date: circa 1943

Background imageOpen Collection: Douglas B-26B Invader N202PP

Douglas B-26B Invader N202PP (msn 27847, ex 44-34568), of Purolator Products. 1945: Built as a Douglas A-26B-61-DL Invader for the United States Army Air Force, re-designated B-26B in 1948

Background imageOpen Collection: Hawker Siddeley and de Havilland Dragon Rapide

Hawker Siddeley and de Havilland Dragon Rapide
Hawker Siddeley HS.125-1BR/522 G-ATWH (msn 25094) and de Havilland DH.89a Dragon Rapide G-AKIF at the 1968 Hatfield Factory Open Day. Date: 1968

Background imageOpen Collection: Fokker C. II G-CAEV

Fokker C. II G-CAEV
Fokker C.II G-CAEV (msn 174), owned by Brock & Weymouth - P.Q. O Brien. A three-seat airliner with enclosed limousine style cabin behind the pilots open cockpit

Background imageOpen Collection: Albatros L. 72c Albis D-1140

Albatros L. 72c Albis D-1140
Albatros L.72c Albis D-1140 (msn 10108) of the Hamburger Fremdenblatt newspaper. The L.72 was most likely studied as a bomber during the early secret German rearmament programs

Background imageOpen Collection: Curtiss Beachy Tractor biplane

Curtiss Beachy Tractor biplane. Lincoln Beachey, a reknowned American display and aerobatic pilot worked for Curtiss until 1911 and required a new aircraft to carry on with his own air-show flying

Background imageOpen Collection: Thai paratroop trainee jump over Royal Air Force Sembawang

Thai paratroop trainee jump over Royal Air Force Sembawang
Thai paratroop training by the Royal Air Force at RAF Sembawang in Singapore 11: The paratrooper jumped out from the airplane door to Sembawang airport, Singapore. You can see runway at the downside

Background imageOpen Collection: Deer and ox roasting is often part of a celebration or custom

Deer and ox roasting is often part of a celebration or custom, in various parts of Britain. Here deer carcasses are being roasted in the open air at Bournemouth, England. Date: 1950s

Background imageOpen Collection: A sketch map of the infamous Dardanelles Operations and Gallipoli Campaign

A sketch map of the infamous Dardanelles Operations and Gallipoli Campaign, an Allied expedition to gain control of the Dardanelles to open up a Black Sea route to Russia. Date: 1915

Background imageOpen Collection: Russian workers taking their communal meal out in the open air Date: 1890s

Russian workers taking their communal meal out in the open air Date: 1890s

Background imageOpen Collection: Ludgate Circus, with advertising on sides of public transport and buildings

Ludgate Circus, with advertising on sides of public transport and buildings

Background imageOpen Collection: Elder Sister and younger siblings - Christmas morning

Elder Sister and younger siblings - Christmas morning
1910

Background imageOpen Collection: Algeria - Sheiks and Goums - open-air festival

Algeria - Sheiks and Goums - open-air festival
Sheiks (local leaders) and Goums (mounted contingents of Arab or Berber horsemen) at a large open air festival. 1912

Background imageOpen Collection: Gladys Cooper (1888-1971) - English stage, film and television actress - leaning against

Gladys Cooper (1888-1971) - English stage, film and television actress - leaning against a magnificent early open-top motor car, possibly a Rolls Royce. Date: 1916

Background imageOpen Collection: Candian Pacific Railway - TransCanada Limited - near Field, British Columbia, Canada

Candian Pacific Railway - TransCanada Limited - near Field, British Columbia, Canada. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageOpen Collection: Pruning Shears Date: 1880

Pruning Shears Date: 1880



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