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Silhouettes of the Chase by H. L. OakleyTwo silhouettes cut by H. L. Oakley showing scenes from a hunt. The first shows the hunt meeting at a village pub, while the second shows them at full stretch galloping across countryside
The Harley-Scope Mine-Detector by William Heath RobinsonA crackpot invention dreamed up Heath Robinson, allowing a British machine to suspend a stethoscope wearing doctor over the ground, in an attempt to locate the snug dug outs of the German enemy
Labour CandidatesLabour candidates. - A postcard with a dual meaning, both a satire on potential Labour Party MPs and three down and out men all of whom are good candidates as labourers. Date: circa 1900s
When Great Grandfather Went to Sea by H. L. OakleyA series of charming silhouette cut outs by H. L. Oakley depicting scenes at the seaside during the Victorian era from the journey there by carriage and train to donkey rides
Shadow Show - Silhouette Cut-Outs 1881A fold-out page from The Boy's Own Paper for a shadow show stand with various silhouettes surrounding, to be cut-out, to entertain children for Christmas. Date: 1881
Thaumatropes - Cut-Out 1881A fold-out page from The Boy's Own Paper of a thaumatropes. A disc shape optical toy that was popular in the 19th century. Date: 1881
Man and woman in reflective clothing, September 1939Man and woman in reflective clothing, suitable for wear in a blackout, The Sphere describes this as " a humorous effort towards a safe night-walking garb" but wearing white or high-vis was
During the severe winter weather the Great Arthur Street Mission of Golden Lane were keeping starving people of the East-End of London feed. Men seated on long benches, being served warm soup
Homeless men sleeping on Southwark Bridge, London 1900Homeless men sleeping rough in London. Date: 1900
FRENCH SOUP KITCHENFrench down-and-outs queue for a bouchee du pain (mouthful of bread) in a Paris street. Date: 1895
Decca gramophone advertisement, WW1An advertisement for the Decca portable gramophone, with no loose parts and ready to play directly opened. The gramophone was recommended for taking to the Front during the First World War
The Christmas Holiday Meet by H. L. OakleyA series of silhouettes by H. L. Oakley depicting the meeting of a hunt at Christmas time, from the early start to enjoying the stirrup cup and moving off
Our Village in Victorian Times by H. L. OakleyA series of silhouettes by H. L. Oakley depicting scenes of village life during the Victorian era. Cut outs include the squire, gamekeepers, farm workers, the blacksmith, the vicar
Various Shoes / Shaw / 1350A selection of Piked shoes with long uppers and buckled ankle straps possibly ornamented with embroidery or punched outs designs
British soldiers in German dugouts, WW1British soldiers in abandoned German dugouts, WW1. 1914-1918
Shooting Box to Let FurnishedAmusing illustration showing a sign which had genuinely been hung outside a dug-out in France. A photograph of it had been sent to its former tenant, a soldier in Llandudno Red Cross Hospital
Early spring clothing for women 1913Women models wearing the latest spring fashion from Paris, (top model) wearing a folded satin hat with pointed ostrich feather making a delightful contrast
Womens fashion for February 1913Women models wearing the latest fashionable clothing from Paris, with velvets and silk hats with additions of bird of paradise plumes and a floral designs
Charming early spring hats 1913Women models wearing some different style hats for early spring. Date: 1913
Protective colouring for black outs, WWII - hi vis dogA night time shot illustrating the use of white accessories to ensure visibility during black outs, making pedestrians visible to motorists during the early weeks of the Second World War. Date: 1939
Protective colouring for black outs, WWIIProtective, reflective clothing adopted by civilians to ensure visibility during black outs in the early days of the Second World War. A couple prepared for the hours of darkness to come
Hairstyle instruction leaflet, combouts for shorter hair. (2 of 2) circa 1960s
Car Cut-OutsCars, coach, wagon etc in a childrens cut-out. Date: 1927
Social / USA / Down & OutsDown-and-outs in New York are allowed to sleep at a police station Date: 1898
Captain tasting the mens dinner on Christmas dayCooking the plum pudding in a German steel helmet - A Christmas Scene in a British dug-out at the front. 1916
A medley of pantomimes, silhouettes by Lotte ReinigerA medley of modern pantomimes captured in silhouette by Lotte Reiniger. The six tales included are Cinderella, Robinson Crusoe, Aladdin, Puss in Boots, Dick Whittington and Jack and the Beanstalk
WW1 - British officers at their meal in a trench-shelterWW1 - Three British officers having a meal in a " dug-out", trench-shelter. The underground burrowings were dug out at intervals in the trenches or in convenient places near the firing
The Outs and the Ins, by BairnsfatherThe Outs and the Ins A cartoon by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather in The Bystander Date: 1918
Agama Lizard - on a dry bush watching for prey (Agama sanguinolenta ). Central Karakum desert - Turkmenistan - former CIS - March
Illustrated War News - British soldier in captured dug-outFront cover of The Illustrated War News featuring a photograph of a British soldier posing inside the entrance of a captured German dug-out. Date: 1916
British dug-out interior, WW1A sketch of a dug-out billet behind the lines showing an officer comfortably curled up under the curved corrugated iron roof which forms the main structure of the dug-out
His Christmas Gift to Her by Fred Pegram, WW1Illustration by Fred Pegram depicting a British officer in a dug-out somewhere on the Western Front, carefully crafting a ring by the light of a candle as he smokes a pipe
French officers in an underground shelter, WW1French officers dining in an elaborately constructed underground shelter on the Western Front, somewhere in Northern France in the winter of 1915/16
Les guetteries (look-outs) in the trenches. Jean-Jacques Berne-Bellecour (1874-1939)
Ypres as seen from Railway Dug outs. 386202 Acting Sergeant Herbert Gibson, Mm, 1St Northumbrian Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps. Born September 1889
A Dug-Out in the DardanellesA British soldier writing a letter in his dug-out on the cliff side during the Dardanelles Campaign. Date: 1915
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Hostel Lodgers 1930SSmart but homeless : some of the young men who ended up at a hostel for down-and-outs, Stanford-le-Hope, Essex, England. Date: early 1930s
Holly Leaves cover featuring silhouettes by H. L. OakleyFront cover design for Holly Leaves featuring a series of charming cut outs by silhouette artist, H. L. Oakley depicting Christmas scenes from the Victorian era
Gallipoli camp WWIFunk holes and dug-outs on the cliffs at Gallipoli during World War I
Railwayman with black-out lampThe green signal light of a guard on the railway is shaded with a hood in the wartime black-out as World War Two begins
Mouquet Farm 1917The dug-outs under Mouquet Farm, Somme, in France on the British front during World War I in February 1917
Advanced Dressing Station 1917An Advanced Dressing Station dug-out in a hillside in France on the British front during World War I in March 1917
Ancre 1917Dug-outs near Authuille on the Ancre in France on the British front during World War I in March 1917
Dug-outs 1917Dug-outs in Tramway Trench north of the Bapaume Road, Pozieres in France on the British front during World War I in February 1917
SHOESBeige suede slingback with oval toe and covered heel, mustard suede shoe with front cut outs, sandy suede shoe with broad buckled strap and olive leather shoe with
German soldiers in their rabbit-warren dug-outs in the Argonne
The French defences at VerdunA Photograph showing some of the dug-outs and defences that formed part of the French fortifications at Verdun during the First World War