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Background imagePacked Collection: Parade at Cleethorpes

Parade at Cleethorpes
The parade at Cleethorpes in Lincolnshire, packed with parked cars and people making the most of a summer stroll along the sea front, perhaps to visit the big wheel or pier Date: 1951

Background imagePacked Collection: Globe Performance

Globe Performance
A performance is watched by a packed house at the Globe theatre, London

Background imagePacked Collection: Fruit Label -- best Jaffa grapefruit

Fruit Label -- best Jaffa grapefruit
Fruit Label -- Ruth best Jaffa grapefruit, packed by Z A Chelouche, produce of Palestine. Depicting a smiling woman with a tray of fruit balanced on her head. Date: 20th century

Background imagePacked Collection: Oyster Catch / Whitstable

Oyster Catch / Whitstable
Oysters, found to be a valuable remedy for the influenza epidemic, are sorted and packed by fishermen in Whitstable, Kent, for distribution to the hospitals

Background imagePacked Collection: Aerial View of the F. A. Cup Final at Stamford Bridge, 1922

Aerial View of the F. A. Cup Final at Stamford Bridge, 1922
Aerial photograph of Stamford Bridge Football ground during the 1922 F.A. Cup Final between Huddersfield Town and Preston North End

Background imagePacked Collection: Rhos-On-Sea Lido

Rhos-On-Sea Lido
A lively scene at the lido at Rhos-on-Sea, north Wales, packed with holidaymakers at the height of the summer season

Background imagePacked Collection: Busy Summer Morning on The Pantiles, Royal Tunbridge Wells

Busy Summer Morning on The Pantiles, Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent. Date: 1914

Background imagePacked Collection: Mail coach on the High Street at Stony Stratford

Mail coach on the High Street at Stony Stratford
A packed vintage four-horse mail coach on the High Street at Stony Stratford, Buckinghamshire. Due to the juxtaposition of two hotels in the centre of town, The Cock and The Bull (pictured)

Background imagePacked Collection: Coach party having lunch in a pub

Coach party having lunch in a pub
A coach party stops for lunch in a pub. circa 1950s

Background imagePacked Collection: Petticoat Lane, London - View down the market

Petticoat Lane, London - View down the market
Petticoat Lane, London - a long shot. A street clothes market on Wentworth Street and Middlesex Street. Secondhand clothes

Background imagePacked Collection: Petticoat Lane, London - Birds eye view

Petticoat Lane, London - Birds eye view
Birds eye view of stalls on Petticoat Lane, London. A street clothes market on Wentworth Street and Middlesex Street. Secondhand clothes

Background imagePacked Collection: Margate beach during heatwave

Margate beach during heatwave
Thousands of holiday makers enjoy the pleasures of the beach at Margate during warm and sunny weather at the end of August, 1927

Background imagePacked Collection: Weston-Super-Mare

Weston-Super-Mare
A packed beach full of family holidaymakers, and the splendid Grand Pier, Weston- Super-Mare, Somerset, England

Background imagePacked Collection: SPRING V LANGAN 1824

SPRING V LANGAN 1824
Spring and Langan fight at a packed Worcester Racecourse Date: 7 January 1824

Background imagePacked Collection: Hereford Industrial School Dormitory

Hereford Industrial School Dormitory
Beds packed in to a dormitory at the Hereford Industrial School for Boys. Date: 1899

Background imagePacked Collection: Ann Hathaways Garden

Ann Hathaways Garden
Anne Hathaways Cottage and garden. Packed herbaceous borders lead up to the cottage

Background imagePacked Collection: Trial: Boycott Incident

Trial: Boycott Incident
The trial of those who threatened the landowner Captain Boycott is heard before a packed courtroom

Background imagePacked Collection: Mumbai, India - The Muharram Festival Procession

Mumbai, India - The Muharram Festival Procession
Mumbai (Bombay), India - The Muharram Festival Procession. 1916

Background imagePacked Collection: Robert Falcon Scott and his Frys Cocoa and Chocolate supply

Robert Falcon Scott and his Frys Cocoa and Chocolate supply
Robert Falcon Scott (1868-1912), the English naval commander and explorer. A Captain in the Royal Navy, Scott led a number of expeditions to the Antarctic

Background imagePacked Collection: Druine D. 31 Turbulent G-ATHP

Druine D. 31 Turbulent G-ATHP
Druine D.31 Turbulent G-AthP with Tipsy Junior G-AMVP at a balloon meet somewhere in the UK, possibly at Dunstable. (a packed balloon in the background)

Background imagePacked Collection: The Cocoa Association Advertisement Illustration

The Cocoa Association Advertisement Illustration
An advertisement illustration for the Cocoa Association, the picture shows a boy watching an action packed game of football through the gateway of the junior sports ground. Date: circa 1939

Background imagePacked Collection: Transporter Bridge over the River Loire, Nantes, France

Transporter Bridge over the River Loire, Nantes, France. Built in 1903, the bridge had a span of 141m across the Loire and was demolished during the Second World War

Background imagePacked Collection: House On A Hilltop

House On A Hilltop
An architectural illustration of a large building erected on a hilltop, with a foreground densely packed forest of trees. Date: early 1900s

Background imagePacked Collection: The Strike

The Strike
An atmospheric sketch which shows a tightly packed crowd of workmen and women on strike, carrying large red flags, chimneystacks and workhouses stand tall in the background under a red sky

Background imagePacked Collection: Les Travailleurs De l'Enlaidissement

Les Travailleurs De l'Enlaidissement
An illustration of a tightly packed group of debating members of the Municipal Council, accompanied with a descriptive caption as follows

Background imagePacked Collection: Fte Venetiene Sur La Seine

Fte Venetiene Sur La Seine
This woodcut depicts some magnificent sparkling fireworks erupting at a Venetian party on the River Seine, in France, lighting up a scene consisting of boats packed with people attending the party

Background imagePacked Collection: Malaquera

Malaquera
This pencil drawing captures a musical scene in which a closely packed gathering of people are listening to some guitar players outside a building in the evening. Date: circa 1920

Background imagePacked Collection: Dahlias

Dahlias
A still life painting of a highly decorative patterned vase, containing a tightly packed arrangement of pink, white and violet dahlia flowers. Date: circa 1920

Background imagePacked Collection: On The Boards

On The Boards
A watercolour painting of some riders on horseback, playing polo in a tightly packed space. Date: circa 1915

Background imagePacked Collection: Dri-Ped Advertisement Travelling

Dri-Ped Advertisement Travelling
An illustrated advertisement for William Walker & Sons Ltd, promoting Dri-Ped's war & peace time services, Dri-Ped is a high quality brand of leather, used for military clothing

Background imagePacked Collection: La Mitrailleuse

La Mitrailleuse
A painting with use of angular lines to depict a tightly packed void with three soldiers, one of them almost fused to a heavy machine gun. Date: 1915

Background imagePacked Collection: The Queue

The Queue
A pastel painting of a densely packed queue of people, impatiently waiting in line for food, the adults are all towering above the central focal point, a little boy. Date: circa 1918

Background imagePacked Collection: Shakespeare in South London

Shakespeare in South London
Pen and Ink drawing showing a very tightly packed audience watching Shakespeare. Date: circa 1931

Background imagePacked Collection: Crucifixion

Crucifixion
An oil painting depicting a trio of crucifixions under the watch of a packed crowd. Date: circa 1930

Background imagePacked Collection: Christmas Eve in a London Omnibus 1881

Christmas Eve in a London Omnibus 1881
Passengers on a crowed bus in London on Christmas Eve. Date: 1881

Background imagePacked Collection: FRANCOIS II WEDS MARY

FRANCOIS II WEDS MARY
Francois II weds Mary Stuart, but their marriage will be cut short by Francois death, after which Mary will return to Scotland to an incident- packed life and death. Date: 1558

Background imagePacked Collection: Riding carousel at fairground

Riding carousel at fairground
Visitors at a packed fairground enjoy riding the carousel, price one shilling. Date: circa 1950s

Background imagePacked Collection: The blockade of London Bridge, 1859. The congested and overcrowded state of the streets

The blockade of London Bridge, 1859. The congested and overcrowded state of the streets of London, particularly those in the City. Date: 1859

Background imagePacked Collection: Man and two women failing to close a packed trunk

Man and two women failing to close a packed trunk in a hotel room while a servant looks on. Miseries of Travelling. Handcoloured copperplate engraving designed

Background imagePacked Collection: Celebrating the coronation of King Edward VII - Fulham

Celebrating the coronation of King Edward VII - Fulham
Celebrating the coronation of King Edward VII in Fulham, West London - decorations adorning the streetside buildings and crowds gathering beneath and around a temporary arch across the street

Background imagePacked Collection: Motor trip in a slightly charabanc, Bournemouth, Dorset

Motor trip in a slightly charabanc, Bournemouth, Dorset
Motor trip (in a slightly squat charabanc) - Bournemouth - August, 1915. Date: 1915

Background imagePacked Collection: Royal Train at Berwick station 1849

Royal Train at Berwick station 1849
An interior engraving view of a packed station waiting on the arrival of the royal train at Berwick-upon-tweed. Date: 1849

Background imagePacked Collection: Ludgate station

Ludgate station
Cartoons in Fun, 1866, showing an illustration of a packed platform at Ludgate where people are waiting for a 8:37 train. This article was written by Sylvanus Suburban Date: 1866

Background imagePacked Collection: Women riding on cases of TNT, WW1

Women riding on cases of TNT, WW1
Women riding on cases of TNT, packed for despatch to a shell factory, First World War. 1914-1918

Background imagePacked Collection: Emigration - Sailing down the St Laurence

Emigration - Sailing down the St Laurence at 100 degrees. 19th century

Background imagePacked Collection: 3rd Class Carriage, seats for 5 persons 1860s

3rd Class Carriage, seats for 5 persons 1860s
Cramped 3rd class train with people practically sitting on one anothers laps. Date: 1860s

Background imagePacked Collection: German Mountaineer hitting the heights of satisfaction

German Mountaineer hitting the heights of satisfaction
Thats the Limit !! As good as it gets!! A german Mountaineer has reached the peak of a high summit, he is sunbathing and his packed lunch is VERY satisfactory. Date: circa 1930s

Background imagePacked 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



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