Packed Collection (page 3)

Mud bath treatment at a Spa at Acqui Terme, Italy
Mud bath treatment at a Spa at Acqui Terme, a city and comune of Piedmont, northern Italy, in the province of Alessandria. Date: circa 1910s

General Dwight D. Eisenhower stopping for noon mess by the roadside during an inspection tour in Tunisia. The menu is a C ration, and hot

British Western Front in France - Red Cross Hospital ward

Petticoat Lane, London - View from Wentworth Street
Petticoat Lane, London from Wentworth Street. A street clothes market on Wentworth Street and Middlesex Street. Secondhand clothes

Petticoat Lane, London - Centre of the Market
Petticoat Lane, London - the centre of the market. A street clothes market on Wentworth Street and Middlesex Street. Secondhand clothes

Blackpool Beach
The delights of Blackpool beach, the scene of many a fun-packed family holiday! Lancashire, England. Date: late 1960s

Indian Tram
A common sight in India, a tram packed to the gills with passengers, some of them even hanging on the outsides for dear life. This tram is destined for Jadar. Date: 1930s

Home Pickling 1930S
Jars full of home packed pickles with special safety lids. Date: 1930s

Eastbourne Beach
The beach and promenade at Eastbourne, Sussex, England, looking very packed, at the height of the summer season. Date: 1950s

Norwegian boy with oranges
Evan Larsen, of Skine, Norway, leaves for home with bags packed with oranges, a fruit he had never tasted before but was being freely sold in England by the late 1940s. c.1946

Shakespeares Garden
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE His garden in Stratford-on-Avon. A packed herbaceous border leads up to the house

Packing Kelloggs Flakes
KELLOGGs CORNFLAKES In the packing room at Battle Creek, the cereals are packed in the inner sealed Waxtite cartons to insure (sic) their crisp freshness Date: 1930s

Isabella Ii / Tissot / Vf 69
ISABELLA II, QUEEN OF SPAIN (reigned 1833-68) On her travels Date: 1830 - 1904

Prince and Princess of Wales, St Columb, Cornwall
The Prince and Princess of Wales being driven through St Columb in Cornwall on a visit -- the streets are packed with people wanting a glimpse. Date: 1983

Four people with two loaded cars, Middle East
A young European couple, with another European man and an Eastern man, and two cars packed with suitcases, in the desert somewhere in the Middle East

European couple with dog and car, Middle East
A middle aged European couple with their dog, and a car packed with suitcases, in the desert somewhere in the Middle East. There is arabic writing on the cars bonnet

The Rag and Old Iron Sellers
The Rag Sellers. " Rags, old iron for sale!". A scruffy street urchin wheels a pram jam-packed with rags and old iron - her baby sibling atop the pile - through the streets of Paris

Selection and packing of dates at Nefta, Tunisia
The sorting / selection and packing into cases of dates at Nefta, Tunisia

Army Comforts Depot WWII
Women working in the Army Comforts Depot where gifts are packed and despatched to British troops during World War II

Aberdyfi (Aberdovey), Wales - Motor Launch
The Motor Launch The Pride of the Midlands, bound for Aberdovey (now Aberdyfi). The three portraits above the photograph of the boat are of the Skipper, the Mate and the ships Engineer

Afyon, Turkey
Afyon - know known as Afyon Karahisar - capital of Afyon Province in Western Turkey. Growing area for Turkish poppies, used mostly for medicinal Opium

Salonica - Greece
Birds-eye view of Salonica, showing the tightly-packed streets of the town centre (containing the Jewish Quarter) and houses and boats moored against the harbour

The Holy Carpet
The start of the great annual Mohammedan pilgrimage with the holy carpet to the sacred Kaaba shrine in Mecca. The carpet is said to be the actual one on which the Prophet Mohammed prayed and is 1

Hiking Sanitary Towels
Advert for Southalls compressed sanitary towels, each one packed with two safety pins and made especially for hikers! Talk about cashing in!

Circus on the move, c. 1888
Engraving showing a small group of circus performers on the move, with the circus packed into horse-drawn carts, heading for the next fair, c.1888

A German telescopic field-periscope
A photograph of a German army field-periscope captured by the French army in 1916. The device, whose telescopic tube could be extended up to twenty-five meters in height

Louis Le Pieux Deposed
Growing dissatisfaction with Louis le Pieux leads to his deposition : he is packed off to live the remainder of his days in a monastery

Radio Set in a Parachute Container; Second World War, 1944
Photograph showing a Number 56 type radio set, packed in its parachute container, as used by the British Airborne Forces, 1944

Antarctic Expedition Sledge, c. 1903
Photograph showing a laden sledge of the National Antarctic Expedition of 1901-04. A sledge this size would have been packed with supplies for three men of a sledging party

Loutherbourg, Artist
PHILIP JAMES DE LOUTHERBOURG French artist, known for his paintings of battles and other action-packed scenes, of which we have several in our files

Equipment being prepared by Red Cross nurses
Bedding and camp equipment being packed for the field. The Duke of Devonshire donated the whole ground floor of Devonshire house in Piccadilly to the British Red Cross Society to use as its

Charles & Diana
DIANA, PRINCESS OF WALES The Prince and Princess of Wales being driven through St Columb in Cornwall on a visit; the streets are packed with people wanting a glimpse

Crowded Brighton Beach
Brighton beach packed with people enjoying good weather on Easter bank holiday; some sit on deckchairs, others directly on the shingle

Petit Journal - 8
Le service des Expeditions, where the days papers are packed, to be sent throughout the country : for this is one of Frances leading journals

3rd Class Carriages
A popular and packed train on the route between Paris and Orleans. The rear four carriages are open and contain the third class passengers, exposed to all elements

Harvest Festival, White Hart pub, Worcestershire
Harvest Festival at the packed and rather smoky White Hart pub, Worcestershire. Photograph by Norman Synge Waller Budd 1960

Waiting to Evacuate
A matron who has temporarily looked after a group of young children watches over them as they sit on steps with their belongings packed, ready to be evacuated to the country

Kph-I-Noor Pencils
You can purchase Hardtmuths renowned Koh-i-Noor pencils in a variety of forms, neatly packed in boxes

Marmalade Factory
Crates are packed at John Moir & Sons orange marmalade factory at Seville, Spain

Seine Boat Excursion 2
Parisians enjoy a steamboat excursion on the Seine to Saint-Germain : packed lunch boxes are opened with enthusiasm - the river air gives one an appetite !

Iedo, Japan Mallet 1683
A view from high ground of the city of Iedo showing a systems of fields under cultivation, a winding river and a densely packed town in the background

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