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Background imagePail Collection: Dutch Milkmaid

Dutch Milkmaid
Terrific photographic postcard of a Dutch Milkmaid, with two large milk pails supported by a wooden yolk across her shoulders. Date: circa 1910s

Background imagePail Collection: Cartoon on postcard, Kitchener news, WW1

Cartoon on postcard, Kitchener news, WW1
Cartoon on a postcard, showing a skinny woman in the early stages of the First World War, reading a news bulletin: Kitchener gets half a million men in a month

Background imagePail Collection: New Compensation Act - 1906 - Stableboy kicked in stable

New Compensation Act - 1906 - Stableboy kicked in stable
" The New Compensation Act" - " Hurroo! Oim kicked to Death, Be Gob!" - a Yokel Stable Lad is not unduly concerned at being kicked against the stable wall

Background imagePail Collection: Spooky Alley

Spooky Alley
A rather eerie courtway in Leicester.. but who (or what?) lurks in the shadows... ?

Background imagePail Collection: Clan Mac Nicol

Clan Mac Nicol
Clan MAC NICOL a young barefoot woman is on her way to the burn to fetch water in her wooden pail

Background imagePail Collection: Jack and Jill / Andre

Jack and Jill / Andre
Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water, Jack fell down and broke his crown, and Jill came tumbling after

Background imagePail Collection: Woman in national costume, Mundal, Norway

Woman in national costume, Mundal, Norway. She is carrying two milk pails with a yoke across her shoulders. The costume was worn by most people on Sundays and also as a uniform by hotel waitresses

Background imagePail Collection: Women WW1 Work Milk Woman

Women WW1 Work Milk Woman
Captioned, Womans Work in War Time, a young girl carries a lidded pail to deliver milk. Date: circa 1917

Background imagePail Collection: The Round Game of Happy Families, Mrs Pumps

The Round Game of Happy Families, Mrs Pumps
Chad Valley, The Round Game of Happy Families, Mrs Pumps the Milkmans Wife. circa 1910

Background imagePail Collection: The Round Game of Happy Families, Mr Pumps

The Round Game of Happy Families, Mr Pumps
Chad Valley, The Round Game of Happy Families, Mr Pumps the Milkman. circa 1910

Background imagePail Collection: The Round Game of Happy Families, Miss Pumps

The Round Game of Happy Families, Miss Pumps
Chad Valley, The Round Game of Happy Families, Miss Pumps the Milkmans Daughter. circa 1910

Background imagePail Collection: White earthenware, Plate 59

White earthenware, Plate 59, showing dishes, serving dishes, jugs, bowls and other items. Date: circa 1880s

Background imagePail Collection: Little Folk Misfitz - Jack and Jill

Little Folk Misfitz - Jack and Jill. Date: circa 1910

Background imagePail Collection: Happy Families Playing Cards - Master Churn

Happy Families Playing Cards - Master Churn the Milkmans Son. late 19th century

Background imagePail Collection: Taking Milk Home

Taking Milk Home
A man and a boy taking home the milk in their car! Date: 1930s

Background imagePail Collection: SPILT MILK

SPILT MILK
An embarrassed cow looks the other way as a milkmaid throws a bucket of milk over a steel girder, perhaps a mock opening ceremony in the USA? Still, no use crying over spilt milk... Date: 1930s

Background imagePail Collection: Milking Time

Milking Time
Milking time Date: early 19th century

Background imagePail Collection: Burns Farm Ellisland

Burns Farm Ellisland
ROBERT BURNS Scottish poets farm at Ellisland, on the River Nith, near Dumfries Date: 1759 - 1796

Background imagePail Collection: Scene on a dairy farm, Netherlands

Scene on a dairy farm, Netherlands. Date: early 20th century

Background imagePail Collection: Dutch bourgeoise housewife with milk pail

Dutch bourgeoise housewife with milk pail and page, 17th century, . From a painting by Gabriel Metzu. Handcolored illustration by Edmond Lechevallier-Chevignard, lithographed by A. Didier, L

Background imagePail Collection: Two ladies sitting on what appears to be a beach

Two ladies sitting on what appears to be a beach
Black and white (appears sepia in some lights). Two ladies sitting on what appears to be a beach in patterned dresses and boater hats, with a young boy carrying a pail of sand towards them

Background imagePail Collection: No use crying over Spilt Milk

No use crying over Spilt Milk
Black and white. Boy carrying a hamper and pitchfork, and two girls (one is holding flowers behind her back). They are standing around a pail of spilt milk on a leafy pathway

Background imagePail Collection: Siege of Antwerp, World War One, 1914 - animals looked after

Siege of Antwerp, World War One, 1914 - animals looked after
The Siege of Antwerp, Belgium, early in the First World War - thought for beast as well as man. Although the people were running short of water, they allowed this dog to have his drink from the pail

Background imagePail Collection: Nursery Rhymes -- Jack and Jill, Polly Flinders

Nursery Rhymes -- Jack and Jill, Polly Flinders
Nursery Rhymes -- two illustrations. Above -- Jack and Jill falling down the hill. Below -- Little Polly Flinders sitting among the cinders. Date: early 20th century

Background imagePail Collection: The Milkwoman on Her Rounds

The Milkwoman on Her Rounds
This photograph, specially taken for The Sphere, shows a milkwoman, wearing a smock and breeches and a leather pouch and carrying a milk pail

Background imagePail Collection: Two young Moroccan Girls with buckets on their heads

Two young Moroccan Girls with buckets on their heads Date: circa 1930s

Background imagePail Collection: Thessaloniki, Greece - Milk Seller

Thessaloniki, Greece - Milk Seller. Date: circa 1910s

Background imagePail Collection: Nursery Tale - The Fairy Fountain - Jack and Jill

Nursery Tale - The Fairy Fountain - Jack and Jill reach the water source at the summit of the hill - their downfall is imminent... Date: 1880

Background imagePail Collection: Design with milkmaid, animals and birds

Design with milkmaid, animals and birds. Watercolour on detail paper. Silver Studio. 1950

Background imagePail Collection: HOOCK, Pieter Cornelisz (1629-1684). Woman and

HOOCK, Pieter Cornelisz (1629-1684). Woman and a Maid With a Pail. ca. 1660. Baroque art. Oil on canvas. RUSSIA. Saint Petersburg. State Hermitage Museum

Background imagePail Collection: Jack and Jill went up the hill

Jack and Jill went up the hill

Background imagePail Collection: The full dinner-pail

The full dinner-pail. Illustration shows a personified full dinner pail, banged-up in places and a little drunk (there is a bottle labeled Bluff at his feet)

Background imagePail Collection: Your wartime duty! Don t waste water Do not use hose for was

Your wartime duty! Don t waste water Do not use hose for washing your automobile. Do use water from a pail. Poster for The New York City Department of Water Supply

Background imagePail Collection: Idealised Victorian shepherdess

Idealised Victorian shepherdess
An idealised Victorian shepherdess with a lamb and a horned sheep. (3 of 6) Date: 19th century

Background imagePail Collection: The fullest dinner pail

The fullest dinner pail. Illustration shows a man labeled Workingman bent over under the weight of an enormous dinner pail labeled Tariff for Graft Only. Date 1908 May 27. The fullest dinner pail

Background imagePail Collection: A man and woman of Bahaharana, Africa

A man and woman of Bahaharana, Africa
Plate entitled A man and woman of Bahaharana in the dress of the country. He carries a large club and she carries a bucket

Background imagePail Collection: A Milkwoman - Lima, Peru

A Milkwoman - Lima, Peru Date: 1906

Background imagePail Collection: Milkmaid and Milk Seller at Hennebont, Brittany

Milkmaid and Milk Seller at Hennebont, Brittany
Milkmaid and Milk Seller at Hennebont, in the Morbihan department of Brittany, France. Date: circa 1910s

Background imagePail Collection: Emancipated Woman - Husband doing chores

Emancipated Woman - Husband doing chores
The Handy-man at home An Emancipated Woman reads happily by the fire whilst her sailor husband does his fair share of the household chores by scrubbling the floor. Date: 1915

Background imagePail Collection: Netherlands - Neighbourhood of Middelburg

Netherlands - Neighbourhood of Middelburg
Rural scene in the Netherlands - a country girl carryies milk and a basket of laundry along the banks of a canal with a tower and dome of the town of Middelburg in the background

Background imagePail Collection: Romanian country types

Romanian country types
An early illustrated postcard depicting country types. A woman in traditional costume stands with water bucket by the village well with a man in official (military?) attire

Background imagePail Collection: Stock Exchange Notes (2 / 4) - Bull Market

Stock Exchange Notes (2 / 4) - Bull Market
Stock Exchange Notes - Unexpected Bull movements created great excitement! 1903

Background imagePail Collection: Milkman - Thesaloniki, Greece

Milkman - Thesaloniki, Greece
Milkman and children - Thesaloniki, Greece Date: circa 1910s

Background imagePail Collection: Normandy, France - Elderly couple chatting

Normandy, France - Elderly couple chatting
An elderly couple having a chat on a set of steps, Normandy, France. The old lady carries a large water or milk jar/pail, whilst the straw boater-wearing gentleman carries an umbrella

Background imagePail Collection: Crossword Craze - Distracted housemaid

Crossword Craze - Distracted housemaid
The Crossword Craze What Lizzie was late with the lunch! A housemaid gets totally distracted trying to finish her crossword and completely forgets to do her cleaning or prepare the midday meal

Background imagePail Collection: Dunderpate in various poses

Dunderpate in various poses, working at school and at home. Date: 1938

Background imagePail Collection: Young Woman at the well - Normandy

Young Woman at the well - Normandy
A young woman at the well - Normandy, France 1913

Background imagePail Collection: Susan empties a pail of water on Dunderpate

Susan empties a pail of water on Dunderpate, to test to see if he has the sense to go in when it rains. Date: 1938



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