Pals Collection

Old Bill kneeling in front of the Cenotaph in Whitehall
His Pals - Fragments Copyright. Old Bill kneeling in front of the Cenotaph in Whitehall. Captain Bruce Bairnsfather, 1St Btn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment (1888-1959)

WW2 poster, The Girl Who Isn t There must realise that absenteeism lets her pals and her country down. Design by Victor Hicks. Date: 1940s

Pals - National Archetypes
The national archtypes of Ireland, Scotland, Wales and England, represented by an Irishman in green holding a shillelagh, a Scotsman with ginger beard and a kilt

Twist / Affecionate Pals
Oliver is claimed by his affectionate friends

Children reading together Pals by C V MacKenzie
Charming illustration showing two children, arms around each other as they perch on a stool reading a book together. Date: 1920s

Two small boys look in the Placa des Esplanada, Es Castell
Two small boys look at a mobile phone in the Placa des Esplanada (the main square) at Es Castell, near Mahon, Menorca, Spain

A group of happy schoolgirls wearing Spanish tartan skirts
A group of delighted schoolgirls sit on a wall and look off camera at something that surprises them and makes them smile. They all wear Spanish tartan skirts. Date: circa 1987

Young children play and men work on tractors - Askam, Cumbria
Young children play while men work on tractors used to haul boats up the beach at Askam, near Barrow in Furness, Cumbria, England. Three of the children sit on an old rusty barrel

Farmers laugh outside cafe Bury St. Edmunds cattle market
Farmers laugh and joke while sitting outside a cafe at Bury St. Edmunds cattle market, Suffolk, England Date: 1988

Old men and pigeons, Askam, Cumbria
Three old men, all with walking sticks on the beach at Askam, Cumbria, England. The sun is shining, and one-man and his dog stop to watch their racing pigeons, which fly overhead

Fat bums, Appleby Horse Fair
Two men with big fat bums lean on a horse cart, Appleby Horse Fair, Date: 1990

New Forest boys, Hampshire
Two young boys pull another boy out of the river and onto the riverbank to safety on a summer day in New Forest Hampshire. First published The Sunday Times Date: 1989

Old men, Bermeo, Spain
Old men - three with traditional Basque berets - sit on a park bench in Bermeo, Biscay, Spain. Date: 1990

Three young ladies strolling along the seafront of a British coastal resort in the summer. Date: 1938

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - We have no Coupons
The long Caption blames the patches on the lack of clothing coupons but says what does that matter - to loyal pals like me and you

Friendship - four girls, 1940s
Four friends pose for a photograph together. Date: c.1948

Great Friends
Two children chat and pass the time by a garden gate. Date: c. 1930

Four couples posing for a photograph in a suburban garden
Four very smartly-dressed couples pose for a jolly photograph in a smart suburban garden. circa 1905

Boatman and dog on the saltings at Askam, near Barrow
A happy boatman leans back across the thwarts of a rowing boat and cuddles his small dog. The boat is on the saltings at Askam, near Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria, England Date: 1990

Three senior men at leisure on the coast at Askam, nr Barrow
Three senior men at leisure on the coast at Askam, near Barrow in Furness, Cumbria, England. Two men sit in a beachd boat, the thirds sits on the grass and plays with his small dog

Three farmers chat while waiting for a sheep sale
Three elderly farmers chat while waiting for a sheep sale at the Castle Douglas cattle market, Dumfries and Galloway, SW Scotland. One man holds his hand in the air to make a point Date: 2004

Fishing, River Thames, Windsor
Three fishermen beside the River Thames at Windsor, Berkshire. First published The Sunday Times Date: 1989

slum child with dog
A dirty, barefoot boy eats a biscuit while standing on the doorstep of his slum home with a dog. Brinksway, Stockport Cheshire Date: circa 1970

Six terrific chums heading off for a jolly hike
Six terrific chums (all with pipes and sticks) pose for a photograph before heading off for a jolly ramble - late September. Date: circa 1920

Shepherd Boy and favourite cow - Idyllic Swiss Alpine Scene
A delightful photograph of a young Shepherd Boy and his favourite cow - Idyllic Swiss Alpine Scene. Date: circa 1920s

Four Fine Chums
Four very elegant Gentleman pose for their Group Studio Portrait. The two on the right are sporting very precise waxed moustaches and all four are keeping the UK Starch industry in business

German students on a summer camping trip - Kirchen, Germany on the River Sieg. Kirchen is a town (and climatic spa) in the district of Altenkirchen in the north of Rhineland-Palatinate

British flag and drum with comic verse on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Pals
Postcard: Pals!One of two postcards showing soldiers with horses, dating from World War One.One of 75 picture postcards, sentimental, humorous and documentary, from the period, before

Paignton, Devon - Group of young folk at the seaside
Paignton, Devon - " Myself and Eadie at the front, Doris, Ernie and Arthur at the back" - superb shot showing the party, each in their raincoats

Hon. Alexander Ramsay and Hon. George Lascelles
Hon. Alexander Ramsay (1919-2000) (the only child of Princess Patricia of Connaught, who renounced her royal title and style when she married then-Captain the Hon)

Canadian Chap is thrown jovially into the air by his chums, who hopefully are as adept at cathcing as they are at throwing... Date: circa 1910

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, foxhound and monkey
Illustration by Cecil Aldin -- a foxhound named Furrier and a West African monkey named Sally. " They were the greatest pals." Date: 1927

No. 3: People We Don t Envy by George Studdy, 1915
No. 3: The German postman trying to deliver a letter to a ruined Belgium village. Date: 1915

No. 2: People We Don t Envy by George Studdy, 1915
No. II: The Army Service Corps subaltern compelled to deliver a lecture on Supplies to a contingent of men recruited from grocers, butchers, provision dealers etc. Date: 1915

Cut out for the job: WW1 recruitment humour
Civilian: " Most of my pals are either in the Guards or the Bantams. I m too short for the Guards, and too tall for the Bantams

Game Keepers and the War, 7th Cameron Highlanders
Scottish game keepers of the 7th Cameron Highlanders, 1915. Date: 1915

WWI Poster, You re proud of your pals in the Army
WWI Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Poster, You re proud of your pals in the Army of course! But what will your pals think of YOU? Think It Over! Date: 1915

WWI Poster, Why are you stopping HERE
WWI Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Poster, Why are you stopping HERE when your pals are out THERE? Date: 1915

Visitors for wounded soldiers by Miss Watson Williams
A set of four pictures - the pair on the left entitled, As Tommy Does Not Like It, showing some rather tiresome visitors - an aristocratic lady and a maiden aunt

Cat & dog humour at Xmas
Naughty puppy in trouble with a superior adult, while his pals look on. Date: circa 1918

City of London recruits, Tower of London, WW1
Young men answering the call to enlist at the start of the First World War. All of them employees of City firms, they were joining the City of London Battalion, consisting of 1300 men

Penguin Pals
Penguin pals. Date: 1960s

BEACH PALS
A little girl in a bathing costume, taking her Old English Sheepdog for a walk on the beach. Date: 1950s

Johnny Watson and his canine pals
Johnny Watson, known as the Grand Old Man as he lived to a great age, and his canine pals (seven dogs), sitting on a sofa. Date: circa 1940s

Tut, Tut! By Bert Thomas
The Driver: My pals call the old bus George Robey ! His Friend: Why? The Driver: Thats easy. Because its in Bits and Pieces

Little Pals Crackers
A colour illustration from a Christmas cracker box

Orang Utan Pals
A pair of Orang Utans, one with its arm affectionately draped over the other, Chester Zoo, England

Bowler Hatted Men C1890
A group of friends wearing tall crowned bowler hats, lounging jackets & narrow fitting trousers. One man sports a curly moustache

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