Passing Collection (page 11)

Highwaymen jump out from the woods to to attack a passing carriage. Guns pointed, the passengers have little choice but to hand over their possessions to the outlaws. Date: 19th Century

Childern Watching Trains
French children in the countryside waiting beside a railway track to watch the passing trains go by. Date: June 1901

Service Fitness Class
A Fitness for Service womens class attended twice a week during lunch hours. Fitness classes, keep fit Date: late 1930s

Ww2 / May45 / Ve Day Infantr
Infantry of the line passing the Saluting Base (George VI, Queen Elizabeth, Queen Mary and Princess Margaret). Date: 8 June 1946

A passing ship on the Panama canal

Locals gather along the canal to see the passing of a ship

Double page spread in a diary for 23-28 October
A double page spread in a young persons diary for 23-28 October. Each day is given a small illustration, relating either to the season, or to the anniversary of an historical event

Sea Voyaging, Cooks World Travel Service
Cover illustration for Sea Voyaging, Cooks World Travel Service. A couple on the deck of a ship are looking out to sea at another ship passing by, with mountains in the background

New Ideas in Travel for Holidays and Leave
Cover illustration for New Ideas in Travel for Holidays and Leave. A man stands on the deck of a ship, looking through binoculars at a yacht passing by on the sea

Western Russian Fmily drinking Mares Milk
Family from the Baltic Region - Far Western Russia at this period - passing round a bottle of Kumis. Kumis is a fermented dairy product traditionally made from horses (mare s) milk

Cairo, Egypt - Pot Seller
A pot seller in Cairo, Egypt with his wide selection of pottery in varied shapes and sizes. He sits in the open entrance to his shop and talks to a passing fresh water carrier / seller

Road to Mecca - Camels and Pilgrims. A beggar sits at the roadside, offered alms by a passing child

Battle of Arras 1918
British troops passing through a village near Bethune during the Battle of Arras on the Western Front in France during World War I in April 1918

The passing of the veto bill without a creation of new peers
A most fateful night in the House of Lords. The Peers Dividing on the Question of Insisting or not Insisting on Amendments to the Parliament Bill. Illustration by Samuel Begg

Windy Weather 1918
When windy weather blows a good coat, shawl or fur wrap will protect a girl from the cold. Failing that a passing soldier will do just as well

Fighting a fire with a stirrup pump - The Blitz
Now that the worst is out. Attacking a fire with a stirrup pump following an air raid on London - circa late 1940

Sudanese curio seller in Port Said, Egypt - ready to catch the passing shipping trade and the tourists that brings to the port

Street Gossip 1926
Two women engage in some gossip after passing a young couple on the street

The Express Train passing a signal-box at high speed

The Christmas Party Up to Date: Fairy Tales by Broadcast b
Christmas parties this year will possess a new and fascinating attraction, both for young and old, in the shape of the latest wonder of wireless telephony

Police Squad
Led by their sergeant, a clutch of constables march to their duties, passing a shoe black who uses only Carrs Blacking - no doubt this is an advertisement ?

The Bitter Lakes - Suez, Egypt
A steamship passing the North Lighthouse as it crosses the Bitter Lakes at the Northern entrance to the Suez Canal, Egypt

La Salle automobiles
An advertisement for La Salle sports cars, showing a driver passing an airfield

The Passing Cloud
Four men talking to a woman in the sea at the seaside, flirt while a crab nips their legs and the sun goes behind a cloud

Cattle in London, 1877
Engraving showing a herd of cattle passing through the streets of the city of London, 1877. These animals were probably being driven towards the citys meat and livestock market, Smithfield

Kingsway, London
A street scene at the southern end of Kingsway, London, in 1921. A number of motor cars can be seen passing the building site of Bush House (on right)

Boating on the River Thames, 1872
Engraving showing a group of Victorian holidaymakers passing through one of the locks on the River Thames, in a large rowing boat and a canoe, 1872

Royal Procession passing the Mansion House, London, 1844
Engraving showing the Royal carriage of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert passing the Mansion House, London, on their way to officially open the Royal Exchange, 1844

Elephant and Castle, London, 18th Century
Engraving showing the cross-roads at Elephant and Castle, South London, in the early 18th century. This picture, after Richardsons drawing, shows cattle being herded, horses

Royal Procession under the Holborn Valley Viaduct, 1869
Engraving showing Queen Victorias procession passing under the Holborn Valley Viaduct, London, in 1869

Queen Victoria opening the Holborn Valley Viaduct, 1869
Engraving showing the Queen Victorias carriage (right foreground) passing through London, during the official opening of the Holborn Valley Viaduct, 1869

The Crowd at Greenwich for the passing of the Great Eastern
Engraving showing the scene at the Royal Naval Hospital, Greenwich, as huge crowds assembled to watch I.K. Brunels steamship Great Eastern steam down the River Thames, 1859

Street Toysellers and their wares, Strand, London, 1922
Illustration showing street toy salesmen exhibiting their wares on the pavement of the Strand, London, December 1922. This image shows a least one pedestrian having to leap out of the way of a

Lloyd George and Herbert Samuel
The Liberal politicians David Lloyd George (1863-1945) and Herbert Samuel (1870-1963) watching a passing parade. Lloyd George was War Minister

Toll Towers Utrecht
The city of Utrecht levies tolls on passing water-traffic : one of the towers which overlooked the waterways

English Walking Frock
An American businessman, wearing the fashionable English Walking Frock (very dressy, very becoming ) raises his hat to a lady passing in her automobile

Funeral Papyrus of Queen Makara
A reproduction of one the last pages of the funeral papyrus of Queen Makara. The manuscript would have been buried along with the body and contained prayers

Prince of Wales opening the new electric railway
The Prince of Wales opening the new electrical railway. The arrival of the train into Stockwell.The underground electric railway runs for three miles from a point in King William Street

An Afghan guard passing through the desert during the Afghan
The Afghan revolt: rebellion of the Shinwari tribe. An Afghan guard on the photographers car passing through the Bandits Hills

H. M. Stanleys meeting with Forest Pygmies, Central Africa
Engraving showing Sir Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904), the Anglo-America explorer and journalist, meeting with some forest pygmies, during one of his expeditions to Central Africa

Franco-Prussian War. Bavarian Light dragoons Passing the Hea
German cavalry on hoseback, flourishing their swords and celebrating Prussian success aginst the French

Franco-Prussian War: balloon from Paris over Versailles
Crowds in the streets in Versailles watching balloon overhead. During the siege of Paris post came in and out of Paris by balloon and the famous escape of Leon Gambetta

A Member of H. M. Stanleys expedition threatening a baggage
Engraving showing a member of Sir Henry Morton Stanleys expedition to find Dr. David Livingstone threatening a baggage porter, Central Africa, 1871

H. M. Stanleys Expedition crossing the Makata Swamp, Central
Engraving showing Sir Henry Morton Stanleys expedition crossing the Makata swamp in Central Africa, 1871. In October 1869

Sheep Going to Market
Sheep on their way to market passing through the picturesque village of Stanton, Gloucestershire. You can see the photographers motorbike in the corner

Prussian Victory Parade in Berlin at the end of the Franco-P
Illustration showing the Prussian victory parade in Berlin at the conclusion of the Franco-Prussian War, with troops passing before the Emperor on the Opera Place

Warrenton, Virginia, 1863
A peaceful scene in Warrenton, Virginia, with the railway passing through on the left hand side

The Civil war in America: the 5th regiment of New York Zouav
The Pictuesque New York zouave regiments dressed in distinctive baggy trousers worn by freedom fighters in Hungary. Here they are shown passing through Broadway on their way to embark for the wars

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