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Pauses Collection

Background imagePauses Collection: PARTY / DARE HE? MISTLETOE

PARTY / DARE HE? MISTLETOE
DARE HE ? A girl pauses beneath a mistletoe sprig, wondering if hes man enough to seize his chance... Date: 1920

Background imagePauses Collection: The Hiker & Camper 1931

The Hiker & Camper 1931
A lone female hiker pauses during her walk to take in the breathtaking autumnal scenery of her surroundings. Hiking was an extremely popular during the 1930s

Background imagePauses Collection: Swaffham Cyclist 1950S

Swaffham Cyclist 1950S
A lone cyclist pauses to study the elaborate town sign of Swaffham, Norfolk, which commemorates the famous pedlar John Chapman, and the churchs rebuilding in the 1400s

Background imagePauses Collection: Motorcycle at Ullswater

Motorcycle at Ullswater
A motorcyclist pauses to admire the view at Ullswater, the English Lucerne one of the most beautiful of the lakes in the Lake District

Background imagePauses Collection: Girl Daydreams 1880

Girl Daydreams 1880
A girl pauses from her reading and daydreams of faries for a while. She sits in a hammock with her doll disgarded below

Background imagePauses Collection: Smart Ski Costume

Smart Ski Costume
She pauses before embarking on the piste in her elegant ski costume

Background imagePauses Collection: A smart gentleman out for a cycle - an unidentified location

A smart gentleman out for a cycle - an unidentified location
A smart gentleman out for a cycle (in his plus-fours) pauses in front of an unusual building, which appears to be part-castle, part-church and part-townhouse - location sadly unidentified

Background imagePauses Collection: Tourist Queries Guard Date: 1950

Tourist Queries Guard Date: 1950

Background imagePauses Collection: Distracted by Butterfly Date: 1944

Distracted by Butterfly Date: 1944

Background imagePauses Collection: COMICAL ROAD SIGN

COMICAL ROAD SIGN
A motorcyclist pauses to read a comical road sign for Much Hadham Cold Christmas. Did they indeed. Date: 1950s

Background imagePauses Collection: A VIOLINIST PAUSES

A VIOLINIST PAUSES
She pauses for a few bars... Date: 1887

Background imagePauses Collection: LANDSCAPE ARTIST

LANDSCAPE ARTIST
At work on a landscape, she pauses, perhaps wondering if she were to introduce a cow into her foreground it might stand a better chance of getting into the Academy. Date: 1919

Background imagePauses Collection: MISTLETOE ON STAIRS

MISTLETOE ON STAIRS
DARE HE ? A girl pauses beneath a mistletoe sprig, wondering if hes man enough to seize his chance... Date: 1920

Background imagePauses Collection: Lake Placid, N. Y. USA - Skier pauses by Winter Brook

Lake Placid, N. Y. USA - Skier pauses by Winter Brook
Lake Placid, N.Y. USA - Skier pauses by Winter Brook. Date: 1940

Background imagePauses Collection: News Round Boy 1950S

News Round Boy 1950S
Delivering newspapers on his bicycle, a boy pauses to speak to a colleague. Date: 1950s

Background imagePauses Collection: Girl on a Stile 1930S

Girl on a Stile 1930S
The stylist! A little girl, who has been picking wild flowers, pauses for contemplation on a rustic stile. A peaceful summer scene in the Cheshire woods. Date: 1930s

Background imagePauses Collection: Lady at Stile

Lady at Stile
She pauses at a stile : I don t think I can climb over it in this dress - you ll have to lift me across... Date: 1894

Background imagePauses Collection: Hiking in Wales

Hiking in Wales
A hiker pauses to gaze across to Raglan, Monmouth, Wales. Date: 1930s

Background imagePauses Collection: Father Reads to Family

Father Reads to Family
At 25 minutes past 1, a German father reads to his family, while a servant girl pauses with a tray Date: 18th century

Background imagePauses Collection: Racial / Africa / Egypt 1908

Racial / Africa / Egypt 1908
An Egyptian woman pauses while fetching water Date: 1908

Background imagePauses Collection: Bloomsbury Square

Bloomsbury Square
A gentleman walking his dog pauses to admire the statue of Charles James Fox, but street cleaners are indifferent... Date: 1831

Background imagePauses Collection: Quantocks Rambler

Quantocks Rambler
A rambler pauses to take in the breathtaking view of the rolling Quantocks, from the castle mound at Nether Stowey, Somerset, England. Date: 1930s

Background imagePauses Collection: Glen Creran Rambler

Glen Creran Rambler
A female hiker pauses to admire the lovely view at the head of Glen Creran, Argyllshire, Scotland. Date: 1930s

Background imagePauses Collection: Dapper Rambling Fellow

Dapper Rambling Fellow
A dapper rambler pauses on his way to admire the countryside. He wears a flat cap, plus- fours with wool socks, carrying a stout walking stick. Date: 1930s

Background imagePauses Collection: Great Eggspectations

Great Eggspectations
A fashionably dressed lady pauses to admire a pearl necklace in a shop window, and hopes that her handsome, parcel carrying partner will take the hint

Background imagePauses Collection: Butterflies by E. Harding

Butterflies by E. Harding
An elegant lady pauses to admire a Red Admiral butterfly while gathering delphiniums in a garden. Shes very dressed up for gardening

Background imagePauses Collection: Arab at Prayer

Arab at Prayer
An Arab traveler hobbles his camel while he pauses in his journey to turn towards Mecca and perform his midday prayers

Background imagePauses Collection: Party in Swiss Alps 1900

Party in Swiss Alps 1900
A climbing party in the Swiss Alps pauses for a photograph to be taken

Background imagePauses Collection: Pin-Up in Bathrobe 4 / 5

Pin-Up in Bathrobe 4 / 5
Brunette model, dressed in blue slingbacks & a bathrobe kneels on the bed & pauses from looking out of the window at the snow. Is she looking for Father Christmas?

Background imagePauses Collection: French Cabriolet

French Cabriolet
A French Cabiolet carriage containing some well-to-do folk pauses beneath a suspended street lantern to take a drink from a roadside salesman with a one-man bar

Background imagePauses Collection: Spinning, England

Spinning, England
A tired spinner pauses and thinks there must be more to life than turning this wheel night after night

Background imagePauses Collection: Half a Mile to Egypt

Half a Mile to Egypt
A cyclist near Burnham Beeches, Buckinghamshire, England, pauses to contemplate a strange sign reading Egypt half a mile !

Background imagePauses Collection: Citroen on Tour 1930

Citroen on Tour 1930
A Citroen en voyage pauses so that the passengers can get out and stretch their legs while admiring the view

Background imagePauses Collection: Sailor Going on Leave

Sailor Going on Leave
A sailor of the Royal Navy, about to go on shore leave, pauses to have his shoes cleaned, the better to please the girls

Background imagePauses Collection: 17th Cent Scholar Writes

17th Cent Scholar Writes
A scholar - Leonard Lessius, a Jesuit, to be precise - pauses quill in air while Larmessin makes his portrait

Background imagePauses Collection: Lady with Quill Pen

Lady with Quill Pen
She pauses, while writing a letter with a quill pen, to find the mot juste


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