Pavement Collection (page 55)

Met Police officer speaking to tourists
A Metropolitan Police officer speaking to a group of young tourists outside Horse Guards Parade in Whitehall, Central London

Met Police officer on a street corner
A Metropolitan Police officer on the beat somewhere in Central London, approaching a street corner

Georgia - Tbilisi - The Cician Hill with a tram
The Cician Hill tramway at Tbilisi, the capital (and largest) city in Georgia - formerly known as Tiflis. Located strategically at the crossroads between Europe and Asia

Parisian knife-grinder

Luchon, Pyrenees, southern France - 87 miles south west of Toulous - famous for its thermal springs. Here, a patient crowd await the arrival of a parade, or a famous celebrity perhaps?

Bosnia & Herzegovina - Selling Melons
Bosnia & Herzegovina - Greengrocers selling melons by the side of the road, possibly in Mostar or Sarajevo

Street Newsboys in London
All the Winners - newspaper seller providing all the racing results to confident punters

Shoeshining - India
A shoe shiner demands the payment of two rupees for the fine job he has done to buff up a fine shine in his clients pait of smart black shoes at his streetside stall

Dancers from Campanario, in Funchal, Madeira
Dancers belonging to a folklore group from Campanario, performing an old dance in the street in Funchal, the capital city of Madeira

Gaula boys with flag, Funchal, Madeira
Two boys belonging to a Gaula folklore group holding up a flag on a street in Funchal, the capital city of Madeira

Heinz Zinrams photography studio, Baker Street, London
A view of Heinz Zinrams photography studio, above the Cavendish Hood antique shop at No. 2 Baker Street, London. Examples of his photography of children are on display in the doorway

Chicago, USA - car smash
Chicago, USA - the rather spectacular wreck of a car crash, which appears to have come in close contact with a nearby tree (looking remarkably unscathed!)

Paris Exhibition, Palace of Horticulture
View from outside the Palace of Horticulture at the Paris Exhibition. The exhibition (Exposition Universelle) lasted from 15 April until 12 November 1900 and received 50 million visitors

Three sisters sitting on a front garden wall in a street of Victorian terraced houses

Mary attracts the chaps
Now Mary was a plain girl, Of Lovers she had few; She donned the Harem skirt and now She doesn t know what to do!

Hosing down a street
A workman photographed from above, standing on a pavement hosing down a street

Shoemaker at Skikda, Algeria
Shoemaker at Skikda (formerly Philipeville), Algeria, North Africa

Algerian men drinking outside a cafe - Algiers
A terrific photograph of three Algerian men, seated around a small circular table outside a cafe in Algiers, Algeria

Rue Randon - Algiers - Algeria
Street Scene - Rue Randon, Algiers, Algeria

Rouen - France - Old Houses and Fountain
Old Medieval houses and an old fountain on the Rue St Romain, Rouen, France

Yokohama - Japan
A Chemists Shop in Yokohama, Japan. Three shoppers have left their umbrellas on the pavement while they partake in a spot of shopping!

Baker delivering bread - Constantinople, Turkey
A Turkish Baker delivering the morning bread in Constantinople, Turkey. He lifts a stack of loaves out of one of a pair of large reedwork panniers, strapped to the flanks of his pony

Egyptian Shop - Cairo
Native shop - Cairo, Egypt. The owner and his family stand proudly in the foreground. Small interestingly-shaped packets of some foodstuff or another hang in rows above the open pavement-front counter

Flower Sellers - Cape Town, South Africa
Flower Sellers - Adderley Street, Cape Town, South Africa

St Jamess Music Hall, Piccadilly, London
St Jamess Music Hall is located between Regent Street and Piccadilly, and can be entered from either. This is the Piccadilly entrance

Hardware shop - Turkey
A beautiful postcard showing a small Turkish hardware stall with a fantastic wooden surround in decorated panelling and even decoreted shutters. The hand-tinting of this card is particularly striking

Shanghai - porters resting by the roadside
Porters with large wooden barrels and baskets attached to their yolks, rest at the side of the road, some taking refreshment. Further down the street is a vendor of cakes or biscuits

Couple and their Austin 7 Saloon
A happy couple stand proudly on the pavement alongside their Austin 7 RN Saloon car

Lady driver in tiny Austin 7 Opal
A Lady driver in tiny Austin 7 Opal chats to her friend on the pavement outside her suburban home

Turkish man and his young daughter
A Turkish man sits outside his house with his young daughter on his knee

Street coffee House - Constantinople
A street coffee house in Constantinople (Istanbul). The gentleman seated on left is smoking a pipe of great length, whilst the standing coffee house owner on the right holds a coffee cup

Istanbul -
So near, but yet so far - satirical comment on class distinctions in early 20th century Turkey between wealthy Turk and a poor penniless Armenian beggar

Bursa - Turkey - Turkish merchants
Turkish street merchants outside a general hardware store at Bursa - Turkey. Fourth largest city and the first Ottoman Capital

Beyoglu - Istanbul, Turkey
A street in Beyoglu, Istanbul

Shakespeares birthplace, Stratford upon Avon
A view of Shakespeares birthplace in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, as seen from the street

Friendly London policeman
A friendly London policeman, standing in front of a hole in the road with a group of children and a working man in a flat cap

London Policeman and children
A London Bobby on the beat holds the hands of some school children, possibly prior to guiding them safely across the busy road

Harry Price and Ottokar Fischer
Undated photograph of Harry Price and Ottokar Fischer outside the latters premises in Vienna. HPG/1/13/1 (xviii)

Magician performing the cup and balls trick to an assembled
Undated illustration of magician performing the cup and balls trick to an assembled crowd, entitled " Le Joueur de Gobelets". HPG/8/2/1 (xxxvi)"

Industrial School for Girls, Sale, Cheshire
The Manchester Branch Industrial School for Girls, erected in 1870 on Northenden Road, Sale, for 100 girls. From 1933, it became an Approved School

Alfonso XIII off to play polo
King Alfonso XIII of Spain with one of his wifes three brothers, on the way to play at his private polo ground

Greek family living the simple life in London
A Greek family living the simple life in London -- a Greek father walks along the street hand in hand with a small child, both of them dressed in rough sackcloth

Children from the Alexandra Orphanage, North London
Children from the Alexandra Orphanage on Maitland Park Road, Haverstock Hill, North London. They are taking a walk with two prams being pushed by their carers

Union Workhouse, St Faiths, Norfolk
Fire drill at the St Faiths Union workhouse at Horsham St Faith near Norwich, Norfolk. Staff help one of the inmates down an escape chute from the first floor while a group of children stand below

Air Raid damage off Piccadilly during the Blitz
Air Raid damage off Piccadilly, London on 19th September 1940. A lampost and parked car have been heavily damaged by falling masonry from bombed buildings

Algeceras, Spain - Street Scene with a line of horse-drawn Alrededores - horse taxis

Izmir, Turkey - Italian Girls School
The Italian Girls School at Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey, with the Italian flag flying on the roof

High Street and Market Square, Bromley, London

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