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Peeping Collection

Background imagePeeping Collection: Lady Godiva

Lady Godiva rides her horse naked through the streets of Coventry while Peeping Tom looks on Date: 1860

Background imagePeeping Collection: One Mans Meat- by George Studdy

One Mans Meat- by George Studdy
Bonzo, the comic canine creation of George Studdy, looks away in horror (or boredom) as his owner peers a little more closely with the help of a pair of binoculars at a bevy of bathing beauties at

Background imagePeeping Collection: Robin Maugham looking at a peep-show in Brighton

Robin Maugham looking at a peep-show in Brighton
Viscount Maugham (author and traveller Robin Maugham) pictured looking at a Peep-Show machine in Brighton where he lived during the 1960s

Background imagePeeping Collection: Cambridge University

Cambridge University
A glimpse of the beautiful Backs, and punters enjoying the River Cam, with St. Johns College, Cambridge University, peeping through the trees

Background imagePeeping Collection: Bum scratch - children

Bum scratch - children
I can t bare it. A small girl scratches her bottom while her little brother sits in a pushchair and covers his face. Leominster, Herefordshire, England Date: circa 1972

Background imagePeeping Collection: Comic postcard, Children peeping through bathroom keyhole

Comic postcard, Children peeping through bathroom keyhole
Comic postcard, Children peeping through the bathroom keyhole at Uncle George Date: 20th century

Background imagePeeping Collection: Le Curieux - Peeping-Tom spying on a fashionable lady

Le Curieux - Peeping-Tom spying on a fashionable lady
Le Curieux - A Peeping-Tom spying on a fashionable lady in a bedroom

Background imagePeeping Collection: Le Contretemps - Peeping-Tom spying on a fashionable lady

Le Contretemps - Peeping-Tom spying on a fashionable lady
Le Contretemps - A Peeping-Tom spying on a fashionable lady in a bedroom

Background imagePeeping Collection: boy circus tent

boy circus tent
A small boy peeps under a circus big top to watch the show inside. Birmingham, England Date: 1986

Background imagePeeping Collection: Illustration of an elegant woman getting into her car at a motor show

Illustration of an elegant woman getting into her car at a motor show, clutching a brace of car brochures and magazines. As she enters the car, a garter can just be glimpsed peeping from her skirt

Background imagePeeping Collection: Northern leopard frog, Lithobates pipiens

Northern leopard frog, Lithobates pipiens (Peeping frog, Rana pipiens). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Hill after an illustration by George Shaw from his General Zoology, Amphibia, London, 1801

Background imagePeeping Collection: Curiosity by Peter Fendi

Curiosity by Peter Fendi. 1833

Background imagePeeping Collection: THEATRE / SWAN / 1614

THEATRE / SWAN / 1614
A view of this London theatre peeping out from among the trees of Southwark. Built in 1594-96 by Francis Langley it was built of a concrete of flint stones & wooden columns. Date: 1614

Background imagePeeping Collection: PEEPING WAITER 1879

PEEPING WAITER 1879
A Parisian waiter checks on whats going on in a hotel bedroom, before he carries in the breakfast tray Date: 1879

Background imagePeeping Collection: A small brown dog pushes its head under a rotting green door

A small brown dog pushes its head under a rotting green door to eye the camera. Almeria, Spain Date: 2010

Background imagePeeping Collection: Child peeping round door, Lisbon

Child peeping round door, Lisbon
A small child peeps around an old street door in the Alfama district of Lisbon, Portugal Date: 1989

Background imagePeeping Collection: Jack Buchanan wearing Oxford bags

Jack Buchanan wearing Oxford bags
The chorus girls in Charlots Revue at the Prince of Waless Theatre contemplate the Oxford Bags worn by actor Jack Buchanan in one of the numbers

Background imagePeeping Collection: Trotty Veck and his daughter Meg - Charles Dickens

Trotty Veck and his daughter Meg - Charles Dickens
Trotty Veck And His Daughter Meg - short story by Charles Dickens in The Chimes Date: circa 1910s

Background imagePeeping Collection: Three children behind a door on a Christmas card

Three children behind a door on a Christmas card
Three children peeping from behind a door on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imagePeeping Collection: No Peeking! A brunette lays down the law to a Peeping Tom

No Peeking! A brunette lays down the law to a Peeping Tom
No Peeking! A brunette lays down the law to an invisible onlooker, who is seemingly admiring her choice of tiny red (with black spots) beach wear and red high heeled shoes. Date: early 1940s

Background imagePeeping Collection: Peep Show

Peep Show
Photograph of a model, dancer or possibly chorus girl, peeping through a curtain wearing very little except for some tiny glittery briefs and matching nipple covers. c.1945

Background imagePeeping Collection: Animals at a French Zoo - Gazal(?) cow and Calf

Animals at a French Zoo - Gazal(?) cow and Calf - Calf peeping from behind mother.. Part of Box 209 Boswell collection - Old and New French Zoo. Date: circa 1900

Background imagePeeping Collection: Susi - playing cowboys with boy and toy gun

Susi - playing cowboys with boy and toy gun. 1950s

Background imagePeeping Collection: Battered old boot greetings card

Battered old boot greetings card with a cute puppy peeping out. Date: circa 1890s

Background imagePeeping Collection: Face in garage window, Sale, Greater Manchester

Face in garage window, Sale, Greater Manchester
A face peeps out through a garage window in Sale, Greater Manchester. Date: circa 1979

Background imagePeeping Collection: Little girl behind a fence, Balham, SW London

Little girl behind a fence, Balham, SW London
A little girl peeps over the top of a fence on a Balham street, SW London. Date: circa 1961

Background imagePeeping Collection: Eyes Left by Edmund Blampied, patriotic fan, WW1

Eyes Left by Edmund Blampied, patriotic fan, WW1
Illustration to the cover of the Sketch magazine supplement showing a pretty young women peeping out from behind a fan decorated with the Union flag. Date: 1915

Background imagePeeping Collection: Under the Green-wood - kissing under the mistletoe, 1879

Under the Green-wood - kissing under the mistletoe, 1879
A whiskered Captain tries to tempt a seasonal kiss " according to ancient custom" from a young lady under a bouquet of mistletoe. They are spyed on from behind a door by a cheeky boy. 1879

Background imagePeeping Collection: Laura Cowie, actress, in costume

Laura Cowie, actress, in costume
Laura Cowie (1892-1962), actress, seen here in costume peeping from behind a curtain. She was about to sail for America with Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson as his leading lady. Date: 1914

Background imagePeeping Collection: Erasmic Shaving Stick advertisement 1928

Erasmic Shaving Stick advertisement 1928
Erasmic Shaving Stick advertisement showing Columbine peeping around a curtain and a Pierrot strumming a guitar on a balcony by the light of a full moon

Background imagePeeping Collection: Comic Postcard - Advantageous vantage point

Comic Postcard - Advantageous vantage point
Comic Postcard - An advantageous vantage point! A workman adjusting a gas main keeps a score of the choice of underwear of the ladies passing above his vantage point pavement manhole cover)

Background imagePeeping Collection: Dog Baseball Fans

Dog Baseball Fans
Puppy baseball fans peeping over a fence. Date: early 1930s

Background imagePeeping Collection: The Rose in The Devils Garden - Gordon Nicoll

The Rose in The Devils Garden - Gordon Nicoll
The Rose in the Devils Garden by Gordon Nicoll Pretty young blonde-haired girl in a large white tutu and red ballet shoes, standing with her back to a stone wall

Background imagePeeping Collection: TENT BOY

TENT BOY
A little boy peeping out of a tent! Date: 1960s

Background imagePeeping Collection: Father Cristmas and young girl

Father Cristmas and young girl
Father Cristmas sporting a holly wreath and a young girl. Date: 1903

Background imagePeeping Collection: Malaysia - Woman wrapped in local cloth

Malaysia - Woman wrapped in local cloth
Malaysia - Local woman wrapped in traditional patterned cloth. Date: circa 1910s

Background imagePeeping Collection: British 12 inch Howitzer, near Queant, France, WW1

British 12 inch Howitzer, near Queant, France, WW1
A British 12 inch railway mounted Howitzer nicknamed Peeping Tom, seen here with gunners near Queant, northern France, on the Western Front towards the end of the First World War. Date: September 1918

Background imagePeeping Collection: Britannia and Eve Christmas cover 1940

Britannia and Eve Christmas cover 1940
Front cover illustration featuring a beautiful 1940s woman wrapped up in a Santa robe, her alluring smile peeping out from within the hood

Background imagePeeping Collection: Vaudeville Theatre, New York

Vaudeville Theatre, New York
Building, Automatic Vaudeville & interiors (48 East 14th Street). Interior of the Automatic Vaudeville theatre, 48 East 14th Street, N.Y.C. showing amusements

Background imagePeeping Collection: Gipsy toddler peeping out of his caravan

Gipsy toddler peeping out of his caravan
A gipsy toddler peeping out of the back of his caravan, through half-closed curtains

Background imagePeeping Collection: Boy with cigarette behind the garden shed

Boy with cigarette behind the garden shed
A boy having a crafty cigarette behind the garden shed

Background imagePeeping Collection: Preliminary Manoeuvres

Preliminary Manoeuvres
A show girl, with skirts hoisted to reveal stocking tops, peeping through a stage curtain

Background imagePeeping Collection: Peep inside

Peep inside
A lady with an elaborate party hat peeping through curtains

Background imagePeeping Collection: Fitting a Ladys Boot

Fitting a Ladys Boot
Charmant paysage ! (delightful landscape) A shoemaker enjoys the view as he fits a customer with a new pair of boots

Background imagePeeping Collection: Persian Spy Observes

Persian Spy Observes
A Persian spy hides behind some rocks observing the Spartan troops of Leonidas before reporting back to Xerxes, his king, that the Greeks are few in number

Background imagePeeping Collection: Santa Watches Quadrille

Santa Watches Quadrille
Two young couples dancing a quadrille, watched by Father Christmas

Background imagePeeping Collection: Toasting Bread at Grate

Toasting Bread at Grate
Toasting bread at a grate

Background imagePeeping Collection: Mont St. Michel from Air

Mont St. Michel from Air
An aerial view of Mont St. Michel, Normandy, France, showing the dramatic monastery, with its steeple, peeping through the clouds



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