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People Collection (page 19)

Background imagePeople Collection: Festival for 14 July, Champs Elysees, Paris

Festival for 14 July, Champs Elysees, Paris

Background imagePeople Collection: Cover design, Aero and Motor Boat Exhibition

Cover design, Aero and Motor Boat Exhibition
Cover design, catalogue of Aero and Motor Boat Exhibition, 19 to 27 March 1909, at Olympia, west London. Showing three Edwardian people looking up at one of the latest aircraft designs. March 1909

Background imagePeople Collection: Opening day of Cheltenham Races, Prestbury Park

Opening day of Cheltenham Races, Prestbury Park
A general view of the Paddock during Parade on the opening day of the Cheltenham Steeplechase Clubs Autumn Meeting at Prestbury Park. 1911

Background imagePeople Collection: People from Stepney, East London, hop picking in Kent

People from Stepney, East London, hop picking in Kent. They were assisted by their local vicar, Reverend R Wilson (seen here in the centre) of St. Augustine s, Stepney. circa 1911

Background imagePeople Collection: Balloch Ferry, Loch Lomond, Scotland

Balloch Ferry, Loch Lomond, Scotland
Balloch Ferry on Loch Lomond by the Reverend Baden Powell (1796-1860), father of Robert Baden Powell. 1834

Background imagePeople Collection: Hejaz Railway, people on line at Amman, Jordan

Hejaz Railway, people on line at Amman, Jordan
View of the Hejaz (Hedjaz) Railway (part of the Ottoman railway network, linking Damascus and Medina), with people on the line at Amman, Jordan. Date: early 20th century

Background imagePeople Collection: Ox roasting at Stratford-upon-Avon Mop Fair

Ox roasting at Stratford-upon-Avon Mop Fair
Scene showing an ox being roasted at the Stratford upon Avon annual Mop Fair, Warwickshire. Farm workers, labourers, servants and some craftsmen would work for their employer from October to October

Background imagePeople Collection: Women of the Red Karen - Myanmar

Women of the Red Karen - Myanmar
Two women of the Red Karen (Kayah) also known as Karenni - a subgroup of the Karen people, a Sino-Tibetan people living mostly in Kayah State of Burma (now Myanmar). Date: circa 1910s

Background imagePeople Collection: Metropolitan police officer with dog at back of van

Metropolitan police officer with dog at back of van
A Metropolitan police officer standing at the back of his open van, where his Alsatian dog stands ready for action. Date: circa 1960s

Background imagePeople Collection: Bunny Roger

Bunny Roger
Neil Munro (" Bunny" ) Roger (June 9, 1911 in London - April 27, 1997 in London) English couturier, war hero, and dandy

Background imagePeople Collection: Royal Wedding 1947 - Archbishop of Canterbury

Royal Wedding 1947 - Archbishop of Canterbury
The Most Rev. Rt. Hon. Geoffrey Francis Fisher, Archbishop of Canterbury (1887 - 1972), who officiated at the marriage of Princess Elizabeth to Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten at Westminster Abbey

Background imagePeople Collection: Silhouette, Enough to Make a Saint Swear

Silhouette, Enough to Make a Saint Swear
Enough to Make a Saint Swear -- silhouette showing a monk annoyed to see that a cat has knocked over a jug of milk and is lapping it all up

Background imagePeople Collection: British R34 airship emerging from hangar

British R34 airship emerging from hangar
The British R34 (R33 class) airship emerging from her hangar. She was a rigid airship, built for the RNAS (Royal Naval Air Service) during the First World War

Background imagePeople Collection: Cool Customers

Cool Customers
Cool customers at a street cafe in trendy St. Tropez, France, totally ignoring an uncool street ecapologist! Date: late 1960s

Background imagePeople Collection: Mermaid and Child

Mermaid and Child
A mer-mother with her mer-child

Background imagePeople Collection: Vassilka, pet dog of Queen Mary of Teck

Vassilka, pet dog of Queen Mary of Teck
Vassilka, favourite Russian borzoi of Mary, wife of George V, poses with her keeper at the kennels at Sandringham, Norfolk. Date: circa 1930

Background imagePeople Collection: Cycling in New York

Cycling in New York
New Woman. Female bicyclist and onlookers on Riverside Drive, near Grants tomb

Background imagePeople Collection: Street scene in Royal Mile, Edinburgh, Scotland

Street scene in Royal Mile, Edinburgh, Scotland
A street scene in the Royal Mile, Edinburgh, Scotland, showing people outside the shop of Allan Ramsay (not to be confused with his house, which is on Castle Hill)

Background imagePeople Collection: Summer Holidays Abroad, Cooks World Travel Service

Summer Holidays Abroad, Cooks World Travel Service
Cover illustration for Summer Holidays Abroad, with Cooks World Travel Service, showing a Mediterranean beach scene with people sitting under brightly coloured umbrellas

Background imagePeople Collection: Canada - Ojibwa Girl cleaning the catch

Canada - Ojibwa Girl cleaning the catch
The Ojibwa is the largest group of Native American peoples north of Mexico. They are equally divided between the United States and Canada

Background imagePeople Collection: Poster depicting people cutting bananas in Jamaica

Poster depicting people cutting bananas in Jamaica
Poster for the Empire Marketing Board, depicting people cutting bananas in Jamaica

Background imagePeople Collection: King and Queen tour West London raid damage

King and Queen tour West London raid damage
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth talking to Mrs Eals who was saved by taking cover in an Anderson shelter when her house was bombed during an air raid in September 1940

Background imagePeople Collection: Mrs Charles Sweeny contemplating her portrait

Mrs Charles Sweeny contemplating her portrait
Mrs Charles Sweeny (1912 - 1993), formerly Miss Margaret Whigham and later the Duchess of Argyll, pictured looking at her own portrait in an exhibition of work by the portraitist Molly Bishop at

Background imagePeople Collection: Papua New Guinea - Elevara Mission and L. M.s Mission

Papua New Guinea - Elevara Mission and L. M.s Mission
Papua New Guinea - Elevara Village and the L.M.S. Mission. The London Missionary Society was a non-denominational missionary society formed in England in 1795 by evangelical Anglicans

Background imagePeople Collection: Horses and people at Barnet Fair

Horses and people at Barnet Fair
Horses waiting for a new owner at Barnet Fair, north London

Background imagePeople Collection: Sudan - Shullucks of the Upper Nile

Sudan - Shullucks of the Upper Nile

Background imagePeople Collection: Hyderabad: The Char Minar

Hyderabad: The Char Minar
Illustration depicting a street market in Hyderabad, India with the Char Minar and its four minarets, measuring 160 feet, dominating the scene

Background imagePeople Collection: The burial of Thomas Hardys heart

The burial of Thomas Hardys heart among his own people: the vicar of Stinsford in Dorset ( Mellstock of Under the Greenwood Tree ) bearing the casket containing it

Background imagePeople Collection: Edward VII House Party

Edward VII House Party
EDWARD VII At a weekend party at Taplow Court owned by Lord Desborough. The Kings mistress, Alice Keppel is standing behind him, right

Background imagePeople Collection: Monkey / Carl V / Chess Game

Monkey / Carl V / Chess Game
CARL V / KARL V Holy Roman Emperor, also King of Spain as Charles I: at Ghent in 1540 he loses his temper when beaten at chess by a monkey Date: 1500 - 1558

Background imagePeople Collection: A Fish Auction in Columbia Market

A Fish Auction in Columbia Market
In 1869 Baroness Burdett-Coutts paid for the building of the great Columbia Market (for fish) between Hackney and Bethnal Green Roads on the site of Nova Scotia Gardens

Background imagePeople Collection: Man with Pekingese / C1915

Man with Pekingese / C1915
A French man in a black suit with a pekingese dog under each arm

Background imagePeople Collection: Two Irish People Dance

Two Irish People Dance
Two Irish children celebrate Saint Patricks day by dancing a jig

Background imagePeople Collection: BARRY STATUE, PARIS

BARRY STATUE, PARIS
Memorial statue to Barry, a St Bernard dog who rescued 42 people in the Alps, but was killed by the 43rd who thought the dog was attacking him, Asnieres cemetery, Paris

Background imagePeople Collection: Froissart / Chronicles

Froissart / Chronicles
JEAN FROISSART - French chronicler in his study

Background imagePeople Collection: Mascaret (tidal bore) of the Seine, Normandy, France

Mascaret (tidal bore) of the Seine, Normandy, France
People watching the mascaret (tidal bore) of the River Seine at Caudebec-en-Caux, Normandy, France, which resulted from large spring tides, and caused the loss of many ships

Background imagePeople Collection: French fishing boat catches octopuses

French fishing boat catches octopuses
The crew of a French fishing boat off Cancale, Brittany, find their nets full of hundreds of octopuses which swarm onto the side of their boat, nearly sinking it

Background imagePeople Collection: Sponge diver loses his footing

Sponge diver loses his footing
Diving for sponges off the Tunisian coast, diver loses a leg to a shark

Background imagePeople Collection: Walking across London Bridge 1950s

Walking across London Bridge 1950s
Commuters walking across London Bridge

Background imagePeople Collection: Portobello Road / Poncho

Portobello Road / Poncho
PORTOBELLO ROAD A group of young people stop and chat in Portobello Market. One couple share a knitted poncho

Background imagePeople Collection: Harry Price in 1900

Harry Price in 1900
Psychical researcher, painted in 1900 before he had embarked on his career as exposer of phoney mediums and the like

Background imagePeople Collection: Frost Fair / Thames / 1683

Frost Fair / Thames / 1683
Frost fair on the Thames, London. People enjoying the many activities and stalls

Background imagePeople Collection: Jordan / Petra 1839

Jordan / Petra 1839
The Acropolis from the lower end of the valley. A group of people rest by the river

Background imagePeople Collection: Joseph & Louisa Rhine

Joseph & Louisa Rhine
Joseph Banks Rhine and his wife Louisa, prominent American parapsychologists; he is known for clinical experiments with ESP, she studied spontaneous cases

Background imagePeople Collection: Victoria Knights Morris

Victoria Knights Morris
After unveiling a statue of Prince Albert, donated by the people of Wolverhampton, Queen Victoria knighted the Mayor, John Morris, in recognition of his warm welcome

Background imagePeople Collection: Lady Nelson

Lady Nelson
LADY FRANCES NELSON Originally Frances Woolward, she met Horatio Nelson in 1785 and married him in 1787

Background imagePeople Collection: Social / Palace Ballroom

Social / Palace Ballroom
People dancing in the sumptuous Palace Ballroom, Blackpool

Background imagePeople Collection: Octopus Attacks Bather

Octopus Attacks Bather
An octopus attacks a bather and wraps its tentacles around his body



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