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Background imagePicked Collection: The Gun Who Picked up his Bird by H. M. Bateman

The Gun Who Picked up his Bird by H. M. Bateman
Etiquette gone awry during a shoot when one man retrieves his own bird rather than allowing the gundogs to do so. The result is an utterly incensed gundog

Background imagePicked Collection: Strawberry Pickers

Strawberry Pickers

Background imagePicked Collection: Sailors rescued by fishing boat during First World War

Sailors rescued by fishing boat during First World War
Torpedoed sailors are rescued by a Brixham fishing boat, aptly named the Providence, during the First World War

Background imagePicked Collection: Pilot Stanley Hausner saying goodbye to his wife

Pilot Stanley Hausner saying goodbye to his wife
Stanley Hausner, pilot who went missing during his flight between New Jersey and Warsaw. Picked up by British steamer, the Circe Shell

Background imagePicked Collection: Legend Of The Christmas Rose

Legend Of The Christmas Rose
The Legend of the Christmas Rose - this poor girl had no gift for the infant Jesus, so a kindly angel showed her this flower which she forthwith picked and gave him

Background imagePicked Collection: Fruit Picking Ladder

Fruit Picking Ladder
An abandoned ladder resting in an apple tree while a basket of freshly picked apples lies on the ground. 1906

Background imagePicked Collection: Survivors from Blucher, Battle of Dogger Bank, WW1

Survivors from Blucher, Battle of Dogger Bank, WW1
Survivors from the disabled German armoured cruiser SMS Blucher being picked up from the sea by British destroyers during the Battle of Dogger Bank, in the North Sea, First World War

Background imagePicked Collection: Market Reports Illustrated - Unexpected fruit supply cleared

Market Reports Illustrated - Unexpected fruit supply cleared
Market Reports Illustrated - Fruit, an unexpected supply was rapidly cleared! A fallen basket of apples is swiftly cleared up by lucky pedestrians! Date: circa 1905

Background imagePicked Collection: David Lloyd-George (1863-1945) speaking in Rochdale, 1923

David Lloyd-George (1863-1945) speaking in Rochdale, 1923
Photograph of David Lloyd-George, 1st Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor, the Welsh Liberal statesman, addressing a large crowd at Rochdale during the election campaign of 1923

Background imagePicked Collection: The cook and Mr Maynard, survivors of the Titanic disaster

The cook and Mr Maynard, survivors of the Titanic disaster
Scene showing the Titanic survivors arriving in Plymouth docks. The cook, Mr. Maynard, was one of the last people to see Captain E. Smith before he died

Background imagePicked Collection: Harvesting Apples

Harvesting Apples
Harvesting apples on a British farm. After being picked, the crop is collected in boxes for transporting to the packing station. Here, apples from the orchard are being inspected

Background imagePicked Collection: Comic postcard, Kangaroo couple with missing baby Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Kangaroo couple with missing baby Date: 20th century

Background imagePicked Collection: Beryl Wallace picked by The Dance Magazine as

Beryl Wallace picked by The Dance Magazine as the typical Earl Carroll Girl (Floradora 1930 Model) - she was one of the leading performers of Earl Carrolls Vanities

Background imagePicked Collection: Rural scene - group of teenagers and young adults

Rural scene - group of teenagers and young adults
A group of teenagers and young adults create a rural tableau near an old stone barn. Date: circa 1910s

Background imagePicked Collection: Spiny dogfish, Squalus acanthias. Vulnerable

Spiny dogfish, Squalus acanthias. Vulnerable
Spiny dogfish, Squalus acanthias (Picked shark or dog fish). Vulnerable. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his Natural History of British Fishes, Donovan and F.C

Background imagePicked Collection: The sweetness of spring

The sweetness of spring. A woman dressed in a pink summer dress and sun hat, holds a bunch of freshly picked wild flowers. Date: C. 1920s

Background imagePicked Collection: STREET ARAB RECLAIMED

STREET ARAB RECLAIMED
A street arab as he was when he was picked off the streets, and as you will find him today, metamorphosed into a gardener. Date: 1875

Background imagePicked Collection: GIRL PICKS FLOWERS C1890

GIRL PICKS FLOWERS C1890
A little girl in a field, holding some daffodils which she has picked. Date: circa 1890

Background imagePicked Collection: Five Stones game

Five Stones game
Three girls enjoy a game of five stones: the pebbles must be picked up individually while the rest are thrown in the air until all five pebbles are in the hand. Date: late 19th century

Background imagePicked Collection: Tea table with strawberries and jam

Tea table with strawberries and jam
Tea table set out with freshly picked strawberries, a pot of jam, and cups of tea poured out. 1936

Background imagePicked Collection: Judgment Day (Angelico)

Judgment Day (Angelico)
THE CHOSEN - those who have lived good lives are picked out by the angels and led to their reward, an eternity of heavenly bliss Date: God knows

Background imagePicked Collection: How to Pick up Rabbits

How to Pick up Rabbits
Disputing the common fallacy that rabbits should be picked up by their ears

Background imagePicked Collection: Squalus acanthias, or Spiny dogfish (adult and young)

Squalus acanthias, or Spiny dogfish (adult and young)
Squalus acanthias, or Spiny dogfish, also known as spurdog, mud shark and piked dogfish. Date: 1862

Background imagePicked Collection: Victorian girl with pet kittens

Victorian girl with pet kittens
A Victorian era girl with bonnet and parasol sits on a low wall and plays with her two kittens in a break from a walk to pick flowers. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Background imagePicked Collection: WW2, Rotterdam, The Netherlands - Scramble to get cigarettes

WW2, Rotterdam, The Netherlands - Scramble to get cigarettes
WW2, Rotterdam, The Netherlands - Scramble to pick up cigarettes thrown from a moving train carriage by returning British RAF personnel

Background imagePicked Collection: Girl with a basket of violets

Girl with a basket of violets
A young girl, in shawl and apron with pantelettes showing beneath her short red skirt, holds a basket brimming with violets. Date: 1859

Background imagePicked Collection: Spain / Malaga / Lemons

Spain / Malaga / Lemons
Malaga: the lemon harvest. The villagers sort and pack the fruit that has been picked. Date: 1912

Background imagePicked Collection: Ufos / Nova Scotia

Ufos / Nova Scotia
A fishing crew off Nova Scotia report strange lights, which seem to match radar signals picked up at the same time Date: 4 October 1967

Background imagePicked Collection: Illustration, White-Ear and a large eagle

Illustration, White-Ear and a large eagle
Illustration, White-Ear is picked up and carried into the air by a large eagle. Date: 1912

Background imagePicked Collection: HMS Liverpool - Bristol Class Light Cruiser

HMS Liverpool - Bristol Class Light Cruiser, England. Showing A Mystery of the Sea - A boat picked up after a fierce gale Date: 1911

Background imagePicked Collection: Italy - A Neapolitan

Italy - A Neapolitan
Coloured lantern slide of a Neapolitan woman with a jug in her right hand rested on her hip and a basket on her head carrying red and green grapes that have been freshly picked

Background imagePicked Collection: The Moods of Ginger Mick

The Moods of Ginger Mick by C. J. Dennis, published by Angus & Robertson Ltd. Sydney, Australia. Includes a photograph of C. J. Dennis and friends. Annotated the property of Ltn. (Cptn.) Leslie H

Background imagePicked Collection: Family working in hop fields, Kent

Family working in hop fields, Kent
A family of adults and children at work in the Kent hop fields. A tally-keeper checks and records the amount picked by each person

Background imagePicked Collection: Nursery Rhymes -- Old Mother Hubbard, Peter Piper

Nursery Rhymes -- Old Mother Hubbard, Peter Piper
Nursery Rhymes. Old Mother Hubbard (above) -- She went to the tavern for white wine and red, and when she came back the dog stood on his head

Background imagePicked Collection: Grape Pickers in Love

Grape Pickers in Love
A young couple laden with baskets of freshly picked grapes, looking very happy and in love, Champagne, France. Date: early 1930s

Background imagePicked Collection: Bananas for Export

Bananas for Export
Piles of freshly picked bunches of bananas, ready for export, probably in the West Indies. Date: 1930s

Background imagePicked Collection: California, USA - A large Orange, ripe for the picking

California, USA - A large Orange, ripe for the picking Date: circa 1910s

Background imagePicked Collection: Military Father disarmed by daughters generous reply

Military Father disarmed by daughters generous reply
Disarmed. " Why do you pick those flowers" " To give to you." Date: 1898

Background imagePicked Collection: Farm boy with sack full of boll weevils which he has picked

Farm boy with sack full of boll weevils which he has picked off of cotton plants. Macon County, Georgia. Date 1937 July

Background imagePicked Collection: Italian day laborer with basket of beans she has just picked

Italian day laborer with basket of beans she has just picked. Seabrook Farms, Bridgeton, New Jersey. Date 1941 May

Background imagePicked Collection: Loves course among the crowned heads - Little Alfonso is ne

Loves course among the crowned heads - Little Alfonso is next in line to have a wife picked out for him. Pope introducing son of royal Spanish family to a woman. Date 1902 Sept. 10

Background imagePicked Collection: Thistle Arrangement

Thistle Arrangement
Thistles can be picked and allowed to dry and they will keep their colour and firmness for a long time. Date: 1950s

Background imagePicked Collection: Community singing

Community singing
The man who sang the words of the wrong verse. Date: 1928

Background imagePicked Collection: Man holding two bunches of white grapes

Man holding two bunches of white grapes
A man in a vineyard, holding two large bunches of white grapes which he has just picked

Background imagePicked Collection: Her Good Deed by Muriel Dawson

Her Good Deed by Muriel Dawson
A tiny little girl charmingly dressed in a red dress with a bow in her hair, helps out by podding a large number of freshly picked peas

Background imagePicked Collection: Old women picking oakum in a Casual Ward

Old women picking oakum in a Casual Ward
The womens casual ward (vagrants ward) of a workhouse, thought to be at Lambeth, south London. Three women in workhouse uniform sit on benches

Background imagePicked Collection: Grape Stall - Adelaide, Australia

Grape Stall - Adelaide, Australia
A superb photographic card depicting a grape barrow in Adelaide (King William Street), Australia. The sign shows the advantage of buying 4 pounds of freshly-picked grapes which (at 3 pence)



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