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Picking Collection (page 8)

Background imagePicking Collection: Picking apples

Picking apples
Girl in a long maufe dress & bonnet picking apples. Artist: Florence Hardy Date: 1901

Background imagePicking Collection: Buttercups and Daises

Buttercups and Daises
Black and white. Two young girls in a field picking flowers, one wearing a hat with flowers. Part of Box 102, Nursery Rhymes. Part of Boswell collection, slide number 120 Date: late 19th century

Background imagePicking Collection: Picking broccoli at Marazion, Cornwall

Picking broccoli at Marazion, Cornwall
Three men picking broccoli at Marazion in Cornwall, with St Michaels Mount in the background. Date: 20th century

Background imagePicking Collection: Woman driver transports soldiers to accommodation in London

Woman driver transports soldiers to accommodation in London
A female driver patrolling the streets of London, on the look-out for soldiers or sailors on leave in the capital who may not have anywhere to stay for the evening

Background imagePicking Collection: The Ingratiating Little Rogue by Edmund Blampied

The Ingratiating Little Rogue by Edmund Blampied
is so attentive to youth. A small cupid helps a pretty young woman gather tulips. Date: 1916

Background imagePicking Collection: Picking shells, Honmoku, Japan

Picking shells, Honmoku, Japan

Background imagePicking Collection: Rene Fraser gathering flowers

Rene Fraser gathering flowers

Background imagePicking Collection: Shell picking, Yokohama, Japan

Shell picking, Yokohama, Japan. Date: circa 1890s

Background imagePicking Collection: Women picking fruit in Kent during World War One, 1916

Women picking fruit in Kent during World War One, 1916
Female fruit-pickers in the fruit gardens and orchards of Evesham, picking strawberries and gooseberries to be made into jam for British troops; just one of the traditionally male roles taken over by

Background imagePicking Collection: Buttercups and Daisies by Muriel Dawson

Buttercups and Daisies by Muriel Dawson -- a little girl in pink. Date: 1942

Background imagePicking Collection: Toddler picking mushrooms by Muriel Dawson

Toddler picking mushrooms by Muriel Dawson. Date: 1920s

Background imagePicking Collection: People picking tea, Japan

People picking tea, Japan. Date: circa 1890s

Background imagePicking Collection: Forager the puppy picks up a scent

Forager the puppy picks up a scent
Picking up the Scent -- Forager the puppy follows an interesting smell. Date: 1912

Background imagePicking Collection: People picking tea, India

People picking tea, India
People picking tea on a hillside, India. Date: circa 1890s

Background imagePicking Collection: Home Gardening magazine, September 1929

Home Gardening magazine, September 1929
Front cover of Home Gardening magazine featuring a young girl picking asters Iwhich, apparently, don t mind the dry summer) in a large garden. Date: 1929

Background imagePicking Collection: The Cowslip Field by Muriel Dawson

The Cowslip Field by Muriel Dawson -- a little child bends down to pick flowers. Date: 1943

Background imagePicking 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 imagePicking Collection: Chocolate box design, lady in a garden

Chocolate box design, lady in a garden
Chocolate box design, featuring a lady in a blue dress in a garden, picking and tending flowers. Date: 20th century

Background imagePicking Collection: Hop picking in Kent

Hop picking in Kent. Date: circa 1910

Background imagePicking Collection: Man with motorbike in a field

Man with motorbike in a field
A man with his motorbike in a field. He is either repairing the bike or picking flowers!

Background imagePicking Collection: Woman picking primroses

Woman picking primroses
A woman picking primroses from the side of a stream

Background imagePicking Collection: Chocolate box design, lady picking fruit

Chocolate box design, lady picking fruit
Chocolate box design, featuring a lady picking fruit from a tree. The landscape is in impossible colours, including black and gold. Date: 20th century

Background imagePicking Collection: Gathering wild vegetables - India

Gathering wild vegetables - India
Gathering wild vegetables (or plants, flowers or herbs) - India. Date: circa 1910s

Background imagePicking Collection: Colombia - Picking and transporting bananas

Colombia - Picking and transporting bananas, en route for export to Europe. Date: circa 1910s

Background imagePicking Collection: Picking up 15 inch shells from a concealed magazine

Picking up 15 inch shells from a concealed magazine
An official photograph depicting the British and French great offensive on the Western Front. It shows some of the 15 inch shells used in the British bombardment of the German position at Beaumont

Background imagePicking Collection: Picking up Teddy

Picking up Teddy
A little girl bending over to pick up her teddy bear. Date: early 1930s

Background imagePicking Collection: Potato Pickers 1930S

Potato Pickers 1930S
Picking potatoes on an English farm. Date: early 1930s

Background imagePicking Collection: Fruit Pickers

Fruit Pickers
Three smart young men in waistcoats, scything, hoeing and picking fruit, with an older man supervising them, on an English farm. Date: early 1930s

Background imagePicking Collection: Picking Plums 1930S

Picking Plums 1930S
Two women picking plums in Maidstone, Kent, England. Date: early 1930s

Background imagePicking Collection: TIDY DOG

TIDY DOG
An exemplary dog picking up litter and depositing it into a special litter bin in central London. Date: early 1930s

Background imagePicking Collection: Vanilla Vines

Vanilla Vines
Man picking vanilla vines in New Zealand. Date: early 1930s

Background imagePicking Collection: A Curtiss H12 Large America picking up a buoy at RNAS Tr?

A Curtiss H12 Large America picking up a buoy at RNAS Tr?
A Curtiss H12 Large America picking up a buoy at RNAS Tresco Scillies

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

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

Background imagePicking Collection: Mauritania, Africa - Arabs remove bad dates from date palms

Mauritania, Africa - Arabs remove bad dates from date palms. Date: circa 1910s

Background imagePicking Collection: Slovakia - Maribor

Slovakia - Maribor (Marburg an der Drau), the largest city of the traditional region of Lower Styria and the seat of the City Municipality of Maribor. Date: 1897

Background imagePicking Collection: Gathering Roses in Rumelia (Balkans)

Gathering Roses in Rumelia (Balkans)
Gathering Roses in Rumelia (a historical term describing the area now referred to as the Balkans or the Balkan Peninsula when it was administrated by the Ottoman Empire). Date: 1880s

Background imagePicking 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 imagePicking Collection: Co-operative Wholesale Societies - Women Picking Tea

Co-operative Wholesale Societies - Women Picking Tea
English and Scottish - Co-operative Wholesale Societies - Picking Tea. Only the young leaf fom the BEST Gardens is used! Date: circa 1905

Background imagePicking Collection: Women picking tea - Sri Lanka

Women picking tea - Sri Lanka Date: circa 1920s

Background imagePicking Collection: Russian village girls

Russian village girls - all wearing white headscarves. They may be out picking soft fruits, judging by the woven reed basket held by the central figure.. Date: 1904

Background imagePicking Collection: Borracheiros - Madeira, Portugal

Borracheiros - Madeira, Portugal
Madeira, Portugal - wine pickers ( Borracheiros ) and handlers who transport the grape juice as soon after it has been pressed as possible in a goatskin; a sight now fast becoming a rare sight

Background imagePicking Collection: Picking up the mail

Picking up the mail! A photo taken in July 1929 between Boston and New York. Date: 1929

Background imagePicking Collection: So Pretty! by Muriel Dawson

So Pretty! by Muriel Dawson -- a little girl in pink, picking red flowers. 1944

Background imagePicking Collection: CHAMPION DES DAMES, Master of (s. XV). Des Hommes

CHAMPION DES DAMES, Master of (s. XV). Des Hommes
" CHAMPION DES DAMES, Master of (s. XV). Des Hommes Illustres. s.XV. Adam and Eve picking up the forbidden fruit. Work based on Boccaccios " De mulieribus claris" (On Famous Women)

Background imagePicking Collection: Dioscorides, Pedanius (40-c. 70). Picking honey

Dioscorides, Pedanius (40-c. 70). Picking honey
" Dioscorides, Pedanius (40-c.70). Picking honey. Picture of " Tractatus de herbis", edition of 15th c. of the work " De Materia Medica" by Pedanius Dioscorides (fol 92r.)

Background imagePicking Collection: Cynegetica: treatise on hunting and fishing by

Cynegetica: treatise on hunting and fishing by Oppianus. Greek school (11th c.). Farming works: beating olives, picking honey and killing a lamb. Romanesque art. Miniature Painting. ITALY. Venice

Background imagePicking Collection: Hop picking - home pickers

Hop picking - home pickers. Date: 1906

Background imagePicking Collection: Months of the Year. September

Months of the Year. September
Picking apples. From postcard series published by CW Faulkner Date: circa 1923



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