Picture Collection (#65)

Bride & Groom 1890S
A happy English bride and groom. He, sporting a moustache, has removed his top hat to have his picture taken. She holds a splendid bouquet of flowers. Date: 1890s

Oslo National Gallery
The empty picture frames left behind in the National Gallery, Oslo, Norway, following the removal of the paintings due to the imminent threat of World War Two. Date: late 1930s

American Policeman
A cop reluctantly has his picture taken whilst on duty outside a bar, Rockaway Beach, Oregon, U.S.A. Date: early 1960s

Wedding Group
Fathers, uncles and grandparents have their picture taken for posterity with the bride and groom at this English wedding. Date: 1890s

Great Dane has X-Ray
A Great Dane lies quietly as an x-ray is taken of his front paw, which was an ultra-modern piece of equipment paid for by donations by animal lovers when this picture was taken. Date: late 1960s

William Prynne - 4
WILLIAM PRYNNE - puritan lawyer and pamphleteer whose writings led to the pillory and imprisonment in the Tower. Of Audland, in the upper picture, we know nothing Date: 1600 - 1669

Tattooing the Eyebrows
The latest craze for feminine beauty is the tattooing of the eyebrows with small flowers and butterflies. This picture shows a lady being tattooed in a West End (of London) salon. Date: 1929

Tattooing an Armpit
The latest craze for feminine beauty is the tattooing of armpits with small flowers and butterflies. This picture shows a lady being tattooed in a West End (of London) salon. Date: 1929

Blessing a Swiss Chapel
Blessing a new chapel in the village of Appenzell Canton, Switzerland. Our picture shows the clergy in their 18th century costumes, with a police escort. Date: 1930s

Thames Estuary
In the wake of the Golden Eagle - a striking picture in the Thames Estuary, England. Date: 1950s

Rope Mat & Railings
Design picture : a study of a rope mat and wrought iron railings. Date: 1960s

Tattooing an Eyelid
The latest craze for feminine beauty is the tattooing of eyelids with small flowers and butterflies. This picture shows a lady being tattooed in a West End (of London) salon. Date: 1929

Friendly Horses

Tattooing the Lips
The latest craze for feminine beauty is the tattooing of the lips with small flowers and butterflies. This picture shows a lady being tattooed in a West End (of London) salon. Date: 1929

Fitting Shop Sign
Workmen fitting the new facia shop board sign for Barnabys Picture Library Rathbone Street, central London. Date: 1991

Cover design, Under the Window by Kate Greenaway
Cover design for Under the Window by Kate Greenaway. This was her first childrens picture book, for which she provided both text and illustrations. first published 1879

Kensitas cigarettes advertisement, 1953
Advertisement for Kensitas cigarettes showing a domestic scene where a man, engaged in the masculine task of hanging a picture, is offered a Kensitas cigarette to steady his nerves. Date: 1953

Budapest - The National Museum (the earliest known Hungarian Picture Postcard! Date: 1896

Rene Paul Fonck, French aviator, in his SPAD plane
Rene Paul Fonck (1894-1953), French aviator during the First World War, known as the all-time Allied Ace of Aces. Seen here on an airfield in a French SPAD aeroplane

Scout washing on camp
A Scout in camp washing himself before morning inspection. The boys themselves have built the washstand cum clothes dryer for the material available on the campsite

Couple cuddling during WW1
A couple cuddling a sofa during the First World War, with a picture of a saluting officer on the wall behind them -- no doubt her absent husband

Scout cooking at camp
Picture shows a Scout frying up his meal over an altar fire. Camp time also allows for strange new hat fashions to develop. 1966

Tatler front cover, 3 February 1960
Front cover of The Tatler with a girl taking a photograph of a London policeman and Big Ben with a Leica camera. Date: 1960

Air Scouts learning aircraft recognition
One Air Scout from St Pauls School draws a picture of a Spitfire on a blackboard for a group of other Air Scouts to learn aircraft recognition

View of Rome
An imaginary view of Rome in a marginal drawing. In front of the city stand two men, one of whom is wearing armour. There are birds flying over their heads

Hercules strikes Cacus, and view of Rome
Page of text with marginal drawings. At the top in the left margin is a picture of Rome. In front of the city stand two men, one of whom is wearing armour. There are birds flying over their heads

Llwynypia Hospital, Rhondda, Glamorgan
An atmospheric view of Llwynypia Hospital (upper part of picture). In the foreground are local houses and tram-tracks with a tram just visible

Waifs and Strays Society appeal advertisement
An appeal for funds by the Waifs and Strays Society featuring a picture of four-year-old Violet, one of a family of eight motherless children

Booklet, Springboks during Second World War
Pages from a booklet, A Picture Story of the Union of South Africa, produced by the Ministry of Information. Showing South African troops, nicknamed Springboks, during the Second World War. 1940s

Classroom scene with Cinderella picture
Classroom scene, showing children in a geography lesson. A picture of Cinderellas coach (a pumpkin pulled by mice) is on the wall at the back. 1923

Interior of Mary Evans Picture Library
Researchers at work inside historical image library, Mary Evans Picture Library in Blackheath, London. Date: 2004

Bob Hopes home - North Hollywood
Bob Hopes home in North Hollywood, California, USA Date: circa 1939

Noel Joseph Desenfans
NOEL JOSEPH DESENFANS Picture dealer Date: 1745 - 1807

William Lord Bergavenny
William Beauchamp, lord BERGAVENNY, a partisan of John of Gaunt, at one time Captain of Calais (the background to this picture) Date: - 1411

Marie Curie Nurses
A group of French nurses of the Marie Curie Hospital, Paris, France, admiring a framed picture of their patron and heroine, Marie Curie. Date: early 1930s

Snowy Swiss Village
A picture postcard Swiss village, with a pretty church, covered in snow, near Berne, Switzerland. Date: 1930s

Costume / Sem 1901
Depicted in caricature actress Liane de Pougy illustrates the current silhouette with extra height suggested by the plumed picture hat & trained skirt. A white feather boa is also worn Date: 1901

Book on a Rug

Book cover design, Two Well-Worn Shoe Stories, showing a red-haired girl and her two dogs looking at a picture book. 1899

King George Iv / Anon Eng
KING GEORGE IV OF ENGLAND Full length picture wearing ermine trimmed robes and a crown and holding a sceptre and orb Date: 1762 - 1830

Battle of Dresden
BATTLE OF DRESDEN Napoleon defeats a combined Russian, Prussian and Austrian army more than double the size of his : picture shows charge of the French Cuirassiers Date: 26-7 August 1813

Alice Herself
A picture of Alice Date: First published: 1865

Four-Leaf Clover
The four leaves of this clover each carry a romantic picture representing happiness... Date: circa 1910

Girl and Picturebook
Den nya bilderboken (Approximate translation : the new picture-book) Mother and daughter enjoy it together. Date: 1907

Programme cover for the Paramount Theatre, New York, 1928. This was a movie picture palace that also had a stage show in suppport of the feature film. Date: 1928

Prince Alfred skating with his bride
Romantic front cover engraving from The Graphic showing Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, skating with his bride, the Grand Duchess Marie Alexandrovna of Russia. The Prince travelled to St

Crowd in auditorium
Balls, Motion Pictures. Interior of an unidentified auditorium with employees of motion picture distribution and sales companies attending a ball

Anti-suffragette cartoon featuring woman and phrenologist
A fearsome-looking woman, with a scroll labelled Votes (for) Women, is having the bumps on her head examined by a man. He concludes that if she lives for a thousand years

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