Plank Collection

Solitary Boy / Glasgow
A solitary boy walks across a plank over a very wide puddle in his wellington boots in a derelict area of East Glasgow, Scotland

View of Meiringen, Berne, Switzerland
View in the town of Meiringen, Berne, Switzerland

Convict in prison cell turning hand-crank

People on the beach at Salcombe, Devon. circa 1960s

Jesus as a boy, carrying a plank of wood
Jesus as a boy, carrying a wooden plank through the streets of Nazareth

Mail Steamer, 1940S
Loading mail boxes onto the steamer at the Kyles of Bute, Argyllshire, Scotland

The finishing touch: WW1 peace negotiations cartoon
The hand of the Allies push shy swimmer Germany off the diving board of the 1919 peace discussions after World War One. Date: 1919

The Two Astonished Hens
A series of illustrations which tell a quick story of two hens, both of which are about to lay their eggs, however one rolls down a plank towards the other

Mother and Daughter
This painting portrays a mother, happily playing with her daughter, who is fixated on a blue doll walking off a plank. Date: circa 1909

Mr Chips the Carpenter

Cover design, Busy Brownies by George E Hobbs, 1910 Date: 1910

llustration by Harry Rountree to Uncle Remus, by Joel Chandler Harris Date: 1908

Cleaners at work in Central London
Two cleaners wash down the fascia of the Royal Dutch Airlines offices in Central London. Date: circa 1960s

Shirley Kellogg at the London Hippodrome
A caricature of the revue star, Shirley Kellogg walking among the audience on the gang-plank (or joy-plank ) during WW1-era revues. Famously she would throw flowers to the gentlemen in the stalls

Men and women on a Roman swing, Italy
Men and women having fun on a Roman swing (or Canofieno), Italy. Date: early 19th century

Sawyers cutting timber into planks with a large saw in a saw-pit. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts, Tabart, London, 1810

Music cover, The See-Saw Waltz, composed by A G Crowe, performed at Covent Garden Promenade Concerts. 19th century

Three cats seesawing on a Christmas postcard. Date: circa 1890s

Cartoon - Going down to a watering place, for the benefit of Bathing. early 19th century

Algeria - Hadjout - The Church
The Church at Hadjout (behind a remarkable two-level plank fence!), Algeria. Hadjout was formerly known as Marengo. Date: circa 1910s

Elephant lifting wooden logs - Rangoon, Burma
circa 1910s

Holloway and Suffragette
Holloway prison... We place them on plank beds and very low diet, To stop all their din, We just run them in, Into this house that man built. Date: circa 1910

SEE-SAW / LATE C19TH
A group of children enjoy a makeshift see-saw fashioned from a wooden barrel and a plank of wood taken from a nearby building site Date: late 19th century

GRAVITY ILLUSION
Gravity illusion at The Mystery Spot, Santa Cruz, California - the ball appears to be rolling UP the sloping plank Date: circa 1930

SOLITARY BOY / GLASGOW
A solitary boy walks across a plank over a very wide puddle in his wellington boots in a derelict area of East Glasgow, Scotland. Date: 1973

Cricklade plank bridge

Cricklade Plank Bridge River Thames Victorian period

London Trade Card - Mrs Holts Italian Warehouse at the two Olive Posts in the Strand. Selling Italian silks, satins, velvets, damasks, fans, hats, as well as various Italian foodstuffs. 18th century

Girl and boy on a seesaw. 19th century

bomb crater, cricket pitch / W H Robinson
Not even a five foot deep bomb crater on the cricket pitch can stop play when a simple wooden plank will allow the game to continue

British Columbia, East Canada - River Log Boom at the Mills Date: 1910s

Father Christmas with tree and presents, in a street at night, with people gathered round him. Date: circa 1970s

Boys on the beach at Salcombe, Devon
Four boys on the beach at Salcombe, Devon. Date: circa 1960s

Boy on the beach at Bigbury Bay, Devon
A little boy playing on the beach at Bigbury Bay, on the south coast of Devon. Date: circa 1960s

View of Riddarsholm Harbour, Stockholm, Sweden
View of Riddarsholm (Riddersholm) Harbour, near Stockholm, Sweden, with a steamboat at the wharf. Date: circa 1902

Trying to drive a car off St Ives beach
People trying to drive a car off St Ives beach. circa 1950

Mexico - Seller of Wooden boards (which he is carrying on his back). He certainly looks a little bored, his face set with a plank expression... !! Date: circa 1910s

Hanoi, Tonkin, French Indochina (Vietnam)
Chinese boats at Hanoi, Tonkin, French Indochina (now Vietnam). Date: circa 1908

Batgers Christmas Crackers, Noahs Ark. circa 1930s

Cheery Families - Mr Putty the Painter. 1890s

Girl and boy crossing a stream on a birthday card. Date: circa 1890s

Three frogs seesawing on a cutout Christmas card
Three frogs seesawing on a bottle on a cutout Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Labour would Stop War
The British Labour Party makes Stop War ! a main plank in its platform Date: 1936

Five puppies on a seesaw on a greetings card
Five puppies playing on a seesaw on a greetings card. Date: circa 1890s

Two puppies on a seesaw on a Christmas card
Two puppies on a seesaw on a Christmas and New Year card. Date: circa 1890s

Scene in a timber yard, Devon
Scene in a timber yard in Devon, with a man standing on a pile of tree trunks, and another tree trunk being lifted above him. In the foreground are piles of cut planks. Date: circa 1960s

Two boys with boats on a pebbly beach, Devon
Two boys with boats on a pebbly beach in Devon. Date: circa 1960s

Girl with umbrella in the snow on a New Year card
Girl with an umbrella in the snow on a New Year card. Date: circa 1890s

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