Playing Collection (page 8)

Persian Village, South Persia (Iran)
Scene in a Persian Village, South Persia (Iran). Date: circa 1910s

Playing croquet
Four men playing croquet Date: c. 1940s

Rochester Castle, Kent
Schoolboys at play with hoops, marbles and leapfrog, not far from the castle at Rochester, Kent Date: circa 1830

Football by John Hassall
A group of village boys indulge in the rough and tumble of an impromptu game of football

Chimpanzees in the African jungle, knuckle-walking, swinging from creepers and generally monkeying around! Painting by Raymond Sheppard

Two Whirling Dervishes with musicians. The Mevlevi Whirling Dervishes of Konya (Konia). This Dervish order was founded in memory of Jelaluddin Rumi (1207 - 1273) - mystic and poet

Christmas morning
Colour photograph taken from an advertisement for Midland Bank gift cheques, showing a young boy playing with a toy plane on Christmas morning

Girl playing instrument
A young Japanese woman with ribboned hair playing a stringed musical instrument, perhaps a version of a lute

Playing Darts, Worcestershire
A young boy playing darts, his board nailed to an outdoor pole, outside the Fleet (Arms?) pub, Worcestershire. Photograph by Norman Synge Waller Budd

Reynard the Fox 1572
Reynard the Fox, also known as Reynke de Vos and Reineke Fuchs, playing a trick on an unsuspecting cockerel

Chinese woman playing a Ruan (note the Western influence in her choice of footwear!). Date: circa 1910s

Happy Familes Playing Cards - Miss Pint. circa 1935

Cheery Families - Miss Switch the Schoolmasters Daughter. 1890s

Cheery Families - Miss Butt the Brewers Daughter. 1890s

Cheery Families - Master Switch the Schoolmasters Son. 1890s

Cheery Families - Mrs Switch the Schoolmasters Wife. 1890s

Cheery Families - Mr Switch the Schoolmaster. 1890s

Young couple on a romantic greetings card, sitting on a vine branch -- With affection and regard. Date: circa 1890s

My Toys. Middlesbrough, 1970s 1970s

Chocolate box design, 18th century scenes
Chocolate box design, featuring various 18th century scenes, with people boating, on a swing, playing blind mans buff, and playing the guitar. Date: 20th century

Children playing in Church Road, Kingham
Children playing in the street - Church Road, Kingham, Oxfordshire Date: circa 1906

Boating Beagles
Two beagles in a rowing boat, one playing mandolin and the other holding a paddle. Date: early 1930s

Cover design, The Queen of the Pirate Isle, by Bret Harte, illustrated by Kate Greenaway. Showing three children playing on a makeshift sailing boat constructed with a chair

Music at home - sketches from life of amateur musicians, 189
Music at home - sketches from life of amateur musicians by T.W Couldery. Date: 1894

Leslie Hutchinson at the piano at the Carlton
Illustration of Leslie Hutch Hutchinson (1900 - 1969), born in Grenada and one of the biggest cabaret stars of the 1920s and 30s

Swing High Swing Low by Muriel Dawson
A little girl sits placidly in a baby swing clutching a necklace of brightly coloured beads

His Share by Muriel Dawson
A tiny child with a shock of red hair struggles up to bed in a dressing gown carrying as many toys as he possibly can

Rock a Bye Baby by Muriel Dawson
A little girl in a charming sun hat, sits in a hammock and rocks her doll to sleep

Two boys on their Go-cart
Two boys (twin brothers?) in their Sunday best sitting on their beautifully-made toy car, complete with slender steering wheel, running board, lamp and number plate

A Picnic Party
A large picnic for several colonial familes with food and drink spread on a large white cloth and a gramophone playing music behind. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Healthy Recreation
A young woman prepares to take a putt whilst out playing golf with a female companion. A small boy stands behind acting as caddie for the day, looking away in to the distance

A Devon beach scene
A Devon Beach Scene. Two young boys in coast and caps build a sandcastle. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Russians take tea
A russian family scene - the group (mostly women), seated around a table on benches, listen to a man playing an accordion as they take tea from a large samovar

The Duke of Edinburgh as musician
Engraving showing Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh playing the violin to accompany the singer, Madame Marie Roze at a concert for the Royal College of Music at the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall during

Japanese girl playing violin
A stunning photographic postcard depicting a young Japanese girl playing the voilin

Children listening to a tuba player, Berlin, 1945
Photograph showing a group of children listening to a man playing a tuba in Berlin, just after the end of the Second World War in Europe, August 1945

French Game of Whist
A group of friends gather round the whist table in 18th century France

A Game of Bezique / Photo
A man and two women play a game of bezique around a polished wood table in a comfortable drawing room

Women playing musical instruments in Japan

Angel Playing Harp
An angel plays the harp as Easter dawns

Hogarth / Harlots Prog. / 4
The Harlots Progress 4. Hogarths Harlot in Bridewell Prison

Singing Round Camp Fire
The round-up camp - cowboys play the guitar and accordian round the camp fire

Wimbledon 1888
Mens singles (unnamed players) at Wimbledon in 1888

Little Girl on the phone at a Trade Show
A little girl on the telephone seated on the desk of a stand at a Trade Show. The Midlands Gas Board stand can be seen in the background. Photograph by Norman Synge Waller Budd

Sarasate / Postcard
PABLO SARASATE Spanish violinist

Miss J Evans / Tennis
MISS J EVANS photographed in action at Ealing, London. Note the fact that she is wearing socks and not stockings, which was controversial at the time

Beatrix / Dutch / 1956
BEATRIX, QUEEN OF HOLLAND Seen here on the right, with her sisters Irene, Mary Christina and Margaret

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