Put Collection (page 6)

Norwegian Types (4 / 5) - Putting on skis
A young boy puts on his pair of cross country skis, whilst his elder sister stands alongside, holding her set of skis. Date: circa 1906

Good Coffee Tip
The essence of good coffee is keeping it hot, so stand the coffee jug in a basin of hot water, put the grounds in the jug, pour on boiling water and stand it by the heated stove. Date: 1930s

They Capture a huge Albatross
Sailors on the deck of a ship reel in an albatross; the large white bird had been enticed by the bait put on the end of the line

Lear / Nonsense / Poole
There was a Young Lady of Poole, whose soup was excessively cool; So she put it to boil by the aid of some oil, that ingenious Young Lady of Poole

Lear / Nonsense / Cheadle
There was an Old Person of Cheadle, who was put in the stocks by the beadle; For stealing some pigs, some coats, and some wigs, that horrible person of Cheadle

Its an Ill Wind by Dudley Tennant
Humorous cartoon depicting British made toys marching past an assortment of German manufactured dolls and teddy bears who have been put in an internment camp for the duration of World War One

Proposal for London County Council Hall at Charing Cross, 18
Illustration showing a proposal put forth in 1896 for the new London County Council Hall at Charing Cross and the opening up of the Mall

Kultur: The Drilling Machine for Military Beginners by Heath
Three raw recruits are put through their paces on the training ground with the help of a machine which reduces them to mere puppets

Sketches of the evictions in Ireland
These sketches show scenes of evictions, trial, and Irish Land League activity in south west of Ireland. In the first sketch, the special artist of this publication is misunderstood by the crowd

The Babes in the Wood Race, Bermuda, 1904
Illustration showing the Babes in the Wood race at a gymkana held in Bermuda, 1904. The race was as follows: The men had to gallop up to a wall, dismount and climb over

Francois and Carl V
Forced to make peace, rival monarchs emperor Carl V and Francois I put on a show of friendship : Francois takes Carl to visit the royal tombs at Saint-Denis

Insurgents on Custody
Insurgent prisoners are marched through the streets of Paris as a warning to the populace to put up with the provisional government

Battle of Guinegatte - 1
The French cavalry are put to flight by a combined Imperial and English force : they retreat so precipatedly that the engagement is known as the battle of the spurs

Battle of Guinegatte - 2
The French cavalry are put to flight by a combined Imperial and English force : they retreat so precipatedly that the engagement is known as the battle of the spurs

Allied Airborne Gliders after landing in Holland; Second Wor
Aerial photograph showing gliders of the Allied Airborne Army after they had landed on Holland, September 1944. On 17th September 1944 Operation Market Garden was put into action; a bold plan devised

Zulu war. Dinizulus slovenly kraal at Usutu. Dinizulu being
Dinizulu was put on trial in Pietermaritzburg in January 1908

British Tanks on Nijmegen Bridge; Second World War, 1944
Photograph showing the Sherman tanks of the British 30 Corps crossing Nijmegen Bridge, as part of Operation Market Garden, September 1944

British Major and Lieutenant, near Arnhem; Second World War
Photograph showing a Major (on left) and Lieutenant of the British First Airborne Division in the woods near Arnhem, Holland, September 1944

The First Penny Post from England to America, 1908
Photographs and Illustrations showing the first mail service to operate between England and America for the price of a penny. At top left, photograph of the Royal Mail Van at Waterloo Station

British First Airborne troops using a 75mm gun, Arnhem; Seco
Photograph showing a soldier of the British First Airborne Division firing a 75mm gun at an enemy position near Arnhem, September 1944

British and American troops stacking dynamite on the Nijmege
Photograph showing British and American troops stacking dynamite charges against the railing of Nijmegen Bridge, September 1944

Putting the Mail on the Viceroy, Galway, 1850
Engraving showing sacks of mail leaving Galway in rowing boats to be put aboard the Viceroy, on its maiden voyage to New York, 1850

Louis-Philippe Put Out
PUT OUT! Louis-Philippe is extinguished by Liberty (he was overthrown by the February 1848 revolution)

1867 / Vox Populi / Cartoon
Vox populi - a bully that must be put down - the working man as a belligerent, hard-drinking rough who will drag the country down to his own disgusting level

Trick Bicycling in the Tuileries Gardens, Paris, 1875
Engraving showing a display of trick bicycling, put on in the Tuileries Gardens, Paris watched by a large audience of fashionable Parisiens

The Civil War in America: Riots in New York
Destructiion of the coloured orphan asylum. Anti-draft riots in New York caused at least 120 deaths and $2 million worth of damage

Saying what they think of treason at home
Irish soldiers are depicted fighting on the Western front during the First World War, leaving their trenches and charging the enemy

Stone Putting - Olympic Games 1906
The Shot Put or Stone Putting showing N. Georgantas of Greece, the winner with a throw of 19.92 1/2 metres at the 1906 Athens Summer Olympics

MODERN TELEPHONE
A modern office telephone which enables the operator to put calls on hold before tranferring them

Bending the Plates for the Cylinders of the Rotary Printing-

Transporting patients through busy London streets
Method of transporting patients before the introduction of ambulances. In 1905 a proposal was put forward to Parliament to establish and maintain a street ambulance service

Robinson Crusoe / Defoe
With this cargo I put to sea Crusoe abandons the sinking wreck with as much equipment as his raft can hold

Putting Feathers on Toys
Factory workers put feathers on toys

Housewife Using Twin Tub
A young housewife uses wooden pincers to pull her laundry out of the washing half of the Twin Tub washing machine to put it into the spinning half

Boys & Toy Plane
Two young boys, brothers, wearing stripy pyjamas, perhaps on Christmas morning, excitedly put batteries into their new model (Boeing 727) aeroplane

Fitting shop at the Grand junction railway works
The fitting shop at the Grand Junction railway engine works at Crewe. Repairs of locomotive engines and the completion of new engines

Shipbuilding, England
The construction of a warship. This photograph shows the stern with the barbette, as worker put on the thick layers of metal armour

Camping / Putting Tents Up
The children lend a hand fixing the guy ropes, as a family put their tents up on their first day camping. They have already got something cooking on their camp stove

Chinese Acrobats / Arrest
Chinese acrobats, detained by the French police, put on a show for their hosts

1919 / TSAR, POPE & BOYAR
The workers oppressed by Tsar, Pope, and Boyar (bourgeois) - but now the Bolsheviks will put a stop to oppression

Two Children Make Music
Duet for tambourine and rattle. Does the cat wish to make it a trio, or is she trying to put a stop to the performance ?

Patient under Anaestheti
Patient being put under anaesthetic before an operation

Hunting in the Snow 1 / 2
ONE OF THE RIGHT SORT Who hunts because he likes it " Counfound this snow I shall never get a light; but the worst of it is it will put a stop to hunting for few days"

Breakfast Tray Pattern
A design for the little mat which you will want to put on a breakfast tray when serving breakfast in bed to an invalid relative. After all, one must have things nice !

Trouble at Geneva 4
At Geneva, the conspirators of last Augusts fracas are put on trial

Oracle on her Tripod
The Oracle on her tripod, inhaling the fumes which will put her into an altered state and enable her to utter her inspired predictions

Round Robin / Trained Ape
A performing monkey in a dress holds out a bowl to some children. Their nanny encourages them to put in a coin

Lady and her Knickers
She is about to put on some lacey knickers from Racine of Paris

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