Raising Collection (page 2)

Missionary Francis Xavier in Japan
Francis Xavier brings a dead man to life Date: circa 1550

The Salute at the Battle of Fontenoy, 11 May 1745, during the War of the Austrian Succession (1740-1748). Date: 1745

Native Youth of India pleading for Christian Instruction Date: 1848

Advert, Waifs and Strays Society Fundraising Appeal Advertisement, May 1937 Date: 1937

Christmas postcard, Man at a table with pudding and stout Date: 20th century

Megapodius Tumulus, orange-footed scrubfowl (Megapodius reinwardt), a mound-raising Megapole, with its nest in the background. Date: 1842

National Childrens Home Birthday Society Letter
A letter to a member of the Birthday Society - one of the fund-raising schemes run by the National Childrens Home (NCH).. Date: 1923

Spanish bullfighting - driving bulls
Spanish bullfighting - 2 - driving bulls

A Scene on the Grand Canal, Venice, 1898
A greeting on the water - a chap raises his boater and takes the hand of a lady passing in a gondola on the Grand Canal in Venice. Date: 1898

Via Partenope with fishermen and nets, Naples, Italy
Via Partenope on the edge of the sea, with fishermen raising their nets, Naples, Italy. Date: circa 1900

Raising a king in feudal times in France
Raising a king in feudal times (Frankish period) in France - the chosen ruler was literally raised up on top of a shield and carried round the city walls to confirm his position

Water supply using a shaduf, Egypt
Water supply using a shaduf (shadoof), Egypt, used by farmers for irrigation of their land. Date: 1922

Chinese fishermen with boats and fighting birds
Chinese fishermen carrying a boat with fighting birds, and fishing from another boat with a net

Christmas toast for the evening 1872
Family raising a glass after an older gentleman makes a speech for Christmas. 1872

German Emperor Kaiser Wilhelm II
The Top G. German Emperor Kaiser Wilhelm II (1859-1941) as a boorish Struwwelpeter with beer and flag in hand... Date: 1900

Raising the Bird-Pole (with a sheaf at the top) - a traditional Norwegian Christmas custom Date: circa 1851

Mother and Son taking a hair raising ride on the cliff side. Date: 1904

The General Election - True Blue
Comic Postcard series - The General Election - True Blue. A Candidate takes a few local yokels out for a ride in his carriage to show solidarity with the common man voter... 1908

WW1 - A group of young girls collecting for wounded soldiers
WW1 - A group of young girls dressed as nurses collecting for wounded soldiers in Boulogne-sur-Mer, France circa 1915

Mayor of Shrewsbury at Celebration of Empire Day
The Mayor of Shrewsbury, T. Corbett Esq. at Celebration of Empire Day, 1907, at the Shropshire and West Midland Show Ground. 1907

Irish Monks in Homage to Sun

Raising of the Trusses in Leicester Square, London 1851
Raising of the Trusses in Leicester Square, London, for George Wylds large model of the Earth and surface. 100 workmen busily moving timber support of the capacious structure. Date: 1851

A scene from David Copperfield
Charles Dickenss character, David Copperfield in the Old Coaching Inn at Yarmouth whilst on his memorable journey to Salem House School

Chinese fishing boats 1857
River life among the Chinese, fishermen raising a large baskets. Date: 1857

FALL / IRISH TERRIER / 1963
The heads of two unnamed Irish Terriers - one is raising its head and barking. Date: 1963

NEW ARRIVALS IN HOTEL
A couple sit in their hotel bedroom, surrounded by their luggage waiting to be unpacked : the porter leaves, raising his cap in thanks for his tip. Date: 1904

Italian wins speed record 1928
Italian aviator Mario de Bernardi, flying a Macchi seaplane developed for the Schneider Trophy, breaks his own world speed record, raising it to 512 km/h. Date: April 1928

SUPAI CORNFIELD
Supai women in the Grand Canyon, Arizona, working in their cornfield Date: 1908

RAISING CHRISTMAS TOAST
Raising a toast with friends on Christmas Day. Date: 1930

The Great bell at the base of the tower 1858
Officially known as the Great Bell but better known as Big Ben, at the base of the tower, being pull alone with make-shift logs. Date: 1858

Fund Committee in Coventry 1861
Meeting with distressed ribbon weavers, Relief Fund Committee was held in the kitchen of St. Marys Hall, Coventry, due to the cotton famine. Date: 1861

Raising Hat, Paris
A gentleman raises his hat to a lady at the Porte Dauphine, Paris; she lowers her parasol to see if she knows him, or if she wants to... Date: 1890

WASSAIL-BOWL, 12TH NIGHT
Poor old man and musical friends beg WASSAIL-BOWL from Lord of the Manor Date: 17th Century

Stanislawa Tomczyk demonstrates psychokinesis
Stanislawa Tomczyk, Polish medium, demonstrates psychokinesis while under hypnosis, to Ochorowicz, at Wisla, Poland, raising small objects. Date: 1909

Sopwith 2F. 1 Camel N7366
RNAS - Fleet Air Arm Sopwith 2F.1 Camel N7366 being started prior to flight.This photo of a Ships Camel shows the lack of hump

Advertising for a Gramophone Shop in Vienna, Austria
Advertising trade card for a Gramophone Shop (Grammophon-Haus Rudolf Patsch) on Rote Muhlgasse (49) in Vienna, Austria Date: circa 1900s

Happy New Year - Jolly German Girl seeing in the New Year by raising a glass as the clock hands pass midnight. Date: circa 1908

Alligator Joe watching young Alligators hatch from their egg - according to sender of this card he made a living out of raising alligators and crocodiles in Miami. Date: 1907

Statue of Atlas - Rockefeller Center - New York, USA. Date: 1930s

King Edward VII raising his hat
King Edward VII (1841-1910) - raising his top hat. Date: 1905

Theodore Roosevelt visiting Stockholm, Sweden
Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) visiting Stockholm, Sweden (just after the end of his term as 26th President of the United States). Date: 1910

Feast of the Kadosh Knights
The seventh toast at the feast of the Kadosh Knights involves raising both their glasses and theirs daggers to the flamming punch. Date: 1890s

A uniformed & armed Swiss soldier stands on guard
The image is of a strong figure dressed for winter warmth with a background of mountains and the Swiss flag. The card is an official one raising funds for the Red Cross. WW1 Date: 1915

H. H. Harris, 1940
H.H. Harris, a cartoonist and poster-maker of the time, sketches a serviceman on his tour of the Midlands. Harris toured the country in his caravan, pictured here

The Raising of Lazarus. 16th century, by Onufri
The Raising of Lazarus. 16th century. Painted by Onufri. National Museum of Medieval Art. Korce. Republic of Albania

The Toast - Elizabethan men drinking and merrymaking. circa early 17th century

Five Points, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
The Five Points district of Atlanta, Georgia, USA, during a reception for General Leonard Wood, unsuccessful Republican candidate in the 1920 election, on flag raising day, 1 June 1920. Date: 1920

Boy scouts on bicycles, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), WW2
Boy scouts on bicycles, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). They are collecting waste paper and old tins to help raise money for the War Fund, probably during the Second World War. Date: circa 1940s

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