Raising Collection (page 3)

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

Raising a house in Chicago, 1871. Many buildings in central Chicago were elevated in mid 19th century to alleviate drainage problems

Bystander masthead featuring Old Bill
Masthead design for a post-war edition of the Bystander magazine featuring one of its main stars the cartoon character created by Bruce Bairnsfather

Poster, Beat Back the Hun with Liberty Bonds, WW1
American poster, Beat Back the Hun with Liberty Bonds, designed to raise money for the war effort during the First World War. Showing a menacing German with bloody fingers and bayonet. Date: 1917-1918

Chocolate Cake 1932
Chocolate cake as it should be - thanks to McDougalls self-raising flour. Date: 1932

New Year Greetings Card
A humourous photographic New Year Greetings card from Germany, depicting a couple tucking into sparkling red wine having spent a productive few hours making the snowman who stands happily between

A Human Cork
A human cork ! One of the most difficult feats in Royal Life Saving Societys Diploma tests is raising arms above ones head and even reading a newspaper whilst floating! Date: 1930s

Georges Clemenceau, French Prime Minister
Georges Benjamin Clemenceau (1841-1929), French Prime Minister from 1906 to 1909, and again from 1917 to 1920. Seen here during the First World War, raising his hat, with soldiers in the background

Soldiers and Sailors Manning a Capstan, 1873
Engraving showing Royal Navy sailors and soldiers from a Scottish Regiment manning a capstan, whilst a Scotch piper stands on the capstan to give them some music

Egyptian Shadoof
Egyptian SHADOOF at Cairo, raising water from the Nile to irrigate fields

Rome saved from Gauls by geese
Rome is saved from the Gauls when the alarm is given by the Geese of the Capitol (the Sacred Geese of Juno)

Captain Arthur Phillip raising the English flag at Sydney, Australia, marking the foundation of New South Wales of which he becomes the first Governor

Four frogs in red tailcoats on a cutout Christmas card, raising their glasses in a toast. circa 1890s

Unidentified sculpture of two drinking men - NYC, USA Date: circa 1890

American cavalry soldiers camping, USA
American cavalry soldiers camping in a field, USA -- seen here in the process of raising their tents. Date: circa 1910

Cofferdam work to raise USS Maine, Havana harbour, Cuba
Cofferdam work exposing the wreck of USS Maine, Havana harbour, Cuba. The ship exploded and sank in 1898. Date: 1911

Spain. Andalusia. Ecija and Genil river. Map, 1576 at Civitates Orbis Terrarum by Georg Braun (1541-1622) and Franz Hogenberg (1536-1590). Salamanca University Library

The National Gallerys Wartime Canteen
Volunteers prepare food for their customers at The National Gallery canteen, established during the Second World War in order to raise money for the war effort. 1940

WW1 - Australian Troops who captured Pozieres shortly after midnight on Sunday, July 23rd, 1916 with a " splendidly dashing" advance through shrapnel and machine gun fire. Date: 1916

Kettle-Drum in Mayfair - Victorian fundraising party
Kettle-Drum in Mayfair, London - Victorian fundraising party. circa 1870s

Heres health to all those that I love ? Elderly Dickensian man raising his glass with a toast. Date: 1909

Old Rose - A Cavaliers Drinking Song - " Now we re met like jovial fellows, let us do as wise men tell us, Sing Old Rose & burn the bellows

Lion cub in a basket
Close-up of a home-raised lion cub in a basket, yawning. Date: circa 1960s

Lion cubs in a basket
Home-raised lion cubs in a basket, looking sleepy. Date: circa 1960s

Lion cubs home-raised with Great Dane dog
Lion cubs home-raised with a Great Dane dog. A woman feeds the cubs from a milk bottle. Date: circa 1960s

Eisleben Water Raising Machine. William Richards, Hettstedt, 1813. This engine was used until 1885 in Eisleben for pumping water out of a copper mine

Jacob in his uncle Labans house and the father of his two w
Old Testament. Book of Genesis. Jacob in his uncle Labans house and the father of his two wives Leah and Rachel. Engraving by Gustave Dore. 19th century. Colored

Spain. Castile and Leon. Burgos. 16th century. Engraving

Gothic art. Spain. 14th century. Catalan School. Master of Tora. The Annunciation. Table dedicated to the Virgin. Painting on wood. National Art Museum of Catalonia. Barcelona. Spain

Annunciation of the angel to Joachim. Codex of Predis (1476). Royal Library. Turin. Italy

Christmas greeting, Compliments of the Season, with a smiling couple raising their glasses. circa late 19th century

GUARD (1860S)
The guard stands on the platform, raising his left arm and blowing his whistle, informing the driver that the train may leave. Date: circa 1860

1st Duke of Devonshire
WILLIAM CAVENDISH, 1ST DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE Aided in raising the north country in favour of William of Orange. Date: 1640 - 1707

Raymond Poincare
RAYMOND POINCARE French politician, raising his glass at a dinner Date: 1860 - 1934

Raising a Rib
One of the massive arched ribs of the transept is raised into position above the main Great Exhibition building at Hyde Park. Date: 1851

The Entrance of Madero in Mexico
The Entrance of of Madero in Mexico -- Francisco Madero (1873-1913) was a statesman, writer, and revolutionary during the Mexican Revolution (1910-1911). He became 33rd President of Mexico in 1911

Crash at Abbots Ripton-Cambridgeshire
Railway accident at Abbots Ripton, Huntingdon. Raising an Engine from the wrecked Train. Date: 1876

Romantic request slip from Walter Thomas -- Dear Miss, May I see you home tonight? Date: circa 1890s

New wing of the Baltic Exchange, London - Unique Moving Wall
New wing of the Baltic Exchange, London with its unique Moving Wall opened by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Date: 1956

Title page, Ratcatcher to Scarlet, by Cecil Aldin, showing a huntsman on horseback. The book is designed to teach children about hunting before they begin to take part

Rev WJ - Mayers
Rev W.J. Mayers holding a baby. Mayers was Senior Deputation Secretary for Dr Barnardos Homes and particularly involved in overseas fund-raising in countries such as Canada and Australia

Barnardos Group, location unknown
A group of Barnardos children and their carers at some kind of fund-raising event, location unknown

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